Subject: The more we don't know, ...
... the more we can be lied to.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0...

The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate.


And the rationale for this exercise in enforced ignorance is ...

Michael England, a spokesman for the National Science Foundation, said the decision to dismantle the network, known as the Ocean Observatories Initiative, “aligns with N.S.F.’s wider strategy to have a nimbler approach to prioritizing support for evolving scientific priorities and emerging technologies as well as a deliberate approach to smart life cycle management within its portfolio of research infrastructure.”

Waiter could I get some faux-Caesar dressing for my word salad.