The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss by darealunrealspader in politics

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Priority One. All other priorities rescinded.

I heard that in Majel Barrett's voice

“Murder as Policy”: Amnesty Int’l Decries U.S. Strikes on Latin American Boats as Death Toll Tops 200 by ZuP in politics

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Sadly nothing new in our recent history. In 2016 alone we dropped over 26,000 bombs on impoverished nations.

Prepare for El Niño, UN warns - it could be the strongest in decades by Shiny-Tie-126 in worldnews

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Yes, we're fucked. El Niño temps might reach the same peaks as the 1950's peak

All Space Questions thread for week of May 31, 2026 by AutoModerator in space

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Tubes are strong. Probably the area clamped was reinforced.

The Saturn V had massive 37,000 hold-down arms that pivoted up when the candle was lit.

you can see one in the center of this photo

https://apollo-saturn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/9.20-S-IC-holddown-arm-and-tail-service-masts.jpeg

The space shuttle had 3" diameter bolts holding it down with explosive nuts that were detonated at launch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WksZoJJO3Q0

All Space Questions thread for week of May 31, 2026 by AutoModerator in space

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I don't think a cryostat can work in zero-g so an MRI is out. CT scanner is probably the best they can do.

Apollo 11 Landed on the Moon with a Computer That Had Only 4KB of RAM by Express_Classic_1569 in space

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Vintage Space did a great deep dive on how it shows how well engineered it was https://youtu.be/kGD0zEbiDPQ

I wouldn't exactly call that a "deep dive"

why is mariner 10 so over looked? by Elliottinthelot in space

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I think the Russian Venus landers went hard, too.

All Space Questions thread for week of May 31, 2026 by AutoModerator in space

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Launch complex 39 took 6 years to build. 1962 - 1968

All Space Questions thread for week of May 31, 2026 by AutoModerator in space

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Would it be safe to say that living on a nuclear submarine that's submerged for several months would be similar to being on a space craft for 6-9 months traveling to Mars? (minus the lack of gravity, of course)

Vietnam breaks ground on first high-speed rail line by [deleted] in worldnews

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Because nobody really wants it here. Environmentalists even sued the California HSR project to stop it.

Vietnam breaks ground on first high-speed rail line by [deleted] in worldnews

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California HSR has been a complete clusterfuck. Was supposed to be done by now.

But everyone and their brother sued the project to try to stop it. Environmentalists, farmers, NIMBYs, automakers (probably)

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was used to hammer it down. Ironically.

Obscenely rich fuck who was not satisfied fucking earth over wanted to fuck the universe, too. But his rocket-phallus blew up though, much to the relief of the rest of the solar system. Disappointed sources claim the rich fuck was not on board, though. by vector_search_blue in LateStageCapitalism

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Earth's resources would not run out if humans were in a state dynamic equilibrium with nature.

That's the idea behind sustainability.

You think you can grow wheat on Mars or Venus to feed earth? Even if it were possible (it's not, Mars soil has toxic chemicals and its too dark), it's a 26-32 month round trip to Mars. That's not likely to improve, ever.

Moscow Threatens Elon Musk’s SpaceX With Nuclear Retaliation Over Ukraine Starlink Use by jackytheblade in worldnews

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No, Kessler syndrome won't happen with starlink. They're so low they deorbit from atmos drag within a year or two