In today’s world with its gross oversimplifications, memes like this are commonplace. Like this is a “yes or no” position?
Also, it’s not a matter of being afraid; it’s a matter of avoiding acting like a moron.
Anyone who doesn’t support legitimate law enforcement is a savage; anyone who supports law enforcement’s limitless and racially-biased use of force is an ass****.
Here’s a piece from an 1918 edition of Alaska’s “Douglas Island News.”
All of this is of great relevance today, but worthy of special note are:
Do not disregard the advice of a specialist, just because you don’t understand (medicine).
Do not disregard the rights of a community; obey cheerfully the rules issued by authorities.
Do not think you are entitled to special privileges.
Apparently, 1918 had its own set of spoiled morons. In a way, that’s refreshing to know.
The meme here comes from a reader; it’s a reference to Trump’s promise to make the payroll tax holiday permanent. Doing so will defund Medicare and Social Security, since these programs rely on those taxes on workers’ wages, which are matched by their employers.
I really don’t get this. (more…)
Readers wishing to stretch their minds would do very well to listen to this podcast, featuring thought leader, entrepreneur, educator, author, executive, consultant and business architect Tony Seba.
Tony predicts that the 2020s will be the most disruptive decade in the history of humankind. Why? (more…)
The author of the graph below is obviously bullish on renewable energy–doesn’t that have a familiar ring to it?
Seriously, that projection of renewables goes right through the roof, and that’s a good thing, of course. (more…)
Here’s an article on synthetic fuels in Spanish, beneath which are my (sketchy) translation and comments.
El innovador combustible hecho de aire que se está produciendo en Paises Bajos y con el que quieren revolucionar la aviación.
La empresa dirigida por Oskar Meijerink, ubicada en los Paises bajos, planea hacerlo con una tecnología para captar del aire el CO2, el gas que contribuye al calentamiento global. (more…)
As suggested here, removing Trump from office comes with an enormous added benefit.
What could be more satisfying than exterminating an entire nest of sewer rats by checking one single box?
Five years ago, I wrote this piece on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and an interview I had seen in which Melinda mused: “It’s weird. When I visit them, all I want to talk about is vaccines; all they want to talk about is contraception.”
From my post: (more…)
I met the people from Eos at an energy storage event in San Diego many moons ago, perhaps 2010. One of their reps told me that they were right around the corner from a commercially available zinc-air battery that would be on the market at $160/kWh, which impressed the heck out of me. (more…)
If there is anything to like about the state of American politics as we sit here today, less than three months before the 2020 elections, it’s the simplicity of the whole thing. The proud home-owner whose lawn sports this sign has laid out a beautifully clear statement as to why he supports the re-election of the 45th President of the United States.
This, btw, is why Trump’s approval rating cannot fall beneath a certain level. There are many tens of millions of American voters who think the four words on this sign explain everything a voter needs to know in order to cast an informed ballot.
Fortunately, at this point, those people are trailing by a significant margin in the polls, but anything can happen between now and November 3rd–and probably will.
