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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 04:14:29 JST Ars Technica

   How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA?
   Expect significant changes for America's space agency.
   https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/12/how-did-the-ceo-of-an-online-payments-firm-become-the-nominee-to-lead-nasa/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Reed Mideke (reedmideke@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 04:25:53 JST Reed Mideke

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     @arstechnica Seriously malpractice to not even mention the facts that
     1) He was almost certainly nominated by Elon Musk in practice
     2) He has personally paid Elon Musk hundreds of millions for space joy rides
     3) As long as the Trump/Musk bromance lasts, he'll serve at Musk's pleasure

     "Through these interactions—based upon my interviews with many people—Isaacman has demonstrated that he is not a billionaire seeking a joyride"
     Citation fucking needed

   • Corb_The_Lesser (corb_the_lesser@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 06-Dec-2024 22:42:22 JST Corb_The_Lesser

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     @arstechnica A Musk guy. As much as I'm enthusiastic about humans in space, it is much more important that Musk and all his allies, proteges and fanboys fail ignominiously. Their success is too high a price to pay.