The public-health “experts,” along with most of the media, completely destroyed their credibility.
They haven’t regained it with me, but we’ll see what Jay Battacharya, Marty Makary et al can do.
All posts by Rand Simberg
Elon’s Presentation On Mars Plans
Bob Zimmerman has it, and summarizes.
Flight 8 Report
With approval for another flight as early as next week, SpaceX has released a report on what happened on the last two flights, and what they’ve done to prevent a repeat of either.
[Tuesday-morning update]
For those with X, Elon is about to talk about getting multi-planetary, as a prelude to this afternoon’s launch attempt. For the Xless, just go to SpaceX.com.
[Update a few minutes later]
It just changed the start time from 1015 PDT to 1800. So after the flight, instead of before?
News On The Mann Front
New: DC Court orders climate scientist Michael Mann to pay $477,350.80 to the @ceidotorg and @Rand_Simberg in Mann’s long-running libel action.
— Andrew M. Grossman (@andrewmgrossman) May 22, 2025
That’s on top of the $530,000 Mann was ordered to pay to National Review in January.https://t.co/BxvzbI7fz3
[Friday-morning update]
The worm has turned.
[Update Saturday morning]
An actual news report in Pennsylvania.
[Update]
[Update a few minutes later]
More over at WattsUpWithThat.
This is the best reporting on the legal situation so far, but I hope that at some point Jonathan Adler weighs in.
Return To Flight
FAA has approved Starship’s return to flight. pic.twitter.com/NtxV5TY9jz
— Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) May 22, 2025
Harvard
FAFO:
This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) May 22, 2025
It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments… pic.twitter.com/12hJWd1J86
[Saturday-morning update]
Harvard is totally corrupted.
It’s unclear that it’s even salvageable.
The Long-Overdue Deregulation Of Regulatory Offenses
Fracture Day
The five-year anniversary is coming up.
And don't forget. The five year anniversary of Fracture Day – June 5 2020 – is coming up.
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) May 20, 2025
There were lots of lies before that of course, but that was the day that a gaggle of "public health" officials told us that in the middle of a supposedly deadly pandemic that required… https://t.co/sIGQs6umwg
The Next Starship Flight
…won’t be catching the booster.
Sad News
Scott Adams has terminal prostate cancer.
Scott’s announcement has the rare effect of pure selfishness. I’m immediately thinking – what will I do without this man? It’s a testament of his immortal impact that I know that I am just one of many many thousands who share that same selfish thought. https://t.co/xUsK1gVQ4e
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) May 19, 2025
[Thursday-morning update]
A eulogy for Scott Adams.
Well, he’s not dead yet, but it’s probably nice to be able to read and hear all the nice things about you while you are still alive to appreciate them.