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Trump cancels leases on two pivotal centers for weather forecasting. One of the buildings is the nerve center for generating national weather forecasts. (www.axios.com)

submitted 11 months ago by btaf45@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

This is one i don't get. Everyone benefits from weather forecasting, even trump.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I read yesterday they're already talking with private companies to replace it. So they know it's important, but it's about the grift and extracting money for themselves and their friends.

[–] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

they're selling off the real estate after they fired all the workers and shutdown offices, privatizing everything and anything they can.

this is The Looting of America, Turbofuck 9000 Mode™.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago

The ideology that is currently in power is one where government is inherently bad, always. It doesn't matter that people benefit, that is literally not part of the equation.