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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch (www.space.com)

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because efficiency is leaving a $10b telescope floating in space like a piece of junk.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Efficiency is when the government abandons all its investments, lets everything fall apart, and drives all scientists to take jobs abroad before the next uncontrolled pandemic paralyzes the country.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's going to be measles or some other preventable disease

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It'll most likely be avian flu, which is pretty bad. The Trump people are trying to ban MRNA vaccines and cut the vaccine research that might have helped with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Then its war with Canada to distract from the disease and to take their resources. #IWantOffThisRide