Ode To a Gas Car
There are probably enough people poking jabs at the youthful climate activist Greta Thunberg without my jumping on the bandwagon, but this is all in good fun, and it’s far too clever to ignore.
What America’s Love Affair with Guns Says About Us
There are people who believe that an armed society is a safer and therefore better society.
One can argue about the meaning of “better.” But there can be no equivocation on the word “safer,” and anyone with a 4th grade command of mathematics and access to the graph below can explain that.
The author of the meme here is making a more subtle point. If the level of courtesy I display to those around me is a function of the fact that I can shoot him to death if he does something that annoys me, and he can do the same to me, is it at all correct to say that either one of us is “polite?”
If our only claim to calling ourselves civilized is our capacity and willingness to kill one another, the precise opposite is closer: we are both savages.
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Looking for Expert Opinion? Choose Carefully
As suggested at left, some people are more qualified to present their views on certain subjects than others.
Most of the world is appalled that Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s opinions on the pandemic are putting the health of 29 million of the state’s residents at risk.
“Q” (of QAnon) is similarly unqualified to tell us about climate change, chemtrails, voter fraud, and the like.
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What Do Republicans Stand For? No One Knows, Least of All Republicans
It was only a few years ago that the Republican party in the United States was based, at least loosely, around the principles of the traditional conservatives, things like small government, personal responsibility, deregulation, and whites-only country clubs. Of course, it had its slightly hidden agenda of less noble things like warmongering, unchecked gun rights, KKK-style racism, and the rest, but they weren’t overt parts of the package.
Now, conservatism has been replaced by sheer insanity. (more…)
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Using Large Amounts of Electricity to Make Microscopically Small Amount of Compost
Here’s a nifty new appliance for the scientifically/environmentally impaired. Just separate out the vegetables from the rest of your kitchen garbage, put the veggies into the container, plug it in, and go! Three hours and 1.2 kWhrs of electricity-turned-into-heat later, you have a small amount of powder residue that you can use as low-grade plant fertilizer.
Anyone who thinks this is a good idea is too stupid to have a driver’s license.
Potholes in U.S. Roads Not a Top Priority
pregnant mother smoking and drinking
There are pregnant women who smoke cigarettes who wouldn’t think of going outdoors without sunscreen. There are guys who ride motorcycles with no helmets who drink a pint of fresh-made vegetable juice every morning.
There are also those who think that America’s deteriorating infrastructure, its aging roads, tunnels, and airports represent a significant threat to their survival.
Obviously, the U.S. cannot be praised for its failure to keep pace with the rest of the developed world in this capacity, but how many people annually lose their lives to collapsing bridges? (more…)
Texas Governor Removes All COVID-19 Restrictions–Deaths Stemming from Power Outages Weren’t Enough
When we think of Texas, we tend to call to mind tough-minded ranchers, pickup trucks with gun racks, cowboy boots, death penalty advocates, high school football as a virtual religion, and perhaps a few oil tycoons–each one a societal element that tends to vote Republican. (more…)
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Lifelong Educator Confirmed As Education Sec
Are you trying to tell me that an actual educator will be functioning as Biden’s Secretary of Education? We were just getting used to that post being held by a person with no background in the subject, whose only qualifications were her generous donation to Trump’s election campaign and her commitment to work tirelessly to make our public schools as poor and worthless as she possibly could.
Biden has done a few things that progressives wish he hadn’t, but on balance, he’s been pretty impressive.
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Weren’t We All Hoping ….. ?
What a disappointment. Pathological liars like Trump can never be trusted to tell the truth, but wouldn’t it have been nice if, just this once…….
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