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November 13, 2024
LOW EARTH ORBIT WILL BE FULL OF SATELLITES SOON, SO GOOD: A cleaner future for LEO.
MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Who are You? Voter ID law and election integrity should be top priority in new Congress.
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POSING NEXT TO A GUY WHO WAS HITLER JUST LAST WEEK:
Look at how happy they are.
Joe and Jill are MAGA now.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 13, 2024
SCIENCE, UNSETTLED: A ‘Useless’ Organ That Doctors Often Remove Could Actually Fight Cancer. “Why these associations exist is unknown, but researchers suspect a lack of thymus is somehow messing with the healthy function of the adult immune system.”
Free the thymus! And all doctors should be reminded of Chesterton’s Fence.
STILL A FEW BUGS IN THE SYSTEM: Contradictory Discovery: Our Innate Immune System May Fuel Cancer Development.
IF THIS IS TRUE, MY GUESS IS THAT THE OVERTURNING OF ROE HAS LED TO MORE CONDOM USE, AND MAYBE LESS CASUAL SEX: CDC: U.S. epidemic of STDs may finally be slowing.
DISNEY STARS SURE HAVE A UNIQUE WAY OF SELLING TICKETS: Snow White Actress Posts Profane Anti-Trump Rant on Instagram — Says His Supporters Should ‘Never Know Peace.’
The actress playing the title role in Disney’s upcoming live-action “Snow White” reboot posted a lengthy anti-Trump rant on Instagram in response to the election results.
Actress Rachel Zegler wrote, “May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.”
In the post, she complained that her infant daughter may never get to have an abortion.
“I find myself speechless in the midst of this. Another four years of hatred, leaning us towards a world I do not want to live in. Leaning us towards a world that will be hard to raise my daughter in. Leaning us towards a world that will force her to have a baby she doesn’t want. Leaning us towards a world that is fearful.”
The actress said she is “here with you,” to “cry, to yell, to hug.”
I’m not sure how alienating half the audience increases turnout, but based on the past decade, obviously they know what they’re doing at Disney…
YEP:
However you feel about the election results it seems obvious that:
1. the Internet has replaced TV as a source of information;
2. the Frontier is open as it has not been since Henry the Navigator;
3. innovation has become more important than legacy wealth.— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) November 12, 2024
WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE? TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES, SEE THEM DRIVEN BEFORE YOU, AND TO HEAR THE LAMENTATIONS OF THEIR WOMEN:
Biden staffers are crying in the White House and many have called out sick today, per WH official
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 13, 2024
I CALLED THIS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO: The Nicest Computer You Can Wear on Your Face Is a Big Flop.
READER FAVORITE: Alpha Grillers Instant Read Meat Thermometer for Cooking. #CommissionEarned
A FORMER DEMOCRAT AND A VETERAN. BIPARTISAN! Trump appoints Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence: ‘Fearless spirit.’
This pick I’m not so sure about: Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as attorney general. OTOH, he picked an establishmentarian in Jeff Sessions, and another in Bill Barr, last time and they were rolled by the department. Gaetz will be his wingman, to use Eric Holder’s job self-description.
I am a bit concerned, though, that if he keeps naming people from the House to his cabinet it may put the majority at risk.
But hey, it’s an improvement on what we had:
Biden Administration Declares Trump Cabinet Picks ‘Unqualified’ https://t.co/miNG5Te7kx pic.twitter.com/7o01n5KdlF
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) November 13, 2024
Plus:
I mean, sure Peter Hegseth is an Ivy Leaguer with multiple tours who spent over 20 years in military service before becoming a veteran's advocate.
But he didn't work for Raytheon and hire drag queens for recruitment. So is he really qualified?
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) November 13, 2024
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Trump Reaffirms Push for National Concealed Carry Reciprocity.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: SpaceX rolls Starship spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch.
Starship moved to the pad at Starbase in advance of our sixth flight test pic.twitter.com/u6Mbc35ARr
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 12, 2024
Godspeed…
NEVER. NEXT QUESTION? When Will Democrats Apologize to Georgia for Lying About Election Integrity?
READER FAVORITE: Keurig K-Express Single Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker. #CommissionEarned
THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: ‘None of our spacesuits are spring chickens.’
Add life support to one of these babies and you’re all set.
NEWS: SpaceX has unveiled their Extravehicular Activity spacesuit.
It will be used for their first ever spacewalk. It uses new materials & joint designs to provide greater flexibility. The helmet has a new visor to reduce glare and a Heads-Up Display. pic.twitter.com/G2v7TCuTOi
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 4, 2024
HEH:
I’m legitimately not sure which of these men is happier that Kamala Harris lost pic.twitter.com/fdutNSioVY
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) November 13, 2024
OLD AND BUSTED: “We Are All Socialists Now.”
—Newsweek’s cover story, February 6th, 2009.
The New Hotness? “We Are All Going to Therapy.”
—Van Jones on CNN, Saturday: Schadenfreude Alert: Van Jones Melts Down Over the Miserable State of the Democratic Party.
After what the Democrats have done to this country for the past four years, I really can’t help but enjoy seeing them freak out over Trump’s victory, his administration picks, and the realization that this country is about to undergo a massive course correction.
Van Jones gave us a glimpse into the miserable state of the Democratic Party during a recent appearance on CNN. His meltdown was a mix of exasperation, self-pity, and, at times, dark humor, but his frustration was undeniable.
And I loved every second of it.
“I’m miserable,” Jones declared bluntly. “What do you want me to say? This is terrible.” His candor was refreshing, especially as he laid bare the reality Democrats are facing. “Nobody thought we would have undivided government. We thought if Trump snuck in there, we would at least have Hakeem Jeffries standing in the way to try to save it.”
Sorry bud, Trump got the trifecta.
“This is just a horrible weekend … I am miserable. What question do you have for me?” he asked before changing his mind. “Don’t ask me any questions. It might make me burst into tears. This is horrible.”
“We don’t want anyone crying on this show,” host Jessica Dean said. “But I do wonder, Van, from your perspective … if you are the Democrats, what are you going to do for the next two years? How do you recoup?”
“Therapy. Therapy,” Jones replied. “We are all going to therapy.”
Curiously, some of Jones previous statements indicated he knew what was likely coming:
● “If progressives have a politics that says all white people are racist, all men are toxic, and all billionaires are evil, it’s kinda hard to keep them on your side. If you’re chasing people out of the party, you can’t be mad when they leave,” Jones said on Bill Maher’s show in late October.
● “A bullet couldn’t stop Trump. A virus just stopped Biden,” Jones said in mid-July.
● “People are scared to say anything about it,” Jones said in September of 2023, regarding Biden’s cognitive decline in September of 2023, “but I think it’s important to have this conversation now.”
So how much of Jones’ “We are all going to therapy” shtick on Saturday was performance art for the cameras?
LIFE AFTER COCAINE MITCH: Thune to succeed McConnell as next Senate GOP leader.
BIDENOMICS AIN’T OVER YET: The Rate of Inflation Continues to Increase While the ‘Core Rate’ Remains High.
DIDN’T NEED NO WELFARE STATE: Is “AI welfare” the new frontier in ethics?