Crash’s Newsletter

Where politics meets science

Lessons on Resistance: ICE’s Occupation of the Twin Cities

We’re in a coal mine and the canary is singing; here’s what I learned from organizers in Minneapolis and St Paul. What is Going on in the Twin Cities? I recently (1/15/26) had the pleasure of hopping on call with organizers and activists with boots on the ground in the Twin Cities, hosted by the…

Space, First or Final Frontier

Let’s start by explaining the scientific concept which started this line of thought to begin with. The Fermi Paradox. Which simply points out the contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial life and the lack of evidence of that life. As an astronomer, and as a person, i have many thoughts about it. Let’s unpack…

Thoughts on Palestine

First things first, let’s talk about the way it makes me feel. The genocide, in Palestine, makes me feel so uncontrollably and inconceivably sad. Some days i drop to my knees, stomach in hand, bleeding out in grief… These people are dying; they are being eradicated. And still, No One Cares. Personal Thoughts on the…