Mastodawn

Any journalists want to write an article about all the environmental costs of the more than 10,000 Starlinks that are now in orbit? All I'm seeing are breathless articles mindlessly worshiping That Awful Billionaire for crossing the 10,000 satellite mark.

Every single one of those will come down in an uncontrolled reentry. That's a lot of metal in the atmosphere, and a lot of dice-rolling to see if any more pieces will make it to the ground.

SpaceX is truly awful.

beakerman 1d ago

PPhsst
Any one wants a gallon of solar

beakerman 1d ago

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD 1d ago

#ThomasPaine published the first half of one of his great books, the #RightsOfMan, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1791. It laid out arguments for #revolution against despotism, demanded elimination of the military and aristocracy, and called for a #progressive tax and free #education.

beakerman 2d ago

‘The UK wont be drawn into a’ ‘’wider war’’
well now Starmer has found where his balls are KICK American booms out of the UK.
(Oh never mind you'll be gone in May).

beakerman 2d ago

Tony 😳Jan 31, 2023

The irresistible love story of the Ladies of Llangollen

For 50 years, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler shared a home – and a bed – in Wales. It was a fantastically brave choice in the 18th century, offering a roadmap for the women who followed them.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/sarah-ponsonby-eleanor-butler-love-story-ladies-of-llangollen-wales?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘Darling of my heart’: the irresistible love story of the Ladies of Llangollen

For 50 years, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler shared a home – and a bed – in Wales. It was a fantastically brave choice in the 18th century, offering a roadmap for the women who followed them

The Guardian

beakerman 2d ago

JackTheRebelCat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸 🇺🇦2d ago

Mandy maybe didn't like what was on the menu but he was definitely there.

beakerman 2d ago

PPst anyone wants to buy a gallon

beakerman 2d ago

DoubleTreble 🥰🇵🇸🌍🇺🇦😺💚🧶🫖2d ago

#Politics
#NATO Countries must remember that the war in #Iran is not the US defending itself, they are the aggressor, so NATO Countries do not have to leap in to protect a fellow NATO Country! This was not an attack on a NATO Country, but BY a NATO Country!

beakerman 2d ago

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Pam C 2d ago

@Geri They could ensure cheaper power by linking the cost of electricity to the cheapest form of energy instead of always linking to Gas. They won't do it because they want to continue making money from Gas, Oil & Nuclear, which all receive taxpayer subsidies for their power stations.

beakerman 6d ago

Zack Polanski 6d ago

US bombers loading up on UK airstrips before raining down bombs on Iran.

Parliament wasn't consulted - and polling shows huge numbers oppose it.

When do MPs get a say over our involvement in this war?