brianweeden
Space expert, former engineer, current policy wonk, husband, father, all around geek. I tweet things I find insightful, informative, or provocative.
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Circuit Court Nominations and Senate Obstruction
Reason.com 139d 3 tweets
It is rapidly becoming a talking point among some activists on the left that Mitch McConnell busted all norms in
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brianweeden This, from a good piece on the recent history of judicial court nominations 138d
The Pentagon Wants Stealth Rocket Fuel. Could It Trigger A Nuclear War?
Michael Peck - Forbes 145d 1 tweets
Undetectable missiles could spark Russian and Chinese fears of a U.S. first strike.
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brianweeden Yeah, I'm not so sure stealthy rockets are a technology the US should be unleashing into the world 145d
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Bloomberg.com 158d 1 tweets
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brianweeden And here I thought it was up to the people to decide elections in America 158d
Bonkers federal podcast downplays COVID-19, blasts health restrictions
Beth Marie Mole - Ars Technica 166d 2 tweets
The mind-bending podcast blames the media and rich people for pandemic's effects.
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brianweeden Absolutely insane and irresponsible for a top public official to embrace conspiracy theories during a public health crisis, but what did you expect from someone with this resume? 165d
Subscribe to read | Financial Times
Ft.com 168d 1 tweets
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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brianweeden I think when the histories are written, Facebook will go down as one of the biggest detriments to human civilization 168d
'Vicious little suckers': Massive clouds of mosquitoes kill cows, horses in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura
USA TODAY 169d 3 tweets
Hurricane Laura's rains led to a prime mosquito habitat in portions of Louisiana. Swarms of the insects plagued livestock until they died.
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brianweeden Wow 169d
Hundreds of Americans Planted 'Chinese Mystery Seeds'
Vice.com 173d 11 tweets
What I learned by reading thousands of internal emails about the Chinese mystery seeds.
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brianweeden Interesting lab results of what was in those "Chinese mystery seeds" that thousands of people reported getting from Amazon 172d
Another Chinese rocket falls near a school, creating toxic orange cloud
Eric Berger - Ars Technica 173d 1 tweets
Most of China's launch fleet is powered by hydrazine fuel and nitrogen tetroxide.
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brianweeden This is completely irresponsible and dangerous behavior by China 173d
The Ideology Delusion
Foreign Affairs 177d 4 tweets
Even if China were a democracy, its size would cause profound concern for U.S. policymakers.
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brianweeden This is an important point and one that often gets lost behind the Red China mantra 176d
NASA just announced in a blog post that SLS will cost 30% more
Eric Berger - Ars Technica 184d 3 tweets
Space agency also “confident” in November 2021 launch date—sort of.
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brianweeden NASA just announced in a blog post that SLS will cost 30% more 184d
Bird deaths down 70 percent after painting wind turbine blades
Jonathan Gitlin - Ars Technica 187d 6 tweets
The study ran for nine years at Norway's Smøla wind farm.
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brianweeden Sometimes It's the simplest things that lead to big improvements 186d
United States Department of Commerce: Space Traffic Management | National Academy Of Public Administration
National Academy Of Public Administration 192d 1 tweets
The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy), pursuant to directives set forth in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020, has contracted with the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration to conduct an assessment of the Office...
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brianweeden 1/ The study directed by Congress on how to implement space traffic management under SPD-3 is out. Thread with some of the highlights 192d
Insecure satellite Internet is threatening ship and plane safety
Dan Goodin - Ars Technica 206d 3 tweets
Attacks that worked 10 years ago have only gotten worse despite growing use.
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brianweeden I wonder who else is listening to unencrypted satellite internet traffic to glean sensitive information... 206d
Announcing the Expansion of the Clean Network to Safeguard America’s Assets - United States Department of State
United States Department of State 206d 12 tweets
The Clean Network program is the Trump Administration’s comprehensive approach to guarding our citizens’ privacy and our companies’ most sensitive information from aggressive intrusions by malign actors, such as the Chinese Communist Party.
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brianweeden Net Neutrality and GPDR are evil socialism but the federal govt dictating what apps are allowed, what networks you can connect to, and where your data is stored is fine I guess 206d
Stovepipes in space: How the US can overcome bureaucracy to improve capabilities
Defense News 226d 1 tweets
Space-based efforts are made less efficient and effective by the over-classification and compartmentation of both program and intelligence space information.
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brianweeden Excellent piece from two retired senior officials on why overclassification in space hurts national security 226d
Saving Space from ‘Star Wars’-Style Misperceptions - War on the Rocks
War on the Rocks 229d 1 tweets
Dogfights in orbit. Spacecraft blasting at each other with lasers. Targets that erupt into fireballs and vanish. The world still doesn’t know what a
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brianweeden Good piece debunking a lot of the myths about space war 229d
Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Market 2020 Scrutinized In New Research By Key Players Like Analytical Graphics, Etamax Space, Globvision – Cole Reports
Coleofduty.com 243d 1 tweets
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brianweeden Honest question - what is the actual market for all these insane economic forecasts on niche markets that cost thousands of dollars and get pushed by random website and blogs? Example 243d
The US military is getting serious about nuclear thermal propulsion
Eric Berger - Ars Technica 258d 2 tweets
“Activity in cislunar space is expected to increase considerably in the coming years.”
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brianweeden This is part of a broader policy effort to reinvigorate the development of nuclear propulsion for space 258d
Milley Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op: ‘I Should Not Have Been There’
Nytimes.com 262d 14 tweets
President Trump’s walk across Lafayette Square, current and former military leaders say, has sparked a moment of reckoning in the military.
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brianweeden Admitting your mistakes is part of demonstrating actual leadership 262d
Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is….A Lot
Medium 275d 17 tweets
I just witnessed the lynching of a black man, but don’t worry Ted, I’ll have those deliverables to you end of day.
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brianweeden Something every manager needs to think about 267d