KCBX, the local NPR affiliate here in Santa Barbara and the rest of California’s Central Coast, reports as follows: The Trump administration is following up on President Trump’s threat to go after California for pollution that he blames on the …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Trump and the Truth
There was a time when pathological liars were rejected by society, not elected president of the most powerful nation on Earth. Let’s not lose sight of that.
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WAPO: Trump’s Ukraine Call Reveals a President Convinced of His Own Invincibility
Yes, Trump believes he can’t be touched, and his whole life, from his draft dodging to his dishonesty in business to his sexual abuse of women to his treasonous presidency, is a nonstop series of supporting evidence. I’m reminded of …
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Swaying Public Opinion
Perhaps it’s this observation of science fiction great Robert Heinlein that stands at the fore of what’s going on in the United States today. It’s certainly true that we have largely dropped any pretense in an interest in science, logic, or …
Unlimited Political Bribery
My perception (though I could be wrong, has happened) is that Americans are starting to understand what Carter said here, and they’re not going to let it continue. Obviously, as long as there is big money in politics, corruption is …
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Republican Primary May Be Bloody
Today’s “Morning Edition” on NPR featured an interview with former Illinois Republican Congressman Joe Walsh regarding his candidacy for the 2020 GOP presidential nomination.
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The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
Here’s a chat I’m having with a friend that I thought I’d publish. Friend: Most unfortunately, none of the Democratic candidates offered up so far has an ice cube’s chance in hell of beating Donald Trump.
25th Amendment?
Does anybody have even a conceivable explanation for this? Obviously, Trump wants to be the news, every minute of every day, but isn’t this lunacy beyond description? He’s in a class by himself when it comes to pandering to undereducated …
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Joe Arpaio’s Latest Run for Sheriff
“President Trump might’ve pardoned him, but those who had families and communities destroyed by his unlawful tactics have not,” one advocate said.
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America Plays a Strange Role in the World
“He is the only one who seeks to punish Iran, to increase sanctions. All the others are searching for a solution.” #G7 Here’s an illustration of the difference between the present-day U.S. and the rest of the world: where everyone else …
