Author: Robert Zimmerman
The European Kepler freighter is set to dock with the space station tonight
The automatic docking of the European Kepler freighter to the space station is now set for 10:47 pm (Eastern) tonight.
Glory launch postponed until early Friday
Glory launch postponed until early Friday.
SNL A very British movie
An evening pause: For anyone who likes to watch modern British movies, whether on public television or in the theater.
Indiana attorney general fires deputy over ‘live ammunition’ tweets aimed at Wisconsin protestors
The right response to violent rhetoric: The Indiana attorney general has fired his deputy for suggesting that the police use “live ammunition” on the Wisconsin union protesters.
Scientists Steer Car With the Power of Thought
What could go wrong? Scientists have developed technology allowing someone to steer a car by thought alone. Key quote:
“In our test runs, a driver equipped with EEG sensors was able to control the car with no problem — there was only a slight delay between the envisaged commands and the response of the car,” said Prof. Raúl Rojas, who heads the AutoNOMOS project at Freie Universität Berlin.
Gingrich questioned about his extramartial affairs
Gingrich was pressed yesterday about his extramartial affairs by a forum audience member.
“Thunder-thighs” dinosaur discovered
A new dinosaur, dubbed “thunder-thighs” because of its powerful leg muscles, has been discovered in Utah.
Why the Democrats might be making the wrong assumptions about a government shutdown
Why the Democrats might be making the wrong assumptions about a government shutdown. Key quote:
In many ways, 1995 was the last year of the old media world. It was the year before the launch of FOX News and the year before the Internet exploded into American life. The three broadcast television networks and the major newspapers still had a stranglehold on political news in 1995. Shaping the public narrative would be much harder for Democrats in today’s more diffuse and more balanced media world.
State reviewing complaints over doctors’ excuse notes to protesters
Wisconsin has begun reviewing complaints over doctors who were issuing fake sick notes to union protesters.
Dem Congressman tells unions that they “need to get out on the streets and get a little bloody”
Why have I been highlighting recent examples of liberal “incivility” and calls to violence? Ed Morrissey at hotair explains it all in this piece about a Democratic Congressman who yesterday told union supporters that they “need to get out on the streets and get a little bloody.”
It isn’t that these vicious statements are only being made by the left. I have never said that. It’s that the press is only willing to condemn the right for it, while leftwing violent rhetoric is either ignored or made light of.
Vicious and violent statements by anyone are wrong, and should never be defended or excused. Ever.
Clinton-appointed judge says Commerce Clause covers ‘mental activity’
A Clinton-appointed DC judge, in ruling that Obamacare is constitutional, also declared that the commerce clause allows the federal government to regulate “mental activity”.
Does dark energy and dark matter exist, or is it our theories of gravity?
The uncertainty of science: New evidence suggests that rather than postulate the existence of dark energy and dark matter, scientists need simply to revise their theories of gravity.
Glory in the sky
Update: The launch was scrubbed.
‘The Heretic’: A Play About Global Warming Skepticism
Is there a crack in the monolith? A play about the persecution of a scientist who expresses skepticism about global warming is running in London, with favorable reviews!
Christians sue Dearborn officials and police who arrested them for preaching to Muslims
The Christians whom Dearborn officials and police had falsely arrested for preaching to Muslims have now sued. You can see the video of the arrests here.
Miracle on ice, February 22, 1980
An evening pause: Thirty-one years ago, February 22, 1980, Lake Placid, New York, the winter Olympics: The USA hockey team beats the Soviet Union 4 to 3 to set up their gold medal victory.
Police arrest 11-year-old over ‘inappropriate’ stick figure drawing
Madness: Police arrest an 11-year-old over an “inappropriate” stick figure drawing.
Death Toll From Quake In New Zealand May Top 200
The death toll from the earthquake yesterday in New Zealand may top 200.
Armed TSA agent gets through TSA airport body scanner
And the TSA exists for what reason again? In a test, a TSA agent with a handgun slipped past TSA security at Dallas-Fort Worth airport, despite being scanned by the enhanced-image body scanner.