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Conveniently, all canceled projects happen to be in states that voted for Harris.

This is pretty much textbook "the beatings will continue until morale improves."

White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media that the state, along with 15 others that backed former Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid last year, would see project funding cut. Harris beat Trump in the 2024 election here by more than four percentage points.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said 223 projects were reviewed and, quote, "did not adequately advance the nation's energy needs, were not economically viable and would not provide a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars," unquote.

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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

"Just hurt the right people more"

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So fucking stupid. Just wanting to be last in the world in energy revolution because of "ownin tha libs!!!". Cutting off our nose to spite our face

[–] tangentism@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

All the while wanting to be on the cutting edge of AI/new tech but not having the infrastructure to support it