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Matt Halstead

@drmatthalstead

Nuclear engi-theatre-politi-nerd. I work on spacecraft, missiles, and keeping my 3 kids alive another day. If you can pronounce "nuclear" correctly, we can be friends.

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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

05.01.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 38227 πŸ” 11690 πŸ’¬ 1880 πŸ“Œ 918

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

03.01.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 59761 πŸ” 20295 πŸ’¬ 1561 πŸ“Œ 1137

Or the meaning of "agreed"

12.11.2025 19:23 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm excited to be participating in Stair Climb and need your support to help reach my fundraising goal! Please consider donating to this great cause.

nfff.akaraisin.com/ui/baltimore...

30.08.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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22.08.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 16681 πŸ” 4436 πŸ’¬ 282 πŸ“Œ 163

This is just like covid and testing...remember that? If we don't test, our numbers will go down πŸ˜†

30.07.2025 03:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Joe Dress Rehearsal Photo Montage
Joe Dress Rehearsal Photo Montage YouTube video by Todd Hochkeppel

The day has arrived! Opening night for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, performed by the Howard County Summer Theatre!

I hope I see you there!
Tickets: hcst.booktix.com

20.06.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"but but but, ick!"
- the current government, probably

18.06.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's such an interesting question, Felipe. I agree that LLMs and chatbots are interesting, helpful tools, just like the jump from slide rules to calculators. But, how do you think we can fight overreliance? I've started questioning the written word from colleagues... "did they just ask ChatGPT?"

18.06.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I guess he DID delete every post he made praising that human excrement because he never made any to begin with. Must have been quick to do.

Such hateful, grifting, callous asshats.

18.06.2025 15:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Do you see the size of my hands? No one has bigger hands than me. I use them to get the eggs that are 400% less expensive. Have you thanked me recently for the size of my hands?"
- Trump in this photo, probably

06.06.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sadim Gnik!

06.06.2025 01:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're winning so hard. Are we tired of winning, yet?

05.06.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to Lead U.S. Terror Prevention Counter-terror chief was pulling up weeds just five years ago.

Oh, yeah, this administration is DEFINITELY based on merit and the best, most qualified individuals for the job. DEFINITELY not just who can sufficiently suck up...

05.06.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool stuff, Adam! I wonder what Europa Clipper will find when she gets there...

05.06.2025 01:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it bad that my first thought when seeing this video was "well, at least he doesn't have a mask on". Wtf is this timeline?

31.05.2025 23:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath

Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…

Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.

If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.

30.05.2025 20:30 πŸ‘ 5599 πŸ” 2541 πŸ’¬ 137 πŸ“Œ 121
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US government report cited non-existent sources, academics say Authors of several studies cited in the report told news outlets they did not write them and the studies did not exist.

As they complain about scientific journals, they make up fake ones to push non-existent, dangerous science and medicine. This would be funny if it weren't so existentially scary...

30.05.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Story of the Atomic Airplane 13 hours of first-hand interviews and presentations on the Nuclear Powered Aircraft project, including a full transcript

"The Story of The Atomic Airplane": 13 hours of first-hand presentations and interviews from the team that did the nuclear-powered aircraft project in the 1950s, now digitized and online thanks to Dr. Jake Hecla! whatisnuclear.com/the-story-of...

29.05.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

More like "concepts of a deal"...

30.05.2025 00:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Advertisement for the Howard County Summer Theatre production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat frome 20-28 June 2025. The website is www.howardcountysummertheatre.org.

Advertisement for the Howard County Summer Theatre production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat frome 20-28 June 2025. The website is www.howardcountysummertheatre.org.

If you happen to live near Howard County, Maryland, and you enjoy live theatre... Consider coming to our production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!
#livetheatre #onstage #HCST

28.05.2025 23:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants.

This. This is the natural progression from the thought that "only Americans can be smart". Basic science and the search for knowledge can't have borders, can't have partisanship.

27.05.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally different from the place down the street, the "Knob Lob"...

25.05.2025 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The BTCeption going on in this post is legen...wait for it...dary πŸ˜‚

25.05.2025 01:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Neil deGrasse Tyson says "for me, the fact that there's a rise of flat-earthers is evidence of two things. One, we live in a country that protects free speech. And, two, we live in a country with a failed education system."

Neil deGrasse Tyson says "for me, the fact that there's a rise of flat-earthers is evidence of two things. One, we live in a country that protects free speech. And, two, we live in a country with a failed education system."

I usually agree with #NDT, but I'm not sure I do here. I'll grant the first. The second, though, might be better said that we live in a country with an education and (or?) political system that feeds a belief that everyone is the "Main Characterℒ️" and everyone else is out to get them...

24.05.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They have such intestinal fortitude when the bright lights (of Fox News cameras) are upon them!

22.05.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jim's 1993 ESPY Speech
Jim's 1993 ESPY Speech YouTube video by The V Foundation for Cancer Research

It's still one of those things I watch once a year or so. An inspiring man, even as cancer wrecked his body. A true man of character, a coach of young men.

22.05.2025 04:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every episode of The Pitt I watch makes me think of Jimmy Valvano's ESPY speech...

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day."

22.05.2025 03:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Feels like the Bluesky equivalent to "you should use two ears to listen, and only one mouth to talk"

22.05.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"...and boom goes the dynamite"

22.05.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0