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Blue Origin has completed the re-assembly of Launch Complex 36A's Vehicle Access Tower following the May 28, 2026 explosion of New Glenn during a static fire attempt at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station launch site. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp has shared this video on X of the entire restack

In advance of Friday's Artemis update, NASA has a new video out today with an update on VIPER and some of the cmrcl lunar rovers in development. www.nasa.gov/missions/moo...

This is a good thread. I would add that some countries, like Slovakia & Serbia are already on the road. Hungary is teetering (better with Magyar but not out of danger).

“Do not mistake the Ukrainian desire for peace for a willingness to surrender. The Ukrainian spirit cannot and will not be broken,” former President Viktor Yushchenko writes in an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump.

“No people wants peace more than a people whose children are being killed. But peace cannot come by asking the victim to pay the price for the aggressor’s crimes,” Yushchenko writes.

🇺🇦🗣️ Ben Hodges: A large amount of the intelligence that the US uses comes from allies. So yes, France, Germany, Britain, Poland and Finland can provide Ukraine with data that will give advance warning of ballistic missile launches. It is a matter of political will.

Here's a test of Bluesky's crowdsourcing power: Later this week I'll be interviewing the manager of OpenAI's Dots product on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. What questions should I ask?

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Wow. A Ukrainian lady rushed to help rescue a Ukrainian ground robot. She is incredibly cool. Note how she also hid her bike so it wouldn't be visible. God bless her. Ukrainians risk their lives because we are fighting an existential war. Source: 71st Brigade

‼️ Residents of Russian-occupied #Oleshky in Kherson region are trying to flee the city because of severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, despite the danger of mined roads. Dozens of people are leaving by bicycle, moped, or on foot.

Starship Update with Ryan Caton Premiering on YouTube at 8:50pm EDT (00:50 UTC): youtu.be/oHnT9VOthb8

51 UN member states issued a joint statement supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression and calling on Moscow to accept a ceasefire. “Ukraine agreed to a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire. We call on Russia to finally do the same,” the countries said in their joint statement at the UN.

Zelensky says he tries to do his job so that after the war and his presidency he can still walk Ukraine’s streets without people hating him for having been “a piece of shit and not a leader.” He said wartime leadership involves many mistakes and hundreds of difficult deals every day. #Ukraine

This would be a great thing!

I really love the Ukrainian Carpathians. I saw these photos and remembered how, before the war, I loved hiking here with a backpack and good company. I hope that one day I’ll walk these trails again. 📷: utah_names

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Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Kimmel's interview with Democrat James Talarico, a state representative who's running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for a seat in the Senate, will premiere on YouTube instead.

y'all know I love weather AI, and Google is out with a brand new model, WeatherNext 3, that advances the state of the art pretty significantly. my story here: techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/g...

The film's irresistible blend of slapstick humor, pointed satire, and even a warm fuzzy here and there will undoubtedly delight audiences of all ages.

@bsky.app I'd like to be able to filter follow requests before they can follow. I'd like to have restrictions on country, length of time of existence on bsky, and some sort of filtering for those just trying to follow everyone.

I like this sort of thing. Too bad this version is not Verizon compatible. Maybe the next version.

Similarly, various public health and medical organizations have labeled the president's recent vaccine order “dangerous,” “unscientific,” and “false and misleading."

Gotta be the most idiotic thing. I can just imagine the hell that will break from disinformation. SynthID won't help because the perp doesn't give a Sh*t, and folks will believe anything. I sure hope Google changes their direction on this.

There's no way that this new AI image generation feature in Google Earth, one of the most reliable sources of visual evidence for journalists and researchers, could possibly be abused to spread misinformation online and damage trust in satellite images. Absolutely no cause for concern here at all.

What happens to a child taken from Ukraine? (1/12)

What does "battle-tested" really mean? A Ukrainian combat veteran shares five questions for evaluating the claim.

Excellent post. I also suggest something like the Marshall Plan to win their hearts (after solid defeat of course).

Also today I feel like I have to quote Anastasius Focht: Wars are not won on the field of combat. Battles are, but those are only ever part of the story. To win a war you need to break the enemy's resolve, to force him to accept defeat. Otherwise the war will never end.

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🚨 FUNDRAISER + RAFFLE | With the support of the Liberty Ukraine Foundation, I'm launching a $4,000 fundraiser to support my friends in the 508th Repair and Restoration Battalion. They urgently need a utility trailer to allow their mechanics to move quickly & efficiently near the frontline area.

Quite shocked by Zelensky’s decision. Fedorov’s removal feels like Ukraine just threw away one of the few reforms that was visibly working. He expanded drones, tightened procurement, challenged corruption, and pushed deep strikes. Replacing him now, with no clear public case, is a terrible look.

I imagine they can incorporate this idea into a longer lasting (2-3 weeks) between repaints for longer term monitoring.