Peter Santenello: He Found Freedom in the Desert

Couldn't help but make comparisons with my land out in West Texas. There's nothing quite like this that I noticed on my visits out to my property. When you encounter anyone at all, it is usually on a one to one basis. There's more plant life. I imagine that there's less rain out in Utah. But it was mentioned that it will flood there at times. So when it does rain, the water can be a problem. Same thing out in West Texas.

There's one town near my place, Sierra Blanca, that's about 17 miles away. It is like any small town. Van Horn is a bit further away. The Big City, El Paso, is about 100 miles away. No comparisons to this place in the video, but he did say something about a place 5 hours away. His place must be way out there in the middle of nowhere.

When he mentions that you're on your own, he isn't kidding. A cop out in West Texas MIGHT show up in an hour, or maybe not at all---same for him in Utah. If something happens, you have to handle it yourself. The guy in this video looks like he can handle a variety of situations. That's what you need in order to make it out in a place like that.

Ground News has its flaws. Don't let yourself be misled.

This American Thinker article is characterized on Ground News as "Far Right", and "low factuality". I would do a screenshot to show it in case that is taken down by Ground News in order to hide that fact.

The American Thinker article has a lengthy quote from the person mentioned in said article, which seems as factual as it gets. Furthermore, the said article also displays her bio, which would seem to be factual as well, unless it was fabricated. Note that the reason why it is "low factuality" on Ground News is not given on Ground News.

There may be some opinion mixed in with the said article, but it seems a reasonable conclusion from what is said. To have this taught in American schools seems nutty to me. To teach what she says is like funding your own homicide. Yep, it is like hiring someone to kill yourself because you won't commit suicide yourself. Now that is my opinion of what I just read, and anybody can call my opinion low factuality. But it is based upon high factuality and my own opinion of it. The same may be said of the said opinion article from American Thinker. The article was authored by Andrea Widburg.

Are "opinions" rated "left" or "right", and are the ratings based upon some objective standard? Opinions should be free ranging as possible. Whereas facts are either true or false, and if they are false, then they aren't facts.

UMinn professor wants to ‘dismantle the settler project that is the United States.’ - American Thinker https://t.co/y3eWPsEyGE

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) December 23, 2023

Cenk got chumped

This was as one-sided as Mike Tyson v. Pee Wee Herman.

Hello, officer? I just witnessed the murder of @cenkuygur by @DouglasKMurray…yes I’ll hold 💀pic.twitter.com/fUEexOlIlH

— Shaughn_A (@Shaughn_A2) December 22, 2023

Seen on CTH. Tucker Carlson beware

How does this all fit together? Julian Assange, Wikileaks, Hillary's emails, Seth Rich's Murder, and the Russian collusion fake story all seems to fit. You can even extrapolate that out to Trump's impeachments, the J6th fake insurrection narrative, and the current attempts to get Trump removed from the ballot, and jailed.

Not to mention that Twitter was bought out by Musk, and now Musk is an enemy of the state ( which isn't supposed to happen in the USA). Musk could also be jailed. Keep in mind that RFK Jr. hasn't received Secret Service protection. What's going on here?

Also, there are political prisioners in jail for J6th who still haven't gotten a fair trial. All of this connects up, in my opinion. Is it really too hot to handle? Well, if it doesn't get handled, then this country isn't going to be free much longer, and besides that, won't exist either. The real enemy is behind it all. The real enemy is afraid of the truth.

Tucker Carlson Shorts: Julian Assange https://t.co/hMSPVU9dug

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) December 23, 2023

Speculative post about Stoke space and the Blue Origin Pedigree

12/22/23: Update to yesterday's post:

Trying to develop this idea a bit further with stuff out there that already exists. Let's take the Stoke space upper stage/lander and mate it with a Ramjet being developed by Hermeus. Hermeus is developing their hypersonic plane that can take off on a runway like any other plane. But what if the plane could glide back to the runway and land, while at the same time deliver a payload that could get to orbit?

The Hermeus engine could be mated with something that looks like an X-15, but is airbreathing like their hypersonic plane. It isn't what Hermeus is developing, it's just an idea. Let's say you could place the Stoke spacecraft on top of it, but instead of launching vertically, it is dropped like the X-15 was. But dropped from what? How about a Stratolaunch-like system?

Here's a recent development on Stratolaunch:







There could be a problem mating it with the Stratolaunch. You need ground clearance, and you need to mate it with the cross-member that connects each side of the Stratolaunch. To do this, make a cylindrical rocket shaped vehicle that holds the Hermeus' air breathing engines, and attach the Stoke space's 2nd stage to the top of it. There needs to be some fairing that keeps it aerodynamic, as it will go to hypersonic speeds.

Attach some fairing to it, and this will enable it to clear the ground on the Stratolaunch, while retaining aerodynamic features. The fairing can come off when it does its hot staging maneuver on stage separation for the Stoke Space module. In this configuration, the Stoke space vehicle would be a third stage. All three stages could return to the facility for re-use.

If all this could be managed, then the system would be launched off the ground with Stratolaunch, then it would be dropped at subsonic speed. The Hermeus engines will power up at subsonic speed, and then proceed to hypersonic speed. At hypersonic velocity, the Stoke Space module would execute a hot staging separation, while discarding the fairing. This would leave an aerodynamic enough vehicle that could return to the runway, as would Stratolaunch. Stoke space's vehicle would proceed to orbit, and then reenter and land as per its design.

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Stoke space is developing a spacecraft that looks a lot like the one depicted here.

Now what if this could be combined with the hypersonic vehicles discussed here.

How would that work? Let's say these hypersonic planes can reach Mach 10. Also, let's say that the hypersonic plane was used as a booster that could return to the launch site and land like a plane. Let's also say it would release the second stage in a "hot staging" separation like SpaceX is developing with its SuperHeavy booster. Also, let's say that this complexity could be managed. A tall order, but let's say it could be done.

The rocket equation can estimate a spacecraft's size assuming a 20 ton dry mass. The wet mass would come in at about 125 tons in order to reach orbit. It would land like SpaceX's first stage booster at the launch site for a fast turnaround. Bolt it onto the plane from the nose end. The design would include a way to stay aerodynamic after the stage sep. Yes, this is complex, but let's say it could be done.

The idea is to minimize the total mass taking off to space. It might mass out at less than 500 tons counting the hypersonic spaceplane booster. That's less the early versions of the Falcon 9, and would be fully reusable with a fast turnaround.

The Blue Origin Pedigree part was for a SSTO vehicle. This wouldn't be that, as the booster would separate at Mach 10. That would be part of the minimization part. Less fuel to carry means a smaller spacecraft that gets to orbit. The Blue Origin pedigree vehicle would need a lot of fuel to launch from the ground. The booster would help keep it as small as possible.

Let's also assume that a 20 ton empty weight would be sufficient for fuel tanks and a crew hab. Not asking for much am I?

Don't let Grandpa Joe in the negotiations

Does Grandpa Joe = Grandpa Simpson?

Dems: Don't Let Grampa Joe Near the Senate Negotiations https://t.co/EB5J677dbB

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) December 22, 2023

Democrats scramble to prevent a Deep State shuffle

Democrats must figure that they're saving Democracy by not letting the other party govern after an election loss. Funny how the GOP loves to accomodate them in this. Ten to one, the Deep State isn't going anywhere no matter who wins. Of course, the Dems will try to make it sound good that the bureaucrats are still there, but there isn't any accountability in DC at all---not even when the governing party loses. Why would anybody expect good government when there's no accountability?

https://t.co/ZlVHC6nYBs

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) December 22, 2023

FIB:Seth Rich's murder could have been for hire

12/21/23: Update to the post of 4/26/21:



Ah, the state run media complex will report it as a "conspiracy theory". Fake news, fake everything. When do the lies end? There was no Russian hack. The robbery claim looks like a cover-up. What really happened? Inquiring minds want to know.

ICYMI — "A member of Julian Assange’s team confirmed that Seth Rich leaked the DNC emails to Wikileaks prior to his assassination which contradicts Mueller’s report that blamed the leaks on Russian hackers."

via The Absolute Truth, Emerald Robinson pic.twitter.com/t01rKI99xZ

— DLN-Montana (@DLN_Montana) December 21, 2023

Note: there's a link to an OAN article down below in the original post. That link appears to have been taken down. Why? Who knows?





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Yeah and they could be worth a shit too, but they aren't.

Don't tell me that only NOW do you see the problem...

This dude went after Trump. Now he sounds more Trump than Trump. Empty words, empty gestures. The time for this was years ago.

Brad Raffensperger calls for state, federal constitutional amendment to allow only U.S. citizens to vote https://t.co/iZaVEg5Qkl via @JustTheNews

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) December 21, 2023

Behind the Black Blog: A movie of 14 years of gamma ray observations from space

Cool video at the end of the post.

I'm quoting this in order to refer to it later... Perhaps in another post, or an update to this one. Emphasis added.



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Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of light. The movie shows the intensity of gamma rays with energies above 200 million electron volts detected by Fermi’s Large Area Telescope (LAT) between August 2008 and August 2022. For comparison, visible light has energies between 2 and 3 electron volts. Brighter colors mark the locations of more intense gamma-ray sources.

A movie of 14 years of gamma ray observations from space

Why Buildings Need Foundations

Practical Engineering channel

I think I've got some of this figured out. How to pour a slab without mixing the concrete, which is a video embed posted earlier. I want to have an open space that also will collect rainwater. That may be accomplished also, but needs a lot of concrete. It can be done, one section at a time.

The open space could be bounded on three sides with my cattle panel quonset prototype. It will be anchored to the dry slab. What goes inside the quonset? Some will be enclosed, which will provide additional floor space. Others will be open to the air, but with screens over them. These may be used as a type of greenhouse. It will shield it from the birds and the bugs, but rain will be able to get through.

The center area will be a rainwater collection area. Rainwater run off will be directed to it, and it can be pumped out into a tank for storage. The area covered should be sufficient to keep the crops well watered. ( I hope)

This plan isn't likely new. I've thought up quadrangles before. This new plan has a few new wrinkles. As with all my plans, it may not be implemented. But who knows what the future will bring?

The country I grew up in, and the country today

The country I grew up in put a man on the moon when I was still riding bicycles to school. That's compared to the country today, which hasn't been back to the moon since. Back then, rocket scientists used slide rules. Today they have powerful computers. Too bad today's scientists cannot match them, despite the advancement in computers. Maybe they could if science was still being taught in schools, as opposed to the fake science of today.

The country I grew up in built virtually all of its own automobiles. That's compared to the country today, which may not be making cars for much longer. The most successful entrepreneur in the automotive sphere in this country is Elon Musk, who is now being targeted for destruction. His offense is to oppose a leader who claims to be democratic. We fought a Cold War to stop what this administration is doing routinely. This was inconceivable in this country when I was a kid.

The country I grew up in had several plane manufacturers. Boeing was one of them. Boeing today is a shadow of its former self, and can't seem to make new planes anymore. Perhaps they can managed a fleet of planes, but as far as innovation, this company might as well be dead. It will be dead for sure within a generation. Boeing was just one of many airplane manufacturers, mind you. The others appear to have gone missing. This appears to be an unstoppable trend.

The country I grew up in was one in which most people could own their own home. Don't look now, but the country today does not look promising for the American dream for much longer either. Interest rates are difficult to service now, while inflation isn't likely to be tamed even at these rates. It won't be much longer when there will be massive defaults on home loans. That's what happened in 2008, and will likely happen again. You cannot borrow your way into prosperity, but the current crop of rulers seem to believe that's possible to create wealth out of thin air. They learned nothing from the Great Recession.

The country I grew up in had an agricultural sector that produced more than what could be consumed. The country today will likely not be able to feed itself in the near future. You will be told to eat bugs because we cannot grow cattle anymore for our beef. Say goodbye to McDonalds, unless they want to make you a McBug burger. All of this in the name of preserving the environment, which appears to be going to hell anyway. At least according to them.

The country I grew up in had a medical establishment second to none. The country today makes billions off of a vaccine that doesn't even work. Even worse, the so-called vaccine caused more harm than good. That's what so-called Progressives call "compassion".

The country I grew up in guarded its borders. The country today has no border to speak of, and will cease to be a country soon. The rulers today seem to think that is a strength, but history has shown otherwise. The Roman Empire fell because it could no longer guard its own borders. Today's so called leaders would prefer to guard somebody else's border.

The country I grew up in had free elections, and a free press. The country today, illegals get a free ride, but no more free elections for us. You will vote Democrat, or you will be punished. It looks more and more like the old Soviet Union.

The country I grew up in was the greatest country on Earth. The country I die in may not even exist for much longer. There are way too many people who seem content with that. But it seems a shame to me. The kids today don't look to the future with hope and expectation. There seems to be little reason for that, as the so called leadership seem content with driving the country straight into oblivion. If you complain about it, you are called an extremist. If protest it, you are called an insurrectionist. The destroyers are called good, and the builders are called evil. Little wonder that things are the way they are. Nothing lasts forever, and that seems to be true the "good ol'" USA too.

Biden Administration and the Media are gas lighting us about inflation

From InfoWars website. Oooh! EEEEvil! The article is just an opinion about how inflation is caused by monetary policy. You can read a book written by the late Milton Friedman and get the real skinny on what causes inflation. This business about private actors causing inflation is the same thing they said in the 70's when inflation was roaring with inflation rates in the double digits.

The death of conservative economics of the Reagan Administration, has been greatly exaggerated. The rebirth of Keynesian economics is producing the same ill effects as it did in the 70's. That's what Reagonomics cured. Bidenomics is what Jimmy Carter was attempting. History may not repeat, but it certainly seems to be rhyming.

https://t.co/yfvaPnSFOj

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) December 21, 2023

How to Script a YouTube Video to Get More Views

Here's how to get more views for your YouTube channel. Hmm. Way back when, I did some videos. Not many views. Perhaps this would have helped. Same principles may apply to doing written blogs, like this---ha, ha!

Starship Update for 12/20/23

Great SpaceX channel.









Update @ 6:18 pm

Spin prime and static fire done. Assuming all went well, it is just about ready for stacking.

By the way, this was a different channel for the following video. NASASpaceflight channel.

Pics of Uranus

SpaceX officially revealed Starship Flight 3 vehicles on the pad for testing. Musk's reaction...

Great SpaceX Youtube channel...











Skip ahead to see Uranus. Inquiring minds want to know.

We Are Facing a Demographic Collapse of Epic Proportions

We Are Facing a Demographic Collapse of Epic Proportions

Something of a shocker. It explains a few things. The only people who are going to be around are the ones who are destroying this country. It's stupid to continue this way, but you have to blame the leadership. But also, the people who vote for this are to be held responsible too. That means all of US. Me, you, everybody.

Off-grid project update, 12/19/23

Something of a mid-course correction.

There hasn't been many posts on this subject lately. The fact of the matter is that a re-evaluation has been underway for quite a while, and other priorities have pushed their way to the forefront. The off-grid project is still on, but it is more of an aspirational thing than a real thing. Always has been that way, but for awhile there, it was the highest priority. I thought of it as sooner rather than later, and now it may be later rather than sooner. Or perhaps the possibility of not at all. It kinda depends on developments.

The weakness of that plan has always been pretty obvious to everyone but me. Consequently, I was out there on an island, doing my thing. This was okay as long as my health was good, and I could work to pay for my whims. But a few things have happened that brought the reality back, and this thing may turn out to be a bridge too far. Money has always been an issue, and has gotten worse since my disability forced me out of the work place.

The land that I bought is still there. I just haven't gone out there. My concern is that I cannot get the job done alone. So it has become an aspirational project as opposed to a high priority project. My efforts have dwindled, so it might be interpreted to mean that it is a failure, and that I've given up on it. But that is not so. It is merely going to shift into another mode for awhile.

That means that I will keep on doing what I've been doing. That is, to learn how to live off the land as I would have to do if I was actually out there. My approach is to simulate it for the time that I would have to actually go out there and do it. That day may never happen. But if it does, II will be about as prepared as you can get without having actually done it for real. Which means that I still don't know what the hell I am doing, but at least I am pointed in the right direction ( I hope).

If I come across some good fortune, things may change. But if that were to happen, maybe I get rid of the land, and move on to other things.

It's more of a bug out joint than anything else right now. It's not even a good bug out joint yet. Might not ever get to being a bug out joint because to get that far means a lot of work and money. Or there may never been the need, or there may never be the resources. It is something of a conundrum.

I've learned a lot over the years. But this was a difficult project. More difficult than I figured on. Unfortunately, that seems to be a pattern with me.

The biggest success is in water management. I need to get a lot better at energy management. I need to get a lot better at making things. Finally, I need to be able to grow or find my own food. That is the least developed skill. If I had to live off the land in terms of getting food, I would be in trouble. Managing energy really means climate control. That summarizes some of skills, but not all.

To top it all off, there needs to be some security. You are on your own out there. It would be me against the elements. I think I could deal with that, but people are the biggest wild card. You never know what or who you may encounter out there.

So that is where it stands.

PS: If only I had an army like this! This video reminds me of a scene in the movie "Witness"--Starring Harrison Ford. There was a barn raising scene in which they built a barn in one day. ( or appeared to)

Obama gone too far

Obama gone too far 😂👀🤣 pic.twitter.com/llUC1vnOVT

— C3PMeme (@C3PMeme) December 18, 2023

Web Encryption is now fiction, but there's a workaround?

12/18/23: Update to yesterday's post:

A companion post that suggests the workaround. (But the governments of the world will probably oppose it.)

Braxman: My Solution to Fix the Screwed Up Internet Encryption







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Video by Rob Braxman. I'm keeping up with this guy, and I'm glad I bookmarked his site. The news is that the Web isn't what it appears to be. Basically, we are being watched. Hell, I knew that. But I didn't know the details. Here's some details. Indeed, there's more details here than you'll likely be able to assimilate.

But sitting still is not an option. You've got to upgrade your security, and the "system" isn't doing that right now. Indeed, the system is getting worse all the time.

Tell you what, I'm tempted to junk my computers altogether. But to do so would be VERY INCONVENIENT. I'm going to call this the CONVENIENCE TRAP. They get you by offering you convenience. But in accepting this convenience, you are being suckered into a TRAP. An example would be the J6th protesters. They thought they could trust their environment, but they found out differently. DC is a hostile place for anybody not playing their games. Generalize this out to the society at large, in particular the world wide web, and you can see that the problem isn't localized in DC, but is EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. Chilling, isn't it?

The bearer of bad news isn't welcome, but wouldn't you prefer to know that something evil this way comes before it gets to you?



So here's the video... You might want a drink of an adult beverage.

Democrats want to rewrite history so that they can hide the Party's guilt in causing the Civil War

The Democrat Party of the nineteenth century was the Party of Rebellion.



The Republican Party ended slavery.



Don't let them forget that. Especially since they are following policies that once again divides America.

Today, Joe Biden is having the Confederate Memorial in Arlington Cemetery dismantled because he hates America.

Hiding history doesn’t erase history — it only makes it harder for people to learn from it.

No wonder Americans are just getting dumber.pic.twitter.com/fplBwFyE1Q

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 18, 2023

SpaceX just started Starship Flight 3 testing campaign! Huge Static Fire coming...

Spacex update 12/18/23: Authored by Great SpaceX youtube channel

Less than two weeks left in 2023, and there's a couple holidays mixed in. Odds are, SpaceX won't launch again in this calendar year. Maybe in January.

Boston-- More than a feeling (remastered)

Lots of these videos on the YouTube. This one is a mash up that attempts to go with the song.

They do this because the pushback is too weak or not at all

12/17/23: Update to yesterday's post:

If everybody presumes guilt, and people are reduced to having to prove their innocence, then we don't have another one of our precious freedoms. That is, a presumption of innocence until proven guilty in an open court of law, with an honest judge, and an impartial jury. All of this is being swept away right in front of our very eyes.

So, is this guy guilty or innocent? There's pics, but can you authenticate the pics as being consistent to what they appear to be? In other words, could these be fake pics? The accused staffer said that he wouldn't disrespect the institution, but if the pics are accurate, then that's exactly what he did. Incidentally, in a book written in the nineties, there was an incident in which two dudes were engaged in sodomy in the White House of all places. Not to mention that Slick Willy got a BJ in the Oval Office. So is this guy credible? Indeed, are any of the people in DC credible anymore?

We have a responsibility to determine what actually happened. It is a serious offense if you take our institutions seriously. But if not, then what reason would anybody have for respecting these institutions if they won't respect themselves? Also, if they won't respect the people who sent them into public service?

This needs to be cleaned up. It is getting to be a matter of existential risk.

The only commitment we see in government these days is the commitment to lies and fraud. To keep these people in office is suicidal. As the liberals like to say, it isn't "sustainable". No culture can endure this in the long term. Yes, in the long term we are all dead. But these people seem to be in a hurry.

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When one of theirs is accused, it is an allegation. When a conservative is accused, guilt is assumed. I hear they had pics of the dude in the very act. Something tells me that there's no doubt that he did what is "alleged". There's pics!

Also, don't use their language. It's not "gay", it's homosexual.

The staffer literally admitted to it in a LinkedIn post

But sure it’s just “alleged by conservative outlets” pic.twitter.com/0SaqDfyM5t

— John Hasson (@SonofHas) December 16, 2023