An idiot’s guide.
I knew most of these, but I didn’t know about the “squashed engines” rule for the 737.
Lab-Grown Meat
…in spaaaaaace…
Seriously, this is a technology that I’m really looking forward to.
The Syrian Withdrawal
The place is a mess, and it does complicate China’s life for them to have to deal with it. My only concern is for the Kurds. But maybe they can cut a deal with Assad. And it is worth noting that Erdogan will be limited in his military ambitions by the need for maintenance of his NATO equipment.
[Mid-morning update]
The fate of the Kurds.
They really deserve their own country, but that never seems to be in the cards. Ignoring the Marxist PKK, they’re the only real allies, other than Israel, in the region.
PG&E Blackouts
California is becoming more and more like a third-world country. But the idiot voters just keep voting for more of it.
Solar Inactivity
The sun is extremely quiet. It will be interesting to see what the effects are.
“Gun-Free” Zones
People in charge of them should be made personally liable.
Makes sense to me. If you’re going to deprive someone of their right to self defense, it should be your responsibility to make it actually safe, not just put up a sign.
Romney
Thought he always seemed unprincipled as a politician, I used to admire Mitt Romney as a man. No more.
The NBA
I’ve been saying for decades that basketball is evil, but this is a new low.
[Update a while later]
I wish I was an NBA fan, so I could boycott the vile organization.
Napoleon Chagnon
Thoughts on the passing of a brave and honest anthropologist, and on the general wreckage of the field. I read his book on the Yanamamo in college.
How The Russian Witch Hunt Started
A long read, but why Trump has Ukraine on the brain.
[Update a few minutes later]
Mr. Trump goes to Washington.
[Update a few more minutes later]
The IG report on FISA abuse will be out on Friday, and someone needs to put Adam Schiff under oath.
[Update a while later]
The pre-impeachment of Donald Trump never stopped.
[Noon update]
The curious case of the incurious press.