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The Unlikely Rise of the Indian Space Program
Via: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 3 Comments • last year
Space exploration has fascinated me for a very long time. Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Neil Armtrong... So I was vaguely aware that India was accomplishing some cool stuff. In fact... it's much better than that!
One Thing Helping Trump’s Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention
By: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump’s job performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first...”
It would be rude to say that the more ignorant a person is, the more likely they are to be MAGA. Rude. But true.
Lucian Truscott Threefer
By: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 1 Comments • last year
“Two guesses, and the first one doesn’t count: Who owns the courts?Thomas and Alito can’t find their copies of the Constitution.They’re doing it....”
I followed Paul Krugman over to Substack when he retired from the NY Times. There I rediscovered some sources I'd lost track of when I stopped subscriptions to the Washington Post (Bezos!) and LA Times. And I discovered Lucian Truscott. Straightforward.
The Trade War Isn’t Over
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 8 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Look at the numbers, not the vibes”
Ummm... When did "pause" and "suspend" become definitive actions? Trump did not end his tariff war - he just suspended it for ninety days. In three months, he must either put up or shut up. Any bets?
Meet the kunafa community Meet the kunafa community I Believed These Four Lies
Via: Bob Nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 1 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“I'm so nervous about this video. It's weird to admit getting duped by something, but there's nothing that scares me more than people who think it...”
The Green brothers, Hank and John, post videos on many diverse topics. They're always entertaining and informative. These guys are among my "trusted sources": unless I have a good reason not to, I trust what they tell me. This video tells me that I'm probably right to trust them.
The art of spoiling Trump's deal: Sit back and wait
Via: Bob Nelson • Op/Ed • 2 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“It doesn't even take that long.Just look at how quickly he caved on his China tariffs ”
Vladimir Putin understands. He's Donald's BFF, but never cedes anything. Donald nods beatifically. Canada's new PM already understands. He sat there mystified by Donald's blather... but said nothing. Donald was happy!
The only refugees Trump welcomes
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 1 Comments • last year
“The Trump administration is welcoming white South Africans into the country as “refugees,” an embrace that contrasts sharply with the...”
The American taxpayer is paying for airplanes to go to South Africa to collect "refugees". And the American taxpayer is paying for airplanes to fly refugees from the US to... anywhere else. Perhaps the differing color of the skin of these two populations explains the difference...??
This is not what they voted for
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“A lot of people bet that Trump would help them. The truth is he's coming after them with a vengeance and they need to know that. ”
It's a race. Trump & Co are screwing their MAGA_True_Believers© as badly as any other Americans - probably worse, considering that MAGA_True_Believers© tend to be less affluent. But for the moment, those MAGA_True_Believers© refuse to...