Author: craigshields

Re: Trump’s action here, a reader remarks: Same as his first term following Obama. Just reverse everything good or bad to eliminate any legacy of their time as President. It is also important that the opposing political party’s successes be …

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A reader just sent me a note to the effect that his dentist has Fox News broadcasting into his waiting room, and that his hygienist asked if he wanted the volume turned up or down. I had to laugh.  When …

Forcing Fox News on Your Customers May Not Be a Great Idea Read More »

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I seriously doubt that any significant percentage of the MAGA base will ever recognize that they got screwed by Trump’s policies.

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The groups listed at left are certainly under pressure at this point. But let’s not forget about everybody living on a warming planet who may not have the wherewithal to pack up and leave their homelands that are becoming uninhabitable.

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The environmental action group One5c.com points out that Trump’s efforts to trash our planet so as to benefit the fossil fuel industry are often unsuccessful. They write: The good news is that climate and public health advocates have been keeping a …

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Does anyone think the people who re-elected Donald Trump could possibly give a damn about his ripping off his non-profit that purportedly fought against childhood cancer? This is part of his very DNA, and his supporters rejoice in it. With …

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Shakespeare wrote about “the quality of mercy.” Here in the 21st Century America under Donald Trump, it might just cost you your U.S. citizenship.

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There is a vast difference between the demographic of “working families” and the uber-wealthy, the two groups that re-elected Trump.  In particular: Working families tend to be poorly educated, a phenomenon that’s only getting worse with each passing year.   Too …

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If I were to show this to a science classroom of high school students who have B-or-better grades, the majority of them would understand instantly that this is just one example of the onslaught of misinformation that is circulating around …

Misinformation: Who Profits from Making the U.S. Dumber? Read More »

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If you take the damage Trump inflicted on our country (and the rest of the world) yesterday and multiply it by the number of days in four years, you get a startlingly large amount.  Yet it’s finite, and more to …

Trump: Is There a Limit to the Damage He Will Do? Read More »

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