“Herd Immunity” and Response to COVID-19
Regarding the six members of Trump’s campaign team who recently tested positive for COVID-19, a reader remarks, “That’s six steps closer to herd immunity.”
I feel compelled to clarify this. (more…)
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To Every Thing There Is a Season–Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
What happens when the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics divest their portfolios from fossil fuels (and, of course, weapons of war)? It appears that we’re about to find out. In his letter to all Catholic Bishops, “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis urges all of the faith to take care of their environment by helping the phasing out of fossil fuels as soon as practically possible. (more…)
We Weren’t Born To Hate; We Had To Learn It
This shot melted my heart.
Let’s treat one another the way we would want them to treat us.
Not a new idea, but a good one.
Trump’s Statements Bizarre–Even By Today’s Standards
What comes out of Trump’s mouth is a strange blend of falsehood and truth. Yes, occasionally he tells the truth, but generally at the least opportune moment.
Headline from May 11, 2017: (more…)
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Is Radical Change Impossible? Don’t Try To Convince Pope Francis.
America is experiencing several watershed events unfolding around us, and questions abound, e.g., can we make a radical change in policing?
Many are cynical, skeptical that wholesale changes in anything in this country never happen. Maybe they’re right; we’ll see. (more…)
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Concept in Energy Storage
Here’s another one of those clean energy concepts that falls under the category: “will ‘work,’ but would be so ridiculously expensive that it will never be built.” It’s an idea in the energy storage space that’s a variant of “advanced rail,” using surplus energy to move masses uphill against the force of gravity, and then recovering some of that energy when the masses are allowed to return back down.
If this class of concepts is to have any legitimacy, it must lie in their simplicity. That’s where this particular idea completely falls apart.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Townspeople Face Unusual Weather, Climate
Question: There are two unique but related things about the small town of Verkhoyansk in Siberia, about 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle. What are they?
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Relevance: If climate change weren’t a reality, this wouldn’t be happening.
Opinion: That 1300 people choose to live in the middle of nowhere under conditions like these is probably the result of the horrific quality of life afforded to most Russians.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, Investigating Trump, Under Intense Attack
We’re living through a period of time that will either strengthen or destroy the rule of law we have enjoyed for 244 years here in the United States.
The president and his henchmen are doing everything in their power to demolish the Justice Department and the system of checks and balances our fore-fathers fought and died to put into place here in the years that followed the Declaration of Independence. (more…)
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Bible Timeline with World History
For those who want to see a timeline of biblical and world history together, here’s The Amazing Bible Timeline with World History.
I mention this subject infrequently, as I don’t want to disparage anyone’s religion, but I occasionally want to point out that people who believe that the Earth, the heavens, and humankind were put here at the same time, a bit more than 6000 years ago, carry a huge and unnecessary burden. (more…)
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Trump Shoving Ex-Supporters Across a Line
Here’s an article that offers the perspectives of 25 people who voted for Trump in 2016 but subsequently withdrew that support–each for a different reason. The only commonality was that each had reached a “breaking point.”
That’s a good thing, because it was starting to appear that these people really couldn’t arrive at a place where something Trump did pushed them across a line.
Worth a look.
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