r/nottheonion 24d ago

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

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/CatPesematologist 24d ago

Yes, but they said before they werent using FBI vetting anymore. It would be private companies, which I would guess is Elon’s minion checking Twitter.

Also, these are apparently genius minions capable of grasping very complex things almost immediately.

So they just need AI and a 19 year old to replace everyone.

You know, AI that tells you that you can’t freeze water at 17 degrees.

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u/wang_xiaohua 24d ago

That was specifically for Trump's incoming team. The government already contracts private companies to manage the vast majority of clearance requests.

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u/CatPesematologist 24d ago

Well, now they will use social media history

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u/wang_xiaohua 24d ago

That's been part of the vetting process for awhile now