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Tennessee Hillbilly

(693 posts) Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:25 PM Aug 15

The perfectly fine, already-paid-for satellites Trump wants to destroy in a fiery atmospheric reentry

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Source: CNN

NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October, sources inside and outside of the agency told CNN.

The destruction of the satellites — which will be abandoned and allowed to eventually burn up in a fiery descent into Earth’s atmosphere — marks the latest step by the Trump administration to scale back federal climate science.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/climate/nasa-satellites-trump-budget-cuts-weather

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The perfectly fine, already-paid-for satellites Trump wants to destroy in a fiery atmospheric reentry (Original Post) Tennessee Hillbilly Aug 15 OP

Fools. All of them. Autumn Aug 15 #1

"Don't Look Up" vibes NotHardly Aug 15 #6

The more he pulls the metaphorical wings off butterflies, the more he likes it. nt wiggs Aug 15 #2

GOP reps, let alone Texas goprs, don't think climate science is worthwhile? nt wiggs Aug 15 #3

No they don't. They really belive that the bad weather is caused by the "chem trails" from all the high altitude jets LiberalArkie Aug 15 #4

I only can hope they receive the brunt of the effects of climate change mdbl Aug 15 #7

Probably will as most Maga territory is either tornado alley or hurricane prone LiberalArkie Aug 15 #9

Couldn't the controls for the satellite somehow... mwooldri Aug 15 #5

Anything that benefits the Earth or its inhabitants must be destroyed Bayard Aug 15 #8

Locking. Linked article is from Aug 13 well past the 12 hour rule. GP6971 Aug 15 #10

Autumn

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1. Fools. All of them.

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Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:30 PM

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NotHardly

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6. "Don't Look Up" vibes

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wiggs

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2. The more he pulls the metaphorical wings off butterflies, the more he likes it. nt

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wiggs

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3. GOP reps, let alone Texas goprs, don't think climate science is worthwhile? nt

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LiberalArkie

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4. No they don't. They really belive that the bad weather is caused by the "chem trails" from all the high altitude jets

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mdbl

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7. I only can hope they receive the brunt of the effects of climate change

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Fri Aug 15, 2025, 07:03 PM

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Until then, their pea brains won't make the connection.

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LiberalArkie

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9. Probably will as most Maga territory is either tornado alley or hurricane prone

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mwooldri

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5. Couldn't the controls for the satellite somehow...

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Fri Aug 15, 2025, 05:40 PM

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... End up in the hands of the European Space Agency perhaps?

NASA employees if you're listening....

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Bayard

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8. Anything that benefits the Earth or its inhabitants must be destroyed

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GP6971

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10. Locking. Linked article is from Aug 13 well past the 12 hour rule.

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