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  This guy spent money (that could have been used to save the planet) on his self-indulgent trip into outer space for barely 11 minutes, and when he literally came back to earth, he had this to say : "We live in it [Earth] and it looks so big. If feels like, you know, this atmosphere is huge and we can disregard it and treat it poorly. When you get up there and you see it, you see how tiny it is and how fragile it is. We need to take all heavy industry, all polluting industry, and move it into space, and keep Earth as this beautiful gem of a planet that is is." Sweet Baby Jesus . On first read, that might sound humble and benevolent. I mean, it's not like the guy owns a company that's a modern-day plantation . But if you were to read that quote again, it sounds like he wants to POLLUTE SPACE in some twisted solution to Climate Change.  However: The biggest sources of air pollution range from our modes of transportation to stationary sources that provide people with ...

  MSNBC would have you think that this story about generals working to disobey their commander-in-chief is an awesome thing, because the guy in the chair at the time was Donald Trump. But what if the president was Tulsi Gabbard, who decides to end the wars we're involved in? Or a President Bernie Sanders, who decided to reduce the military budget? Or a president who decided to send troops to make sure that voters can vote without being harassed or to protests to make sure police don't beat said protestors up?  While having the proverbial "just following orders" type of soldier is not preferable, neither is the "sabotage your boss" type. A better option would be what mainstream media and our increasingly tribal binary political system seems to shun now: whistleblowing. If you feel that the president is ordering something illegal, then tell people. Don't be a puppet or a saboteur.  And don't wait until it's "safe" and then write/have your...