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sear we have this topic already - https://citizenvoice.us/threads/climate-change-deny-this.118/

Sergeant majors vs sergeants major. What is a "rifle"? Is a carbine a rifle? If a Derringer (pocket-sized handgun) has a rifled barrel, is it a rifle? Some errors in English can lead to misunderstanding or worse. Others can just elicit snickering. Getting the right message across is usually...

The U.S. is no less dependent on national defense than before global warming. What sets this apart is it's in addition to the other perils we're already familiar with. We turn to Uncle Sam to prevent nuclear war, there isn't much individuals can do for that. Climate change is different. We need...

titan, the Republicans hold the weaker hand. The problem is the Democrats may be better organized, better coordinated. Is their agenda substantially superior? At least some of the criticism Republicans hurl at Democrats seem true, despite the predictable partisan embellishment. Speaker Pelosi...

Republicans implemented a deliberate plan to pack the courts, and then advance their own agenda. The backlash seems to have caught them off guard, perhaps because Dobbs v. Jackson pleases their base, but their base is a minority of the population, and a minority of the voters. Rather than...

This is a lame proposal. If it's the best Musk can do he should stick to rocket science. If instead Musk (a Ukraine sympathizer) is chumming the waters, introducing the thin edge of the wedge of peace negotiation with something that appeals to Russia, it may be worth pursuing. First get Russia...

Supreme Court Justice Clarance Thomas's wife Ginni had a closed door session with the Jan. 6 Committee. Though widely reported, details are few. Indications are Mrs. Thomas still believes Trump won reelection. Justice Thomas refuses to recuse himself in related cases.

The U.S. tightened the noose around Japan's neck methodically, one Pacific island after another. Japan had been fighting these numerous battles "to the death". There were even reports of Japanese civilians committing suicide rather than being captured or conquered. Some military estimates that...

The distinction between tactical and strategic nukes may be irrelevant if the one whose finger is on the button is irrational, insane.

Florida's worth a mention here. President Biden undermined common sense while on camera, open mic, announcing at FEMA HQ "This could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history." Who told you that Mr. President? FEMA?

mark, the process of elimination has already begun. U.S. intelligence is unquestionably burning the midnight oil on this one. You're right to ask who benefits. Who benefits from any vandalism? It seems sear's counterpoint is it's a short route to error to attribute rational planning to...

I haven't read any reports about U.S. military forces being on alert. Maybe U.S. and NATO are downplaying it in an effort to avoid making matters worse.

A sensibly cautious view, cautiously expressed. But in this case, in this context, I think it's got Putin's fingerprints on it. Putin is desperate about losing in Ukraine. He's grasping at straws. Today's news reported by Politico and others: Americans urged to leave Russia ‘immediately,’ U.S...

No doubt some laymen, MAGA Republicans among them, may be awaiting a single, simple, definitive indication proving climate change. But the evidence is mostly statistical trends, evidently unpersuasive to them. Doesn't mean you're wrong mark. But it does suggest if humanity saves itself it will...

Arkansas Governor Clinton turned U.S. President Clinton earned the nickname "Slick Willy", an off-color reference to his extramarital proclivities. It's a nickname given Clinton by his political opposition, grudging acknowledgement that Clinton was a skillful politician. Trump may have Clinton...

Doesn't change my attitude about Putin, who has a wound between his lips that desperately needs an entire box of tampons.

titan, the irony is our inadequate response has both short term (immediate), and long term consequences. mark's right about statistical anecdote. But that's misleading. It's not uncommon in the Northern hemisphere when it's unusually bitter cold in the Northern U.S. it may be correspondingly...

"It remained far from clear who might be behind the leaks or any foul play, if proven, on the Nord Stream pipelines that Russia and European partners spent billions of dollars building. Seismologists in Denmark and Sweden said they had registered two powerful blasts on Monday in the vicinity...

Self-flagellating sacrifice is not necessary. Improving trade relations can benefit both parties.

Perhaps the police department should add a rule against parking on train tracks. Part of the benefit of having a patrol partner is as a sanity check. It took two adult policemen to destroy that patrol vehicle. We're doomed.