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Global Priorities
Alan Zendell, February 6, 2023 If you read my recent post, Connectedness, you’ll recall that I ended it by suggesting that we, as Americans and citizens of Earth may have our priorities upside down. Most of our stress during the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, asteroids, climate change, corrupt politicians, earthquakes, gun violence, ice age, Iraq, Nature, nine eleven, sea level, Ukraine
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Doomsday
Alan Zendell, January 24, 2023 Several scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War 2 established the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and its iconic Doomsday Clock after atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Midnight on the Doomsday … Continue reading
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Tagged bulletin of atomic scientists, china, climate change, democracy, Doomsday Clock, hiroshima, iran, MAGA, manhattan project, nagasaki, North Korea, pandemics, Putin, Ukraine
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Dysfunctional Government
Alan Zendell, December 5th, 2022 In recent decades, divisiveness and extremist politics have taken an increasing toll on our government’s ability to function. Despite warnings that the government itself could become a casualty, that trend, worsened by the intraparty struggle … Continue reading
Legacies of the 2022 Election
Alan Zendell, November 11, 2022 When historians look back on the 2022 election, four things will stand out most prominently: America’s defense of its democracy, clear evidence that Donald Trump’s influence has diminished, the impact of young voters and women … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, democracy, gerrymandering, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, red wave, saave the planet, trade wars, voter intimidation, women, young voters
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The Challenges We Face
Alan Zendell, September 30, 2022 The phrase, “When it rains, it pours,” is usually a reference to problems piling on top of each other. Not to strain the metaphor too much, depending on what those problems are, they can lead … Continue reading
Wind Farms
Alan Zendell, September 15, 2022 Of all the issues critical to our future that have been taken hostage by political extremists, climate change may be the most serious, depending on whether you believe the long-term health of our planet or … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Cape Cod, carbon emissions, climate change, coal, Denmark, energy independence, green energy, Hyannsport, hypocrisy, Inflation Reduction Act, Jennifer Granholm, Maine, natural gas, not in my backyard, oil, Oregon, russia, saving democracy, Ted Kennedy, Ukraine
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Positive Signs
Alan Zendell, September 13, 2022 As 2022 began, everything seemed to be trending in the wrong direction. Congress was hopelessly deadlocked. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had re-aligned himself with Donald Trump, tying his future to the former president’s. Democrats … Continue reading
Inflection Points
Alan Zendell, August 16, 2022, President Biden often says we are at an inflection point in our history. In mathematics, an inflection point defines when a downward trend turns upward, or vice versa. That sounds very technical, but applied to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Kinzinger, changing trends, climate change, congress, DOJ, Donald Trump, drug prices, espionage, gasoline prices, Georgia, history, inflation, insurrection, Liz Cheney, mathemtics, Merrick Garland, New York, President Biden, recession, right wing extremism, Rudy Giuliani, russia, supreme court, Ukraine, veterans, violence
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Republican Overreach
Alan Zendell, July 30, 2022 I’m not one to say I told you so, but in case you either weren’t paying attention or thought I’d made up fake numbers about why gasoline prices have spiked so much, here’s what The … Continue reading
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Tagged bill cassidy, BP, burn pit victims, Chevron, Chuck Schumer, climate change, computer chips, Exxon, James Lankford, Jim Imhofe, John Cronyn, John Kennedy, Mitch McConnell, reducing iinflation, refineries, Shell, stock buybacks, Ted Cruz, Total Energy, veterans, winfall oil profits
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Hope For Christmas
Alan Zendell, December 24, 2021 Being neither a Christian nor a fan of organized religion, I’m not fond of Christmas, either. My idea of celebrating is to avoid its associated hypocrisy as much as possible. Growing up in New York … Continue reading
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