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White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

• apothegm 3mo ago
  … by defunding it?
  • ben_w 3mo ago
    I'm thinking iron pyrite. One of the ways it can oxidise will smell of rotten eggs, and its presence in concrete can destroy the structure.
  • krapp 3mo ago
    Obviously Mexico will pay for it.
    • apothegm 3mo ago
      Oh, duh! How dense of me.
• wompapumpum 3mo ago
  only trump can do this
• dtagames 3mo ago
  The famous writer Umberto Eco grew up under Mussolini. In an essay called Ur (Eternal) Fascism[0], he described how totalitarian systems are anti-scientific and instead promote religion, "the old ways," and gambling. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism
  • JohnFen 3mo ago
    And we shouldn't turn away from the fact that every one of his 14 points are strongly present in the US today.
• HarHarVeryFunny 3mo ago
  Trump also to usher in a new golden age of truth in government, DC non-swampiness, and non-abuse of office. Apple falls on Newton's head - invents theory of gravity. Apple falls on Trump's head - "WTF was that?!", tries to sue apple tree
• JohnFen 3mo ago
  He'd have to stop trying to kill science first.
• Zigurd 3mo ago
  Now that bullshit about a golden age of science is obviously bullshit, I wonder how long it will take our supposed tech industry leaders to unhook their lips from Trump's rear end and admit that authoritarian, racist, sexist, anti-science politics isn't good for tech.
  • JohnFen 3mo ago
    Tech industry "leaders" actively want to be the authoritarians. They care about amassing wealth and power, they don't care what's good for tech, society, or people. I seriously doubt their stance will change.
• Sabinus 3mo ago
  It's a bit of a reach but this kind of news makes me think of the Roman imperial cult. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_imperial_cult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_imperial_cult