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Monday, November 30, 2009
Costo Connection (to bs)
The December issue of "The Costco Connection," offers its rebuttal to Al Gore on page 9, "A scientist's view on climate change." Fred Singer is the scientist, director of his own Science and Environmental Policy Project. Source Watch's summary of this clown, known mouthpiece for tobacco and energy companies via conservative publications can be found here. Hopefully, Costco's Banish Reality Program will help their bottom line.

Sunday, October 11, 2009
The Big Lie of Afghanistan
I submit this July article in honor of Obama receiveing the Nobel Peace Prize (originated by Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite). I also submit it because the first comment is from a former sixth grader of mine, under psuedonym. She was the best student I ever had, and I think her perspective is as important as the author's.

Saturday, September 26, 2009
5 Ways Uncle Sam Made Love to Big Banks & Screwed Us
I've looked through seemingly thousands of articles trying to learn more fully what we all intuitively know--the economy is a house of cards, built on a house of cards, and we all get short-changed. This one's the best.

Monday, September 7, 2009
Oliver Stone Says U.S. Demonises Chavez
(1 comments) Oliver speaks the truth, near as I can see.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Who Actually Runs Our Country?
(2 comments) I think the answer is remarkably clear from the info in this article. The question, naturally, is what to do about it.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Fight to Stave Off Apocalypse, or Welcome It?
(2 comments) Perhaps one of the most "interesting" debates our species will ever have. I still like the idea of attempting to light a match rather than cursing the dark--and I like the sound of one or two billion people, along with "paradigm shift." But no one said it would be easy...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Pics to Ponder, Educate, and Save the Planet
(1 comments) A series of commendable pictures, worth 27,000 words (assuming one picture is worth 1,000 words).

Monday, July 6, 2009
Capitalism vs. Socialism: Happiness Could Care Less
Interesting article, for those interested in the topic.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Is Marriage Sexless, Boring and Oppressive?
I'm sure it's different for each couple, but here's some food for thought.

Monday, June 29, 2009
Betraying the Planet
(1 comments) The title says it all; Paul Krugman articulates it all too well.

Sunday, June 7, 2009
Do Your Views Choose Your News?
(2 comments) This question has long intrigued me. Here is a purportedly objective answer to the questions.

Saturday, June 6, 2009
A New Religion Is Born
(2 comments) By my favorite Mormon, Robert Kirby.

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Why This Crisis May Be Our Best Chance to Build a New Economy | CommonDreams.org
(2 comments) David Korten hits the nail on the head, as usual. The question is how to get from here to there. Awareness is Step One, which is why I highly recommend this article. Many good comments on the original too.

Friday, June 5, 2009
Out of Thin Air: How Money is Really Made
(2 comments) I've been reading about where money comes from and skimming and saving articles on the economy for a long time (imagining I'll study them in another life--probably purgatory or hell), but this one is great. I recommend the comments beneath it too.

Monday, May 18, 2009
Bush Nightmare Won't End Without Transparency
Article from NY Times well worth the read. The title says it all, the article explains much.

Thursday, February 26, 2009
Bernie Must Hold Obama's Hand
Here's why:

Monday, February 23, 2009
UFOs Found To Be IFOs
(1 comments) As a maker of UFOs (hyperblimp.com), I am always fascinated by UFO and IFO news.

Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ultimate Depravity: Israel in Gaza
What I saw was like a form of collective punishment, leaving behind a trail of grieving mothers, angry fathers and traumatized children.

Thursday, January 29, 2009
Obama Letter May Heal Iran Rift
Just last night I repented on supporting Obama, due to his evident siding with Israel and bombing of Pakistan. I may yet need to repent for repenting, but I think I'm going to watch patiently, hopefully, and not speak till I see a little more...

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Drowning In Our Own Bathtub
CO2 continues to build, but even if we stop now, natural sinks can't adequately handle the absorption. P.S. and related: At a talk last night, I heard that "global warming" is now "climate change"--a more accurate term, since various places will get colder, drier, wetter, windier, etc.

Monday, January 26, 2009
Holy Cow: Top Dems Are Serious About Investigating Bush\'s Criminal Acts | Rights and Liberties | AlterNet
Jason Leopold's title sums up the article.

Monday, January 26, 2009
Obama & Afghanistan
From the article: "Obama has hired a special troubleshooter for Afghanistan and Pakistan whose background is heavy on development and diplomacy. The announcement came at the State Department, the first agency Obama visited outside the White House, with nary a military uniform in sight."

Thursday, January 22, 2009
Another Talking Dick
Though I rather like what is at the heart of his lip flapping: "He will begin by passing every program ... from alternative-energy sources to school renovations, infrastructure repairs and technology enhancements. These are all good programs... indeed, empowered by a mandate to raise it as high as possible - Obama will do them all rather quickly."

Saturday, January 17, 2009
Bet On Your Future Here!
(1 comments) Who is best for our species? Hugo or Barack? I bet on Hugo, and offer myself the slim consolation that I'm often wrong.

Thursday, January 8, 2009
The Man Who Saved Your Child
The most devastating, counterproductive, anti-child boondogle I witnessed in 20 years of education was the No Child Left Behind Act (my principal called it the No Billionaire Left Behind Act). It attempts to measure all that doesn't matter in a child's education, turn kids off to learning, then penalize schools which fail to meet bogus numbers. Here is what Our American Savior has to say about it:

Friday, January 2, 2009
Zionism vs. Judiasm
(3 comments) This site appeared as a link on Alternet comments. It reflects a serious rift between Zionism and Judiasm. I find it highly educational, and also hopeful in presenting thoughts for humans everywhere to ponder.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Why Doesn't Israel Work For Peace?
(1 comments) This article talks about Lebanon, but the conclusion remains pertinent: The time is long overdue for Jews to return to their role as the world's conscience, who come to the aid of the dispossessed, the wretched of the earth.

Monday, December 29, 2008
David Michael Green on Obama
I've read countless articles regarding what Obama is really up to, and I guarantee I don't know. But I do know that David Michael Green does his homework. I've come to greatly respect his opinon over the last several years... so here's to a hopeful New Year.

Monday, December 15, 2008
20 Ways to Save Mother Earth
(1 comments) Pivotal article by Bolivian President; Obama needs to listen.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Change IS coming...
whether we like it or not. I wish it were change we'd like to see. Global warming will be pretty tough, but the frying afterwards doesn't look any more promising.

Friday, December 5, 2008
Best Source of Untapped Energy
(1 comments) Amory Lovins outlines what Obama should be taking to heart--to solve many of the problems facing us all.

Sunday, November 23, 2008
How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth
Fascinating article, much food for thought--food we had best assimilate and digest, as opposed to perish. But I am also reminded that the solitary difference between rich and poor is that the former have money, while the latter don't.

Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Change We'd Held Our Breath For...
probably good to breath out now.

Monday, November 17, 2008
Hannity & His Ilk Should Go Directly to Jail
(8 comments) However you choose to describe them, hate mongers do not belong on the air. They are the cretins of our species, dividing people, spewing animosity, raw hatred, ignorance, and everything the world doesn't need.

Monday, November 17, 2008
Obama
(1 comments) Watch this!!!

Friday, November 14, 2008
Did DNA damn us from day one?
(1 comments) I generally say Yes (I am a positive person, of course), but that is just based on everything I've seen, read, heard, and derived conclusions from over 61 years. Now, here is a bona fide study that you can draw your own conclusion from (I like the first person's answer in the comments--TWO BILLION is still a doable number by 2050, btw).

Friday, November 14, 2008
My Favorite Mormon on Gay Marriage
(2 comments) Robert Kirby is my favorite Mormon. Most Mormons really do like him, from what I've been able to deduce after a few decades here in SLC. He writes a great column in the SLC Tribune, but judge that for yourself.

Monday, November 10, 2008
Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact
(1 comments) This sounds overall encouraging, but when a Republican talks yet again about a "strong defense"--when some trillion plus dollars can't find us a cave man in six years, you have serious commedy as well.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Some things just break my heart...
(1 comments) one is the fact that there exist such stool pigeons as Jeffery Shapiro, who wrote this gem.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The President and the Planet, On a Budget
In response to this provocative article, I suggest the number Two Billion, as a viable goal for 2050. That number of earthlings would be a little higher than in 1900, and mean that where you now see seven people, you'd be seeing two--hopefully educated, compassionate, duly occupied, and in tune with the beauty and harmony of Nature.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Obama Acceptance Speech
In case you missed it... don't!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Magnified Beauty
(2 comments) Through the microscope. A beautiful slide show, some with sound. You may need to log in to the NYTimes science section if the link doesn't work.

Monday, November 3, 2008
Trap Door Out of Hell
You may have to log in to the NYTimes to read this, but I'd argue that their science section is worth it (with no downside that I know of). The article is about our trap door out of Hell, herein called transcendence...

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Happy News!
It will all be over soon!

Friday, October 24, 2008
Spiritual Wealth
(1 comments) Experiencing wonder at the grandeur and mystery of the universe, and sharing that with children, is the only road I can imagine that might actually save Homo sapiens.

Friday, October 24, 2008
Who to vote for?
Who among us has not struggled with the question? What thinking person has not gone back and forth a few thousand times on the issue? This piece helps solidify the question for me, though I realize it may just make you a little crazier--apologies in advance if it does.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Green Party Answers
Short video of Cynthia McKinney demonstrates intelligent life on Planet Earth.

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Greatest Failure of Thought in Human History
(2 comments) In fact, this failure will be our collective epitaph.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
What the World Needs Now
This would be a good place to start.

Friday, August 1, 2008
How to Recognize a Human Scumbag
Seems like I wrote on this topic before. But David Michael Green gives us yet more pointers (as if we need them!)

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Bush 'Divorced From Reality'
The headline is nothing new, of course, but you may appreciate Mike Gravel's comments, given that he is one to speak truth.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Mike Gravel Quits Democratic Party, Joins Libertarian Party, Vows to Run For President
(1 comments) Headline gives the drift here, but please read on if you aren't familiar with Mike Grave.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Want to control your own government?
(2 comments) I mean really? Stop yakking about it, stop crying what corporate whores are doing, and maybe actually get up and do something? Ok, just read this article and pay close attention...

Sunday, February 24, 2008
Want Fair Taxes? Don't read this unless you mean it.
(10 comments) Economics professor gives lesson in Taxes for Dummies--I thank him kindly, for articulating what this dummy vaguely felt. Want more social justice, less global warming, sensible wealth distribution, and to end war? Please read and ponder...

Friday, February 22, 2008
thinkmike.us
What would happen if we stopped spending money on political campaigns, ignored the mainstream media, and just casually talked with friends about a handful of important issues?

Saturday, February 16, 2008
A Vision We Can Live With... and the man behind it.
(3 comments) The more I learn about this courageous individual and his ideas, the more I am inclined to say,"We should MAKE him our next president!" I ask anyone with a better idea to please post it below...

Monday, February 11, 2008
Who the Hell is Mike Gravel?
(2 comments) Maybe you sat at home wondering what you would do when you found out that Dennis Kucinich was no longer running for President. Perhaps you put your face in your hands in shock when Ron Paul announced in a confusing and tepid e-mail to supporters that he was cutting down his national campaign and instead focusing on his congressional race.

Sunday, February 3, 2008
Winner of World's Best Idea!
(2 comments) Awarded by me.

Saturday, February 2, 2008
Abortion and the Earth
(3 comments) This is the most thoughtful article on abortion I have seen, and I've read quite a few.

Monday, January 28, 2008
Killing Kucinich
(3 comments) Why they had to do it, and why America doesn't give a hoot. (But I plan to write him in anyway. I call it voting my conscience.)

Sunday, January 27, 2008
Facism Has Kitten Feet...
(1 comments) and silently devours heros. PS/FYI: I plan vote dk as a write-in.

Friday, January 25, 2008
Who Broke the Republican Party?
Can The Vile Rag Newspaper possibly post an opinion that a sane person might want to read? You be da' judge, as Peggy Noonan of the WSJ points her accusing finger at Georgie Boy.

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Man With a (bona fide) Plan
(1 comments) Kucinich's fight to bring credibility to the Democratic Party.

Friday, January 11, 2008
Kucinich Seeks NH Dem Vote Recount
(1 comments) Last night, I went to bed thinking, "Why doesn't Kucinich call for a recount in N.H.? If the only leader we have doesn't do it, who will?" So I was pleased but not overly surprised to read that "he who speaks my mind" did it again.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Criminal Copyright: Using Your Brain to Record Song
Most Americans will probably be safe, but if you're one of those freaks who still uses your brain, you may be in trouble! (satire)

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Shall we tax babies?
Should those who want kids pick up the tab? The resources one consumes in a lifetime are enormous; ditto the pollution caused. Then again, how do you compare someone in the African brush with someone in suburbia?

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Everything You Need To Know*
*About everything that matters. An A+ article here, in my humble opinion.

Sunday, December 9, 2007
Bought your gifts yet?
(4 comments) I hope you did, because you may have a bad attitude about it after you watch this little flick.

Thursday, November 22, 2007
Two Goofballs in the Corner
Ever wonder why Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich are required to sit in the corner all day? Read this and wonder no more.

Sunday, November 18, 2007
Global Frying Pan
Do you remember that "titration" experiment in high school or college chemistry? The one where you added phenothalen to a clear solution, drop by drop, until that one last drop suddenly turned the solution pink? I always wish I could forget it when I read articles like this.

Saturday, November 17, 2007
Romney Calls Attackers of His Faith "Un-American"
An April '03, article in the Salt Lake Tribune noted, "To LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, the war in Iraq can be justified as defending liberty and unseating a dictator. He also believes in supporting the U.S. government, but acknowledges that Mormons in other nations may have different views." This, combined with the powerful allegiance Mormons have to their leaders, offers context for Romney's bellowing.

Saturday, November 17, 2007
Ron Paul on Global Warming: Yakety yak.
(11 comments) I listened to a Ron Paul campaigner for twenty minutes, before asking where Ron stood on global warming. "Global warming is a hoax," she said. "Where do you think all the carbon dioxide goes?" She had no answer. Which appears consistent with Ron Paul himself on these two videos.

Thursday, November 15, 2007
TV Worth Watching!
Many of us had tried to get through to DK long ago to side-step the mainstream, which is a losing battle for anyone not part of the problem who wants to change the problem. So I was most pleased to see this article.

Sunday, November 11, 2007
Kucinich on Iran War
DK says we're headed for war with Iran unless we impeach. (Could he possibly be wrong? Perhaps. But I haven't seen it yet.)

Thursday, November 8, 2007
16 Reasons to Give Thanks
According to David Michael Green, who is remarkably adept at distinguishing up from down, black from white, and left from right--particularly the regressive right!

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Kucinich Calls for Impeachment Cheney
Watch video of this headline.

Saturday, November 3, 2007
Good work, George!
(2 comments) Once again we prepare to reap the fruits of the Bush Administration. Should al-Qaeda gain control, they'll have the nukes Allah wants so much for them to have. At least then we can stop worrying about Iran...

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Kucinich to Introduce Cheney Impeachment Resolution
Better late than never! Let's roll!

Friday, October 26, 2007
Inconceivable! Government in the public interest!
This damn fool must be a communist... or maybe he's just intelligent. Which is why I believe I'll vote for him.

Thursday, October 25, 2007
Screw the campaigns; I'll do what's correct.
Hyperventilating over the similarities between candidates who may as well be stuffed animals? I can't help it, I'll be voting my conscience once again. That's MY campaign, and all I plan to do about it is point out why.

Monday, October 22, 2007
Patriots take heed! Or shut the hell up.
I offered to pay for Sean Hannity's ticket to Iraq some time back, and never heard a word from this piece of excrement. Now here is a writer with far more patience than I, explaining with polished words and good reason what seems to me self-evident, and what Sean and his ilk would rather not talk about.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
How to avoid WWIII
(1 comments) Just start it!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Genflecting for Israel
I was going to comment on this excellent Alternet article, but it looks like virtually every commenter has done it for me. If we could put a dollar amount on what a handful of money makers and blind followers are costing every present and future American, it would surely be instructive.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Sea Ice in Retreat - The New York Times
Interactive graphic on North Pole ice shrinkage.

Saturday, August 18, 2007
Dangerous Ideas
are often ones that threaten fat and comfy bottoms. This alone makes them worth pondering. But they also help stretch little brains, like mine. I particularly liked Carolyn Porco's article on science and religion, since it could well be a beacon of light for our species.

Saturday, August 4, 2007
Science Must Destroy Religion
(12 comments) When we find reliable ways to make human beings more loving, less fearful, and genuinely enraptured by the fact of our appearance in the cosmos, we will have no need for divisive religious myths. From this article in "What's Your Dangerous Idea?," a book by John Brockman.

Thursday, August 2, 2007
Toss out the brown glasses...
for a rosier tint. A way of looking that is well worth looking at, particularly for the morbidly depressed, such as myself. :)

Sunday, June 24, 2007
Cameras look both ways
It's said that people have as much power as they assume. Maybe true, maybe no, but I think it's a good attitude to adopt. One good example here...

Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Google et. al. collapse when needed most
Should the s**t roll uphill or downhill on the internet? Uphill is generally where it belongs, but downhill may be where it's headed. (AI is one of the few groups that consistently strikes me as worthy of a donation; here they hit the bullseye once again, this time a HUGE one.)

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
MySpace postings = free speech
(1 comments) Hail Free Speech! Go Patricia Riley! A judge who rules (correctly)!

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Bill ties climate to national security
(1 comments) Give me more Chuck Hagels and I may become a Republican (on the other hand, why doesn't he become a Democrat and help show them how to behave?)

Sunday, April 8, 2007
The Path to Peace has arrived!
(1 comments) Easter festivities with our come-again Jesus; Let us pray for peace!

Friday, April 6, 2007
Global Suicide
(6 comments) Al Gore and the world at large call it global warming. But with no evidence that the trend is going to stop--or that we will somehow be able to reverse it later than sooner--I propose that we call the present trajectory "global suicide."

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Hot Air from a Hot Ass
(1 comments) William Buckley's apologist-for-the-rich cortical passageways are tortuous, but their bedrock lunacy seems clear enough: 1) Through some supernatural economic intervention, conservation and efficiency will somehow cost more than pissing away our fossil fuels; 2) The U.S. should not bother trying to set a good example to the world, since others might not follow; 3) We should carefully chose the prophecies we wish to hear.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Major technological advance, inspired by GW!
(5 comments) This probably isn't for everyone (and apologies in advance if it offends anyone)... BUTT, as they say, it's the thought that counts!

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Strong Grounds for Impeachment
(1 comments) Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, member of the House Judiciary Committee during Nixon impeachment hearings, presents legal and political grounds for impeachment, and notes that the topic has moved from the margins to the mainstream.

Sunday, March 25, 2007
Help take Nancy off the table; Bush too.
(7 comments) We know the reasons why impeachment should be the first course on the 110th Congress' table. Join Cindy in propping up the one person who we hope will have the cahunas to do it.

Friday, March 23, 2007
On voting "Yes" to Iraq supplemental funding
(1 comments) One, two, three, what are we fightin' four? (A "Yes" vote for Iraq or HR 1234?)

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Has impeachment time actually arrived?
(1 comments) Here's one instance where what you think actually might matter. Speak now or forever hold your peace...

Saturday, March 17, 2007
Cindy Sheehan: The Ides of March | BuzzFlash.org
(1 comments) Cindy urges you to thank DK for mentioning the "I" word. Good idea, but you might want to add your own words. Here are mine: If not you, Dennis, then who? If not now, when? May I remind you of a quote from your last campaign? NOW IS THE MOMENT! Recognize that, act on it, and you've got my fullest support and vote for President.

Saturday, March 17, 2007
Purple Hearts and Democrats Abroad
(1 comments) Heather Wokusch on the annual meeting of Democrats Abroad and the condition of American soldiers.

Thursday, March 15, 2007
Faux News & Kucinich
(7 comments) Paddle him or promote him? That is the question.

Sunday, March 11, 2007
Can a soldier have a brain?
(4 comments) Can you be in the military and still be a human being?

Saturday, January 6, 2007
Dems prepare slew of oversight hearings
(3 comments) Yakkity, yak, but who will bring the troops back? Herein you may find the answer!

Friday, December 29, 2006
Peace Mom aims to ramp up "peace surge" after arrest Thursday
(4 comments) Cindy Sheehan said she plans to become more "confrontational" and that it's time to "ramp up" peace efforts, in what she calls a "peace surge."