Space. Travel. Not yet space travel.
Iowan living in Europe.
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Photos: Nationwide Protests Against Trump and Musk - Images from some of the hundreds of demonstrations held across the country, described by organizers as a “National Day of Action,” against the policies & actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. theatln.tc/zlJak2EX
ALT A large crowd of protesters gather outside a state capitol building.
ALT A large crowd of protesters marches down a Los Angeles street carrying many signs.
ALT A long line of protesters stands on the curb of a street, holding many signs, including one that reads "Save Social Security."
ALT A large crowd of protesters hold many signs, including one that reads "Hands off our democracy."
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The @ADSBExchange account has been suspended.
ALT Screenshot of twitter showing that the @ADSBExchange account has been suspended.
Ben Brockert retweeted
The moral of the story: do not, do NOT, ask ChatGPT to provide you a factual, scientific information. It will produce an incredibly plausibly sounding hallucination. And even a qualified expert will have troubles pinpointing what is wrong.
Ben Brockert retweeted
I’m a large nitrogen dewar.
I provide essential pressure and inert gas to a top tier research lab.
This is my daily routine.
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Around 11:30 p.m. HST last night, @NOAA's #GOESWest 🛰️ captured the eruption of Hawaii's #MaunaLoa volcano, inside @Volcanoes_NPS.
This imagery shows the heat signature and the sulfur dioxide released from the #volcano's summit caldera, Moku‘āweoweo.
Ben Brockert retweeted
Yeeeeeeet! 🚀
This video shows @NASA_Orion’s launch abort system (LAS), built by our engineers, being jettisoned following the successful launch of @NASA_SLS!
🤯
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~1-m space object - temporary designation #C8FF042 - strikes Earth over Canada, creating stunning #fireball☄️
For only the 6th time in history, this impact was predicted.
Find out more about predicting #asteroid impacts from the last time this happened 👉esa.int/Space_Safety/Planeta…
A <1m object has struck🌍in the skies above Niagara Falls, becoming a safe #fireball. For just the 6th time, global #asteroid warning systems saw it pre impact, alerting #PlanetaryDefence experts where & when. 'Only' 6x, but this capability is rapidly improving
#AsteroidImpact☄️
Ben Brockert retweeted
i'm talking about self-identification, all of us look around and see slytherins and hufflepuffs, but we all think we're ravenclaw
Ben Brockert retweeted
The World Congress against the Death Penalty has kicked off in Berlin today. Germany’s foreign minister and host of the event, Annalena Baerbock, highlighted some of the reasons for abolishing the death penalty.🤓👇
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Brave little #MarsExpress defies its fears this #Halloween as it sweeps by spooky Phobos for a close encounter with the mysterious moon
🛰️🌑😨🎃
esa.int/Enabling_Support/Ope…
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Here's a timelapse video of last night's #crescentmoon setting behind Space Needle in #Seattle. The still I posted yesterday is one from this sequence. Planned with @photopills and shot with Sony A7R4, Sony 200-600mm lens at 600mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250, 1/8 sec.
Ben Brockert retweeted
PARENTS: please carefully inspect your kids’ Halloween candy! We found Doom running inside this Milky Way bar.
Candy of Doom - Do not eat if it's turing complete
#adafruit
#halloween
#candy
#doom
Ben Brockert retweeted
Koolickles or Kool-Aid dills –– dill pickles soaked in Kool-Aid (Mississippi delta)
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Half a year has passed since the russian occupiers were driven out of the Kyiv region. Ukrainians are cleaning up the mess. Step by step. House by house. This will continue to be the case - until complete victory over russian darkness and tyranny.
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2. In my charity fund @dzygaspaw, I have bought and delivered to the frontlines over 50 StarLinks, some of them are still being paid from my credit card, now 60$ each per month.
Pic related - one more StarLink I bought and pay for - for Ukrainian EOD unit for Kharkiv offensive.
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and we're live with @wikkit! come join us to talk about...we don't even know....space stuff?
ben has been to a few different companies and has some fun wisdom to share
youtube.com/watch?v=d6GcAIoH…
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A wrecked Russian tank can be exhibited in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, according to a court ruling.
The district of Mitte now has to allow two curators of the independent Berlin Story Bunker museum to set up the display. p.dw.com/p/4I3TC
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EPTAORA is a mechanical 7-segment clock that's flippin' awesome! bit.ly/3yuBuht
