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I <3 America

We haven’t even caught our breath from Chump’s ego-driven rejection of the Paris Accord, and cities and states around the country are pledging to meet America’s commitment even if the White House won’t.

New York, Washington, and California have formed the United States Climate Alliance.

In fact many cities are pledging their commitment along with the 195 countries that signed the agreement.

In Paris, Michael Bloomberg has pledged $15m from his philanthropy organization to meet the US’s agreement under Obama.

The reality is that fossil fuel is yesterday’s poison. Green technology is no longer a vague promise of the future — it’s right now, it’s cheaper, and it’s creating more jobs than coal is losing. Everyone in America seems to know that except Chump and his GOP oil goons.

So look at that. He really is making America great again. I <3 America.

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i don’t know

This is a good article. For as long as I can remember, I’ve observed that nobody can agree on who or what this god entity might be. And in fact no one can provide any evidence whatsoever for the existence — or non-existence — of this god or gods. So the responsible thing to do is get on with my life and be a good person. If there is a god or gods, they don’t need me to go on about it, and if there isn’t, I would hate to have wasted so much time on it when I could have been out there getting on with my life and being a good person. So there it is. I’m agnostic. Because I don’t know. And that’s ok.

How Many American Atheists Are There Really?

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i worry

Every once in a while I read my Facebook posts and I think, “wow, this guy comes on way too strong.” And then I think, “but why doesn’t everyone come on this strong? How are the streets not filled with righteously furious citizens every day?” And then I think, “Maybe half of everybody don’t care, another quarter don’t know, and an eighth are afraid of speaking out. But I sure am proud to be part of the other eighth.”

I’m not even a US citizen. My work visa could vanish in a puff of politics any day now. I could get bounced at the border by a pro-Chump officer skimming my FB posts and casually deciding I don’t deserve to come in. That’s where we’re at right now. Someone who loves all the things about America that truly make it great and who cheerfully pays a lot of money in taxes might get refused entry at the border because he can’t stop re-posting news articles with verifiable facts about the corrupt people in power.

So. I come on strong. I speak up. Even though I’m a guest. Because I am a guest. My tone has been called aggressive, or condescending, and for that I apologize because I don’t mean to offend. I want to challenge. I want to engage. I want everyone mad enough to storm Google to research the answers to prove me wrong or to find out that I’m right.

I don’t need to be right. I need you to find out whether or not you’re right. THAT would make America great again.

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