The Copenhagen Post | Musk’s SpaceX wins billion-dollar US military contract by Ritzau

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The U.S. Space Force has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to develop a satellite communications network that will link military sensors and weapon platforms worldwide, marking a major boost to the service’s global war‑fighting capabilities; at the same time, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin secured a $188 million (potentially rising to $280 million) NASA contract to deliver unmanned rovers for future lunar missions.

Read more: https://cphpost.dk/2026-05-27/news/round-up/musks-spacex-wins-billion-dollar-us-military-contract/

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PBS NewsHour - The Latest | WATCH: NASA shares plans to construct moon base by Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

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NASA announced its first‑phase moon‑base plans less than two months after Artemis II’s record‑breaking lunar fly‑by, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies to deliver landers, rovers and drones. Blue Origin will supply a pair of landers that will carry lunar terrain vehicles built by Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to a site near the Moon’s south pole, while Firefly Aerospace will send the first drones to the lunar surface. The hardware is slated to arrive before the planned Artemis III crew landing, targeted for mid‑2027 with astronauts on the surface as early as 2028. Phase 2 (2029‑early 2030s) will add permanent infrastructure such as a power grid, and Phase 3 in the 2030s will debut specialized habitats for long‑duration stays, creating a sprawling base covering hundreds of square miles and marked by “MoonFall” drones at its corners. NASA’s goal is to spark a lunar economy, conduct scientific research and lay the groundwork for a future Mars expedition.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-nasa-shares-plans-to-construct-moon-base

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Mother Jones | Why Billionaires Pay Much Less Tax Than the Average American by Gabriel Zucman

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Jeff Bezos recently argued that billionaires already pay a large share of U.S. taxes, but research by economists Gabriel Zucman, Emmanuel Saez and others shows this claim is misleading: when all federal, state and local taxes—including payroll, sales and excise taxes—are considered, the effective tax rate for all income groups is roughly 25‑30 percent, with billionaires actually paying the lowest rate (about 24 percent in 2018‑20 and as low as 15 percent for Bezos in 2018). The working‑class bears a substantial tax burden through regressive taxes, while the ultra‑wealthy can structure their income to minimize liability, a trend that intensified after the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, reducing billionaire tax contributions and expanding wealth concentration—today the richest 0.00001 percent own wealth equal to 14 percent of national income, up from 4 percent in 1910—highlighting a growing fiscal anomaly that calls for reform.

Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/why-billionaires-pay-less-taxes-zucman-saez-jeff-bezos-irs-breaks-income-wealth/

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🚨 NEWS: Blue Origin Riparte: Il Razzo New Glenn Ottiene il Via Libera dalla FAA per il Quarto Volo

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💡 Il settore spaziale commerciale ha ricevuto una spinta significativa nelle ultime ore. La Federal Aviation Administration ha ufficialmente dato il via libera a Blue Origin per prep...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/blue-origin-riparte-il-razzo-new-glenn-ottiene-il-via-libera-dalla-faa-per-il-quarto-volo

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The Nerd Reich | How ‘Billionaire Derangement Syndrome’ Destroys the World by Gil Duran

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The article reflects on a live chat between the author and writer Wajahat Ali, using Jeff Bezos’s recent praise of Donald Trump—calling him “more mature” and “disciplined” while denigrating taxes—as a prime example of what the author dubs “Billionaire Derangement Syndrome.” The piece argues that Bezos’s endorsement serves to legitimize a regime the author describes as corrupt, fascist, and racist, effectively giving Amazon and Whole Foods a seal of approval for an administration the author believes operates above the law. A link to the full conversation is provided for readers who want to hear the discussion in its entirety.

Read more: https://www.thenerdreich.com/how-billionaire-derangement-syndrome-destroys-the-world/

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Novara Media | Mamdani Forces Amazon to Hand Over $9m in Unpaid Clean Air Fines by Joshua Carroll

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that his administration has recovered more than $9 million in unpaid clean‑air fines from Amazon after the company repeatedly violated city idling regulations by leaving engines running on parked delivery vehicles, a practice that polluted the air and forced residents to inhale exhaust. Mamdani condemned the tech giant, valued at $2 trillion, for refusing to pay the fines and pledged to collect every dollar owed to the city’s citizens. The Department of Environmental Protection’s commissioner, Lisa F Garcia, praised the effort, noting Amazon’s status as one of the worst offenders. The enforcement move comes amid broader attempts by Mamdani’s administration to curb corporate power and boost public finances, following a recent record $31 million in penalties against negligent landlords, and follows Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s public criticism of New York’s education system and tax policies.

Read more: https://novaramedia.com/2026/05/25/mamdani-forces-amazon-to-hand-over-9m-in-unpaid-clean-air-fines/

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