Category: Climate Change
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Republicans And Magical Thinking
Kellyanne Conway – Donald Trump’s staff Crypt Keeper lookalike – famously said that Trump World preferred “alternative facts” to actual facts. That was a remarkable statement when Kellyanne made it. We still hadn’t gotten used to the idea of Trumpanistas always saying the quiet stuff out loud. But, that’s what Kellyanne did: she articulated a…
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Never Mind A Poll’s Results, What Did The Poll Actually Poll?
Poll takers will tell you that their polls are mere snapshots of a moment in time. A photo is the perfect metaphor for an opinion poll. What is any picture really a picture of? We assume, when the news punditry drops poll numbers about us, that they’re presenting an accurate snapshot. But, that assumes a…
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If “Both Sides” Really Did “Do It”, Republicans Would Already Be Extinct
Republicans play to win. Democrats play to play. That’s always been the key difference between us. One side cares only about the results while the other thinks the process is equally important. Consequently, while Democrats insist on playing by the rules (even if it puts the rules in harm’s way) Republicans are the ones actively…
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After Trump, There Won’t BE A Republican Party Anymore
A wise man (more like a wise guy actually) once tweeted ““If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed… and we will deserve it.” That was Lindsey Graham and he knew exactly what he was talking about. What Lindsey understood – deep down, it turns out – is that Trump both personified the Republican Party’s…
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Oil – And Oil Money – Destroy Everything They Touch
Human beings might never have accomplished half of what we accomplished if not for oil. Oil essentially made the planet smaller for us. It made getting not just ourselves from one place to another on its surface easier (and way faster), it made moving parts of the earth itself from one place to another way…
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Why Does Our News Media Insist On Equating Bullsh*t With Truth?
Some day, when the worst of Trumpism is behind us and American democracy is no longer under threat (or even duress), we owe it to ourselves to take a good, long, hard look at how our news media performed during this patch of time. Now, in their defense, America really hasn’t faced circumstances quite like…