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RE: #Mauve is but one of 140 (!) small satellites on that Falcon 9, collectively known as Transporter 15. What's interesting about the satellite is its commercial approach - you *buy* astronomical UV data: https://bssl.space/mauve/ and https://space.blog.gov.uk/2025/11/06/blue-skies-space-to-launch-mauve-satellite-demonstrating-a-new-model-for-delivering-space-science-data/ and https://www.science.org/content/article/startup-pioneers-subscription-service-space-based-astronomy

Suspected Chinese spies targeted former State official for Venezuela research
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/01/suspected-chinese-spies-targeted-former-state-official-venezuela-research/410943…

Suspected Chinese spies targeted former State official for Venezuela research
The recruitment scheme involved a sham company previously reported by Nextgov/FCW that has sought out former U.S. federal employees through fake websites and job postings.

I wrote a little bit about tech workers speaking up about the current moment — both how we work to shift the Overton window so more feel comfortable to do so, and what the power can be when we do: https://anildash.com/2026/01/26/why-we-speak/

Why We Speak
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Mindich speaks to Ukrainian media for first time since fleeing country, denies guilt, claims no contact with Zelensky or Yermak: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/26/mindich-speaks-to-ukrainian-media.html

The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country -- because it doesn’t like their speech.
This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you,
congratulations on your reading comprehension.
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s State Department declared the
“Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex,”
which will take
“decisive actio…

Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.

Soyuz spacecraft blasts off for International Space Station with Russian and American crew (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/science/soyuz-spacecraft-blasts-off-international-space-station-with-russian-american-2025-11-27/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251127/p5#a251127p5

‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/28/of-course-he-abused-p…

Raiders coach Pete Carroll speaks to the media — WATCH LIVE https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-coach-pete-carroll-speaks-to-the-media-watch-live-3587395/

'Missiles and drones speak for Russia' – Zelensky blasts Moscow for 10-hour air attack ahead of Trump meeting: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/27/missiles-and-drones-speak-for.html

On January 23 NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory executed its final engine burn, successfully entering its final orbital position at Lagrange point 1 which allows the satellite to continuously monitor the sun and space weather before it reaches our planet: #SOLAR1