As Aristotle taught us, these accounts can’t both be true. It makes one wonder: Who’s lying? Here’s a hint, provided by a reader: The owner of the franchise is an animal killer. Kills elephants & other trophy animals for fun. …
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What a Crumbling Middle Class Means
Why is it that Finland is still the world’s happiest place (followed by Iceland and Denmark in the top 3 positions)? Well, it’s likely that there are many factors, but let’s admit that an impoverished and vanishing middle class is …
The Many Benefits of the Transition to Renewable Energy
Bill McKibben’s post here is a reminder of the many virtuous cycles that derive from phasing out fossil fuels. It’s just another example that goes along with job growth, reductions in healthcare costs, and the innumerable savings in environmental clean-up.
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Trump’s Friend a Criminal? No, That Can’t Be
About a year ago, I asked a wealthy friend for some advice on an investment, and he suggested that I buy stock in the private equity firm Colony Capital. A few minutes on Google was sufficient to turn up that …
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Dealing with Trump
Apparently, this is a pic of one of Donald Trump’s lawyers…., hoping to get paid. As I like to say, anyone who deals with Trump in any way is an ass****. Anyone who deals with Trump in business is a …
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Those with Large Social Media Following Think They Can Put Millions of People in Danger–They Can’t
Here’s a phenomenon that shows no sign of abating: • Someone with a large social media following makes claims that put millions of people in danger. • Big tech close their account, as companies like Twitter and Facebook do not …
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Mining Union Urges Manchin to Support Build Back Better, But Is That Meaningful?
Is there anyone so naive as to think that Joe Manchin feels the pinch from a mining union in West Virginia? He has nothing but contempt for the people in the state he “represents,” and the money coming into him …
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Kwanzaa ‘Fake Religion Created by a Psychopath’
Marjorie Taylor Greene is notorious for her outrageously ill-informed comments, like the one above. (Kwanzaa is actually a cultural celebration, not a religion.) The point, however, is not that Greene has mental issues, but that she was voted into office …
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Passing “Build Back Better”
I had that idea too, but I’m not sure it has any real validity. The vast majority of the people of West Virginia are Trump supporters from hell; they have nothing but contempt for government spending aimed at helping the …
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Building Back Better
The story expressed in the meme here is not altogether uncommon, but it certainly is pathetic. Build Back Better will make America a far better country than it is now, in almost every sense of the word. With the passage …
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