Posts by People Over Party
Nuclear Power? It’s Time
Climate concerns are finally motivating us to look hard at power generation. The Biden Administration is considering deep water, offshore wind farms. Britton’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss is talking about allowing fracking. The world continues to be over reliant on oil and coal, and you can bet that as these resources become scarce, there…
Read MoreDemocracy is a Tradeoff
In a Democracy, we make a trade off. We agree to use the VOTE as our measure of public sentiment. We agree to listen to the will of the people. That means that we must accept the decision of the majority. Our Constitution guarantees that the Rights of a minority shall not be infringed, but…
Read MoreAren’t Masks Prolife?
If we want Big Government to stay out of our lives… If we don’t want to be told we have to wear a Mask to protect others from COVID, how can we support the Government deciding if or when we can have an abortion? Both issues arguably result in the preventable death of another human.…
Read MoreRepublican or Not, How can we Oppose an Infrastructure Bill?
Trump struggled to get an Infrastructure Bill through Congress for four years and couldn’t do it. Now 13 Republicans in the House, had the courage to vote to approve an Infrastructure Bill, and they are called traitors? Why weren’t there more Republicans voting for infrastructure? Are we no longer in favor of putting Government money…
Read More10 Republican Heroes
It might have taken some, time to reach their limit. Thankfully there is a limit. Trump’s actions have endangered our democracy, and embarrassed our nation. The heroes above put the good of the country and our people over party.
Read MoreTruth
It can be difficult to tell what is true and what is fake today, particularly online or through social media. Before we accept something as true, or send it to friends, we should consider the following: Where did it come from? Who wrote it? How do they benefit? How does the author know this information?…
Read MoreWhat are your Heroes doing to Make the World a Better Place?
MacKenzie Scott gave $4.2 billion to charity She was inspired by grassroots efforts to help people in need, such as community fridges and “impromptu person-to-person Venmo gifts.” Scott said she started out by looking at 6,490 organizations, and then whittled down her list to 384 organizations that have a “high potential for impact.” Fallen Patriots…
Read MoreForever Wars
Forever Wars? Trump was going to get us out of forever wars, that did not work. It sounded nice, and who could argue that the United States should conduct war indefinitely? Opponents would rightly point out that in many cases we got our allies involved in conflict; we should not leave them holding the bag.…
Read MoreCan technology help counter the spread of Desertification?
Desertification, explained Humans are driving the transformation of drylands into desert on an unprecedented scale around the world, with serious consequences. But there are solutions. Temporary Drought or Permanent Desert? Scientists are beginning to say that desertification is a reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible. Desertification and its effects Desertification…
Read MoreDividing America
Many people, parties, and nations are involved in manipulating the media we are exposed to. In the most innocent case, we are being manipulated through sensational content into following links, and reading material that is exaggerated and designed to peak our interests so that we spend extra time on a site, page, or post longer…
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