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   Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 01:57:32 JST Lauren Weinstein

   • mekka okereke :verified:

   @mekkaokereke The whitewashing of von Braun was really a sight to behold. A great example is how Disney had him hosting some of their classic "Men Into Space" programs back in the 60s. These were wonderful shows from an educational standpoint, except that they had to go through nightmarish twists to avoid connecting von Braun with the Nazi rocket program and his direct involvement in the slaughter of so many in England, etc.

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     pettter (pettter@mastodon.acc.umu.se)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 01:57:31 JST pettter

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     • mekka okereke :verified:

     @lauren @mekkaokereke 'zat's not my department, says Werner von Braun' as the song goes

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     Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 02:37:09 JST Lauren Weinstein

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     • mekka okereke :verified:

     @pettter @mekkaokereke I was attempting not to invoke Lehrer for this rather serious discussion.

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     Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE (timwardcam@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 14:58:18 JST Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE

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     • mekka okereke :verified:

     @lauren @mekkaokereke "... the widows and cripples in old London Town / who own their large pensions to Wernher von Braun." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro

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