Sure, COVID-19 is scary as hell, both the disease itself and Americans’ truly pathetic response to it. But all along the way, there are funny little exchanges, like the one here. Normally, badass people do not refer to themselves as …
Category: Sustainability
Pandemic Politics
This meme, featuring the governor of Florida, is really clever, IMO. Why the push to open schools? Create the illusion that everything’s fine, and American life has returned to the way it was before our president deliberately failed to act …
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We Live in Frightening Times: Sustainable Democracy Imperiled
OK, here’s a three-step exercise readers may find enlightening: First, watch this short video, featuring a lady in Tennessee filling up her gas tank in a rather usual fashion. Now ask yourself this question: For which presidential candidate would you …
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Listening To Nature
When we think about the wonders of nature, we generally think of dead silence, walking a trail with no living thing within earshot. That may be the case in certain circumstances, but most definitely not in all. Want to test …
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Living in a World Upside Down
So many facets of our culture have changed drastically over the past few years, and at this point, many are the polar opposites of what they once were and ought to be. It was not too long ago that the …
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America and the U.K. At the Brink: How a Society Dies
Here’s a terrifying piece from London-based consultant, author, and economist Umair Haque, who claims that America and Britain are “textbook examples of a new, gruesome phenomenon: rich nations self-destructing into poor failed states.”
Germany Rejects “Wegwerfkultur”
Anyone who has attempted to learn German realizes immediately that the language makes use of compound nouns that seem to have no limit in length. If, God forbid, you’re looking for an insurance company that provides legal protection, you need …
The Hits Just Keep On Comin’ — Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down
Native Americans and climate activists are celebrating what is being hailed as a “monumental victory,” as a U.S. district court delivered a significant blow to the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration—by ordering the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and …
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Won’t Be Happening
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline could be built, and this came as a terrible blow to Native Americans and environmentalists who had worked hard to block it. Yet just yesterday, the two …
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Trump Supporters Go Lawless, Brag About It
Comments on the fireworks (grossly illegal because of the potential to start wildfires in the semi-desert Southern California climate) by two Trump supporters:
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