To the reader who sent me this meme, my answer: It depends on how we define “qualified.” Every single one of these people is uniquely qualified to do precisely what Trump appointed him/her to do: make the president wealthier and …
Category: Renewables – Politics
How Qualified Are Trump’s Appointees?
Tagged with: climate and human health, destroying public education, Ending NPR PBS and any other news institution that could be critical of Trump, extending the life of fossil fuels, killing public services that formerly benefitted the common American, making the electorate less capable of critical thinking, rejecting science as the core of policymaking, revoking support for renewables, rewarding wealthy donors with tax breaks, weaponizing the Justice Department against the president's enemies
The Trump Administration Is No Friend of Children’s Health–But That Doesn’t Seem to Matter at the Polls
Common Dreams report: “The Trump administration will stop at nothing to rip coverage away from American families, even kids they claim they want to protect.” One might think that the welfare of America’s children would be of at least some …
Senility in the White House
The world’s 200+ sovereign nations have that precise number of leaders, and it’s impossible to say how many of them are totally lucid–or completely senile–or anywhere in between. Is it possible that important decisions around the globe are being made …
The American South Has Its Own Values, and They Don’t Coincide with Yours
We need to accept that, in general, the people of the Deep South actually don’t care if their government isn’t helping them achieve healthier and more productive/affluent lives. As long as white people dominate their part of the world, socially …
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What Does YOUR State Have?
I’m a Pennsylvanian, and I believe the answer is corn. Looking at the question at a broader level, though, I’m sickened to say that it’s Trump supporters. When I was growing up, Pennsylvania was decidedly a blue state. Lots of …
Tagged with: Trump Supporters
Does “Democratic Backsliding” Only Happen to Others?
Dissenters against autocrats in Hungary, Serbia, and Turkey see the same “democratic backsliding” in the U.S. “Americans think this is something that also only happens to others,” said an opponent of Hungary’s Viktor Orban. “That mindset has to be fought.” …
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Why Are the Epstein Files the Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back?
As I mentioned in the earlier post, it appears that, miraculously, the Epstein scandal may be the undoing of Donald Trump’s second presidency. While I don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, I have to say that this seems …
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Tagged with: Epstein Files
This Is So Strange
If we progressives had been asked a month ago if there were something–anything–that might come along and bust up the love affair between MAGA and Trump, we would have said no. If we were asked a month ago if it was …
Tagged with: release of the Epstein files
Have You Noticed?
It would be hard not to notice that the bigots and religious extremists align themselves with the Republican party. This has probably always been the case, ever since the platforms of the Republicans and Democrats switched places about a century …
Continuing Support for Trump
It appears that Trump will always have some support, regardless of how poorly things go for him. Though it may seem surreal to you and me, as shown at left, there are still plenty of people who believe that the …
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