But for me, it is not even the lack of scientific reason to go build a human inhabited base — as it is… that Jared Isaacman [BTW, check the ears on that dude, at right! He’s like a taxi driving down Michigan Avenue — with both back doors, wide open!], for Trump — places his putrid “advertorial” copy, in the present tense.

He intones that this moon base… “is” — rather than… “will be” (if and only if funded by Congress –which hasn’t happened, and is not at all likely, now, post the Bluenami) or, may be… built. Here’s the idiocy, tonight:

…The Moon Base IS(?!) humanity’s first lunar outpost, a place where astronauts will live, work, and explore near the Moon’s South Pole.

Through a series of crewed and uncrewed missions, NASA and its partners will build the infrastructure needed to support an enduring human presence on the lunar surface while advancing science, technology, and exploration for the benefit of all….

What a pile of fetid crap, smeared all over an otherwise excellent US agency’s website. And it has the dank odor… of Musk, all over it.

As an aside — as this wends its way toward a vote — likely in the Senate, by late January 2027, let’s put Whiskey Pete in the company of only one other US Defense Secy. — William Belknap, who was impeached (and convicted) for bribery in 1876. Out.

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