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Eric Dahlstrom

@ericld.bsky.social
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Physics, Astronomy, Space engineering U.S., New Zealand Global Space Enablers Network (GSEN)

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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
Verge headline: The world's first trillionaire is a killer
by TC Sottek

Image of Elon Musk doing a "fascist salute" in the form of an oil painting on a wall
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Pete Husky @petehusky.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Time to pass a law that any party spokesperson of media outlet that opines with hindsight reckons on pandemic management has to show this chart in the background at all times #nzpol
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
With the recent X class solar flare, it is interesting to learn about contingency plans for Artemis II mission - basically ’empty the Orion storage lockers, crawl inside, and wait out the solar storm’. No warning with gamma rays, but you can try to hide from the 10 MeV protons that arrive later.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Matariki has thousands of siblings hidden in the sky
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
John Connolly is great at defining the trade space of Moon and Mars mission architectures. His workshops at ISU are fantastic.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
New Zealand is different than the U.S.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Awesome visualization! This really illustrates the asteroids in 3D!
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Shocking that while we are horrified at the illegal tactics used by the anonymous armed gangs claiming to be “ICE” - Republicans in Congress just voted to fund ICE at $150B - about $1000 per taxpayer - to create more armed gangs and concentration camps.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Another PET scan this morning to check on my thyroid cancer. Which means another few hours of me at home emitting 511 keV gamma rays from electron-positron annihilation. Fascinating technology. Better health through anti-matter.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
A fantastic illustration of the asteroid discoveries from the first hours of observation with the Rubin Observatory. Watch this wonderful 1 minute video!
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
A nice day to walk around the SkyTower in Auckland NZ
I’m doing the SkyWalk outside of the SkyTower high above Auckland NZ.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Went to a reception honoring Sir Peter Beck and the accomplishments of RocketLab. Met Sir Peter and the NZ Prime Minister Chris Luxon, and reconnected with the NZ space community, including Jess Covich.
Group photo with NZ Prime Minister and Peter Beck
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SpacePolicyOnline @spacepolicyonline.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
FAA statement re Starship IFT-8 and IFT-9.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/05/2025
NEW: Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads. By @heathervogell.bsky.social
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After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans
Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earl...
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
DOGE, FAA, NASA, and SpaceX..
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
More details of the stupidity
Stupid Trump with tariffs based on lies
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Thank you @ricksteves.bsky.social !
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Donald's babysitters must have been *extra-busy* today keeping that thin-skinned toddler from seeing pics of all the thousands of people throughout America taking to streets to say they are OVER Trump and Musk and the chaos/destruction they bring.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 01/04/2025
Read this excellent piece by @sciguyspace.bsky.social about how bad things got with Starliner last summer. And be thankful for the skill, commitment, and bravery of the people behind U.S. spaceflight* *notwithstanding some major fuckups by Boeing arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
arstechnica.com
Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
“Hey, this is a very precarious situation we’re in.”…
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Will Trump/Musk kill Artemis? Abandon the Moon? With all the illegal and stupid things they are doing, we would not be surprised. Just another stupid move, and another slap at those Musk promoters who thought this regime would be good for space. open.substack.com/pub/douglasm...
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Report: Trump to Dump Moon Plan for Mars
Elon Musk could be leaving Earth sooner than we thought
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Senator Murphy gives a day by day summary of six weeks of corruption from the Trump regime. Unbelievable scale and scope of illegal activities.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
February 19, 2025
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February 19, 2025
The past week has solidified a sea change in American—and global—history.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
February 18, 2025
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February 18, 2025
In a court filing last night, the Director of the Office of Administration in the Trump administration, Joshua Fisher, clarified the government position of billionaire Elon Musk.
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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Government does important work — but not if DOGE can prevent it paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-govern...
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Our Government Is Experiencing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
Musk is moving fast and breaking important things
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Another effect of the Musk-Trump coup. Lots of new Facebook ads like this one in New Zealand. And friends asking how they can move to NZ.
An ad in New Zealand for people to learn how to renounce their US citizenship.
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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Don't just ask how Musk/Trump actions serve their supposed purposes. Ask how they aid the attempt to seize power paulkrugman.substack.com/p/autogolpe
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Autogolpe
What’s really happening beneath the Musk/Trump chaos
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Perfect for these days
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
February 2, 2025
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February 2, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/02/2025
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
THE ASK
This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity.
DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN
TRUMP'S AGENDA
Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how:
1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely.
2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process.
3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze.
4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down.
5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues.
No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have.
Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.
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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
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Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
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Michael Sheetz @michaelsheetz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
There are two moon landers in this photo.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Two missions to the Moon getting ready for launch in a few hours
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Seth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 12/01/2025
Newsom ain’t taking any of Fox News’ bullshit. gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
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California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Greenland and Panama 2024 - Insecure Trump demands Greenland, Panama etc 2025 - Fires Generals who object - Withdraws USA from NATO, UN - Launches attacks - GOP demand praise for soldiers killed as a test of patriotism - Picks next country to invade - Asks (4th time) if he can nuke allies
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
We will now discover how the U.S. functions with an entire Cabinet that cannot read.
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Mikko Tuomi @mustapipa.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
US is turning into an enormous shitshow and it will have consequences everywhere. slate.com/technology/2...
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What Will Elon Musk Actually Do for “Government Efficiency”? Unfortunately, We Already Know.
The X owner’s “extremely hardcore” approach is going to do a lot more harm than good.
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Eric Dahlstrom @ericld.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Project 2025 was terrifying. But the incompetent fools Trump is choosing makes the plan less scary.
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