Article History
SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.
Via: Bob Nelson • Stock Market & Investments • 1 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“Elon Musk’s rocket company relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to...”
Why is space-based telecommunications - a tech new frontier - a good thing, while alternative energy - also a tech new frontier - a bad thing? To quote the immortal Deep Throat: "Follow the money!"
Stagflation: Shooting the Messengers
Via: Bob Nelson • Stock Market & Investments • 2 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Mainstream economists’ critiques of Trump were right”
It isn't really true that "facts have a liberal bias". It's that conservatives in general - and MAGA fascists even more - ignore facts. They make decisions, including important policy decisions that affect the lives of billions of people on the basis of dogma, even when that dogma is at odds...
MAGA’s Feelings Don’t Care About Your Facts
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 12 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“Reality is what Trump says it is”
We see this on NT every day. MAGAs "believe" one thing one day, but then Trump says the opposite... so our MAGAs believe that opposite. Firmly! It's a fascinating phenomenon. Our MAGAs aren't stupid - well, not all of them. They're members of a cult that reminds me of Mao's followers.
Hackification
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 7 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“Arendt’s Law comes for economic data”
Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana republic. Banana...
Trump is trying on “fascist state” like he’s donning one of his absurd business suits
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 1 Comments • 1 Like • last year
Trump's popularity is underwater, on all policy topics. ALL POLICIES! Every indicator says things are going to get worse, the only questions being "How bad?" and "How fast?" So... he needs a BIG distraction. Soldiers shooting civilians would be great for the fascists. So Trump will keep...
Trump Plays the Carnage Card
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Fake crime wave, real power grab”
I was thirteen years old when the National Guard fired on students at Kent State. It was "formative", to say the least. I've never been very active, politically, but that event fixed me forever in the "force is wrong" camp. The Trump Administration is doing everything to ensure that we have...
I got an A on my 6th-grade Bible class mid-term
Via: Bob Nelson • Religion & Ethics • 1 Comments • last year
“My sister has unearthed a curious relic from the basement of our parents’ house. This is my 6th-grade mid-term exam from Bible class at our...”
"Coincidence" is fun, sometimes. Bible-related, and more specifically, Bible-translation-related articles are flowing across my RSS feed just about every day. That's kinda like throwing successive sixes.
