Monthly Archives: November 2021

We’re on the Brink of a New Age of Sail – TTG

Posted on November 20, 2021 by TTG

Comment: I’ve been excited by LightSail 2 since before its launch. My interest in solar sails was sparked by Arther C. Clarke’s “The Sunjammer” when it appeared in Boys’ Life in 1964. The fact that LightSail 2 was the work … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, TTG | 14 Comments

Open Thread 20 November, 2021

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Pat Lang
Posted in Open Thread | 24 Comments

Geraldo Rivera was always NY City trash

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Pat Lang

Comment: This creep said after 9/11 that he cared about the attack because it was on targets in NY City and he was a New Yorker.. After that the great war correspondent went to Afghanistan where he faked a report … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice, Media | 9 Comments

The Kenosha prosecutors should be punished

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Pat Lang

The verdict is in. Acquitted on all counts. Justice has been served. The two deputy DA’s who prosecuted the case are enemies of the constitution. They should be disbarred and prosecuted for prosecutorial misconduct as was the DA in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice | 40 Comments

“Is there water on Mars?”

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Pat Lang

“While there may have been abundant oceans in the past and water ice persisting in the present, could there be lingering liquid water on Mars? Tantalizingly, the answer may be yes. Using radar technology that penetrates the ground, the Mars … Continue reading →

Posted in Mars, Space | 3 Comments

“Former Rittenhouse lawyer predicts ‘full acquittal,’ blasts ‘misconduct’ by prosecution.” foxnews

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Pat Lang

John Pierce, the former lawyer for Kyle Rittenhouse, said he expects a full acquittal in the Kenosha, Wisconsin case after the defense requested a mistrial. Pierce said on “Fox & Friends First” he doesn’t anticipate any potential guilty verdict surviving the mistrial … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Justice | 25 Comments

“Europe burns a controversial ‘renewable’ energy source: trees from the US” – TTG

Posted on November 17, 2021 by TTG

As world leaders pledge more action on climate change, one so-called solution, burning trees for electricity, could undermine progress. By Robert Kunzig, ENVIRONMENT Executive Editor [National Geographic] The map my colleague Katie Armstrong made (see below) shouldn’t have surprised me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, The economy, TTG | 52 Comments

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on Vaccine mandate.

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Pat Lang

“The federal U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit based in Cincinnati, Ohio won a lottery Tuesday to hear the consolidated lawsuit that challenges President Joe Biden‘s vaccine mandate for workplaces with over 100 employees. The circuit was randomly selected … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, government, Justice | 14 Comments

Is Paris dying?

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Pat Lang

“Faced with a once-beautiful idyll that is now increasingly smelly, litter-strewn, crime-ridden and badly run, Parisians are fleeing for the hills – or failing that, the Côte d’Azur or Normandy’s green hills.  The latest to do so has raised many … Continue reading →

Posted in France | 4 Comments

Generic Congressional Ballot

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Pat Lang

Voters Now Favor GOP By 13 Points for House, Senate Tuesday, November 16, 2021 “With the midterms elections now less than a year away, Republicans have a double-digit lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress. The latest Rasmussen … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Politics | 4 Comments