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jeffv.bsky.social
Natural sciences geek, technologist, space exploration fan, computer professional, data science practitioner, high power rocketeer
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Republican US House from GA says we need to slash because we cannot afford these programs and personnel. No mention of the proposed $4.5T tax cut he will no doubt support and whether we can afford *that.*

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

"You’ve got to stop covering him like he’s just another politician, with a different agenda,” [David Kay] Johnston told Froomkin in December. “He’s a criminal and a con artist. And that has to be central to everything you cover about him.” www.alternet.org/reporter-tru...

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

At least German media is beginning to call it what it is: a coup. "As a "CEO dictator," the richest person in the world is destroying the government apparatus. Donald Trump is left with only the role of "chief overseer" while American democracy is being dismantled."

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.

submitted 10 days ago • 245 comments

"People who like to sound tough reflexively back the guys with guns over the guys in jeans with sacks of grain or the guys in suits with papers. But take it from someone who spent nearly 1,500 days downrange over the course of 20 years: USAID is worth every penny." www.thebulwark.com/p/usaid-kept...

submitted 10 days ago • 115 comments

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬 Join us in celebrating the brilliant talents who are shaping the future of science and technology, and dive deeper into the story of one of our young professionals making her way in space. ➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/Div...

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

Trump and his lawyers embrace the logic of dictatorship www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-arti...

submitted 12 days ago • 37 comments

Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...

submitted 13 days ago • 52 comments

In Germany over 200,000 protestors in Munich gathered against the Musk backed far-right / neo-Nazi AfD ahead of the German election. Thousands chanted "Save Democracy" and "Oppose Nazis" #3E

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submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.

submitted 19 days ago • 144 comments