According to this article, many people who decry wokeism have trouble defining the term. When challenged in this regard, I borrow from what etiquette maven Emily Post said about manners, in an effort to calm an anxious lady who had …
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How Much Environmental Damage Can We Inflict Over the Next Four Years?
Actually, there is no way to answer that question with any real accuracy, though here is a data point: If confirmed by the senate, Doug “Drill Baby Drill” Burgum will be serving as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, overseeing …
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Another Suggestion Re: the Next Four Years
We hear a great deal of speculation regarding the fundamental differences between Trump’s first and second terms, and the author of the meme here seems to have a good point. When we elected Trump in 2016, we knew that he …
Documenting the Next Four Years in America
Here’s another meme that projects “doom and gloom” associated with the incoming Trump administration, this one specifically concerning an assault on the free press. I’ll grant that times are scary. Anytime you have an FBI Director like Kash Patel, who …
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Trump “Out of Our Lives Forever?”
I have some very bad news for the author of the meme here. Barring a miracle, Trump will spend the next four years trying to make himself an autocrat, along the lines of Putin, Xi, Jong Un, and the scores …
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The Incoming Trump Administration
If you want to hear from someone who’s truly pessimistic about the next four years of life here in the United States, check out Michael MacKay at left. Holy cats. I join those who hold out hope that this isn’t …
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The American Oligarchy
The GOP, at least for the last century, has indeed consistently been about helping the rich get richer. The only thing new is that they are now empowered to make this happen like no prior time in U.S. history. Our …
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Trump and the Working Class
It’s hard to understand how the working class relates to Trump; they certainly aren’t doing well financially. It’s a considerable mystery; they can’t afford eggs, but they seem to love getting stepped on by the U.S. federal government.
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Extending Tax Cuts for Billionaires
Wait a ding-dong minute here. Wasn’t the top priority lowering the price of gasoline and eggs? Won’t the MAGA crowd feel ripped off when they learn that Trump and his appointees couldn’t care less about them? Just kidding. The answer …
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Dealing with Climate Change
While what Bill Nye said here is true, here are a couple of points: Obviously, there are parts of the globe that will be inhabitable far into the future, even as most of the globe is subject to extreme levels …
