or is it just plain stupidity - this says it all... ...rural, Christian, white Americans are entrenched in fundamentalist belief systems; don’t trust people outside their tribe; have been force-fed a diet of misinformation and lies for decades; are unwilling to understand their own situations; and truly believe whites are superior to all races. Fundamentalism, racism, fear and propaganda: An insider explains why rural, Christian white America will never change Forsetti's Justice, … [Read more...]

Mainstream Democrats (i.e., corporate Dems. & neo-cons) are destroying their chances of taking back the House and Senate in the 2018 and 2020 elections, and just may get Trump elected for a second term! The Democratic Party’s Deadly Dead-End July 3, 2017 Exclusive: By playing for centrist and neoconservative votes, national Democrats have left the party floundering with no coherent political message and creating a daunting challenge for democracy, says Nicolas J S Davies. By … [Read more...]

...mean spirited & ill conceived with a measure of delusional thinking thrown in! The Republican health bill is stuck in a valley of incoherence Is 22 million more uninsured a moral blight? Evidence of freedom? Republicans disagree. Updated by Ezra Klein@ezraklein Jul 7, 2017, 9:40am EDT On Thursday, Sen. John Cornyn, the Texan who serves as Mitch McConnell’s second in command, offered a dazzling display of the GOP’s incoherence on the goals of health care policy. He was … [Read more...]

It is obvious why Industry wants to kill, or at least slow down, the nation's drive to replace fossil fuel based energy with renewables...we just can't let them do it!   'INFLECTION POINT': Renewables will be the 'cheapest form of new power generation' by 2020 Graham Rapier Wind turbines near Lingleville, Texas. Texas produces the most wind power of any state. AP Photo/ Donna McWilliam Renewable energy sources, like solar and wind, are quickly … [Read more...]

Once again, the myth of "safe & responsible" fracking is exposed as a lie... It’s Nonsense to Say Fracking Can Be Made Safe, Whatever Guidelines We Come Up With July 7, 2017 by Richard Davies Third Energy’s km8 well site. (Photo: Drillordrop.com, website on UK fracking) With companies in the UK (Cuadrilla Resources, Third Energy) getting ready to frack for shale gas, the debate over whether this can be done safely has once again flared up. According to Professor … [Read more...]

Everything you thought is wrong with this warped ideology is true - it is a bankrupt belief system predicated on lies, greed & stupidity... It turns out the liberal caricature of conservatism is correct It’s depressing. But it’s true. Updated by Ezra Klein@ezraklein Jun 29, 2017, 10:20am EDT Marc Thiessen, the George W. Bush speechwriter who now writes a column for the Washington Post op-ed page, is aghast at the Senate GOP’s health care bill. “Paying for a massive tax cut for … [Read more...]

..including Trump's beloved Mar-A-Lago!   Climate Change Causes Sea Level Rise to Accelerate 50 Percent in Past 20 years By Douglas Main On 6/27/17 at 1:35 PM Sea level rise is real, and it’s getting worse. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows that global sea level rise jumped by 50 percent from 1993 to 2014, the most recent year for which data are available. In 2014, sea levels rose 3.3 millimeters—more than an eighth of an inch—while in 1993 they … [Read more...]

Natural gas is replacing oil, as it did coal, as the fossil fuel of choice...so we can expect future Middle East wars (or the current one in Syria perhaps?) to be fought over natural gas (pipelines and shipping lanes).   The special ingredient that helps explain Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic war on Qatar   Natural gas lies at the heart of the Gulf’s most acute crisis in decades. Updated by Zeeshan Aleem@ZeeshanAleemzeeshan.aleem@vox.com Jul 2, 2017, 12:00pm EDT Saudi … [Read more...]

Not really, otherwise we'd see more effort on their part (or any) trying to protect the fetus while in utero from harmful chemicals and environmental toxins the mother is exposed to - and that ain't happening! Besides, if they REALLY cared about the unborn they would do "everything possible" to bring the rate of unwanted pregnancies down - and that ain't happening either!!  Also, they hate women! CBO: defunding Planned Parenthood would result in thousands more unplanned … [Read more...]

Because he is corrupt and stupid... Donald Trump’s Fixation on Fossil Fuel Is he pushing a coal-based world order?  By Michael T. KlareTwitter Yesterday 12:22 pm Smoke rises out of factories in Thailand’s Chonburi province in this February 2007 photo. (Reuters / Sukree Sukplang) That Donald Trump is a grand disruptor when it comes to international affairs is now a commonplace observation in the establishment media. By snubbing NATO and withdrawing from the Paris climate … [Read more...]