Unloved by Elon (who once tried to get me fired), disgusted at "conservatives" who turned out to be Trump cultists, hoping Democrats will get healthier, and wishing Congress would do its damned job. I write at montanaskeptic.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mwp6drobys2aI'm a Ronald Reagan Republican (which means I'm a Republican no longer), an advocate of free markets, & a defender of capitalism. But Reagan policies are long gone. We certainly don't have free markets. We have crony capitalism & hideous corruption. This is poisonous. https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-gap-between-the-rich-and-the-very-very-rich-is-getting-wider-5f76ab6c?mod=hp_lead_pos1030 Sep 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwp6drobys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mwmlr2oclc2qdang. @adefwebserver.com has used Claude to turn my most recent Substack post into something more snappy. (I made some math mistakes in a footnote which I corrected on-line. Claude caught them, of course, but only after @sleepindogo.bsky.social did!) https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pv9q45s5oxwj9m69zvds5/Starship_Flight14.mp4?rlkey=nwgpsk2hxtj3uhu9w1bi0gufc&e=1&dl=029 Sep 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmlr2oclc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mwmawvnvas2fA comprehensive and balanced summary of Starship Flight 14 from @theonetruedoktor.bsky.social. (I think he's too generous to SpaceX, but that's just me...) https://substack.com/@theonetruedoktor/note/c-34814790628 Sep 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmawvnvas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mwk2bu3buk2fA few thoughts about tomorrow's SpaceX Starship 14 launch. https://montanaskeptic.substack.com/p/starship-flight-14-achieving-orbit28 Sep 2026 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwk2bu3buk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mwh7umusnk2bI’m sure our Free Speech Hero will quickly speak out against the censorship… [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwh7umusnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mwe2vm7mpk23Never forget.25 Sep 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe2vm7mpk23https://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mwdm7dwaks2a1/ Is there a more gifted writer today on the topic of politics (or economics, or culture) than Kevin D. Williamson? Perhaps, but I don't know of any.25 Sep 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdm7dwaks2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mvpmsdmry22l1/ Don't for a moment think that Trump won't use his political muscle to help squelch Gibney's documentary about Musk. Alex Spiro, of course, is leading the censorship brigade.17 Sep 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpmsdmry22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mvltl3kca22mThis guy deserves to be hung by his toenails. This vile garbage has stirred up with worst racist Nazis on X.16 Sep 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvltl3kca22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mvlpqiir2k2i1/ Some fascinating recent posts on NASA in general and SpaceX in particular. One of my favorite Substacks is MARS FOR THE REST OF US, written by Maciej Ceglowski. He describes himself as a "a longtime space enthusiast and occupier." Ceglowski evidently has a deep engineering background.15 Sep 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlpqiir2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mvjheniczk27The 7-2 vote goes against the popular Bluesky narrative of a SCOTUS in Trump's pocket. I hope some here, still capable of critical thinking, will reconsider. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjheniczk27https://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mvjhb3veo22jBoom. SCOTUS goes 7-2 against Trump's attempt to undermine the states' Constitutional power to regulate elections. God bless Roberts, Gorsuch, & Coney Barrett. I regard Kavanaugh's concurrence as principled. Alito & Thomas? Dead to me hereafter. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28621759-26a305/15 Sep 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjhb3veo22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mvinkffjmc2pA recent story with huge implications that is flying under the radar? This one. Tell me again about that $26 Trillion SpaceX TAM, Elon, and that $30 Trillion Anthropic TAM, Dario. https://www.ft.com/content/a2aaa848-92c3-4f7a-b758-5858bfb29e70?syn-25a6b1a6=114 Sep 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvinkffjmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/montanaskeptic.bsky.social/post/3mvimqkiyck2mBut, of course: https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russian-businessman-financed-donald-trump-jr-s-wedding-celebrations-fe993af8?mod=hp_lead_pos914 Sep 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:bmfpkqzxtmm3wkrpcizzvuoz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvimqkiyck2m