Kevin Pratt
@kevinspratt.bsky.social
I make rockets and robots.
He/Him
IG: Kevin_S_Pratt
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He/Him
IG: Kevin_S_Pratt
Bird App: kevinspratt
@wellerstein.bsky.social
Seems like a sub-optimal* place to be putting all those over-pressure PSIs.
*Unless you’re optimizing for collateral damage to an area filled with critical infrastructure.
Seems like a sub-optimal* place to be putting all those over-pressure PSIs.
*Unless you’re optimizing for collateral damage to an area filled with critical infrastructure.
Yikes. Lmax of 100+db across the entirety of CCSFS and KSC and a 10PSF sonic boom over the entire CCSFS industrial area for Starship.
The overpressure risk is directly over vehicle/satellite storage and operation areas for multiple LSPs.
The overpressure risk is directly over vehicle/satellite storage and operation areas for multiple LSPs.
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@wellerstein.bsky.social
Seems like a sub-optimal* place to be putting all those over-pressure PSIs.
*Unless you’re optimizing for collateral damage to an area filled with critical infrastructure.
Seems like a sub-optimal* place to be putting all those over-pressure PSIs.
*Unless you’re optimizing for collateral damage to an area filled with critical infrastructure.
Not directly an answer, but related:
Picture of a model for PA-39 concept from the same company. Appears to be four CH-53s bolted together with a Minuteman I (?) shaped ‘log’ slung underneath.
piasecki.com/fnp-accompli...
Picture of a model for PA-39 concept from the same company. Appears to be four CH-53s bolted together with a Minuteman I (?) shaped ‘log’ slung underneath.
piasecki.com/fnp-accompli...
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Not directly an answer, but related:
Picture of a model for PA-39 concept from the same company. Appears to be four CH-53s bolted together with a Minuteman I (?) shaped ‘log’ slung underneath.
piasecki.com/fnp-accompli...
Picture of a model for PA-39 concept from the same company. Appears to be four CH-53s bolted together with a Minuteman I (?) shaped ‘log’ slung underneath.
piasecki.com/fnp-accompli...
@muellershewrote.com Here’s one for the ‘Flip it Blue’ segment. As detailed in the episode, Rs actively hoping for low turn-out and voter suppression because if Ds win, and ‘Dems will smell blood in the water’!
Georgia, vote D for Public Service Commission! Lower your power bills!
Georgia, vote D for Public Service Commission! Lower your power bills!
Today on Volts: hey listen up! The most important election of the year is happening in Georgia next month. Two seats on the (currently all-GOP) Public Service Commission are up & rising electricity prices are on everyone's mind. This is a bellwether for next year's governor & midterm elections!
Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025
With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero for the fight.
www.volts.wtf
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@muellershewrote.com Here’s one for the ‘Flip it Blue’ segment. As detailed in the episode, Rs actively hoping for low turn-out and voter suppression because if Ds win, and ‘Dems will smell blood in the water’!
Georgia, vote D for Public Service Commission! Lower your power bills!
Georgia, vote D for Public Service Commission! Lower your power bills!
I have pitched seven left-leaning outlets in the past week with new and urgent reporting about ICE flights I’m tracking, and received either no’s, silence or OOO messages.
Then stuff I reported three months ago gets regurgitated.
Not naming names, just need to see a doctor for all this side-eye.
Then stuff I reported three months ago gets regurgitated.
Not naming names, just need to see a doctor for all this side-eye.
The TNR piece is a summary of a CNN piece which covers ground we covered with @gbrockell.bsky.social. If we really intend to fight lies and disinformation, people in the press need to address the massive issue liberal outlets have with misleading statements about their sourcing & reporting
August 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
@muellershewrote.com Expansion of the court hack? Not just 8th Cir. but all of PACER now breached?
Maybe this was in prior reporting and I just missed it, but this seems like an expansion/getting worse.
Maybe this was in prior reporting and I just missed it, but this seems like an expansion/getting worse.
It appears that PACER has been compromised by a Russian threat actor for some time. This is a very big deal for people who have submitted sealed documents in federal court whose threat model includes RU.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...
August 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
@muellershewrote.com Expansion of the court hack? Not just 8th Cir. but all of PACER now breached?
Maybe this was in prior reporting and I just missed it, but this seems like an expansion/getting worse.
Maybe this was in prior reporting and I just missed it, but this seems like an expansion/getting worse.
@dankaszeta.bsky.social Just in case it comes up while you’re out of town, we stopped by to check on the palace for you. We have confirmed they haven’t boarded it up in your absence.
Also, I’m up to chapter 5 of “Toxic” and it’s a very engaging read so far. Looking forward to the rest!
Also, I’m up to chapter 5 of “Toxic” and it’s a very engaging read so far. Looking forward to the rest!
August 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
@dankaszeta.bsky.social Just in case it comes up while you’re out of town, we stopped by to check on the palace for you. We have confirmed they haven’t boarded it up in your absence.
Also, I’m up to chapter 5 of “Toxic” and it’s a very engaging read so far. Looking forward to the rest!
Also, I’m up to chapter 5 of “Toxic” and it’s a very engaging read so far. Looking forward to the rest!
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Really bad, y'all. It's been shaky but this, what is getting announced right now?
This is us losing Earth & Space Science in the US.
This is us losing Earth & Space Science in the US.
NASA is being radically reorganized, starting almost immediately.
The Town Hall is here, if you're interested:
video.ibm.com/channel/KKpg...
The Town Hall is here, if you're interested:
video.ibm.com/channel/KKpg...
video.ibm.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Really bad, y'all. It's been shaky but this, what is getting announced right now?
This is us losing Earth & Space Science in the US.
This is us losing Earth & Space Science in the US.
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An Emerging Risk To #RadioAstronomy 📡
Using a prototype SKA-Low instrument, a new analysis from @icrar.bsky.social has detected Starlink signals leaking into protected radio bands.
@cosmicrami.com writes about this new study.
www.spaceaustralia.com/news/emergin...
📸 Astro_Work 🔭
#SpaceAustralia
Using a prototype SKA-Low instrument, a new analysis from @icrar.bsky.social has detected Starlink signals leaking into protected radio bands.
@cosmicrami.com writes about this new study.
www.spaceaustralia.com/news/emergin...
📸 Astro_Work 🔭
#SpaceAustralia
June 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
An Emerging Risk To #RadioAstronomy 📡
Using a prototype SKA-Low instrument, a new analysis from @icrar.bsky.social has detected Starlink signals leaking into protected radio bands.
@cosmicrami.com writes about this new study.
www.spaceaustralia.com/news/emergin...
📸 Astro_Work 🔭
#SpaceAustralia
Using a prototype SKA-Low instrument, a new analysis from @icrar.bsky.social has detected Starlink signals leaking into protected radio bands.
@cosmicrami.com writes about this new study.
www.spaceaustralia.com/news/emergin...
📸 Astro_Work 🔭
#SpaceAustralia
@governorferguson.bsky.social Please follow @govpritzker.illinois.gov ‘s excellent lead here and keep our fellow Washingtonians safe from government surveillance.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker plans to sign an executive order preventing state agencies from obtaining or disclosing data that personally identifies people with autism, unless required for medical care or legal matters.
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
Dem Governor Launches Plan to Counter RFK Jr.’s Autism Registry
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a plan to undermine the autism registry RFK Jr. keeps talking about.
newrepublic.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
@governorferguson.bsky.social Please follow @govpritzker.illinois.gov ‘s excellent lead here and keep our fellow Washingtonians safe from government surveillance.
@funranium.bsky.social In case you require More MEMES and More BRAMP in your life.
I swear this has been in my phone library a WHILE.
May 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
@funranium.bsky.social In case you require More MEMES and More BRAMP in your life.
@volts.wtf I believe this is Relevant to Your Interests.
crazy that an influx of dense infill housing can lower prices and make homeownership more attainable
"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
@volts.wtf I believe this is Relevant to Your Interests.
@wolfhoundfella.bsky.social Ireland getting in the game here!
For the first time, Ireland will supply Ukraine with air defense systems, donating four of its older, but still capable, Giraffe MkIV radar systems mounted on Bandvagn 206 carriers.
The radars will be able to integrate with RBS70 SAM systems already supplied by other countries.
The radars will be able to integrate with RBS70 SAM systems already supplied by other countries.
February 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@wolfhoundfella.bsky.social Ireland getting in the game here!
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An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
February 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
The @sarahmackattack.bsky.social signal has been raised:
Can I offer you some squid street art I saw today in Moss Landing in these trying times?
February 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The @sarahmackattack.bsky.social signal has been raised:
February 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM
@jayapal.house.gov @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov
I’m a constituent and I want you fighting to keep our nation functioning.
Go to OPM and protect our federal civil servants from unelected, unauthorized people having access to their PII.
I’m a constituent and I want you fighting to keep our nation functioning.
Go to OPM and protect our federal civil servants from unelected, unauthorized people having access to their PII.
Hi all, We’re still here at OPM.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
February 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@jayapal.house.gov @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov
I’m a constituent and I want you fighting to keep our nation functioning.
Go to OPM and protect our federal civil servants from unelected, unauthorized people having access to their PII.
I’m a constituent and I want you fighting to keep our nation functioning.
Go to OPM and protect our federal civil servants from unelected, unauthorized people having access to their PII.
For your consideration @niais.bsky.social @gattakat.bsky.social
Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
February 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
For your consideration @niais.bsky.social @gattakat.bsky.social
Please enjoy these Lunar New Year greetings from a Smöl Orange in a Fancy Hat
@erikaishii.bsky.social
@erikaishii.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Please enjoy these Lunar New Year greetings from a Smöl Orange in a Fancy Hat
@erikaishii.bsky.social
@erikaishii.bsky.social
Exciting News @funranium.bsky.social !
@gattakat.bsky.social has very kindly Blessed me with Spam Musubi!
@gattakat.bsky.social has very kindly Blessed me with Spam Musubi!
January 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Exciting News @funranium.bsky.social !
@gattakat.bsky.social has very kindly Blessed me with Spam Musubi!
@gattakat.bsky.social has very kindly Blessed me with Spam Musubi!
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The fascists should find it hard TO DO EVERYTHING. They should not be able to find people to work for them. People should act like they are invisible. You did not hear them. You did not get that email. Oooh, did you ask for a pencil? I thought you said stencil.
January 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The fascists should find it hard TO DO EVERYTHING. They should not be able to find people to work for them. People should act like they are invisible. You did not hear them. You did not get that email. Oooh, did you ask for a pencil? I thought you said stencil.
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Let’s talk about resistance after a conqueror takes power. Specifically let’s talk about this bendy yellow building, and what it shows us about the moment the Florentine Republic finally fell to its kleptocratic/proto-capitalist banking-fortune Medici conquerors 1/?
January 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Let’s talk about resistance after a conqueror takes power. Specifically let’s talk about this bendy yellow building, and what it shows us about the moment the Florentine Republic finally fell to its kleptocratic/proto-capitalist banking-fortune Medici conquerors 1/?
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Excellent thread on thinking about resistance ON THE MARGIN.
It’s not an all-or-nothing binary.
Trump may win a lot, but he can still win MORE or LESS, and every “less” is someone vulnerable whose life is better. Maybe not perfect, but better. And not everyone. But some.
All those margins count.
It’s not an all-or-nothing binary.
Trump may win a lot, but he can still win MORE or LESS, and every “less” is someone vulnerable whose life is better. Maybe not perfect, but better. And not everyone. But some.
All those margins count.
Let’s talk about resistance after a conqueror takes power. Specifically let’s talk about this bendy yellow building, and what it shows us about the moment the Florentine Republic finally fell to its kleptocratic/proto-capitalist banking-fortune Medici conquerors 1/?
January 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Excellent thread on thinking about resistance ON THE MARGIN.
It’s not an all-or-nothing binary.
Trump may win a lot, but he can still win MORE or LESS, and every “less” is someone vulnerable whose life is better. Maybe not perfect, but better. And not everyone. But some.
All those margins count.
It’s not an all-or-nothing binary.
Trump may win a lot, but he can still win MORE or LESS, and every “less” is someone vulnerable whose life is better. Maybe not perfect, but better. And not everyone. But some.
All those margins count.
This seems relevant to your interests @hodieheathen.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This seems relevant to your interests @hodieheathen.bsky.social
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the way people who don’t have the stones to fight fires themselves are going after women in the LAFD is a fucking joke
know what my oldschool, GOP, good old boy fire chief said to me when I mustered up the courage to walk in and sign my pasty little gay ass up?
“thank you, here’s your gear”
know what my oldschool, GOP, good old boy fire chief said to me when I mustered up the courage to walk in and sign my pasty little gay ass up?
“thank you, here’s your gear”
January 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
the way people who don’t have the stones to fight fires themselves are going after women in the LAFD is a fucking joke
know what my oldschool, GOP, good old boy fire chief said to me when I mustered up the courage to walk in and sign my pasty little gay ass up?
“thank you, here’s your gear”
know what my oldschool, GOP, good old boy fire chief said to me when I mustered up the courage to walk in and sign my pasty little gay ass up?
“thank you, here’s your gear”