I think you're spot on.
The medusa drive.
@kersploosh@sh.itjust.works already talked about Orion - scientists looked at that and said "hey, the blast plate would need to be at least a metre thick. That's not efficient use of weight. Why don't we fire the bombs into a super-tough parachute ahead of the ship and let it drag the payload along?"
Or else he went down the Vril and Orgone rabbit hole on Wikipedia.
I think the gnomes are intended to be a humorous subversion of our expectations.
"Come in, come in! I was just thinking of you!"
More than yours!
(Seriously, I'm a big dude.)
What would it take to be worse than Trump?
As a bat, the sun must feel so good on your wings.
They're so comfortable, too.
I prefer the initiation ritual where an older cousin sneaks you your first beer at a family gathering.
And the US government is made up of who? Elected by who? For the presumed benefit of who?
You mean 'Creepy Uncle Touchy', the paedophile formerly known as Donald Trump.