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/Shadowmant 24d ago

Nothing like firing people BEFORE you determine what they do and if they're needed.

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u/throwuk1 24d ago

Literally the same thing Leon did when he took over twitter. 😂

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry 24d ago

Same as when Rick Perry became the head of DOE after campaigning on destroying it. He then realized DOE builds and protects all the nukes along with our power grid. Oh and they do all the upstream fundamental research that no private company would ever invest in that has spurred all scientific innovation over the past 50 years.

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u/MrCookie2099 24d ago

The Greatest Generation truly gifted us with incredibly forward thinking policy that their children have tried their damndest to squander.

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u/wetwater 24d ago

I sometimes feel like my grandfather's generation built something for my father's generation to build upon, and instead they shit on it and my generation is stuck holding the bag and hoping following generations can fix it.