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RE: https://flipboard.com/@spacecom/space.com-06o8ff5iz/-/a-uaYJjWjASkOFZag4tBuDuQ:a:1693190246-/0
More in https://www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026-rd-appropriations-dashboard, https://scicomm.xyz/@AkaSci@fosstodon.org/115845815382959954, https://www.leonarddavid.com/mars-sample-return-given-the-political-axe/ and https://eos.org/research-and-developments/science-escapes-largest-cuts-in-latest-budget-bills

Heute war irgendwie kalt. Obwohl die Luft ja "warm" war. Wasser bei 4°C #Uckermark #coldswim #kaltbaden

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Just Mustard:
🎵 Somewhere
#JustMustard
https://justmustard.bandcamp.com/track/somewhere
https://open.spotify.com/track/2b457aTZE8oiTk2LHoGYGb

“The fact…GOP is unwilling to defend…role of…GOP-controlled Congress is…GOP’s problem to solve.”
“…Republican Congress &…Trump administration made this bed; they, across all 3 branches, are fully responsible for…crash of…constitutional system; & until Mike Johnson & John Thune figure out how they’re going to preserve & enforce…literal force of law…appropriations bills are supposed to have…hard to see why Democrats…should vote to enable ongoing lawlessness.”

There is no budget "deal" to be made
President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

A technical deep dive into Amazon's Trainium3 accelerator, including its server SKUs' specifications, silicon design, power budget, and bill of materials (SemiAnalysis)
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/aws-trainium3-deep-dive-a-potential

AWS Trainium3 Deep Dive | A Potential Challenger Approaching
NL72x2/NL32x2 Scale Up Rack Architecture, Step-Function Software & System Improvements, Optimized Perf per TCO, “Amazon Basics” GB200 NVL36x2, Astera Labs, Trainium4

Seit 1. Januar 2026 können in #Bonn wieder #Förderanträge für neue #Solaranlagen gestellt werden.
Das Programm „Solares Bonn“ startet mit einem Budget von 800.000 Euro. Anträge s…

Förderanträge für Solaranlagen ab Januar möglich
Ab 1. Januar 2026 können die Bonner*innen bei der Stadt wieder Förderanträge für neue Solaranlagen stellen.

"Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid
UK energy regulator green-lights transmission network operator budgets for five-year period. Initial budget of GBP 10.3 billion ($13.7 billion) approved with an upper-bound estimate of GBP 70 billion transmission investment by 2031. At least GBP 44 billion of transmission spend has already been committed, according to the regulator.

“The Destruction of NASA’s Mission” | Whistleblowers Reveal OMB’s Unconstitutional Plot to Gut the Agency: #NASA Since Early Summer—Threatening Safety, Mission, Science: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/9/new-democratic-staff-report-direct-evidence-trump-administration-has-been-illegally-imposing-president-s-proposed-budget-cuts-at-nasa-since-early-summer-threatening-safety-mission-science -> https://bsky.app/profile/commerce.senate.gov/post/3lzyge7sr422e and https://bsky.app/profile/solarshea.bsky.social/post/3m2mxii7lkc2o

Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic raised CA$180M led by Planet First Partners, bringing its total funding to CA$375M (Madison McLauchlan/BetaKit)
https://betakit.com/photonic-says-its-ready-to-commercialize-quantum-with-180-mi…

Great News for #NASA in the House-Senate FY2026 Appropriations Report / NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all: https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/great-news-for-nasa-in-the-house-senate-fy2026-appropriations-report/ / https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasas-science-budget-wont-be-a-train-wreck-after-all/