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August 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
New blog entry up! It’s a Star Trek story with a Star Wars ending.
The Paramount Tour - Thoughts From the Bridge
Earlier this year, Tori took me out for my birthday to Paramount Pictures in Hollywood for their studio tour. The reason for this is quite obvious given the studio's association with Star Trek dating ...
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May 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New blog entry up! It’s a Star Trek story with a Star Wars ending.
I just finished this. Despite it being written for younger readers, I found the premise compelling given our current political climate. It’s our individuality that makes for a healthy democracy, as opposed to acquiescing to a misguided and narrow minded collective. This is based on real events.
May 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I just finished this. Despite it being written for younger readers, I found the premise compelling given our current political climate. It’s our individuality that makes for a healthy democracy, as opposed to acquiescing to a misguided and narrow minded collective. This is based on real events.
“The equal treatment of an unequal phenomenon is not the truth.”
March 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“The equal treatment of an unequal phenomenon is not the truth.”
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
Reposted
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
This is worth your time, seriously. AOC puts the chaos into perspective while encouraging us that the fight is on.
What’s Happening & How You Can Take Action | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is worth your time, seriously. AOC puts the chaos into perspective while encouraging us that the fight is on.
Tell me we haven’t been living through a coup.
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material to Elon Musk’s government-insp...
apnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Tell me we haven’t been living through a coup.
This isn’t going to last four years. Watch.
February 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This isn’t going to last four years. Watch.
New Blog Entry for my fellow Star Trek fans. I pull no punches on the latest.
#startrek #section31 #paramount+ #scifi
#startrek #section31 #paramount+ #scifi
Section 31: It’s Messy - Thoughts From the Bridge
In short, Section 31 is a mess. It’s the latest film since 2016’s Star Trek: Beyond, ending an eight-year hiatus, and this time, the latest feature is intended for streaming. It’s probably a way to ge...
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January 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
New Blog Entry for my fellow Star Trek fans. I pull no punches on the latest.
#startrek #section31 #paramount+ #scifi
#startrek #section31 #paramount+ #scifi
I think Bezos took only the tech from Star Trek and left everything else outside. Fascinating read.
The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.
The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.
www.vox.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I think Bezos took only the tech from Star Trek and left everything else outside. Fascinating read.
This is the greatest birthday, ever! Mark Hamill was such a treat to run into in Hollywood last night. It’s moments like this that provide a ray of…hope.
January 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is the greatest birthday, ever! Mark Hamill was such a treat to run into in Hollywood last night. It’s moments like this that provide a ray of…hope.
My latest blog entry, a Star Trek book report.
#startrek #thoughtsfromthebridge #themakingofstartrek #bookreview #scifi #sciencefiction #desilu
#startrek #thoughtsfromthebridge #themakingofstartrek #bookreview #scifi #sciencefiction #desilu
Book Report: “The Making of Star Trek” by Stephen E. Whitfield - Thoughts From the Bridge
I could have pursued the easier more modern route by introducing Star Trek to my partner, Tori, beginning with TNG or current programs like Strange New Worlds or Discovery, as the look and storytellin...
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December 30, 2024 at 9:52 PM
My latest blog entry, a Star Trek book report.
#startrek #thoughtsfromthebridge #themakingofstartrek #bookreview #scifi #sciencefiction #desilu
#startrek #thoughtsfromthebridge #themakingofstartrek #bookreview #scifi #sciencefiction #desilu
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"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." – Mark Twain
December 25, 2024 at 6:59 PM
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." – Mark Twain
In my latest blog entry, I illustrate the occasional tension between Star Trek’s creator Gene Roddenberry and Nicholas Meyer (director of Star Trek II and VI). #startrek #generoddenberry #sciencefiction #thoughtsfromthebridge #film #scifi #movies #nicholasmeyer
Meyer Vs. Roddenberry: Reality & Ideals - Thoughts From the Bridge
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-17-ca-500-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-17-ca-500-story.html
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December 16, 2024 at 11:02 PM
In my latest blog entry, I illustrate the occasional tension between Star Trek’s creator Gene Roddenberry and Nicholas Meyer (director of Star Trek II and VI). #startrek #generoddenberry #sciencefiction #thoughtsfromthebridge #film #scifi #movies #nicholasmeyer