Pure Narrative-spinning

Comments from a number of readers about the upcoming midterm elections. occasioned this follow up to a previous post. The mainstream media's assertion that married suburban women will abandon the GOP in droves over the Kavanaugh affair is pure narrative-spinning. They don't cite numbers because the numbers show women believed…
October 22, 20187 Comments
Polls Are Propaganda

Polls Are Propaganda

Wherein I respond to a commenter who expressed trepidation about the rising Red Tide: Hmm, a lotta sources you posted still seem iffy on a republican blitzkrieg. Typical bet hedging? Democratic bias? Whaddya think? RCP still for some unfathomable reason has the AZ senate race as a toss up I…
October 17, 20182 Comments
Red Tide

Red Tide

Political commentators have been predicting that the outcome of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's stormy Senate confirmation would have a noticeable impact on the upcoming midterm elections. Now the numbers are coming in, and we are witnessing an unmistakable Kavanaugh effect. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Republicans are going…
October 16, 201821 Comments
Character Data: Sekaino Megami

Character Data: Sekaino Megami

Time for a new twist on the Combat Frame data posts I've been making in the run up to XSeed's launch. Now that Ashion 101, the third artist in my international team of publishing experts, has furnished the series' inaugural character drawing, it's my pleasure to present the first Combat Frame…
October 15, 20189 Comments
Vigorous Vulgar Language

Vigorous Vulgar Language

Three years after I cited Aftermath as the canary in Star Wars' coal mine, the author of the poorly written SJW message fic in question, soiboi poster child Chuck Wendig, has been informed his services are no longer needed. Chuck Wendig, the New York Times-bestselling author of the Star Wars: Aftermath…
October 13, 20188 Comments
The Army Will Make Mecha Real

The Army Will Make Mecha Real

Previously I reported that the Russians are developing real-life bipedal combat mechs not unlike AT-STs from Star Wars. Now, the US Army is getting in on the act, only they're going bigger. Think AT-ATs. The U.S. Army is looking to finally replace their M1 Abrams battle tank as rival nations…
October 12, 20189 Comments
Evil Makes You Dumb

Evil Makes You Dumb

Tech giant Google are learning that rethinking their initial position re: being evil hasn't been the win-win scenario they expected. For example, an internal briefing recently leaked to Breitbart reveals that Google is sucking up to totalitarian dictators by censoring users. An 85-page briefing entitled “The Good Censor”, exclusively leaked…
October 11, 20189 Comments
You Better Recognize

You Better Recognize

Better late than never. It's encouraging to see Star Wars fans recognizing those who warned them of their beloved franchise's imminent fall. Here's @Dataracer117 reacting to my post from May of last year. Dubious praise, considering Yoda's Postmodernist turn in TLJ. The backlash wasn't hard to see coming, either, in…
October 10, 201812 Comments
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Memento Mori

But that was long ago, and in another country. The world has a way of giving notice in no uncertain terms that life is temporary, and time is always bearing us toward its inevitable end. During the ride we pass certain milestones that remind us the clock is ticking. In…
October 9, 201834 Comments
Indiegogo After-action Report

Indiegogo After-action Report

The Indiegogo campaign for my new mecha/Mil-SF novel Combat Frame XSeed has officially concluded. With a final funding total of 346% of our original goal, it's no exaggeration to say that this campaign was a stunning success! Sincere thanks to all our awesome backers and everyone who supported the campaign through…
October 8, 20183 Comments