We’re Constantly Changing What We Believe, What We Stand For, and That’s a Good Thing
If there were ever an argument against getting a tattoo, this is it.
Responding to Evil and Stupidity
I like the point this guy is making.
If we didn’t have a for-profit news industry, we could have simply ignored Donald Trump when he came on the American political scene in 2015.
I’m constantly reminded by people from Europe that, had he been on the Continent, Trump would have either been ignored completely or laughed off the stage.
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Another Wind Energy Scam
Because commercial wind turbines capture more than 80% of the theoretically available energy from the wind, these people’s claim that their devices double the energy output is a lie.
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Happiness and Community
When I meet Scandinavians, i.e., folks from countries that are consistently at the top of the World Happiness Rankings, I often ask them to explain this phenomenon.
Almost uniformly, they respond in terms of the sense of community that pervades their society. Everyone pays slightly higher taxes, but no one dies of a treatable disease nor goes bankrupt due to health costs, everyone gets a free college education, and there is essentially no homelessness.
True to form, no other region of the world has done a better job with respect to environmental responsibility. That’s because no one better understands the concept that “we’re all in this together.”
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Project 2025
This photo of Donald Trump and Kevin Roberts (the author of Project 2025) flying in Trump’s private jet has surfaced, and been made public for all to see that the two are definitely linked.
Trump is a pathological liar and a career criminal, but he’s nobody’s fool. Project 2025 will render the common American so miserable and ignorant that he’ll be in no position to participate in the vibrant democracy that our forefathers thought they had put into place.
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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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