Your Sunday Morning Prop Noise

A Mk.XVIII Spitfire:

The Mk.18 was a postwar variant. It probably was optimised for paven runways.

One Grift After Another

The entire Trump family needs to seriously consider decamping to someplace without an extradition treaty in 2029. For wherever one looks, there is one deal after another where members of the Trump family and their friends are using their influence to get their beaks wet.

And nothing like a little insider trading.

He's Lost Whatever Marbles He Ever Possessed

So, with a possible short-term deal to end his blitheringly stupid war, Trump leaves it on the table (no decision) and goes to bed to shitpost through the night about the Reflecting Pool and the Kennedy Center.

I can't even snark about that, other to mention it's painfully obvious that he cares only about frivolitis and nothing about the hard issues.

His mind is gone. The wheels have fallen off his wagon.

History will harshly judge those who are pretending otherwise.

Warping

A post that argues that the idea of FTL travel has moved from "impossible" to "a horrifyingly complex engineering problem".

And that's what humans do. It might take centuries to get there, but if it's possible...

I don't read a lot of SF these days, but the only author I remember who was writing about Alcubierre drives is Marko Kloos.

Memorial Day

Today, May 30th, is the traditional day for Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, for the flags that were put on the graves of deceased veterans. It was meant to be a day of mournful reflection, with, at most, parades to commemorate the fallen.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died and continue to die in defense of this country and its interests. Many die years and decades afterwards from illnesses and wounds suffered in combat and even afterwards.

Why can't we have a day to remember them without it turning into a festival of commerce?

Caturday

Tuxedo Alley:

Stand By for Maximum Frothing on Truth Social and Fox (Updated)

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations.

Congress named the Kennedy Center and only Congress can change the name, sez the judge.

The Orange Sundowner's going to be shit-posting all night about this.

It began:

I ain’t reading all that. I’m happy for you though, or sorry that happened

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM

Because It's Friday

Blue Peter is pretty.

A Thuggish Version of Amateur Hour

There is news that Pete Hegseth called the emir of Qatar and threatened to kill him. Yesterday we also saw Trump threatening to "blow up" Oman.

What we are witnessing is not just their insanity; it's a sign of the decline of an empire. Their last attempt to regain power.

— أَبُو عِرْفَانِ پارسی (@A_E_P_1979) May 28, 2026

There may not be confirmation, yet, but this sort of macho adolescent bullshit would be what one would expect from Pretty-Boy Pete. And if this is true, the Trump Administration is actively sabotaging our relationships with every other country on the planet (except Russia).

Judging These Down, Here