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#boondoggle — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    No one ever could really explain why #NASA needed a #SpaceStation around the Moon.

    #NASA was giving billions 💰 of dollars to #Boeing to build a more powerful upper stage for the #SLS. And this new rocket required a $2 billion launch tower. The only purpose of this #boondoggle (besides political pork, of course) was to bring #Gateway modules to lunar orbit.

  2. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    No one ever could really explain why #NASA needed a #SpaceStation around the Moon.

    #NASA was giving billions 💰 of dollars to #Boeing to build a more powerful upper stage for the #SLS. And this new rocket required a $2 billion launch tower. The only purpose of this #boondoggle (besides political pork, of course) was to bring #Gateway modules to lunar orbit.

  3. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    No one ever could really explain why #NASA needed a #SpaceStation around the Moon.

    #NASA was giving billions 💰 of dollars to #Boeing to build a more powerful upper stage for the #SLS. And this new rocket required a $2 billion launch tower. The only purpose of this #boondoggle (besides political pork, of course) was to bring #Gateway modules to lunar orbit.

  4. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    No one ever could really explain why #NASA needed a #SpaceStation around the Moon.

    #NASA was giving billions 💰 of dollars to #Boeing to build a more powerful upper stage for the #SLS. And this new rocket required a $2 billion launch tower. The only purpose of this #boondoggle (besides political pork, of course) was to bring #Gateway modules to lunar orbit.

  5. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    No one ever could really explain why #NASA needed a #SpaceStation around the Moon.

    #NASA was giving billions 💰 of dollars to #Boeing to build a more powerful upper stage for the #SLS. And this new rocket required a $2 billion launch tower. The only purpose of this #boondoggle (besides political pork, of course) was to bring #Gateway modules to lunar orbit.

  6. "After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

    axios.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-

    #trump #iranwar #boondoggle #mistake #trumpflation

  7. "After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

    axios.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-

    #trump #iranwar #boondoggle #mistake #trumpflation

  8. "After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

    axios.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-

    #trump #iranwar #boondoggle #mistake #trumpflation

  9. In a ‘Did you know…’ article featured today, @wikipedia reminds us that an independent panel of expert scientists found no evidence that ‘cold fusion’ had ever occurred at the National Institute for Cold #Fusion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National

    #chemistry #physics #science #fraud #boondoggle

  10. In a ‘Did you know…’ article featured today, @wikipedia reminds us that an independent panel of expert scientists found no evidence that ‘cold fusion’ had ever occurred at the National Institute for Cold #Fusion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National

    #chemistry #physics #science #fraud #boondoggle

  11. In a ‘Did you know…’ article featured today, @wikipedia reminds us that an independent panel of expert scientists found no evidence that ‘cold fusion’ had ever occurred at the National Institute for Cold #Fusion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National

    #chemistry #physics #science #fraud #boondoggle

  12. In a ‘Did you know…’ article featured today, @wikipedia reminds us that an independent panel of expert scientists found no evidence that ‘cold fusion’ had ever occurred at the National Institute for Cold #Fusion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National

    #chemistry #physics #science #fraud #boondoggle

  13. In a ‘Did you know…’ article featured today, @wikipedia reminds us that an independent panel of expert scientists found no evidence that ‘cold fusion’ had ever occurred at the National Institute for Cold #Fusion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National

    #chemistry #physics #science #fraud #boondoggle

  14. 🚀 The F-35, that flying money pit, is now losing the trade war too! 😂 Who knew a trillion-dollar #boondoggle couldn't outmaneuver the complexities of global economics? Maybe it needs a GPS. 📉
    jalopnik.com/1945910/f-35-figh #F35 #TradeWar #GlobalEconomics #MilitarySpending #EconomicChallenges #HackerNews #ngated

  15. 🚀 The F-35, that flying money pit, is now losing the trade war too! 😂 Who knew a trillion-dollar #boondoggle couldn't outmaneuver the complexities of global economics? Maybe it needs a GPS. 📉
    jalopnik.com/1945910/f-35-figh #F35 #TradeWar #GlobalEconomics #MilitarySpending #EconomicChallenges #HackerNews #ngated

  16. 🚀 The F-35, that flying money pit, is now losing the trade war too! 😂 Who knew a trillion-dollar #boondoggle couldn't outmaneuver the complexities of global economics? Maybe it needs a GPS. 📉
    jalopnik.com/1945910/f-35-figh #F35 #TradeWar #GlobalEconomics #MilitarySpending #EconomicChallenges #HackerNews #ngated

  17. 🚀 The F-35, that flying money pit, is now losing the trade war too! 😂 Who knew a trillion-dollar #boondoggle couldn't outmaneuver the complexities of global economics? Maybe it needs a GPS. 📉
    jalopnik.com/1945910/f-35-figh #F35 #TradeWar #GlobalEconomics #MilitarySpending #EconomicChallenges #HackerNews #ngated

  18. 🚀 The F-35, that flying money pit, is now losing the trade war too! 😂 Who knew a trillion-dollar #boondoggle couldn't outmaneuver the complexities of global economics? Maybe it needs a GPS. 📉
    jalopnik.com/1945910/f-35-figh #F35 #TradeWar #GlobalEconomics #MilitarySpending #EconomicChallenges #HackerNews #ngated