"What exactly makes him a douche? He wrote some catchy memorable songs, cut him some slack."

Meatloaf is a singer. He is not a songwriter.

I'm for Warren or Bernie and there's a good case that he's correct. And we all know that for a Democrat to win they have to win big or it can be stolen.

But my question is, can an atheist win? Sanders has identified himself as a secular Jew in the past which is a euphemism for atheist or agnostic. In the last election he was asked about this and deferred the answer. I suspect Democrats don't push the issue for fear of backlash, and Republicans won't push the issue unless and until he wins the nomination. Then Faux will cover it 24/7.

This is absurd. Of course its a new decade. The fact a "mistake" happened and we never had a year zero doesn't mean we have to repeat that mistake for every year that ends in a zero.

So the first century since the year zero was only 99 years long. That was the mistake and it ends there.

This century started in 2000 and this decade started in 2020.

Finished

According the the cobalt institute web site, millions of tons more of cobalt are used in the oil refining industry to take the sulphur out of oil. So why does battery tech get attacked like this? Battery tech companies are actually trying to do something about it while the oils industry never did.

Ewaste like lithium currently tends to go overseas because getting those metals out of a tiny phone battery is expensive.

But right now there are waiting lines for lithium car batteries. Because of their size and value, they would never go overseas.

Some of the anti battery tech comments posted in this thread have been totally debunked years ago. The BEV haters continue to spout nonsense from 15 years ago.

"My question is will the electric ferries be any less disruptive for aquatic life."

Probably yes. Ships use the ocean or river water to cool the engines and when that water flows back into the river its a lot warmer, obviously, but its also filled a bit with oil and other detritus from the combustion process. While electric motors and batteries need cooling as well, the temperatures are a lot less and of course the oil and other detritus from the combustion process will be missing.

So these 18 to 22 year olds were playing the game of a 12 year old. Got it.

And none of this kids has been on social media in years otherwise they'd have seen that that hand gesture has only one meaning in 2019.

Got it.

Well we already know that the very few climatologists who deny global warming have connections to the oil industry.

Might we find some of the pro vaping studies are connected to the tobacco industry?

And some of the anti electric car articles/studies are connected to the oil industry?

Fracking is good for you --- oil industry?

And surgeons who study the effectiveness of implants connected to the surgical supply industry?

And doctors who tour the country promoting certain drugs connected to the drug industry?

My point is is that we already know this stuff, what we need to know is who is doing what and who pays for them?

After reading this article, this study was based upon self reporting. Self reporting is a great technique to help you design a study to study a problem. It is a horrendous way to draw conclusions.

Of course this is true. She lost by 77,000 votes in 3 states out of 120,000,000 votes. You can point to anything and it would be true when the numbers are that close.

Did Sanders have an affect on those 77k? Again, of course he did.

"....Let me remind you the city of Denver cited a shop owner because he didn't clean up others feces on the sidewalk isn't just an "introduction" but a fact. ..."

Requiring property owners to keep their property reasonably clean and sanitary is a longstanding policy in red states and red cities so its hardly a Democratic thing.

But nice try trying to find something as ------- insane as what Republicans try to pass on a regular basis.

Isn't "Bothsiderism" is a Russian invention? If your party cannot win on an issue outright, at least you can try to go for a tie.

Because a "tie" (AKA bothsides do it") is at least better than a loss.

The whistleblower has admitted that the information he brought forward was not personally witnessed by him or her. Indeed, the fact that he was reporting "hearsay" was a big criticism of him early on.

So what's the point on interviewing him? All the primary sources have now come forward and testifying.

This is creepily political and sad.

Yup. Kanye is bipolar. Off his meds again. His family and friends have let him down.

He was including China jobs.

...."But it's not the weapons fault these kids are dead. It's the person who pulled the trigger."

That is one of the stupidest claims the NRA idiots propose. You are absolutely correct that it was not the guns fault. But then the guns were not sued and if they lose this case, the guns will not go to jail nor will the guns have to pay any fine.

The gun MAKERS might lose and the gun MAKERS would have to pay the fine.

65% feel its ok suggests that 35% think it is not OK. So figure the population is 50/50 republican v democrat. And if it were near unanimous that the Democrats feel its not OK and 35% of the Republican feel its OK then doesn't that come out to like 70% of the American public feel its not OK?

"...And notice how liberal Jimmy Carter and his Habitat for Humanity haven't done a thing to help Alabama rebuild!..."

Just did a Google. The Alabama HFH is looking for volunteers. Don't know if its specifically for hurricane rebuilding.

Are you suggesting that only helping for those hurt by the hurricane matters?

So, such games should be politics and religion free zones. Ok.

But many of us don't see Trump support as a political issue but rather a moral one.

So are such games a moral free zone as well?

Boaz, the markets have indeed risen under Trump. A very simple search will reveal it rose about 30%. But the markets under Obama rose about 300%. Again, based upon a simple search.

Obama tripled the stock market and Trump increased it by 30%.

And this article said that markets do better under Democrats. And just in case you aren't getting my point, 300% is a lot higher than 30%.

Thus, this thread is not garbage, except for your post of course.