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White House says it has tech that can "manipulate time and space"

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28395988

A comment by White House science adviser Michael Kratsios has gone viral after a speech in which he claimed U.S. technology can “manipulate time and space,” prompting online speculation.

Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, made the remark during a policy address at the Endless Frontiers Retreat in Austin, Texas on April 14.

“Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity,” Kratsios said during prepared remarks published on the official White House website.

While the statement was likely intended as aspirational language about technological progress, it has since circulated widely online, with some interpreting the comment literally.

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  • While the White House has not issued a formal clarification, the speech's wording suggests the phrase was metaphorical—intended to refer to the transformative nature of modern innovation, not literal manipulation of space-time, or the invention of time travel.

  • They already have .... it's called Facebook, X (Twitter), Fox News and rage podcast entertainers.

    Due to the disinformation, misinformation and non-information they've created and spread, entire portions of the American population live in an entirely different time and space.

  • Kratsios then went on to explain: "We also were able to give Trump a huge cock. Not that it wasn't massive and bigly on it's own, but the technology gave us the chance to give him a 'Thank you' gift that even Arnold Palmer would be jealous of.

    Seriously... It's also veiny and turgid as shit. Dude is stacked. I love serving in the shadow of his throbbing man-beast."

  • Oooh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm My Own Grandpa! Let's get the hell out of here already! Screw history!

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