The New American Savagery
This is what we’ve become. Barbarians.
The predominant emotion that people in other countries regard the United States is pity. No wonder.
The whole Trump phenomenon makes me want to cry. (more…)
Announcing a Third-Party Candidate in November’s Election
Regarding the meme here, reader Tom Ujszaszy says, “And that is one way to get Trump another four years.”
It’s true that third party candidates have crippled the Democrats in the past, though a Libertarian is going to take far more votes from Trump than Biden. Libertarians want to dismantle the government, and move virtually everything into the private sector. That sounds suspiciously like what Steve Bannon said about the Trump administration’s mission to “dismantle the administrative state.” (more…)
Interpreting COVID-19 Stats
In response to the discussion on the COVID-19 mortality rate, my mom notes: Looks as if statistics can say whatever you want.
Yes, that’s true, and remarkably, this is not a new idea. I believe it was Mark Twain who said, “There are lies, there are damn lies, and then there are statistics.” He was amazing. (more…)
COVID-19 Mortality Rate
In a conversation I had with my mother last night, she pointed out that, according to politically right-of-center RealClearPolitics.com, our Centers for Disease Control estimates the death rate of COVID-19 at 0.004%, and she wonders how that jibes with the much higher figures I quote. To which I respond: (more…)
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Understanding U.S. Corporatocracy
Here’s a pictorial depiction of the state of the swamp that is the United States federal government.
In each case, the person tasked with protecting a given function such that it serves the people is someone who spent his/her career ripping that function apart for private profit. (more…)
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Trump Is Opening Churches, But Is This a Smart Move for Him?
Will this energize Trump’s base? I suppose, but these are people who have already shown they believe their leader was sent by God to make America great again, and they couldn’t care less that Trump is a cruel, pathological liar, war-monger, dictator loving, sex abuser. They would vote for him regardless of anything he says or does, no matter how vile, so what’s the upside here? (more…)
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Congrats to the UK for its Stellar Performance in Lowering Carbon Intensity
The United Kingdom just hit 74 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour.
For comparison, here in the U.S., we run around 450, according to our Energy Information Administration.
Most countries around the globe are making sincere and committed efforts in the right direction.
The United States is poised to rejoin civilized society soon.
Physicians Don’t Like Fake Science
Doctors worked hard to get where they are, and they tend not to suffer fools gladly. Their thinking is fact-based, and they have little time for assertions on medical manners that are anti-scientific, politically motivated, and just plain incorrect–particularly when the health and safety of 330 million Americans is at stake. (more…)
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Biden’s Running Mate
Regarding the meme here, a reader notes: Dud ticket. Two conservatives running on the Dem ticket = no enthusiasm. BIG. BIG. MISTAKE!!!!
I’m not a political advisor, but I’m not sure this is a big deal. Would there be more excitement about Elizabeth Warren or Stacey Abrams? I suppose so; the left would have something to like.
But think of where the left is now, with an authoritarian sociopath in the White House. Think there’s no enthusiasm for getting him the hell out of there? Think again.
Georgia’s Rosy Coronavirus Data Is a Lie
Here’s a conversation on Georgia governor Brian Kemp’s reopening the state in the midst of the pandemic, based on reports that Georgia officials bungled the data in a way that’s hard to believe wasn’t deliberate.
Glenn Doty: I knew that Kemp was evil – to the core of whatever he has that passes for a soul… But this is still shocking. (more…)
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