Icarus: Solution to Climate Change?
Proposed techno-money schemes are like Icarus and his wings of wax and feathers, who flew too close to the sun. Although the sun is an essential life force, … Read more
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Eccentric Scientist Proposes Unusual Cure for Global Warming
Dispatches from SNN (Slobovian News Network) A world-famous eccentric scientist has proposed a highly unusual cure for global warming. It’s a dirty job, can we make it happen? … Read more
Who Taught George Santos to Be Such a Self-Serving Fraud?
The surreal saga of George Santos, bizarre Republican congress critter and self-serving fraud. People are baffled by the surreal saga of George Santos, bizarre Republican congress critter, self-serving … Read more
Some Bomb Cyclone Lessons
Here are some “bomb cyclone” lessons many of us learned during the recent episode. Bomb cyclone lessons learned: Most of us turn out to be more self-reliant and … Read more
Plant-Based Beer and Bug Burgers: It’s What’s for Dinner
Larry Kudlow, Fox News television personality and pretend economist who plays one on TV, complains about “plant-based beer.” Big Meat did a collective knee jerk this spring when … Read more
Man Who Cut Down Tree to Avoid Raking Leaves Eaten Alive by Disgruntled Squirrels
Lesson learned postmortem: there’s no way to avoid raking leaves. A man in suburban Detroit who cut down his tree to avoid raking leaves was found eaten alive … Read more
G20 Summit Unveils Car That Runs on Human Waste
G20 officials say that, in battle for climate control, cars running on human waste could be a real (and stinky) game changer. Dispatches from SNN (Slobovian News Network) … Read more
What the Texas Deep Freeze Revealed
While Ted Cruz fled the Texas deep freeze for sun and luxury in Cancun, Mexico, dozens of his constituents died. It’s written that Nero, the debauched ancient emperor, … Read more
Who Cares Who the Secretary of Agriculture Is?
The job of secretary of agriculture in the past has first and foremost been to keep moneyed interests in charge. Years ago, Robert Kennedy noted that making economic, … Read more
This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Dunce Upon a Time
So you think you can dunce? Trump is like a breath of fresh err. Those who only chase after money eventually catch hell. Ignorance doesn’t know what it … Read more
