Category: Climate Chamge
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There’s A Huge Difference Between Skepticism & Cynicism; Here’s Why That Matters
At the same moment a skeptic and a cynic cock their eyebrows in doubt, two very different things happen inside their heads. The skeptic wants more evidence before passing judgment. The cynic has already made up his mind. In fact, his mind was made up at the start — and he already assumed the very […]
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So – Let’s Say We DO Have A Second American Civil War — Here’s What Might Happen
Fact: on the day he resigned the presidency because of Watergate, Richard Nixon still drew a 29% approval rating. Though it was Republicans who literally went to the White House and told Nixon it was over, a huge chunk of their party membership didn’t agree. They wanted Nixon’s lawlessness to continue. Another fact: more than […]
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Stuff Life Teaches You — California Earthquake Edition
Every time a temblor rumbles somewhere other than where you are in California, something inside heaves a sigh of relief. And disappointment. The 5.8 temblor that rattled California today struck mostly remote wilderness out in the Owens Valley, not far from Mr. Witney (California’s highest peak). A storekeeper in Lone Pine — the closest town […]
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Yes, There Are “Two Sides” To Most Stories But The Two Sides Aren’t Necessarily “Equal”
The most galling problem with “Both Sides Do It” brand journalism is that it takes itself out of the “weighing things” business. Like whether something is “true” or not. “Both Sides Do It” insists it’s entirely “just-the-facts-ma’am” neutral. That sounds ideal, doesn’t it? No editorializing, just straight reporting. Too bad it’s living a lie — […]
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Here’s The Problem With Letting Religious People Run Things, Part One
An important moment in every kid’s life — an essential moment, really, that will dictate the course of the rest of their life — is the instant they realize that adults (pretty much all of them) are completely full of shit. And adults ARE full of shit. Adults want kids to believe they know everything […]
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“How It Feels To Be Part Of MSNBC’s Audience: A Playlet”
As the lights come up, a member of MSNBC’s audience sits down to watch some news. Almost immediately, the audience member is incensed. And… fade in — MSNBC: Donald Trump said ‘this’ today. Audience: But ‘this’ is a lie and you know it is. Nicolle Wallace spent a whole half hour reporting on it extensively. […]
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Plastic Is Killing All Life On The Planet
Stories like this break your heart. A whale dying because its stomach was filled with plastic that we dumped into their living space. For a long, long time, we’ve taken plastic for granted. It’s ordinariness was even the point of a classic line of movie dialogue: “I have one word for you… you listening? Plastics.” […]
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