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Dr. John Barentine FRAS🚨🚨 Upcoming <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> event 🚨🚨Key info: 📍 Novi Sad, Serbia (Science & Technology Park) + online 🗓 Nov 28–30, 2025 📝 Abstract deadline: Oct 10, 2025<a href="https://www.enlightproject.rs/enlight-conference" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.enlightproject.rs/enlight-conference</a>

Nikolai Hampton 💾<del>ONE</del> A COUPLE OF DAY[s] LEFT to sign the light pollution, dark sky petition to the Australian government!If you boosted/favourited my last post and you are in Australia (and support it of course), then please consider signing. It only takes one minute and an email conformation. Limit unnecessary artificial lighting at night: <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/lightpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lightpollution</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/darkskyadvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darkskyadvocacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brisbane</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sydney</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#melbourne</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a>Edit: Sorry, I though it finished on Friday, you have until Sunday.

IRAP[<a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> (2/2)] This event is an opportunity to highlight the online petition addressed by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) to astronomers (professional and amateur) around the world concerning the potential impacts on astronomical observation of the constellation of reflector satellites from the company Reflect Orbital: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYW7dw2oGU0y8wyFu-6lA1_aG8o5CiCPUyw8fVWn5uD8x76A/viewform" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYW7dw2oGU0y8wyFu-6lA1_aG8o5CiCPUyw8fVWn5uD8x76A/viewform</a>Please share this petition within your networks 🙂

IRAP[<a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> (1/2)] What are its <a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/tags/sources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sources</a>? What are its <a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/tags/impacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#impacts</a> on flora and fauna? How can its spread be <a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/tags/modeled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modeled</a> on a national scale? When it comes to light pollution, is France doing better than its European neighbors? This will be the theme of the very first IRAP seminar of the 2025-26 season, hosted by Rolf Bülher: <a href="https://www.irap.omp.eu/event/the-effects-and-modelling-of-light-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.irap.omp.eu/event/the-effects-and-modelling-of-light-pollution/</a>

Dr. John Barentine FRAS"While astronomers have raised concerns about all <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellites</a>, experts have warned that <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ASTSpaceMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASTSpaceMobile</a> ’s technology is particularly harmful because of the size of its <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spacecraft</a>. The company’s next generation of satellites covers up to 2,400 sq ft – equivalent to the size of a tennis court. ... Researchers have found that the Texas-based company’s BlueWalker 3 satellites are among the brightest objects in the sky."<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/14/vodafone-accused-ruining-night-sky-satellite-plans/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/14/vodafone-accused-ruining-night-sky-satellite-plans/</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NightSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NightSky</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/DarkSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkSkies</a>

Dr. John Barentine FRAS“If we lose these skies, we’re not just losing them for ourselves, all of humanity loses them. There’s no replacement site. That’s why it should matter so much — not just to me, to <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chile</a> or the astronomical community, but to everyone.”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/world/americas/chile-astronomer-atacama-light-pollution.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/world/americas/chile-astronomer-atacama-light-pollution.html</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/DarkSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkSkies</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a>

Rincewind<a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/new-kind-of-satellite-could-damage-eyes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/new-kind-of-satellite-could-damage-eyes/</a>Giant mirror satellites to beam a little extra sunlight to solar power farms. This sounds like a terrible idea that needs to be stopped before it makes it to the sky.There's a survey by the AAS at the end of the article where you can remark on the impact this will have on your observing. It takes just a couple of minutes and is worth filling out.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FightLightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FightLightPollution</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lightpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lightpollution</a>

Nikolai Hampton 💾Hi all, please read/boost/sign this anti-light-pollution petition.Most Australians in cities will never see the Milky Way. Rural areas near towns are losing their night skies.If you want to see your light pollution level, and find nearby dark sky sites, check the click-able map and tools here: <a href="https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=4.49&lat=-31.3576&lon=150.6455" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=4.49&lat=-31.3576&lon=150.6455</a> (The neat tool for "find closest dark sky" can help you find a Class-2 sky)Just to give some idea of what the numbers mean, click on your location and observe the "Bortle Class". Above Class-3, the Milky Way’s detail disappears.To see a Class-2 sky, where it still blazes overhead, you now have to go far, and even those places are shrinking, for example:<ul><li>From central coast NSW you need to drive for an hour on country roads to see a decent dark sky (see image attached).</li><li>Most of Lamington National park is Class-3 and can't see the Milky Way properly.</li><li>If you're in Melbourne, it's a 2 hour drive to Murrindindi.</li><li>Brisbanites need to head out past Lake Wivenhoe and Somerset.</li><li>Even from Hobart it's a fair hike to somewhere like Crabtree (and that's STILL on the edge of a class-3 sky there).</li></ul>Anyway, there's a petition out to recognise and work to reduce light pollution.It's an issue close to my heart as I've always enjoyed astronomy and stargazing. I now live in suburban Brisbane and I have accepted I will never see real stars here (we have almost the same light pollution in the burbs as the suburb of Brisbane IN SAN FRANSISCO)!Most astronomy nerds I know aren't expecting anything extreme and recognise people, especially in cities, want light for safety and convenience. But, we can still protect some areas, cut back on glowing billboards and useless sky-flooding lights that are pointing at nothing, even that would help.The Dark Sky Alliance is pushing for Australia to act, like Europe already has.Sign the petition (sorry, Australians only):<a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346</a>Everyone else, a boost or share would be appreciated if you don't mind.It'd be nice for future generations to be able to see more than a few-dozen specks of light in the sky.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Auspol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NightSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NightSky</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sydney</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brisbane</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canberra</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Melbourne</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tasmania</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> PS. Sorry for the long rant! :)

Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺A really interesting paper just came out in Science a few weeks ago: <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv9472" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv9472</a>The authors compared satellite measurements of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> from <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/VIIRS_DNB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VIIRS_DNB</a> to 2.6 million bird calls recorded at 7,824 locations around the world. They show not only that birds sing longer at both morning and night in areas that are brighter, but that the response is different for different species.For example, species with larger eyes are more strongly affected, and species that nest in cavities (protected from light exposure) are less affected.Very cool work!<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/RemoteSensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RemoteSensing</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GlobalEnvironmentalChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalEnvironmentalChange</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a>

Bagolina<a href="https://sciences.social/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> From Elon <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a>’s Starlink Continues To Harm <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/light-pollution-from-elon-musks-starlink-continues-to-harm-astronomy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/light-pollution-from-elon-musks-starlink-continues-to-harm-astronomy</a> For years, scientific researchers have warned that Elon Musk’s Starlink low Earth orbit <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/LEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LEO</a> satellite broadband constellations are harming scientific research. Simply put, the light pollution Musk claimed would never happen in the first place is making it far more difficult to study the night sky, a problem researchers say can be mitigated somewhat but never fully eliminated <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astronomie</a>

One-and-only Allen VersfeldSo the new neighbours finally made good on their promise to install security lights.And you know what this guy went and did?He texted me to let me know that installation was happening today, and asked me to please let him know if they were too bright or causing us any irritation. Like a considerate human being.So the sun goes down, I step outside, my skin starts bubbling and my shadow gets etched into the wall. I text back "Any chance you could aim it a little lower? Quite a lot of light is shining into the upstairs bedrooms and the kids might have trouble sleeping"10 minutes later, he texts back to ask if it's any better. He's aimed his LED floodlight completely flat downwards, casting bright even shadow-free lighting in his own yard with not a single lumen spilling into my yard. Quite a bright glow reflecting off the wall directly beneath the light, but far less intrusive, minimal light trespass, minimal contribution to our already awful light pollution problem, it's a fantastic win-win result.<a href="https://mastodon.monoceros.co.za/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.monoceros.co.za/tags/GoodNeighbours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoodNeighbours</a>

Dr. John Barentine FRAS"Warmer coloured LED streetlights that can be dimmed, are part of modernisation plans that would lower energy use as well as reduce light pollution, a council has said." <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgygy299d4o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgygy299d4o</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/DarkSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkSkies</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Dorset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dorset</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a>

Dr. John Barentine FRAS"Sunlight as a service" represents an audacious plan to provide renewable energy from space, but it comes with many unknowns and potential drawbacks. Read about an old idea reborn for the commercial '<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NewSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewSpace</a>' era and the many associated challenges it presents for conserving natural nighttime darkness on Earth.<a href="http://www.darkskyconsulting.com/blog/the-dangers-of-sunlight-as-a-service" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.darkskyconsulting.com/blog/the-dangers-of-sunlight-as-a-service</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Satellites</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a>

PentaxkeI think for a first try I have something to show for. I am going to point out what I could have done better: should have pointed the camera higher so for to include the polestar. That way, I would have got ridden of the foreground which now gets a little bit too much attention. Love the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/startrails?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrails</a> which came out better than expected, especially considering the weather was far from ideal and also considering this is the most light polluted area in Europe (or even in the world.) Also, next time I am going to try to ’tame’ the excessive light of the manufacturing site across the river, but I may have regained a lost love which is <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightphotography</a>. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/omsystem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#omsystem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/om5?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#om5</a> + <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/olympus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#olympus</a> 8-25 Pro, f/4, 1 hour exposure, 1 photo (live composite.) <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightsky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightsky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stars?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stars</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/starrysky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#starrysky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/starrysky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#starrysky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/startrailsphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrailsphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lightpollution?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lightpollution</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lightpollutionawareness?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lightpollutionawareness</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/kruibeke?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kruibeke</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/schelde?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schelde</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/escaut?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#escaut</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scheldt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scheldt</a>

Levka<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a>."If the songbirds in your neighborhood are waking you up earlier and chirping well into the evening, blame light pollution. Artificial light touches nearly every corner of Earth’s surface, and a new study shows that it’s messing with birds’ biological clocks."<a href="https://gizmodo.com/birds-across-the-world-are-singing-all-day-for-a-disturbing-reason-2000646257" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/birds-across-the-world-are-singing-all-day-for-a-disturbing-reason-2000646257</a>

Flipboard Science DeskAt the US Open, tennis stars shine under dark sky-friendly outdoor lights.<a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AssociatedPress</a> reports: "The stadium complex [in New York] is the only professional sports venue certified by a group that’s trying to preserve the night sky around the world."<a href="https://flip.it/FFqkOI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/FFqkOI</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USOpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USOpen</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tennis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tennis</a>

Gregor KalinkatLight pollution 💡 makes birds 🐦 around the world sing longer each day 🕰️<a href="https://www.earth.com/news/light-pollution-makes-birds-around-the-world-sing-longer-each-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.earth.com/news/light-pollution-makes-birds-around-the-world-sing-longer-each-day/</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/lightpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lightpollution</a>

Primo Natura"Light pollution causes urban birds to stay awake longer each day, study finds"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birds</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/21/light-pollution-causes-urban-birds-to-stay-awake-longer-each-day-study-finds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/21/light-pollution-causes-urban-birds-to-stay-awake-longer-each-day-study-finds</a>

DoomsdaysCWStates demand fiber Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperatingDespite Trump's backing, states aren't giving Starlink the money it demanded. Jon Brodkin – Aug 21, 2025"Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told states to 'take a tech-neutral approach' when evaluating Internet providers and to 'provide Internet access for the lowest cost.' The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which is part of the Commerce Department, revised the program rules in a way that made it harder for states to justify spending on fiber networks, despite fiber's clear advantage over satellite in speed and capacity."Read more: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-wants-billions-in-grants-but-state-governments-arent-cooperating/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-wants-billions-in-grants-but-state-governments-arent-cooperating/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonSucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Starlink</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StarlinkSatellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarlinkSatellites</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpacePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacePollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DarkSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarkSkies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FiberOptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FiberOptic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiber</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a> wants all the money SpaceX says states should dump <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiber</a> plans, give all grant money to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Starlink</a>SpaceX seeks more cash, calls fiber "wasteful and unnecessary taxpayer spending."Jon Brodkin – Aug 19, 2025"While subsidizing fiber deployment is more expensive, fiber offers faster speeds and doesn't have the capacity problems inherent in satellite networks."Read more: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-keeps-trying-to-block-fiber-deployment-says-us-must-nix-louisiana-plan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-keeps-trying-to-block-fiber-deployment-says-us-must-nix-louisiana-plan/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonSucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Greed</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreedyTechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreedyTechBros</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LEO</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LowEarthOrbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LowEarthOrbit</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpacePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacePollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reliability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reliability</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FiberOptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FiberOptic</a>

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