They're not getting there on a small boat, so it's not a problem. (In a political sense, I'm dead serious. Getting a visa, forgetting to leave, then fading into the background is obvio… (View Post)

Have we done this? Trump on China: "They made a trillion dollars with Biden selling us stuff. Much of it we don't need. Somebody said, 'oh, the shelves are gonna be open.' Well, m… (View Post)

And net-a-fair-bit-less is already happening. These figures include imports; https://bsky.app/profile/acjsissons.bsky.social/post/3lo2fjy6gkk25 Admittedly, the early steps are easier than the later o… (View Post)

The thing about cognitive decline is that it can reveal underlying personality; the mental power to keep up the mask is one of the things that goes first. In Trump's case, he has always been a l… (View Post)

The catch with that question is that solar/wind/battery are cheaper than fossil fuels + CCS right now and have the massive advantage of already existing at scale. The price factor has changed a lot i… (View Post)