For all the stupidity and barbarity in the world, there are some positive developments, like the movement to plant-based meat. Tons of amazing new products, gaining market share on a daily basis. Let that sink in as you watch this …
Category: Sustainability
COVID: Two Views
I have to admit that the photo to the left is both funny and illustrative of a certain way of looking at COVID restrictions. The one I made below is not funny at all, but it is certainly another way …
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McDonaldization and the Trump Phenomenon
Today, the Wordsmith word of the day is McDonaldization PRONUNCIATION: (muhk-dah-nuhl-dai/duh-ZAY-shuhn)
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What Happened To America?
I side with those who say we’re experiencing the end-game of unbridled capitalism. Since the late 19th Century, we’ve seen a dwindling spiral of greed, moral decay, and poor education. Each re-enforces the other two. Countries that have free education …
GOP “Self-Destructing”
This seems true to me. Another factor at work here is the success of the Biden presidency so far, with its 63% approval rating. That’s an awful lot of people in support of what’s happening in pandemic control, the infrastructure …
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“Trump Left Us Alone on the Battlefield” — Another Comment
I wanted to offer another observation on the moron pictured at left, one of at least 600 thus far who committed a federal crime while believing that Trump would be there for him in the end, and issue his sorry …
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“Trump Left Us Alone on the Battlefield”
The guy who posted this writes: Imagine being this guy, who committed a federal crime while thinking all the while that Trump would be there for him in the end. Yes. How pathetic. And how sad that we live in …
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The Plastic Age Is a Feature of the American Zeitgeist
The illustration here comes from “The Story of Stuff” project, whose efforts in environmental and social justice are legendary. This civilization is having the devil’s own time dealing with waste plastic. There are now 4 trillion pieces of plastic in …
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Bloomberg Asks: Is Beef the New Coal?
From Bloomberg: Eleven Madison Park, a top Manhattan restaurant, is going meatless. The Epicurious cooking site stopped posting new beef recipes. The Culinary Institute of America is promoting “plant-forward” menus. Dozens of colleges, including Harvard and Stanford, are shifting toward …
Educated People Tend Not To Be Trump Supporters
From this post: This was done so professionally it even lists the Correlation Coefficient. We bet the college degree snobs would argue Trump’s supporters have no clue what that is. But hey, at least they have no college debt. The …
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