Capsule Lands Right-Side-Up: Stable One Confirmed
Glad to see the capsule is "Stable One". (There are two stable positions for a capsule after splashdown. "Stable Two" is NASA speak for "upside down".)
6% of Truckers Likely to Fail Random Drug Test
An estimated 6% of all truck drivers would fail a random hair follicle drug test
Canada's Energy Regulator Grants Pipeline Builders Entry Rights
Y'all are going to be big mad when you learn about right of entry provisions for the construction of pipelines in the Canadian Energy Regulator Act. https://t.co/bTzN0OWdPh
Outlook PM Celebrates Artemis II Crew's Safe Earth Return
the PM for Microsoft Outlook seeing that Artemis II crew succesfully made it back to earth https://t.co/E3JEawI3Dh
Russia Profits as Europe’s Sanctions Hinge on Energy
Europe might sanction Russia, but when push comes to shove, it depends on Russian energy. As I’ve been saying since Day 1 of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Russia is a big winner. https://t.co/boFO4l8cc7
Packer Profits From Remake Formula, Tokenizing Black Leads
Rrom ‘Obsessed’ in 2009 until ‘Little’ in 2019, Packer found fortune and glory producing remakes, rehashes and genre approximations but with Black leads as added value. https://open.substack.com/pub/scottmendelson/p/you-me-and-tuscany-will-packer-producer-rip-off-dont-remake/
One of Us Can’t Wait for Artemis II’s Return
One of us is more excited than the other to watch the Artemis II crew return to Earth…
Oil Futures Lag Behind Spot Prices Amid Supply Shock
From The New York Times : “The futures and spot prices are rarely exactly the same, but the gap between them has grown unusually big in the past few weeks, so much so that oil executives and analysts say futures prices...
Neuron Energy to Build 5 GWh Battery Factory in India
Neuron Energy plans 5 GWh battery storage factory in India #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/lCGZ48gTkw
Orion Splashdown Thrills Team, Including Proud Daughter
Beautiful reentry and splash down. (My daughter worked on Orion. She’s very excited right now, as is everyone who contributed to our initial return to the moon)
Stop Empty Conferences, Put Workers on the Shipyard
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. How about you cancel the stupid conference and send everyone to the shipyard to help get your broken destroyer back to sea? I’m so tired of these stupid conferences. All talk, no action.
Naval Support Enables Artemis Return: Sea Power Fuels Space
USS John P. Murtha offshore San Diego assisting with recovery of the Artemis capsule. Reminder: Sea Power is still a prerequisite for Space Power
We Fuel Negativity; Stop Sharing to Shift Media
Social media propagates negative clickbait BS Not because it's designed to... Because WE as humans reward it It's the same reason that news stations overwhelmingly share negative news Positive news, good nuanced information does not get likes, clicks, shares, or follows If people stopped tolerating...
Astronaut Spots Shrinking Moon, Mission Control Jokes About Comeback
"We got a great view of the moon out window 2, looks a little smaller than yesterday" Wiseman told mission control minutes before the crew plunged into Earth's atmosphere. "Guess we'll have to go back," mission control replied. https://t.co/8KNPaFFiFv
Artemis Era Launches: A Global Celebration for NASA
Epic day for NASA and everyone around the world who contributed to this. The Artemis era has truly begun.
Celebrating Integrity's Return and Apollo 13 Free‑Return Anniversary
🎯 Welcome Back Integrity, with a bullseye splash down just now And tomorrow is the 66-year anniversary of the Apollo 13 launch, the last time a mission brought the astronauts back with a free-return trajectory, slingshotting around the moon. https://t.co/TWKKMtnxDF
Europe's Defense Hinges on Tech Access, Not Weapons
If Europe want to defend itself it starts with asking China or USA for access to: 1. Advanced chips 2. advanced AI-models 3. access to advanced Intelligence 4. Access to advanced communications rails Only when all of the above Can be obtained it starts...
Watch Artemis Mission Landing Live Right Now
MyPOV - Very cool. Tune into the live stream now for the #Artemis mission landing https://t.co/CulPUWM1bl
Apple's MLB Broadcast Impresses with Crisp Visuals, Strong Commentary
Apple is doing a nice job with its MLB production--crisp picture, cool graphics, good commentary--at least judging by tonight's Giants-Orioles game so far.
Multi‑Billion Fusion Partnership Leverages High‑Temp Superconductors
Fast Friends in Fusion ⚛ ♾ ⚛ Two of our companies announced a multi-billion dollar partnership at the ARPA-E conference this week. Both Commonwealth and Realta use powerful high-temp superconducting magnets — CFS in a utility-scale torus, Realta in...
Box Office Success Shows Audiences Shape Hollywood Production
Why the Box Office for ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Matters: ‘Audiences Have the Power to Dictate What Gets Made in Hollywood,’ Says Producer Will Packer https://t.co/sopQKivUzh via @variety
China Halts Jet Fuel Exports, Triggering Global Shortage
Jet fuel supply disruptions continue. China has halted jet fuel exports; Asia is running out of fuel. Major shortages could soon spread to Europe and the US. THE US-ISRAELI WAR ON IRAN = MAJOR DAMAGE. https://t.co/1BeaFpUw8i
Disney to Cut 1,000 Jobs Across Marketing, Media
Friday afternoon scoop with @adamchitwood: Disney Layoffs of 1,000 to Begin Next Week Across Marketing, Awards and Publicity - including brands like Hulu, FX, ESPN, ABC News and Marvel. https://t.co/zT6twu2kWU
Self‑immunized Man’s Blood Yields Universal Antivenom
A truck mechanic from Wisconsin spent 18 years injecting himself with venom from the world's deadliest snakes. 700 doses. 200+ bites. He taught himself immunology from a textbook. His name is Tim Friede. His blood may end up saving hundreds of...
Kamala Harris Warns Supreme Court Will Gut VRA Section 2
The U.S. Supreme Court is going to “kill” Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), said former Vice President Kamala Harris today at the National Action Network (NAN) convention in New York. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/harris-warns-scotus-likely-to-gut-vra-calls-save-america-act-a-poll-tax/
First Nations' Energy Insecurity Demands Accelerated Renewable Transition
For First Nations communities, energy insecurity is not new. But the shift to renewables is more urgent than ever #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/8Pt4mjzeAc https://t.co/qh1bYUmHOG
Six‑Week Gulf Standoff Pushes Oil Workers to Breaking Point
‘Mental breakdown’: oil tanker workers stuck in Gulf for six weeks are reaching their limit https://t.co/Y0T3Q8vOl1
Energy Price Surge Drives up U.S. CPI Inflation
First Wave of Energy Price Spikes Hit CPI Inflation. Energy that Americans pay for directly: Gasoline, propane, fuel oil, other fuels, utility natural gas, and electricity https://t.co/SiGQSZV2zn https://t.co/uO9XHnvFt8
Fortescue's Shift to Batteries Signals Australia’s Energy Future
Fortescue accelerates away from oil, doing what Australia ought be doing on the fuel crisis, a practical demonstration of the future Australia must now choose: batteries & electrification replacing barrels & diesel - firmed renewables rather than gas & oil https://t.co/HeuflQYrI1
GPT‑5.4's Hacking Prowess Heightens Security Urgency
GPT5.4 is apparently very effective at hacking as well. Makes proactively using these models to secure the world more urgent and important than we knew.
Shawn Hatosy Poised to Break Guest Drama Emmy Streak
Emmys…paging Dr. Abbot. In the 50-year history of guest acting races, repeat winners are rare, and repeat winners for the same show are even rarer. Notably, no performer has ever won back-to-back guest drama actor for the same role. Shawn Hatosy could...
Turning Hard Engineering Into Fun Innovation
Our motto at Boom is: This is Hard. This is Fun. Supersonic jets and power turbines are the hard. This is the fun part. https://t.co/2koyg7SwDW
Shawn Hatosy Poised to Shatter 50‑year Emmy Record
How Shawn Hatosy Could Break a 50-Year Emmy Record With ‘The Pitt’ https://t.co/LEIyNMpqgx via @variety
Command Module Executes 3 M/S Raise
Integrity CM 3m/s raise burn using the small thrusters on the command module to ensure good distance from the abandoned service module
Orion Returns Home After Crew Module Separation
Orion is coming home. Good crew module sep. Godspeed the crew of Artemis II. https://t.co/aYgG56dcMb
US Transit Staff Costs Dwarf Tokyo's, per Rider
Today I learned that @SFMTA_Muni, @MTA, and @SFBART all have ~20x - 70x more staffing costs on a per rider trip basis than Tokyo's Metro system. US public transit is a scam that exists to employ politically desirable populations in...
Iran's Minefield Hampers Hormuz Shipping, Lacks Removal Capability
(NYT) - Iran has been unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to U.S. officials. @nytimes...
Spin‑flip Emitters Steer Energy Flow in Singlet‑fission Cells
Spin-flip emitters could control energy pathways in singlet fission solar cells #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/T3I2Sr5Xyp
US Expands Regional Deployment, Unlikely to Pull Back
All the while the US has a massive additional deployment to the region underway. Will they stand it down or turn it back? I doubt it.
Lawyer Reveals New Documents on Melania’s Legal Battle
HERE'S WHAT'S UP WITH MELANIA - FROM A LAWYER (DOCUMENTS AND FULL TEXT OF HER REMARKS YESTERDAY INCLUDED) {Note: this is a very long article, the full article covers Amanda Ungaro, the Wolff lawsuit, and so much more. So after several...
Optimistic Talks Amid Tighter Hormuz Closure
get ready for a deluge of 'talks went great' with the Hormuz shut tighter than a nun
Trump Oblivious to Iran's Sizable Missile Arsenal
I suppose it's a good thing Trump can't find out that Iran still has tons of missiles https://t.co/OpN9JHl9Ip
Orion Crew Capsule Set to Separate in Under 30 Minutes
Less than 30 minutes until the Orion crew capsule separates from the service module. https://t.co/o9Fz1gSC3R
Genre Labels Slip: Horror Tags Hijack All My Books
I've honestly never seen Hot Wax outside the horror section. On genre positioning, it's hard and sometimes you never win. I write in different genres and one of my problems is everything I do tends to be put in horror then...
Hyperlocal Control, Not Aesthetic Mandates, Drives Housing Growth
I don't think mandating "pretty" buildings is going to get much more housing built. What WILL get more housing built, I think, is hyperlocal control. https://t.co/rgDQYAp9h0
Tesla Could Bring Driverless Robotaxis to Europe
Europe doesn’t have driverless car services like we do here in the U.S. They have never seen anything close to FSD before on their local roads Hopefully Tesla can follow this up with a Robotaxi service in the Netherlands
Solar Adds 4 GW per Wind GW, yet Wind Surges
The world added 4 GW of new solar capacity for every GW of wind, but wind is gaining #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/Kkv6wjr7rF https://t.co/arU7taNSUe
Iran Retains Thousands of Hidden Ballistic Missiles, U.S. Says
Four-byline alert: 🚨 (WSJ) - Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles in its arsenal that it could use by retrieving launchers from underground storage areas, according to American officials familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments. @WSJ https://t.co/WvyahIWNAP https://t.co/psRi64ZIu2
McMansions Trade Quantity for Oversized Bedrooms
Exactly. McMansions often don’t have more bedrooms … just bigger bedrooms, that each have walk-in closets and en-suite bathrooms https://t.co/EjPzvdQTt4
Battery Storage Softens AU$1bn Fuel Shock, Council Urges Budget Action
Australia: Battery storage cushions AU$1 billion fuel shock as Climate Council demands May budget action #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/Emaxi6OoJ3