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US Defense Department will stop providing satellite weather data

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300 points drewr | 3 comments | 28 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.673s | source
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jimnotgym ◴[29 Jun 25 01:30 UTC] No.44409651[source]▶
The rest of the world needs to club closer together, and quickly. The US is no longer a reliable ally.
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GiorgioG ◴[29 Jun 25 01:55 UTC] No.44409749[source]▶
By all means please do and pay for it yourselves.
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bix6 ◴[29 Jun 25 03:00 UTC] No.44410015[source]▶
Heaven forbid the richest nation on earth that steals resources from everyone else contribute to global improvement.
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GiorgioG ◴[29 Jun 25 03:57 UTC] No.44410253[source]▶
Heaven forbid the rest of the world pays their own share of the bill. We’re not a charity. We treat our own people like shit, don’t expect to be treated better.
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1. octo888 ◴[29 Jun 25 05:13 UTC] No.44410521[source]▶
Much of the world is already VERY accustomed to the US treating it like shit
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2. GiorgioG ◴[30 Jun 25 01:11 UTC] No.44418186[source]▶
Feel free to spend a trillion dollars on your own DoD annually. Then you don’t need the US anymore. I’d be happy if we stopped policing the world as much as anyone else. And we could maybe spend our taxes on something more productive and useful to the people.
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3. octo888 ◴[30 Jun 25 05:48 UTC] No.44419845[source]▶
Just because the US spends so much on defence is not evidence that level of spending is required