This seems to indicate that Big Oil, though heavily dependent on the GOP for its success in the United States, recognizes its responsibility to its shareholders, and is unwilling to make asinine business decisions just to make Trump happy.
Physician Democrat Amy Acton’s run for governor in Ohio appears to be well-timed. The state’s economy is sputtering and, though the state normally votes bright red, there is considerable concern that the Republican party is run by a lunatic whose economic policies have hurt Ohioans badly.
When did the United States abandon intelligence and civility, and start acting like a nation of stupid assholes?
Should we be concerned for our personal safety now that violent, hateful ICE agents may be given immunity from prosecution for murder?
It’s hard to conceive of anything more unAmerican than what’s happening here.
Do you think a single one of the seven million “No Kings” protesters shouted “Death to America?”
An old school chum writes:
“We live in a world … that is governed by strength … by force … and by power.” – Stephen Miller (see @ 5:55). For the record, that’s what Hitler said in 1939.
The United States has lost its place in this world. We’ve been taken over by a lunatic president and his “nazi” henchmen.
It would be interesting to know exactly why this is so. Speculation:
• They’re a culture that values environmentalism and compassion for others — today and into the future.
• Great renewable energy resources make EVs even better for the environment than the average.
• Lots of short distance travel (as most of the people live in the southern part of the country) means less range anxiety.
• A minimum of corruption means not letting Big Oil dominate the law-making process.
Here’s my response to the reader who sent me the words at left:
What exactly is the “fullest extent of the law” for exercising our freedom of expression? The United States isn’t Russia, China, or any of the other 50+ world dictatorships.
Wouldn’t be a bad idea to read the U.S. Constitution. I’ll send you a printed copy if you provide me a mailing address.
Sure! Religious persecution is a long-standing way of life here in America! It’s fundamental to who we are as meanspirited racist morons, antisemites, etc.
A reader notes: I’d like to think virtually no musician has lived a better life than Bob Weir. More than 60 years touring and doing what he loved. We should all strive for that much joy in our lives.
This rings completely true in the world of rock/blues music.
And in classical music, the situation is notably worse, as many of our heroes like Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin lived brief and/or disease-ridden lives.
There were exceptions, however.
Gioachino Rossini (pictured), known mostly for his operas, loved fine food and drink and lived to be 76 years old.
Louie Moreau Gottschalk, the first American musical celebrity, who was, I’m told, as popular in the mid-19th Century as Elvis Presley was in the mid-20th, traveled the world, playing his intricate piano pieces, and “hanging out” (shall we say) with beautiful ladies.
