Trump has allowed them to play him for weeks, because he still foolishly sees things through the prism of business, where he can just negotiate “deals.” But there is no negotiating with monsters like this.
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) June 2, 2026
[Thursday-morning update]
Are the protracted “negotiations” a deliberate US strategy?
[Bumped]
Some people are complaining about the lack of women. Jared explains:
Starting with some energy, and my inability to write brief updates, I am just extremely proud of the NASA crew, our industry, and our international partners. We are getting into a rhythm here at NASA. Earlier this year, setbacks put the Artemis II rocket back in the VAB for…
— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) June 10, 2026
Nope. Fuck the IRGC.
This is pure art.
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) June 1, 2026
Maybe the song will need to be updated to include horses. pic.twitter.com/2Ie55RQScC
That is, an Older, Wiser Libertarian. As am I.
The problem is that we’re not allowing them to grow up.
An interesting video:
Now that Starship Flight 12 is completed, how did the new V3 Booster performance compare to the older Flight 11 V2 Booster and did the redesign, higher TWR and flight path management really make a big difference?
— Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎 (@JoeTegtmeyer) May 28, 2026
I thought we would look at one aspect of the Booster design to… pic.twitter.com/warED6lfmH
Unsurprisingly, the FAA is going to require a mishap investigation before the next flight, but SpaceX is certainly already engaged in it.
VDH: Spare us the collective outrage.
What it really means:
“Free Palestine.”
— Rawan Osman روان عثمان (@RawaneOsmane) May 25, 2026
I grew up on those words.
In Lebanon, most people around me wanted a free Palestine for a very practical reason — to send the Palestinian refugees back. The civil war that tore my country apart was ignited in no small part by the Palestinian armed factions who… pic.twitter.com/KTwBrwKbJG
I’m sure you’ll be as unsurprised as I am that when it comes to managing upper stages, China is not following them.
[Update a few minutes later]
Maybe we should make a “Hungry Hippo” version of Starship one day to collect and de-orbit spent rocket stages and other space junk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 26, 2026