The Republic of Texas Space Force thought it had outsmarted the Navy when it demanded that all new Navy ships carry fighters. The Navy did not operate its own fighters, and had always relied on Air Force or Marine fighters[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for October, 2020
The Republic of Texas Navy sat on Earth, defending Texas shores and shipping throughout the early 2100s. Time and again, they attempted to secure funding to expand their operations into space, like most of the other national navies already had,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Republic of Texas Space Force charted their path into space and the stars as time went on. They were made of small ships, often commanded by lone astronauts who came home between missions to press the flesh and encourage[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another debate is in the can, and after last week I decided to watch it very carefully. The first thing I was looking for was who would interrupt the other first. I figured it would happen fairly soon, probably after[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jack twisted his stick and thrusters flared them around a few pieces of tumbling wreckage. Jack slammed the throttle forward, and engines roared tongues of blue fusion flame behind him. They accelerated towards the British vanguard, and Jack smiled with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I’ve got your back, John,” Cassie said. His displays flashed with recommendations and target locks. “Never doubted it for a second,” Christensen said and sprang back to his feet. He lined the rifle in his right hand up on one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay. Fess up. Who had “Trump contracts the Wuhan Virus” on your 2020 bingo card? I know the media is saying he asked for it, and continues to lie about him calling it a hoax. So of course he deserves[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 2205, we learned the answer to one of the oldest questions of all time. Are we alone? They brought medicines with them that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us study[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We were alone in 2080. It was a new age of space exploration that would forever change humanity. Our probes traveled to every planet in the system, and manned missions blanketed the inner system. Our permanent colonies in Earth orbit,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Eight years ago, Vice President Biden and Vice President candidate Ryan met in a debate. I went back to watch the first twenty minutes of that debate, just as I did the Trump-Biden debate of this week. For one, it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…