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Viewpoints and opinions on issues relating to Low Earth Orbit, including policy, science, governance, and cybersecurity.
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Who is writing US space policy? The question seems difficult to answer, even government officials.

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What is $2 trillion minus $160 billion? #Elon's savings miss ($1.840 trillion). Off by $1.840 trillion Elon? Some shrinkage... And at what a massive cost to the federal workforce, American integrity, USAID, the US forests, and environmental safety. Teddy Roosevelt would be ashamed.

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Failed #Elon thinks he was really, really important. #moron

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Openly Denounces Trump’s Attacks On Judges

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"I think partners and attorneys at these firms are going to have to make their individual choice regarding whether they’re willing to continue to practice at a place that’s … not standing up to attacks on the Constitution."

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Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional #trump #bondi #idiots

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The NEA said that it was “terminating awards” that fell outside of the priorities set by the president, and that “funding is being allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration’s agenda.” www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

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The Israeli government has approved a plan to expand military operations in the Gaza Strip, which would include the occupation of the territory, Israeli officials said Monday.

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Space junk and meteoroids are falling to Earth every year, posing a growing risk as they re-enter the atmosphere at high speeds. Researchers are using infrasound sensors to track these objects, including bolides, which are meteoroids breaking apart in the sky. #spacejunk

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Transnational corruption. #Trump

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China is leading the New Space Race. #spacerace 🇨🇳 spacenews.com/moon-mars-ch...

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Bill Nye on #NASA budget: "Hostile just doesn't do it justice."

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Japan’s Honda is making a renewed push into the space sector. While widely known as a car manufacturer, Honda also makes motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, power equipment, engines, robots, and aircraft. The company wants to parlay these core technologies into the space sector. 🇯🇵

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The Trump administration is aiming to cut the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by a third next year, according to a proposal leaked Wednesday. thehill.com/newsletters/...

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This is RFKjr's fault. 😓 thehill.com/policy/healt...

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The OPSEC is not clean.... #hegseth = Moron. www.mediaite.com/politics/the...

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This month, the FCC may begin a review of spectrum sharing between Geostationary (GEO) and Non-Geostationary (NGSO) satellite systems, and invite comments on satellite power limits. www.satellitetoday.com/government-m...

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Seraphim: #EU, step it up on space budgets.

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🇦🇫 Afghanistan is giving the US access to Bagram Air Force Base again. themedialine.org/headlines/af...

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🧪🔭

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#Trump desperate for call from China He literally has no plan. www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/p... Source: CNN

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Roundup of #tariff developments last week such #Trump stupidity youtube.com/watch?v=SeDK...

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youtube.com/watch?v=ubUX...

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Truth

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Buckle up, folks. This is a constitutional crisis unfolding before our eyes.

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#Trump tariffs destroying US businesses apnews.com/article/trum...

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Kill the science; fund Musk’s Mars madness www.wired.com/story/propos...

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Measles cases surge

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US LNG crippled as Australia seizes US$1.5b trade johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04...

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The vast majority of Americans are concerned about the prospect of losing their job this year, a new survey found.

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Phones, other electronics exempt from new tariffs, Trump administration says Translation: someone paid off #Trump www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Trump admin declates immigrants “dead” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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RFK Jr. says FDA has become a ‘sock puppet’ in meeting with staff 
The HHS secretary suggests that industry has too much sway over regulatory decisions made by the Food and Drug Administration. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/b...

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Big Backlash at Big Law Democrats: Major law firms have bent the knee to Trump—yet the influential Democratic attorneys who work at them keep collecting lucrative paychecks. AND SOME PROMINENT DEMS ARE PISSED. Including my spirit animal @neeratanden.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/big-backla...

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BREAKING: 500 associates and staffers at a top global law firm have written leadership begging it not to settle with Donald Trump www.thebulwark.com/p/uprising-a...

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Big Law who settle = Lando Calrissian abovethelaw.com/2025/04/pray...

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www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/p...

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NASA has 20+ satellites in orbit sending PETABYTES of data. Without highly trained staff, that data falls on the floor and isn’t recoverable. And just in case — no, AI isn’t the answer.

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🇨🇦 Not a “Carney-val” for #Trump www.wallawallademocrats.com/other-voices...

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