What the World Needs Now
….Isn’t a multibillionaire who hates wokeism and wants to return Donald Trump to the White House.
I sympathize with the guy who applies this bumper sticker to his Tesla.
Free and Fair Elections
No one could have foreseen Trumpism and the vicious attack on our nation’s American democracy it represents. And now, even after the insurrection has been put down and its participants brought to justice, the GOP still has sufficient power to thwart the will of the American people.
That’s why this judge’s ruling in Arizona is such a big deal.
From the article linked above:
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Arizona from enforcing a 2022 state law limiting who can vote for president.
In a new ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton said Arizonans who use a federal voter registration form are entitled to cast a ballot in presidential elections. More to the point, the judge voided parts of the statute which says that only those who provide “satisfactory evidence of citizenship” can vote in those elections.
Bolton also said the state cannot enforce another provision which bars anyone who uses this federal form from voting by mail.
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Almost 20 Years Later, Aptera Motors Is Still Chasing Your Investment Dollars
I was a middle-aged man in 2005 when Aptera was formed and began to accept investors’ cash. Now I’m older, grayer, and, in the back of my mind, wondering how much longer this can continue. I’m likely to go to my grave with no answer.
Sure there are solar panels on its roof that will enable a meager amount of extra range. Yes, the car is small and light (and uncomfortable, dangerous, and ridiculous in appearance).
Ask yourself: Does this really look like the “future of transportation?” Do you think it will “elevate your investment portfolio?”
If so, jump on in. I’m too old to argue with you.
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Kansas Adores Trump, and What’s the Big Deal About That?
Here’s the scoop on Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KA):He “serves” Republicans as the senior senator from the state of Kansas. DEMOCRACY SCORE: D — POOR. Made no public statements about the election, or was evasive.
Voted against impeachment or conviction of Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection.
Voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack.
Did not vote on holding Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.
Sen. Moran failed to hold Donald Trump accountable for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. While he conceded that “President Trump was wrong to continue to spread allegations of widespread fraud and not immediately discourage the reprehensible and unpatriotic behavior” in the time leading up to the attack, he ultimately voted to acquit.
Should anyone be shocked by this? Does this guy look like someone who has the integrity to call out Trump as a traitor to his country, in a state where 70% of voters adore the former president? When doing so would end his term in the senate?
To the degree that we’re an ignorant nation, we elect human scum like this, and we deserve precisely what we get.
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Trump’s Supporters Are Fully Committed
Everywhere you look, you find another proof-point that there is absolutely nothing that Trump could do or say that would alienate his supporters.
That’s what makes this situation so intractable.
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Keeping Trump Off the Ballot Is a Terrible Idea
As much as I detest Trump, I hope these initiatives fail.
Most obviously, they seem to violate the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of due process.
But more importantly, this country cannot heal itself if Trump supporters believe that the Democrats, the Deep State, the Hollywood Elite, Big Tech, or some other “sinister” force illegally thwarted their will.
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Renewable Energy Using Magnets
The video here actually isn’t a scam; the machine and its user will generate some electrical energy, though the title is a bit misleading; the energy doesn’t come from the magnet.
In the 1830s, Michael Faraday discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism, in particular, that changing a magnetic field near a conductor will induce a current to flow.
The energy in the video ultimately comes from the sun. The sun’s energy is converted into chemical energy in food, which becomes the work that the person performs to move the magnet, which becomes electrical energy that drives the fan and lights the lamp.
Trump Not Guilty Shirt Makes Bold Statement
It’s a bold statement, to be sure.
It says, “I don’t understand that Trump will be tried by four different juries of his peers, people whom both the prosecution and the defense believe to be capable of objectivity. An incredible amount of evidence will be presented, much of which was used to generate the four indictments, each returned by grand juries, also composed of unbiased Americans.”
Tense Living
To be sure.
Personally, I like to make it difficult for the folks in this little “God and country” town to figure out that I’m a progressive. My license plate holder mentions “public radio,” but I doubt most Trump supporters know what that means.
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Much to Be Found in Wisdom in Religious Texts
Though I’m not a religious person, I grant that there is plenty of wisdom in the Bible and other theological texts.
In fact, most religions warn their parishioners against falling for what could be called “suppressive persons.” That said, how skilled those parishioners are in identifying these harmful people remains to be seen.
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