At least in the U.S., this is going in the opposite direction, largely via disinformation campaigns. Now we have masses of people, supported by Fox News and other right-wing media outlets, believing that climate change is a hoax, that phasing …
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Uncertainty May Be a Permanent Condition, and We Need To Be OK with That
I love this quote from 20th Century theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, and I’m glad that he was content to live with doubt. I wouldn’t be surprised if the human intellect eventually hits a wall when it comes to understanding things …
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The Prosecutor Vs. the Felon
The situation in which the U.S. finds itself going into the November presidential election would be funny if it weren’t so packed with danger. Do we want Dorothy or the Wicked Witch of the West? The Joker or Batman?
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Those Darned Democrat Commies
Comments on the photo here include: • He wouldn’t know communism if it seized the means of their production. • Your guy thinks authoritarianism is strong. • I hate to tell you buddy, but the pro-Communist party is the Republicans …
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Applying Common Sense in Analyzing Scientific Claims
The claim: Japanese students from Osaka Public University engineered and piloted an innovative ‘flying cycle’ aircraft in 2019. Named Tsurugi, the pedal-powered plane achieved a notable flight distance of 19 km (11 mi) during the Yomiuri Television Birdman Rally. Hmmmm. …
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An Indecent Society
It’s unclear when Kurt Vonnegut said this, but given that he died in 2007, it couldn’t have been too recently. And keep in mind that our society has become far more indecent since Vonnegut’s passing. I doubt he’d be too …
Fewer Trumpers
As previously mentioned, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is located in a rural part of Central California, and, as such, it has a fairly good-sized contingent of far-right-wingers. This guy, for instance, feels comfortable in announcing to the world that he owns an …
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Getting Rid of the Racists
I join those who would rather live next to a family that walked through 1500 miles of desert, desperate to escape the misery and danger of Central America, than a family of racist morons.
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Defeating Fascism at the Polls
I’m delighted to see such solid acceptance of Kamala Harris, and feeling optimistic about November. In the pic below, we have Trump asking a little girl if she’d like to be in a photo with him. Her response: “You’re a …
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Looking at November 2024 with Hope and Trepidation
Given that this photo was posted less than 36 hours after Joseph Biden stepped down as a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, a reader notes: Gen Z isn’t wasting any time. Good point, but progressives face some tough …
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