I lift my glass of Woodford Reserve in silent appreciation to metal fatigue, sloppy maintenance, downdrafts and wind shear, pilot error, the Mossad, or whatever agent or force is responsible for delivering a bit of kinetic justice to a man the world is better off without.

To

Election 2024?

No, I didn't really want either of these men running again. But there's no question which I'll vote for, given what we've got.

I want less regulation, secure borders, strong ties with our allies (including Israel), opposition to our enemies (including Iran), a

Congratulations Blue Origin for your seventh manned mission to space. You have a long way to go to catch up with SpaceX, but competition is good and I'm glad you're still in the game.

Friday, May 17

Crypto is still bad tech dominated by scammers and criminals.

Climate zealots continue to misrepresent the science as they push their alarmist policy agenda.

The 'trans' movement remains a blend of fad and fetish and a threat to women, children, and common

My Twitter feed is full of climate zealots hawking pseudo-scientific alarmism and antisemitic defenders of terrorists attacking Israel.

Twitter has always tilted left. It still does. These people aren't representative of normal, sane America.

'When small men cast long shadows, the sun is going down.'

Yeah, I'm looking at you, Greta.

You can have broad adoption of electric cars, or you can have broad adoption of AI, but you can't have both: the grid won't support it. And when it does, it's going to take a lot of power -- real, baseload power, not boutique wind and solar.

Okay, I'm kidding: In fact, you can't

I support Israel's continuing efforts to destroy Hamas.

Hamas should surrender and release its hostages. But Hamas won't, and Hamas will repeat its terrorist atrocities of October 7th if allowed to do so.

So the destruction of Hamas is necessary.

I stand with Israel and the

Want to know what the cynical hijacking of science looks like? This is what it looks like.

It portrays 'The Science' as an authoritarian monolith that will entertain no dissenting views. Where does that leave those climate scientists who don't agree with Mr. Kutney's positions?

I'll try to answer the little girl's question.

'Sweetie, they're starving because their government did a terrible thing a few months ago. They invaded a neighboring country and deliberately hunted and killed more than a thousand people, including a lot of little girls like you,

I'm routinely accused of being a 'science denier,' despite the fact that I'm very much not a science denier. I don't dispute that humans are driving the majority of the CO2 increase, nor do I dispute that the probable result of that CO2 increase will be a warmer world.

I am

Couple of things.

First, everyone has the 'right' to challenge the dominant climate change narrative. Even among climate scientists there is disagreement about the severity and consequences of carbon emissions. Of course we have the 'right' to challenge this.

Secondly, climate

Before attempting to reach an understanding about anything regarding Israel and Israel’s relationship to her neighbors, I think one point should be agreed upon — in fact, accepted as axiomatic:

Israel is a legitimate nation that has exactly the same rights as other nations to

About Those Protests

I consider myself a staunch free-speech proponent. Defending free speech does not, in my opinion, include defending the occupation of private spaces one doesn’t own, nor does it include defending the protracted presence of disruptive mobs on public or

My profile reads:

'Climate change is not a 'hoax.' It's just wildly exaggerated by alarmists who ignore the real science to push bad public policy.'

And I stand by that, as do many thoughtful people who have read both the actual IPCC reports and the spin and alarmism foisted on

I thought this essay primarily regarding Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) in boys -- yes, it does happen -- was very interesting, if hardly surprising.

realityslaststand.com/p/the-perfect-…

Would you like to 'support Palestinians?'

If so, work hard to get the Palestinians to accept that Israel is their neighbor, that Israel will continue to be their neighbor, and that their own path to security and prosperity involves them choosing for themselves a non-murderous

This article is basically perfect. That it's in the Guardian is the cherry on top

Happy Birthday Ms. Fitzgerald.

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Earth Day
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I am not a religious man. I think there is, broadly speaking, no greater good than human flourishing. In that sense I am, again broadly speaking, a humanist.

Our flourishing requires that we consume the resources of our planet. In an ideal, imaginary world we could