Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

Wednesday, June 03, 2026

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

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Your 'moment of doom' for June 2, 2026 ~ The less you know. "the National Science Foundation is removing 900 ocean data collecting buoys ... If left in place, the buoys would have continued to provide climate-related data ... for another 15 years." maritime-executive.com/article/trum ...

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-- Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@climatecasino.net) 10:04 AM Â· Jun 2, 2026

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#1 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-06-03 08:16 PM | Reply

What we don't know can't hurt us

#2 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-06-03 08:25 PM | Reply

The Anti intellectualism amongst conservatives is baffling.

When did being stupid become a virtue?

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-06-03 08:29 PM | Reply

#3 Clown astutely asks, "When did being stupid become a virtue?"

When votes of the stupid made a difference...

In 1956, while campaigning for the second time for president, a woman in the audience said to the candidate, "Sir, you have the vote of every thinking American!"

To which Adlai Stevenson replied: "That's not enough, ma'am. I need a majority!"

:-)

#4 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-06-03 08:49 PM | Reply

And yet he's babbling about keeping the lighting arches for the WH cage matches in place after the event, in perpetuity. On the lawn right in front of the historic structure. I mean, who's going to stop him? JFC...this timeline sucks.

#5 | Posted by dutch46 at 2026-06-03 09:34 PM | Reply

When did being stupid become a virtue?

#3 | Posted by ClownShack

When it effected share price on Wall St. and the futures of obsolete industries.

#6 | Posted by morris at 2026-06-03 09:49 PM | Reply

#5 Flag:

Indeed, Dutch46!

This timeline sucks.

But, please be forewarned, my friend of 20+ years ... I have been outed by Coriolanus, whose fevered hallucination actually spewed out in real time:

#11 "This drudge.com account was one of the earliest taken by the Israelis 21 years ago."

Flag:

I wonder if our host, RCade, is aware of my nefariousness ? ? ? ?

Meanwhile, I trust all is well with you.

Postscript: I'm still hosting your music on my personal site, Dutch46. It will be there for as long as you want me to host it.

Slainte, my dear friend.

#7 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-06-03 09:50 PM | Reply

Host away...but honestly, it's forgettable hot bath music, and yet I still want to hire a Faceless Man to pay a visit to the %$#! duplicators for remastering the poor thing without asking/informing/telling me.

#8 | Posted by dutch46 at 2026-06-03 10:24 PM | Reply

#8 10-4, Dutch46 ...

... my 10-digit access number is the same as it was low those many years ago... ending in 9854.

You ring, I'll answer (or return call) ...

#9 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-06-03 10:44 PM | Reply