Topple Trump, politics, renewable energy, water
Topple Trump, politics, renewable energy, water
California ISO manages the flow of high-voltage long-distance electricity for 80% of California. Their charts show how they manage the current heat wave and huge demand for power. For a bit they were forced to institute rolling blackouts to keep…
Trump publicly said he wants to disembowel the USPS to stop mail-in and absentee voting. It’s blowing up in his face, and is now a huge nationwide story. People and Congress are mobilizing. We can turn this around and make…
If I hear one more leftie say in response to the insane turmoil of our current moment that we must ignore politics as usual and instead build an independent worker’s movement, I’m going to scream. This is wrong on so…
Children under 5 can carry way more COVID-19 virus than adults, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study. Older children carry it as much as adults. So absolutely, let’s open all the schools. And have few or no guidelines. Nothing could…
COVID-19 is clobbering low income people. This isn’t just due to COVID-19 illnesses. The really devastating problems is services they rely on like health clinics, food stamps, subsidized internet, etc. are often barely functioning. The services are overwhelmed by unprecedented…
Taxes can be confusing. The process can indeed be stressful. Here are some tax thoughts based on my just-completed first year doing taxes at H&R Block. Make sure you withhold enough Some may think it’s very clever to not withhold…
So much winning. Other countries are dealing with COVID-19 in a responsible manner and now have closed borders with us. By contrast, the Trump Administration is beyond irresponsible. After pondering it all week, desperately trying to get a new message…
L.A. City Councilmember Jose Huizar has been charged by federal authorities for taking bribes from a Chinese billionaire to facilitate real estate development. This includes cashing in $259,000 in chips at Las Vegas casinos that the billionaire gave him. Huizar…
A while back WordPress realized its post editing capabilities were getting old, tired, and weren’t ready for the future. Many companies would have tried to graft on kludgy fixes, in hopes of cobbling together something workable, at least for a…