Justin Walsh
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
Space archaeologist, hab consultant, ancient Mediterranean, heritage | Prof at Chapman U | Fellow at USC | Explorers Club 50 | https://issarchaeology.org / http://brickmoonspace.com | He/him | Settler on unceded Tongva land (LA) | avi by Zach Weinersmith
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Justin Walsh
@jstpwalsh.bsky.social
· Sep 23
My "Neferkare is established and living" cartouche is raising a lot of questions already answered by my cartouche
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
You have got to be kidding. He has a vehicle that hasn't achieved orbit and that probably physically can't perform as claimed. There will be no "city" on the Moon, and probably not even a permanent habitat, in 10 years.
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
You have got to be kidding. He has a vehicle that hasn't achieved orbit and that probably physically can't perform as claimed. There will be no "city" on the Moon, and probably not even a permanent habitat, in 10 years.
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Name an anti fascist film
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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ISS in the role of an "abandoned Soviet space station"
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
ISS in the role of an "abandoned Soviet space station"
US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space
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US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space
When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit.
www.starcitytv.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space
www.starcitytv.com/news/nationa...
www.starcitytv.com/news/nationa...
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I marvel at how Jim Henson’s creative brain worked. This film was a presentation piece to the execs at CBS when he was trying to get them, ultimately unsuccessfully, to pick up THE MUPPET SHOW. If you’re a TV exec sitting in a boardroom watching this, there’s no way it’s not leaving an impression...
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I marvel at how Jim Henson’s creative brain worked. This film was a presentation piece to the execs at CBS when he was trying to get them, ultimately unsuccessfully, to pick up THE MUPPET SHOW. If you’re a TV exec sitting in a boardroom watching this, there’s no way it’s not leaving an impression...
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Cake - Jolene Live in San Francisco- 1994
YouTube video by FrenchWombat
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February 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The crucial part of the *other* great "Jolene" youtu.be/i6BKeODv7Yc?...
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The crucial part of the *other* great "Jolene" youtu.be/i6BKeODv7Yc?...
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Bob McCall’s promo art for 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is a wonder in itself. This example was printed in Italy as an oversized lobby card. I do wish I had a copy myself.
February 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Bob McCall’s promo art for 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is a wonder in itself. This example was printed in Italy as an oversized lobby card. I do wish I had a copy myself.
It's always a kind of a victory to remember to pick something up from the dry cleaners
February 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
It's always a kind of a victory to remember to pick something up from the dry cleaners
This child looks like Nancy @nancycomics.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This child looks like Nancy @nancycomics.bsky.social
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This is because Blue Origin got a chance at a backup contract after it was clear SpaceX was shitting the bed, and NASA has been signaling they're about to cut the Cybertruck of the Stars out of the moon program and now the company is scrambling to make up for 6 years of passed deadlines and fuckups
BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
This is because Blue Origin got a chance at a backup contract after it was clear SpaceX was shitting the bed, and NASA has been signaling they're about to cut the Cybertruck of the Stars out of the moon program and now the company is scrambling to make up for 6 years of passed deadlines and fuckups
There's still hope, I guess, for preserving ISS after 2030. I'd still call it highly doubtful, but that's better than nothing. arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
Lawmakers ask what it would take to "store" the International Space Station
NASA shall evaluate the "viability of transferring the ISS to a safe orbital harbor" after retirement.
arstechnica.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
There's still hope, I guess, for preserving ISS after 2030. I'd still call it highly doubtful, but that's better than nothing. arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
After pushing 10,000 employees out the door in a year, the new policy is to hire and retain 👌
Text of Jared Isaacman's new Workforce Directive (in four pieces).
"Workforce Directive: Restoring NASA's Core Competencies."
He posted a video about it on X a little bit ago as well. x.com/NASAAdmin/st...
"Workforce Directive: Restoring NASA's Core Competencies."
He posted a video about it on X a little bit ago as well. x.com/NASAAdmin/st...
February 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
After pushing 10,000 employees out the door in a year, the new policy is to hire and retain 👌
I'd like to believe this is true, but we all know it isn't
nobody was doing it quite like jeff e
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I'd like to believe this is true, but we all know it isn't
"Gulf of Trump" might be a little on the nose
Clearly what should happen is that every single airport and train station and interstate highway should be named after Donald Trump.
Also, every state, and every lake, and every river should be named after Donald Trump.
Also, every state, and every lake, and every river should be named after Donald Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
"Gulf of Trump" might be a little on the nose
The Chinese space agency and Chongqing University sent a butterfly chrysalis to space, where it hatched www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202602/03/...
Chinese experiment sees butterfly emerge in space
www.chinadaily.com.cn
February 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The Chinese space agency and Chongqing University sent a butterfly chrysalis to space, where it hatched www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202602/03/...
I have a meeting tomorrow with NSF staff to discuss outstanding materials from my FOIA request about the National Historic District at Arecibo Observatory. My original request is so old (April 2021) that the letter has my old title on it 🤯
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I have a meeting tomorrow with NSF staff to discuss outstanding materials from my FOIA request about the National Historic District at Arecibo Observatory. My original request is so old (April 2021) that the letter has my old title on it 🤯
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Do you like nectarines? Apricots? Plums? Peaches? 🌱 Well even “low chill” fruit trees require 100-300 hours below 45F (7C), to fruit. We are at 51 hours for the year. #ClimateWarming 🍑🌸We may not get ANY fruit this year in Southern California 😭 fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/chill-calcul...
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Do you like nectarines? Apricots? Plums? Peaches? 🌱 Well even “low chill” fruit trees require 100-300 hours below 45F (7C), to fruit. We are at 51 hours for the year. #ClimateWarming 🍑🌸We may not get ANY fruit this year in Southern California 😭 fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/chill-calcul...
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At ongoing markup, HSS&T just adopted a Whitesides/Begich amndmt requiring an analysis of viability/costs of boosting ISS at end of ops instead of deorbiting it. No mandate to do that, or $, just an analysis so can understand options. Babin and Beyer both spoke in favor.
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
At ongoing markup, HSS&T just adopted a Whitesides/Begich amndmt requiring an analysis of viability/costs of boosting ISS at end of ops instead of deorbiting it. No mandate to do that, or $, just an analysis so can understand options. Babin and Beyer both spoke in favor.
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Soil sampling in Durham, NC, by Dr Daniel Richter of Duke U, and by us with Dan here in Los Angeles shows we are still living with legacy lead from tailpipe emissions deposited in parkways (aka "the verge"), especially on busier streets. It isn't water soluble and it doesn't go anywhere.
A century of hair samples showed a 100-fold decrease in lead concentrations, proving the 1970s leaded gas ban worked. “We should not forget the lessons of history. And the lesson is those regulations have been very important.” arstechnica.com/science/2026...
A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked
“We should not forget the lessons of history. And the lesson is those regulations have been very important.”...
arstechnica.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Soil sampling in Durham, NC, by Dr Daniel Richter of Duke U, and by us with Dan here in Los Angeles shows we are still living with legacy lead from tailpipe emissions deposited in parkways (aka "the verge"), especially on busier streets. It isn't water soluble and it doesn't go anywhere.
I mean, "You Shook Me All Night Long" is right there (My answer is probably "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son")
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 AM
I mean, "You Shook Me All Night Long" is right there (My answer is probably "You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son")
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OPEN ACCESS in @saa-aap.bsky.social: This team analyzed 22 years of data from the annual meeting of the SAA to examine how women's participation has changed over time.
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Gender Inclusion and Representation in the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
Gender Inclusion and Representation in the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology
www.cambridge.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 AM
OPEN ACCESS in @saa-aap.bsky.social: This team analyzed 22 years of data from the annual meeting of the SAA to examine how women's participation has changed over time.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...