Animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk notes: When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. She is right in the …
Category: Sustainability
We All Support Our Troops
“Support our troops” truly is one of the best examples of mindless propaganda in the U.S. The slogan has been around since, probably, the Vietnam War, which featured, for the first time in our history, widespread opposition from the common …
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Preserving Our Rainforests
It’s the 92nd birthday of the eminent biologist, naturalist, and author E.O. Wilson, who said, “[Destroying rainforests for economic gain] is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” It’s sad that our culture is driven so little by …
Anti-Vaxxers Hard At Work
Normally, we hear about stupidity that comes from some corner of the world we’ve never visited, and perhaps never knew existed. But here’s one from the small town in rural Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez, in which 2GreenEnergy makes its …
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Washington Post: Biden Administration Suspends Oil and Gas Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
From this: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland orders new environmental review of the leasing program, saying the Trump administration did an ‘insufficient analysis’ of drilling’s impact. The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife …
Insurrectionists in Jail: A Little Slice of Tragedy
Well, a lot has changed. Now he was a family man, and he had no jail experience. Also, I’m sure he had a job. Perhaps he was well respected in his community. Make no doubt, this is a tragedy, one that …
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Common Sense Gun Laws: The U.S. vs. Japan
Re: the meme here, as reader notes: Please explain the cultural differences between the U.S. and Japan. Or perhaps run the numbers per capita for the other countries? While this lovely poster is powerful it’s comparing apples to oranges to pineapples! …
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Cruelty and Hate in America
The political divide that characterizes today’s America is largely about cruelty and hate. Those who think that somehow all this can go back to “normal”–whatever that means–need to ask themselves where is all this evil supposed to go. It can’t …
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Michael Flynn: “A Myanmar-like Coup Should Happen in U.S.”
From this: Appearing in Dallas at a QAnon conference, Flynn was asked during a Q&A session that was shared in a Twitter video: “I want to know why what happened in Myanmar can’t happen here?” After cheers from the crowd …
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Fox News’ Carlson Hits American Society Hard
From Move On: On April 26, 2021, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson told his millions of viewers to confront and harass people whom they see wearing masks in public by demanding that they remove their mask. He then further encouraged his …
