Bernie is not only charging $30 for the paperback version for his version of the Communist Manifesto but is offering it on Amazon, owned by that capitalist exploiter enemy of the working man, Jeff Bezos. He is also selling tickets for his book tour on Ticketmaster. You cannot make up this example of self owning,
Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023
NASA needs to ditch its ‘diversity’ training
To its credit, the Biden administration has retained much of the space policy first devised by former President Donald Trump, including the Artemis return to the moon program. However, President Joe Biden has introduced NASA to the pernicious practice of diversity training, something that has become the bane of many a corporation and academic institution. Diversity training, with its fixation on race and gender consciousness and obsession with “microaggressions,” has the potential to harm the mission of the space agency unless it is stopped.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
It’s time for Elon Musk’s Starlink to save the women of Afghanistan
One of the main impediments to creating a system of online education for Afghan women has been a lack of internet access in rural regions of the country. The Starlink system is well-suited to address that lack of access. The system could turn all of Afghanistan into an online school that the Taliban would find difficult, if not impossible, to stop.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Friday, January 27, 2023
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Children of Apollo
July, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 has triumphantly returned to Earth. In this alternate history thriller, President Richard Nixon puts into a motion a scheme to ramp up the space race to pressure the Soviets into making diplomatic and military concessions. Thus begins a story of high adventure on the final frontier and of low intrigue in the corridors of power back on Earth. It will prove to be the fulfillment of a dream for Wendy Pendleton to be the first woman to walk on the moon. It will be a nightmare for Cal Lauren, a political operative determined to stop the space race at all costs to fund the social programs he holds dear.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Monday, January 23, 2023
Sunday, January 22, 2023
House Republicans should not cut NASA for deficit reduction
One effect of the Republican takeover of the House will be a renewed push to cut the national deficit, a much needed and overdue change in policy. However, according to Space Policy Online, one deficit-cutting plan being contemplated would impose severe cuts in NASA’s budget, placing many of its programs, especially the Artemis return to the moon program, in peril. The plan would cut discretionary non-defense spending across the board, rolling it back to fiscal 2022 levels. The plan would cut NASA spending from $25.4 billion to $24 billion.
Saturday, January 21, 2023
The hidden dangers of 'gender-affirming care': 55% of trans women who have 'bottom surgery' are in so much pain they need medical care years later, according to study of dozens of cases — and up to a third struggle to use the toilet or have sex
Friday, January 20, 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Natural gas is about to become the world's biggest green energy source
When politicians who are alarmed about climate change think about green energy, they tend to be fixated on solar and wind power. However, thanks to a recent merger announced between NET Power and Rice Acquisition Corp II, natural gas is about to become the leading source of green energy, supplanting solar and wind.
Monday, January 16, 2023
Sunday, January 15, 2023
A new frontier in space: Moviemaking
The Russian space program has seen better days. However, what it can no longer do in real life, Russia is about to do in the form of a major motion picture. The trailer for “The Challenge,” a film partly shot on the International Space Station (ISS), has recently dropped.
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Monday, January 09, 2023
Sunday, January 08, 2023
What will the fusion breakthrough do for space exploration?
The recent Lawrence Livermore breakthrough, in which scientists created more energy from a fusion reaction than it took to create it, has uses applicable to space exploration. Fusion, harnessing the sun’s power to smash atoms together to create virtually limitless energy, has moved from a scientific problem to an engineering challenge
Saturday, January 07, 2023
The Price for Speaker McCarthy: His concessions to get the job may cost vital U.S. defense spending.
Friday, January 06, 2023
Thursday, January 05, 2023
Wednesday, January 04, 2023
Tuesday, January 03, 2023
Monday, January 02, 2023
Sunday, January 01, 2023
NASA’s three 2022 missions that changed the future
Looking back, 2022 was one of the most productive years NASA has had in decades. Three missions that took place in 2022 distinguished themselves not only with their success but with their potential to improve the future.