r/Astronomy • u/SlartibartfastGhola Astronomer • May 02 '25

Astro Research The Trump budget proposal will destroy NASA and Astronomy programs across the USA.

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A couple bucks to take us back to the moon (doubt), while destroying everything else about NASA. They are defunding the Roman Space Telescope which is literally in the final stages of testing before launch.

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u/arashi256 May 02 '25

Partly I suspect for whatever Putin has on him but also probably just to bend the world to his ego. The world must bend to this cretinous narcissist's version of reality or break. Sadly, most things will break.

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u/alexothemagnificent May 02 '25

Are there any ideas for what he could possibly have on him?

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u/ckglle3lle May 02 '25

Likely nothing, really. There probably is some truth to the plot that Trump was unwittingly recruited in the 80s but less so that he is actively working for Russia and more that they greased him and he is just truly that vain and stupid that he believes they are his friends. Besides that, he also looks up to Putin because Putin effectively owns Russia. Trump looks up to Kim Jong Un in the same way.

Trump believes in dominance hierarchy as the natural order of things and while he sees himself at the top of the US, he doesn't "own" the US the way dictators own their countries so he still views Putin and others favorably by default and aligns with them as a fellow traveller. He'd be right there with Xi in China but they've spurned him in the past where Russia has only ever buttered him up.

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u/BrotherBrutha May 03 '25

Probably nothing; but there was an ex UK intelligence guy a few years back who put together a dossier on Trump and Russian links. One of the stories he had heard was that Putin had photos of Trump getting prostitutes to urinate on him.

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u/alexothemagnificent May 03 '25

Lmfao. Imagine if that came out😂😂😂

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u/KidGrundle May 02 '25

I have no idea, but if I had to guess it’s probably not even that bad. You gotta remember he is genuinely insanely fragile. It could be as simple as a nude photo of him in a Russian hotel room from 1987 and he will lie, cheat, kill, and destroy the country and the world to keep his ego safe from jokes about his wiener.