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meidastouch.com
Buckle up, folks. This is a constitutional crisis unfolding before our eyes.
annabower.bsky.social
Trump now saying — contrary to his previous statements and those of federal officials — that people removed from the U.S. to El Salvador are in the “sole custody” of El Salvador
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timmiller.bsky.social
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...
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.
www.thebulwark.com
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srfuzzypants.bsky.social
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.
aussiastronomer.bsky.social
First the rumour was a 20% budget cut. Then, 50%. Now the president's NASA budget is out and it's a 68% cut to astrophysics ($1.5B to $487M).

Even if this gets reversed in four years, we will *never* recover the missions, partners, people who will be gone.

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan
The preliminary version of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to Congress, known as a “passback,” would cut the agency’s science budget funding nearly in half.
www.washingtonpost.com
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scottpwaldman.bsky.social
And there are potential benefits for Elon Musk. Privatization of more satellite work. The Traffic Coordination System for Space (basically air traffic control for space) shifted over to private sector.
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spacewhalerider.com
“The budget cuts also appear intended to force the closure of Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland where the agency has 10,000 civil servants and contractors.” Well, we had a good run folks!
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
“This would decimate American leadership in space.”…
arstechnica.com
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drspectra.bsky.social
I'm really stressed about what this means for satellite missions ops. We are basically going to be stranding our assets in space. That's all taxpayer money.
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.
Neither Neurodivergence Nor Mental Illness Made Them Bigots—They're Just Awful People
It's hard to admit your heroes are jerks, but the mentally ill and neurodivergent shouldn't be collateral damage.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
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militarynewsua.bsky.social
❗️🇯🇵Japan has expressed interest in participating in the NATO mission command for military support to 🇺🇦Ukraine.
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marie-atl.bsky.social
Now, to be fair, the Pentagon threw a little Bozos' way, too. Blue Origin got $2.4B.
But the big question is _Whose_ satellites are they being paid to launch? 🤔
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japantimes.co.jp
The Japan Coast Guard has equipped 12 of its large patrol vessels with Starlink, a high-speed satellite internet service, as of March in a bid to appeal to attract new recruits among younger generations.
Starlink brings internet to Japan Coast Guard ships in bid for new blood
The JCG hopes the upgrade will help appeal to younger generations amid growing concerns over rising retirement numbers and declining recruitment.
www.japantimes.co.jp
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Bad day to have China as your largest business partner.
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spacenewsinc.bsky.social
Boeing’s Millennium Space expands production to meet defense demand

The company is expanding its small-satellite production space from 22,000 square feet to nearly 42,000 square feet.
Boeing’s Millennium Space expands production to meet defense demand
The company is expanding its small-satellite production space from 22,000 square feet to nearly 42,000 square feet.
spacenews.com
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markwilde.bsky.social
"Dear Cornell community,

Cornell is aware of media reports suggesting that more than $1 billion in federal grants have been frozen. While we have not received information that would confirm this figure, earlier today Cornell received more than 75 stop-work orders from the Department of Defense ...