The Daily Beast is reporting that Elon Musk ordered engineers to switch off his Starlink satellites just as Ukraine was preparing to attack the Russian naval fleet with drones. He said he feared nuclear retaliation by Russia. Itβs high time we ask the question: How much power and influence does it make sense to hand just one person?
All these red states are now boasting about how they are withdrawing from the American Library Association. They arenβt just satisfied with banning books, they want to get rid of the places that keep and lend them, too. The Christian Right is on the march.
Carl Sagan once warned us of the βdumbing downβ of America. He warned of a time when our βcritical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...β
That time is upon us. We must do all we can to prevent that darkness from taking hold.
In just six days I make my London stage debut. Donβt ever let anyone say you canβt keep dreaming and having to pinch yourself, even at age 85. https://Allegiancemusical.com
My mastadon link at my pinned tweet on Twitter is now warning anyone who clicks on it that the sight may be βunsafe.β You know what actually feels unsafe right now? Musk on Twitter.