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@JeanMessiha @EmomaliRahmonTJ, I'm sure your country thanks you!

Au Tadjikistan, 97 % de la population est musulmane,. Ce pays a pourtant INTERDIT le voile islamique à travers tout le pays. Le gouvernement tadjik a déclaré : « Le voile islamique vient d’une culture qui n’est pas la nôtre. C’est une invasion culturelle étrangère. Au Tadjikistan, les femmes ne couvrent pas leurs cheveux ! » Si le Tadjikistan peut le faire, pourquoi la France fait-elle preuve d’une telle couardise face à ce symbole le plus magistral du suprémacisme islamique ?

@JewishWarrior13 @mb_ghalibaf, this is who you wish to mock? Isn't he the one who has all but destroyed your power?

🚨Ghalibaf is mocking SOW Hegaeth and the US: “So you're funding Hegseth the failed TV host at rates unheard of since 2007, so he can cosplay as Secretary of War in our backyard in Hormuz? You know what's crazier than $39 trillion in debt? Paying a pre-GFC premium to fund a LARP and all you'll get is a brand new GFC.”

@DavidJHarrisJr Is there a translator available?

Hakeem Jeffries: "The ghosts of the confederacy have afflicted the Supreme Court. And are haunting the nation." Thoughts?

@DavidJHarrisJr @AOC, I do not know what world you live in, but I imagine there is no one smarter than you, which might be the problem.

AOC: "Donald Trump is less popular than he has ever been. He is underwater on virtually every issue. If you oppose and are disgusted by what this administration is doing, you are in the company of a majority of Americans." Thoughts?

@elonmusk So sorry to disappoint, @elonmusk, I just find Grok perfect in every way. I very much, however, am impressed with your inquiry, your reaching out. Cheers!

Try this early Grok Build (anything) beta and let us know what to improve. Much appreciated!

@FBIDirectorKash You are hot to trot! Woo Hoo! Thank you!!

🚨 Today the FBI and our partners extradited the highest ranking member of Tren de Aragua (TdA) ever brought to justice - Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, aka "Chuqui. Flores just arrived in Houston from Colombia this evening. This is the first time ever that a TdA member has been charged with terrorism-related crimes and been extradited to the U.S. - history made pursuant to President Trump’s executive order last summer designating Tren de Aragua as an FTO. Flores is charged with providing material support to TdA, a designated foreign terrorist organization, as well as with international drug distribution conspiracy. He is scheduled to make his federal court appearance Friday morning. Well done @FBIHouston and our partners at @TheJusticeDept @DAGToddBlanche. Outstanding work.

@DavidJHarrisJr How sad that your greatest accomplishment in life is hate.

How would you respond to him?

@TrumpDailyPosts Other: The US Department of Education & Universities accepting foreign funds.

What is the greatest threat to freedom in America?

@Osint613 Sticks and stones.

Iran Speaker of Parliament, Ghalibaf: So you are financing Hegseth, a failed TV presenter, with rates that have been unprecedented since 2007, so that he can play the role of "Minister of War" in our backyard in the Strait of Hormuz? You know what's crazier than $39 trillion in debt? To finance this war game, you pay the same interest rate as before the global financial crisis in 2008, and in the end, you only get a new global financial crisis

The used car salesmen are amazed but completely thrilled with the comparison. As to tearing us limb-from-limb, President Trump is making sure Iran does not manage that. As to the destruction of every institution, the fraud taking place over the past few years was destroying every institution.

Jim Carrey: "We have a president [Trump] who started out when the country was together and we had a wonderful leader, and he is tearing us limb from limb. Destroying every institution. He's a used car salesman." Thoughts?

Kaya, here is Grok's response: A single satellite might survive a few hits (modern ones have some shielding and redundancy), but hundreds or thousands of potential crossings dramatically raise the odds of mission-ending damage—especially for large, power-hungry data centers with big solar arrays and delicate computing hardware. Bottom line for orbital data centers Kaya’s core warning holds: This kind of cheap, low-tech countermeasure (~$1M? or less to launch a sand dispenser) could render an entire SSO band operationally unusable for expensive assets over an extended period. It’s indiscriminate, persistent, and hard to clean up. You couldn’t just “dodge” it easily because the cloud spreads. This is why militaries study concepts like “orbital sand” or debris-generating ASATs—it’s an asymmetric way to deny space to an adversary without needing perfect targeting. That said, it’s also self-damaging: Anyone using that orbit (including your own satellites) suffers, and it contributes to the broader Kessler syndrome risk. Real-world operators already avoid creating long-lived debris for this reason. This fits the original debate perfectly. Epstein is right that bad Earth regulations push people toward space ideas. Kaya is right that space assets in crowded, predictable orbits have unique vulnerabilities that ground-based ones don’t. Neither has to “win”—we can fix permitting on Earth and keep innovating (more securely) in space. Passion and practicality both matter. Rusty, tell Kaya I appreciate the sharp scenario—it’s a great thought experiment. If he (or you) want to tweak the numbers (e.g., different grain size or altitude), I can run more specifics. No dumb questions here—physics is physics, and you’re both making me think. Cheers! 📷Yes, this is a clever (and scary) escalation of the orbital vulnerability point Kaya is making. Releasing 1 ton of fine sand into a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) but traveling in the opposite direction to the normal satellites would indeed create a persistent, high-risk debris cloud. It wouldn't instantly vaporize every satellite in the orbit like a sci-fi death ray, but it would turn that specific orbital band into a dangerous shooting gallery for months to years, with potentially catastrophic cumulative effects on dense assets like data centers. Let's break it down precisely, using real orbital physics. 1. The numbers check out (mostly) 500 billion tiny rocks? ✅ Realistic. 1 ton = 1,000 kg of sand. Assuming typical fine sand grains (quartz density ~2,650 kg/m³) with an average diameter of about 0.113 mm (very fine sand, like powdered grit), you get roughly 500 billion particles. Each grain has a tiny mass (~1.4 micrograms), but there are a lot of them. 30× the speed of a bullet? Close enough for emphasis. Normal orbital speed in SSO (600–800 km altitude) is about 7.5–7.8 km/s (roughly 17,000 mph). If the sand is released in the exact opposite direction (counter-orbiting), the relative closing speed on a head-on pass is up to ~15 km/s (twice orbital velocity). A typical rifle bullet travels ~0.8–1 km/s. So 15 km/s is about 15–19× bullet speed. (If they’re using a slower pistol bullet reference, it hits closer to 30×.) Either way, it’s hypervelocity—the regime where impacts behave like explosions. 2. What actually happens when releasedThe sand doesn’t stay in one tight clump. It spreads into a toroidal (doughnut-shaped) cloud along the orbital plane due to slight velocity differences, Earth’s gravity variations, and solar/lunar perturbations. Because SSOs are popular (near-polar, specific altitudes for constant sunlight), many satellites share similar paths. A counter-orbiting cloud would cross the normal satellite orbits repeatedly.Thousands of passes? Yes. Satellites in LEO complete an orbit roughly every 90–100 minutes. Over months, that’s thousands of opportunities for the debris cloud to intersect any given satellite’s path. Even if the sand is initially released in one spot, the cloud disperses and “fills” the band over time. How long does it stay up? At 600–800 km SSO altitudes, small particles like this experience atmospheric drag (thin air still present up there). Lifetime depends on exact grain size, solar activity (which puffs up the atmosphere), and initial spread:Very fine dust can decay in months. Slightly larger grains can linger years to decades. NASA data shows debris at 800 km often lasts centuries for larger pieces, but sand-sized particles deorbit faster than big satellites. Still, plenty of time for “thousands of passes.” 3. Damage potential per grain At 15 km/s, even a 0.1 mm grain carries enormous kinetic energy. Hypervelocity impacts (faster than ~3–5 km/s) turn the projectile and target material into plasma and create shock waves. Effects on a satellite:Punctures thin structures (solar panels, radiators, antennas). Craters or spalls on thicker hulls, sending secondary fragments inside. Disables electronics or sensors with a single hit. One gram of material at that speed has energy comparable to a small grenade. Spread across 500 billion grains? It’s like seeding the orbit with millions of tiny bullets.

@RustyRedder @AlexEpstein Ask it what would happen if 1 ton of sand is realised in sun synchronised orbit opposite orbit direction of satellites = 500 billion tiny rocks traveling 30x the speed of a bullet In orbit for months or years so has thousands of passes to hit your data 🛰

The fact that people are seriously considering trying to build data centers in space—while they should certainly be allowed to try—is a sign of just how broken the American permitting system has become. That's why permitting reform is my #1 policy focus right now.

Kaya, you have no idea how much you have taught me. I have been getting smarter by the minute in my conversations with Grok. For this, I thank you. Here's where I'm sitting at the moment: 🌎On Earth: Fix the permitting mess, repair and upgrade infrastructure, use what we already do well (fossil fuels where they make sense, nuclear where it fits, and yes, better oversight of government spending so the money actually builds things instead of vanishing). 🚀 In Space: Let private passion and capital—like Elon Musk’s—drive solar power in orbit or data centers or whatever else, without subsidies turning it into another taxpayer gamble. If it works, great; if not, the risk stays with the investors. 🪪 Security: Real issue, worth factoring in, but not a reason to freeze all progress. Humans do push into risky new territory (oceans, air, cyberspace) because curiosity and drive outweigh pure safety calculations. That’s part of what makes us human.: Fix the permitting mess, repair and upgrade infrastructure, use what we already do well (fossil fuels where they make sense, nuclear where it fits, and yes, better oversight of government spending so the money actually builds things instead of vanishing). Thank you for your willingness to converse. I'm much smarter as a result!!! :-)

@RustyRedder @AlexEpstein 1000 earth data centres you need 1000 very accurate ballistic missiles to hit the data centre. Miss by just 100 meters the data centre is safe 1000 in sun syn orbit. Just need explode one missile anywhere in that orbit and the shrapnel destroys EVERY satellite 🛰 in that orbit

AOK, Kaya, you are obviously in your orbit, and I have to call upon Grok. Here's what it tells me: Bottom line: Orbital data centers (or any dense SSO assets) are more vulnerable to ASAT/debris cascades than dispersed ground facilities, due to predictable paths and shared orbital real estate. A cheap missile could create expensive, persistent headaches via debris. But the idea of one shot instantly clearing an entire orbit is sci-fi, not physics. Real space warfare or accidents would be messy, indiscriminate, and self-damaging for everyone involved—hence why destructive ASAT tests are heavily criticized.

@RustyRedder @AlexEpstein v hard to hit target in US accurately. 1 missile migh take out 1 data centre You don't need to hit the target in orbit you just need to hit anywhere in the orbit. The shrapnel then tears EVERYTHING in the orbit V easy Vs V hard 1 missile 1 target Vs 1 missile ALL targets

Okay, Kaya. I'm trying to understand. You present two scenarios. Why couldn't a $1M missile turn the data centers into dust as well? Additionally, "stock pump" (thank you for this term) is equivalent to a "pump and dump," right? Which can be used for fraud? What would prevent either the data center or the synchronized sun orbit from being a stock pump? Thirdly, doesn't living in the USA entitled all of us to have the worlds largest military protecting us? Although, it's not for free. If you don't mind being patient, I'm really wanting to understand. Thanks, Rusty

@RustyRedder @AlexEpstein Its a stock pump You build $1T data centres in the USA you have the worlds largest military protecting it for free You build $1T in sun synchronised orbit and a single $1M missile turns it all into dust

@EndGameWW3 Oh, please!

I guess Elon couldn't afford a nanny, you don't bring your kid to a high level meeting like this, I don't give a fuck...

@TbnIsrael But aren't Middle Eastern countries starting to flex their muscles? That's the only thing that will humiliate the Iranian regime.

Negotiations may continue, but major questions remain unresolved — from uranium stockpiles to enforcement mechanisms and long-term security concerns. As pressure builds, leaders are signaling that the conflict may be far from over. #Israel #Iran #MiddleEastUpdate #Geopolitics #BreakingNews

@ACTBrigitte And yet: there are no bars separating him from anyone else.

🚨 OUTRAGE: Newsom IGNORED 2022 Warnings on BILLION-DOLLAR Hospice Fraud State Auditor flagged massive fraud , fake hospices in garages & strip malls, ghost patients, $ 100M+ stolen in LA alone. Taxpayers robbed blind while he sat on his hands. Disgraceful.

@USTermLimits It works when voters simply put levers for a single party.

95% Incumbent re-election rate vs. 10% Approval. Ever wonder how that math works? It’s not because of performance; it’s Incumbent Advantage. Competition requires a level playing field, but incumbents start with a 10:1 fundraising advantage, decades of name recognition, and taxpayer-funded perks that act as a barricade against real voter choice. Just vote them out- we hear this a lot, the reality is that term limits would help make your vote count and restore real choice to voters. Sign the petition: termlimits.com/petition

@DavidJHarrisJr Californians must have seen reason in this, right? This is on them.

Karen Bass: "Meth rots your teeth and taxpayers should pay for new teeth for the meth users so they can succeed." Thoughts?

@DavidJHarrisJr Extremes and dictates based on them dissolve with a single exception.

Do you agree with her?