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submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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Elon Musk said SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.
Musk’s announcement on his social media site X escalated a war of words with Trump that began after the Tesla CEO criticized the major tax bill being pushed by the Republican president.
A SpaceX Dragon capsule brought two NASA astronauts back to Earth in March after they were stranded for months at the International Space Station by a Boeing Starliner capsule.

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[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Money is political and economic power. You CANNOT have one without the other.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

doesn't need to be

go get money out of politics

remove citizens united and all that

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That won't end corruption

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

then work harder against corruption

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

by removing billionaires

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

by making sure they cant spend their money on stuff their not supposed to, like buying politicians