A sampling of opinions, political cartoons, history, science, humor, satire and utter nonsense.
Monday, April 20, 2026
What would Jesus do?
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Iran's president condemns 'insult' to Pope Leo XIV, calls 'desecration of Jesus' unacceptable | Snopes.com
Confirmed: Iran's president condemns 'insult' to Pope Leo XIV, calls 'desecration of Jesus' unacceptable
Masoud Pezeshkian's post came about 12 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social.
Published April 14, 2026
Click on the above link to read the entire Snopes article confirming Pezeshkian's statement. Yes, it's politically motivated, but what does it say about our so-called president that the Iranian leader comes down closer to Jesus than does Trump?
-- Sent from my Linux system.
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Drinking the Kool-Aid
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
Monday, April 13, 2026
anti-Christ
Interesting. The image from Truth Social didn't follow through in my email, even though I can see it in my record folder. One more try, this time with a URL from CBS News:
https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/13/6c6fd1c6-5177-4b36-bd94-86b4f0730628/thumbnail/620x768/19057b5a7c6603a561634d75aeec3390/trump-jesus-post.jpg
What IS that black winged figure in the upper background?
Glenn
-- Sent from my Linux system.
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
anti-Christ
This is a TruthSocial post from Donald Trump's account, @realDonaldTrump. I am sure that Trump's supporters would all publicly call themselves good Christians. Wonder what they have to say about this? (Outrage, from the news reports.) And what, I wonder, is that black winged figure at the top center of the image? Just FYI, Trump claims he thought the picture was of him as a doctor. Uh-huh. I know his sycophants won't invoke the 25th Amendment, but they should.
Glenn
-- Sent from my Linux system.
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
Monday, April 6, 2026
King George III, 250 years later.
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
Those who fail to learn from history by Bill Bramhall for April 6, 2026 | GoComics
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
JD Vance Says UFOs Are ‘Demons,’ Not Aliens
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Let's keep this guy away from NASA.
https://people.com/jd-vance-says-ufos-are-demons-not-aliens-11936660
Recommended viewing, if you subscribe to Apple TV (The only Apple product I have ever purchased): "For All Mankind."
-- Sent from my Linux system.
A NASA software engineer for 23 years (retired), Silicon Valley software engineer for 36+years, Egyptology hobbyist and ARCE-NC board of directors member for more than 25 years, reporter and copy editor for the Kansas City Star and Louisville Courier-Journal for 6 years. Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Heritage Registry of Who's Who. I favor open source development, Linux, net neutrality, medical care as a right and not a privilege, the ACLU, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, freedom of speech.
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Charlie Kirk speaks at Texas A&M University as part of Turning Point USA's American Comeback Tour, April 2...



