The news has been going all over the internet this weekend. Blaine Lee Pardoe no longer writes stories for BattleTech. Some people say he is a bad man who deserves to be fired. Other people say he was cancelled by the woke mob for being a conservative. I know everybody involved. I have met them all in person and talked to them. I have looked them in the eyes. I actually like most of them. I would not say I know any of them good enough to call friends, but they are definitely acquaintances of the working variety. I have seen them work over the years and recognize their patterns. That makes me absolutely biased of course. If you are looking for an unbiased opinion, look elsewhere. My opinion is that Blaine Lee Pardoe is substantially accurate in his description of the events and reasons. And that opinion will affect my financial transactions in the future.