One might think that all Americans, even the most profoundly uneducated part of Trump’s base, would have some level of respect for the opinions of our country’s top admirals and generals.

Yet that doesn’t seem to be the case.  I know plenty of people who served, and many of them all Trumpers.

If it weren’t an obnoxious question, I’d love to ask why they’re not swayed by the viewpoints of the people at the very top of the armed forces.

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In this short video, Liz Cheney explains why, for the first time in her life, she’s voting for a Democrat.

Hint: It’s not that she favors universal healthcare or better pay for our teachers.

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In November, tens of millions of people will go to the polls and vote for Trump, and plenty of them will agree with Stephen King in that the former president is a “genuinely nasty man.”

The most pathetic part of this is that these voters think that Trump, in all his nastiness, is exactly what this country needs.  Sure, he’s a pathological liar, a conman, and a career criminal, but he’s “making American great again.”

We live among them.

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A meme for people who neither have nor desire an understanding of this subject.

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As shown at left, a reader wants my input on the word “cringy.”

Elements of language like these are constantly changing. I’ve never hear of “cringy,” but it wouldn’t upset me to hear my young daughter use it.  Even “cringworthy” itself is only a decade or so old.

I just hope she doesn’t say, “I should have went….”

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Question:  Primatologist Jane Goodall asserts three reasons for her optimism about the ultimate disposition of our planet’s health.  One is shown at left, i.e., all we need to do is stop poisoning and otherwise harming our Earth, and it will repair itself.

What are the other two?

Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.

 

 

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From the Story of Stuff:
If you’ve followed our work, you know how we feel about Coca-Cola‘s sustainability claims (if you don’t, watch our video “EXPOSED: The Truth Behind Coca-Cola’s Advertising,” which we linked in our bio.)
And it’s not just us. The Coca-Cola Company is now facing a lawsuit challenging its sustainability claims. The suit alleges that Coca-Cola’s advertising misled consumers by portraying the company as environmentally friendly while continuing to be one of the largest plastic polluters globally. This legal battle highlights the much-needed growing scrutiny of corporate #Greenwashing and the need for genuine accountability.
Let’s not believe the greenwashing. Keep pushing for companies to commit to real change.
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Unfortunately, the fact that Trump is insane is not costing him the support of his base.

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The chart here predicts continued use of fossil fuels in our transportation sector for the foreseeable future.

Personally, I doubt, it.  And that’s not because humankind is likely to have some sort of epiphany, a kumbaya moment, re: ceasing to bake the planet.  Rather, it’s that the extraction, refinement, distribution and sale of decreasing volumes of petroleum will not be economically feasible.

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Here’s a guy who appears to have no trace of uncertainty in his life, no doubts to plague him.  But do most people envy him for the simplicity of his thoughts–especially these thoughts?

Before the Trump era, I would have said that ignorance on this level was confined to a small fraction, perhaps 10% of the voter base.  The last decade has shown me how pathetically wrong I was.

 

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