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1. Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2023 05:14:27 UTC Mastodon Migration

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   • Peter Gleick

   @petergleick

   This, plus #StarLink is destroying Low Earth Orbit navigation and wrecking both optical and radio terrestrial #astronomy. It is a catastrophe of truly astronomical proportions.

   Check out Kessler Syndrome >>> https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Kessler-Syndrome

   Check out astronomy concerns >>> https://spacenews.com/astronomers-renew-concerns-about-starlink-satellite-brightness/

   • Peter Gleick (petergleick@fediscience.org)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2023 05:14:28 UTC Peter Gleick

     Gift article.

     If you don't think Elon Musk will use his control of Starlink's space-based internet monopoly to further his right-wing, authoritative, anti-democratic goals, you're not watching him do exactly that right now with his control of Twitter.

     And he's already done it in Ukraine.

     Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/28/business/starlink.html?unlocked_article_code=bjhAkHcKWNWP5qrb3jZStkjCKOYHNOqptrCrLAKE7AfNfoWw-IUjOTRqSI5-26J38LNYBDvFZoZrxbeFpRFMibCmUP9W4rq_9mnRTTFMzfASDe_KiuLN67VIKh5Si09GHW-RGqGM_x8d0XKMcQOMMn-7Tuu1oXiIxrDjOg8GjMMWHPSNZIsQmidmq36Ej6GDpAOQxFhLBkUC15LIiOwHKNJWxZl0BlVH9RV4pvJJ-dz1_8Ao8zuvNkqOBzczbyAQPWMafdN9J8Mvf_cH0jrUbxG3iDOhU2wRIGqGkxXB05-pCnZKUfAHcGIrrMcLd5008GjkZhYSF_A4CCP4EarDbMfBSQ&smid=nytcore-android-share

     Santiago repeated this.