Raging Spirit
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I want to scream and the keyboard isn't enough
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HiPOD: Troughs and Ridges in Chryse Planitia
This image presents us with wide troughs with a narrow ridge running down the middle. How did these form? Chryse Planitia is flat lowland region in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076659_2105
#Mars #science #NASA
This image presents us with wide troughs with a narrow ridge running down the middle. How did these form? Chryse Planitia is flat lowland region in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076659_2105
#Mars #science #NASA
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
HiPOD: Troughs and Ridges in Chryse Planitia
This image presents us with wide troughs with a narrow ridge running down the middle. How did these form? Chryse Planitia is flat lowland region in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076659_2105
#Mars #science #NASA
This image presents us with wide troughs with a narrow ridge running down the middle. How did these form? Chryse Planitia is flat lowland region in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076659_2105
#Mars #science #NASA
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Can confirm
There was also an orange cat at that temple, so of course I have a photo to pay the tax (plus an extra for VAT)
There was also an orange cat at that temple, so of course I have a photo to pay the tax (plus an extra for VAT)
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Can confirm
There was also an orange cat at that temple, so of course I have a photo to pay the tax (plus an extra for VAT)
There was also an orange cat at that temple, so of course I have a photo to pay the tax (plus an extra for VAT)
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Unredacted version.
"So please prepare Jen —;) She might like Elon as well" is one of the absolute darkest things I read in the Epstein files today
"So please prepare Jen —;) She might like Elon as well" is one of the absolute darkest things I read in the Epstein files today
February 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Unredacted version.
"So please prepare Jen —;) She might like Elon as well" is one of the absolute darkest things I read in the Epstein files today
"So please prepare Jen —;) She might like Elon as well" is one of the absolute darkest things I read in the Epstein files today
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INTERVIEWER: can i see your resume
ME: *slides paper across desk*
INTERVIEWER: this is just a note that says “do u like me __yes __no”
ME: *averts eyes* well do u
INTERVIEWER: *bites end of pencil* idk maybe
ME: *slides paper across desk*
INTERVIEWER: this is just a note that says “do u like me __yes __no”
ME: *averts eyes* well do u
INTERVIEWER: *bites end of pencil* idk maybe
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
INTERVIEWER: can i see your resume
ME: *slides paper across desk*
INTERVIEWER: this is just a note that says “do u like me __yes __no”
ME: *averts eyes* well do u
INTERVIEWER: *bites end of pencil* idk maybe
ME: *slides paper across desk*
INTERVIEWER: this is just a note that says “do u like me __yes __no”
ME: *averts eyes* well do u
INTERVIEWER: *bites end of pencil* idk maybe
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Elon had probably already been to the island by this point, but inviting Epstein to tour SpaceX appears to have been his idea too ("as you suggested")
![Email to and from redacted accounts.
Subject: Jeffrey Epstein
Hello Elon. Jeffrey would like to meet you at Space X as you
suggested. When would be a convenient time for you? Could you
also provide and address and phone number for this location?
Thank you, [REDACTED]
Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yn75hmwkitdshnylue6d3grk/bafkreihonxw5s7adgg4juxlecocbvam3kfklkd373zw2oiyq5yrmmdptme@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Elon had probably already been to the island by this point, but inviting Epstein to tour SpaceX appears to have been his idea too ("as you suggested")
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From NASA
Still the King: New, extremely precise measurements from NASA's #JunoMission reveal that Jupiter, the largest planet, is sliiightly smaller than we thought — about 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) narrower at the equator. Get the skinny - go.nasa.gov/4qRrWq2
Still the King: New, extremely precise measurements from NASA's #JunoMission reveal that Jupiter, the largest planet, is sliiightly smaller than we thought — about 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) narrower at the equator. Get the skinny - go.nasa.gov/4qRrWq2
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
From NASA
Still the King: New, extremely precise measurements from NASA's #JunoMission reveal that Jupiter, the largest planet, is sliiightly smaller than we thought — about 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) narrower at the equator. Get the skinny - go.nasa.gov/4qRrWq2
Still the King: New, extremely precise measurements from NASA's #JunoMission reveal that Jupiter, the largest planet, is sliiightly smaller than we thought — about 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) narrower at the equator. Get the skinny - go.nasa.gov/4qRrWq2
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A shiny white rock on Mars, imaged by the Mars Perseverance Rover on Sol 1764 (yestersol) using SuperCam and MastCam-Z.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A shiny white rock on Mars, imaged by the Mars Perseverance Rover on Sol 1764 (yestersol) using SuperCam and MastCam-Z.
flic.kr/p/2rV8BjP
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The comms rep just had no ability to comprehend that AI takes in the information that already exists in the world and repackages it. Our reporting had yet to be published and therefore wasn't out in the world hadn't been ingested by any chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
February 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The comms rep just had no ability to comprehend that AI takes in the information that already exists in the world and repackages it. Our reporting had yet to be published and therefore wasn't out in the world hadn't been ingested by any chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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and now with slow-mo video of the LH2 umbilical carrier plate
#ArtemisII
#ArtemisII
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
and now with slow-mo video of the LH2 umbilical carrier plate
#ArtemisII
#ArtemisII
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Ok, did some digging, as I was fed up with blurry pics.
Here it is, in full glory, the LH2 umbilical carrier plate, on the ground (TSMU side) and vehicle (SLS side)
#ArtemisII
Here it is, in full glory, the LH2 umbilical carrier plate, on the ground (TSMU side) and vehicle (SLS side)
#ArtemisII
February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Ok, did some digging, as I was fed up with blurry pics.
Here it is, in full glory, the LH2 umbilical carrier plate, on the ground (TSMU side) and vehicle (SLS side)
#ArtemisII
Here it is, in full glory, the LH2 umbilical carrier plate, on the ground (TSMU side) and vehicle (SLS side)
#ArtemisII
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Bin Sulayam was right to reach out to Epstein though, because somehow the world's most infamous pedophile knew the Model X was delayed until late 2015 more than a week before the "rumor" hit public news reporting.
How extremely chill!
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
How extremely chill!
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Bin Sulayam was right to reach out to Epstein though, because somehow the world's most infamous pedophile knew the Model X was delayed until late 2015 more than a week before the "rumor" hit public news reporting.
How extremely chill!
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
How extremely chill!
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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your crazy ass stupid post just fucked up the whole world . hope it was worth the likes. hope youre enjoying the clicks
July 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
your crazy ass stupid post just fucked up the whole world . hope it was worth the likes. hope youre enjoying the clicks
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Io from the Juno spacecraft on February 3, 2024. The night side can be seen in reflected light from Jupiter. The quality of this dataset is truly stunning.
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Io from the Juno spacecraft on February 3, 2024. The night side can be seen in reflected light from Jupiter. The quality of this dataset is truly stunning.
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HiPOD: About a Pedestal Crater
The objective of this observation is to examine a pedestal crater here in Deuteronilus Mensae. A pedestal crater is when the ejecta from an impact settles and is more erosion-resistant than the surrounding terrain.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076643_2260
#Mars
The objective of this observation is to examine a pedestal crater here in Deuteronilus Mensae. A pedestal crater is when the ejecta from an impact settles and is more erosion-resistant than the surrounding terrain.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076643_2260
#Mars
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
HiPOD: About a Pedestal Crater
The objective of this observation is to examine a pedestal crater here in Deuteronilus Mensae. A pedestal crater is when the ejecta from an impact settles and is more erosion-resistant than the surrounding terrain.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076643_2260
#Mars
The objective of this observation is to examine a pedestal crater here in Deuteronilus Mensae. A pedestal crater is when the ejecta from an impact settles and is more erosion-resistant than the surrounding terrain.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_076643_2260
#Mars
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Things you learn reading district court rulings about US immigration policies.
![Alexander Moritz Frey was the first to use “shithole” as a descriptor of a “wretched place,”
doing so in his seminal antiwar novel, The Cross Bearers (1930). See Shithole, Oxford English
Dictionary, https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=shithole.
Frey’s life story confirms the role democracies can play in welcoming, as George
Washington did, “the oppressed and persecuted.” Frey, a prolific author and pacifist, served as a
medic in the trenches of World War I alongside Adolf Hitler. Hitler later tried to convert him to
Nazism, but Frey staunchly refused. He fled Germany in 1933, as Nazis burned his books,
raided his apartment, and issued a warrant for his arrest. He lived his remaining years in exile,
first in Austria and then in Switzerland. See Von David Gordon Smith, Eye-Witness Account of
Hitler’s WWI Years Found, Spiegel International (April 30, 2007), https://www.spiegel.de/
international/zeitgeist/ rediscovering-alexander-moritz-frey-eye-witness-account-of-hitler-s-wwiyears-found-a-478359.html [https://perma.cc/RU49-2Y4U].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/bafkreia5bereotohoiq4vd5ghkrzdfijx7dkmrlgvzkdbg5omlgirlt4ke@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Things you learn reading district court rulings about US immigration policies.
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im avoiding the topic of the spacex / xai merger simply because i can’t find traction on the molecule-fine sheer surface of that stupidity
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
im avoiding the topic of the spacex / xai merger simply because i can’t find traction on the molecule-fine sheer surface of that stupidity
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Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent.
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent.
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
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Today is the third time Elon Musk has bought Twitter in four years.
February 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Today is the third time Elon Musk has bought Twitter in four years.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Sometimes, Arstechnica's comment section does things.
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Sometimes, Arstechnica's comment section does things.