While I agree that it is very easy for republicans to masquerade as progressives, especially on the internet, I think that’s actually not a particularly effective form of challenge due to how quickly it derails conversations.

By instead remaining focused on specific issues and policies we can help keep attention where it belongs–on the real life impacts that our elected officials’ policy positions can have on our real lives. The fact of the matter is that Harris does have some genuine progressive chops. While she’s certainly imperfect as a politician, she’s no Bill Clinton-style moderate. We do have her Senate voting record after all, where progressive monitoring groups generally rated her very favorably.

Space noodles, of course.

Being first to sustainable fusion is not the sole requirement for success. Simply contributing to the field is a significant benefit in the long-run.

A big, high budget project like this can try different approaches, where even failures can teach us useful information for future projects that may have no association with this one.