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The "1984" Theory of Bari Weiss - by Brad DeLong
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 11 months ago
“If someone keeps advancing despite demonstrable incompetence at public‑reason journalism, perhaps they are doing a different job than advancing...”
Leni Reifenstal didn't do "bad journalism". Journalism was not her job. Her job was to put Dr Goebbles's policies in a good light. She was good at her job. Bari Weiss has the same job, but she is not as good at it.
How CATL’s Reinforced Sodium Battery is Insanely Cheap
Via: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 5 Comments • 1 Like • 11 months ago
“CATL have secretly been filing many patents - and I came across one that really caught my interest. I believe their new full scale approach towards...”
We saw a lot of improvements in ICE in the 1980s as manufacturers were forced to react to petroleum shocks and unbreathable air. Not much since... OTOH, battery and motor tech is just now going through that same explosive development phase. And of course, the Trump Administration is ensuring...
2025 was a terrible year for climate politics. The energy transition still had a good one.
Via: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 5 Comments • 11 months ago
“Renewables beat coal, EVs went mainstream, and even Trump's rollbacks couldn't stop the shift already underway.”
This is encouraging. At the same time, if renewables are spreading in the US, despite the Administration's opposition, it's easy to imagine how far ahead China and the EU will be when Trump's stupidity is finally quashed. There are links in the seed.
Without evidence
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 220 Comments • 15 Likes • 10 months ago
“President Trump doesn’t like wind farms. ”
More than any technical aspect, it's the MONUMENTAL STUPIDITY that leaves me stunned. This is a semi-senile old man making far-reaching, destructive decisions based on... whim. It's hard to imagine a more accurate image of a mad king. I suppose that his "advisors" go along, despite knowing...
A New K in America
Via: Bob Nelson • Stock Market & Investments • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 11 months ago
“The gap between haves and have-nots fell under Biden, but is rising under Trump”
There's so much going on every day that we too often don't find the time to hack our way through the bullshit, to get finer, more accurate images of recent history. For example... Biden did well by the working class. Here's the data! There are links in the seed.
Bari Weiss is the Pete Hegseth of journalism
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 19 Comments • 4 Likes • 11 months ago
“Do you have any idea how much of a bumbling just-picked-up-a-paintbrush amateur Bari Weiss is in her new job as Editor-in-Chief of CBS News?”
Hegseth was hired by an idiot who inherited a huge fortune. Bari Weiss was hired by an idiot who inherited a huge fortune. Is there perhaps a pattern here? There are links in the seed.
MAGA's Manly Manufacturing Misfire
Via: Bob Nelson • Stock Market & Investments • 22 Comments • 4 Likes • 11 months ago
“Understanding Trump’s other big failure”
Trump doesn't understand his own supporters. And he doesn't care. He knows they'll support him, regardless. So... overall, he has more to gain by fucking them over - which he must do to please the techbros - than by doing anything to actually help their real-world existence. There are links...
December 21, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 11 months ago
“Speaking today at Turning Point USA's annual "AmericaFest" conference, Vice President J.D. Vance said, “The only thing that has truly served as an...”
There is no objective reality in MAGAland. "Reality" is whatever the loudest voice proclaims it to be. There's a lot of shouting at the moment... There are links in the seed.
The Best Thing That Happened in 2025
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 4 Comments • 1 Like • 11 months ago
“A genuine cause for celebration.”
What goes on in a MAGA mind? That question fascinates me, whether the person is famous or unknown, or anywhere in between. They vociferously deny reality... but at what level do they actually believe what they're saying? What is their self-image? They cannot allow themselves to see a...