Chris BingThe most important story you should read today
Edgehttps://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nuclear-power-nrc-safety-doge-vought
DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator
In its rush to boost nuclear energy, the Trump administration is rapidly rewriting rules to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. “The safety culture is under threat,” a former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
Osteopenia Powers ;@czarbucks
"Figures like Cohen are forcing a “move fast and break things” Silicon Valley ethos on one of the country’s most important regulators."
Given that there is no safe level of radiation, breaking shit for momentary advantage is not a good strategy.
Jeri Dansky@czarbucks I had read that ProPublica was on strike, which would have meant not going to its website to read anything.
But while they have voted to authorize a strike, it seems they may not have actually called one yet, so I guess I can still go read this.
https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/unionized-staff-at-propublica-vote-to-strike
Unionized Staff at ProPublica Vote to Strike — ProPublica Guild
The NewsGuild of New York-represented workers at the nonprofit newsroom take action after management’s persistent refusal to agree to a fair contract that includes industry-standard “just cause” job security protections and guardrails around the use of AI. NEW YORK – Unionized staff at on
It's so freaking annoying, they have such excellent reporting. I gave them a big donation at the start of the year, and included a letter saying I support their union and that they had better not make me regret the donation. Yet here we are.
@czarbucks I wrote to them a while ago saying I would no longer be donating until they stopped it with anti-union nonsense. My last donation was in September of last year.