By any measure, us here in the UK have energy costs a bit more than twice that of the USA.
This is largely a product of the price of energy being linked to the price of gas, most of which we import. If that link could be broken, then we would see energy prices fall.
While I am from the UK, I do read a variety of publications from the US and the rest of the world.
It would seem that there is a general anti-science movement in place in the US that is becoming stronger, vaccinations is one part of it, attacks on climate science is another. Couple that with the onslaught on education, and universities in particular, and all I can see is a gradual decline in the ability of the US to compete when it comes to science.
a Republican what they posted when paul pelosi was attacked by a maga
The man who targeted and killed Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in their home in Minnesota in June was a Trump supporter.
The man charged with the attempted assassination of Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, in April was a Trump supporter.
The man convicted of orchestrating a series of shootings at the homes of four Democratic elected officials in New Mexico in 2022 was a Trump supporter.
The man who tried to kidnap then Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and assaulted her husband, Paul, in 2022 was a Trump supporter.
The men who wanted to hang Mike Pence on Jan 6, 2021, were Trump supporters.
The man who killed the son of Obama-appointed District Judge Esther Salas in 2020 was a Trump supporter.
The men who were convicted of trying to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, in 2020 were Trump supporters.
The man who sent pipe bombs to the homes of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and other top Democrats in 2018 was a Trump supporter.
The man who killed left-wing activist Heather Heyer after driving his car into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville in 2017 was a Trump supporter.
Tesla has already dropped a huge amount of sales in Germany. Will this be the last nail in the coffin?
All GOP members that had morals were forced out during the last couple election cycles.
This happened in 2019 in the UK, when Boris Johnson was elected, and all the "one nation" Tories disappeared from the scene.
The Tory party is effectively dead, with Reform exploding from its chest.
For those that don't know, Reform is run by Nighel Farage, branded by Jamie Raskin as a “Putin-loving free speech imposter and Trump sycophant”
I really think that Trump can't remember what he was told two weeks ago.
Two weeks? That's very generous of you.
The man can't even work out what a video refers to.
You're joking but this may be what they will do
Trump's mix of extortion, and bullying will work in the same way when it comes to politics. In the short term, countries may suck up to him, but I suspect longer term plans are being made to reduce the need to bow to US hegemony.
Elsewhere on Slashdot, there is a thread about "boring history" that is generated by AI.
In Our Time is presented by real people, all of whom are experts in their field. And it is definitely not boring.
Ryan Walters has a test you will need to take if you are from a "woke" state and want to teach in Oklahoma.
It was developed in conjunction with Prager "University".
it quickly became obvious to me that all of these videos are AI generated
There was a spot on the UK radio news programme Today this morning by Melvyn Bragg, he presents In Our Time, now available as podcasts. All the programmes, which include ones on history, are presented by real people who are experts in their field.
Because if they an last 4 years as a non-profit, a new administration might perhaps repudiate everything Trump has done - the same way Trump is repudiating so much of what every President - GOP or DNC - and restore the agency.
Assuming that there are still scientists left in the US who are able to restore it, if and when the time comes.
I see Trump as Stalin, with Kennedy as Lysenko. Let's not forget how widely science was repressed during Stalin's time.
So where is Oklahoma when it comes to educational achievements?
To answer my own query, it would seem that Oklahoma ranks 48th in the education stakes.
I also see that Oklahoma's top educational official has had an attempt to stop the Freedom From Religion Foundation from sending letters to Oklahoma school districts raising legal concerns about accounts of school officials proselytizing to students, such as with school-sponsored prayer and Bible readings thrown out.
Two states over, Oklahoma will require teachers from NY, CA to prove they back 'America First'
So where is Oklahoma when it comes to educational achievements?
Hasn't this already been seen when states have imposed effective bans on abortion or attacks on teaching of particular subjects? Medical and teaching professionals decide they don't want the hassle and avoid these states. As a result, teaching stands fall and medical practices close, especially in rural areas.
It is a good job these states have plenty of guns, we wouldn't want them to be unable to shoot themselves in the foot.
Meanwhile the complacent west will go through a phase of relearning the value of what it used to have. It will do us a lot of good and it'll prime us to take world leader role at a later date
You are speculating, and I will speculate even further. If there is a Western renaissance, it will be without the US. Reading the international papers, it is apparent that the US is now regarded as unreliable and a dubious ally. Other alliances are being formed, and other trading partnerships, and there are discussions going on about reducing the reliance on the US.
In 1914, the first crossword puzzle was printed in a newspaper. The creator received $4000 down ... and $3000 across.
