• empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    14 hours ago

    Prepare to watch the entire country’s agricultural output drop 20% over the next 4 years because we can’t predict what the weather is going to do for planting and harvesting anymore.

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      11 hours ago

      NOAA or its assets will be sold off and privatized to Trump’s capitalist friends. They’ll then sell that data back to the gov’t, farmers, airlines, and everyone else that relies on accurate weather reporting.

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        10 hours ago

        YOU’VE REACHED THE LIMIT OF YOUR FREE WEATHER FORECAST UPDATES, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO WEATHER FORECAST ULTRA! WE SEE THAT YOU’RE A FARMER, GREAT NEWS, THAT MEANS YOU QUALIFY FOR A 20% DISCOUNT ON OUR SERVICE! PLEASE ENTER YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER…

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        I’m sure flying will get safer with less accurate weather reports. The new SpaceX ATC guys should have an easy time taking over, once they relax the regulations for minimum amount of required training time.