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Schaeffer Somers

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Architect | Prof. Architecture & Public Health Sciences | Aerospace Engineer @NASA | Soccer Coach | Dad (girl, labs, and a tuxedo cat) | All opinions my own | Starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/VgPkxMC

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I’m here for it

01.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a former contractor, I always wanted to be a @nasa employee

27.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Outrageous

05.02.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nope!

23.01.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

White supremacy

22.01.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved my β€˜88 SAAB 900S, and I was an aerospace engineer at NASA in Houston, so I felt very cool in my 20s

22.01.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Miller lacks basic human empathy

21.01.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek is a 2016 book by French economist Manu Saadia. The book deals with the topic of the scarcity in the economy by looking at it in reverse.

Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek is a 2016 book by French economist Manu Saadia. The book deals with the topic of the scarcity in the economy by looking at it in reverse.

A post capitalist society that values science and exploration

19.01.2026 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜It felt like a funeral’: William Shatner reflects on voyage to space Recalling the experience almost one year later, the actor admits β€˜everything I had expected to see was wrong’

Jeff Bezos is also an idiot who doesn’t get it.

www.theguardian.com/culture/2022...

18.01.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion The White House’s top policy aide hates a future that doesn’t center around him.

Stephen Miller is a racist who doesn’t understand what it means to be a human being, or the meaning of the original Star Trek series.

William Shatner is a human who was moved to tears after seeing Earth from space.

Two very different people.

newrepublic.com/article/2054...

18.01.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Basically everyone who lives there

18.01.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chorale - Pt. 3

The 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights still resonates in this moment, unrealized promise but there’s active hope
open.spotify.com/track/7EdVpC...

14.01.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@jamellebouie.net did you browse the Pro Camera yard sale today? Lots of great hardware! Such a great resource in the creative community of Charlottesville

10.01.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The situation in the US has brought this realization to everyone in the world

27.12.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The analogy of β€œadoption” has meaning here

27.12.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think he’s on to something: wage growth should rise with GDP!

24.12.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun section drawings

23.12.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So smart! If you’re sitting on a valuable art…

11.12.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It should become more affordable to build data centers in space because we should tax and regulate the AI companies to pay for the true social and environmental costs of their products here on Earth.

10.12.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely not! We should not be eating most animals, but especially octopi!

10.12.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems should run on a platform of breaking up new and old monopolies

09.12.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chippewa Men's Classic 2.0 6" Plain Toe Work Boot - Brown - NC2080 Chippewa Men's Edge Walker 6" Moc Toe Waterproof Lace Up Work Boot - Brown - 25341 On Sale Now! Ships FREE! Get yourself great-looking leather boots.

Blundstones are similarβ€”gluedβ€”unfortunately.
Chippewa boots are repairable:

www.overlookboots.com/products/chi...

07.12.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent precedent

01.12.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do any young people use Facebook?

24.11.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Money rots peoples brains

24.11.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like the fact the rail systems are having a moment in the media, and may lead to more advocacy

23.11.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So true!

23.11.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time for me to quit looking at this app and read a book

13.11.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve had so many off ramps

13.11.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m surprised @schumer.senate.gov has that much support. He needs to retire immediately

11.11.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0