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US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

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Post by rayiner »

Barracoon wrote: post #591
rayiner wrote: post #493

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It’s more than that I’m Asian. The same arrogance and disregard for popular sovereignty in other countries that you see at USAID/State/NED has metastasized and been turned inward. “Deplorables” is how Acela types see Iowans and Bangladeshis alike. As the parent of a kid who got put in a “BIPOC” affinity group, I’m thrilled about the cuts to DOEd and the hammer coming down on teaching race consciousness ( https://www.…

The Tulsi that pushes Russian disinformation? That should do well for rooting out lying. Also some facts: Intelligence services did not lie us into the Iraq war - politicians did. Politicians manipulated intelligence reporting to fit their narrative. Since you seem to like conspiracy theories, it should be obvious that this was so Halliburton, the company vice president Dick Cheney was CEO of, could profit from gover…

> The Tulsi that pushes Russian disinformation

People talking about all this Russia shit sound like Reagan/Bush republicans.

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Post by grandempire »

lgdiva wrote: post #528
grandempire wrote: post #298

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“They are my enemies because they are evil and stupid” is why we are here a second time.

If you can explain how firing the nuclear experts isn't utterly stupid, I'm all ears, bucko.

If you think this decision is dumb, that’s ok.

The implication here is that people vote for trump because they are stupid. Which is a political non-starter. If you can’t explain what they think in words they would agree with, you just don’t understand them.

But sure I’ll try to take the other side. Is every person in an organization associated with the word “nuclear” essential? Will nations start blowing up if a single one is fired?

So we need to know who got let go and what their responsibility is. Otherwise we are just word associating (“nuclear safety people = good”, “reducing safety = bad”), which is probably what the authors of this piece hoped for.

But come on, this is just a nerd fantasy that appeals to HNers (the smart people doing important science are untouchable and will automatically do what’s right).

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Post by nobunaga »

baggy_trough wrote: post #176
nobunaga wrote: post #112

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Do you really believe that your second sentence is true? wow. So what you are saying is that billionaires, while they do pay taxes, pay their fair share with no attempt to avoid taxes? No overseas accounts or shady businesses? Its all above board? But anyway, lets focus on the low productive people, because that really what is going to bring America out of the rut that it is in. Not the overly powerful rich that are…

Certainly I do. I'd like the United States to change to a simpler and more regressive tax policy so that everyone has skin in the game. For example, eliminating all taxes in favor of a VAT or the like.

You live in a fantasy world. If thats what you think is the core problem right now in America or what needs to be focused on, good luck buddy!

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Post by s1artibartfast »

harimau777 wrote: post #589
s1artibartfast wrote: post #564

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This is the failure mode of the anarcho-liberal awareness premise. "Awareness" is almost never the limiting factor to policy change. This is why awareness based movements such as occupy, BLM, and climate protests go nowhere. Everyone is aware of climate change, police brutality, or inequality. Organized opposition with leverage and a compelling alternative is the bottleneck. Awareness isn't a policy position and does…

Wasn't the thesis that can change minds behind Luigi basically "If we don't fix the system then this could happen to me"?

I dont think that is a policy proposal, nor do I think it is compelling to the voters and policy maker that would need to implement the change.

My point is that acting out until someone else comes up with a solution and someone else implements it almost never works. You have to change minds en masse.

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Post by s1artibartfast »

jakelazaroff wrote: post #548
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #511

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> health insurance CEO was shot dead in the streets Middle manager from Minnesota scraping in at the very bottom of the 0.1% wealth line, in a system with power-law dynamics, is a high-profile mugging.

Yeah, there’s a good quote about how they don’t trust people to “eat the rich”, because what they’ll actually do is come at a bunch of doctors and lawyers while the real rich gets away relatively unscathed.

In the French revolution, mobs would smash textile shops to the dismay of the workers, string up the middle class owners, then drink the reagents and die.

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Post by monetus »

rayiner wrote: post #611
Barracoon wrote: post #591

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The Tulsi that pushes Russian disinformation? That should do well for rooting out lying. Also some facts: Intelligence services did not lie us into the Iraq war - politicians did. Politicians manipulated intelligence reporting to fit their narrative. Since you seem to like conspiracy theories, it should be obvious that this was so Halliburton, the company vice president Dick Cheney was CEO of, could profit from gover…

> The Tulsi that pushes Russian disinformation People talking about all this Russia shit sound like Reagan/Bush republicans.

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Post by woooooo »

rayiner wrote: post #576
woooooo wrote: post #505

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The republican core of exurban/rural ownership class benefits far more directly from immigrant labor than the liberal professional class. Professionals might have a housekeeper or get their lawns done, but they're not employing a kitchen or construction site full of people.

What percent of republicans do you think employ illegal immigrants lol. This isn’t 1980.

I'm saying that the people who employ illegal immigrants tend to be republican small business owners. They're not a majority of republicans but they are the heart of the party in the way educated professionals are for the dems.

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Post by jjk166 »

rayiner wrote: post #291
yeyeyeyeyeyeyee wrote: post #254

The US is busy making the biggest own-goal one could imagine. From a position of world-wide dominance and respect, it is being destroyed at a rate that is too quick for most to even start to comprehend what the outcome of these actions will be. I suspect the consequences of these actions will be carried for the rest of our lives, as they are not so easy to turn back. Lots of other countries are standing by watching w…

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Because we're proud of our country, unlike certain traitors.

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Post by Aloisius »

rzz3 wrote: post #520
baq wrote: post #218

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Uppers have this effect on people.

“Uppers”? I thought the leading theories were MDMA and Ketamine (and recovering from neck surgery), neither of which are best-described by the word “uppers”, nor is that behavior an effect that “uppers” generally have (e.g. cocaine, (meth)amphetamines).

The MA in MDMA is methamphetamine.

That said, it's also an empathogen that promotes prosocial behavior, which isn't the word I'd use to describe the behavior happening.

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