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    Trump admin ranks companies on loyalty while handing out favors to Big Tech

    Release the list (both of them!) so I know where to place my brand loyalty going forward.
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    Ten years on from Pluto, prospects for a revisit are a long way off

    I think it is time to make peace with the idea that NASA is no longer going to be the north star for accomplishments in space. There is a far greater chance that the next exploration milestones will be achieved by China and ESA.
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    GOP intensifies war against EVs and efficient cars

    Not to mention the biggest impacted areas are going to be red states. Thankfully for the GOP, their base will give up battery manufacturing, jobs, EV plants willingly to own the Libs.
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    NASA officials undermine Musk’s claims about ‘stranded’ astronauts

    Exactly. I know the Democrat “strategy” for the 2024 election was a head scratcher, but “Let’s purposely maroon two astronauts at the space station until 4 months after the election!” makes zero sense & even if it was somehow the secret sauce to win the election, that is a level of chess I don’t...
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    Meta axes third-party fact-checkers in time for second Trump term

    Microsoft has been very oddly quiet on the Trump front. Even the obligatory congrats post to Trump was relatively mild and short. Not that I think Microsoft is the only one with a soul or something - they’re probably working in the background on the AI facial recognition software they’ll use...
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    Is NASA’s commercial space station program doomed?

    I know it is a political non-starter right now, but China does have a station in orbit. NASA / Congress are perfectly fine working with Russia “in the spirit of exploration”. Perhaps something could change on that front in the future that allows astronauts to visit the Chinese station.
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    West Virginia likes teaching intelligent design, Florida against theories

    That’s the only thing that would bring an end to this. If companies and events moved out of FL. It worked in NC with HB2 - NCAA moved tournaments, artists skipped it for concerts. It cost the state millions and the Gov got voted out the same year NC went Trump.
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    West Virginia likes teaching intelligent design, Florida against theories

    So since the FL legislators and our Governor are skeptical of theories like “gravity” - I urge them to find the tallest building in FL and conduct a quick experiment by jumping off. Since it’s such a radical work concept, they should be fine.
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    Texas is planning to make a huge public investment in space

    Reminds me of the answer to - “Why does Wyoming exist?” “So some numb nuts can point at an electoral map and say ‘Look at all that RED, you’re telling me Trump lost!?!’”
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    Texas is planning to make a huge public investment in space

    Mask & quarantine jokes in 2023? Find some new material
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    Seven states push to require ID for watching porn online

    I know everyone is looking at the PornHub angle of this story - but what they are missing is the vaguely worded “content inappropriate for minors” piece. It won’t be long until Florida and others use these laws to require age verifications for resources aimed at LGBTQ+ teens.
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    Ars poll: Have you considered buying an electric vehicle?

    I was shopping for a new car a year ago and ended up going with a used Prius C. At that time, the only used choices were the Chevy Volt (most being in the mid-20Ks to low 30Ks, and out of my price range) and Nissan the Leaf (in my price range, but I had heard they had battery issues, and was...