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Moon Nukes, Bank Heists, and Yard Sale Diplomacy

From strapping a reactor to a rocket to selling out Ukraine without an invitation, Trump’s America is running on hubris, grift, and distraction, and even Canada’s Girl Guides are bailing.

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Mary Geddry
Aug 09, 2025
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Good morning! NASA, under the inspired leadership of acting administrator Sean Duffy, is strapping a nuclear reactor to a rocket and aiming for the moon by 2030, because nothing says “American exceptionalism” like combining the budget cuts of a dying empire with the radioactive ambition of a Bond villain. The logic is simple: the lunar night lasts two w…

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