As Trump makes nice with Gulf states, Elon Musk isn't the only one to benefit. Musk's brother has deals for his drone co. His mom is headlining conferences there. And his dad has a memecoin to back a Dubai "Musk Institute" to study “space-time travel.”

Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...

She sure would have been.

Says the man who just admitted the Tate bros to the U.S.

Shameful.

newrepublic.com/article/1921...

I believe Musk and DOGE disbanded 18F because we stood in the way of their "procurement capture" operation. We get the government *out* of wasteful contracts. Musk wants that money back for himself.

Explanation by @anildash.com of procurement capture:
www.anildash.com/2025/01/04/D...

Flagstaff comes out for Federal employees!

60⁰ outside. Great day for a bike ride!

Nice morning walk before winter weather finally arrives.

Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...

At the last minute, Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier. It should have happened decades ago, but at least it got done. Yea!

Nice morning for a walk.

Nice day for a walk!