Brian Vastag
@brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Occasional science reporter at The Washington Post and elsewhere. Disabled by complex chronic post-viral illness. Living on #Kauai #Hawaii. Sometimes SCUBA diver.
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There have been 3-4 drownings on Kauai in the past week or so. The surf has been high. I dunno why people go in...there are constant reminders on the radio, posters at the airport, red flags on beaches during high surf, etc., and both locals and visitors ignore it all.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
There have been 3-4 drownings on Kauai in the past week or so. The surf has been high. I dunno why people go in...there are constant reminders on the radio, posters at the airport, red flags on beaches during high surf, etc., and both locals and visitors ignore it all.
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I'm now running 60 automated fediverse accounts, packaged in an award-winning project that once got mentioned in the Rolling Stone magazine.
"...offering up everything from a constantly-updated view of the weather at the South Pole to one that posts excerpts from the City of New York's archives […]
"...offering up everything from a constantly-updated view of the weather at the South Pole to one that posts excerpts from the City of New York's archives […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm now running 60 automated fediverse accounts, packaged in an award-winning project that once got mentioned in the Rolling Stone magazine.
"...offering up everything from a constantly-updated view of the weather at the South Pole to one that posts excerpts from the City of New York's archives […]
"...offering up everything from a constantly-updated view of the weather at the South Pole to one that posts excerpts from the City of New York's archives […]
Wolbachia are very interesting bacteria and I wrote about this technology 15 years ago as it was being developed. Cool stuff:
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/comment/kauaimosquito/
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/comment/kauaimosquito/
Raise your leo: Kauaʻi Mosquito Suppression
About the project Hawaiʻi’s forest birds are facing an extinction crisis. Avian malaria transmitted by non-native mosquitoes has decimated native forest bird populations. Of Kauaʻi’s 16 native honeycreepers, 10 have gone extinct. Of the remaining… Read More »
dlnr.hawaii.gov
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Wolbachia are very interesting bacteria and I wrote about this technology 15 years ago as it was being developed. Cool stuff:
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/comment/kauaimosquito/
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/comment/kauaimosquito/
I swear the world is filled with misinformation now as journalism declines and all of the other info-nonsense going on. Yesterday a friend on Kauai said she'd heard mosquitoes were being released to "feed the birds" and was horrified some government agency was adding mosquitoes to the island […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I swear the world is filled with misinformation now as journalism declines and all of the other info-nonsense going on. Yesterday a friend on Kauai said she'd heard mosquitoes were being released to "feed the birds" and was horrified some government agency was adding mosquitoes to the island […]
I flew poor man's first-class to the mainland overnight and after a benzo-induced coma it feels like the closest thing to teleportation humanity will ever achieve. Thanks, drugs!
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I flew poor man's first-class to the mainland overnight and after a benzo-induced coma it feels like the closest thing to teleportation humanity will ever achieve. Thanks, drugs!
Do any airlines still have their inflight magazines? American doesn't. Hawaiian did recently (and it was good) but not sure what happened to it after Alaska bought them. They were always good places for freelancers to get some work.
#journalism
#journalism
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Do any airlines still have their inflight magazines? American doesn't. Hawaiian did recently (and it was good) but not sure what happened to it after Alaska bought them. They were always good places for freelancers to get some work.
#journalism
#journalism
Stop overbooking flights? That's unAmerican!
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Stop overbooking flights? That's unAmerican!
American Airlines offered me $200 to get bumped off an overnight flight from Hawaii to Phoenix.
Cheap fucks.
Cheap fucks.
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
American Airlines offered me $200 to get bumped off an overnight flight from Hawaii to Phoenix.
Cheap fucks.
Cheap fucks.
Also thinking about parallels with the Epstein files - secret government documents about something really big that have not been revealed.
When people say "Just start leaking all the classified stuff" well...how come we still haven't seen the Epstein files? Because people with access to them […]
When people say "Just start leaking all the classified stuff" well...how come we still haven't seen the Epstein files? Because people with access to them […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Also thinking about parallels with the Epstein files - secret government documents about something really big that have not been revealed.
When people say "Just start leaking all the classified stuff" well...how come we still haven't seen the Epstein files? Because people with access to them […]
When people say "Just start leaking all the classified stuff" well...how come we still haven't seen the Epstein files? Because people with access to them […]
‘The public has been lied to’: secretly made documentary insists that aliens exist | Documentary films | The Guardian https://share.google/D2cuGFmOntjLygiGP
‘The public has been lied to’: secretly made documentary insists that aliens exist
The Age of Disclosure is a new film featuring high-ranking government officials who claim proof of extraterrestrial life has been covered up
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
‘The public has been lied to’: secretly made documentary insists that aliens exist | Documentary films | The Guardian https://share.google/D2cuGFmOntjLygiGP
Watching "Age of Disclosure," a new documentary about the last decade or so of the UAP topic in the US. Certainly not much new but a good summary.
Two of the things that keep me wondering: In 2021, Dir of Natl Int released a report saying UAP are physical objects detected by multiple sensors & […]
Two of the things that keep me wondering: In 2021, Dir of Natl Int released a report saying UAP are physical objects detected by multiple sensors & […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Watching "Age of Disclosure," a new documentary about the last decade or so of the UAP topic in the US. Certainly not much new but a good summary.
Two of the things that keep me wondering: In 2021, Dir of Natl Int released a report saying UAP are physical objects detected by multiple sensors & […]
Two of the things that keep me wondering: In 2021, Dir of Natl Int released a report saying UAP are physical objects detected by multiple sensors & […]
I'm watching The Beast in Me, a Netflix series with Claire Danes as a writer and it's driving me bonkers that she never takes notes. Write it down g-dammit!
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I'm watching The Beast in Me, a Netflix series with Claire Danes as a writer and it's driving me bonkers that she never takes notes. Write it down g-dammit!
Chicken pooped on my car so I'll be sending a car wash bill to Dos Hermanos.
November 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Chicken pooped on my car so I'll be sending a car wash bill to Dos Hermanos.
Got a notice from WaPo that my personal data were exposed in a breach. The letter didn't say if the breach targeted employees/former employees or subscribers but did say that 9,562 people had been notified so it sounds like employees/formers were targeted, or a small number of subscribers, I […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Got a notice from WaPo that my personal data were exposed in a breach. The letter didn't say if the breach targeted employees/former employees or subscribers but did say that 9,562 people had been notified so it sounds like employees/formers were targeted, or a small number of subscribers, I […]
Not everything the Biden admin did has been killed. Kauai and Maui are getting electric busses in part thanks to federal dollars from the last admin.
#ev
https://kauainownews.com/2025/11/14/groundbreaking-blessing-kicks-off-kauai-bus-baseyard-expansion-project/
#ev
https://kauainownews.com/2025/11/14/groundbreaking-blessing-kicks-off-kauai-bus-baseyard-expansion-project/
Groundbreaking, blessing kicks off Kaua‘i Bus Baseyard Expansion Project | Kauai Now
Construction is expected to begin later this year, with completion anticipated in late 2026. Thursday's event was akin to a kickoff for the expansion.
kauainownews.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Not everything the Biden admin did has been killed. Kauai and Maui are getting electric busses in part thanks to federal dollars from the last admin.
#ev
https://kauainownews.com/2025/11/14/groundbreaking-blessing-kicks-off-kauai-bus-baseyard-expansion-project/
#ev
https://kauainownews.com/2025/11/14/groundbreaking-blessing-kicks-off-kauai-bus-baseyard-expansion-project/
too bad the attachments aren't available.
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
too bad the attachments aren't available.
Wow, someone made a Gmail-like interface for all of Jeffrey Epstein's emails released by Congress. If you've ever wanted to read emails from his lawyers with disclaimers at the bottom saying these messages are privileged and should never, ever, ever be pubicly released, well you are in for a […]
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mas.to
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Wow, someone made a Gmail-like interface for all of Jeffrey Epstein's emails released by Congress. If you've ever wanted to read emails from his lawyers with disclaimers at the bottom saying these messages are privileged and should never, ever, ever be pubicly released, well you are in for a […]
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I know this isn’t the most impressive image, but I am blown away that I can get an image of any quality of the third known interstellar object to visit our system that is 200 million kilometers away from us WITH MY LOW PRICED MASS MARKET SMART TELESCOPE. #3i #seestar #astrophotography
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I know this isn’t the most impressive image, but I am blown away that I can get an image of any quality of the third known interstellar object to visit our system that is 200 million kilometers away from us WITH MY LOW PRICED MASS MARKET SMART TELESCOPE. #3i #seestar #astrophotography
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There's still some good impact journalism out there helping to make change. Last week, a deeply-reported WaPo story showed how the town of Palmyra, Wis., was being torn apart after their little police dept. made an agreement with ICE.
Now: No more agreement with ICE.
#wisconsin #journalism […]
Now: No more agreement with ICE.
#wisconsin #journalism […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There's still some good impact journalism out there helping to make change. Last week, a deeply-reported WaPo story showed how the town of Palmyra, Wis., was being torn apart after their little police dept. made an agreement with ICE.
Now: No more agreement with ICE.
#wisconsin #journalism […]
Now: No more agreement with ICE.
#wisconsin #journalism […]
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I have successfully left Google photos and Google drive. They don't make it easy. There's no way to bulk delete all of your photos that I can find. I had to scroll through holding shift and delete 1000 at a time. But it's done. Fuck off, Google.
#degoogle
#degoogle
November 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have successfully left Google photos and Google drive. They don't make it easy. There's no way to bulk delete all of your photos that I can find. I had to scroll through holding shift and delete 1000 at a time. But it's done. Fuck off, Google.
#degoogle
#degoogle
My google storage expires in a few days so I've been busy getting everything out of there. RIP my fiber connection. Their good little slavebots email me every day informing me my method of payment is expired. And of course they tried charging it about 10 days before the annual renewal date.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My google storage expires in a few days so I've been busy getting everything out of there. RIP my fiber connection. Their good little slavebots email me every day informing me my method of payment is expired. And of course they tried charging it about 10 days before the annual renewal date.