Author: Thomas Bush
Minor change could reduce aircraft climate impact in half
Posted by Thomas Bush / February 17, 2020A team of scientists from Imperial College London has determined that adjusting the flying altitude by a few thousand feet on a mere 2% of flights could cut the climate impact of the aviation industry by 59%. Changes like this are imperative. The concentration of Co2 in the atmosphere has reached a record high of …
Read MorePolls say Sanders is best to beat Trump in Texas
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 31, 2020A new poll by Texas Lyceum pit different Democratic contenders against Donald Trump in a single battleground: Texas. According to that poll, the candidate with the best odds is Bernie Sanders. He got 47% of that hypothetical vote to Trump’s 50%. That’s within the poll’s margin of error. Twenty-six percent of voters, according to a …
Read MoreBernie Sanders is surging
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 25, 2020Bernie Sanders is witnessing a huge surge in popularity, just over a week away from the Iowa Caucus. This may be the perfect time––Elizabeth Warren, his closest non-Biden rival is lagging, and Biden himself is beginning to experience a bit of a slump. A recent poll of 4,069 voters has Bernie Sanders farther ahead of …
Read MoreChinese government criticized for poor initial handling of coronavirus
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 25, 2020Some months ago, this blog suggested it was time the world stop looking the other way with China’s egregious civil rights violations against its own people, allowing China to dictate other nations’ foreign policy by throwing around its economic weight, stop doing business with China altogether. We stopped short of saying “or else…” because, really, we didn’t …
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch blasts China
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 15, 2020The watchdog organization Human Rights Watch has released a report blasting the Chinese governments for its abuses against both its own people and others around the world. Beijing is allegedly forcing Muslim members of the Uighur community to redecorate their homes, removing anything that doesn’t appear “traditionally Chinese” and replaced with decorations that do. In …
Read MoreFacebook doesn’t care about democracy, privacy, or anything but its bottom line
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 10, 2020Despite other social media outlets banning political ads––even false political ads––Facebook refuses to risk the loss of income. And if that isn’t enough, Facebook included the infamous news site Breitbart on its new “high quality” news tab. That news outlet has been widely criticized for posting extremist, “alt-right” content and conspiracy theories. It should come as …
Read MoreTrump is disliked and distrusted by the world
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 9, 2020According to a recent Pew Forum Poll, the majority of people in more than thirty countries are skeptical that Trump will make good choices on the international stage. That’s basically the inverse of how well loved Obama was, signaling a major shift in America’s world status. A recent poll asked 1,500 Americans what they thought …
Read MoreChristianity Today editor calls Trump supporters ethically naive
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 7, 2020Mark Galli, the Christianity Today editor who penned the now infamous anti-Trump article, recently gave an interview with the New York Times. In the interview, he expressed his surprise that the article gained such traction. He expressed even more surprise––and dismay––at the support Trump continues to receive from the evangelical community. “I’ve been surprised by …
Read MoreMore Cambridge Analytica documents reveal extent of global manipulation
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 6, 2020Tens of thousands of documents leaked from the now defunct Cambridge Analytica firm reveal that the company was involved in political manipulation in a stunning 68 countries. Online election meddling may be the problem of the next decades. For example, Russian operatives created fake African-American news outlets in order to drag Biden’s name through the …
Read MoreThousands of Seattle students must get vaccinated or be expelled
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 29, 2019Thousands of students enrolled in Seattle public schools were given a stern warning this winter break: get vaccinated or don’t come back. Some, but not all, of the students are lacking the measles vaccine. Seattle is following the lead of other states. Around 26,000 New York children have not been vaccinated because their parents obtained …
Read MoreNavy SEALs call ex-SEAL accused of war crimes “evil”
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 28, 2019Last month, Donald Trump restored the rank of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, who was demoted for posing with the body of a dead ISIS fighter––he was accused of more, but he was acquitted. Now, recently surfaced interviews with other SEALs reveal that Gallagher was, in their word, “freaking evil.” President Trump has pardoned two …
Read MoreChina demands Christians rewrite Bible to jibe with Community Party guidelines
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 24, 2019China is ramping up its war against not only religious freedom, but also religion in general. In a bizarre order, Beijing has demanded the Bible be rewritten to fall into line with Chinese Communist Party guidelines. China is also cracking down on Christian home churches. But Christianity is not Beijing’s only target. Beijing has destroyed …
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