“In particular, his withdrawal from American global leadership and his sabotage of American scientific and technological pre-eminence — at precisely the moment we are vying with China for superiority in those areas — has no parallel.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/o... - ThreadSky

laureldavilacpa.bsky.social • 10 days ago

“In particular, his withdrawal from American global leadership and his sabotage of American scientific and technological pre-eminence — at precisely the moment we are vying with China for superiority in those areas — has no parallel.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/opinion/trump-musk-doge-government.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE8.2Cmr.hgWP7kzMrEDt&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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chrisgroombridge.bsky.social•10 days ago

He's been bought out by China and Putin. All he cares about is himself and money. He's an evil bastard X

instantdogma.bsky.social•10 days ago

NYT sold us a bullshit war in Iraq. They are enablers and yet you give them oxygen.

theresawayaway.bsky.social•10 days ago

Whoever wants to put Chump back in his place has to start publicly resolving the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy that led to the 2003 Iraq invasion and promise to make those directly involved in exploiting the related tragedy pay their dues, with interest! It seems Chump was not in on it b4, but!

raultoblerone.bsky.social•10 days ago

In the epic sci-fi series Three Body Problem, the aliens first act is to disrupt science in their effort to weaken the Earth’s defense, 400 years before they plan to attack.

jpwilliams.bsky.social•7 days ago

China will pass us by anyway.
Even without Trump, America is still too wrapped up in monster trucks, cage fighting, misogyny and racism to bother with 21st century issues.
Unlike us, China has been setting its sights on the future and is well on its way to becoming the preeminent global power.

freedahkaylow.bsky.social•7 days ago

They tend to keep themselves out of ridiculous policing type skirmishes as well.

neil284.bsky.social•6 days ago

Also keep an eye on India, it is not all that far behind and has a bigger population base.

jpwilliams.bsky.social•6 days ago

Quite true.
Our flaw is that we tend to view Asia through a 19th-century lens.

When China is mentioned, many of us think of rickshaws and bamboo hats. But China is very much IN the 21st century, and so, too, is India, yet we picture THEM in turbans and robes.
That's what "exceptionalism" does.

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