"Now don't drop it down a ventilator shaft again. Do you know how many shafts I had to search. If you do it again, Daddy won't go searching for it. Do I make myself clear young man?" "Yes sir" muttered Luke, even though dropping it in Bespin totally wasn't his fault

"Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve...highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments."

There is no time to repair and repaint the Enterprise B until Tuesday. All the dry dock works are busy repainting the Vulcan ship

A salute to Commander Hutchison who died doing what he loved. 🖖 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG

I didn't know this: "In 1998, as aerospace engineer Homer Hickam’s memoir Rocket Boys was being adapted for the screen, Universal Studios’ research warned that women over 30 would not see a movie with that title. So the name was changed to October Sky — the same 10 letters in a different order."

"Ellison is building a more brash culture that’s defiantly upending the circumspect, politically correct style that has defined Hollywood in the post-#MeToo, post-George Floyd eras." Looking forward to seeing the first Trek movie with this new Paramount. Probably mirror universe at face value.

Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was released 34 years ago today. Still one of the greatest successes of this saga. What a great ending. This is goodbye.

‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’ www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021): Spacing Guild Heighliner, early design by Deak Ferrand More in my interview with Deak: patreon.com/posts/58752280

Communities are our defence against hatred. Now, more than ever, we must invest in hope www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Also, Frank Herbert's Dune started 25 years ago today on Syfy!

Detroit now has a RoboCop Statue www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit...

"Excuse me. I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening."

I’m proud (definitely not embarrassed) to announce that @greatesttrek.com was the podcast I listened to most in 2025 according to got my #SpotifyWrapped. I’m sure Greatest Generation was a close 2nd. Definitely my favourite #StarTrek podcasts (apparently I’m in the top 9% of embarrassed listeners).

On today’s #GreatestGen, Archer has nowhere to go but up. Listen to the full episode at: gagh.biz/greatestgen #greatesttrek #startrek #startrekenterprise @maximumfun.org

In 1949, Albert Einstein wrote WHY SOCIALISM. Here is an extract.

A year ago I sent Trek World an entire archive of Phase II photos, including these two images. He then did a video where he "restores" them - he fed them into an AI slop machine. He chose not to credit me for the original images. video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Jo...

Just unsubscribed from TREK WORLD on YouTube for their continued use of AI Slop. Now they’re using gen AI to create set construction photos that never existed. This shit muddles the historical waters and erodes visual evidence. This is from their latest vid on the TMP bridge. #StarTrek

Incredible project. forensic-architecture.org/investigatio...

“What were you saying about consubstantiation, again?”

Really love the script for Last Crusade. Great read here.

If you would like to support this account, for 3 bucks per month (or 30 per year), you will also have access to lots of articles on the creation of The Expanse, Star Wars, Alien, Foundation, Mass Effect, Trek, Interstellar, Dune, Avatar, Homeworld, The Matrix, and many more. 🖖 The program to date:

Irwin Allen's Lost in Space (1965-1968): All-Terrain Chariot, filming miniature

It's a project that goes against the grain of this era of automation personified by AI, but you only live once. 🤷‍♂️

By promoting all the great projects, big and small, on a daily basis, I almost forget to promote my own. 😁 Over the past three years, between too many posts and social media relocations, I have gradually assembled a rather nice resource on sci-fi creation. It's starting to look like something. ☝️

Catch Adam and Ben on a great podcast for once!

Stranger than science fiction

All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

On today’s #GreatestTrek, Kirk & Co. are more than puzzled when they encounter a giant celestial rubik’s cube that dogs them at every turn. Listen to the full episode at: gagh.biz/greatesttrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #fods #friendsofdesoto @maximumfun.org

A few words: I try to survive by writing nerdy sci-fi pieces 🤗 Thanks for the opportunity 🖖

I got to go on the @ncse.bsky.social Safeguarding Science podcast with ST science advisor @mafnoor.bsky.social and the episode is out! Star Trek and Evolution together on one episode! ncse.ngo/safeguarding...

introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen U2 Page & Plant Faithless The Who Aerosmith

Support a Star Trek podcast or two with your holiday shopping dollar! @greatesttrek.com’s store has 20% off site wide for Black Friday-Cyber Monday! It’s Pod Shop Dot Biz! Use the code “BlackHöleFriday” or follow this link! podshop.biz/discount/Bla...

UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture' www.bbc.com/news/article...

3/ The scale was staggering: invasions of Angola, assassinations and raids in Lesotho, Swaziland, and Mozambique, and support for proxy forces like RENAMO and UNITA that terrorized civilians to keep frontline states weak.

2/ Apartheid South Africa sold its regional wars as a response to a Soviet “onslaught,” framing its aggression as self-defense. In reality, the goal was to crush liberation movements, destabilize neighboring states, and preserve apartheid through force.

Apartheid South Africa waged endless regional wars under a “total strategy,” claiming it was fighting the Soviets while feeding off Western backing. Israel now does the same with Iran. But Pretoria’s militarism only brought isolation, economic strain & accelerated collapse. 🧵>>>

Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender www.bbc.com/news/article...

My book Where We Stand, Where We fall is now up for pre-order. It's about the politics of Doctor Who, the themes the show keeps returning to over sixty years. I mentioned this last week, but now there's a proper post about it, with a 30% discount code from the publisher: lmmyles.com/2025/11/26/b...

I have book news!! Where We Stand, Where We Fall is now available to preorder from Herne Books:

Loneliness is on the rise among all age groups, fuelled by our online lives. The most simple remedy is to start talking to each other

🚨 New analysis alert! Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029. However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.

Several Democratic senators are urging Marco Rubio to quickly investigate what a classified government watchdog report has described as “hundreds” of potential human rights violations allegedly committed by the Israeli military in Gaza www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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It’s still non-fiction November, and a good time to remember that LOTS of children actually prefer non-fiction to fiction and LOVE the sort of information they can learn from a book like this.

Parody is just a fart joke @greatesttrek.com

Science lovers! Are you going to try and convince some child in your life that science is fun and worthwhile this Christmas? You could buy them one of dozens of commercially available "science kits" OR you could MAKE YOUR OWN to accompany a copy of "Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder":