The Center for the Study of Liberty is a group whose ostensible purpose is fostering civil discussions on the subject of liberty and human rights. It appears to be just an advocacy group for the no-mask, selfish Republicans who want to legitimize their refusal to be a part of society and help bring an end to the pandemic.
The moment we start to look at people’s rights to do as they please, we see a continuum. (more…)
Which is the greater understatement: the photo at left, or the statement, “An unpopular and egomaniacal leader suggesting that the coming election be indefinitely postponed represents a threat to American democracy?”
An apparently angry reader says: “PROMOTE THIS!!”
I believe we can fulfill everyone’s objectives simultaneously, if we all acknowledge certain truths here:
Yes, there is a 1.5% fatality rate, though many will suffer horribly, and a great number will live with damaged organs for the rest of their lives.
Fear is never a good reaction to a situation we can’t avoid; we need to promote rationality. This means taking precautions such that we don’t carelessly or selfishly make one another extremely sick.
In dangerous situations that have scientific phenomena at the core (diseases, climate change, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, etc.). it’s best to take direction from those who understand the science, rather than, say, incendiary talk show hosts or those with political agendas.
Everyone wants to see fast economic recovery, but at this point it’s clear the only way to achieve this is heeding the advice of those whose life’s work is dealing with pandemics.
When I walk by a house with a solar PV array, I often think about the specific design. Is it facing the right direction, at approximately the correct angle, etc? In our neighborhood, there is such an array built too close to the chimney, the shade from which impairs its effectiveness.
That’s why the pic at left got my attention. One needn’t be a senior engineer to see the issue here.
This Navy vet joined the protest in Portland because of the inherent danger associated with federal agents with combat fatigues with no insignia hauling people off the streets into unmarked vans. I.e., if they can do it, so can anyone: just buy a used uniform and go for it.
I don’t own a gun, and I certainly don’t carry one, but if I did and such a person grabbed me, I have to think, if I were physically able to unholster it, I would instinctively put a bullet in his chest, and let him bleed on the sidewalk while I called 911 to report the incident.
This is one of the reasons that the local police are a much better choice to contain any criminality that may be connected with the protests.
Also, the police of any city in America would far rather handle this themselves, which I happen to know for a fact via my connections to the Philadelphia Police Department.
As an advocate organization for green vehicles, we applaud the intent behind the parking restrictions here.
Apparently, it wasn’t completely understood by the guy with the truck here, but yet it would be hard to give him a ticket.
From this article:
Donald Trump first attempted to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in September 2017, a move that would’ve stripped its beneficiaries of work permits and subjected them to deportation. But his administration continually cut corners, failing to explain the basis for its decision and refusing to consider the impact of DACA repeal on immigrants, their communities, and their employers (including the U.S. Army). This June, the Supreme Court ruled that the administration’s actions were “arbitrary and capricious” under federal law and therefore “set aside” DACA repeal. (more…)
Here’s an article that discusses the UK’s massive plans to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy and storage. All well and good, until the author heads in the direction of vehicle to grid (V2G), the two-way flow of electrical energy from the grid to electric vehicles.
The costs of this aggregated battery would also be much easier to bear as individual vehicle owners would purchase the cars and batteries, instead of government and private investors having to spend millions on big projects. (more…)
A reader suggests that this is “poor judgement.” No. Wearing white shoes after Labor Day and marrying an alcoholic you think you can reform are examples of poor judgement.
This is something else entirely. It’s called treason–the deliberate betrayal of the United States of America.
There is a beauty to the piece of art here that pierces straight to our hearts.
The sad part of it, however, is that essentially regardless of your religion, or lack thereof, you really don’t believe that such a thing exists. Most believers in God say that He gave us free will, and thus we’re on own to get through the conditions we’ve created for ourselves: the trend toward world fascism, the uneven response to dread diseases, and the destruction of the environment. There is no-body and no-thing that’s going to do it for us.
Yet in a strange way, that’s an uplifting thought. It reminds me of the idea: “I used to see the world’s most horrific events and wonder why somebody doesn’t do something. Then I realized: I’m somebody.”
