[ExI] robo-rescue

[sjatkins]

Christ on a crutch!  Are we still arguing that elites in government have a PLAN and are doing wondrous things and that it all really makes sense but it can't be available to us to verify?  I thought that shit went out with the invasion of Iraq.   When do we get it through our heads that government is Rulers and we are the Ruled.  When do we stop being willing to be ruled or using our brain power to make up Apologia for the Rulers?


On Saturday, June 13th, 2026 at 19:42, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> > From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, 13 June, 2026 3:33 AM
> > To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> > Cc: spike at rainier66.com
> > Subject: Re: [ExI] robo-rescue
> > 

> > On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> > 

> > > >Adrian, programs are cancelled regularly,
> > 

> > >…Yes, that is very true especially for military projects, and I am certain that, although many billions of dollars will be spent, a "Trump Class Battleship" will NEVER be built…
> > 

> > You are beginning to understand. Some projects need to not only be kept secret, that fact that the program exists at all also must be kept secret. The Manhattan Project was one example. POTUS knew and authorized it, but VPOTUS did not, nor did congress.
> > 

> > Absurdities needed to take place to cover for it. For instance, the uranium refinement process needed a lot of wire, but copper was very scarce, being needed for ammo. The solution was to use the silver in the treasury. To avoid arousing suspicion, some gold was also moved to Los Alamos, for it made little sense to request silver without also requesting gold, if one is using the bullion to pay for that which paper money was not used. They needed to keep secret that the silver was being melted and recast into wire.
> > 

> > >…however I'm equally certain that our Dear Leader is far too stupid to realize that….
> > 

> > And STILL it doesn’t occur to you that he is playing chess while you play checkers.
> > 

> > >...Why am I so certain it will never be built?
> > 

> > We know why. The program is a decoy for something else.
> > 

> > >…Why am I so certain that the president doesn't realize any of this? Because a man as egomaniacal as our current POTUS would never allow his name to be placed on something that he knew was doomed to failure…
> > 

> > Ja! So do you know what that funding is really doing? Neither do we. There is no need to remind me of that testimony under oath before congress. Notice you have never heard of anyone prosecuted for this sort of testimony before, for we know why it works this way: congress is in charge of funding these projects, but many, perhaps most, representatives are not cleared and are not clearable. 
> > 

> > >…By the way, although I am certain he will not be president in 10 years I wish I was as certain that in 2 1/2 years he will no longer be president, but I am not….
> > 

> > Idea: let us enter a wager of sorts. No need to bother with currency, which means nothing to either of us at the level I am willing to wager. I prefer low-stakes betting, or symbolic wagering as we did in Ideas Futures.
> > 

> > Let us “wager” that the current POTUS will not be POTUS on 21 Jan 2029. The prize: respect for the winner by the loser for all eternity, or until we forget, whichever comes first.
> > 

> > >…In 10 years, if Mr. Jupiter Brain doesn't object, the USA might coronate King Donald II… John K Clark  
> > 

> > The reason I can bet against that notion with such confidence is the US constitution, that marvelous document which prevents this sort of thing, amendment 22.
> > 

> > Are you in John? Anyone else wish to join this “bet”? I will only take the NOT position.
> > 

> > spike  
> > 

> > > 

> > > 

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
> > > 

> > > >
> > > >>... Of course.  But the external dimensions and displacement tell us little about what the craft actually does.
> > > 

> > > ...
> > > 

> > > >...If you are utterly unable to conceive of the fact that they have told us - under oath to Congress - of a set of things about the proposed Trump-class battleship that grossly contradict what you keep speculating, that's on you.
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