Biden ATF nominee Chipman failed to disclose Chinese state TV hit used as propaganda by the communist state
It does not appear that he registered as an agent for a foreign power.
It does not appear that he registered as an agent for a foreign power.
Someone finally stands up.
“You don’t get to ask that!” Ha.
This old feller is a national treasure.
“But here’s the thing, I don’t give a ᛋᚻᛁᛏ about feelings anymore. … Do you think I care about some ᚪᛋᛋholes feelings? Absolutely not.”
What’s especially brave/troubling is that the store in question is a Star Wars store. If he has *any* “official” or licensed standing he can expect to lose it, as Disney doubtless will go after him for daring to have an unapproved opinion. Sadly he doesn’t seem to be set up for online sales. If he was, I’m sure business would suddenly get rather brisk:
https://sucherandsonsstarwarsshop.com/
Apparently the It’s Ma’am in question will hold some sort of protest outside his store Saturday, August 7. I hope the stores insurance is paid up.
Forwards:
SpaceX stacked Starship onto Super Heavy:
Ship 20 and Booster B4 have been stacked!! 🤩🚀🔥@NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/Vm8Uqa1N1C
— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) August 6, 2021
Backwards: anything Boeing.
Forward: smaller private space enterprises:
Amidst the math there’s what looks like a simple schematic of the Landmaster.
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Was it a TARDIS brand van?
As we’ve seen this past year and a half or so, there are not only a lot of crazy people out there, they have a surprising amount of cultural and political power. One of the loudest screechings of the Crazy People is to “defund the police,” which, when examined, generally actually means “get rid of the police, and courts, and prisons.” This idea is of course insane. But we live in an increasingly insane world, so it might be worth pondering what might be the eventual result. In a world where the judicial system is gone, what would replace it? Third-world-style warlords are the obvious likely outcome. Murder, mayhem, generalized horror and collapse.
But perhaps there’s a middle ground compromise. Let’s go old school and largely empty out the prisons. What to do with the convicts, though? We used to have a solution: outlawry. If you’re unfamiliar with the actual basics of outlawry, the below video might be helpful, but the summary is this: an outlaw is, in fact, outside of the law. You lose all rights. Someone can murder you, and that someone will face no legal repercussions whatsoever. If someone renders you aid, *they* will face the wrath of the law. Life for an outlaw was bad enough hundreds of years ago; today it would likely be fairly brief as the Internet would spread your face and info around. There would doubtless be online databases of outlaws, and with facial recognition you’d be spotted quickly. You’d be fair game not only for murder… but for *slavery.* Medical experimentation. Organ “donations.” Really unpleasant dark web video presentations.
So… maybe re-institute outlawry? Start small, with tightly focused crimes. Murder and rape, of course. Blocking roads for protests seems like a good one. Using arson for politics.
Kids today don’t know the sheer awesomeness of being in college when this came out:
This book looks interesting:
Celebrate Star Trek: The Original Series and the show’s distinctive Midcentury modern design that would change design– and television–forever.
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969) was the first installment of one of the most successful and longest-running television franchises of all time. Today, Trek fans champion its writing, progressive social consciousness, and aesthetic. Designing the Final Frontier is a unique, expert look at the mid-century modern design that created and inspired that aesthetic. From Burke chairs to amorphous sculptures, from bright colors to futuristic frames, Star Trek TOS is bursting with mid-century modern furniture, art, and design elements—many of them bought directly from famous design showrooms.
Together, midcentury modern design experts Dan Chavkin and Brian McGuire have created an insider’s guide to the interior of original starship Enterprise and beyond, that is sure to attract Star Trek’s thriving global fan base.
After the atrocities of STD and STP I’m not sure the Trek fanbase is “thriving,” but some of us are old enough to be fans of TOS.
But if you can only buy one book on Amazon, buy ten copies of this:
It seems to be available there now, though there are as yet no reviews. Plus, the price seems to jump all over the place.
Note: I’m hoping to finish up the 18X24 CAD diagram prints in the next day or two for those who want signed copies. Sorry it’s taken so long… I’m *still* buried under the B-47/52 project.
Granted it was inert, but a man can dream.