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Trump fires the entire National Science Board (www.theverge.com)
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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know why people take it as a given that the US has to recover. Seems much more likely that the US is just another failed experiment in ways to organize human society that's destined to collapse.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Cuz they're white, duh! Only coloureds live in actual shithole countries! White shitholes are just temporarily embarrassed utopias!"

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 weeks ago

that does seem to be the main rationale