Judge everyone by the color of their skin.
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Category Archives: History
SN9
Bob Zimmerman has a post up about today’s planned flight.
If it happens, it will have happened on the 35th anniversary of the loss of Challenger, and on my birthday.
[Update a few minutes later]
Looks like winds are too high, so they’ll miss the anniversary.
[Afternoon update]
Well, it looks like they are going to try today. They’re loading propellant, but there seems to be an FAA issue.
[Friday-afternoon update]
Well, here‘s what we know so far.
The Revolution
“The Board also voted to change the name of Roosevelt Middle School, even though no one was sure whether it was named after Theodore Roosevelt or Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Better safe than sorry. By the way, the Board does not have new names chosen for the schools. It just wants to get rid of the old ones.”
Just number them. That’s what the Soviets did, after all.
Russia
This appears to be the biggest mass demonstration since the fall of the Soviet Union. And in such frigid temperatures.
Washington DC
…is now effectively under martial law.
Words Of Division
Heather McDonald, on Biden’s inaugural address.
Do they seriously believe this post-modern campus-speak and white bashing is going to unify us (not that I agree with the goal)?
[Update late morning]
You know who likes unity? Tyrants.
[Friday-morning update]
Biden’s militarized inauguration showcased Democrats’ insecurity.
[Update a while later]
Link fixed, sorry.
This Is Your Captain Screaming
Wow. This is an old story, but I’d never heard it.
Pioneers And The Future
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman on our societal risk aversion, and an announcement.
Joseph Epstein
Read the whole thing; it’s worth giving them your first name and an email address, if you’re not a subcriber.
Taiwan
Yes, Trump should recognize it on his way out the door. It’s something he probable would have gotten around to in a second term, but he doesn’t have much time now.