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Did the company that makes steam catapult technology grease the orange palms?

• pavel_lishin 1mo ago
  Well, the new system is electromagnetic, which probably means it's powered by wind or solar. But steam! Now that's good burnin' stuff. Either that, or he happened to have dinner the night before next to someone who reminisced about steam catapults.
  • dctoedt 1mo ago
    FTA: "By doing so, Trump is making good on a promise he made almost 10 years ago to go back to the steam system after hearing a sailor praise it while visiting a ship during his first term."
    • cratermoon 1mo ago
      But also this: the White House said in a statement. “It will also reactivate portions of the maritime industrial base that are easier to scale.” Sounds remarkably similar to the justifications for re-activating coal-fired power plants.