Some of the states have laws that were obviously made to restrict the ability of voters to cast their ballots. Texas has tried to limit the number of ballot collection boxes to a single ballot box per county. The justification was that it would limit the chances of fraud. This is, to me, absurd. Apparently
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The thought occurred to me that the climate change controversy is made worse by the echo chambers and information silos that are caused by social media such as YouTube and Facebook. The social media makes polarization worse, there are more us against them due to social media. Mark Zuckerberg may be well intentioned but his
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@Carlos Thanks. But the commercial AM and FM radio stations have gone to hell due to the foreign languages and the horrible crap called ‘syndicated talk radio.’ So all the good music stations either sold out to one or the other. A lot of radio stations now consist of just the transmitter and a satellite
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“The grid is so different than everything else we deal with. The electricity in this location was generated just moments ago. What you are looking at is the world’s largest supply chain with zero inventory. Because the way the grid operates, supply must be in balance with demand everywhere at all times.”
This is getting serious. The House panel report urges the breakup of tech giants, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. I can understand Amazon because they sell stuff that is necessary for life such as food and necessities. Their dominance can be quantified in dollars. Apple (and Amazon) are big in the entertainment industry, especially
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This talk is a few years old; what he predicted has come true. He shows several good graphs that show the cost crossover points for several countries. https://youtu.be/9apFPrTpKhY
The Right continues to whine about Facebook being anti-conservative and favoring the left — which is not true. This is a good article about Facebook’s bias against false claims and the Right’s continual manufacturing of “alternate truth” that is subjected to censorship by Facebook and other social media. It’s truly a disgraceful shame that a
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Biden’s plan compared to the Green New Deal. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/green-new-deal-joe-biden-climate-change-plan/ Proposes a climate justice division at the DOJ. This will require legislation. A quote: >> Biden’s plan directs 40% of its spending to historically disadvantaged communities, and calls for the establishment of an Environmental and Climate Justice Division at the Justice Department to prosecute anti-pollution cases.
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More good news. Four coal fired power plants in Illinois and Ohio will close soon. The company sees the writing on the wall. https://wrex.com/2020/10/04/vistra-energy-to-close-coal-power-plants-in-illinois-ohio-2/
The derecho windstorm caused damage to Iowa’s Duane Arnold nuclear power plant, shutting it down prematurely. Quote from local newspaper article. >> Cheaper sources of energy Officials for both Alliant and NextEra said the existence of cheaper forms of energy prompted the decision to close Duane Arnold. Alliant spokesman Justin Foss said the market value
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