Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

eppur_se_muova

(42,654 posts)

12. That information is also very useful to the Navy, and that was probably used to justify the cost in the first place.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:25 PM

Monday

The Navy does NOT like to talk about why all that data is useful necessarily; they'd rather not let our rivals know what we are capable of, or give them clues about how they could screw things up. Perhaps some Uglican(s) on the Armed Services Committees could have some private conversations w/Trmp.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

3 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Wild blueberry Attilatheblond not fooled

23 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System [View all] dalton99a Monday OP

Someone call the Avengers superpatriotman Monday #1

If you don't monitor it, it's not happening, right? Ocelot II Monday #2

+1 dalton99a Monday #4

This immediately came to mind too! Mad_Machine76 Monday #18

Just like not doing covid tests. wnylib Monday #6

More like delete facts/discovery that harms GOP/MAGA views. Nt BadgerKid Monday #13

If you erase the data or stop the data then a fact no longer exists, I guess. Problem solved. Snort. Solly Mack Monday #3

That 48M could be going to Donnie's pocket. Buzz cook Monday #5

Or hide out in a bunker. wnylib Monday #8

This kind of crap only promotes more stupidity. Emile Monday #7

I can sort of understand why people might not want to live close to a wind farm VMA131Marine Tuesday #23

The science that we are capable of is like a precious treasure. yellow dahlia Monday #9

They want to make sure the damage is permanent ThoughtCriminal Monday #10

It's the Crybaby COVID Corollary making another round AZJonnie Monday #11

That information is also very useful to the Navy, and that was probably used to justify the cost in the first place. eppur_se_muova Monday #12

Why??? BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #14

Because it owns Libtards. That's it. That's all it is, and all it ever was. hatrack Monday #17

Our to-do list just got longer Wild blueberry Monday #15

"collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research." Botany Monday #16

Democrats when back in control timms139 Monday #19

Maybe some billionaire will pony up and save it ..... Nah. Better to have a ballroom. rickford66 Monday #20

And lots and lots of penis rockets, and Met Gala sponsorships!!! hatrack Tuesday #21

The "war on knowledge itself" is true and under-appreciated LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #22