Kerbal Engineering Systems
@kerbalsystems.bsky.social
Rocket Builder, of both the digital and physical varieties.
Formerly @kerbalsystems on the hellsite.
Formerly @kerbalsystems on the hellsite.
Cold take but the tent should not be big enough to include MTG
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cold take but the tent should not be big enough to include MTG
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Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
Tried watching a video on YouTube without Adblock and it’s genuinely completely unusable. Fifteen minute video, unskippable pre-roll, three mid-rolls, pause the video? It collapses to show you an ad, and during the video? It pops up a little popup ad that’s artificially hard to get rid of.
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Tried watching a video on YouTube without Adblock and it’s genuinely completely unusable. Fifteen minute video, unskippable pre-roll, three mid-rolls, pause the video? It collapses to show you an ad, and during the video? It pops up a little popup ad that’s artificially hard to get rid of.
Have had some time to reflect on NG-2 and I think it's safe to say I'm fully tortoisepilled.
Gradatim Ferociter, bitches
Gradatim Ferociter, bitches
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Have had some time to reflect on NG-2 and I think it's safe to say I'm fully tortoisepilled.
Gradatim Ferociter, bitches
Gradatim Ferociter, bitches
Unbelievable mission from Blue Origin
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Unbelievable mission from Blue Origin
i have Questions about the new Toy Story teaser
namely what the fuck was the point of the last movie if Woody is just back to Bonnie's
namely what the fuck was the point of the last movie if Woody is just back to Bonnie's
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
i have Questions about the new Toy Story teaser
namely what the fuck was the point of the last movie if Woody is just back to Bonnie's
namely what the fuck was the point of the last movie if Woody is just back to Bonnie's
Something I find encouraging is that the media is very much framing last night's events as a defection from the party line, rather than the party broadly caving.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Something I find encouraging is that the media is very much framing last night's events as a defection from the party line, rather than the party broadly caving.
I truly do not understand why the entire internet is completely obsessed with this specific mysterious shipwreck. Why not, say, the MV Derbyshire, or literally any other wreck in history?
I blame Gordon Lightfoot.
I blame Gordon Lightfoot.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I truly do not understand why the entire internet is completely obsessed with this specific mysterious shipwreck. Why not, say, the MV Derbyshire, or literally any other wreck in history?
I blame Gordon Lightfoot.
I blame Gordon Lightfoot.
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NEW from @votersoftomorrow.org:
“Either through complicity or incompetence, Chuck Schumer once again proved he cannot provide the type of leadership that young Americans demand. It is clear he must step down as caucus leader.”
“Either through complicity or incompetence, Chuck Schumer once again proved he cannot provide the type of leadership that young Americans demand. It is clear he must step down as caucus leader.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
NEW from @votersoftomorrow.org:
“Either through complicity or incompetence, Chuck Schumer once again proved he cannot provide the type of leadership that young Americans demand. It is clear he must step down as caucus leader.”
“Either through complicity or incompetence, Chuck Schumer once again proved he cannot provide the type of leadership that young Americans demand. It is clear he must step down as caucus leader.”
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We have as much leverage as we’ve ever had — and Chuck Schumer is on the brink of taking a deal that gives Democrats NOTHING.
I’m glad Hakeem Jeffries will fight this in the House, but it should not get that far. Senate Dems must not cave.
I’m glad Hakeem Jeffries will fight this in the House, but it should not get that far. Senate Dems must not cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We have as much leverage as we’ve ever had — and Chuck Schumer is on the brink of taking a deal that gives Democrats NOTHING.
I’m glad Hakeem Jeffries will fight this in the House, but it should not get that far. Senate Dems must not cave.
I’m glad Hakeem Jeffries will fight this in the House, but it should not get that far. Senate Dems must not cave.
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Neither Zohran Mamdani nor Abigail Spanberger are the future of the Democratic Party.
We won’t win by imitating either campaign, but we’ll win by doing what they both did: running local-first campaigns, giving people a vision for the future, and rebuilding the American Dream for Gen Z.
We won’t win by imitating either campaign, but we’ll win by doing what they both did: running local-first campaigns, giving people a vision for the future, and rebuilding the American Dream for Gen Z.
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Neither Zohran Mamdani nor Abigail Spanberger are the future of the Democratic Party.
We won’t win by imitating either campaign, but we’ll win by doing what they both did: running local-first campaigns, giving people a vision for the future, and rebuilding the American Dream for Gen Z.
We won’t win by imitating either campaign, but we’ll win by doing what they both did: running local-first campaigns, giving people a vision for the future, and rebuilding the American Dream for Gen Z.
My thesis here was and continues to be that MTG’s weird spree of normal-sounding stuff is her angling to oust Johnson and be speaker
I can't tell if this is currently 1) unthinkable or 2) conventional wisdom but I kinda think Johnson is going to lose the Speakership when the House comes back in session
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My thesis here was and continues to be that MTG’s weird spree of normal-sounding stuff is her angling to oust Johnson and be speaker
Thesis: MTG is acting weirdly reasonable because she wants to be Speaker and thinks she can rally people to vote for her by starting to lead the charge against Johnson now
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thesis: MTG is acting weirdly reasonable because she wants to be Speaker and thinks she can rally people to vote for her by starting to lead the charge against Johnson now
Microsoft outlook is genuinely the worst piece of software with which I regularly interact
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Microsoft outlook is genuinely the worst piece of software with which I regularly interact
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees
I think MTG is actually weirdly able to break with Johnson et. al. more so than most because she's so batshit insane that the voters who elected her will 100% believe it when she tells them that Mike Johnson or whoever is a corrupt deep state puppet or the like
MTG is an idiot, but she's also a weathervane and boy does the wind seem to be blowing a different direction recently
Marjorie Taylor Greene on the The View: "I hope that Mike Johnson is finally giving a single healthcare policy, because the country deserves it. And it shouldn't be a secret. I shouldn't have to go into a SCIF to find out Republican health insurance plan."
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I think MTG is actually weirdly able to break with Johnson et. al. more so than most because she's so batshit insane that the voters who elected her will 100% believe it when she tells them that Mike Johnson or whoever is a corrupt deep state puppet or the like
ok so got around to watching A House of Dynamite - obviously there's lots to nitpick, primarily the pressure on POTUS to launch before absorbing an attack headed for a nonmilitary target, but overall pretty good and I'm happy to let this dominate the conversation instead of Jacobsen Nuke Book.
November 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
ok so got around to watching A House of Dynamite - obviously there's lots to nitpick, primarily the pressure on POTUS to launch before absorbing an attack headed for a nonmilitary target, but overall pretty good and I'm happy to let this dominate the conversation instead of Jacobsen Nuke Book.
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LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
re: @hankgreen.bsky.social’s new video, my thoughts are: unlike crypto, I do think it’s possible that AI reshapes basically the entire world in the next few years. But like crypto, I’m not yet sure that this isn’t just Silicon Valley nerds saying that their niche interest is The Most Important Thing
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 AM
re: @hankgreen.bsky.social’s new video, my thoughts are: unlike crypto, I do think it’s possible that AI reshapes basically the entire world in the next few years. But like crypto, I’m not yet sure that this isn’t just Silicon Valley nerds saying that their niche interest is The Most Important Thing
It's 2022. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat will soon be placed on operational combat duty.
It's 2023. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just been placed on operational combat duty.
It's 2024. A Sarmat has exploded in its silo.
It's 2025. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just be-
It's 2023. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just been placed on operational combat duty.
It's 2024. A Sarmat has exploded in its silo.
It's 2025. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just be-
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It's 2022. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat will soon be placed on operational combat duty.
It's 2023. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just been placed on operational combat duty.
It's 2024. A Sarmat has exploded in its silo.
It's 2025. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just be-
It's 2023. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just been placed on operational combat duty.
It's 2024. A Sarmat has exploded in its silo.
It's 2025. Russia has claimed that the Sarmat has just be-
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If you theoretically forced me into a case of somehow of Duffy vs Isaacman, I'd be forced to say Duffy, because I hate Isaacman that much.
October 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If you theoretically forced me into a case of somehow of Duffy vs Isaacman, I'd be forced to say Duffy, because I hate Isaacman that much.
I object to this usage of TACO because TACO is a principle - something can be an example of TACO or a TACO moment but TACO doesn’t refer to Trump the person
The GOP wants TACO to be king.
It’s that simple.
They think we hate America,
but we can clearly see that they actually HATE the Constitution.
It’s that simple.
They think we hate America,
but we can clearly see that they actually HATE the Constitution.
October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I object to this usage of TACO because TACO is a principle - something can be an example of TACO or a TACO moment but TACO doesn’t refer to Trump the person
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their ducks: not even in a row. in disarray. shambles
our ducks: slowly arranging themselves into uncountable phalanxes
our ducks: slowly arranging themselves into uncountable phalanxes
Austin PD's statement was even more explicitly pro-protest, they literally thanked everyone for coming out lol
October 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
their ducks: not even in a row. in disarray. shambles
our ducks: slowly arranging themselves into uncountable phalanxes
our ducks: slowly arranging themselves into uncountable phalanxes