I’m sure that there are many NASA staffers hoping to flush it, but I wonder what percentage? It’s my impression that a lot of younger NASA people are woke.
All posts by Rand Simberg
The Department Of Education
End it, with extreme prejudice:
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— Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) November 18, 2024
This teacher admits she doesn't know when America was founded. She also says she doesn't teach her students the curriculum, but instead teaches about protesting anti-racism, activism, and Black Lives Matter.
So….Let's talk about the Department of Education.
A Thread🧵 pic.twitter.com/WL9TtMPNuu
Tomorrow’s Starship Test Flight
A rundown on the plans.
The Trillionaires Of Mars
Thoughts from Devon Eriksen.
An Interesting Legal Theory
Could Vice President Vance retain his senate seat?
If so, that would seem to imply that in the case of a tie, he’d get two votes.
The Biggest Blunder
…in the history of American politics.
They deserve everything they have coming to them.
[Update a few minutes later]
SpaceX’s Finances
SpaceX President & COO Gwynne Shotwell says @Starlink will be profitable this year, but Starship will take the company to the next level.
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) November 15, 2024
“We are going to make some money on Starlink this year. But ultimately I think Starship will be the thing that takes us over the top as one… pic.twitter.com/krgczyAOBZ
[Saturday-afternoon update]
Here is the full talk from @Gwynne_Shotwell at the Baron Capitol conference from yesterday!
— Robin (@xdNiBoR) November 16, 2024
03:50 – Mechazilla
08:54 – Regulatory struggles
11:51 – Starshield
18:00 – Why we need to make life multiplanetary
22:23 – SpaceX management
26:39 – Starlink
38:43 – Starlink on Mars… pic.twitter.com/EzaacTMc4S
Thoughts On Science
…from Peter Thiel:
Peter Thiel: "What has become 'science' is more dogmatic than the Catholic church was in the 17th century"
— Alexandros Marinos 🏴☠️ (@alexandrosM) November 15, 2024
Watch as Bari Weiss tries desperately to get Thiel to criticize MAHA / RFK jr, and Thiel responds with a spectacular exposition of everything wrong with modern science. pic.twitter.com/a1l29BzQqd
The Federal Budget
Ten places where it could and should be cut.
[Friday-morning update]
The Trump administration needs to clean up the mess from Carter and Obama.
[Update a while later]
More budget-cutting ideas from Veronique de Rugy.
[Update a while later]
Waste, fraud, and abuse are not the problem; bureaucratic power is.
A Dissident Former Leftist
…explains why Trump won.