Scientific Facts & Theories
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. --Isaac AsimovYou know a science discussion is going down hill when someone says something is...
View ArticleMoney Balling the Classroom
This is not a scholarly article with citations and references (so if you want a link go buy some pork sausage ;)A buddy who likes NCLB (and has never taught anything in his life - his wife taught his...
View ArticleMy Soppy 4th of July Wish
Jimmy Carter said "America did not invent human rights. Human rights invented America." (paraphrased a bit). And that is why sometimes I get choked up about my country. Human rights don't belong to...
View ArticleAll I Want for Christmas is MLK
America sits on the edge of a precipice: It is time for a revolution. We need a revolution. Sooner or later there will be a revolution. My preference is for a peaceful revolution where the weak and...
View ArticleCan African-Americans be 'racist'?
They promoted that classic post - which was well written and well reasoned - laid out why reverse-racism cannot occur. That entire line of reasoning depended on a set definitions that the author laid...
View ArticleHypotheticals on TPP
This isn't as much a diary as a few questions to start a discussion.Supposing the TPP gets rammed through and American states, counties and cities lose some of their autonomy to the 'Star Chamber' of...
View ArticleIs this flag abuse?
This looks like flag abuse to me. I cannot find any rule that this broke:A comment you made was hidden by the community for being outside of site rules. The text was: LOL. You can’t tell which way...
View ArticleThe thing about Hillary ..,
As any who’ve read my comments know, Hillary was not my first choice — I’m very far to the Left — but I am choosing to vote for her. I am not voting against Donald Trump. To me, that is important....
View ArticleAl Gore Campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Florida!
More than just an endorsement, Gore is campaigning with Hillary: “Hillary Clinton will make solving the climate crisis a top national priority,” time.com/…This is yet one more reason for reluctant...
View ArticleWho Caused Us To Lose?
I’ve been reading all sorts of ‘theories’ about why we lost this election to Donald Trump of all people. Some blame the millenials. Some blame whites. Some blame the folks who voted for Gary...
View ArticleHow Winners Deal With Defeat
If you go look up advice on how winners deal with defeat (as opposed to losers) there are a few common points:Learn a lesson from each defeatDo not blame others — accept the blame (and with it, the...
View ArticleNiemoller 2016
First they came for the UnionsAnd I did not speak out because I wasn’t in a Union.Then they came for the welfare queensAnd I did not speak out because I had a job.Then they came for the MuslimsAnd I...
View ArticleBuilding The Institutions of Revolt
A great article by Chris Hedges: www.truthdig.com/...
View ArticleTrump Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself or does He?
Just read this link about how Big Data helped Trump — and Brexit — win (sorry it is longish — but well worth the read) antidotezine.com/...OTOH there is this article: www.bloomberg.com/…
View ArticleAll Lives Matter - So we ALL Should Protest.
I know that this isn’t central to the Trump Crisis. But it is still about a liberal issue and I wanted to share it.I witnessed an interesting interaction this week while a few friends gathered to...
View ArticleEric Schneiderman - A Champion Against Trump.
If you want to feel optimistic, I suggest you read the full article in politico— it isn’t very long. Some highlights follow.Eric Schneiderman is New York’s Attorney General and lead the suit against...
View ArticleIs it flag abuse?
So I made a couple of comments in a thread where people were discussing how there was no excuse for not voting for Hillary Clinton. I posted a link to this video.xYouTube Video And people flagged...
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