David Burbach ๐บ๐ธ๐น
@dburbach.bsky.social
Prof. National Security and International Relations. Space security, civil-military relations. Cats, science, photography for fun. Providence RI; Oregon at heart! Personal views ONLY; no govt resources used. Assoc Ed @TNSR.org
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My pinned tweet through Presidents of both parties: Sen. Leahy reminds an appointee that federal employees swear an oath to the Constitution, not of personal loyalty to any one man or woman.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlSI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlSI...
They may not be thinking, but if they are the may figure it mostly hits women, who are the most likely of their coalition to peel off anyway
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
They may not be thinking, but if they are the may figure it mostly hits women, who are the most likely of their coalition to peel off anyway
Hoping to see this launch from Titusville tonight. Would be the first rocket launch bigger than an Estes "F" that I've observed.
ULA is set to launch its first mission of 2026 early Thursday morning, when a Vulcan VC4S lofts the USSF-87 mission to geosynchronous orbit.
Launch is scheduled for 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC) from SLC-41.
Justin Davenport with the details
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/02/ussf...
Launch is scheduled for 3:30 AM EST (08:30 UTC) from SLC-41.
Justin Davenport with the details
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/02/ussf...
February 12, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Hoping to see this launch from Titusville tonight. Would be the first rocket launch bigger than an Estes "F" that I've observed.
Whoa, Fox reporting on C the weapon at Ft Bliss that caused the El Paso airport closure was being operated by CBP - DHS, *not* by the military
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Whoa, Fox reporting on C the weapon at Ft Bliss that caused the El Paso airport closure was being operated by CBP - DHS, *not* by the military
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When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here itโs not just a huge scandal, itโs dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here itโs not just a huge scandal, itโs dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
Main dependent variable in my dissertation was Gallup approval, this hurts personally. ๐ฅ๐ซก
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Main dependent variable in my dissertation was Gallup approval, this hurts personally. ๐ฅ๐ซก
Another middle of the night launch tomorrow too
February 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Another middle of the night launch tomorrow too
Story update for you to write Kelsey, our enshittified AI news generator's misleading headline is misleadingly parsed by their enshittified AI news reader, and, well... ๐
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Story update for you to write Kelsey, our enshittified AI news generator's misleading headline is misleadingly parsed by their enshittified AI news reader, and, well... ๐
Looks good for launch of a ULA Vulcan at 3:30a tonight , pad 41 just right of VAB this view
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Looks good for launch of a ULA Vulcan at 3:30a tonight , pad 41 just right of VAB this view
And the requirement applies to any update too. If I moved across the street, SAVE would require me to go to City hall with my passport to make that change. No passport? Better have a certified birth certificate handy
Most Real IDs do *not* prove citizenship. (EDLs, which are available in only 5 states are an exception) The GOPโs โSAVEโ Act thus misleads when it says voters can prove citizenship w/ โa form of ID issued consistent with the reqmts ofโฆREAL IDโฆthat indicates the applicant is a citizen of the USโฆโ 1/
February 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
And the requirement applies to any update too. If I moved across the street, SAVE would require me to go to City hall with my passport to make that change. No passport? Better have a certified birth certificate handy
You don't even need the 1950s, it wasn't many years ago a Cabinet witness who ignored questions to snarl personal insults at elected House members would have been gavelled down by the chair no matter which party and threatened with contempt, for disrespecting the INSTITUTION
February 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
You don't even need the 1950s, it wasn't many years ago a Cabinet witness who ignored questions to snarl personal insults at elected House members would have been gavelled down by the chair no matter which party and threatened with contempt, for disrespecting the INSTITUTION
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Iโve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paulโan hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Iโve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
"Until this moment, I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency, at long last"
"lol no" <cruelty continues>
(Bondi and the GOP member both seem quite amused at Balint's outrage)
"lol no" <cruelty continues>
(Bondi and the GOP member both seem quite amused at Balint's outrage)
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"Until this moment, I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency, at long last"
"lol no" <cruelty continues>
(Bondi and the GOP member both seem quite amused at Balint's outrage)
"lol no" <cruelty continues>
(Bondi and the GOP member both seem quite amused at Balint's outrage)
I love reliving the 1980s cc @radiofreetom.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I love reliving the 1980s cc @radiofreetom.bsky.social
Age verification? My first computer game was played with a 300 baud acoustic coupler
Age verification? My first computer game was zork.
Age verification? My first anime was "Space Cruiser Yamato"
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Age verification? My first computer game was played with a 300 baud acoustic coupler
Also, chemtrails are real and it's Brawndo
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Also, chemtrails are real and it's Brawndo
Nearby fort Bliss is where we test new anti-aircraft and anti drone systems.
February 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Nearby fort Bliss is where we test new anti-aircraft and anti drone systems.
For what it is worth, and I have nothing but general knowledge, Ft Bliss is the main hub for air defense systems, including testing and training exercises. Those do not normally close a major civilian passenger airport on no notice, though
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
For what it is worth, and I have nothing but general knowledge, Ft Bliss is the main hub for air defense systems, including testing and training exercises. Those do not normally close a major civilian passenger airport on no notice, though
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
1. ICE is saying REAL ID licences don't count
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
1. ICE is saying REAL ID licences don't count
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
Slightly misleading phrasing as directive seems to be to buy coal-generated electricity rather than DOD making giant coal piles, but in my opinion still misguided and bad for national security and the taxpayers
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Slightly misleading phrasing as directive seems to be to buy coal-generated electricity rather than DOD making giant coal piles, but in my opinion still misguided and bad for national security and the taxpayers
From what I read, nola is a more normal low altitude restriction and limited to downtown, won't affect airline flights
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM
From what I read, nola is a more normal low altitude restriction and limited to downtown, won't affect airline flights
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the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
What in the world? This isn't just drones, this cancels all airline and cargo flights into a big city for 10 days on no notice, stranding people, also grounds local police and air ambulance helicopters. @jfallows.bsky.social ?
Late last night, the FAA announced a ban on all air travel over El Paso, Texas for the next ten days. No flights in or out until Feb. 20th. They offered no explanation.
This seems really bad. It hasn't happened since 9/11.
elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...
This seems really bad. It hasn't happened since 9/11.
elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...
El Paso, New Mexico airspace closed by FAA without explanation; flights restricted under national defense noticeWithout explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites natio...
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under a national defense designation, offering no explanation for the rare move.An une...
elpasomatters.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
What in the world? This isn't just drones, this cancels all airline and cargo flights into a big city for 10 days on no notice, stranding people, also grounds local police and air ambulance helicopters. @jfallows.bsky.social ?
And Comstock
February 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
And Comstock
Damn you're right, thanks
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Damn you're right, thanks