THE CULTISTS DO TREND TO VERY OFTEN AGREE totally and completely
that is a thing about cults
disagree and they out you from the cult
btw the supremes are talking about ''is the rump a traitor'' right now your lot must be so PROUD
As the Democrat party usually votes as a bloc, I would agree that they are a cult. As the Republicans tend to disagree with each other on a variety of topics, I would not agree that they are a cult. I am proud that this country still has a legal system that is willing to hear cases that are of great importance to the future of the country.
Has it occurred to you that even though this country has many faults, you are allowed to follow whatever lifestyle you choose, live where you choose, vote for who you want and speak your mind?
I found the following two short exchanges to be excellent examples of how full of baloney Putin is (and yet, revealing as well).
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TUCKER: So then you do see America as an enemy?
PUTIN: That was just a saying but the current administration is definitely not a friend.
TUCKER: Can that be changed?
PUTIN: That’s why you have elections.
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TUCKER: How do you think the 2024 election will go?
PUTIN: We are just observing. It’s our responsibility to be vigilant since it will impact the world. We are hoping the election is carried out in a way where the results can be believed. In Russia we do not have mail in ballots.
I haven't watched the interview, but was Putin able to keep a straight face while he made those comments? What a joke... Putin of all people, mocking how elections in the US are held!
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Has it occurred to you that even though this country has many faults, you are allowed to follow whatever lifestyle you choose, live where you choose, vote for who you want and speak your mind?
PUTIN: We’re convinced he is not running the country. Let’s say we have good sources that confirm that but it’s plain for anyone to see for themselves. The US has now entered into a dark period. It has unaccountable leadership.
Originally posted by olejoedad: Has it occurred to you that even though this country has many faults, you are allowed to follow whatever lifestyle you choose, live where you choose, vote for who you want and speak your mind?
Some truckers in a country in North America may disagree.
Of course. There are always anarchist who believe that any and all government regulation is "anti-freedom", but most people (like 90% of truckers in that northern country) understand that "freedom" carries responsibility.
Michigan's beautiful lands are being despoiled by wind turbines and thousands of acres of valuable farmland are being carpeted with solar farms - with or without the permission of the landowners.
The laws put into effect by the Democrats allow this.
Michigan's beautiful lands are being despoiled by wind turbines and thousands of acres of valuable farmland are being carpeted with solar farms - with or without the permission of the landowners.
The laws put into effect by the Democrats allow this.
The government is confiscating private land and giving it to industry. That's not Fascist at all, no sir.
I have it on good authority that Fascism is when the president says "peacefully let your voices be heard".
Michigan's beautiful lands are being despoiled by wind turbines and thousands of acres of valuable farmland are being carpeted with solar farms - with or without the permission of the landowners.
I can't find anything to back up this claim. Do you have a link?
Additionally, these bills do not contain an eminent domain aspect, meaning someone’s property would not be taken in order to site renewable energy, Aiyash said.
“This only happens if a landowner voluntarily decides to enter into an agreement with the developer and chooses to lease their land. So this actually gives landowners a lot of flexibility and freedom,” Aiyash said.
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Additionally, these bills do not contain an eminent domain aspect, meaning someone’s property would not be taken in order to site renewable energy, Aiyash said.
“This only happens if a landowner voluntarily decides to enter into an agreement with the developer and chooses to lease their land. So this actually gives landowners a lot of flexibility and freedom,” Aiyash said.
Looks like a new episode of "Ask olejoedad." Or "Michigan Today, hosted by olejoedad."
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Using good farmland to produce energy makes less sense than corn for ethanol and the associated government subsidy.
You can still grow crops under windmills.
I'd have to do a cost analysis to determine if farmland is more valuable for crops or solar panels, but I do agree with you that ethanol subsidies are a joke.
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Consider BingoBongo's source of information.
How about you consider that my information is 100% correct, and before you say anything about my "source" I will point out that you don't have any source at all.
Originally posted by olejoedad: Using good farmland to produce energy makes less sense than corn for ethanol and the associated government subsidy.
It's not that simple. Farming and ranching doesn't happen without energy for irrigation systems, tractors and other vehicles and machinery and infrastructure. The energy needs to be affordable; otherwise the particular farmland or livestock acreage in question isn't marketable.
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Agrivoltaics is the use of land for both agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy generation. It's also sometimes referred to as agrisolar, dual use solar, low impact solar. Solar grazing is a variation where livestock graze in and around solar panels.
If energy cannot be had from wind, solar, hydro, geothermal or nuclear, that takes us back to the fossil fuels; to wit:
"Tradeoffs, balancing, and adaptation in the agriculture-oil and gas nexus: Insights from farmers and ranchers in the United States" Julia H. Haggerty et al; Energy Research & Social Science; Volume 47, January 2019, Pages 84-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.08.012
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This paper seeks to expand an emerging, multi-disciplinary body of work about tradeoffs in the agriculture-oil and gas nexus by offering evidence of the ways that farm and ranch operators experienced and negotiated costs and benefits of hosting oil and gas in three U.S. oil and gas plays.
We report results of mail survey sent to landowners in four rural counties in three U.S. oil and gas regions (Marcellus, Powder River Basin and Bakken) and specifically data from farmers and ranchers about perceptions and experiences of the agriculture-oil and gas nexus (n = 96). The data provided through closed- and open-ended questions suggest, from the perspective of those hosting energy infrastructure on farms and ranches, oil and gas development has enhanced agriculture operations and rural livelihoods but is not without negative impacts or tradeoffs. We introduce the balancing act as a useful framework for considering tradeoffs associated with hosting extractive industries as it allows space for the “balance” between economic activities to be impossible, aspirational or achievable.
The study observes that mechanisms through which positive and negative effects operate vary according to agricultural context.
Whereas,
"Solar energy development on farmland: Three prevalent perspectives of conflict, synergy and compromise in the United States" Zachary A. Goldberg; Energy Research & Social Science; Volume 101, July 2023, 103145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103145
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As farmland has become a key place for grid-scale, ground-mounted solar energy development, there needs to be more analysis to explore what energy transitions mean for the future of agriculture. This article uses the food–energy–water (FEW) nexus framework to delineate three different perspectives of solar energy development on farmland. The first two perspectives fit into the FEW nexus language of “trade-offs” and “synergies” respectively, arguing that solar energy development either conflicts with agricultural land use and food security or, alternatively, that the two land uses can be co-located appropriately to create agrivoltaic systems.
The third perspective is a compromise, arguing that solar energy - neither a complete trade-off to nor completely synergetic with continued agriculture—preserves farmland for future agricultural use.
By analyzing these perspectives together, we further understand implications of solar energy development. While each of these perspectives is important, agrivoltaics has the greatest potential to play a positive role across both energy and agricultural transitions. Nonetheless, there are several key barriers to agrivoltaic development, including the need for sufficient access to water, local knowledge and appropriate agricultural resources, and sustained interest from solar energy developers.
The development of agrivoltaics, and solar energy in general, should raise important political questions of land access and resource use.
Think about it!
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I'm sorry that has been your experience. The police that I have interacted with have been honest public servants. The only thing worse than a crooked cop is a biased, close-minded wannabe pirate.
Actually, on every previous occasion where I entertained that same comparison, I came to the conclusion that the only thing worse than a biased, closed-minded, wannabe pirate is a crooked cop.
Actually, on every previous occasion where I entertained that same comparison, I came to the conclusion that the only thing worse than a biased, closed-minded, wannabe pirate is a crooked cop.
Tucker Carlson Says Moscow is Better Than Any US City Of course he did.
Ron Filipkowski 10 hours ago
Speaking in Dubai after his disastrous session with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he was humiliated repeatedly by the autocrat while listening to his two-hour fake history lesson, Tucker Carlson was gushing about how wonderful the country is compared to America. "The city of Moscow ... it is so much nicer than any city in my country. I had no idea. My father spent a lot of time there in the 80s when he worked for the US government and it barely had electricity. And now it is so much cleaner and safer and prettier aesthetically – its architecture, its food, its service – than any city in the United States." The food? Service? Safer for who? Tucker spends a few days in Moscow as a tourist and now it is better than any city in the US. Maybe he should've tried to see how safe it was by exercising some free speech. Maybe walk around the Kremlin holding up an sign protesting the war. It certainly is not a very safe city for anyone who disagrees with anything Putin says. It is also not a safe city if you are an able-bodied male, because you will be scooped up and drafted to be sent to Ukraine to die with the 350,000 other Russian casualties. It is also not safe to be a journalist there from any country who writes or says anything Putin doesn't like. But, Putin-loving Tucker doesn't have to worry about any of those things. He is quite safe walking around Moscow, because he toes the line with the Kremlin.
I am definitely not against solar technology... I think there's huge opportunity for it. But you know my hesitation for it... and it's based entirely on the fact that China owns the supply chain for it. It's unfortunately something that WE caused. Honestly, all the green spending in Biden's infrastructure bill should have been grants and tax breaks for people who install solar panels on their roof ... where the panels come from at least 60% or more U.S. based materials and / or production.
We talk about agro-photovoltaics... but there's a lot of real estate on residential roofs.
Tucker Carlson Says Moscow is Better Than Any US City Of course he did.
Even as a kid in the sixties, living just outside the beltway, we knew DC stood for "Dirty City".
This is one of my favorite music videos, shot in St Petersburg: (obviously not Florida)
I think that might be rayb at 1:22
This is a 19th century folk song that has had different lyrics depending on the times. The lyrics here are early/mid 20th century, Soviet era. Think of what Woody Guthrie and friends were singing at that time.
The band is not Communists and are opposed to the war in Ukraine. They have friends and family there, kind of like some in the US Civil War.
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Their relationship with law enforcement has become very "complicated".
Republicans used to be the party of "law and order", but now that they have a criminal for a leader they have adjust their position. They are trying to straddle the fence. Law enforcement is "good" as long as it is not used against any Republicans.
So now law enforcement officers are good people as long as they are not part of The Capitol Police involved in the January 6 "set up", or FBI agents, or IRS agents, or any agency who prosecuted any Republican. Then they are part of the corrupt government.
Originally posted by BingB: Their relationship with law enforcement has become very "complicated".
Republicans used to be the party of "law and order", but now that they have a criminal for a leader they have adjust their position. They are trying to straddle the fence. Law enforcement is "good" as long as it is not used against any Republicans.
So now law enforcement officers are good people as long as they are not part of The Capitol Police involved in the January 6 "set up", or FBI agents, or IRS agents, or any agency who prosecuted any Republican. Then they are part of the corrupt government.
You are almost as dense as the granite countertops in my kitchen.
I was incorrect, you are denser than my countertops.
I don't think you understand how this works.
I actually ENJOY when you refuse to address the facts I post and instead just reply with personal insults. Or when you refuse to try and explain your point. That proves that you know you can't refute anything I say.
The only way you will ever upset me is by posting something that proves I am wrong. I don't like that.
So just keep bring the personal insults. I love 'em.
It is you who doesn't understand. This is a few friends having a friendly conversation. You are like the punk who walks in to a bar and tries to start fights to prove you are a big man. No one is buying your BS.
I don't bother with your endless demands for "satisfaction". I will not waste time going on the wild goose chases you call facts, you will have to find another way to amuse yourself. You and rayb are immune to the truth with your endless fantasies about Trump.
