Tag: Climate Science
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There Simply Is No “It” That “Both Sides Do”
Even now – as Republicans alone stand in the way of stopping gun violence (yes, a few Democrats stand with them) – our news media insists that in order to solve this crisis, “both sides” have to come down off their high horses! That’s because “both sides do it” brand journalism insists that every argument…
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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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Maybe Our News Media Shouldn’t Take Its Audience — US — For Granted…
Of all the things Team Biden must accomplish pronto on January 20, 2021, atop the list must be setting the Department Of Justice back onto a course of justice and away from its role as a mob boss POTUS’ consigliere. Had our news media not normalized a thousand terrible Trumpian behaviors as “different” rather than…
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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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Dear American Press: Please Get This – Truth Will Always Outweigh Bullshit
It seems so damned elemental it shouldn’t need explaining: Truth and lies are entirely different things. Being made of reality and real stuff, the Truth always has heft. The Truth can be unbearably heavy at times. Bullshit on the other hand — while it looks like it weighs a ton — weighs nothing. That’s what…