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Hmmm, this story's got a little bit of everything in it. In Massachusetts she might have a shot though!



A transgender-issues activist and Democratic candidate for Congress says the advent of the space tourism industry could give private corporations a “frightening amount of power” to destroy the Earth with rocks because of the Moon’s military importance.
Brianna Wu, a prominent “social justice warrior” in the “Gamergate” controversy who now is running for the House seat in Massachusetts’ 8th District, suggested in a since-deleted tweet that companies could drop rocks from the Moon.
“The moon is probably the most tactically valuable military ground for earth,” the tweet said. “Rocks dropped from there have power of 100s of nuclear bombs.”
SpaceX announced Monday it is planning to launch a tourism venture to the Moon in 2018.
After users on social media questioned her scientific literacy, the congressional candidate clarified that the tweet was “talking about dropping [rocks] into our gravity well.”
Small space rocks can indeed do nuclear-weapons-scale damage if hitting the Earth at orbital speeds. But launching one from the moon, even setting aside issues of aiming, would still require escaping the satellite’s gravitational field, a task that requires the power and thrust contained in a huge rocket.

One Internet wit posted on Twitter the footage of an astronaut hitting a golf ball on the moon, with the words: “Alan Shepard: FORE! [destroys Leningrad].”
Ms. Wu blamed criticism of her on sexism: “that’s the danger of being a woman on the internet!” she exclaimed.
“Like, you all can make fun of that statement, but it will still be true,” another Wu tweet said. “This is why the militarization of space is so dangerous.”



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Read "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress".

Kinetic kill vehicle from the moon? Totally doable.

ETA: doable, but not necessarily practical. Cheaper ways to do it, such as The Rod From God satellite concept.


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No Mr/Me whatever you are... That is the danger of being an idiot on the internet




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Ms. Sky is Falling Wu. Remember this face for future reference.




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Ms. Wu blamed criticism of her on sexism: “that’s the danger of being a woman on the internet!” she exclaimed.
Nope, that's the risk you run when you're a moron.

This nitwit submitted the following design for her own space vehicle.



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I am sure she only drinks rain water instead of regular water because of fluoridation, educated at Burbulson college, home of the Rippers. Purity Of Essence is her favorite perfume.


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Brianna Wu is a massive, steaming, pile of pig shit, and would be still regardless of whatever they claim to be, male, female, trans, shrimp boat, whatever. They are a terrible person.

Read up on this person, it's a hoot.



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After users on social media questioned her scientific literacy, the congressional candidate clarified that the tweet was “talking about dropping [rocks] into our gravity well.”



That one probably has even Hank Johnson scratching his head and saying "Dayum, girl!"
 
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Read "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress".

Kinetic kill vehicle from the moon? Totally doable.

ETA: doable, but not necessarily practical. Cheaper ways to do it, such as The Rod From God satellite concept.
Yup. That book covered the subject pretty well. (Of course, it helps if one has a self-aware super computer on one's side....)

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I am guessing that she is a millenial ? If so it just shows how ignorant some of these millenials are and that what they learn in school shows it. God Bless Smile


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Dear Lord. Doesn't Guam have enough to worry about? Now it's not just tipping over but space rocks launched from the moon are now on the list of threats?



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Throw rocks at them.


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I sent her an email and told her that she should team up with Rep. Johnson from Georgia and go to Guam.
He's the one that said Guam might tip over and capsize if Guam got overpopulated. :/


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