Greg Autry and George Nield write that it cannot afford congressional inaction.
Climate Alarmism
How it hurts us all.
Frightening kids with this unscientific nonsense is one more form of child abuse in government schools. And Greta T is the poster child for it.
[Update a while later]
The UN’s “woke” climate-change propaganda is an insult to science.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Sorry, just noticed that the last link is behind a paywall.
Totalitarians
Fans of Fauxcahontas and Bernie think that people should be jailed for “offensive” speech.
Yes, I’m as shocked as you are.
CRS Mission
It was scrubbed yesterday for weather, but it’s set to launch in a few minutes. It’s an unflown booster, but the cargo Dragon has flown before.
[Update a few minutes later]
Everything looking good through Max Q.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Clean MECO and stage separation. About to do boostback of the booster. Grid fins are deployed.
[Update a few more minutes later]
Another successful landing. I don’t think they’ve had a failure for Falcon 9 since the first success, though they have lost them on Falcon Heavy.
[Update a few more minutes later]
Solar arrays deployed, and Dragon on its way to ISS.
[Late-morning update]
With this launch, SpaceX has hit another milestone.
5G
It won’t change everything.
I’m wondering how and if it will compete with the satellite constellations.
A Health-Care Win
Thanks to Trump, hospitals will have to disclose prices for procedures starting in 2021.
What a concept.
[Late-morning update]
Hospitals sue to be allowed to keep their prices secret.
Gosh, it’s almost as though they have something to hide.
Back Update
The bad news is that I can’t get an epidural until December 16th. The good news is that maybe I don’t need it. I’m no longer in back pain, though the problem has migrated lower into my upper thigh, making me a little gimpy. On the other hand, that’s getting better, too. At this rate, I should be back to normal this weekend. Now I have to start some strength training to prevent a recurrence.
The Impeachment Clown Show
Star clown Al Greene complains that there was insufficient racial diversity among the witnesses. Meanwhile, Jonathan Turley shot down many of the Dem’s “arguments” in flames.
[Update a while later]
Green’s complaint is pretty hilarious, given that the witnesses were selected by Democrat leadership.
Not surprising, of course, since the Democrat Party is traditionally the party of racism.
[Update a few minutes later]
Turley: Under the Dems definition of abuse of power, Obama could have been impeached.
He should have been, actually.
Advanced Space Propulsion
It’s the power supply, dummy.
I do think that ultimately, absent something like anti-matter, or perhaps fusion, beamed power is the solution to opening the solar system. It could either push sails, or provide power for electric propulsion.
Critical Thinking
Only 9% of fifteen-year olds can distinguish between written fact and opinion.
Sadly, the same is probably true of adults. As Glenn notes, it’s almost as thought this is a goal of the system.