Colin Kaepernick to start in the preseason finale pitting San Francisco against San Diego

The NFL announced that Colin Kaepernick, the second string quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Is going to start in that team’s final preseason game against San Diego on September 1. The decision may seem to be a dangerous one since Kaepernick has created lots of outrage for his refusal to stand for the #National Anthem out of alleged ire at the way the United States treats minorities. On the other hand, the game is likely to be one of the most watched in preseason history just out of curiosity for how the fans will react. Will they boo Kaepernick as he takes the field?

Rick Perry is not going to challenge Ted Cruz for the Senate

#Rick Perry is not going to primary Ted Cruz in two years if one believes a recent story in Red State. For one the former governor of Texas is going to compete on “Dancing with the Stars,” an odd choice for a politician who is getting ready to try to knock off a sitting senator whom he has previously endorsed for president. For another thing, Perry has expressed disinterest in joining the Senate. He enjoys running things in an executive position, not engaging in the kind of give and take and compromising that is the lot of a senator.

Report: NASA scientists to publish an EM drive paper in a peer reviewed journal

According to a piece in the International Business Times UK, a team at NASA’s Eagle Works, a lab at the Johnson Spaceflight Center, has a paper on the so-called EM drive accepted for publication in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal of Propulsion and Power. The story cites Dr. Jose Rodal as a source for the news. The report has yet to be confirmed by either the AIAA or #NASA. If the statement is verified, that means that one of the most controversial developments in aerospace technology has passed peer review with profound implications for #Space travel.

Barbra Streisand threatens to move to Australia (or Canada) if Donald Trump is elected

#Barbra Streisand is one of those performing artists who have entertained tens of millions of people for decades with her singing and acting who then proceeds to undermine themselves by expressing off the wall political opinions. Her latest, according to Breitbart, was when she told Michael Usher on ’60 Minutes’ that she would move to Australia or Canada if Donald Trump is elected president.

Gene Wilder's career was defined by his work with Mel Brooks

In this election year of 2016, filled with so many annoying people that they constitute an argue for space colonies as a means to get away from them, it is sometimes hard to remember that other people have brought nothing but joy to life. #Gene Wilder, the famous comic actor, who died from the complications of Alzheimer’s was one such person. His collaboration with the great film director #Mel Brooks in three films helped to define his career as a man who could bring a smile and a belly laugh with equal alacrity.

Is the signal from HD 164595 from a natural source or is it from ET?

Scientists who monitor the heavens in search of signs of extraterrestrial civilizations are excited because of a signal coming from a star system called HD 164595. The star is much like our sun and resides in the constellation Hercules, according to Geek Wire, and resides 94.4 light years away. The signal might be artificial in origin, which is to say a call from ET.

What if Ted Cruz was the Republican nominee for president part 2?

Ted Cruz first found out about the latest Anthony Weiner fiasco while he was campaigning in California with his running mate, Carly Fiorina. Initially, the Republican ticket had been taking some time off campaigning to raise some money on the West Coast. But a shock poll showed the GOP within striking distance of the #Hillary Clinton/Elizabeth Warren Democratic ticket. So they scheduled campaign rallies in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and at a venue in the Central Valley where farmers were hurting because of water rationing due to the delta smelt.

Huma Abedin has had enough of her husband Anthony Weiner's sexting antics

Huma Abedin, one of the chief consiglieri for Hillary Clinton, the first female president in waiting, has decided that she has had enough of her husband’s sexting antics and has decided to separate from him. The straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back was the revelation that the former congressman and mayoral candidate was texting pictures of his manhood to a woman while their four-year-old son slept beside him. Thus, Weiner, aka “Carlos Danger,” proved that he is an even creepier political celebrity than Bill Clinton, the prospective first dude.

Clinton supporter calls Donald Trump a 'psychopath'

A lot of reasons exist for why Donald Trump should not be president, ranging from his temperament to his lack of experience and basic knowledge of the issues. But many of his opponents have started to jump the shark when describing the mercurial presidential candidate. For example, David Plouffe, a former consigliere for President Obama called Trump a “#psychopath,” according to Politico.

Why the Barack and Michelle Obama date movie failed

The #Hollywood Reporter noted that “Southside with You,” the movie that depicted the first date of Barack and Michelle #Obama in 1989 Chicago, opened to sparse box office, making just over $3 million and placing 14th overall in the weekend rankings. However, since the budget for the biop was just $1.5 million, the movie is going to make a profit.

University of Chicago strikes a blow for free speech

In an era where college campuses are hotbeds of unrest where some students are demanding that they be shielded from opinions they feel uncomfortable about, the University of Chicago is taking a unique stance on the issue, according to the New York Times. The University has issued a letter to incoming freshmen that constitutes a catch-all, final trigger warning. UC will not tolerate intellectual “safe spaces” and will not disinvite speakers just because their views might prove to be uncomfortable to some in the student body.

Donald Trump hits back at Hillary Clinton, linking her to former Klansman Robert Byrd

When #Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of hobnobbing with racists and other assorted unsavory folks, she was following the standard Democratic playbook for hitting Republicans. She might not have expected that Trump, who often brags about his skill as a counterpuncher, would hit back. CNN mentioned that Trump while campaigning in Iowa, pointed out that Sen. Robert Byrd, long-time Democratic politician, and Klansman was Clinton’s mentor.

NBC News asks Where the Candidates Stand on NASA and Space Exploration?

An idea for Trump and Clinton to consider,

The Government May Actually Be Able To Beam Voices into Your Head Soon

Why does Ann Coulter hate Ted Cruz but still loves Donald Trump

Business Insider noted that Ann Coulter, the noted author and television bomb thrower, laid into Ted Cruz recently as an “opportunist.” Around the same time, Coulter was engaged in a nightmare scenario as her new book praising Donald Trump came out just around the time that Trump had started to seemingly backslide on illegal immigration. Cruz, it should be noted, has continued to take a hard line on the immigration issue.

Donald Trump is hiring Bush and Romney insiders to run his transition team

The news from Politico that Donald Trump has hired some Bush and Romney people to run his transition could be reassuring or aggravating depending on your point of view. The news is reassuring because such people have experience running things in government. But the news can also be aggravating if you are a die-hard Trumpist because individuals in a presidential transition often move on to become political appointees in the new administration.

If Hillary Clinton is such a progressive why did a KKK Grand Dragon endorse her?

When #Hillary Clinton made her fiery address linking Donald Trump to racist, white supremacists, and other assorted riff-raff, she likely did not have KKK Grand Dragon Will Quigg in mind, largely because Quigg has endorsed her. The question arises, why would a leader in the venerable racist organization endorse the progressive candidate who does not support deporting all of the illegal immigrants? Why would he not support Trump, whom Clinton assures us is being buoyed by racists to whom he gives a wink and a nod?

'Southside With You' commands us to worship the young Barack and Michelle Obama

Barack Obama is not yet out of the White House, but already #Hollywood is trying to cement his status as a world-historical figure, a great man who will be studied and worshiped by school children forever more. The task is going to be a tough one. By every measure, the #Obama presidency is a failure, leaving in its wake economic malaise at home and bloody chaos above. The current election has left Americans angrier and more bitterly divided than at any time since the 1960s. In any case, “Southside With You” has opened in theaters and it is such a reverential mess that even the New York Times finds fault with it.

Obamacare may be the issue that saves Republican control of the Senate

Even though the presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is receiving the most attention, the House and #Senate races are also important for #Election 2016. The House is likely to remain firmly in Republican control no matter what happens in the presidential election. However, control of the Senate is in doubt. Republicans are defending twice as many seats as Democrats. The Democrats have to win four seats to regain control if Hillary Clinton is elected president, but five if Donald Trump is elected, the reason being that the vice president breaks ties in a 50/50 Senate. Politico reports that Obamacare, as it has been in the past, is the fly in the ointment where control of Congress is concerned.

In 'Is that a Gun in Your Pocket?' Texas women go on a sex strike to get rid of firearms

Thousands of years ago, the great Athenian playwright Aristophanes produced "Lysistrata" which told the story of how Greek women decided to withhold sex from their men until they made peace and stop the Peloponnesian War. It is considered an insightful comedy, touching on relations between the sexes in a male dominated society. Fast forward 2,500 years and we have “Is that a Gun in Your Pocket?” an upcoming movie set in the small town of Rockford, Texas. An accidental discharge of a firearm at a local school causes the women of the town to band together and decide to withhold sex until all the men choose to give up their guns. Hilarity and bawdiness ensue.