What Motivates Trump Voters
Keep in mind that the typical Trump supporter does not vote according to what benefits them. In fact, as illustrated here, they often don’t actually know what benefits them.
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Easy Science
As young minds develop, they go through certain stages. Babies experience “object permanence,” meaning that, at somewhere between four and seven months, they come to realize that things don’t simply vanish when they are removed from sight, and then come back into existence when brought back into view.
I would think than an average eight- or nine-year-old child would look at the meme here and call BS. You don’t get that light and heat for free; they come from burning the wax.
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Entertainment Industry Says No to Trump
Here we have evidence that only a slim minority of the entertainment industry supports Trump in his endeavor to be re-elected to the White House
The great preponderance would like to see him held accountable for his attempt to overthrow the U.S government.
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The Pros and Cons of Switzerland
The correct word in the first sentence here is “renown,’ not “renowned.” But be this as it may.
As I mentioned in a recent post, I met a woman from Zurich the other day, and the conversation quickly went to how amazingly beautiful the entire nation of Switzerland is, but, unfortunately, how expensive it is to live there–even to visit.
It’s a matter of supply and demand, of course; the country is small but spectacular.
The same principle applies to California. A $1 million house here would be worth perhaps $150K in a less desirable part of the United States. But most folks love the climate, the economic opportunities, our progressivism, and whatever else I may be missing.
We don’t have The Alps, but we have far fewer uneducated racists on a per capita basis than can be found elsewhere. Apparently, a large number of us think that’s something worth considering.
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What’s to Like about Science?
Twentieth Century philosopher of science Karl Popper (pictured) wrote: The game of science is, in principle, without end. He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test, and that they can be regarded as finally verified, retires from the game.It would be wonderful if this concept were understood by the common American, Not only is science not infallible, it could be said that it’s always wrong at some level. With each passing year, what was once regarded as cutting-edge thinking is replaced by new discoveries, bringing us better understandings of ourselves and the universe in which we live. It’s the only tool we have at our disposal that makes possible this remarkable progress.
Sadly, we live in a country in which a significant number of people believe that most scientists are corrupt, and will manipulate their data as required to enable them to say whatever their paid to say. Now, if this inane cynicism were confined to a few QAnon nut-jobs, it would be largely inconsequential. The problem is that it’s a key theme among the millions of consumers of Fox News and the other extreme right-wing “news” sources.
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Trump Desecrates Arlington National Cemetary; His Support Base Yawns
Most of what Trump says and does is despicable. Some of it is illegal, and evokes criminal charges.
In any case, his support base couldn’t care less. When Trump said that he could step out onto 5th Avenue, shoot someone in the face and not lose any votes, he was by-and-large correct.
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The Kennedy Family’s Reaction to RFK Jr.’s Support of Donald Trump
These people are mortified, and for good reason.
The Aftermath of Trump
Sorry, but I have bad news. There is no scenario under which Trump (other than that he somehow drops dead) leaves the 24/7 news cycle in November, or anytime soon thereafter. It’s all but certain that he’s going to lose the presidential election, but that he will simply propel the Big Lie into its sequel, and only God knows what happens after that.
Barring some miracle, this country will be dealing with the aftermath of Trump, his criminal prosecution, and most of all, his having awakened the very worst aspects of the American people, for many years, more likely decades, to come.
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No Technically Proficient High School Graduates
The meme here came from a reader.
My only objection to the concept is that, since the number of school hours per year is fixed, for everything you add you need to remove something. From prior conversations on the subject, what is slated for removal is normally Algebra 2, which means logs/exponents, inequalities, matrices, vectors, functions, quadratic equations, and complex numbers. Proponents need to understand that they are effectively barring students not only from higher math, but also chemistry and physics.
Within a few years, there will be no technically proficient young people emerging from American education.
Our woes with STEM in terms of competition in the international marketplace are bad enough without making them worse.
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Vance as Veep
Trump is no stranger to making bizarre and counterproductive decisions, so his choice of JD Vance as his running mate shouldn’t really raise any eyebrows. And obviously, the vice-presidential candidate mustn’t have a left-wing- or even moderate bone in his/her body. But should Trump really have doubled down on the extreme right-wing insanity?
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