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Readers! A November fund-raising drive!

 

It is unfortunately time for another November fund-raising campaign to support my work here at Behind the Black. I really dislike doing these, but 2025 is so far turning out to be a very poor year for donations and subscriptions, the worst since 2020. I very much need your support for this webpage to survive.

 

And I think I provide real value. Fifteen years ago I said SLS was garbage and should be cancelled. Almost a decade ago I said Orion was a lie and a bad idea. As early as 1998, long before almost anyone else, I predicted in my first book, Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8, that private enterprise and freedom would conquer the solar system, not government. Very early in the COVID panic and continuing throughout I noted that every policy put forth by the government (masks, social distancing, lockdowns, jab mandates) was wrong, misguided, and did more harm than good. In planetary science, while everyone else in the media still thinks Mars has no water, I have been reporting the real results from the orbiters now for more than five years, that Mars is in fact a planet largely covered with ice.

 

I could continue with numerous other examples. If you want to know what others will discover a decade hence, read what I write here at Behind the Black. And if you read my most recent book, Conscious Choice, you will find out what is going to happen in space in the next century.

 

 

This last claim might sound like hubris on my part, but I base it on my overall track record.

 

So please consider donating or subscribing to Behind the Black, either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. I could really use the support at this time. There are five ways of doing so:

 

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Website software expert needed

I am in need of someone willing to manage the backroom software aspects of Behind the Black. My first software designer found he no longer had the time to do it, and the person I found to replace him decided suddenly that he didn’t like my political opinions and unless I wrote my opinions the way he liked he couldn’t do it.

The work wouldn’t be difficult nor very time consuming, but there are several areas of the website software that need cleaning up. If you are familiar with WordPress and website design and would like to help me keep this website up and running, please comment here. I will email you immediately.

This post will remain at the top of the site for the rest of today.

Genesis cover

On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.

 

The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.


The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
 

"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News

13 comments

  • michael

    Greetings;

    My name is Michael and I can assure you I love listening to your political opinions on John Batchelor!
    I enjoy the website very much and would love to help out.
    I’m fluent in HTML 5, CSS, Javascript, and am learning Python and a few more tricks.
    You can reach me at the email above or 917.407.2145
    I look forward to speaking with you.

    Keep up the good work and have a great day

    Michael Kuligowski

  • mike shupp

    Well, sh–! I don’t care a whole lot for your political views either, but you’re not a maniac, I don’t
    have evidence that you’re deliberately cruel, and we’ve got some interests in common. I’d be
    really upset if your website vanished because someone decided, in effect, to censor it from existence.
    I can’t help beyond good wishes, unfortunately — I think a working website needs more internet
    skills than I possess — but I’ve got my fingers crossed for you, and if an agnostic can say such a
    thing, you’ll be in my prayers.

    Good luck, Mr. Zimmerman. Carry on, please, for all of us.

  • Well, thank you much for the kind words, especially coming from someone with whom I know disagrees with me strongly at times.

  • Maybe you can talk to Steven Goddard at http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/. He’s a software guy who was recently looking for work, and has political views similar to yours.

  • If Michael’s efforts don’t pan out, my crew has the required skills.

    ProxyIT is an IT Operations shop. We can provide any element, including hosting, to keep your site running.

    I T

    John Bosch
    650 207 3204

  • 19 years website design experience including teaching college class on WordPress and website design. can help you out no problem.

  • Thunderbunny

    “the person I found to replace him decided suddenly that he didn’t like my political opinions and unless I wrote my opinions the way he liked he couldn’t do it.”

    That is just insane. Sounds like a typical leftist. They claim tolerance- but don’t practice it do they?

    I’m sure you’ll find a skilled website developer to help you Robert. (I run my business website using wordpress as well.)

    – TB

  • DK Williams

    I wish you luck in finding the right person, Bob.

  • Patrick Ritchie

    Bob: i’ve done plenty of this kind of work in the past, I don’t have the bandwidth to take this on long term but if you need immediate help or advice I would be happy to assist.

  • Michael Green

    Well I think your political opinions and the manner with which you let them be known are spot on lovely. I always look forward to reading/hearing what you have to say.

  • James Stephens

    I would enjoy assisting you. However I would need to know specifically what you require before knowing whether or not I can assist you. I probably can. The best of luck in any event.

    James

  • TimArth

    Robert – I am just curious if you were able to find anyone here to help you out.

  • Of those who commented, two individuals replied to my emails. I have just come to an agreement with one, Shane Rolin of Amixa. Sometime in the next month the site should undergo a major change as we bring the software up to date.

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