…explains to Joe Rogan why he supported Trump.
On Getting Along On Thanksgiving
A story from Glenn Greenwald:
Before you cut off friends and family members over political disputes: listen to @ggreenwald's story about going from trolling Evangelical conservatives online to making genuine connections with them: pic.twitter.com/AlSjgqBmsT
— System Update (@SystemUpdate_) November 28, 2024
RIP “Privilege”
…and the death of resentments:
RIP "Privilege" and the Death of Resentments
— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) November 27, 2024
This is a good day to tell you that the term “privileged” is over. For about ten years now, this term has been used as a weapon against others. That’s over now. This characterization of someone as “coming from a place of privilege“…
Light Posting
I’m posting this from a Quality Inn in Gallup, NM. We’re on our way to Golden, CO for Thanksgiving. I may post more on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, though, here are some space policy suggestions for the incoming administration from Jeff Greason.
— Jeff Greason (@JeffGreason) November 23, 2024
The “Weird” War
The notion of Tim Walz calling J. D. Vance “weird” was bizarre.
Using The Military For Deportation
Is it against the law? Maybe not.
Go Fever
Bob Zimmerman thinks that NASA is rushing Artemis II to fend of cancellation.
It is very strange that they are not being forthcoming about the heat shield.
HHS
Yes, it needs to be shaken up (if not simply abolished).
Scientific American
How Laura Helmuth helped to degrade science.
Launching Things Into The Sun
It’s not obvious that this professor of aerospace engineering knows that the sun is the hardest place to get to in the solar system. Escape from the solar system is easier.