This is a learning (and sharing) project dedicated to dissecting, examining, and confronting the deception dependent Republican assault on climate science and rational constructive debate ~ I invite good-faith discussion.
* I want to send my heart felt thanks and appreciation to GoFundMe, and staff, for allowing me this opportunity, and for allowing me to hang on despite so little support. I have the postcards ready to go, and there's a greater need than ever for these simple and constructive thoughts to be shared and discussed. If we aren't changing minds we are losing.
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November 10, 2024
Since my last update, my life has been tremendously crowded busy, with some civic work, travel and caretaking grandchildren, working around our cabin, and of course my Maddy dog and the many walks she expects and that keep me exercising.
I'll admit, I was brought low by the lack of support and interest, topped off by another brush off from my friends within the Local Democratic Party when I personally reached out to them for a little help and support in reaching out with this postcard and some help with stamps. Seems they thought it was a mute issue, already won and not important just then - another belly punch that knocked the wind out of me and had me returning to other chores.
I took a bit of flack for the following suggestion during the previous election cycle. Then I got a big DNC brush off and gave up, life's way crowded for me anyway, who cares anyways? Then reality came around to deliver another wrenching gut punch election failure.
Now I, and everyone, get to absorb the result and consequences of the Democratic National Committee continuing to play yesteryear's politics. Rather than working on reaching out, engaging voters, helping to network, providing a platform for education and invigorating convictions. Instead, the campaign gave America a feel good party most were not in the mood for. So instead they picked a wannabe dictator.
What the hell, I might as well float this idea again - for a vigorous opposition party.
Googling, “Why are Democrats losing voters?” reveals that voters who care are feeling so disenfranchised by the Democratic Party that they are turning off in droves.
I’ve been watching your YouTube videos for a while and for the most part, I enjoy them, because I love the topics, your informative sharp style, and you were refreshingly free of red flags. As I became a fan, I’ll admit I got some weird vicarious kick at discovering you were born in Frankfurt am Main during the time I was living there, during my 3 years in BRD & CH.
Then you started talking about climate scientists, people I’ve enthusiastically followed and learned from since my high school science classes (grad of ’73), and a topic I have closely followed for over a half century since. Now, listening to you harp on climate scientists, I do see red flags cropping up, which I feel obligated to share as far and wide as my meager efforts will afford, via an email and posting at my blogs.
Your July 20th, “Fossil Fuels Don’t Come From Fossils? Tucker Carlson Fact Check” brought my feelings to a boil. Now I want to do a little fact checking of your attitude and words, along with their unfortunate implications, in a society where determined willful ignorance runs rampant.
“The world is full of untruth and half truth, right that's the whole problem right.”
8:14
"… Dr. Soon then goes on to complain about how climate scientists reacted to the opening statement from Al Jaber at the COP meeting earlier this year.
In the beginning of this cop 28 meeting, the chairman, … was saying that ‘there's no scientific reasoning to say that we should phase out fossil fuels.’ “
“He’s right. But then he backed off because of all this, baa-baa. …”
“There's no scientific reasoning to say that we should phase out fossil fuel.”
This isn’t an academic argument. This is the stuff of rhetorical gamesmanship.
No parameters, no nuances. Give it a think Sabina.
Lets remember: This shouldn't be about a Biden Administration, so much as a Democratic Administration vs. a totalitarian wannabe administration (pushed by a lot of billionairedark money).
Seems a lot of people are up in arms about what to do about the aging Biden and the utter singled-minded ego driven vandalism of the MAGA trump team - in their dedicated campaign to damage our government as much as possible as fast as possible.
This isn’t a Biden Administration, this is Democrat Administration. Biden is the current quarterback surrounded by good people who are growing in experience and knowledge who will be there to move forward. …
A) Why not a brainstorming meeting among Biden and top Democrat minds, and there are many these days, Harris, Shumer, Jeffries, Buddigieg, Moskowitz, Whitehouse, Porter, we can think of a few more rising stars, ...
Work out a strategy to highlight the Democratic Party TEAM. …
B) Then why not acknowledge the obvious? A refreshing straightforward discussion about mortality and moving forward.
Biden ought to go in front of cameras with those other Democratic leaders beside him. Explain to a simplistic American people that this is a team effort. We don’t change captains in the middle of the most important minutes of the most important game. We stand together, when one falls there are many to close the rank and continue. We know what we are doing, allow us to focus on the real problem facing the nation a dictator wannabe with an amazing amount of unAmerican support behind him.
