... , so we don't lose sight of the damage done.
Most recently we have: Oklahoma Rep. Jim Bridenstine, who has no formal science education, is the president's choice to be NASA's new administrator.
There's a long list that belongs in this thread. I'll be adding more and I'm sure others will as well.
Edited to expand the thread to important news getting little coverage because of the Trump TV.
Most recently we have: Oklahoma Rep. Jim Bridenstine, who has no formal science education, is the president's choice to be NASA's new administrator.
Surprise: a climate change denier who wants to privatize NASA and reap a few crony benefits while he's at it.On Friday night, however, the White House announced that the president's pick to be NASA's 13th administrator wouldn't be someone with deep space credentials and all-party support.
Instead, he's nominating Oklahoma GOP Congressman Jim Bridenstine, who's appointmentneeds approval[was approved after Jeff Flake's vote of approval was bought off] by the Senate.Ifconfirmed, he would become the first elected official to hold the position.
An early Trump supporter, Bridenstine had reportedly lobbied Trump for the job for some time.
He's long been interested in space and in bringing more business interests into the future of space travel. He authored the American Space Renaissance Act, which sought to bring new approaches, including a 20-year plan for NASA. It didn't pass into law, but some of its thoughts were introduced into other legislation.
Bridenstine is also a former executive director of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium and sits on the House Armed Services Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee.
But the fact that he is a politician without scientific credentials -- he studied economics, business and psychology at Rice University in Houston, Texas and has an MBA from Cornell -- has caused some to bridle, even on his own political side.
There's a long list that belongs in this thread. I'll be adding more and I'm sure others will as well.
Edited to expand the thread to important news getting little coverage because of the Trump TV.
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