I doubt we'll see any of The Powers That Be™ (eg US gov't) care about #space exploration until we suddenly have headlines like "China announces plan to construct #moon base before everyone else" or "russia soon to build space station military complex" (with "leaks" of alpha-phase blueprints including giant cannons capable of firing upon #Earth ). ONLY until that happens will we likely see the rest of the world's superpowers pull up their sleeves and go "OH YEAH, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT!!" and once again we have an international pissing contest -- because competition is good for business, even if that business is finally getting the human race off this lousy rock-ball!
The second most racist account (second only to Pol) on the #Fediverse is @CvcvcvEbooks which is a bot and I love it
Facebook to pay $550m to settle face-tagging suit – Naked Security
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/01/31/facebook-to-pay-550m-to-settle-face-tagging-suit/
Am I really smart... Or just plain miserable? 🤔
“Why Highly Intelligent People Are Miserable” by Michael Ndubuaku https://link.medium.com/sbZTYxQ6H3
Have you ever considered that we may be on the wrong side?
What do you mean?
What if the democracy we thought we've been serving no longer exists and the republic has become the very evil we've been fighting to destroy?
I don't believe that and you're sounding like a separatist!
This war represents a failure to listen...
-- Star Wars III - The conversation between Anakin and Padame shortly before the Galactic Empire
Pretty much right now in the USA...
You look like you could use a friend, outlander. Perhaps I can be your friend. I'd like you to help me recover some gold.