Kevin 👽
@astro-kevin.com
Spacecraft operator, democracy & bureaucracy enjoyer
Previously at NASA, Stanford, UT Austin
Previously at NASA, Stanford, UT Austin
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Kevin 👽
@astro-kevin.com
· Apr 1
“Government can do good and NASA is proof” is a message I don’t really see that often from Dems, and that’s disappointing.
The actual reality of what’s going on with NASA is a real trip when juxtaposed with what a hit the NASA-saturated “Project Hail Mary” film seems to be.
I wonder how many people who enjoyed the film are aware of just how much this admin has shanked all the cool real-world research it featured.
I wonder how many people who enjoyed the film are aware of just how much this admin has shanked all the cool real-world research it featured.
Artemis is a hopeful reminder that government can be a good thing if we staff it with passionate, skilled, and honorable people.
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I’m not ‘having a depressive episode’, it’s called tactical spiraling, don’t get on the chopper if you can’t stop thinking in linear terms.
It is every leftists job to make sure the national vibes are awful going in to Tuesday
October 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I’m not ‘having a depressive episode’, it’s called tactical spiraling, don’t get on the chopper if you can’t stop thinking in linear terms.
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How remarkable that an agricultural worker in the 1930s had access to better tailoring than the US Vice President today.
October 30, 2026 at 6:42 AM
How remarkable that an agricultural worker in the 1930s had access to better tailoring than the US Vice President today.
Guess I’m the only one, proof that society is in a bad way
October 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Guess I’m the only one, proof that society is in a bad way
Who up occultating they dwarf planet
Just days after it was discovered, amateur astronomers are gearing up to observe potential dwarf planet ED138 pass in front of a distant star. "Occultation" shares a root with "occult," just saying 👻🔭🧪
www.sciencenews.org/article/hall...
www.sciencenews.org/article/hall...
This Halloween, amateur astronomers may be in for a dwarf planet treat
The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar system building blocks.
www.sciencenews.org
October 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Who up occultating they dwarf planet
Live look at nature publishing this article:
October 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Live look at nature publishing this article:
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Oh please. Elon Musk's biggest concerns are:
1) His illegal activities will be investigated and exposed
2) A more responsible US government will cancel contracts with his companies
3) He will see more people of color around than he'd like, and will have to interact more with people he doesn't pay
1) His illegal activities will be investigated and exposed
2) A more responsible US government will cancel contracts with his companies
3) He will see more people of color around than he'd like, and will have to interact more with people he doesn't pay
Rattled.
Musk: “My biggest concern is that if there is a clean sweep by Democrats of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2028, they will:
1. Make DC and Puerto Rico states to gain a strong majority in the Senate.
Musk: “My biggest concern is that if there is a clean sweep by Democrats of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2028, they will:
1. Make DC and Puerto Rico states to gain a strong majority in the Senate.
October 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Oh please. Elon Musk's biggest concerns are:
1) His illegal activities will be investigated and exposed
2) A more responsible US government will cancel contracts with his companies
3) He will see more people of color around than he'd like, and will have to interact more with people he doesn't pay
1) His illegal activities will be investigated and exposed
2) A more responsible US government will cancel contracts with his companies
3) He will see more people of color around than he'd like, and will have to interact more with people he doesn't pay
If you’re going to mostly wear them with jeans then charcoal might be the move
October 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If you’re going to mostly wear them with jeans then charcoal might be the move
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Well, that didn't take long.... the trans-Neptunian object announced on October 27 was precovered in TESS data in this paper posted two days later!!! Han+ in "Seven Years of TESS Precovery Observations of the Dwarf-planet Candidate
2026 ED138" #astrodon #exoplanet arxiv.org/abs/2610.40106
2026 ED138" #astrodon #exoplanet arxiv.org/abs/2610.40106
October 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Well, that didn't take long.... the trans-Neptunian object announced on October 27 was precovered in TESS data in this paper posted two days later!!! Han+ in "Seven Years of TESS Precovery Observations of the Dwarf-planet Candidate
2026 ED138" #astrodon #exoplanet arxiv.org/abs/2610.40106
2026 ED138" #astrodon #exoplanet arxiv.org/abs/2610.40106
At the same time, this is still incredibly funny
check this shit out motherfucker (i spend billions of dollars on ai and sabotage my own search engine, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do)
Breaking news: Alphabet shares tumbled 13% on Thursday after the Google owner revealed that 'AI mode' searches were threatening profits at its core advertising business. ft.trib.al/g8Q9IPx
October 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
At the same time, this is still incredibly funny
It was clear to everyone in tech as far back as 2022ish that google was facing an existential risk with agentic search.
Their choices were to develop their own models at the expense of their original core business, or die.
Their choices were to develop their own models at the expense of their original core business, or die.
The latter IMO. Take #$GOOGL for example. If the cat is out of the bag on agentic search, you either sit and watch your whole business unravel or you hop on the train.
What irony if AI destroyed Mag 7 moats. Craziest own goal or they had no choice?
October 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
It was clear to everyone in tech as far back as 2022ish that google was facing an existential risk with agentic search.
Their choices were to develop their own models at the expense of their original core business, or die.
Their choices were to develop their own models at the expense of their original core business, or die.
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The October Surprise for the Los Angeles Mayoral election just dropped:
Karen Bass-backed Heather Hutt attempting to ban karaoke rooms in Koreatown is an act of war against Asian voters
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
Karen Bass-backed Heather Hutt attempting to ban karaoke rooms in Koreatown is an act of war against Asian voters
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
LA council member seeks moratorium on karaoke rooms around Koreatown
Councilmember Heather Hutt introduced the proposed moratorium after a "proliferation of karaoke rooms" in Koreatown.
www.cbsnews.com
October 30, 2026 at 3:43 AM
The October Surprise for the Los Angeles Mayoral election just dropped:
Karen Bass-backed Heather Hutt attempting to ban karaoke rooms in Koreatown is an act of war against Asian voters
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
Karen Bass-backed Heather Hutt attempting to ban karaoke rooms in Koreatown is an act of war against Asian voters
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
It’s the top opinion column as well
October 29, 2026 at 11:03 PM
It’s the top opinion column as well
And now the #2 story on their app is Trump’s (completely predictable) attempt to use the article as an excuse to weaponize DOJ
October 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
And now the #2 story on their app is Trump’s (completely predictable) attempt to use the article as an excuse to weaponize DOJ
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Nice bright shiny rock (quartz?) investigated by the Mars Perseverance Rover using WATSON on Sol 2023.
flic.kr/p/2sJXXCU
flic.kr/p/2sJWSZK
flic.kr/p/2sJXXCU
flic.kr/p/2sJWSZK
October 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Nice bright shiny rock (quartz?) investigated by the Mars Perseverance Rover using WATSON on Sol 2023.
flic.kr/p/2sJXXCU
flic.kr/p/2sJWSZK
flic.kr/p/2sJXXCU
flic.kr/p/2sJWSZK
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I wonder why my vizier is gifting me a large piece of a nearby celestial body. It must mean things are going well and that he is very honest.
October 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I wonder why my vizier is gifting me a large piece of a nearby celestial body. It must mean things are going well and that he is very honest.
In all seriousness a basic qualification for the next nasa administrator is to get this back.
October 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In all seriousness a basic qualification for the next nasa administrator is to get this back.
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check out Elon's goon looting the national patrimony to suck up to Trump
October 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
check out Elon's goon looting the national patrimony to suck up to Trump
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NEW: Sources tell WIRED a defense contractor logged their personal Claude account into the Pentagon's sensitive unclassified network for ~two months, during which it appears to have sent credentials and a network map to a high-risk website, @telliotter.bsky.social reports:
A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System
Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.
www.wired.com
October 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
NEW: Sources tell WIRED a defense contractor logged their personal Claude account into the Pentagon's sensitive unclassified network for ~two months, during which it appears to have sent credentials and a network map to a high-risk website, @telliotter.bsky.social reports:
I wonder why my vizier is gifting me a large piece of a nearby celestial body. It must mean things are going well and that he is very honest.
October 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I wonder why my vizier is gifting me a large piece of a nearby celestial body. It must mean things are going well and that he is very honest.
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After observers lawfully filmed ICE in a public parking lot, the agents followed their car, boxed them in, and slashed their tire in retaliation.
The observers bravely caught the whole thing on video.
The observers bravely caught the whole thing on video.
October 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
After observers lawfully filmed ICE in a public parking lot, the agents followed their car, boxed them in, and slashed their tire in retaliation.
The observers bravely caught the whole thing on video.
The observers bravely caught the whole thing on video.
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california elections are all like:
prop 17,432: get rid of all taxes
51% yes
49% no
governor:
the weirdest asshole in sf (d) 63%
the weirdest asshole in la (r) 37%
prop 17,432: get rid of all taxes
51% yes
49% no
governor:
the weirdest asshole in sf (d) 63%
the weirdest asshole in la (r) 37%
California Ballot Issue (Prop 42: Prohibit New Taxes on Personal Property)
Oct 16 - 22, 2026
Yes 51% (+4.0%)
No 47%
Don't know 2%
Public Policy Institute of California (A/B)
1086 LV
View Poll
Oct 16 - 22, 2026
Yes 51% (+4.0%)
No 47%
Don't know 2%
Public Policy Institute of California (A/B)
1086 LV
View Poll
October 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
california elections are all like:
prop 17,432: get rid of all taxes
51% yes
49% no
governor:
the weirdest asshole in sf (d) 63%
the weirdest asshole in la (r) 37%
prop 17,432: get rid of all taxes
51% yes
49% no
governor:
the weirdest asshole in sf (d) 63%
the weirdest asshole in la (r) 37%
Oh no
NEW: An unprecedented hack of DHS has exposed the details of 41,000 workers, from top leaders to undercover ICE agents, as well as what amounts to an org chart and details about thousands of permission groups, including ones devoted to wiretaps and AI.
Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents
The leaked records include the locations of ICE and CBP facilities, workers' cellphone numbers, and the members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Oh no
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7 paragraphs in they admit that nothing Peltola did or was alleged to have done was illegal or against the rules.
Now, is rape illegal?
Now, is rape illegal?
The NY Times will publish a hit piece on the Democratic Alaska senate candidate six days before an Election but won't mention a new rape allegation against the President of the United States.
October 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
7 paragraphs in they admit that nothing Peltola did or was alleged to have done was illegal or against the rules.
Now, is rape illegal?
Now, is rape illegal?