OK. I'd have to reread that
slowly to get more out of it.
I did see something at the very end that caught my eye:
| | | quote | | The research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and a seed grant from the MIT Energy Initiative. |
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Big History jumps backwards in time, to this:
| | | quote | Back in 2011, during the GOP presidential primary, Rick Perry spoke during a debate and tried to list the three federal agencies he’d abolish if elected to the White House.
“And I will tell you,” Perry said, “it is three agencies of government when I get there that are gone. Commerce, Education, and the … what's the third one there? Let's see."
Then he stumbled. He couldn’t recall the third. When coaxed by other candidates and the moderator — did he mean the Environmental Protection Agency, maybe? — he drew a blank. “Sorry,” he said as he grinned sheepishly at the cameras. “Oops.”
A few minutes later, Perry remembered — it was the Department of Energy he wanted to get rid of! That was it. |
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"Rick Perry once wanted to abolish the Energy Department. Trump picked him to run it."
Brad Plumer for Vox; December 13, 2016.
I won't even put the page link.
[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 06-07-2021).]
