Every element of American society seems so contentious, but for what real reason? On social media, we learn that vegans, regardless of the rationale that lies at the core of their eating habits, are under attack from meat-eaters. Why? What’s …
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Moving Power to the States
There is no doubt that Washington has its bureaucrats, but what it doesn’t have is a commanding majority of the right-wing extremists we find in the red states. There is precious little support in Congress, and even less in the …
Tagged with: environmentalists
Autonomous Vehicles: How Big a Deal?
“The car drove us around downtown London, which is one of the most challenging driving environments imaginable, and it was a bit surreal to be in the car as it dodged all the traffic,” Gates said. According to what Bill …
Tagged with: amount of energy consumed per mile driven, environmentalists, footprint of energy in terms of noxious emissions, personal vehicular travel, shifting from car ownership to ride-hailing, what's the difference between getting the back seat of a car driven by a human being and one piloted by a robot?
MAGA “Triggers”
Clever, but I’m surprised the artist didn’t include “environmentalists” and/or “climate change.”
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The “Stupid People’s President”
Two quick comments: Sure, supporting Trump requires stupidity, but don’t forget about meanness. To like Trump means that you hate the same people as he does: people of color (especially if they’re Muslims or immigrants), as well as environmentalists, abortion-rights …
Sadly, Iowa Resident Misses the Point
This guy would have an excellent point….if logic and reason were significant factors in the politics of the working-class Republican vote. As previously discussed, they don’t expect anything from government, and they don’t choose leaders based on their prospects for …
House Democrats’ Tax Plan Fails to Eliminate Domestic Fossil Fuel Subsidies
From the article linked below: Environmentalists found a glaring omission when they reviewed the latest plan from House Democrats for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations to fund the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package: There’s no repeal of domestic …
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Warning To Marketing Professionals: Beware of Things That Look Like Venn Diagrams
Venn diagrams, popularized by John Venn in the 1880s, show the logical relation between sets. Right around the time I was in elementary school in the early 1960s, set theory was becoming an important part of math curricula, and our …
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Indonesia’s Stimulus Plan Draws Fire From Environmentalists
From this piece in the New York Times: Indonesia’s Parliament is on the verge of approving a sweeping coronavirus stimulus package that opponents charge would undermine worker protections and permit widespread destruction of the country’s rainforests..
Trump and the Purge at the Pentagon
From this article: Longstanding concerns that President Trump plans to purge the government of anyone deemed less than perfectly loyal to him surfaced anew this week, with reports that the White House is installing a fierce political loyalist at the Pentagon …
