Category Archives: Science

Some Fries With Your Stupid?

Posted on February 18, 2023 by tengrain

Alvin and the Chipmunks vocal coach Ben Shapiro tells us to lighten-up about the planet heating up. You see… Ben Shapiro says there are "some actual upsides" to climate change https://t.co/Qq7BjrPn0L pic.twitter.com/r8xUsYGHo9 — Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) February 17, 2023 Ben … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Shapiro, climate crisis, Global Climate Crisis, Science, snark | 8 Comments

MTG to TFG: ‘I Got This One, Boss’

Posted on February 16, 2023 by tengrain

Rep. 3-Toes tries to back up the Big Tuna’s claims that windmills kill birds by declaring that they also kill whales: Greene says people are calling the alarms about how wind turbines are killing whales and unknown thousands of bird … Continue reading →

Posted in climate crisis, Rep. 3-toes Perjury Taylor Greene, Wind Power | 8 Comments

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on February 13, 2023 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Fox News wants reassurance that these shot-down objects are not space aliens, because you know, derp derp derp: “There is no — again, no — indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” White House … Continue reading →

Posted in Fox News, Our Failed Political Press, People Dumber than Dolphins, Science, Space! | 6 Comments

The Morning Stupid

Posted on February 9, 2023 by tengrain

Montana, the land of big-sky and flat earth, is proposing to ban public schools from teaching of scientific theory in favor of scientific fact. Several Montana middle- and high-school students said Monday that a lawmaker did not correctly interpret scientific … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazeee States, Montana, Science | 12 Comments

Vive La France!

Posted on February 7, 2023 by tengrain

The cheese-eating surrender-monkies, er, French will show us the way (again): French parking lots could soon generate as much electricity as 10 nuclear power plants, after a law is expected to win final passage on Tuesday requiring canopies of solar … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Climate Crisis, solar energy | 4 Comments

Area Sundowner Found Again

Posted on January 31, 2023 by tengrain

I swear to Dawg, our Stable Jenius is still on this? Does Trump want to put the windmills in jail? pic.twitter.com/R7XzaNYiP5 — Acyn (@Acyn) January 28, 2023

Posted in climate crisis, Hair Führer Donald Trump, Science | 8 Comments

Have They Tried Fish Tank Cleaner?

Posted on December 26, 2022 by tengrain

Good work, anti-Vaxxers: A rapidly growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio — largely involving unvaccinated children — is fueling concerns among health officials that more parent resistance to routine childhood immunizations will intensify a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Vaxxer, Science, Vaccine, vaccine mandates, Wingnuttia | 8 Comments

News That Will Drive You to Drink

Posted on December 20, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Good news! The USPS is buying a lot of electric vehicles despite Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s previous plans to buy gas guzzlers: The U.S. Postal Service will buy 66,000 vehicles to build one of the largest electric … Continue reading →

Posted in climate crisis, Global Climate Crisis, Save the USPS | 1 Comment

So Cool

Posted on December 13, 2022 by tengrain

Fusion, baby. (I tried to skip the speechifying and stay with just the announcement.)

Posted in Fusion, Nuclear Energy | 8 Comments

Science!

Posted on December 12, 2022 by tengrain

Allegedly, Lawrence Livermore Lab has cracked the code for nuclear fusion, per the Axios morning email thingie: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is expected to announce a major step forward in fusion energy tomorrow. Why it matters: Decades of effort have … Continue reading →

Posted in climate crisis, Global Climate Crisis, Nuclear Energy, Pop Culture, Science | 12 Comments