Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
16th January 2023, 12:12 PM
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2T$ sounds more like the rounding error of what...
2T$ sounds more like the rounding error of what is ultimately required to redress the problems caused by shifting 100s of trillions in Private profits acquired by gift, grift and corruption in the...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
16th January 2023, 11:49 AM
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
16th January 2023, 11:42 AM
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...among some circles, certainly!
We are...
...among some circles, certainly!
We are approx. 1.2°C above most averages for 1880, given current increases are running at 0.2°C/decade, so four decades (circa early 2060s) is more in-line with...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
15th January 2023, 10:36 AM
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
11th October 2022, 10:32 AM
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
11th October 2022, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Agreed, the primary difference to me is scale,...
Agreed, the primary difference to me is scale, whether we are talking about efficient pelletized systems or cords of firewood stacked outside homes. If we are talking about small scale, local,...
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Forum: USA Politics
11th October 2022, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
...as well as providing social excuses for...
...as well as providing social excuses for additional funding and pentagon equipment gifting for law enforcement activities and forces as well as extreme measures/abuses such as asset forfeiture...
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Forum: USA Politics
20th September 2022, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 590
Views: 37,743
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
8th September 2022, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
3rd September 2022, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 385
Views: 22,132
Actually much the same could be said of early...
Actually much the same could be said of early Christianity, the problem with both Christianity and Islam, was a strong political merging with a resurgence in fundamentalism, ...and that has happened...
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Forum: USA Politics
1st September 2022, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
1st September 2022, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 5,636
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Forum: USA Politics
1st September 2022, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
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Forum: USA Politics
1st September 2022, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
31st August 2022, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
7 Tipping Points of Near-Term Concern
("Points of No Return" - https://grist.org/climate-tipping-points-amazon-greenland-boreal-forest/)
This article discussed and explored a commentary in Nature (27 November 2019) titled "Climate...
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Forum: USA Politics
31st August 2022, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 6,188
So that's my problem, I'm supposed to expect my...
So that's my problem, I'm supposed to expect my elected officials to do nothing, and I've wasted most of my life expecting elected officials to do the things they claim they will do and I voted for...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
31st August 2022, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,079
Tax Avoidance should be minimized and closely...
Tax Avoidance should be minimized and closely scrutinized and any hint of "gaming" to circumvent tax laws should be treated as deliberative evasion. Tax Evasion is, and should be, a serious crime and...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
31st August 2022, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 385
Views: 22,132
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
31st August 2022, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 5,636
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Forum: USA Politics
31st August 2022, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
31st August 2022, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
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Forum: USA Politics
31st August 2022, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 6,188
I understand that these are your opinions and...
I understand that these are your opinions and considerations, and are doctrinarian to the modern "progressive" perspective, which to me is not actually Progressive, so much as some kinder/gentler...
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Forum: USA Politics
31st August 2022, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
The only problem is that this is largely a...
The only problem is that this is largely a bipartisan reflection, and this means most all incumbents from both parties particularly party leadership and long-term legacy/relic members.
While this...
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Forum: USA Politics
28th August 2022, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 6,188
With regard to modern progressivism, I would...
With regard to modern progressivism, I would certainly agree. But, such "progressivism" is little more than neoliberal-lite, very corporate friendly, and ultimately little more than sloganism. None...
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Forum: Economics, Business and Finance
28th August 2022, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,934
In hindsight, my investment in rural land and...
In hindsight, my investment in rural land and suburban rentals, has, at least on paper, nearly tripled my initial investments over the last five years (and this only includes property bought within...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
28th August 2022, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
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Forum: USA Politics
28th August 2022, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
What leads you to the conclusion that...
What leads you to the conclusion that Progressivism (as opposed to the misguided beliefs of some who have no idea of what the philosophy of Progressivism is when they label themselves Progressive)...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
14th August 2022, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
14th August 2022, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
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Forum: USA Politics
14th August 2022, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
Climate Justice Alliance on IRA
https://climatejusticealliance.org/the-inflation-reduction-act-is-not-a-climate-justice-bill/
Obviously, the Bidone administration got a good laugh out of these efforts to actually accomplish...
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
Not sure that is accurate, as the Dim party was...
Not sure that is accurate, as the Dim party was largely controlled and dominated by the Dixiecrats in the late 19th and very early 20th centuries. There may have been some democratic politicians and...
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
Stupid people with guns aren't made smarter by...
Stupid people with guns aren't made smarter by carrying a gun, just more dangerous to themselves and anyone they are around. Guns aren't a big problem, keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, the...
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 6,188
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
:thumbsup::thumbsup:
The other side of the...
:thumbsup::thumbsup:
The other side of the issue may well be that we notice it more when those we have a lot of agreement with reject and attack us than, than when we are rejected and attacked by...
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
That (maintaining ideological/policy agenda...
That (maintaining ideological/policy agenda adherence) was originally the only valid reason (that I could see) for having political parties! Currently however, with both parties captured by Capital's...
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
:thumbsup::thumbsup:
unfortunately, it is...
:thumbsup::thumbsup:
unfortunately, it is these words, that are responsible for corralling a large percentage of progressives into voting for lessor evil candidates but who get despondent and...
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Forum: USA Politics
12th August 2022, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
A bit awkward...
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
A bit awkward and drawn out, unfortunately that's the main problem with nuance, It requires a lot more explanation and qualification, while many if not most, people...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
11th August 2022, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 1,214
Views: 63,520
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 6,188
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Avoiding my questions does not...
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Avoiding my questions does not answer my questions. Business as usual is generally a lethal response to dire emergency/existential situations. Cathedrals could take millennia, as it...
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 2,665
Views: 131,105
LOL, sounds like something you are much more...
LOL, sounds like something you are much more familiar with than I am, so I bow to your superior experience.
My perspective, however comes from (among other sources) an analysis of NBER reports,...
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Forum: USA Politics
11th August 2022, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 260
Views: 9,278
Possibly,...unfortunately we seem to live in a...
Possibly,...unfortunately we seem to live in a world where way too many of the "Smart" men seem to think that negotiation is the "evil" thing and something that you should never do until after the...
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