the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason

Contrast this with the WSJ ed board, which semi-trollingly framed it as vindication for John Roberts for taking the federal courts out of gerrymandering. Pros versus amateurs.

Emerald Lucille Lovebird 🦜 wishes all peace 🕊️ #TheDailyLovebird

This is Earth and the Moon, photographed by a spacecraft in Mars orbit.

A necessary, early step to access the potential resources of the solar system without the restrictions of Earth's gravity well. Remember that when early explorers set out across the Atlantic they had no concept of the resources and wealth of the Americas.

Some opera house needs to do a composer race during intermission.

The $100B deal between Nvidia and OpenAI has collapsed; Nvidia is now saying it will invest $20B. The idea of OpenAI collapsing this year & bringing down many other players with it is now increasingly plausible. But the comparisons w the 90s tech bubble only explain so much...

You can tell that's an early prototype because of the round front hatch.

Faux comptes, « likes » et chah d’Iran : dans l’ombre, la guerre numérique d’Israël contre la République islamique www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...

Le Figaro reported that the Israeli regime is running a large-scale disinformation campaign, using thousands of fake accounts to promote Reza Pahlavi on Iranian social media platforms. Le Figaro added that the hashtag KingRezaPahlavi was among the most widely used, largely driven by fake accounts.

Will you watch the Winter Olympics? We will… from space! 🛰️❄️ Milan’s San Siro Stadium hosts the opening ceremony on 6 February (WorldView‑3), while competitions span multiple locations, seen by Sentinel‑2. 📸 Vantor, Inc. (2025) / European Space Imaging / @esa.int 📸 Copernicus

Epstein's properties were highly likely bugged by one _or even more_ intelligence agencies. I think we have to assume that unfriendly eyes have seen (and used) everything, without redactions of course. And I would not assume we know who that is. They might well leave false traces.

Agreed

Reads like Obama's private comps in space vision back in 2011 after Bush cancelled Shuttle. While erroneously, imo, skipping a moon base instead for an asteroid landing, seems we are back on track to orbit Mars. And just a FYI, twas Obama gave a leg up to SpaceX. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE4P...

We're governed by the stupidest fucks on this planet. Privatizing any agency invariably fails due to the ravenous greed of capitalism and the rigid demands of big investors for profit gains every quarter. Someone said that capitalism has the ethos of a cancer cell - endless growth. It's madness.

Yeah. Like who did Grumman think they were fooling when they proposed this lunar lander? Obviously junk. The cabin walls were paper thin.

We subsidized Musk's Tesla to the tune of billions to jump-start the EV industry in America. He totally failed to do that, and the moronic capitalist dicks that run this country still give him billions in subsidies to trash the heavens like he has all the people on earth. They never, ever learn.

Privatizing resources in space while ignoring the needs of the people, wildlife, natural resources required for life, and environment on this planet. We give Billions of dollars to corporations, millionaires, and billionaires, now we’re handing them everything else? This has to stop!

Beyond one year in space, the human body has a few problems: Bone and muscle loss, Cardiovascular de-conditioning, Vision problems, Radiation exposure, Neurological and balance issues and spatial confusion upon return. We are a long way from humans in deep space

I used to be so excited about space exploration until the world started to go crazy. Now I’m just focused on people being able to live in peace.

Really Bill? Without SpaceX the US would still be renting extremely expensive seats to the ISS off Russia. Face it, apart from probes and Mars rovers NASA has been a bureaucratic failure plagued by cost overruns and delays. Mars sample return mission scrubbed. Space X has been extremely cheap.

Like this is what the House should be focusing their time on? So dysfunctional.

I was a NASA contractor for both the Shuttle program and the Delta rocket program. Despite mistakes, prioritizing safety and reliability beats profit .i remain saddened by ‘commercial’ focus. And that means innovation remains private rather than ROI

All Democrats need to get on board with this messaging & really drive home how screwed up the Trump administration is. This is how to rebuke evil.

This is so bad. bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/j...

Wow! Amazing! Enjoy. www.facebook.com/reel/2035701...

my theory why tech bros have gone insane is that tech optimism was their fuel for awhile. that began to fade as the future was looking less utopian and was obviously always about getting infinite money. when the public began to turn on big tech, tech turned to reactionary ideology to fill the void

Oh my god. She’s my senator and another constituent posted this response from her regarding the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

US House takes first step toward creating “commercial” deep space program arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

once again these things boil down to “is your group a bohemian cultural identity” or “is your group actually trying to do things?” and the key tell is whether your activity centers on policing of in-group behavior or whether it centers on, again, tangible goals

Before DNA, the fading and conflated memories of victims/eyewitnesses meant statutes of limitations made a lot of sense. Much less true now.

This is the same xAI that just merged with SpaceX for "scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!”

It was a choice between status quo and the appearance of integrity or paying tens of millions of dollars to look like spineless losers with no integrity and you all shit the bed

Every university that capitulated to Trump’s financial demands looks so fucking stupid right now

Now the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) is beginning its chill down ahead of propellant loading. The ICPS is an upgraded version Delta Cryogenic Second Stage, originally used by the Delta IV rockets. It is used as the SLS rocket’s upper stage.

Could a swarm of tiny spacecraft reach another star in just 20 years? www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXW_...

Here is the Artemis II trajectory. Artemis has a free return trajectory (as did Apollo 13), so no lunar burns are required. ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation...

Buried in this article is the astonishing news that "Across the state Democrats have recruited candidates to run in all 150 state House districts, 16 state Senate districts and every other state and federal contest on the ballot". G-d bless Texas, get on their level.

Breaking: Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset.

US-China symposium: Spheres of influence for me, not for thee? responsiblestatecraft.org/us-china-sph...

Lovely new view of Mars, courtesy of the Perseverance rover. Processed mosaic of images taken yesterday. Always love seeing rover tracks on the red planet, but hope to see bootprints before I go... Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson

We’re proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with our international partners in Artemis. Our European Service Module is at the heart of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Together, we're extending humankind’s presence in space and demonstrating that multilateral and inclusive cooperation is vital for our future.

Nucleus and Postperihelion Activity of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Observed by Hubble Space Telescope arxiv.org/pdf/2601.21569

best way to do it! They are such great creatures and are always willing to show unconditional love to humans!

[imo-news] Urgent: re-entry prediction of object ZQ-3 Object ZQ-3 R/B is currently predicted to re-enter on January 30, 11:04 UTC, with an uncertainty of 7 hours, according to www.eusst.eu/newsroom/new... (2026-01-29 14:00 UTC+1). Observations are requested.

hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade

Don't forget the pardon of Nixon. That should not have happened.