On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM Brent Meeker <[email protected]> wrote:
> My sign says HAPPLY BIRTHDAY > CADET BONESPURS > *This is what Gemini thanks that would look like:* [image: Image of] *John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* *o. > > > > *President Trump proposes to reduce the budget of the LIGO Gravitational >> Wave Observatory from $48 million down to $29 million which would save $19 >> million but would require a mothballing of one of LIGO's two detectors, >> almost certainly the one in Washington state not the one in Louisiana >> because Washington is a blue state but Louisiana is a red state. Meanwhile, >> in celebration of our dear leader's 79th birthday, on Saturday Trump has >> ordered that a military parade be performed that would cost $134 million.* >> >> *That figure includes $16,000,000 earmarked to repair the extensive >> street damage caused by the 28 M1 Abrams main battle tanks that weigh 70 >> tons each, the 28 Bradley Fighting Vehicles that weigh 30 tons each, the 28 >> Stryker infantry carriers that weigh 17 tons each, the 4 self‑propelled >> M109 Paladin Howitzers that weigh 39 tons each, and about 90 other military >> vehicles that are a bit less massive. It's not exactly a dog and pony show >> but the parade will include a dog, two mules, 34 horses, and a wagon.* >> >> *By the way, Trump's decision to activate 4000 members of the California >> National Guard and send 700 active duty Marines to Los Angeles will cost >> $134 million even though less violence was demonstrated than typically >> happens when a home team wins a major football or baseball game, but hey, >> he saved 19 million by killing LIGO.* >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2XYqGXnND5%3DjPO5nmFR7V_UR%3Dp07k_7gaoyKMAb7oSSQ%40mail.gmail.com.
