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U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

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Re: U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

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post #19

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What does it mean to be not expensive? How much do all the not very expensive endeavors as up to?

a spec on the budget compared to retiree support, military and healthcare.

Doesn't mean we shouldn't be frugal with how the money is spent. (I think this move is stupid.)

Re: U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

#83
post #73
post #66

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"Proffer a strongly worded capitulation" was probably too much for publication.

Or scientists know how to count and see that one number is larger than another; and understand that that's an important factor in many political systems.

interesting how that logic only applies about half the time.

Re: U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

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77,302,580 Americans made it happen. 87,037,184 voting-elligible Americans sat it out.

Sat it out, or were forced out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_efforts_to_restrict...

The GOP rigs elections in their favor and it's well known, but they don't have the power to throw out an additional 87 million votes if they don't go in their favor.

The logical conclusion then if despite everyone voting D then getting their votes tossed out is either violent revolution or liberation with the aid of another nuclear-armed state.

Re: U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

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Just doing random evil things for no benefit? At this point it's just wanton vandalism. Punks in suits smashing windows and setting fire to cars. Can anyone here, hand of heart, say "I agree with this decision"?

None will. But hide them in a box, away from where others can see, and they will happily sign a piece of paper that says they do. One so called a ballot.

Re: U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

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That makes no sense whatsoever. Voting for Trump (or anyone with an R by their name) is wrong; sitting out a vote is wrong. Why save all the blame for the side that actually put up resistance, however ineptly?

> Why save all the blame for the side that actually put up resistance Resistance is one definition, I guess. A very loose definition. I'd call it what it was. Career sociopaths decided to put a career sociopath on the ballot instead of someone the left's citizens would actually like.

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Re: U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

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post #75

What really puts all of this into perspective for me is I work in academia and one of my friends works for a defense contractor. He told me the maintenance cost per flight hour of F-35 was a bit more than $40k, which is significantly more than I make in a year as a grad student. It's crazy basic science is what's been the focus of so many cuts while it's so cheap.

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Re: U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse

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post #75

What really puts all of this into perspective for me is I work in academia and one of my friends works for a defense contractor. He told me the maintenance cost per flight hour of F-35 was a bit more than $40k, which is significantly more than I make in a year as a grad student. It's crazy basic science is what's been the focus of so many cuts while it's so cheap.

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