Science Is a “Glorious Thing”
From Wordsmith’s “A THOUGHT FOR TODAY”:Science does correct itself and that’s the reason why science is such a glorious thing for our species. -Nigel Calder (pictured), science writer (2 Dec 1931-2014) (more…)
From Wordsmith’s “A THOUGHT FOR TODAY”:2020 Really Has Been Tough
We see a ton of reminders as to how terrible the year 2020 has been. And now, Christmas is delayed because the goddamn reindeer are trying to develop herd immunity, or going on strike, or whatever they’re working on here. This really does suck.
Seriously, if we are to make 2021 any better, it will be up to all of us to behave bravely and unselfishly. Perhaps a change in the U.S. White House will be the catalyst necessary to bring out the best in us.
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Sustainability: A Few Data Points
Can anyone look at this and say, “Well, this looks like a reasonable course for humankind to be taking?” (Note: Until just a few decades ago, CO2 measurements hadn’t been over 300 PPM in the last 800,000 years.)
Yes, there is hope that some miracle technology can prevent all our greed and selfishness from ruining our home planet, but hope is not a sound strategy–at least that’s what I’ve been told.
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Trump Supporters Could Get Violent, But This Could Have Been Worse
No one knows how much violence this country will experience at the hands of heavily armed and totally infuriated Trump supporters who believe their hero was removed via a fraudulent election.
Yet regardless the amount, we all need to be thankful that this is playing itself out over time, during which:
• A huge barrage of legal challenges are being slowly (but steadily) thrown out of court, and the lack of evidence for fraud becomes clearer
• Trump’s behavior become so unhinged that much of his base comes to see him as a danger to the U.S.
• His own people report that there was no significant voter fraud, and Fox News backs off on these assertions
• The stress that people suffer under the pandemic make the disappearance of Trump less dominant in their lives
• Those who shoot anti-Trumpers indiscriminately face life in prison, like the 17-year-old charged in the shooting deaths of two protesters in Wisconsin
• The shock of the loss wears off to some degree
This is bad, but it really could have been worse.
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BTW, Where’s That Republican Healthcare Plan?
In my best Trump impersonation:
Who knew healthcare was so complicated? But we have a plan, a very big plan. There are several plans, actually. The very best plans you can imagine. All your pre-existing conditions will be covered, and at a fraction of the price of Obamacare. We’ll have this whole thing rolled by Christmas.
It’s OK to say “Christmas” now. You can thank me for that, by the way.
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The Horrific Impact of Big Money in Politics and Where This Ultimately Leads
Here’s an interesting piece, pointing to the failure of both major American political parties to address the declining quality of life of the people in rural parts of the country.
At the risk of sounding fatalistic, there is very little that can be done for most of these people, regardless of one’s politics, given the macro changes that are carving their way through the United States in the 21st Century. (more…)
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Trump’s True Gift: Fleecing Suckers
Late 19th Century huckster P.T. Barnum told us, “There’s a sucker born every minute.”
And nowhere has this more thoroughly been proven than here and now, in the United States, as Donald Trump, 45th U.S. president, continues to take this country for the ride of its lifetime. (more…)
From The National Review: “Trump’s Disgraceful Endgame”
It’s hard to find any news publication in the English language more conservative than the National Review, and thus it’s worth checking out this piece, excerpted here:
Almost nothing that the Trump team has alleged has withstood the slightest scrutiny. In particular, it’s hard to find much that is remotely true in the president’s Twitter feed these days. (more…)
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Assessing William Barr’s Acts of Treason
From the meme here: Now the American people know that you (Barr) are no different from Rudy Giuliani or Kellyanne Conway…..
Sorry, but there is a huge difference. Both Giuliani and Conway are liars and buffoons, but the former is his personal attorney and the latter is a spokesperson. Their allegiance, disgusting as it may be, is to Trump personally.
Barr, by contrast, was trusted to be a servant of the American people. He has sworn to protect and defend the United States Constitution, an oath he’s blatantly violated dozens if not hundreds of times in his attempts to enable his boss Trump to escape justice and continue to commit the most brazen crimes with impunity.
Giuliani and Conway are revolting people; Barr, on the other hand, is a traitor to the United States of America. Whether or not he resigns, he needs to be indicted, tried, convicted and imprisoned.
Trump Blames FBI, DoJ for Costing Him the Election
A reader notes: Hilariously delusional—even for Trump.
NO! It wasn’t Barr! It was ME!
Sure, I have a blog that boasts a reasonable amount of traffic, but that’s not what got the job done. I worked feverishly with my elves in 67 counties in Pennsylvania alone, not to mention the mischief we wrought in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona.
Blaming it on Barr. What hogcrap. Bwah-hah-hah.
