#FloridaToday

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 month ago

Despite warnings, Brevard high schoolers walk out to protest ICE actions High schoolers throughout Brevard County walked out of school in protest of ICE actions in spite of warnings that protesting may result in discipline.

#Politics #Trump #SpaceCoast

From #FloridaToday: Despite threats from the Brevard school board, high school students walked out today to protest #ICE.

Comment .. Some of the students who walked out are immigrants. Wanna bet ICE shows up here to round them up?

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/e...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 month ago

SpaceX announces end of crewed launches from KSC Pad 39A SpaceX is moving away from crewed launches, from historic Pad 39A at KSC. Going forward, all Dragon crews will launch from LC-40 in Cape Canaveral.

#Space #NASA

From #FloridaToday: #SpaceX announces that all future commercial crew flights for NASA will be from the #CCSFS Pad 40. Past flights had been from #KSC Pad 39A, which is being transitioned to #Starship.

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 month ago

Artemis II launch pushed to March after leak, issues during rocket test NASA's wet dress rehearsal did not go as smoothly as planned. As a result, the Artemis II launch is now no earlier than March 6. Here's what we know.

#Space #NASA #Artemis

From #FloridaToday:

"NASA's last major test of the #Artemis2 moon rocket did not go as hoped ... As a result, the launch was pushed back to no earlier than March 6."

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 month ago

#Space #NASA #Challenger #STS51L

The "extra" edition front page published by our local paper #FloridaToday after Challenger and its crew were lost 40 years ago today. The launch was at 11:38 AM EST. The implosion was 73 seconds later.

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

2 months ago

#Space #NASA #SpaceCoast #Florida

From Rick Neale at #FloridaToday ... Jared Isaacman toured #KSC yesterday, and sat down with Rick for an interview.

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

2 months ago

#Politics #Trump #ICE #Florida #SpaceCoast

From #FloridaToday: More than 1,000 rallied today in the city of Cooca to protest the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

For a county that's Trumper Central, that's an incredible turnout.

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

2 months ago

#Space

The front page of #FloridaToday ten years ago tomorrow morning (December 22, 2015) after #SpaceX successfully landed a #Falcon9 for the first time.

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

3 months ago

#Baseball #Angels

My free-lance article is on the front page of this morning's #FloridaToday sports section.

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

3 months ago

#Baseball

#FloridaToday published online today my free-lance article about #Angels minor-league pitcher Dylan Jordan, but some people encounter a paywall. If that's you, try this Archive.ph link.

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

3 months ago

#FloridaToday has published a free-lance article I wrote about Angels' minor league pitcher Dylan Jordan. Unfortunately, it has the sports editor's byline! I've asked them to fix it. My understanding is that it will be in the print edition tomorrow.

www.floridatoday.com/story/sports...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

3 months ago

#Space

From #FloridaToday: A milestone for #SpaceCoast as #SpaceX launched last night the 100th launch of the year from #Florida.

(I suspect we may have exceeded 100/year back in the 1950s/1960s when ICBM, cruise, and submarine missiles were tested here.)

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

4 months ago

#Politics #Florida

From #FloridaToday: Terminated Eastern Florida State College employee sues the college for firing her because of her private Facebook posts criticizing Charlie Kirk.

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/e...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

4 months ago

#Politics #Florida #SpaceCoast

From #FloridaToday: #MAGA Brevard County sheriff Wayne Ivey is bragging about using canines to bite suspected illegal immigrants.

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/c...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

5 months ago

From #FloridaToday: The man arrested by #DOJ for starting the Palisades fire was living here in west Melbourne, #Florida. He received a traffic ticket in Palm Bay in August.

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/c...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Politics

Because #Florida ... From #FloridaToday:

Palm Bay city council member calls for all Indian-Americans to be deported, uses Nazi rhetoric about Jews.

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/l...

American Heathen® RESIST

@americanheathen.bsky.social

7 months ago

Why is it surprising that ICE would be trying to recruit some of the most fascist sheriff deputies in Florida into their ranks? Brevard County Constitutional Sheriff Wayne Ivey is upset because ICE is poaching his best fascist fucks.

#floridatoday

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

7 months ago

#Space #NASA

From #FloridaToday: #SpaceX plans for launching #Starship from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

7 months ago

Tripadvisor Reveals This Year's Top-Rated Travel Experiences Worldwide with Travelers' Choice Awards: Best of the Best Things To Do Sagrada Familia Rises as World's Top Attraction While Florence's Renaissance & Medici Tour Claims World's Best Experience Honor NEEDHAM, Mass., July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tripadvisor®,...

#Space #SpaceCoast #FloridaToday #NASA

Suck it, #Disney!

TripAdvisor just named my former employer #KSCVC the Number One top attraction in the U.S.!

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

7 months ago

When will NASA get a permanent leader and why is it taking so long? AS NASA moves towards looming budget cuts, the agency still lacks a permanent leader. Here's why the search for administrator is taking so long.

#Space

Nice article by #FloridaToday on #Trump flying #NASA without an administrator.

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

8 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Florida's appeal to enforce controversial immigration law Florida can't enforce a controversial new law targeting undocumented immigrants entering Florida, the Supreme Court said on July 9.

#Politics From #FloridaToday:

#SCOTUS rejects #Florida appeal insisting it has the right to enforce federal immigration laws. Justice Clarence Thomas, no less, turned down the appeal. SCOTUS finds that enforcement of immigration is a federal responsibility.

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/l...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

8 months ago

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after 'major anomaly.' Watch the fireball, what we know As Starship was being prepared for its 10th flight test, it "experienced a major anomaly" and exploded at Starbase, Texas.

#Space #SpaceX #Starship

#FloridaToday on last night's Starship kaboom.

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

9 months ago

Brevard Schools: Investigation shows no recommendation to oust teacher who used student's chosen name Public records, including an investigative report, detail the timeline that led to the dismissal of Melissa Calhoun, a teacher at Satellite High.

#Florida #SpaceCoast #Politics From #FloridaToday:

Brevard Public Schools terminated a teacher for using a student's preferred name. The student's parent accused BPS of "influencing and grooming" the teen to "transition and be gay." So the teacher was fired. 🙄

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/e...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

11 months ago

Weldon: Pressure from pharmaceutical firms killed chance to win confirmation to head CDC The Brevard-based doctor and former congressman said: "The concern of many people is that big Pharma was behind this, which is probably true."

#Politics

You may recall that last week the #Trump White House withdrew its nomination of local wackadoodle Dave Weldon to be #CDC director.

In today's #FloridaToday, Weldon blames "big Pharma" for sabotaging his nomination.

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/p...

@valiantaircommand.bsky.social

1 year ago

🛩️ Valiant Air Command, Inc. is featured in @Florida_Today for our upcoming Open Cockpit Day! Huge thanks to fan Tim Shortt for these amazing photos. Don't miss it—aviation history awaits! #ValiantAirCommand #VACWarbirds #FloridaToday #Florida

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 year ago

'I love my community': Viera dentist donates services to immigrant children in Brevard The six children were chosen because they were most in need of dental work.

#SpaceCoast

From #FloridaToday: Brevard County dentist donates free cleanings to immigrant children despite risk of #Trump ICE raids on sensitive locations.

www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 year ago

SpaceX Starship explosion delays Florida flights at Orlando, Miami airports, startles witnesses Orlando International Airport officials announced they were briefly under a Federal Aviation Administration "ground stop" because of space launch debris.

#Space #NASA

From #FloridaToday: #SpaceX #Starship failure causes #FAA to call ground stops at airports throughout #Florida.

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 year ago

'This is bordering on insanity': NASA diversity efforts hit hard with DEI shutdowns Former NASA administrators, others raise concerns about dismantling of DEI for space agency that worked hard to diversify workforce.

#Space #NASA #Trump

From #FloridaToday: "Gone also is NASA’s push for programs aimed at getting more minority students involved with STEM efforts as a pathway to bring in the next generation of scientists, astrophysicists, researchers and astronauts."

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Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 year ago

What we know: DOGE's Elon Musk calls for faster preparations to deorbit the Space Station DOGE leader and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said it's time to speed up preparations to deorbit the International Space Station.

#Space Breaking from #FloridaToday: Elon #Musk demands that #NASA deorbit #ISS in two years to pay for his #SpaceX Starship wet dream to Mars.

By the way, SpaceX already has the contract to deorbit ISS when the time comes.

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 year ago

'Florida's got a great shot': Push begins to bring NASA headquarters to Space Coast Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made headlines last month when he called for NASA headquarters to move to Kennedy Space Center during a press conference.

Another Trumper with dreams of grandeur ... From #FloridaToday: #SpaceCoast congressman wants to move #NASA headquarters from DC to #KSC.

Spoiler: Congress likes having its NASA executives nearby. Not gonna happen.

www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

Stephen C. Smith

@wordsmithfl.bsky.social

1 year ago

Trump's tariffs to begin Saturday. What does Florida import from Mexico, Canada and China? Will prices on food, pharmaceuticals and electronics go up in Florida after President Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada begin?

#Politics From #FloridaToday: The products that will go up in price in #Florida after the #Trump #Tariffs go into effect.

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