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Bluetus

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8. They want to privatize this (and everything else)

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 02:27 PM

Dec 2025

so that private companies can extort hundreds of billions of dollars for the information that is freely available today as part of the commons.

And, of course, they also want to silence any voices that speak the truth about our climate damage.

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Trump move to dismantle climate agency blows up Senate funding deal. [View all] MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2025 OP

Good. jeffreyi Dec 2025 #1

Even on Giiligan's Island... surfered Dec 2025 #2

Climate Scientist Daniel Swain did a video about this the other day. subterranean Dec 2025 #3

The oligarchs behind project 2025 KS Toronado Dec 2025 #4

The selfishness is overwhelming BOSSHOG Dec 2025 #5

They want to privatize this (and everything else) Bluetus Dec 2025 #8

Bet you're right about the Peters angle duckworth969 Dec 2025 #6

Bennet and Hickenlooper popsdenver Dec 2025 #7

So, what was the ultimate outcome MCE? littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #9

The funding for the Fed. Govt. for 2026 has not been passed yet by the House MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2025 #10

TY. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #11