The United Federation of Planets is disappointed in you, Brianna. https://t.co/IcPe4JwYhC
— Jen Ramos, but decolonize Thanksgiving,, ?? (@jenmacramos) February 28, 2017
Democratic candidate for Congress Brianna Wu is warning that SpaceX’s plan to head to the moon next year…
BREAKING: SpaceX says it plans to launch a privately crewed mission to the moon next year. Story forthcoming.
— WIRED (@WIRED) February 27, 2017
…is a threat to the whole planet. For real:
1/ This is being covered as a fun hijink for rich people, but the idea of a private corporation having access to moon should give you pause. https://t.co/6nOlNp8bEl
— Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) February 28, 2017
You see, Wu is afraid this private corporation will start mining the moon and then use giant rocks to threaten Earth (she deleted this tweet):
https://twitter.com/Bro_Pair/status/836454561409814529
Earth is also vulnerable in other ways:
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/836449522960183296
And as a representative, this means she’ll fund NASA which will save us from moon terrorism:
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/836449812945977344
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/836450245584224256
An astronomer doubted her claims, but that didn’t stop Wu from arguing with him:
I don't entirely buy this. Not the best place to drop rocks from, and too far away to threaten GPS.
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 28, 2017
Wu then told the astronomer to “do the math.” LOLOL:
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/836451326477361152
Yes, but have to get them out of the Moon's gravity well first. Much better to get rocks already passing close and divert
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 28, 2017
I absolutely think that space rocks are a new WMD type for which technology is not far away.
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 28, 2017
Right. So why bother getting the rocks off the moon when they are already RIGHT THERE in space and just need a tiny nudge
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) February 28, 2017
Wu later doubled-down:
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/836460677850152961
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/836460982314668032
And blamed any criticism on her being a woman:
https://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/836458009421307906
Sorry, but no. As a candidate for Congress, Wu is open to the same exact mocking as say Newt Gingrich when he said crazy things about the moon. Some examples:
Trump hasn't even taken office, but Newt "Moon Colony" Gingrich is already deifying him. https://t.co/r4GzMhGnR5 pic.twitter.com/IK3n1AFJXr
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) December 13, 2016
Newt is gonna get that goddamn moon base or die trying. https://t.co/61rxUV0uTT
— Aaron Mehta (@AaronMehta) November 17, 2016
I see Newt's adjusting his wardrobe for when Donald names him King of the Moon https://t.co/wxjV0oDo9B
— Joshua Fechter ? (@JFreports) November 21, 2016
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Editor’s note: We’ve corrected a typo in the headline.