WRT Africa, a looming debt crisis. 96% of domestic govt revenue goes to debt service. They need cheap, not expensive energy. Might be paywall. https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/05/16/africa-faces-a-mounting-debt-crisis For wind and solar, the initial cost is large, but the ROI i...
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Apparently, there are cycles to the Earth’s atmosphere. Why I never.
That's odd to focus on a single year like that. The climate goes through multi-year cycles, which is why climatologists focus on multi-year averages, not individual years. And, in all these multiple years, the climate has been warming. Maybe we could just think and pray because that seems to be the...
Jump to postThat's another thing: This whole notion of "well all electricity comes from coal and gas anyway" is false. We on the West Coast have our energy from hydro, wind, solar, and nuclear. Oregon's only coal fired electric plant shut down a few years ago. So just stop with this "fossil fuel ...
Jump to postthere is now a 66% chance that the planet’s temperature will climb above 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels for at least one year That's odd to focus on a single year like that. The climate goes through multi-year cycles, which is why climatologists focus on multi-year avera...
Jump to postOf course not, court documents are very long. Feel free to copy/paste the part that supports your claim since you're familiar with them and the one making the claim. This is perhaps making me miss the days of "doing your own research".... The ones who scream "DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!!!&...
Jump to postOr is there more advanced new type that didn't turn up in my search result? There's this one if all you care about is hot water for a shower but don't mind/need hot water anywhere else. Many review seems to say the water are barely warm, although i guess it depends on temperature of water input? No...
Jump to postNot really how it works. Interstate commerce is interpreted more broadly than whether the party in question is itself moving material solely within the borders of a single state. Why, then, are trucks transitioning to low or zero emissions "California" standard? Then, why did Caterpillar ...
Jump to postUnless interstate carriers are shipping containers to warehouses in Nevada or Arizona, I doubt this will impact any interstate commerce. Or international commerce, for that matter. Not really how it works. Interstate commerce is interpreted more broadly than whether the party in question is itself ...
Jump to postWhat climate change deniers also forget is it is not just burning fossil fuels that are not renewable. It is extracting these energy sources and pouring deadly chemicals into our water and land. I mean, hurray we can heat homes for like 15 years but if we have no clean water to survive because of fr...
Jump to postCal keeps on rocking - "California bans the sale of new diesel trucks by 2036" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/28/california-bans-the-sale-of-new-diesel-trucks-by-2036.html When I worked in shipping (tankers), Cal was one of the first to put strict limits on emissions back in the 80's. Wonde...
Jump to postI am concerned, like many, that the attempts to phase out natural gas while well intended is a bad idea as other preferred sources including wind, solar and nuclear all have serious disadvantages as well as not being able to produce enough power in the all-electric future. This phase-out of natural...
Jump to postCalifornia is doing what it believes is best for California. State's rights. That applies to all 50 states, not just the select few you happen to agree with.
Jump to postRing the bell and toss the chair one last time. We should not ever forget his closing words of nearly every episode:
Be good to yourself, and each other.
Tennessee, and Buffalo before it, are places without a lot going on. Their governments got bamboozled by the lure of the NFL. IMO their taxpayers are gonna regret the largess their government has just show these already rich owners. You might be looking a bit in the past but don't the Titans play i...
Jump to postHe may have been fired by Fox
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eve-trial-di ... 24495.html
Redacted messages from Carlson were even more inflammatory than anything he ever said on air. This would have been troubling for Fox, if this had been brought up during a trial.
Listen, you can break bad anywhere next to an interstate. Fentanyl is being used to treat pain, right? It is also being mixed in with methamphetamine. But it is used for pain. Here's a crazy idea: lower the cost of health care so the pain can be treated instead of people popping random pills off th...
Jump to postWhy would you pay to subsidize a stadium in this day and age? The swanky so-fi stadium in Los Angeles and luxurious Citypark stadium in the "dying" city of St. Louis (similar to OAK) were both privately financed. In fact, Citypark had a failed vote to reallocate tax funding to it from tra...
Jump to postIt's not a handout. This flawed thinking is why San Diego lost their NFL team and enriched the gas companies since now they drive 2 hours on I-5 to go see them. *citation needed to demonstrate that San Diego folks are actually still attending Chargers games. When the Chargers abandoned San Diego, f...
Jump to postHow was Don Lemon controversial?
I suspect people will buy the subscription to Carlson, choose auto pay for the monthly fee, watch a few times, then forget about it but still be auto charged.
Also all these sports are alien to me, and the idea of teams relocating even more so, but I've visited California once, and know that Oakland is visible from SF (I've not taken that bridge). From quick googling SF has an NFL team, an NBA team and an MLB team The NFL and MLB teams used to share a st...
Jump to postQF7 wrote:casinterest wrote:
Wouldn't it be nice if you could sue a cable company so you wouldn't have to pay carrage fees for Fox?
Yes, but so long as Fox viewers have to pay such fees for MSNBC and CNN I guess fair is fair.
But that's what it is: the city refuses to fully fund a stadium when the wealthy could very well fund a stadium out of their own pocket. The other issue is that if the city does fully fund a stadium to appease the wealthy, in 10 years, the wealthy club owner will say "build me a new stadium or...
Jump to postI am glad Oakland refuses to subsidize these overpaid teams and their stadiums. What a waste of money for Las Vegas and its taxpayers, not to mention the horrible impacts this will have on water usage in an area that is desperate for water. The people of Oakland deserve better than multi millionair...
Jump to postWith the current A's franchise, it's a pretty safe bet they will lose. LOL They have a tough act to follow. The Knights have been the in playoffs every year except one and made it to the finals once. The Raiders have been playoff contenders so the A's have to start to get some personnel. The Knight...
Jump to postWas this the "good guy with a gun"?
Jump to postThis argument of guns vs. alcohol is crazy. Firearms enthusiasts insist that children CHILDREN be taught firearms safety and safe rooms be built in school because firearms are so incredibly important. Alcohol? How is that even in the same universe? No one but no one would think of teaching their chi...
Jump to postBecause Fox lied, this means they are lying about Hunter Biden the way they lied about the Soros funded pizza place and the Soros funded drag queens and the Soros funded schools. Not a question. Fox lied.
Jump to postBragg is focused on New York state law, not federal law. Republicans, led by McCarthy, are getting involved to show their handler they are loyal and nothing more.
Jump to postListen, you can break bad anywhere next to an interstate. Fentanyl is being used to treat pain, right? It is also being mixed in with methamphetamine. But it is used for pain. Here's a crazy idea: lower the cost of health care so the pain can be treated instead of people popping random pills off th...
Jump to postI remember when I went to High School (Gymansium in Germany) and was preparing for a student exchange to Michigan, we were told to watch out for this very situation: Being at the wrong house at the wrong time might get you shot. We made damn sure to announce ourselves and not to sneak into anything...
Jump to postSo you've basically described the next iteration of Breaking Bad :rotfl: Unfortunately, yes. But I hate ABQ, so I'm gonna stick with my day job. :lol: Listen, you can break bad anywhere next to an interstate. Fentanyl is being used to treat pain, right? It is also being mixed in with methamphetamin...
Jump to postThis is really too bad. I have enjoyed political debates here. This has been the best site for me to debate. Why should I continue to "hang out" here when one of the best reasons for visiting will be gone? I see pics and videos of aircraft on other sites. I have tried to debate politics on...
Jump to postAre you saying that both parties are do favours for each other. My understanding is that this flow is just one way. I'm saying that none of the justices are cloistered monks/nuns. They all profit indirectly by virtue of their position. And the desire to advocate for favored viewpoints is not limite...
Jump to postAgain, not a reason for any of them to resign unless those friends sit in positions of power for groups who could be impacted by the right wing decisions handed down from the court. If you remove the words "right wing", this arguably could describe every member of the court. I would furth...
Jump to postCrow serves on the board of a Right Wing Think Tank. Not McDonalds or Starbucks. His decisions and authority are derived from his positional stances, not business acumen. It is a direct conflict of interest. Again, under the law, there is no conflict of interest from serving on the board of an orga...
Jump to postI live in NYC and things seem OK at the moment. Definitely not as good as they were before the pandemic, but it's improved compared to last year. Indeed, NYC doesn't seem to be doing that bad compared to other cities. San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago and a lot of Canadian cities' downtown cores...
Jump to postSo Crow files amicus briefs (friend of the court) with SCOTUS because he has a friend on the Supreme Court? "Center right" is a stretch but, okay. He didn't start doing this until Thomas was as Justice. Justice Thomas also failed to disclose real estate deals with Crow https://www.propubl...
Jump to postI mean, especially considering Clarence Thomas first met this man after he was already serving on the Court , and Harlan Crow has filed 8 briefs with the Court, with Clarence Thomas agreeing with him on all points every time. ... To clarify, Harlan Crow serves on the board of the American Enterpris...
Jump to postWho gives a sh!t? Seriously. Did anyone die? He settled his case in court for a sympathy handshake and has gone on to be predictably racist. No politician tried to reverse his case. Meanwhile conservatives have cast all LGBTQ people and their allies as pedophiles, as a matter of national platform. ...
Jump to postAn appeal has not even been filed. This all happened after Tucker Carlson went on his Fox show and demanded this guy get a pardon. Can't step out of line from the GOP. This case proves, yet again, Republicans live by suggestions while demanding the rest of us live by hard and fast laws. They should...
Jump to postAs the OP pointed out the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has done exactly the opposite of what it was supposedly intended to do and such is a complete and total failure. Inflation is slowing in the US and should be back around 3% by year's end. Inflation is being reduced. Too bad neither political p...
Jump to postRight. So just ignore what happened January 2017 to January 2021 like it never even happened. We will simply forget those PPP loans going to billionaires and all the pay outs to all Americans signed by his highness that were not paid for until this administration. QF7 has a good point that spending ...
Jump to postAn appeal has not even been filed. This all happened after Tucker Carlson went on his Fox show and demanded this guy get a pardon. Can't step out of line from the GOP. This case proves, yet again, Republicans live by suggestions while demanding the rest of us live by hard and fast laws. EDIT: Why d...
Jump to postAn appeal has not even been filed. This all happened after Tucker Carlson went on his Fox show and demanded this guy get a pardon. Can't step out of line from the GOP. This case proves, yet again, Republicans live by suggestions while demanding the rest of us live by hard and fast laws. EDIT: Why do...
Jump to postIf we are demanding transparency and a justice (or elected official, for that matter) refuse to be transparent AND take up business proposed by those who gave them the gifts, why not hold that justice accountable? Otherwise, we are a nation of suggestions and not laws. But notably, Justice Thomas i...
Jump to postI did a road trip across Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri two years ago, just so I could check them off my "been there" list. I was in a car with Michigan plates and never met friendlier people. People who strictly judge people by their politics are shorting themselves. There are m...
Jump to postI did a road trip across Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri two years ago, just so I could check them off my "been there" list. I was in a car with Michigan plates and never met friendlier people. People who strictly judge people by their politics are shorting themselves. There are m...
Jump to postThat is a valid argument, but by that standard no one can ever question or hold to account any Republican or Conservative public figure. Surely there is a line between legitimate questioning and “hunting” is there not? Yes, there is, and I gave it in my response. It's fair to question the amount of...
Jump to postThe Republicans you speak of would like to take the land currently occupied by the USA. As evidenced by the fact we are in a thread talking about how a politician declared "confederate heritage month" they don't have any intention of leaving. Either way, the idea of division rather than i...
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