Bob Zubrin proposes a Mini-Starship, which could prove to be a better solution than what Elon Musk in now pursuing.
It's very similar to what a lot of people are saying:
Starship is too doggone big! It's too doggone heavy!
The tyranny of the rocket equation punishes this excessive mass, which will cause SpaceX to have to launch many times in order to go anywhere from low Earth orbit (LEO).
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Mini-Starship
Monday, January 19, 2026
What the hell is so great about NATO?
With respect to this Trump move on Greenland, there is this big fear of how it affects NATO.
What the hell has NATO ever done for the USA? Please name just ONE THING.
Instead, the USA has spent billions ( maybe trillions) on defending this real estate. It isn't ours, and I don't think they are
very good allies at all. They get hysterical any time Trump asks for something. Same goes for Canada.
With "friends" like these, who the hell needs enemies?
I don't get why Trump is so insistent upon acquiring Greenland, but what I notice most is how our "friends" don't seem so friendly. This is supposed to help defend Greenland better, and it isn't like the Danes spent a fortune on defending it, nor do they bleed for it. If Russia or China tried to take it over, what would they do about it? Probably call upon America to save them again.
Sunday, January 18, 2026
High level chicanery right here
If you are frustrated by the lack of accountability of the Deep State for their crimes, here's a video for you.
It's kinda interesting to me that Trump keep nominating people who screw him over.
But it doesn't really surprise me that the GOP is pretty useless.
He needs the GOP as long as the GOP is willing to back him up. But when the GOP feels confident enough that they can completely abandon Trump, they'll probably do it.
Another curious thing is the polls. Trump really has done a lot of pretty good stuff, but for some reason, the polls don't
show any appreciation from the public. So if the polls are actually accurate, which I doubt, then that is quite a puzzling thing.
The Democrats are definitely bad. Even if the GOP is no better, they cannot be obvious about it. Which means the kind of deception that the GOP runs is of a different character. The Democrats are definitely bad, but the GOP is sneaky bad.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: High-Level DOJ Sources Have Confirmed To Investigative Journalist Emerald Robinson That Deputy AG Todd Blanche Is Sabotaging Trump's War Against The Deep State!
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) October 2, 2025
Journalist & Host Of The Absolute Truth, Emerald Robinson, Names Saboteurs In Trump's Admin.… pic.twitter.com/zf5Md7japH
What accounts for some of the gender divide? The answer may surprise you.
The term "gender-divide" may be archaic. The tweet embedded below discusses why young women went hard left, while the young men did not.
It may be hard to correct this, too. It doesn't appear that reason will work on these people. They are women, after all.
There's a lot of talk about how and why the GOP will lose the midterms. Actually, the GOP isn't helping Trump much. That could
be because of the "gender-divide".
Once you see that, things make sense. It doesn't make sense to me to vote for Trump, and then turn on him because he is being "too tough" on the immigration issue. That seems ridiculous. Why punish somebody for doing what you voted for?
It's a very complicated situation.
If it could be re-framed, then perhaps there is a better way forward. The political left is not good for you. Period. I don't care what side of the gender divide you are on, this will impact you negatively.
— vittorio (@IterIntellectus) January 16, 2026
"Act now?
by James Howard Kunstler
A long way from the Mary Tyler Moore sitcom version of the place.
To paraphrase Lord Bentsen, long ago, this is not the real Minnesota.
Or is it? Has it fallen that far?
"Play-acting at revolution"
Note: Tentatively this will be displayed below. If it is rejected, I'll have to take it down.
Comment:
This is a contrast between doing and talking.
Could it be something more sinister? What if the idea is to get you to disarm, or to quit doing your job?
Someone with truly bad intentions are not going to give you an even chance. Think about it.
For example, if a bad guy wants to rob you, he won't necessarily make an aggressive move unless you do something to lower
your defenses. That's the idea. To get you to lower your defenses.
Another example: What if the Minnesota gal who said "I'm not mad at you", really meant to do bodily harm? The idea was to set up an exact scenario that produced what happened. She might have even thought he wouldn't shoot.
In other words, do not make the mistake of taking these people too lightly.
Link
Jem Melts Rock Using Sunshine (re-post)
Author: BBC
Description:"Jem Stansfield travels to the Solar Furnace Research Facility in Southern France. He witnesses the incredible power generated by highly concentrated sunlight."
Comment:
This is a re-post of the original post made many years ago. Instead of moving the old post into the top position in the blog, I just made a new post instead. There's too much other stuff that obscures the basic idea.
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