CCP
“So much for the Communist Collusion that Bezos took up, and the free Market took him down, in a day.” /some policy wonk
Twenty years on,
Until now, we had enjoyed peace and Commerce. Established trade routes, Trillions of tons of Resources, Humans were on the Map! With such decentralised Governments as we had, the Free market blossomed like never before in History, with new colonies in the Asteroid belt, Ceres, Capernia and Hydra, new finds were being exploited on an almost weekly basis. Better still a consortium had cooked up a way to make cash, so we were on our way to the Gas giants, to explore and exploit, like the Explorers of old.
The Collapse
Some of us managers knew, or had a feeling, so we were Coordinating, trying to figure out what would happen to us when the big A took a big Shit, most saw it coming. We knew it would happen fast, but our Government either didn’t know or didn’t care.I lost my job because I wouldn’t comply, but that’s how big things start. My name is Bob, call me Bobbio, most do, I used to manage a facility, short runs to the close asteroids, easy work, until the slowdown, as if they knew what was coming. I organized a network of Managers and we created contingency plans, when when Amazon was hit, we just weren’t ready.
The Luna Facility was erased, and the only reason the Mars group was spared was because. Well, Mars. Once we knew the fleet was destroyed, we were become wanderers, with no home, or means of supply, we were dead. That’s when Elon stepped up. The scene at the Spaceport was intense, we had nowhere near enough ships to evacuate everyone, then the first SS landed, then the Second, and a Third, The marines cordoned off the area with live fire, and the Fugees got out. On and on through the next month, Elon saved the Amazonians, and gave them their own stake in shipping, and so They became Uighur Shipping Inc. and we were doing well.
“They came from out of the Black, hundreds of what we thought to be God rods, but they were just rocks, all very precise, all very devastating, and we were fucked, to coin an old phrase”/railship gunner m.k.
The attack on our Territories wasn’t direct at all, they hit us in a different way. By targeting the rocks in the path of our Colony rocks, they created an unavoidable debris field, not just knocking out our infrastructure, but our comm signals as well. Others weren’t as fortunate, the Amazon/CCP base was erased by one rock, they estimated it at 100 meters in diameter, a direct hit, there was no chance for them, if there ever was. Ceres suffered a glancing blow, with 100 Million dead, but they survived. As we picked up the pieces, TPTB were zeroing origin points, and the Railships were underway in a spherical defence sweep, but we still had no idea what we were after.
With the rise and subsequent fall of Amazon, the CCP had a great foil, and covered their tracks well, they had railguns, we knew that, but for the last 2 decades they have laid low, operating from Luna and a few Asteroids, we considered them a non threat to us. As it has always been, the CCP is patient, and built its own networks, while still trading with the Sol System, biding their time as they have always done, waiting for the time to strike.
It was the Gas Giant Consortium that did the heavy lifting, they spun their sensors around and provided targeting for our ships, then hit hi G and Out! Good enough for us, we began taking out fixed emplacements like fish in a barrel, then the first of our ships was vaporized. The fleet performed a split wing, and flanked what turned out to be 500 plus CCP ships; we had been ambushed! Intelligence had screwed the pooch again, so fight we did. The pickets were easy enough, but the Destroyers were having a field day with our Frigates, one Captain would comment, “there seems to be something wrong with our Shells, they can’t hit anything” His ship was subsequently destroyed.
Once we completed the flanking maneuver, they were ours, you see, the CCP ships seem to make very slow turns, and ours were built for hi G turns, living in the Belt we build for that,
we hit their Engines and Ventral sections, most declared mayday! Some self-destructed, fair enough. A loss of 18 ships and 6k Souls on our side, against 300 ships lost, 200 taken as prizes, and who knows how many dead. We Sunned our dead, cleaned up and sent the former CCP home, you can’t take prisoners out here, and we actually hate bloodshed, Life is hard enough out here.
Life goes on..
we hit their Engines and Ventral sections, most declared mayday! Some self-destructed, fair enough. A loss of 18 ships and 6k Souls on our side, against 300 ships lost, 200 taken as prizes, and who knows how many dead. We Sunned our dead, cleaned up and sent the former CCP home, you can’t take prisoners out here, and we actually hate bloodshed, Life is hard enough out here.
Nice ending.
All this time, I was finding myself,
I didn’t know I was lost,
We Sunned our dead.
Poetic.
We are a Solar Species, it just seems right,
It’s OK
In semi-related news, tonight at 8:55 Pacific time, SpaceX is launching an important Starlink mission from Vanderberg Space Force Base (yes they renamed it).
It’s supposed to be viewable and quite obvious to the naked eye, even down here in San Diego.
California Glibs, set your clocks!!*
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/spacex-starlink-29-internet-satellites-launch-webcast
*could get scrubbed or delayed of course.
I would like to know more!
Vanderberg? that is a renaming
Vandenberg with an “n” not an “r”.
Silly autocorrect.
It was Vandenberg airforce base for 80+ years, but now it’s mostly doing SpaceX and NASA launches, so out with the old and in with the new!
I think it would have been awesome to see an STS mission launch from there, but after 1986, it was not to be.
I watched a few from The Wedge back in in the ’80s, good stuff!
They used to fly right over us, when I lived in VTA. Lot of sonic booms, too.
What I find exciting (and relevant to Yusef’s space exploration riff) is that tonight is the launch of a bunch of key laser-comm enabled Star Link satts that get us all one step closer to non-govt controlled communication and internet AND that Thursday will see the launch of Inspiration4 all-civilian crewed mission that will orbit the earth higher than the ISS orbit.
And it’s now so routine that it barely gets any press.
If you have Netflix, watch Countdown.
Hail Elon! A human that wants us off of this planet
I’m waiting for the time when the saying, “Stop the world, I want off!” will be answered with, “Sure, here you go!”
Thanks HE! I think days and dreams of non-government control are dead, and died when the internet stopped recognizing censorship as damage. But still nice to see an alternative and put pressure on other operators.
Look for a Bluish green, flair, followed by the remants of the first stage against the dying light,
Once the flight is up I recommend tracking the satellites for a few days. They will appear as a line of lights, almost like a train at a distance until they disperse.
A great site to use is: https://heavens-above.com/ Enter your location in the top right corner to find your view.
The easiest place to start is the Live sky view” or if you know the mission parameters enter that.
While you are there check the ISS passes for your location.
Went and voted in person. The walk in polls were fairly busy. Not well run, as it’s the first time for this configuration. It’s been the first time for each configuration since about 2018 here. I liked when you went to your precinct and inked dots for your choices. Did it that way for 30 years and it seemed more secure and worked plenty fine. Of course, the other party would win sometimes back then, so it had to go.
If voting could really change something significantly, they wouldn’t let us do it.
Yeah, but it got rid of Gray Davis back in ’03. Firing the losers is important to do, no matter who replaces them. Imagine Gray running for president or being a senator? Fire them before their power grows.
Scuse me—Covid Politics?!?! We aren’t even doing phrasing anymore?
Link
I also voted for Elder and would absolutely be ecstatic if he somehow pulled off the upset of the century. More for how it would be a complete middle finger to the Dems and the shutdowns. It would have really forced the Dems to reconsider their hard surge to the left. Up until a few weeks ago it looked like it was at least a good possibility, polls were just about even. The past couple weeks polls have been showing a total blowout in Greaseball’s favor. I imaging masks will be with us for years here now and lockdowns will be back in some form soon enough. Fucking depressing ass shit.
I do think that His Gel-Haired Highness has been stripped of his anointed status as future Donkey presidental nominee.
He was being groomed for that and was doing plenty of preening of his own.
Problem is, now he will seek revenge for being denied his entitled right. At least with Herself, she had no office or power after she lost.
Yeah, that is what I am afraid of. He will take his revenge on us for the next 14 months of his term, and I don’t doubt he (or someone worse) will be the winner come 2022 here. It’s getting tougher and tougher to stay here.
I shudder to think of the reign of terror he will unleash if he wins.
California ’bout to get punished.
Man polls are just one tool they use to help “fortify” elections. This one is harder than normal, because so many people are actually walking in to vote and many dems are voting to fire the asshole. most of the predicting is based on how many dems voted so far. They can’t imagine any of them not voting party line. Recalls are not like that. We vote to fire him or not. He’s got nothing to point to except his belief that Larry Elder is a white supremacist. That’s how fucking stupid he is.
I really hope you are right blackjack. I’m putting way too much emotional energy in this one, but the past 18 months have really pissed me off. I view this election, much more than last November, as a statement on the pandemic response. Him winning will be all the more fuel for the lockdowners and maskers. They will have won total and complete vindication.
Same here to all of it. I walked in to do early voting. I did not want my ballot getting lost in the mail.
I don’t particularly trust the polls on this one. I’m not saying Newsom won’t win. I just think there is widespread frustration. It wouldn’t surprise me if some people are lying to pollsters.
Any trustworthy websites to follow for results?
I find the GOES animation loops mesmerizing. Here’s the Eastern CONUS GEO Color Loop.
Life goes on..
Fuckin’ A.
It’s already getting dark and it’s only 7:30. The last few months flew by so fast that the simple fact that summer is over slipped by me.
However, I have a song.
Thanks, Yusef.
You’re welcome,
I want to see your tales from the belt properly edited and typed up and made into a E-book.
A Kindle ebook might be a little too ironic though… /Alanis
hmmm, I need to finish it, but yeah,
But who would edit an idiot such as I ?
OT: Tom Woods with a timeless life lesson:
I apologize for pasting this twice in as many days, but here is C.S. Lewis:
I’m reading The Screwtape Letters as we speak. It’s amazingly appropriate and makes me feel way better about what’s going on.
This shit is as old as time.
“When the whole world is running toward a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.”
Clive Staples Lewis
You can’t disabuse someone of a bad idea if they like being abused.
See: Australia
New Zealand also waves hello.
https://www.rebelnews.com/tags/rebel_news_exclusive
Flat-out bribery of the media. Gee I wonder why they would do this?
Also the fact that statists can just flat-out bribe people into submission does kinda undermine the whole doux commerce thing. Capitalists selling their own rope and all…
For example the welfare state exists solely because the economy is big enough to tax and bribe people into supporting it…
“Cat, why do you keep fucking up? these adventures are killing you”
“Kerry, i don’t know, I just need to be out, amongst the planets, and hopefully the stars”
“well, good luck buddy, I can’t help you anymore”
…………….
OK I’ve seen enough of these “USAA” commercials to wonder… how do they get with their discrimination?
Descrimination?
*discrimination
They only do business with military folk. Just wondering how that is legal.
Credit unions have to restrict their membership to those in “select employee groups” (SEGs) or those in a specific geographic area. Similar requirement in their charter, maybe?
The restriction has to be just for joining.
I’ve been a member of an employment related credit union for longer than I care to admit, and haven’t worked for the employer it was tied to in almost as long.
Yup – once you’re in, you’re in. When I first started working at the CU (longer ago than I care to admit,) our field of membership was SEG-based. Some members thought they had to close their accounts when they retired, but ‘taint so.
https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/the-adults-in-the-room-are-insane/
13 years ago he was literally proclaiming the libertarian moment and did so up until 2018 or so…
The thing I like about the jacket is, he sucked ass so bad that he helped drive us out of there and over to here. That and all the cool jokes about how bad he sucked.
Ok, this is great. And must be expanded. I am going to try my hand at it.
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2021/09/13/surprise-slates-advice-column-is-full-of-fake-letters-n415609
Linked there:
We are well and truly fucked if this bears out. And deserve everything we get.
Polls. They serve a purpose, especially for petty tyrants who want to tyrant more. Just hearing this helps to demoralize us. You don’t think they’d start publishing them for that reason alone? Studies show that sure in the fuck would, according to experts. Fortify until it hurts.
Fair enough. I am not familiar with the outfit that put out that poll – could be BS for all I know.
It’s a safe assumption that any poll set out for public consumption is garbage. How much garbage depends on the polling company, but an honest assessment of true margin of error would probably result in error bands large enough to make the poll pointless.
I’m surprised it’s that low. The sort of people who answer polls are the sort of people who watch CNN religiously.
Good point.
I’m not answering my workplace poll. I’m certainly not responding to some rando who asks.
Either I’m getting used to Yusef’s writing or this installment was a bit more comprehensible to me. Interesting stuff and you can’t say Yman doesn’t pull you into his universe.
🙂 Thankee! always a new tale!
Sad but true,
https://americandigest.org/the-wound/
More on the 9/11 theater at ground zero – guess what happens when the cameras stop rolling.
Fuckers.
The closing line was great:
31 minutes away, look for a big Bluegreen plume, it’s fucking awesome!
After I finish up the details on her legs, I’ll put her in a tatami room with a pot of tea. Thoughts? https://ibb.co/PQ3tLx7
Thoughts?
You are getting really fucking good at this.
Tea is perfect.
Sake or beer…
Honestly, I was tempted to cheese out and put a crack pipe in front of her.
A weed nugget in Greyscale green…
That’s beautiful, wow!
Japanese chicks have beautiful, bulbous buttocks when sitting seiza (that style of sitting).
There are a few thinner ladies I find attractive, but hips and Big boobs are so awesome!
1. That’s great drawing.
2. Needs moar boobz.
Anyone who complains about Elon, think about this ULA can’t come close for twice the price!
“The booster supporting this mission previously launched Telstar 18 VANTAGE, Iridium-8, and seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing halves previously supported NROL-108 and the other previously flew on GPS III-3 and Turksat-5A.
“
Watch the launch here, cool music too,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4372QYiPZB4
10th mission for the first stage, Badass!
Cool! Thanks, Yusef!
Thank Elon, a visionary,
Time to Fly! thanks HE!
I’ve only seen about an hour of football but it seems like the networks are doing less woke bullshit. I know the NFL is still doing it. I think the networks are doing what they can to avoid it.
Yeah, I liked the slogans several teams were displaying on the back of their helmets: “Each Life Matters,” “Free Capitalism,” “Taxation is Theft,” “Justice for Ashlii.”
The only one I noticed that wasn’t a team name was multiple instances of “End Racism”.
You are correct; NFL has been watchable this week.
Numbers don’t lie and they lost hundreds of millions last year. They almost went broke going woke.
I’m genuinely surprised Roger Goodell still has a job.
As I recall, the owners signed him to a long term, high dollar contract a couple of years ago. I wonder what they say privately about him now.
Success! of course,
Finally made it to Cripple Creek from the Grand Canyon.
It was a long and mountainous road, and I get the impression the altitude is going to kick my ass. Training at 53 feet above sea level failed to prepare for almost 9500 feet above sea level. I didn’t realize how much the air pressure differential was until my dad opened a water bottle that had been closed since the grand canyon (6500 feet) and the pressure inside the bottle sent the cap flying with a pop before the threads were even fully disengaged. Worse, the town appears to exist in an area with no level ground, it’s all hillside. Or mountainside, rather.
I’m also disappointed that during the drive from the canyon to here, I spotted bear, a buffalo farm, and a llama by the side of the road and got pictures of none of them, despite having my camera out and not being the driver for that leg of the trip.
That is a gnarly trip, I took shelf road from Canon City once, oh fuck, leave now!
Extra points for taking out the llama.
We missed it.
I bet he misses you, too.
Civ’s a good boy, loves his llama
Loves Hagis and Aspergers, too.
Legit snort right there.
Man, Coke Zero burns when inhaled.
(Late) Tom Petty hardest hit.
Tales of the Belt, Elon, that’s it.
Staying in a Waldorf Astoria in Key West for three nights in November. I hope it’s not as bad as Provincetown, MA.
What happened in Ptown?
Everybody was wearing masks outdoors in August 2020. Commercial St was declared a mandatory mask zone with official signs on every corner.
It’s Florida. Unless it’s some sort of anti-DeSantis protest, I’ve got to believe you’ll be fine.
The Casa Marina is a nice resort. I had no idea that the place had been sold to Hilton. It’s quite a distance from Mallory Square and all of its attendant silliness, so you can have a nice, quiet time if you like. If you must go to Old Town, try to find out what day the cruise ships won’t be calling — avoid the crowds clogging up the sidewalks. The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum and Truman’s Little White House are the most interesting sites in that part of town, IMO. 90% of cruise ship tourists go to Sloppy Joe’s or Margaritaville. The remaining 10% go to Hemingway House.
You’ll be walking distance from Louie’s Backyard and El Siboney. Go to the former for dinner, the latter for lunch. Antonia’s on Duval is the best restaurant on the tourist strip, and it’s worth making a reservation for dinner as well.
Bookmarking this.
Banana Cafe.
Sumofabeetch. My comment disappeared.
I recommend using https://heavens-above.com/ to track the satellites for the next several days. (The site already has predicted visible times leaded.)
For a couple of days the individual units trail each other and look like a distant passenger train crossing the sky. They will soon separate and go to their own orbits. But until they do it is a very interesting and unusual sight.
The site also has “Live Sky View” to show what is visible at at given time. Once you open the website go to the upper right corner and log in your location and save it. From that time when you open it will always be for your location.
Thanks, Double!
I drove down the hill a quarter mile and parked in the dark golf course parking lot. We’re in Palomar Observatory light exclusion zone so there was very little light pollution.
I turned the Tesla screen to “web browser” and brought up the SpaceX live feed. I left it running and got out of the car to look at the sky. There I saw a very twinkly object, more shimmery than a typical star, and thought “Is that it?” Then right on time the narrator said it was separating and sure enough, it did!
Then the main body went higher and higher. It had a tail like a comet but it was red, not blue-white.
It was awesome. So glad I went down to see it.
For a moment everything seemed possible.
Cool! thanks!
I am having trouble finding a live count of the California recall election.
I am now sufficiently distrustful of the media that I assume they are delaying the broadcast of results while they madly scramble to spin the truth and allow time fir fortifying the election.
This morning a local news website accidentally released their article on how and why Newsom had beaten Larry Elder and what it meant for the Donks nationwide, and was a validation and indication of public support for COVID lockdowns. Much tongue bathing.
They pulled down the article. Polls hadn’t even opened yet.
They are grasping,
I was mistaken. Tuesday is the official day of the election.
Here’s a decent place to watch the results.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/california-recall-election-newsom/%3famp
Some images melt me, have a good night kids!
Met Gala fashions.
Trigger warning: lots of Botox and makeup.
Maybe 2 of these women look beautiful and elegant. The rest—I just can’t even. But you dudes might think differently.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9987265/Met-Gala-2021-Stars-arrive-red-carpet-fashions-big-night.html
Lupita Nyong’o wins this round easily.
I don’t know if she chooses her gowns herself, but she and/or stylist are very good at choosing her looks.
The rest? yeah, I don’t even know who half of them are, and the ones I do know aren’t flattered. MetGala’s always a bit funny too because the actresses dress like it’s the Oscars and they look so boring. At least JLo knows how to get into the spirit of it without also looking like a parachute threw up on a chain link fence. The models all have the same look on their faces, because they do this shit all the time. lol
and Megan Fox. Yikes, girl, what have you done?
Megan Fox gave me a fright as well. Damn, girl, you were beautiful once.
I want to tak a rolled up newspaper to her plastic surgeon and bop him on the nose. “NO! NO! First do no harm!!”
Apparently AOC attended also. The Babylon Bee delivers, once again.
https://babylonbee.com/news/woman-attending-ultra-exclusive-gala-for-the-elite-in-expensive-designer-dress-lectures-nation-on-inequality
“ ooking like a parachute threw up on a chain link fence”
Lol
I scrolled through only because you linked it, HX. I must have missed the two classy ones.
I don’t want to dis on the women or men because I don’t even know half of them; but all I could think looking at the pics and outfits was… “WTF??”
“Red carpet” events have always struck me as the Vapid preening about for pictures by the only people who see to care what these yahoos are wearing: the Press.
IOW, it’s a giant circle-jerk by two groups of self-important narcissists. Does anyone genuinely care about any of this??
Oh, and my wife looks only 1000 times better when she wakes up and throws on sweatpants.
I gotta get some sleep. I’m in Phoenix for business and it was 106 when the plane landed at 6:30 PM. Man, I am glad we got away from the heat.
Nice job, Yusef!
They really need to stop giving me nights off. I passed out on the ChlamydiaCouch® and my back is killing me.
Mark Steyn eviscerating Dubya as only he can.
https://www.steynonline.com/11690/bush-re-enters-the-room
Its like Hotel California with politicians- they cant ever leave.
That’s an awfully full wall of text to call someone a sack of shit but I concur with the gist.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/bidens-motorcade-booed-huge-mob-trump-supporters-long-beach-city-college-video/
I can appreciate the effort.
One number. That’s all I matched on my Powerball ticket. Well, one number twice, on two different lines.
?
Guess I’m going to work today.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/09/13/septa-warns-of-delays-due-to-shortage-of-bus-drivers/
https://www.fox29.com/news/covid-outbreak-forces-bethlehem-elementary-school-to-temporarily-return-to-virtual-learning
The new normal.
Teachers dont want to go to work. I was married to one- I know.
suh’ fam
Ive been up all night since they were stupid enough to give me a day off…its White Castle for supper/breakfast. Im also drunk AF
yo whats goody yo
Good morning, homey!
Little black kitty jumped up on my lap while I was on the toilet, as usual. He needed his nose wiped, so I twisted around to get a tissue, and he accidentally slipped off. grasping with claws all the way. Luckily, we keep a wide variety of adhesive bandages on hand.
LOL, horrifying.
I hope your bathroom has a door.
Yes, but if I don’t make a point of latching it, he can push it open. ??
Yowtch! I call the grey one “Bitey”! If you ignore him he will bite your (my) elbow. Not spoiled. Not spoiled at all.
Good Morning All:
Yusef: That was a very enjoyable read. Thank you.
I would like to know more…..
Mornin’ Glibbies! Late again to the party because we have a contractor in and apparently it falls to me to clean up after them. What cluster-fuck of garter snakes did i miss in the comments?
Mornin’ all. For some reason I decided to use one of my “Mental Wellness” days off to take a nostalgia tour of Gotham, a place I haven’t visited in 18 months. Some observations:
– About 40% masked outdoors.
– Nearly 100% masked indoors. However, on my return trip two interesting things happened. First, as I was about to board a train at Canal St. I realized that I had just walked through the station sans mask and nobody batted an eyelash. And in the bus terminal everyone was masked until they reached the boarding gate, at which point off came the masks (mostly).
At the WTC memorial I was approached by a tourist, old guy wearing a U of Michigan hat, asking if the pool we were standing by was for the north or south tower. We started talking, and it turns out he was royally pissed that he could not get to the memorial on Saturday due to the security. Old guy, he must have some quaint idea of freedom.
One more thing. The City Hall complex includes a lovely park south of the building itself. Apparently there is now some concern about the safety of our overlords; the entire park is gated shut, not a soul to be found there. Say what you want about New Yorkers, they seem to have put some fear into DeBlasio and company.
“The Peasants are Revolting!” Wizard of Id.
I love stories like this. Sounds like a good trip. I live within commuter bus distance of the city but haven’t been in forever.
I just came in from my morning walk (Bay Ridge) and outdoor masking is way up again among the youth and white collar set. The blue collar set that are more numerous in the afternoons and evenings are mostly over it.
Hats off to Yusef, I am really enjoying this series. GT, I feel your pain. I once had a kitty who had a penchant for similar “accidents”.
Why I am planning to leave NJ, reason 2648.
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/09/bidens-vaccine-mandate-is-good-for-business-editorial.html
“The head of New Jersey’s Chamber of Commerce, Tom Bracken, lauded Biden’s policy on Monday. “I applaud him for that,” he said. “I think enhancing the pace of vaccinations is very good for the citizens of New Jersey and the business community of New Jersey.””
/headdesk
They are going to hold on to this panacea like grim death until it becomes obvious what a sham it is. The only question is how many businesses and lives they can ruin along the way.
The COC and they businesses they represent are being held hostage to agree with the policy. Who knows what they really think even when they purport to agree.
This x100. How many workers do they have to lose before they wake up?
10-25%, judging from recent news articles.
It’s never the wrong time to GTFO of NJ.