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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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[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 78 points 10 months ago

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

[-] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

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

[-] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.

[-] ZeroPoke@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago

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

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