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It’s a live blog, off to a rousing start from Hegseth.
All posts by Rand Simberg
The Fires
Woke DEI + Green Nihilism = Dresden in CA.https://t.co/eRrglaTssz
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) January 14, 2025
[Update a few minutes later]
A lot of us knew this during the mayoral compaign, but apparently not enough, or the Hollywood types found it a(nother) reason to vote for her: Karen Bass is a lifelong communist (and particularly Castro) sympathizer.
[Afternoon update]
“I know who caused the fires in Pacific Palisades.“
LA is guaranteed to be a disaster with the people who run it continuing to do so.
[Evening update]
The California fires are a horrifying consequence of Democratic misrule.
Ya think?
New Glenn Delay
From Blue Origin: “Sea state conditions are still unfavorable for booster landing. We’re shifting our NG-1 launch date by one day to no earlier than January 13. Our three-hour window remains the same, opening Monday at 1 a.m. EST (0600 UTC).”
So that means that both New Glenn and Starship 7 could occur on the same day.
[Update late Sunday evening in CA]
Launch in 20 minutes.
Maybe. They keep moving the clock. But their window will expire in an hour or so, I think.
[Bumped]
Costco’s Clothes Business
I’ve been buying most of my clothes there.
How California And LA Got Here
A blistering critique from Mike Shellenberger:
For more than a decade, the media, Democrats, and Hollywood have told us that Western civilization in general and the United States in particular are white supremacist, genocidal, and unsustainable. The founding of America occurred not in 1776 but rather in 1619 with the… pic.twitter.com/jD4f0Mq3oo
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) January 10, 2025
Anti-Aging
Is it really a threat to the future of humanity?
Not in my opinion.
The Cloak Of Deceit In The UK
Elon Musk has ripped it off.
I don’t know, at this point, if Britain isn’t beyond salvation. It seems to be committing a slow national suicide.
The Fires
This was a perfect storm.
My TL is full of LA fires. This was almost inevitable, given the huge fuel buildup over the past two years from all of the excess rain, the complete lack of rain since spring, and then these hurricane-like Santa Anas. It will sadly get worse before it gets better. This may be the…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) January 8, 2025
Good Tidings
The judge hasn’t yet ruled on my case, but this seems propitious.
The Criminal Fraud Behind Biden’s Presidency
Yes, they should be exposed and, if possible, prosecuted.
[Afternoon update]
Conspiracies too awful to imagine.