In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

Everything about this is so fucking cool youtu.be/wubkrBd3-gg

This book is one of the most well researched and written books I’ve ever read. It is equal parts scary and infuriating, but so beautifully articulated and infused with humanity. Do yourself a favor and read this, and then read everything else she’s written.

Number Stations, while a remnant of the Cold War, are still alive and well. This is the S06 number station, called “Russian man”, broadcast from Russia and targeting the pacific region, received at my station just outside Seattle, Washington.

A serious downside to the nuclear block is that scammers, art thieves, and other bad actors can simply block you if you call them out or warn others in their scam posts.

Currently taking submissions on the backstory here. Electric vehicle killed his dog? Stole his wife?

@astrokatie.com when I saw the 2017 eclipse, the corona was pretty wild in comparison to yesterdays eclipse. I haven’t seen anything explaining this and was hoping you could shed some light on the differences.

Launch! @SpaceX CRS-30 is on the way to the ISS, carrying the ARISS HamTV unit!
Go NASA, Go SpaceX, Go HamTV!

Outage Upcoming!

ARISS radios are powering off for Soyuz docking on March 21. 

Timing:
OFF Wed - March 20 about 18:45 UTC / 2:45 PM ET
ON Thu - March 21 about 18:25 UTC / 2:25 PM ET

Latest status at www.ariss.org/current-stat...

@carlbergstrom.com I live not too far from the UW Bothell campus and get a lot of crows that come to visit. I’ve noticed a behavior for a long time where they seem to rub their beaks back and forth on a branch or fence post. Do you know why they do that?

Here's a look at the status of the #HamRadios currently on the
International Space Station

This week's on-station activities include a school contact in Greece and an outage for a Soyuz docking.

@spindlypete.bsky.social I’m headed to downtown Portland tomorrow night. What’s your prediction of some Oregon Trail bullshit from all the ice?

Hey @pfrazee.com @atproto.com any plans to rate limit follows? Is that even feasible with AT? These accounts are super annoying…

Making friends on this long ass flight. Aka flying with very long legs.

Hi @sweetbee.vip - I’ve been on here for a couple of weeks now and haven’t posted anything before this, but just wanted to say that I really appreciate how sweet and welcoming and wholesome you are. You make everyone feel at home here and you just make this such a nice and positive place to be!