gciepielewski.bsky.social
Philosopher of physics.
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fee.org/articles/the...
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I’ve noticed that a lot of people have me blocked because I follow you. I could not have asked for a better way to curate my feed. I feel so lucky.
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Diplomacy on X - It's pretty gross!
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Even Republican hawks who once supported Ukraine are now:
- Staying silent
- Tiptoeing around criticism
- Reversing their positions
Not because Trump commands them—but because the system forces conformity.
Disordered discourse doesn’t persuade. It coerces.
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When the Russians were the only ones doing it, they charged about 80 million dollars per person. So, how much is Space X charging? For SpaceX Dragon, it was about 70 million per person. It's better than the Russians who had a monopoly, but barely.
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Is SpaceX doing the same kind of stuff NASA was doing before, but cheaper? Maybe for some things, but if you look at how much money taxpayers pay to send a person to space, it is around 70 millions. Before the Russians were the only ones doing it, it cost about 20 million to send a person to the ISS
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They have received almost all the money granted by the contract, and they have not delivered any of the main steps necessary to deliver the moon lander. No rapid orbital reuse, no cryogenic storage, no orbital refueling, no extended live support, no deep space engine reliability...
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Leaving aside SpaceX's scammy projects like the Hyperloop and the idea of changing aviation with rockets, Space X has been underdelivering for a while. In particular (and this is what I was referring to), SpaceX received a contract to deliver the moon lander for NASA"S Artemis program in 2025.
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Am I missing something?
Only if you abstract much of the details and focus on small similarities about Zelensky and Rhee would you find these events comparable.
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For Ukraine: no US troops, about 35 billion per year, no guarantees with a ceasefire.
The Korean armistice was a recognition of a hard reality in which both sides had more than 1,000,000 troops and much military power. The Trump deal is an offer of almost total surrender.