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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 2m

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What was the category, The Sooner State?

Seán O'Sullivan @osullivanseanie.bsky.social · 8h

@larrynemecek.bsky.social

you're famous!

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 22h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Crusher Convo Podcast 👩🏻‍🦰 🎙️ @crusherconvo.com · 22h

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah, that always seemed crazy to be true— and was never referenced again. Surely, another "corbomite" ploy. And yet, Scotty & Uhura seemed poised to carry it out — unless this is an ELABORATE pre-arranged bluff.

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 1d

IN MINUTES!!
"Five Days in Octobers: My #StarTrek Life In Brief” | #419 Trekland Tuesdays LIVE w/YouTube your live SuperChat bit.ly/3hzTZXE or Twitch: bit.ly/3Jidpzb —or FBk bit.ly/2sVCtbj

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 1d

TUESDAY 2FERS! #TheTrekFiles up NOW: A new look at #TAS
via 1973 news reports, with “Late Trek" author Adam Kotsko back again! thetrekfiles.com
THEN: "Five Days in Octobers: My #StarTrek Life In Brief” | #419 #Trekland Tuesdays LIVE w/YouTube live SuperChat: ~1p PT/4p ET bit.ly/3hzTZXE

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 1d

That's the *ACA* tax credits, meant to make health insurance affordable (because for all it did, we didn't just go ahead & join the rest of the world with universal coverage. So the Dems got it done (no help) but it was a patchwork. And Big Insurance still gets its middleman's cut from a basic need.

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Who put some 2025 into Schumer’s talking DNA Wheaties?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Schumer: That issue that MAGA Mike keeps talking about—illegal immigrants getting health care. It’s an effing lie. The law says that federal dollars cannot go to illegal immigrants under Medicare, Medicaid, or the ACA.

And I said that to him in the room. I said, You’re lying. He smirked.

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Conrail Twitty @grenadine.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh it’s the harvest moon!

Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out for Neil Young tonight

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 1d

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Thomas Marrone @thomasthecat.bsky.social · 3d

"In a way, the Enterprise and the optimistic future in which it exists might be thought of as a reminder of what we can achieve when we really try." - Gene Roddenberry

Happy future launch day to the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-D. Model credits in the alt text of the image.

An image showing six versions of the starship Enterprise models from the game Star Trek Online. The NX-01, NCC-1701, and NCC-1701-A were modeled by Thomas Marrone. The NCC-1701-B was modeled by Tobias Richter. The NCC-1701-C and 1701-D were modeled by Donnie Versiga.

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 4d

Well, damn: The lady of the house is *not* home. Thinking of hosting a candlelight supper in her honor: #RIPPatriciaRoutledge #HyacinthBucket #whataDame

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Byron Bailey @bbailey861.bsky.social · 4d

Heard @larrynemecek.bsky.social Trek Files podcast, Artifacts and Aspirations: Trek's Smithsonian Legacy. Excellent talk with former NASA historian & author Glen Swanson, resulting in a book order, Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek.

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks! What a great arena, the #StarTrek/ #Smithsonian Venn crossover. Glen is the expert with the footnotes to prove it!

Byron Bailey @bbailey861.bsky.social · 4d

Heard @larrynemecek.bsky.social Trek Files podcast, Artifacts and Aspirations: Trek's Smithsonian Legacy. Excellent talk with former NASA historian & author Glen Swanson, resulting in a book order, Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek.

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 5d

Hey world—a pro tip:
Asking for a Zoom meeting and then ghosting on it is actually the same as ghosting on a live meeting you asked for. Just sayin.’ 🤔🫠

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 6d

🖖🏻NEW VIDEO! "Guests: 'Making of #StarTrek III' Authors, the Tenutos" | #TreklandTuesdays #417 is now up in short form on my YouTube channel. Once again — if *I* can't do this coffee table art book, I'm thrilled that John and MaryJo Tenutos' names are on it!

#trekland #drtrek #TSFS

“Guests: 'Making of Star Trek III' Authors, the Tenutos" | Trekland Tuesdays #417

YouTube video by Larry Nemecek's TREKLAND

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VulcanMonk @vulcanmonk.bsky.social · 8d

For an administration that loves telling the world how many wars they've ended, Pete Hogshit sure does seem eager to start some.

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 8d

IN MINUTES!!
"Are You Excited For #StarTrek60— Or…Not?" | #418 Trekland Tuesdays LIVE w/YouTube your live SuperChat bit.ly/3hzTZXE or Twitch: bit.ly/3Jidpzb —or FBk bit.ly/2sVCtbj #startrek

Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 8d

Murdered president James Garfield —and Mr. Hatch — are rolling in their graves. #CivilService

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 8d

thrilled for the Supreme Court to rule by shadow docket that actually failing to do the president's partisan bidding as a federal employee is a fireable offense

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 8d

And here I thought we had too many generations pass to “remember” the Depression.
Apparently this weekend-warrior moron has forgotten the term “two-way street” … aka Geneva Conventions.
And Nuremberg.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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NoINGSOC @noingsoc.bsky.social · 8d

Peter Thiel Wants Everyone to Think More About the Antichrist

In a series of appearances, the billionaire investor has offered his analysis intertwining technology, government and a biblical perspective on the end of the world.

www.wsj.com

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TheTrekspert wants a giant obsidian sphere @thetrekspert.bsky.social · 8d

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TNG TM eBook is $4! :D

Really, really great book selection this month!

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Techni...

Technical Manual

The Star Trek: The Next Generation® Technical Manual, written by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, the technical advisors to Star Trek: The Next Ge...

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 8d

Huhhh. Almost as if there was no process to ascertain the fact that the accusation was truly due.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9d

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 9d

“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”

JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 9d

This whole section really.

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

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