Why the “radio silence”? Partly because I’ve been enormously busy in my personal and professional life, and partly I admit some disillusionment with the benefit of political discussion. The later being that I wonder in the current insane rightward tilt of the political environment that trying to inject reality has any true benefits at all. [...]
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Just sayin’… Here’s a quote from the LA Times regarding the Indiana stage collapse tragedy: The National Weather Service in Indianapolis had been tracking the storm for hours and was in close contact with fair officials. The agency issued a severe thunderstorm warning — with winds whipping at 77 mph — at 8:39 p.m., shortly before the [...] So I go to my iGoogle RSS feed page and see: That’s like saying, “Fewer murdered than by Stalin” – I mean it could be bloody anything but still horrific. For all we know there might have been less radiation released at the bombing of Nagasaki than Chernobyl. Definitely a “Bear Shits In Woods” [...] While I’ve gone through phases, for most of my life if been conditionally pro-nuclear. That is “pro” if: They can make general operation safe. They find a solution to the waste. In all honesty they’ve never been able to execute the later, so it has sort of been moot to me. On the other hand, [...] Seriously, if you want to lose your faith in humanity, read the comment section of pretty much any blog… A few days ago I wrote about the psychology of political figures. Personally I’m inclined to believe most at the highest levels are likely sociopaths (could any normal person handle either the levels of stress they handle or cognitive dissonance, aka lies, required to support all the compromises we require of them?). In any case, [...] Via Digby… In regards to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon leak off the coast of Louisiana – what I don’t get is why there isn’t (wasn’t) a backup blowout preventer. Sure, they’re expensive, but so is paying off all the parties that BP is likely to be paying off now. All it takes is once – and I’m [...] Dove has sponsored the “Campaign for Real Beauty” which on the face of it is a good thing. Certainly women, young girls, and society needs a redefinition of priority around beauty. And I’ll also skip my skepticism over any ulterior motives here. However, I wonder if the problem isn’t making kids who aren’t beautiful (or [...] |
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