George Leopold
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Author, Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom
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10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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A friendly reminder that ICE officers are already some of the least trained and least educated law enforcement in the federal government — and then the Trump admin cut both standards even more last year.
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
A friendly reminder that ICE officers are already some of the least trained and least educated law enforcement in the federal government — and then the Trump admin cut both standards even more last year.
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This was murder. Trump is defending a murder, a murder committed on his behalf.
America is not being made safe. It is becoming more dangerous each and every day because Donald Trump is a criminal who commands and encourages others to commit crimes on his behalf—as he has done for years.
America is not being made safe. It is becoming more dangerous each and every day because Donald Trump is a criminal who commands and encourages others to commit crimes on his behalf—as he has done for years.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This was murder. Trump is defending a murder, a murder committed on his behalf.
America is not being made safe. It is becoming more dangerous each and every day because Donald Trump is a criminal who commands and encourages others to commit crimes on his behalf—as he has done for years.
America is not being made safe. It is becoming more dangerous each and every day because Donald Trump is a criminal who commands and encourages others to commit crimes on his behalf—as he has done for years.
America’s rush to return humans to the Moon discounts the hard lessons of the past. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Risks of Project Artemis Outweigh the Gains
The tragic mistakes of the past are being repeated in the rush to return humans to the Moon.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
America’s rush to return humans to the Moon discounts the hard lessons of the past. substack.com/home/post/p-...
#Russia invasion of #Ukraine using #China built reconnaissance satellite #StilSat1 www.thespacereview.com/article/5095/1 Likely indicates Russia lacks the capability to build its own.
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#Russia invasion of #Ukraine using #China built reconnaissance satellite #StilSat1 www.thespacereview.com/article/5095/1 Likely indicates Russia lacks the capability to build its own.
George W. Bush, East Room, White House, August 2001. Whatever was beyond this wall is probably gone. The sonofabitch tore it down. #PeoplesHouse #EastWing
October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
George W. Bush, East Room, White House, August 2001. Whatever was beyond this wall is probably gone. The sonofabitch tore it down. #PeoplesHouse #EastWing
Aldo Leopold and the (New) Land Ethic
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Aldo Leopold and the (New) Land Ethic
Amid the chaos, a long overdue visit.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Aldo Leopold and the (New) Land Ethic
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If there is life in our solar system, this is the place to look #Enceladus www.space.com/space-explor...
Europe wants to launch a life-hunting mission to Saturn's icy ocean moon Enceladus
The proposed orbiter-lander mission would launch around 2042 and arrive in the Saturn system in 2053.
www.space.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If there is life in our solar system, this is the place to look #Enceladus www.space.com/space-explor...
#Redford to Bob Woodward: “At one time there was a long road ahead of me and now that road is a lot shorter, and I don’t have a lot of time to mess around. So you do the best you can with what you’ve got left.”
September 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#Redford to Bob Woodward: “At one time there was a long road ahead of me and now that road is a lot shorter, and I don’t have a lot of time to mess around. So you do the best you can with what you’ve got left.”
Female Ruby-Throated #Hummingbird at the feeder in Central WI
July 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Female Ruby-Throated #Hummingbird at the feeder in Central WI
This is what moral courage looks like: #MilesTaylor www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Miles Taylor fights Trump's order targeting him, calling it 'an attack on free speech'
In 2018, an anonymous Trump administration official delivered a stark warning about the threat he said the president posed with his erratic behavior. The author was later revealed to be Miles Taylor. ...
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June 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This is what moral courage looks like: #MilesTaylor www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
MAGA = Make A Grifter Affluent... #Qatar
American media utterly failed yesterday in explaining the sheer illegality, unconstitutional and corrupt nature of Trump’s Qatar “Air Force One” deal. Oh, and then there’s the catastrophic security risk….
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/corruption...
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Corruption and a Security Catastrophe in Plane Sight
Of course a foreign government would love to give the US president a plane....
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May 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
MAGA = Make A Grifter Affluent... #Qatar
ispace says their Resilience lunar lander has entered orbit around the Moon, ahead of a landing attempt on June 5 (UTC).
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ispace Completes Success 7 of Mission 2 Milestones | ispace
Ispace is a private lunar robotic exploration company that is developing micro-robotic technology to provide a low-cost and frequent transportation service to and on the Moon, conduct lunar surface ex...
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May 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Exclusive: @NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Exclusive: @NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones www.nature.com/articles/d41...
All well and good. The problem is AMS has never wanted to be seen as just another DC lobbyist. This is about 10 years late.
Stand up for NOAA research — the time to act is now www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Stand up for NOAA research — the time to act is now
The American Meteorological Society (AMS), in partnership with the National Weather Association (NWA), today released a statement regarding the proposed elimination of NOAA Research. It reads in part,...
www.eurekalert.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
All well and good. The problem is AMS has never wanted to be seen as just another DC lobbyist. This is about 10 years late.
CM 020, the Apollo 6 unmanned command module, an ungodly mess of bad wiring that would come back to haunt #ProjectApollo
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
CM 020, the Apollo 6 unmanned command module, an ungodly mess of bad wiring that would come back to haunt #ProjectApollo
This image looks very familiar.... #CalculatedRisk
#OTD April 3, 1926 Happy birthday Virgil "Gus" Grissom, May we honor your legacy by continuing to go boldly where none have gone before.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This image looks very familiar.... #CalculatedRisk
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If the recent White House Executive Order regarding the Smithsonian Institution is fully implemented then things like this will disappear from The National Air And Space Museum and elsewhere. #WomensHistoryMonth #Astronomy @vrubinobs.bsky.social #Astronomy
March 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If the recent White House Executive Order regarding the Smithsonian Institution is fully implemented then things like this will disappear from The National Air And Space Museum and elsewhere. #WomensHistoryMonth #Astronomy @vrubinobs.bsky.social #Astronomy
The Atlantic article reveals that the Principals Committee was mostly discussing political considerations, not national security issues. They were more concerned about how an attack on the Houthis would be perceived rather than the military necessity for the attack. Clown show!
Serious. Please note. They were not clear on what Trump approved.
One thing that most people are missing in the group text scandal: The Trump officials don’t appear clear on what *exactly* Trump approved, which is a huge problem in using military force. Stephen Miller says “as I heard it … green light.” 😱😬 www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-short-...
March 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The Atlantic article reveals that the Principals Committee was mostly discussing political considerations, not national security issues. They were more concerned about how an attack on the Houthis would be perceived rather than the military necessity for the attack. Clown show!
Remember not the sandwich, remember Grissom and Young maneuvering a spacecraft for the first time in history. #Gemini3
Gemini 3 and the first corned beef sandwich in space...
March 23 is the anniversary of the 1965
launch of Gemini 3
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March 23 is the anniversary of the 1965
launch of Gemini 3
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March 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Remember not the sandwich, remember Grissom and Young maneuvering a spacecraft for the first time in history. #Gemini3
In the White Room atop Pad 19, Young and
Grissom prepare to enter the Gemini Spacecraft. Tom Stafford, Back-up Pilot, along
with spacecraft engineers and technicians look on.
March 23, 1965
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Grissom prepare to enter the Gemini Spacecraft. Tom Stafford, Back-up Pilot, along
with spacecraft engineers and technicians look on.
March 23, 1965
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March 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
After outcry, #JackieRobinson story restored to #DoD website, presumably in response to media pressure. The Erasers of History (yet again) went too far this time: www.defense.gov/News/Feature...
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March 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
After outcry, #JackieRobinson story restored to #DoD website, presumably in response to media pressure. The Erasers of History (yet again) went too far this time: www.defense.gov/News/Feature...