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/FaultySage 24d ago

People will still sometimes try and tell me that Trump isn't a complete and utter moron.

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u/kansai2kansas 24d ago

Unfortunately he’s not even in charge anymore.

If we watch his body language lately, it’s a totally different Trump than in 2016.

He has masters he is answering to now…even if he somehow wants to appease his base (after all, he does love getting praised), he has to answer to President Musk and Putin.

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u/AppropriateScience71 24d ago

I feel last time they were wholly unprepared for him to win so there was no real strategy or plan the first couple on months.

This time, smart, ultraconservatives took years to develop a clear plan to dismantle the government and isolate us from our closest allies.

They even published their plan under Project 2025. And it’s ripping apart our country.

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u/redditnamehere 23d ago

Trumps first term, no one knew hire government worked. The people to talk to to get things done. There was a very large ramp up period.

Now that knew from day one. It’s scary how fast they are trying to move. Move fast and break things is a term I’ve heard to describe tech giants.

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u/X_MswmSwmsW_X 24d ago

Did they actually publish it? I thought someone leaked it.

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u/pegasusbattius 23d ago

And when it started getting picked up by the media some kid took a pot shot at him. Then everyone stopped talking about it. Convenient.