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Opinion by Chauncey DeVega writing for Salon (Abridged): As documented by historian Nancy MacLean in her book “Democracy in Chains,” the leaders of today’s “conservative” movement have utter disdain for democracy, the Constitution, human rights, human freedom, the common good and the rule of law. This anti-democracy movement also wants to impose a type of Christian fascistContinue reading “The Question Now”

Back in 2013 Chomsky talked about jobs being the critical issue to the population yet ignored by powers that be. Plenty of work to be done but not enough profit to make it worth the while of the ultra-rich. We are kept “atomized” to keep us from interfering. 99 out of 100 have never heardContinue reading “Atomized and Degraded”

Projected Increase in Space Travel May Damage Ozone Layer The propellant mix that produces water; hydrogen and oxygen, is most hated by NewSpace. The automatic demonization of hydrogen whenever mentioned goes back to the hobby rocket fanatics of a decade ago who insisted the falcon 9 could do everything and anything else was from satan.Continue reading “Hydrogen Hatred and Dinosaurs”

While it can be argued this blog is in itself an opinion column, I have been contacting some websites soliciting an opinion column about Human Space Flight. Considering the intense harassment and criticism I get when simply trying to comment on forums it might just catch on.

Anthea Butler: “They cannot come to grips with the fact that the Christianity of America is just like any other fundamentalist religion that gets weaponized in order to hold on to power. Therefore, they have to continue to tell themselves that everything that happened on Jan. 6 was an aberration and not something religious in nature.Continue reading “Liberal Christians Will Fight”

Rocket jesus is firing people and whining about the economy. Could be a sign his house of cards is collapsing, and the Enron of space is about to crash and burn. Real space enthusiasts can only hope and pray the ten-year NewSpace nightmare is about to end. We also have “Klan gone Hiel HItler” commentingContinue reading “My Last Comment on Space Review”

Peter Weber wrote: How Jack Welch helped create the America of Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk The gap between America’s rich and the poor — or really, the rich and everyone else — has stretched into a chasm. That’s fairly indisputable. The current divergence between the wealthiest Americans and the lower 90 percent ofContinue reading “Jack Welch as the Antichrist”

NASA has stated that between 2 and 3 RPM are the likely limits for humans to be able to function in an artificial gravity environment. I would go conservative and just call it 1RPM as the best place to start. Using the easy-to-find “SpinCalc” website we get a tether length of 5868 feet to generateContinue reading “Real Space Technology”

“I strongly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership of guns,” Musk told CNBC on May 25. The billionaire then told the outlet that he supports “tight background checks” for allContinue reading “Rocket Jesus on Guns”

As a systems troubleshooter with a mind conditioned to think critically, I have observed how cognitive dissonance takes over people. I have seen it dozens of times at every level, in my work on aircraft and up the ladder to higher rungs in the chain of command. What is bizarre is that when it isContinue reading “We Must Go to Stay”