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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981 (www.livescience.com)

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Department of Energy. The main role is to handle the radioactive materials that the government creates and uses

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Also one of the three departments Rick Perry (R-Texas) couldn't remember that he wanted to eliminate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"See? If there is no government agency handlin' radioactive waste, that problem goes away!"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

He did change his tune after he became Secretary of Energy.

Also, May 15, 2023 — Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry would not support former President Donald Trump in his reelection campaign when asked on Sunday,

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Something like rats and sinking ships come to mind. Now that Trump shows his true fashist colors, some REPs don't want to end up as Trumps Himmler or Göring...