Daniel Svitek
@dasvitek.bsky.social
Space. Engineering. Science. Mechanical engineering in the aerospace sector.
Moralistic garbage. Currently clean on OPSEC. Hiding behind "due process"
dasvitek.substack.com
Moralistic garbage. Currently clean on OPSEC. Hiding behind "due process"
dasvitek.substack.com
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The current mess in DC only signals to Beijing that the US lacks unity, organization, and strategic vision to handle an even larger conflict, as the Pacific region is likely to become. Bombing Iran after Israel's SEAD or running masculine army ads doesn’t compensate for it
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The current mess in DC only signals to Beijing that the US lacks unity, organization, and strategic vision to handle an even larger conflict, as the Pacific region is likely to become. Bombing Iran after Israel's SEAD or running masculine army ads doesn’t compensate for it
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Le Moulin d'Orgemont, snow - 1873
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109815
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109815
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Le Moulin d'Orgemont, snow - 1873
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109815
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109815
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Reposted by Daniel Svitek
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Winter Flowers.
🎨 Vivienne Cawson
🎨 Vivienne Cawson
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Winter Flowers.
🎨 Vivienne Cawson
🎨 Vivienne Cawson
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Flickr (May 16, 2023)
Two NASA engineers in clean room suits work inside a cylindrical metal structure, illuminated by bright overhead lights.
flic.kr/p/2oXxdMa
Two NASA engineers in clean room suits work inside a cylindrical metal structure, illuminated by bright overhead lights.
flic.kr/p/2oXxdMa
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Flickr (May 16, 2023)
Two NASA engineers in clean room suits work inside a cylindrical metal structure, illuminated by bright overhead lights.
flic.kr/p/2oXxdMa
Two NASA engineers in clean room suits work inside a cylindrical metal structure, illuminated by bright overhead lights.
flic.kr/p/2oXxdMa
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Reposted by Daniel Svitek
Reposted by Daniel Svitek
Going to try to remember to post my history purchases
August 10, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Going to try to remember to post my history purchases
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Beautiful color photo of Phoebus 1B Nuclear Rocket Engines developed by Los Alamos
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Beautiful color photo of Phoebus 1B Nuclear Rocket Engines developed by Los Alamos
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NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine
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What should I read first?
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What should I read first?
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This is a great visualization of the Chinese "shadow navy" threatening Taiwan.
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is a great visualization of the Chinese "shadow navy" threatening Taiwan.
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
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Reposted by Daniel Svitek
Does anyone know any good near-future and/or cyberpunk fiction?
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Does anyone know any good near-future and/or cyberpunk fiction?
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POV: Its 1988 and activity in the cold waters outside of Vladivostok have demanded the attention of people with more power than god. It is 2 am and you just started your shift.
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
POV: Its 1988 and activity in the cold waters outside of Vladivostok have demanded the attention of people with more power than god. It is 2 am and you just started your shift.
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Ian W Toll's Pacific War Trilogy was like that for me.
And this box set (which I wish I had) is visually magnificent
And this box set (which I wish I had) is visually magnificent
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ian W Toll's Pacific War Trilogy was like that for me.
And this box set (which I wish I had) is visually magnificent
And this box set (which I wish I had) is visually magnificent
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The first review of my book is out!! 🎉 Many thanks to @latamrob.bsky.social for all the kind words! #History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/latamrob...
open.substack.com/pub/latamrob...
Rocket men
Cuba’s nuclear brinkmanship contains lessons about imperialism and internationalism. Review: The Fate of the Americas, Renata Keller, by Gavin O'Toole
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The first review of my book is out!! 🎉 Many thanks to @latamrob.bsky.social for all the kind words! #History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/latamrob...
open.substack.com/pub/latamrob...
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A Venetian canal
by Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859–1942)
by Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859–1942)
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A Venetian canal
by Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859–1942)
by Rubens Santoro
(Italian, 1859–1942)
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Mark Grantham (Canadian Artist, born 1966)
"Grey Day in Town", 2025.
Oil on Canvas
"Grey Day in Town", 2025.
Oil on Canvas
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Mark Grantham (Canadian Artist, born 1966)
"Grey Day in Town", 2025.
Oil on Canvas
"Grey Day in Town", 2025.
Oil on Canvas
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Cathedral Reflections.
Wells, Somerset
Thomas W. Schaller.
Wells, Somerset
Thomas W. Schaller.
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Cathedral Reflections.
Wells, Somerset
Thomas W. Schaller.
Wells, Somerset
Thomas W. Schaller.
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Sunlit Meadow in a Forest
By Jeff Stanford, 2025
By Jeff Stanford, 2025
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Sunlit Meadow in a Forest
By Jeff Stanford, 2025
By Jeff Stanford, 2025
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Inge Schuster, Danish digital artist
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Inge Schuster, Danish digital artist
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This. And see Greg Fox's post on the way the "deal" would conflict with core principles of international law: www.linkedin.com/posts/gregor...
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This. And see Greg Fox's post on the way the "deal" would conflict with core principles of international law: www.linkedin.com/posts/gregor...