Father Marquette

Father Marquette

@bluesewi.bsky.social

Jesuit priest. Traveler and explorer. Really though, biology adjacent. B.Sc. Biology w/chemistry minor, some graduate school in oceanography, 35 years as a de facto marine scientist/engineer.

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Father Marquette
@bluesewi.bsky.social

Time to nationalize StarLink methinks.

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social

Musk said he restricted Starlink in Ukraine- causing fast moving drones to lose connectivity - and that he had every right to do so because of some terms of service or contract that he didn't show us. (He didn't address suddenly doing this with no warning to Kyiv.) www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/u...

cnbc.comAfter SpaceX restores high-speed service, Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink agreementUkraine says restrictions on Starlink and Starshield have been lifted, restoring connectivity to fast-moving military systems after disruptions.
Father Marquette
@bluesewi.bsky.social

It sounds so quaint by today’s standards.

Spiro’s Ghost@antitoxicpeople.bsky.social

53 years ago today, 10/10/73, VP Spiro Agnew was forced to resign the Vice Presidency after he was caught grifting& extorting *$200,000* during his time as city manager of Baltimore, Gov. of Maryland and while Vice President. Trump and his kids & son-in-law now grift OVER $200,000 an hour easily.

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