I don’t do “body shaming,” so I won’t comment on how this woman looks, beyond saying that I physically recoiled when I laid eyes on this.
I do want to mention, however, how utterly revolting some of these people are in ways that transcend their lack of physical attractiveness.
I plan to read this at least once a day, and perhaps recite it out loud.
You are cordially invited to join me.
In a speech before the RNC, Senate Majority Leader McConnell pitched Republican control of the Senate as a “firewall” against House Democrats’ legislative aims.
One of those aims, of course, is the different sorts of proposed legislation that would have made it harder for Russia to help Trump win the presidential election in 2020, just like all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies report that they did in 2016.
It’s all but certain that history will view McConnell’s most amazing achievement as the blocking of all attempts to prevent election hacking by Russia and other foreign entities, handing control of our government to an enemy power.
Here’s an article co-written by my colleague Jigar Shah, suggesting that geothermal has a promising future; he believes that this is due in part to the availability of resources recently idled by the downturn in the oil industry. It begins:
Big Oil came into 2020 with big promises: big drops in greenhouse gas emissions, big investments in carbon-capture technology, big steps to make oil and gas a viable part of the global effort to slow climate change. (more…)
About 40% of the nation smiled approvingly when Melania Trump explained how Americans rely on her husband’s honesty at the GOP National Convention last night.
We live in a country where the fact-checkers who count the president’s lies since he assumed office place the figure at well over 21K, and about 4 in 10 nod in agreement when they’re told that his truthfulness is one of the country’s most important assets.
That’s just asinine.
Here’s a concept that purports to be a viable way of growing crops in a device that floats in salt water. As shown in this video, water naturally passes through a filter that traps the salt.
Sorry, that’s not going to happen. The desalination of water requires a lot of energy. Salt dissolves very easily in water, forming strong chemical bonds, and those bonds are difficult to break. Energy and the technology to desalinate water are both expensive, and this means that desalinating water can be pretty costly.
It also means that this concept is ahhhhhh..no.
Here’s a fabulous little video for anyone who might be feeling a bit blue about the current state of treason occurring in the United States.
It’s humorous, but keep in mind that content can’t be funny if it’s not rooted in truth.
Advice to liars: choose a subject matter that has at least some level of controversy. What this boob said here is like saying that Germany is west of France (or that wind turbines cause cancer).
To young readers: It didn’t used to be like this. Politicians have been lying for 2500 years, but until 2016, they were smart enough to confine their lies to items that weren’t obviously and provably incorrect. See chart below, and add in the fact that 24.7 million people have lost their jobs due to the (mishandling of the) pandemic.
I tuned in for a few minutes of the GOP National Convention these last few nights, and I noticed one thing above all else: histrionics. Not only are these people liars from hell, they’re incredibly loud about it.
Hope you’ll enjoy this.
“Americans understand that our security is enhanced when the United States is trusted and respected in the world.” – Susan Rice (see resume summary below)
OK, but is the United States actually respected less than it has been in the past?
Sadly but unsurprisingly, yes, and by an enormous margin.
Here’s a report from the Pew Research Center from December of 2018 called “International relations experts and U.S. public agree: America is less respected globally.” Its findings are summarized in the graphic here:
Now, here’s the kicker: None of this matters in terms of the November election, as the rank and file Trump supporter a) has no access to this information, and b) wouldn’t care one iota anyway. That their leader is claiming that he’s Making America Great Again is all they need to hear to seal their loyalty.
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U.N. Ambassador and foreign policy adviser Susan Rice studied at Stanford University and the University of Oxford in Oxfordshire with a focus on international affairs. She worked with President Bill Clinton as part of the National Security Council and oversaw African affairs, later working at the Brookings Institution. In 2009, Rice joined President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, receiving Senate confirmation to be the U.N. ambassador. Later, she served as the national security adviser for the second term of the Obama administration.
