It is unfortunate that NASA’s team and the broader space community have to endured distractions like this. There are extraordinary opportunities and some risks ahead and so the focus should be on the mission. With many reporters and other interested parties reaching out, I want to help bring some clarity to the discussion... unfortunately, that means another long post: I have met Secretary Duffy many times and even flew him in a fighter jet at EAA Oshkosh--probably one of the coolest things a cabinet secretary can do. I have also told many people I think he has great instincts and is an excellent communicator, which is so important in leadership. If there is any friction, I suspect it is more political operators causing the controversy. This isn't an election or campaign for the NASA Administrator job, the Secretary is the leader and I will root for his success across his many responsibilities. We both believe deeply in American leadership in the high ground of space--though we may differ on how to achieve that goal and whether NASA should remain an independent agency. It is true that Athena was a draft plan I worked on with a very small group from the time of my initial nomination through its withdrawal in May. Parts of it are now dated, and it was always intended to be a living document refined through data gathering post-confirmation. I would think it is better to have a plan going into a responsibility as great as the leadership of NASA than no plan at all. It is also true that only one 62-page version of the plan (with unique header/footer markings) was delivered in hard copy back in mid-August to a single party. I learned it was leaked to reporters and across industry last week. It seems some people are letting politics get in the way of the mission and the President’s goals for space. Personally, I think the “why” behind the timing of this document circulating--and the spin being given to reporters--is the real story. While the full plan exceeded 100 pages, it centered around five main priorities that I will summarize below, including some specifics on the topics attracting the most interest. There is the question--why not release the entire document? Well, one party is clearly circulating it, so I am sure it is only a matter of time before it becomes public--in which case, I will stand behind it. I think there are many elements of the plan that the space community and NASA would find exciting, and it would be disappointing if they never came to fruition. Mostly, I just don’t think the space community needs to debate line-by-line while NASA and the rest of the government are going through a shutdown. I will say everything in the report is consistent with my Senate testimony, my written responses to the Senate for the record, and all the podcasts and papers I have ever spoken to on the subject. - Reorganize and Empower Pivot from the drawn-out, multi-phase RIF “death by a thousand cuts” to a single, data-driven reorganization aimed at reducing layers of bureaucracy between leadership and the engineers, researchers, and technicians--basically all the “doers”. Align departments tightly to the mission so that information flows for quick decision-making. One example, which was mischaracterized by a reporter, was exploring relocating all aircraft to Armstrong so there could be a single hierarchy for aviation operations, maintenance, and safety. From there, aircraft like T-38s would operate on detachment at JSC. Other goals of the reorganization, would be to liberate the NASA budget from dated infrastructure that is in disrepair to free up resources to invest in what is needed for the mission of the day. And maybe most importantly, reenergize a culture of empowerment, ownership, and urgency--and recalibrate a framework that acknowledges some risks are worth taking. – American Leadership in the High Ground of Space Put more astronauts in space with greater frequency, including rebooting the Payload Specialist programs to give opportunities for the NASA workforce--especially on opportunities that could unlock the orbital economy--the chance to go to space. Fulfill the 35-year promise and President Trump’s Artemis plan to return American astronauts to the Moon and determine the scientific, economic, and national security reasons to support an enduring lunar presence. Eventually, transition to an affordable, repeatable lunar architecture that supports frequent missions. When that foundation is built, shift resources toward the near-impossible that no one else will work on like nuclear electric propulsion for efficient transport of mass, active cooling of cryogenic propellants, surface power, and even potential DoD applications. To be clear, the plan does not issue a directive to cancel Gateway or SLS, in fact, the word “Gateway” is used only three times in the entire document. It does explore the possibility of pivoting hardware and resources to a nuclear electric propulsion program after the objectives of the President’s budget are complete. On the same note, it also seeks to research the possibility that Orion could be launched on multiple platforms to support a variety of future mission applications. As an example of the report being dated, Sen. Cruz’s has subsequently incorporated additional funding in the OBBB for further Artemis missions--which brings clarity to the topic. - Solving the Orbital Economy Maximize the remaining life of the ISS. Streamline the process for high-potential science and research to reach orbit. Partner with industry (pharmaceuticals, mining, biotech, etc) to figure out how to extract more value from space than we put in--and critically attempt to solve the orbital economy. That is the only way commercial space station companies will have a fighting chance to succeed. I don’t think there is anything controversial here--we need to figure out how to pay for the exciting future we all want to see in space. – NASA as a Force Multiplier for Science Leverage NASA’s resources--financial (bulk buying launch and bus from numerous providers), technical, and operational expertise to increase the frequency of missions, reduce costs, and empower academic institutions to contribute to real discovery missions. The idea is to get some of that $1 trillion in university endowments into the fight, alongside NASA, to further science and discovery. Expand the CLPS-style approach across planetary science to accelerate discovery and reduce time-to-science... better to have 10 x $100 million missions and a few fail than a single overdue and costly $1B+ mission. I know the “science-as-a-service” concept got people fired up, but that was specifically called out in the plan for Earth observation, from companies that already have constellations like Planet, BlackSky, etc. Why build bespoke satellites at greater cost and delay when you could pay for the data as needed from existing providers and repurpose the funds for more planetary science missions (as an example)? With respect to JPL, it was a research request to look at overlaps between the work of the laboratory and what prime contractors were also doing on their behalf. The report never even remotely suggested that America could ever do without the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Personally, I have publicly defended programs like the Chandra X-ray Observatory, offered to fund a Hubble reboost mission, and anything suggesting that I am anti-science or want to outsource that responsibility is simply untrue. – Investing in the Future The congressionally mandated “learning period” will eventually expire, and the government will inevitably play a greater role in certifying commercial missions (crewed and uncrewed) just like they do with aircraft, ships, trains, etc. NASA eventually should build a Starfleet Academy to train and prepare the commercial industry to operate safely and successfully in this future space economy, and consolidate and upgrade mission control into a single “NORAD of peaceful space,” allowing JSC to become the spaceflight center of excellence and oversee multiple government and commercial missions simultaneously. Other investments for the future included AI, replacing dated IT systems, and ways to alleviate the demand on the Deep Space Network. - Closing This plan never favored any one vendor, never recommended closing centers, or directed the cancellation of programs before objectives were achieved. The plan valued human exploration as much as scientific discovery. It was written as a starting place to give NASA, international partners, and the commercial sector the best chance for long-term success. The more I see the imperfections of politics and the lengths people will go, the more I want to serve and be part of the solution... because I love NASA and I love my country 🇺🇸🚀

Never forget - Massachusetts deployed the National Guard when 50+ illegal aliens were found on Martha’s Vineyard. The rest of America got over 10 million under Biden, so why can’t we have the same treatment? If it’s good enough for Democrat elites, it’s good enough for regular Americans.

🚨 DONALD TRUMP, 2016: I would build a ballroom at the White House. Free of charge [to taxpayers]. We’ll make it fit contextually. It’ll be the best ballroom. No more tents on the lawn. It was his plan all along. Democrats REFUSE to acknowledge this.

Well, Well, Well. What have we here?

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Gavin Newsom response to Vice President @JDVance saying illegal aliens receive free healthcare: "Blatantly false, you dipshit." 2023 news report: California will become the first state in the nation to offer healthcare to illegal aliens. Roll the tape...

"CLOSING TIME" The Democrat Schumer Shutdown continues

Trump has been the exact same person for 40 years.

TRUMP is in the Epstein files, and it proves what we knew all along. Trump was NEVER on Epstein's island. Jeffery Epstein owned a total of 5 aircraft and bought Little St. James Island in 1998. Trump's last trip on one of Epstein's jets before he permanently cut ties with him and banned him from Mar-a-Lago was in 1997. One full year before Epstein even owned the island. Epstein's own flight logs, brother, and pilot prove that out of the 7 total trips on Epstein's jets, Trump never flew on the Lolita Express and were all from Mar-a-Lago to NY/NJ and Washington D.C. and the only people who were ever on the plane were Trump's own family, Epstein, and his brother. Epstein's own lawyer personally asked Epstein if he had any dirt on Trump, and he said no. Julian Assange was asked if he had dirt on Trump, "He said no, because there isn't any." Trump was the one who originally told the FBI about Epstein and the only one who helped prosecutors convict Epstein in 2008. Every single other person asked, refused. Ask yourself why? Trump went after and had Epstein arrested under federal sex trafficking charges. Epstein cell mate, in an interview, said that he asked Epstein if he had dirt on him, and he said no. All the victims in the Epstein files that were released held NO incriminating evidence on Trump whatsoever and every victim testified that they NEVER saw Trump at any of the locations with women or children and no abuse ever occurred and even supported him for president. Ask yourself why Biden never mentioned Epstein or the files, and most importantly, release them? No Democrat has even mentioned Epstein for the past decade until now. Both Trump and AG Pam Bondi have now both asked judges and demand that all Epstein files be unsealed and released along with the Senate Republican's attempt to pass the resolution yesterday, on 7/24/25 and Senate Democrats OBJECTED the resolution to release the files, again, with Democrat Obama appointed judges also denying the request to release the files. Trump is clean, and people can't accept that. They also never cared or talked about the Epstein files or anything until the WSJ and mainstream media started to push lies and use slick wording by saying Trump is "in the files," which everyone already knows, and is proven to have not done anything illegal that has to do with Epstein, the victims, or any children. Period. It's just a poor political ploy to others and the Democrats. They never cared about the victims, children being trafficked, the 450,000 trafficked missing minors from the Biden/Harris administration from the Southern border, or Epstein and the files in general and keep passing laws to reduce penalties when people are caught for sexually abusing them. These people are sick, and they never cared. They're grooming children and pushing for just the opposite, and it must be shut down, and that is the exact goal of the Trump administration. Shut down the woke radical left, their deep state globalist cabal, their child trafficking and abusing ideologies, and save the children. This is not a game, but it is played like one. Think bigger. Trust Trump.

This is the first recorded creation story from an advanced civilization, long before the Bible, the Vedas, or the Quran. It comes from ancient Sumer, etched into cuneiform tablets 6000 thousand years ago, still preserved in stone. It reads like a record. According to the Atra-Hasis and the Enuma Elish, the gods, the Anunnaki descended to Earth to make it habitable and productive. But they didn’t want to do the work themselves. So they assigned the hard labor to a class of lesser gods called the Igigi. After thousands of years, the Igigi had enough. They rebelled. Surrounded Enlil’s house. Threw down their tools. And everything changed. In a divine council, the Anunnaki decided a new being must be created to take over the labor. Not another god but something different. The god Enki and the birth goddess Ninhursag took clay from the Earth and mixed it with the blood of a slain Igigi specifically, a god of intelligence and rebellion named Geshtu-E. They molded this hybrid. They gave it life. And they called it Adamu. The texts say this being was “created to bear the yoke” of the gods, to relieve the divine of toil. This was genetic engineering, described in the language of the time. What we now call humanity began as a worker species, made for labor, but containing divine essence. Made in their image just as Genesis says, but with a backstory far more complex. The Sumerians called themselves the Black-Headed People, and they knew they were created. Not by magic. Not by accident. But by design. Over time, something happened. Humans gained culture, language, writing, and law through the guidance of the Apkallu, ancient sages sent to civilize us. Some say these sages were pre flood Anunnaki. Others say they were here before the Anunnaki arrived; older beings, watchers of timelines, who helped guide humanity out of slavery and into sentience. Either way, the record is clear. Humanity wasn’t evolved naturally on this planet. We were created, used, and eventually left behind to rise on our own. You be the judge. But I’ll say this: the story’s too consistent, too technical, and too eerily familiar to be dismissed. It predates the Bible by thousands of years. It describes blood sacrifice, genetic manipulation, labor strikes, and advanced knowledge given to man. Maybe it’s just myth. Or maybe we’ve been worshipping the same beings who built us for their own convenience. Either way, it’s time people know what the tablets actually say. The first human wasn’t born. He was manufactured. And the ones who did it? They weren’t gods. They were here.

Too many people are going to wind up with egg on their faces, again. I suggest you grab an anon fren. You know, the ones who have been doing the real research. President Trump has been 10 steps ahead for the last 8 years. It will be no different with the Epstein declas.

So let me get this straight… You want to hold Donald Trump solely responsible for the actions of pedophiles, but not Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George Bush, or Bill Clinton? The same presidents who looked the other way for decades while child sex trafficking exploded across the country? Meanwhile, Trump was the only one who made it a real priority. He signed tougher laws, boosted prosecutions, and supported law enforcement operations that actually rescued missing kids. But somehow, he's the bad guy? Make it make sense.

First thing you learn about the Epstein case when you dive into it: Massive amounts of civil litigation where NDA's were signed. Pay attention to what I'm about to tell you. The vast majority of victims do not want to go public. Most people only think about NDA's going one way: victim signs it to get a judgement. BUT IT GOES THE OTHER WAY TOO. To ensure their identities remain hidden for all time, and never become public, the court AGREES the victim can never be identified and any later criminal investigation that breaches this agreement and leads to a victim being publicly identified is a breach of the legal contract. This means any forthcoming unsealed indictments in the Epstein case has to be doubly careful they include ABSOLUTYELY NO IDENTIFIERS that could be used by anyone to track down a particular abuse victim. I've said many times any kind of 'client list' released will instantly become a TARGET LIST, and you could fully expect many many people out there to be viciously irresponsible with it. Dropping a 'client list' on the public before the DOJ has finished going through it all - now with the additional headache of figuring out what is real and what was later injected into the evidence by the Comey/McCabe people still in the FBI until recently - would be the height of irresponsibility. But if people aren't willing to understand that and want to jump ship and abandon Trump/MAGA/AF over an Epstein tantrum, they can be my guest. This is LITERALLY what is Trump is telling you in this post. He's not falling into the Deep State Epstein Trap - he's BUSTING THROUGH IT at full speed.

Grok: No, Trump did not make explicit promises regarding Epstein during his 2024 campaign. In a June Fox interview, he hesitated on declassifying files, citing potential "phony stuff" harming lives, but said he'd consider info on Epstein's death. No campaign speeches or posts committed to it.

It's entirely possible the list never existed and or it was destroyed, but the real reason people are furious about isn't the fact a list doesn't exist or whatever (which many are frustrated by it), but because of three main reasons: 1. They've handled this like shit. This started several months back with the stupid binders, and it was an optics disaster right away, but after that it seemed like they got their shit together. In the months after that, Pam Bondi and others said MANY times that evidence existed and they were looking into it and will release most of it (except for the very sensitive content for obvious reasons). But magically in the last week, they closed the case and ignoring everything. 2. The response to the backlash was somehow an even bigger disaster. It was bad enough they kept changing stories and promising all this information, and later saying they won't release anything, but instead of telling the people they were still investigating, or the information they do have is so bad they can't release it or ANYTHING like that, they just look down at people questioning and basically say their opinions don't matter and they don't care. 3. This isn't what we voted for. Trump won in 2024 because of many reasons (immigration, the economy, etc.) but a huge reason he won was he was the candidate to reform the system and blow it up. He's done a decent job in terms of firing worthless employees and pushing for some transparency, but this entire situation reeks of the same old crap we've been dealing with for decades where a corrupt agency gives the American people the middle finger, and nothing happens. Unlike what many think, I WANT Trump to succeed and change course now, because he has still done a good job in other areas, but this has turned into a massive disaster and the base is getting fed up.

Yeah.. they bid with cheap labor and won that project while another contractor lost for bidding with legal workers. They knew what they were doing, they probably did it for years and made a lot of money. Whoever awarded the job had to know the workers are illegal. Contractor took the risk and this time didn’t pan out. We have e-verify for a reason. So, not sorry for the contractor and also at fault might be the awarding commission.

Leaving the White House after a very productive 2 hour meeting with ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ and ⁦@JDVance⁩