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Retired Associate Chief Scientist, NASA Headquarters, my tweets and opinions are my own.

Washington, DC
Joined September 2014
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NASA colleagues, family, and friends, if you’re considering flying into Cape Canaveral for the launch of Europa Clipper, please understand that you’re flying into a potential major hurricane event. Be prepared to be a first responders with resources to take care of others.
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Is Coach Tim Walz the Ted Lasso that America needs right now?
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So what was up with Robert Downey Jr’s glasses? They were super reflective, reflecting the stage floor lights, and they had no apparent optical power.
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You know it should not be lost on anyone that this hurricane is expected to make landfall during a full Moon. If it arrives at high tide, it will be that much more destructive.
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Just like the January 6th committee relied exclusively on republican witnesses to indict Trump, this was a well thought out decision.
Replying to @glennkirschner2
I think this was a strategic decision to hand the case to Judge Cannon, a Trump Appointee, rather than shopping it to a Democratically appointed judge. Judge Canon was already slapped down, severely, by the 11th Court of Appeals. She’s under pressure to do the right thing.
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Isn’t it a great opportunity for the ‘stans to invade Russia and take over/take back territory. Russia can’t defend itself on any front at this point, they’ve been depleted of soldiers, tanks, personnel carriers, aircraft, etc. Perfect time to invade the massive Russian territory
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It’s pretty simple, reduce the ammo weight to less than 55gr and require insurance for anything above that. It’s the ammo that makes the AR-15 deadly.
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The @GOP hasn't come to terms with it yet, but Hakeem Jeffries IS actually the Speaker of the House.
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BREAKING: Rockdale County, Georgia, another key area for Democrats in the Atlanta Metropolitan area, has released all of its ballots and Raphael Warnock beat his margin of victory from a few weeks ago by 2.8 points. Good news for Democrats.
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Isn’t it a great opportunity for the ‘stans to invade Russia and take over/take back territory. Russia can’t defend itself on any front at this point, they’ve been depleted of soldiers, tanks, personnel carriers, aircraft, etc. Perfect time to invade the massive Russian territory
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You know the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms but says nothing about the right to ammunition. Back in the day, people had to make their own gunpowder and mini balls. Ammunition and gunpowder should be taxed and there should be liability insurance on every bullet.
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Elon Musk is an idiot. Yes, I’m taunting you. I came close to jumping ship from NASA in 2006-2007 and joining SpaceX. I had a VIP tour of the Hawthorne facility and was really impressed.
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You demonstrated the ability to reuse the first stage with minimal refurbishment as opposed to the Space Shuttle program. It was just engineering.
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Solar City was a great idea before its time, I almost pulled the trigger on Tesla Solar but you’ve ruined that. I’ll choose anyone but your company.
You have such a good thing going with SpaceX and Tesla, why are you intentionally trashing your reputation. It makes no sense.
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HUGE NEWS! MSNBC just announced that Democrats won the Senate because Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Adam Laxalt in the Arizona. If you’re thrilled that Mitch McConnell will NOT be the next Senate Majority Leader, please RT and follow me on @TribelSocial for more breaking news!
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Orban - a literal bagman for Mogilevich - is also an idiot criminal who got installed by a syndicate. Same for Bolsanaro. All these fascist, right-wing horrors come from crime. They’re not politicians. We’ve just allowed the underworld’s wealth & aims to swamp & divide us…
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So maybe the US has to organize an international rendition of the “Flying Tigers” the group organized by Gen. Chennault before WWII, flying under Chinese colors to combat the Japanese who were invading China.
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With Ukrainian air support, flying MiG-29’s defending them, it could be the game changer that is needed in Ukraine. We could even give flight jackets with messages on their back that explains in Ukrainian that they are volunteers defending Ukraine should they be shot down.
It would take weeks to months to train them in US aircraft. However, asking for international, already trained, paid volunteers to fly A-10’s in Ukraine could be a quick response to Russian tanks rolling in.