Politics

All-too-often, people evaluate and consider a specific politician/elected official, based on their perceived popularity and their personal self-interests, while the reality often is, there may be little relationship between someone’s popularity during their time in office, and how they performed their duties, and impacted others, in a relevant, sustainable manner…

What the Orange Skies Over America Really Mean, or Why the World Is Coming Undone — By now, you’ve seen them. Everyone’s seen them. The dystopian pictures of America’s East Coast, particularly Manhattan, under….that orange sky. That Extinction sky. All this is just what your gut is telling you it is. Your brain is disputing it, because, well, sadly, your brain has been filled, if you’re…

Hello, This Is the End of the World Calling, Would You Like To Survive? Press One for “Yes” — I have to warn you, you’re not going to like reading this. Any of this. Go…I don’t know…watch a Marvel Movie or something. Play with a dog. I’m going to tell you what’s going to happen next, and it’s going to be as real and ugly as it gets. You’ve…

It’s about their power, not yours. — Vivek Ramaswamy, a really wealthy biotech investor who likes to pretend that he is a living example that the American Dream is alive and well, has launched his campaign to become the next U.S. President. His platform is based almost entirely on his critique of wokeness among corporations and government…

First, let’s cut through the whitewashing. Whenever you hear anyone say they are “anti-woke” in the news or on social media, they are actually railing against whole other sets of circumstances that they do not welcome. It’s apparently good to stay asleep. Yet to misappropriate the term “woke” and make…

In Milligan, SCOTUS rejects gerrymandered maps that gave white voters more power than voters of color. We break down seven big implications of the decision. — Authored by Christian R. Grose and Lucien LaScala On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot redraw their district lines to dilute the voting strength of voters of color. In Allen v. Milligan, the Supreme Court effectively said that gerrymandering with the purpose of giving a…

When proof is visible, environmentalists must act — On the morning of June 22nd, 1969, a slick of oil floating atop a notoriously polluted Ohio river called the Cuyahoga, burst into flames and burned for half an hour. In the end the blaze was extinguished and caused about $50,000 in damage. …

How Growing Wealth (Really) Works — And What It’s Really About — Thanks Umair :) I have increased income by asking for a little more, cut costs dramatically by being happy with and enjoying what I have, home cooking mostly and buying great clothes at charity shops for a few euros :) All you have mentioned works so far, I just need…

From Tesla’s Photo With Lightning To UFOs — Unveiling The Lie. — Photography has long been seen as a powerful tool for documenting historical moments and recording the truth. A portion of the famous photo archives, though, has challenged our societal perceptions of their veracity. These infamous photographs, which were originally praised for their relevance and impact, have recently been revealed to…