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underpants

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35. The oil industry has probably been salivating on this for years.

Reply to Bayard (Reply #34)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 04:50 PM

21 hrs ago

You’re right. He’s an idiot and is easily coerced.

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This is one of the (many) stories that has me apoplectic. yellow dahlia Yesterday #1

Me too The Blue Flower Yesterday #2

It's also... 2naSalit Yesterday #7

And a lot of red states are in the bulls eye. LisaL Yesterday #13

The destruction is the point. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #24

Scientifically collected data is not red or blue it is just data that if it holds up that can lead to conclusions* Botany 3 hrs ago #39

Well, we can't let little things like physics... -misanthroptimist Yesterday #3

No of course not. Like US AID this ends this forever underpants Yesterday #5

I think it can be recreated. -misanthroptimist Yesterday #8

Yeah they could recreate 5 of these with that money. underpants Yesterday #9

Why is he allowed to do this? Horse with no Name Yesterday #4

This is the question!!! yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #26

Restraining order on his wasteful spending?! Ha! How would he make his m/billions off the presidency then? slightlv 22 hrs ago #29

This is insane! How is there no mechanism to stop this waste of money. They are scheduled for 10 more years! Pisces Yesterday #6

That's exactly how I feel. I just wanted to make people aware of it. underpants Yesterday #11

Congress should be able to stop some of this, that is if we had a functioning Congress!! We must win Pisces Yesterday #14

Do harm every day. Turbineguy Yesterday #10

Well, when the hurricanes hit, MAGATs can thank their hero LisaL Yesterday #12

Florida, where so many MAGATs live can thank Trump Pisces Yesterday #15

Texas, too. LisaL Yesterday #16

It'll all be Biden's fault. NBachers 23 hrs ago #22

"... Trump's corrupt fossil fuel stooges want to turn off the monitors."I Kid Berwyn Yesterday #17

Whitehouse for the White House has a ring to it. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #27

Gee, when have I heard that before? marybourg 21 hrs ago #36

And I almost forgot, the other baggage the Repugs really like to harp about. yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #37

Jesus Christ Tracyjo Yesterday #18

😂👍 underpants Yesterday #19

Somebody has to be shoving these cuts in front of him, Bayard 21 hrs ago #34

The oil industry has probably been salivating on this for years. underpants 21 hrs ago #35

Just show him a shiny object.... Bayard 15 hrs ago #38

This dismantling isn't something the next Dem Administration can just reverse. maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #20

Make more funds available for his pocket BeneteauBum 23 hrs ago #21

I want hurricanes to obliterate Florida. N/t Coventina 23 hrs ago #23

Like shutting down Covid-19 testing so the numbers look better than they actually are. OMGWTF 23 hrs ago #25

Somebody sue please. PLEASE scipan 22 hrs ago #28

I spent years of my life at NASA lapfog_1 22 hrs ago #30

Thank you for your work. It's just such a shame. underpants 22 hrs ago #32

We're being governed by a cabal of "no nothings''. I dare any "journalist" to ask LoisB 22 hrs ago #31

injuct it now, cause this will be stoped. pansypoo53219 21 hrs ago #33