Gary S. Martin

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• Student of Anthropology with a primary interest in the future of humanity.
• Practicing Roman Catholic/Lector.
• Husband to Kathy (45+ years); Father of 2; Grandfather of 5.
• Retired Aerospace Engineer/Project Manager/US Federal Civil Servant (43-year career with the US Air Force and NASA).
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Gary S. MartinSep 27, 2023
Ars TechnicaSep 26, 2023

Space Force chief foresees role in protecting commercial satellites

"It would stand to reason that that same philosophy would extend into space."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/space-force-chief-foresees-role-in-protecting-commercial-satellites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending

"It would stand to reason that same philosophy would extend into space."

Ars Technica
Show threadGary S. MartinSep 27, 2023

@georgetakei

McCarthy (my Representative, unfortunately) has made his own bed. Now, he whines about having to lie in it. As John Boehner's #3 (Majority Whip) in 2010, he was a key recruiter of the (NO)FreedomCaucus members making his life miserable now. During the 2013 government shutdown, Boehner and McCarthy made no attempt to rein in these political terrorists, emboldening them. His own actions have come back to haunt him.

Gary S. MartinSep 27, 2023
Augie RaySep 27, 2023

You get flu once every 8-10 years.
Most people get #COVID19 more than once a year.
It seems like a terrible idea for a virus that we KNOW:

Damages brains
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/does-covid-19-damage-the-brain

Damages hearts
https://apnews.com/article/covid19-long-covid-heart-3dd8f26c663e96bffcc2980830626153

Causes diabetes
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391359-covid-19-linked-to-elevated-risk-of-type-1-diabetes-in-young-children/

Causes long-term alterations in your body’s immune response
https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2023/08/severe-covid-19-can-alter-long-term-immune-system-response

Causes erectile dysfunction
https://www.webmd.com/covid/covid-erectile-dysfunction

May encourage cancer
https://www.ajmc.com/view/kashyap-patel-md-sees-link-between-covid-19-and-cancer-progression-calls-for-more-biomarker-testing

Causes disability
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230828/Insights-into-COVID-19s-aftermath-2-year-study-examines-lasting-health-effects.aspx

Does COVID-19 damage the brain? - Harvard Health

Most people who get COVID-19 don't suffer damage to the brain. But some do, and even people who initially get just mild COVID symptoms are vulnerable. COVID's potential to damage the brain is anoth...

Harvard Health
Show threadGary S. MartinSep 27, 2023
@georgetakei
I am concerned that he has lowered the bar of acceptable behavior to a point that it could eventually lead to societal collapse if it does not lead to the collapse of the Republican Party. Recent polls indicate that the imminent collapse of the Republican Party is substantially less likely than it appeared to be a couple of years ago.
Show threadGary S. MartinSep 27, 2023

@georgetakei

In addition, his minions in Congress are busily attempting to dismantle social safety net programs and reduce the salaries of public servants that they don't like without any regard to political realities, as we speak. Other minions are busily setting in motion Project 2025 to dismantle the institutions of government "of the People, by the People, and for the People" in the United States.

Show threadGary S. MartinSep 27, 2023

@georgetakei
George, I'm glad to see Justice finally catching up with DJT as well. However, I worry that it is too little, too late.

We have recently seen him call for imprisonment or even summary execution of his political foes without any significant public backlash or fear on his part of alienating his supporters.