A blistering critique from Mike Shellenberger:
For more than a decade, the media, Democrats, and Hollywood have told us that Western civilization in general and the United States in particular are white supremacist, genocidal, and unsustainable. The founding of America occurred not in 1776 but rather in 1619 with the… pic.twitter.com/jD4f0Mq3oo
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) January 10, 2025
Is it really a threat to the future of humanity?
Not in my opinion.
Elon Musk has ripped it off.
I don’t know, at this point, if Britain isn’t beyond salvation. It seems to be committing a slow national suicide.
This was a perfect storm.
My TL is full of LA fires. This was almost inevitable, given the huge fuel buildup over the past two years from all of the excess rain, the complete lack of rain since spring, and then these hurricane-like Santa Anas. It will sadly get worse before it gets better. This may be the…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) January 8, 2025
The judge hasn’t yet ruled on my case, but this seems propitious.
Yes, they should be exposed and, if possible, prosecuted.
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Conspiracies too awful to imagine.
An article in a UK publication about the potential impact of Musk and Isaacson on the agency, with quotes from a few clueless scientists.
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An exit interview with Bill Nelson.
Reviews of the biopic of Bob Dylan by John Podhoretz and Michael Moynihan.
I was a fan of folk music, but not of the folk musicians’ politics. Seeger regretted his strident Stalinism (to the degree he actually did) far too late.
It’s coming up next week, with significant upgrades to both booster and Starship.
This is long overdue. As Robert Shipley notes, in theory this might lower standards, but I think that in practice, many of the standards are unnecessary (particularly since the wokification of medical education). I’ve never been impressed by doctors myself qua doctors.