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Comment on Fire Consumes Highmore Wind Turbine; Wind Power Still Far Safer Than Fossil Fuels by Scott

Scott — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:17:31 +0000

I do not get the hate towards wind energy by Trump or anyone else. I remember having 2 windmills growing up that were used to pump water. I have no idea how long those windmills had been in place, but I’m sure they dated back to the early 1900’s. I still see an occasional wind mill out there still pumping water. Amazing how our ancestors had no issues with wind power, but now people hate the towers.

No form of energy is totally green or clean. No form of energy is totally free or totally free of government subsidies. Think about the money the federal government spent building the dams and hydropower plants. Think about the money the federal government gave to get the railroads built that now carry items like coal, ethanol, oil, etc. Think about all the federal and state money spent on roads that are used to haul corn and soybeans to be processed into energy.

Thanks to Trump and MAGA, I see so much hate towards so many things that years ago would not have been an issue.

Comment on South Dakota Tribes Among Hardest Hit by Trump/Musk Cuts by mike from iowa

mike from iowa — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:40:27 +0000

And, OT, Noem Nothing’s bestest bud and paramour, Corey Lewdandlusty, is under DOJ investigation for using his platform with Noem to enrich himself.

Comment on Fire Consumes Highmore Wind Turbine; Wind Power Still Far Safer Than Fossil Fuels by larry kurtz

larry kurtz — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:28:46 +0000

The faster fire consumes all these eyesores the better.

The cost of subsidizing, manufacturing, transporting, erecting, maintaining then removing and disposing of just one wind turbine eyesore bat and bird killer would take about six hundred subscribers to energy self-reliance. Microgrid technologies are destined to enhance tribal sovereignty, free communities from electric monopolies and net-metering only gives control back to utilities enabled by moral hazard.

No corporate taxes, a compliant regulator, a dearth of environmental protection and cheap labor make South Dakota the perfect dumping ground for Earth killers like coal and eyesores like wind farms.

Nevertheless, according to Earth hating Public Utilities Cartel Commissioner Chris Nelson the amount of wind power generation may have reached its plateau. In a 2019 interview with WNAX Radio Nelson said he believes there will be rapid development of solar power production facilities instead. But, the predicted shift toward solar, wind energy didn’t stop entirely; major projects like the $400 million Crowned Ridge Wind Farm still moved forward around that timeframe. However, his prediction accurately foreshadowed a broader regional and national trend of diversifying renewable portfolios with rapid solar deployment to balance out the grid.

Comment on Zweifel Doesn’t Answer Reporter’s Call, Lets Shanard-Koenders Hog KELO Interview by Ben

Ben — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:58:30 +0000

Running for office would be difficult. I wouldn’t blame someone for stepping up, but finding it difficult to do everything it takes to win. However, this Zweifel guy and that Beaudoin dude, didn’t even seem to make a good faith effort. Better to leave the seat unchallenged than to put out these embarrassing “efforts”.

Comment on Baxter Outraising and Far Outspending Davis in Campaign for Secretary of State by grudznick

grudznick — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:53:11 +0000

Mr. Davis best get his arse in gear.

Comment on Libertarian Campaign Finance Trivial to Non-Existent by Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:36:06 +0000

If they changed their name to RTSD, Republicans that smoke dope, the accuracy would help.

Comment on Baxter Outraising and Far Outspending Davis in Campaign for Secretary of State by larry kurtz

larry kurtz — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:08:46 +0000

Looks like portly Earth hater Pat Powers shoved Mrs. Baxter under the bus, too.

Comment on Biggest Independent Fundraisers Depend on Family Cash, Party Connections for Most of Legislative Campaign Funds by O

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:25:54 +0000

$81,000? One would have to legislate for over five years to see a return on that investment.

Comment on South Dakota Tribes Among Hardest Hit by Trump/Musk Cuts by larry kurtz

larry kurtz — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:57:20 +0000

There is a growing movement among Democrats and others to fund Medicare for all but this interested party likes the idea of rolling the funding for Obamacare, TriCare, Medicare, the Indian Health Service and the Veterans Health Administration together then offering Medicaid for all.

Comment on South Dakota Tribes Among Hardest Hit by Trump/Musk Cuts by Porter Lansing

Porter Lansing — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:48:18 +0000

I’m reading a valid novel about Dakotah Native society. Pulitzer winner in 2021.

“THE NIGHT WATCHMAN” by Louise Erdrich – 2021

I read ~ 50 novels a year and this is the best Native American story I’ve absorbed in 2026.