Well, I have now been quoted calling SpaceX "fuckweasels" in a real publication by real journalists: https://au.pcmag.com/ai/116598/spacex-to-start-small-with-1-million-satellite-plan-pushes-back-on-critics

I guess I am proud of myself? (They are, indeed, fuckweasels, for their complete lack of care for the atmosphere that we all depend on, as well as not caring about Kessler Syndrome, or light pollution, or smashing people on the ground...)

SpaceX To Start Small With 1 Million Satellite Plan, Pushes Back On Critics

The company's rebuttal to the FCC mentions launching orbital data center constellation in phases, and studying potential atmospheric impacts. SpaceX also threw plenty of shade at Amazon.

PCMag Australia

@sundogplanets

Good. Plenty of room to escalate your epithets.

@sundogplanets 👏 👏 👏
as an English MA MFA and as a person who would like a Kessler Syndrome free heavens: you are cool, the Bard would think your insult is cool
@sundogplanets Keep up the good fight against the fuckweasels!
@sundogplanets I feel like that is a life goal we should all have, good on you

@sundogplanets

You'll be delighted to know that there's yet another mob who are aiming to launch a constellation of satellites. Inappropriately named the "Hubble Network"; nothing to do with Hubble, and will screw up astronomy even more than it has been.

Someone needs to remind these idiots that the Kessler Syndrome is a thing (and may already be taking hold).

https://hubble.com/

#Space

Hubble Network · Global Connectivity for IoT Devices

Connect Bluetooth devices to a global satellite network for affordable, low-power tracking and monitoring across industrial and commercial applications.

@sundogplanets

It is accurate and I am glad that you were quoted correctly.

@sundogplanets do you know what? I hope it's not weird, since I just follow your posts, but fuck, I am proud of you for saying that. You're right to say it.
@sundogplanets DOWN WITH FUCKWEASELS
@weezmgk @sundogplanets and furthermore, not up with them in the first place.

@sundogplanets

You're Canadian. Insist you wrote FuddleWeasels and blame AI spell-correct.

@teledyn 1000 Canadian bonus points to you!
@sundogplanets @teledyn And/or introduce what sounds like a gratuitous apology word, but isn't, into the phrase. "The sorry fuckweasels" should do it.
@sundogplanets don't forget to remind them of your familiarity with bullshit

@sundogplanets

You are unkind. To real fuckweasels.

@sundogplanets

To quote Rebecca Solnit when asked if her strong language was inhibiting discussion on climate change: "Politeness is not the problem"
@sundogplanets A quote I am proud to share. Let’s make #fuckweasels trend people!

@sundogplanets

Getting this published is a great achievment, you are indeed our champion.

A point on the trend line of public consciousness I would be proud of @sundogplanets

Civility only works when the other party is capable of acting in good faith. It's your (and so many people's) good faith that they depend upon to advance their strategies.

@sundogplanets dr evil (with mail order doctorate)
@sundogplanets I'd call that an early strong contended for 2026's word of the year.
@sundogplanets i feel like "fuckweasel" is a kind and generous description.
@sundogplanets

A Badge of Honour!
Nice the Fedi got a sideways reference too.

Also I may homage your term for them in future posts.
@sundogplanets gasp! so uncivil towards the supergeniuses of the technological Singularity /s

@sundogplanets

In the fantastic space series "The Expanse"

If you fucked with the life support systems, air or water, you would be summarily executed by throwing into space from an airlock.

I think we should introduce this to preserve earth life support.

#expanse #stayawayfromtheaqua

@sundogplanets Well, like Groucho Marx in Duck Soup, you could "apologize" for being insensitive: it isn't fair to the rest of the "f***weasels".

At least the public has learned that astronomers can be as expressive as everyone else.

An astrophysicist at NRAO once told me about being home with the flu as a kid on a Sunday morning. A preacher on the radio said you didn't get credit for just believing but for believing when you had every reason not to. He sat up and shouted "B___S___".

@sundogplanets

Oh no! They've quoted you out of context!

They definitely should have included that you called SpaceX "SHITBALLS" before you called them "FUCKWEASELS".

#Fuckweasels

@sundogplanets technically, fuckweasels must come from the Weasel region of France. so, they are most likely a cheap imitation, sometimes referred to as a "fuckvarmint" :-P
@sundogplanets
"Fuckweasels" is honestly kinder than they deserve. You didn't even mention their literal Nazi CEO.
@sundogplanets Is it really appropriate to compare a perfectly respectable mustelid to those ruthless animals?
@sundogplanets be sure to save a clipping of this for your tenure application! 😜

@scott @sundogplanets

I'm on our schools #DAPTCO (Departmental Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee ) and I would adamantly support your promotion!

Also this is one of the saddest things I've ever read;

"The Starlink Mini's in-motion capability meant data punched through the tree cover and canyon walls without issue. My wife streamed music, and the kids watched Netflix on their tablets, completely oblivious to the fact that we were digitally isolated from the rest of the world. It turned a potentially cranky long haul into a peaceful drive."

So The Fuckweasel Musk (TFM) isolated your family from one another inside your own car and convinced you that that's a good thing? Fucking pathetic. Talk with your kids, point out cool geology, trees, birds whatever. INTERACT WITH THE WORLD!

Sorry. That article pissed me off a tad.

@sundogplanets

I think by now it's officially a technical term for ... fuckweasels.

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@sundogplanets Thank you, Doctor. It looks really hard, but I'm grateful that you're there leading the fight. Even if our own government is butts-to-nuts full of fuckweasels.
We're working on the tribunals down here, keep working on the stars up there. We love you.
@sundogplanets and a new kind of influencer is a born: the no fucks to give #fedinfluencer. well done!
what did weasels ever do to deserve such slander...
@sundogplanets “de-orbiting” is weasel speak.
@sundogplanets , much too nice a term for capitalist scum selling everyone's environment for personal gain!

@sundogplanets

> or smashing people on the ground

This is part of an educational campaign. People need to get used to the idea that the only place they are safe is under a rock ... just like they would on Mars.

@sundogplanets thank you for your service

@sundogplanets Life goals:

"Editor's note: This story has been updated with comments from ... Samantha Lawler."

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@sundogplanets great comment! We put in a complaint as @a4e — if you like, please join us in our Slack space for discussion!
@sundogplanets Your decorous restraint is legendary, as far as I’m concerned.
@sundogplanets Thank you for all your work! Please keep that pirate and don‘t give up fighting💪🏼
@sundogplanets Kudos! But when you speak the word and it gets printed in Canadian news media, now that will be a red-letter day,