Category Archives: Science

The Kindest People, The Cruelest People

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Thanos

Say that title line the way you would intone “they were the best of times, they were the worst of times…” while thinking about these times that we are in, and the humans that populate them. You already know everything … Continue reading →

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Trump and the Epstein Files: What’s Being Hidden?

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Thanos

A bit of skepticism and mistrust of government is healthy for a democracy: but we now have an authoritarian government actively lying, burying factual history, and disappearing government data that we used to rely on. When it comes to operational … Continue reading →

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AP Fact Checks Our President’s Lies Ahead of SOTU

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Thanos

In this article Associated Press breaks down the most likely Trump lies that we will hear in tonight’s joint session of congress gathering for the State of the Union presidential address. Sad that we can predict that our president will … Continue reading →

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Trump Demands More Misery, Deaths, and Increased Costs to Ratepayers From Big Coal

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Thanos

Trump wants ratepayers to pay more for energy while increasing the incidence of deaths related to coal energy. Trump has many friends in the coal industry, and their influence with him appears to be even higher after they gave him … Continue reading →

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Wingnut Predicted New Ice Ages that Never Happened

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Thanos

In which Peter Hadfield, aka Potholer54 tracks the November 2018 claims back to sources, and shows how wrong they are in their interpretation of the data regarding the new Solar Grand Minimum. He also does a great job of looking … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden: Trump Put The Country In A Terrible Spot By Failing To Act

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Thanos

Stephen Colbert with an extended interview with Joe Biden, presumptive democrat nominee for president. The horrific corona virus response is covered, and Joe covers plans to tackle the pandemic when he gets in office.

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A CONSERVATIVE solution to global warming (Part 1)

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Thanos

Political Correctness in the Republican party consists of denying that global warming exists, or that it’s man made, or that it’s impact to our children’s futures and our nation won’t be monumental. These denials come in the face of science … Continue reading →

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El Nino Still Growing

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Thanos

Be on the watch for more unusual weather: The current strong El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean shows no signs of waning, as seen in the latest satellite image from the U.S./European Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason-2 mission. El … Continue reading →

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Why temperatures never go up in straight lines

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Thanos

A new video from Peter Hadley to debunk the usual naysayers who think this temporary slowdown or pause in AGW is the destruction of all science. Why temperatures never go up in straight lines – YouTube.

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Merchants of Doubt: What Climate Deniers Learned from Big Tobacco

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Thanos

How professional sowers of doubt moved from issue to issue: tobacco, energy, climate. Merchants of Doubt: What Climate Deniers Learned from Big Tobacco – YouTube.

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