Mastodawn

SpaceX's highly paid lawyers responded to the hundreds of comments and oppositions submitted to the FCC in one letter, that basically shows they didn't actually read our petitions to deny. And now we astronomers and dark sky advocates who are volunteering our time have to do a shitload more work to respond to their non-response. By Friday.

Fuck you, SpaceX.

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Prof. Sam Lawler 4d ago

I am feeling seriously depressed about this, and also Reflect Orbital's no doubt similarly infuriating response that's due in a couple of days. I'm not sure what I expected, I guess I'm just not cynical enough to deal with current reality yet. Kessler Syndrome, here we come!!

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Prof. Sam Lawler 4d ago

Yesterday I borrowed a book off @astrokiwi.bsky.social's bookshelf written by @annaleen. Feeling slightly homesick for Saskatchewan after a few weeks in New Zealand, I was DELIGHTED to find that the book begins with "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGGNsE3_8Y and I'm totally going to channel that Saskatchewan pirate energy into the talks, writing, and meetings I have today fighting satellite pollution.

Aaaarrrr, Matey! Get it? Métis?

The Arrogant Worms - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate

The Arrogant Worms - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate1st track from the "Self-Titled" albumThis IS The Arrogant Worms, NOT Captain Tractor, enjoy ! :)Oh, and thi...

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Prof. Sam Lawler 3d ago

Grant me the (Saskatchewan pirate?) strength to not throw my laptop out the fucking window as I try to write parts of the text for the American Astronomical Society's response to SpaceX's infuriating, arrogant, ignorant, irresponsible non-response.

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Prof. Sam Lawler 3d ago

HOLY FUCK THIS IS SO HARD IN ONE PARAGRAPH THE SHITBALLS SAY THEY'LL COORDINATE WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES TO STUDY ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS OF REENTRIES AND IN THE NEXT THE FUCKWEASELS VEHEMENTLY DENY THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS APPLY TO THEM AT ALL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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nada_bio_entity2

@sundogplanets all of the federal agencies that the current administration has destroyed so there’s very little, if any, capability to address these issues? I think it’s part of the plan to allow anything goes as long as the desired outcome is more money 💰 for the select few.