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[U, X2] One Note: No One Recruited By Tom Fitton Has Standing To Bring The Action In Federal Court Against The City Of Evanston.

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I didn’t want too much time to pass, before I mentioned this bit of detail, based on my own investigative work, and familiarity with how the reparations programs are already working here in Evanston.

I am certain that the City will say so as well, but none of the recruited “whyte ppl” could ever qualify (and none of them even applied). Why? Because to receive funds from the City, each reparations claimant must have housing (rented or owned) inside the City, to which the $25,000 per person must be applied. [The intent of the plan is/was that it improves the housing stock, and thus the tax base, for all Evanston residents. Even the immediate sons and daughters of formerly enslaved persons cannot qualify for the program, if the money to be allocated cannot be channeled into the housing stock in the city. That’s the “concrete benefit to all” that will additionally doom Fitton’s nonsense.]

That’s right in the granting ordinance. And I’ve verified that not one of them still lives in Evanston — not one of them owns or rents any residence in Evanston. They didn’t just need to show that their parents lived there, or they did, from some time between 1910 and 1969… they needed to show that they presently had real property inside City limits — that would be improved by receiving the reparations — and that, none of them can… ever do. [The formal answer from Evanston, around July 20, will likely also recite most of these historical facts, from the last ten paragraphs of this MSM reporting.]

So, these crisis actors / jokers have no right to complain. They have no real injury. That’s what lack of standing is all about. I did see that Palatine Trustee Svenson (their local counsel) has been on a few local news shows, preaching that the US Supreme Court “no longer thinks ending race discrimination is a compelling government interest“. That is a utterly false characterization of the current law.

But — after all, she’s one given to being paid to serve all the people of Palatine, at the same time she shills for whyte supremacists. Why would we trust her, in any event? We wouldn’t.

So now we wait for the City’s formal answer, in about ten days, in Chicago federal court. But I can guaranty that “lack of standing” will appear prominently, therein. See TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 594 U.S. 413 (2021).

Cities have a largely open right to address (and I would argue, an obligation toward) remediation of prior discriminatory practices. And I personally possess originals — of the redlined maps used by local whyte real estate brokers in the early 1960s, via a prior bequeath. So the evidence proving that people of color were not even allowed to see properties on the all-whyte blocks, in town… is beyond dispute. Fitton claims that program recipients weren’t required to show prior discrimination, before applying. The public documents from 1910 to 1969 do that, as to any person of color living, or trying to live, in Evanston.

Fitton will bounced out, on his oafish ear.

Onward.

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Once Again, Mirengoff Claims That Trump’s Prosecutions Were… Unjust. He’s Frankly… Insane.

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We might argue bout marginal cases, like Bill Clinton’s impeachment (which to keep the record straight, Paul rabidly supported)… and we can all agree that Nixon was justly facing prosecution when he resigned — though Paul says it helped the country, for the GOP (in the person of place-holder Ford), to pardon him. Really?!

That’s a tell, right there Paul. He was never going to seek office, nor even be considered, after Watergate — by the few still honorable people running the GOP, back then — so why was it a “good for the nation” — to remove his taint?! He was undoubtedly guilty of felonies — dozens of them. Paul’s underwear is showing here… skid marks and all.

But he goes another twelve steps off the ledge of rationality now, claiming that Democrats should fear a second Tangerine presidency. For he WILL seek insane levels of retribution.

I accept that as… true. But I am not afraid. That is so, because I am 100% certain that this nation will not give him that chance. Ever.

You see, Paul, for me? “I don’t scratch my head unless it itches” — as Denzel memorably said, in “Remember the Titans“:

Paul and Bill Otis and John Hinderaker need to accept that multi-decades long criminal enterprises — run by a moron wanna-be gangster — in sum, his 93 felonies beget… jail. That’s just the way it is.

The only “sins” here… were Trump’s. Over decades and decades in dozens of ways.
So just shut the f#ck up, you whiny old loser.

I will do what is necessary to prevent his election. All of us of clear head and good will… will. Just watch us, out canvassing, all summer — door to door. Trump will have no such ground game — but we WILL.

Out.

Boeing Still Has Some Work To Do, On Its Starliner Capsule Design Specs — Latest From ISS…

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That Boeing Starliner capsule performed quite well this week, but continued to exhibit hydrogen tank leaks (in small volumes). Those leaks, among related issues, led to an about two hour delay in completing the docking with the ISS.

To be sure, the craft is absolutely safe for a return flight, and compressed hydrogen gas, or H2 is a very small molecule. But to be equally sure, these leaks are something to be addressed in re-design and re-engineering sessions. Again, likely delaying the Moon / Mars timeline, for crewed missions. And as we’ve often said, that’s okay, by our lights. Separately, the teams have a schedule for the coming weeks’ space walks — to do repairs and improvements on the ISS structure overall, thus:

…NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct three spacewalks targeted for June. NASA will discuss the upcoming spacewalks during a news conference at 4 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 11. Live coverage will air on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website….

For the first spacewalk, NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick will exit the station’s Quest airlock to complete the removal of a faulty electronics box, called a radio frequency group, from a communications antenna on the starboard truss of the space station. The pair also will collect samples for analysis to understand the ability of microorganisms to survive and reproduce on the exterior of the orbiting laboratory.

Dyson will serve as spacewalk crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes. Dominick will serve as spacewalk crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit. U.S. spacewalk 90 will be the fourth for Dyson and the first for Dominick. NASA will announce participating crew members for U.S. spacewalks 91 and 92 following the completion of the first and will provide additional coverage details.

For the second spacewalk, astronauts will remove and replace the external high-definition camera located at camera port nine on the orbiting laboratory. This camera is one of several to provide external views of the space station. Additionally, crew members will complete a cable connection fit check for the alpha magnetic spectrometer, a particle physics experiment on the station’s exterior. If not completed during U.S. spacewalk 90, the astronauts will begin by collecting microorganism samples….

[On the final walk,] crew members will remove and replace a rate gyro assembly, which provides data on the orientation of the space station. Astronauts will then attach a support bracket, called a modification kit, in preparation for future installation of the orbiting laboratory’s next International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array on the 2A power channel on the port truss….

Now you know. Onward, grinning — with the sun giving way to darker rain clouds here now… ever, onward.

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A Recurrent Nova — But Not A One-Time Super-Nova — In The Night Skies, This Summer? We Think So…

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It was last seen in 1946, and the first written note of it being seen was in 1217. Some 800 years ago, and on and off since.

We till keep an eye out, between Hercules and Boötes — for the event, likely to be visible to the naked eye for a week or so, post nova. Here’s the full story, and a bit — with an animation at the bottom of that linked article, from NASA:

…The first recorded sighting of the T CrB nova was more than 800 years ago, in autumn 1217, when a man named Burchard, abbot of Ursberg, Germany, noted his observance of “a faint star that for a time shone with great light.”

The T CrB nova was last seen from Earth in 1946. Its behavior over the past decade appears strikingly similar to observed behavior in a similar timeframe leading up to the 1946 eruption. If the pattern continues, some researchers say, the nova event could occur by September 2024….

What should stargazers look for? The Northern Crown is a horseshoe-shaped curve of stars west of the Hercules constellation, ideally spotted on clear nights. It can be identified by locating the two brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere — Arcturus and Vega — and tracking a straight line from one to the other, which will lead skywatchers to Hercules and the Corona Borealis.

The outburst will be brief. Once it erupts, it will be visible to the naked eye for a little less than a week — but Hounsell is confident it will be quite a sight to see….

We will keep you informed. Onward, grinning — may have to drive all the way up north, to Ellison Bay, or even Sheboygan Bay, on one of those nights, for a purely blackened-out view of it… as there should be at least five nights of it, after the first sighting.

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Kohl’s Department Stores: Courageous Wisconsin Retailer! Declines To Sponsor RNC In Milwaukee; Did Sponsor DNC Events In 2020, There…

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Kohl’s is a very well-known and loved… old line Milwaukee name, and is perhaps the largest retailer based inside Wisconsin. [In the Summer of 2020, it sponsored several events I attended when Mr. Biden was nominated in Milwaukee.]

But the chain has said unequivocally that it will attach its brand to no events for the RNC here in 2024. I will let the readership draw its own inferences. Smile — here’s that story:

…About 50,000 people are expected to rally in Milwaukee from July 15 – 18, when Trump is expected to be crowned the leading candidate, according to the report.

The convention also takes place days after Trump is slated to face sentencing in Manhattan criminal court on charges he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election.

Twelve jurors found Trump guilty on all 34 counts after hearing from former fixer Michael Cohen and adult film star Stormy Daniels, both of whom testified Trump wanted to bury salacious stories he feared would torpedo his campaign….

Yep — I am grinning, ear to ear. Onward, to a great weekend of fun by the lake.

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Hey Bill Otis: Please Explain. Nah. Don’t Bother.

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Bill Otis tonight writes, and pungently so… that essentially all those who died on D-Day were… whyte males.

He forgets to mention that most of the US “colored regiments” were not allowed into battle in the European theater.

He also forgets the all-Black 320th Barrage Balloon battalion — at Normandy, on D-Day. F#cking racist that he is.

But my father in law, now long dead, who went on to become an MD out of Northwestern, when he got home from Italy… did know, and remember them. He and his own men saw combat in the Italian Alps, alongside the fabled Tenth Mountain Div., out of Camp Hale, Colorado. He fought bravely, and several of his buddies never came home. Yep. F#ck you Bill.

But he did make it home, to tell jaw-slackingly amazing stories of the fighting, along with US riflemen / GIs on skis, out of Camp Hale. Yep. Bill is a racist’s racist. More widely, he ought to explain this.

What a stupidly malevolent ignoramus / loser he is. Bill, along with Paul’s comment (to same post, tonight) — make plain that they are… putative whyte supremacists. But actually… in fact, are well-below-par, on the intellectual scale.

Devin Nunes Still Engaging in Securities Fraud Re DJT…

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Former Rep. Devin Nunes as CEO of stock symbol “DJT”… today made materially false statements in a letter to both Houses of Congress, and more importantly, now filed with the SEC — yet again.

He wrote “DJT stock is mostly held by everyday retail shareholders who invested their own savings….”

This is patently false. Trump owns well-over 64% of all shares. “Mostly” is thus knowingly… false.

And Trump has paid zero cash for his position — again, mostly from savings is a lie.

The SEC may well see these false statements as aimed at supporting the stock price.

Again — he’s going to be in deep SEC enforcement trouble when his keeper goes to jail, or loses in November — or both — and the stock crashes.

Damnation.

Oh. And Steve Bannon must report to prison July 1, 2024. Sweet.

Out.

“Just To Piss Hinderaker Off” Dept.: Here’s A “Queen Charlotte” Crown — Entering The ISS — This Is STEM, On Fleek!

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Look, the main reason I’m posting this, is to let young girls and young women see… that Astronauts wear… crowns. They come in many shades. Not to simply focus on appearance, for appearances’ sake — but to reaffirm that the best of us, as a planet will no longer look alike, talk alike, dress alike or even… think alike. And that will be our… superpower!

Do note that Suni, a woman of Asian Indian descent — is here greeted by an African American woman (one who has been living in space for months now) — and this, this my friends! — is… the new face of space science! [If it doesn’t start at the right moment for you, slide the bar to just about one minute in…]

So, I smile widely… “Walk your (Zero G) walk, grrrrlfriend!”

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A Pair Of Silly Fifth Cir. Oral Argument Recordings — On Texas Gov. Abbott’s Lawlessness…

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Here’s the one from June 6 — and the second, is from May 15 (en banc).

The moron arguing for the State of Texas this morning likened what Gov. Abbott and his minions are doing in Eagle Pass, to the endless waves of regular courageous and patriotic GIs who landed at Normandy, and bled and died by the tens of thousands on this morning — nearly 80 years ago, now. These people… know no shame (dammit!):

What a load of dung, particularly in the hard right’s en banc panel sitting — on May 15:

Now you know.

What a stupid waste of judicial resources, hearing and rehearing well settled matters that break against Texas. Damn.

DELFI Diagnostics Secures Small Equity Down-Stroke From Merck’s Innovation Fund, For Novel Blood-Based Cancer Diagnostic Tool Development…

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Yes, this deal is plainly immaterial to Mother Merck (and it came through the captive Innovation Fund arm, to be clear), but it is a nice validation of the science DELFI is doing in Palo Alto.

The goal of course is to more rapidly, and accurately assess which patients will most benefit from emerging oncology treatments, including the Moderna vaccine candidate, and obviously… pembrolizumab. Here’s the story, from a presser:

…The capital will accelerate and expand DELFI’s development and commercialization of its cancer detection solutions. DELFI’s fragmentomics technology applies artificial intelligence (AI) to whole-genome sequencing data to compare an individual’s cell-free DNA (cfDNA) patterns and characteristics against populations with and without cancer.

“We are thrilled to enter this strategic agreement with the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund,” said Susan Tousi, DELFI’s Chief Executive Officer. “This investment will help propel our fragmentomics and AI technologies, with the potential to make a meaningful population-scale difference in detecting cancer early with high precision at a disruptive price.”

“Early detection is key to improving outcomes for people with cancer,” said David M. Rubin, Ph.D., Managing Director at Merck Global Health Innovation Fund. “We look forward to working with the DELFI leadership to build on the achievements to date and further expand lung cancer screening access.”

DELFI has commercialized the FirstLook Lung test, which evaluates patterns of DNA fragments in the blood that reveal the presence of lung cancer….

Now you know. Onward, grinning — into some warm, sunny late Spring air. . . .

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