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I am mystified at how stupid the public is. At how NASA misrepresents so many issues. Elon and his cult followers. The return of the fascism. It is all so disturbing. Mars is never going to be a second home for humankind. It would be far easier to shoot lunar alloy from the surface andContinue reading “About those Musk fans…”

From David Badash, RAW STORY: All 26 Republicans on the powerful House Oversight Committee have refused to sign a simple, two-sentence statement denouncing white supremacy. “We, Members of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, together denounce white nationalism and white supremacy in all its forms, including the ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory. These hateful and dangerousContinue reading “Two Sentences”

“I believe you are missing the larger picture regarding Shuttle’s most valuable function/capability.” I can see the Shuttle having been useful if not for a couple of grave shortcomings. It was a case of going cheap and this costing far more in the long run that what-should-have-been would have cost. The two loss of crewContinue reading “Comments 23-2”

Soon enough the unspeakable will be known to all: the final solution to climate change, and all white grievance. The idea has been evolving since the rise of Neoliberalism and will manifest as a crusade to exterminate 7 billion, leaving a “White Planet” of 1 billion. The Neo-Fascists are already in government and no matterContinue reading “They Are Here”

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/blue-origin-unlimited-solar-power Why is Bezos not saying a thing about Space Solar Power after announcing they can make solar cells out of regolith?

I wanted to comment about Space Solar Power on the first day of the new year but the only news is about endless satellites. However, this and most space forums are really about endless satellites and Space Solar Power itself is about endless satellites so I can comment on almost any post. I would likeContinue reading “Comments 23-1”

Space Solar could become The New Deal of the 21st century.

I knew the half century anniversary of the Apollo 17 splashdown was coming but it was depressing, and I ignored it. However, it seems a good opportunity to summarize much of what I have been thinking about over the last decade or so, and also to finish with my concept art of a “true” SpaceshipContinue reading “End of the Space Age”

Plato did not like democracy because the mob voted the death penalty for Socrates. That is where representative democracy came into play to moderate direct democracy. A very simplified and paraphrased and somewhat analogized version of an over two-thousand-year-old historical saga, but as true as any such approximation. Climate catastrophe is looming and whether civilizationContinue reading “Kinzinger: Lies Trump Truth”

Democracy Delegitimizing Extremism. To the far right the term “Democracy” is not much different than “Communism.” In their view they are both systems that steal from the wealth creators.