Israeli Election Circus 2019, Final Act : It's 2009 All Over Again... But...
This diary series has suffered such low visibility, that I’m posting this just for closure and in brief. More below the salmon. Since 1967, Israel has controlled the lives of the Palestinian people...
View ArticleIsraeli Election Circus 2019: ENCORE!!!
I told you it’s a circus, didn’t I?Long story short: after scoring his best parliament-seat haul for Likud in his entire career as leader (that would be 7 election campaigns; check it out, he got 35...
View ArticleEV Revolution: A New Daily Kos Group
As Earth Day approached, I invited the amazing Rei to co-found this new Daily Kos Group, and Rei kindly agreed. Earth Day, as you may have noted, was in April, and two months later this group has yet...
View Article#RbPi 15 (7/2019): Best-Value Used EVs
I don’t count my announcement of the EV Revolution group (always accepting new members!) as part of the #RbPi series, so today is #15. With all the rhetorical wars around new EVs, fueled by...
View Article#RbPi 15b (7/2019): Used EVs - Cheapie Options
I continue the mini-series on the US used EV market (#15: best options). Today we’ll meet the Cheapies. See below the fold, which is below the green blurb and the resource lists. #RbPi...
View Article#RbPi 15c (7/2019): Used EVs - Pricier but Worthy
I hope y’all are having fun at Netroots, or on the way there.This ends my mini-series on the US used EV market (previously, #15: best options and #15b: Cheapies). Today we’ll see pricier, but still...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket: August High Water at Thornton Creek
The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns.We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own...
View Article#RbPi 16 (8/2019): The Elusive 200-mile, $35k Electric Car
Following upon last month’s overview of the used EV market (#15: best options and #15b: Cheapies; also #15c: a very short list of pricier options somewhat cheaper than getting a new one), I turn back...
View ArticleIsraeli Election Circus 2019, Act 8: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Israel’s public school year starts on Sunday. This week, Israeli families are trudging back from abroad, from a domestic vacation, from hunkering down at the in-laws — or wherever they found to spend...
View ArticleBibi Tries to Steal Election via "Arab Voter Fraud" Ruse - Gets OWNED!
This is Act 9 in my Israeli Election 2019 Circus Act diary series.I realized that perhaps one reason people don’t tune in to the series, is they feel like they must read all prior Acts first… well, you...
View ArticleFlorida Man was Dead in a Lake for 22 Years, Until Ex-Florida Man Browsed...
I know, sorry, it’s more a title than a diary, but I couldn’t resist myself.I mean, you gotta hand it to Florida Man. This Man never ceases to amaze.You’ll probably have read the entire story somewhere...
View ArticleUPDATE: Israeli Exit Polls Indicate Bibi's Days LIKELY Over
This is Act 10 in my Israeli Election 2019 Circus Act diary series. and it will be extremely short.Polling stations officially closed 15 minutes ago (note to Americans: in Israel the standard in...
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Climate Strike Blogathon: We Must Accelerate EV Adoption NOW.
This diary is an outreach from EV Revolution and my #RbPi series, joining the Climate Strike Blogathon led by the indomitable Angmar and OccupyStephanie.It is often said — and I’ve heard it again from...
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Oil Companies Race to Out-Pump Each Other. If Only We Could Do Something......
[Excerpts from the Guardian ongoing series The Polluters, posted last week; emphases mine]The world’s 50 biggest oil companies are poised to flood markets with an additional 7m barrels per day over the...
View ArticleDem Lessons from UK Elections: 1. No Disarray! 2. Angry White Men Aren't...
The mainstream media will doubtlessly try to push the story that 2019’s disastrous UK election results are a warning to the Centre-Left everywhere and in particular US Democrats, to become more...
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The Daily Bucket: Pineapple Express Arrives at Thornton Creek
The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns spinning around us.We invite you to note what you are seeing around you...
View ArticleUPDATE: My Letter to the NYT Regarding Bret Stephens' Racist Column
My son mentioned to me the other day an Ashkenazi-supremacist column in the NYT. Thank you AKALib for writing a substantial diary about it, which also saves me the need to actually click on NYT links....
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The Trump-Bibi "Piece Plan" isn't just Distraction: It's a Green Light to...
As The Guardian reports, *45’s much ballyhooed Piece Plan announced in the presence of one side only, wants to [my comments in brackets; compare the map below to the above map documenting the current...
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EV Tuesday: "...but you can't deny Ghosn's Got Style"
This is of course, a reference to a famous Harry Potter quote…YouTube VideoJust like his flagship Nissan Leaf, Carlos Ghosn’s very vocal and visible presence in EV world was notable, but seemed to be...
View ArticleWrite (MS)NBC to Demand Removal of Chris Matthews
By now everyone not under some political rock has heard of Chris Matthews’ vile, hateful analogy of Sanders winning (Nevada, or the primary race in general) to the Nazis bypassing the Maginot Line.This...
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