It really shouldn't be news, but remember....there are most likely a lot of morons out there who would still be shocked to hear about it. The ones who don't like to talk or read about politics, the uninformed voter. These are Americans we're talking about.
Same kinda thing as EUMETSAT, AFAIK
Mostly unrelated, but holy shit, it's taken me about a decade to realize that's why the play is called M. Butterfly and this comment just did it. I just never really thought about the title, but the ambiguity makes sense.
TIL that's also the guy on the "hot fries" bag in the grocery store.
That's the thing that's confused me a bit. Project 2025 definitely calls for the dismantling and privatization of NOAA, but I didn't see anything specifically mentioning AccuWeather. IIRC the CEO of AccuWeather said it'd be way too costly for them to pick up all of the responsibilities they depend on NOAA for. At this point, I'd fully expect Musk to say his companies can handle it.
Every time I see him with his kid, I can't help but think of the Insufferable comic where the dude's got baby body armor
On the other end, you've got billionaire Jeff Lawson rescuing The Onion from private equity hell. I count their revived print subscription as one of the best things I've spent money on recently, considering it used to be free.