Forward Thinking: Win/Win
Thanks to the rotation of the Earth and the force of tectonic plates, the Pacific Northwest is rich in hydro-electric power. Moisture-laden air flows in from the Pacific, hits the…
The Mound of Sound
Retreat From the Sea. Retreat To the Sea.
The Pacific Northwest is being hammered right now with a widespread heatwave, summer drought, and massive wildfires across mainland British Columbia that are spreading a blanket of smoke throughout the…
To Be Expected
Over a decade ago a few academics suggested that the 21st would be a “century of revolution.” The premise was simple – societies cannot go through what confronts us without…
GQ Creates New Award and Trump Wins
GQ rates Donald Trump the “laziest president in American history.” How does the Cheeto Benito pick up that accolade only six months into his term? Easy: “Don’t take vacations. What’s…
Well, the Other Guy Had Goebbels.
Cheerful news from Business Insider. Donald Trump has a guy in mind to fill the vacancy for communications director. In case you haven’t followed that inner sanctum revolving door, here’s…
Jeebus! The NRA Wants to "Fist" the New York Times
This is the level of public discourse among America’s radical right, including the NRA.
Let’s Stop Cheating Our Grandchildren
The headline in The Independent is as powerful as it is true: Every second we waste denying climate change exists is time we steal from the next generation who will…
Just a Giggle
Many people have pronounced me a curmudgeon. With that in mind, this:
Shkreli Goes Down
One of the universally most-hated men in America, Martin Shkreli, has been convicted of three out of eight charges. Shkreli, 34, was convicted of some of the eight criminal counts…
Not the Star Chamber but Close Enough
It’s being reported that special counsel Robert Mueller has convened a grand jury for the Trump-Russia investigation. It’s such a powerful investigatory tool it would be surprising if he hadn’t.…
Could Pence Be Trump’s White House Mole?
Somebody on the inside of the Trump administration is leaking information harmful to the man/baby president. In a White House fractured into warring camps it could be anyone save, perhaps,…
Bibi’s Very Own "NothingBurger"
An Israeli police spokesman has told a court that Benjamin Netanyahu is under investigation for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in two cases. Netanyahu fired back suggesting this is…
America Crushed the Soviet Union. Will Russia Return the Favour?
It was through taking a look at Ike Kaveladze, one of the shadowy Russians who attended the June, 2016 meeting with Trump Jr., Kushner and Manafort at Trump Towers that…
It’s Not Just Congress Pushing Back
National Security advisor, ret. gen. HR McMaster, has been busy with a bit of swamp draining in his own department. Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the 31-year-old hired by retired Lt. Gen. Michael…
India Heading for "Wet Bulb 35"
There is a point where high heat and high humidity will kill even the healthiest human being. That’s called Wet Bulb 35. When that is reached, the body can no…
A Bagful of Liars
It’s the lie they spun on the orders of their president/dad/father-in-law and, even now that they’re caught out, they’re sticking to it. The event was a meeting between Donald Trump…
Start the Clock. We’re In Overshoot.
From now until midnight, New Year’s Eve, mankind will be exceeding the ecological carrying capacity of Earth, our one and only biosphere, Spaceship Earth if you like. That’s 151 days…
Trump Readies for War
Where will Trump attack this fall? That’s a question that’s been bandied about for some time in foreign policy circles. Iran has been one of the designated front runners. Vying…
Was Scaramucci Goaded Into How Own Demise?
In a word, the White House got punked. Some Brit managed to infiltrate the email system, firing off incendiary emails while posing as Jared Kushner, Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon.…
Must We Really Befoul Our Water? Can’t We Leave Something Alone?
A huge dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Said to be the largest ever. Fish dying in countless millions. Industrial agriculture to blame. Algae blooms caused by the discharge…