So I’ve heard, but I think I heard recently that NASA had made a lot of headway getting to program on track, and it was supposed to have a heavier payload than even starship by a good margin. It’s basically a modern Saturn V program. Idk, I’m skeptical that it was dumpstered based on evidence and that this wasn’t just a handy premise for setting up more gibs for Elon.

So, tl;Dr

• The Mars sample return has been shitcanned

• The lunar gateway orbiter (or was it a transitor?) has been shitcanned, or at least or funding for it has. There are other internation partners that we’re leaving on the hook here.

• Artemis and Orion got dumpstered past Artemis III in favor of “more competitive commercial launch systems”. I’ll give you one guess who that contract is going to go to, though that’s not part of this announcement.

• No mention of the Roman space telescope, but climate monitoring satellites got the boot too

• Human space exploration is prioritized in the new budget, with 6 billion to work towards establishing a lunar base and 1 billion for human mars exploration (lol, lmao even. Here’s a hundred dollars to go explore the Pacific, have fun, kiddo)

Always has been.

The US has been exporting a lot of terrible, insane policy around the world predicated on “golly, you wouldn’t want to upset your dear uncle Sam and his wallet, would you?” Good to see it go.

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You are not required to be a member to start a chapter, and from all that I’ve seen, they’re very supportive of you send an email asking for guidance. I would start by going to local city councils or board of supervisor meetings, put flyers up at the library and small coffee shops or anywhere else you can put up flyers, and start holding regular meetings at least once a month

Yeah, do it! Speaking from personal experience, it can be a little scary at first, but it’s not even a tenth as bad as you think. It’s actually a surprisingly social experience.

Thank you!

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Only when it doesn’t directly inconvenience him. McConnel has fallen from this, like, dark Talleyrand figure to just another fucking schmuck.

Don’t take fascists at their word. They’re lying to you, they don’t believe it was fake, they want you to doubt it and cede ground. Don’t engage with them, they’re operating in bad faith

Ah. Well, the problem is that we’ve made building new housing units nearly impossible through decades of unforced errors at the local level in nearly all of our cities, as well as bullshit ass zoning. It’s not even remotely impossible to undo, but a lot of people don’t recognize it as the root of the problem. Again, check out Strong Towns, we’re working to walk these errors back and make our cities places that are built for people again.

• With regards to zoning, nobody in their right mind is asking to let DuPont put a rocket fuel factory next to an elementary school. Many zoning codes have really terrible and not evidence based practices codified, such as enforcing single family housing sprawl, ensuring that you MUST drive to go buy a loaf of bread, and requiring outrageous parking requirements often 2-3x over what’s needed in practice.

Check out Strong Towns. They’re a policy advocacy group that’s focused on helping people influence policy at the local level to make their towns livable again. I’m a part of my local strong towns group, and they’re absolutely great. We’re getting the ball rolling, organizing with other local activist groups, meeting with local politicians to understand our local challenges better, and all while receiving a lot of support from the mother ship organization. Meanwhile, our town isn’t some metropolis, it’s only 90,000 people.

If that isn’t your thing, just start going to city council or county board of supervisor meetings and start making public comments there. It’s a good way to meet with other policy advocates in your community and start networking with them.

Upvoted for Alan Fischer reference in the wild. His bits go so much harder than pretty much anyone else in urbanist youtube

As a former paramedic, this profile pic makes my back hurt

Quora-ass question right here

I’d be one of those old school naturalists and just, like, go live in a swamp for three years with one pair of clothes, a cot, a journal, and a pencil.

While, yes, it does, urban and suburban sprawl is far, far worse for trees. Go to your local Wal Mart super center and, not counting the garden center, tell me how many trees there are per acre in the parking lot. Now multiply that by every big box store and mile of stroad and highway.

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This is probably one of the top ten most incredibly based pictures ever. I love it. Thank you for brightening my day, OP

Yeah, same thing with House Hunters in the US. Those made really good memes. “Stacy, 23, who is a professional whistler, and her husband, Joe, 25, a part time stick weigher, are looking for a more relaxed pace and a smaller, cozier home. Their budget is 7 million, and they’re looking for no less than 3,000 sq meters”