emb650.bsky.social @emb650.bsky.social · 05/12/2025The classic response, attributed to the British scientist J.B.S. Haldane, is "fossilized rabbits in the Precambrian". (There's even a "Precambrian rabbits" Wikipedia page.) 0122
emb650.bsky.social @emb650.bsky.social · 12/08/2025"Running Blind" by Desmond Bagley, described by Wikipedia as "a first person narrative espionage thriller novel", first published in 1970 and set in Iceland. 3190
emb650.bsky.social @emb650.bsky.social · 10/06/2025@peterbakernyt.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social Maybe repost the 2017 WH conversation described in your book about Trump wanting a military parade -- esp. Gen. Paul Selva's comment “Portugal was a dictatorship—and parades were about showing the people who had the guns.” #trumpparade #militaryparade 0190
emb650.bsky.social @emb650.bsky.social · 04/02/2025This is routine at SFO when visibility is poor. The two runways are too close together to allow flights to land using instruments only. When visibility of poor, only one of the two runways can be used, cutting capacity of the airport by 50%. This isn't due to Trump's interference with the FAA. 2101
