Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, a science writer explains what went wrong with the nuclear power facility and why. Long answer short, it was Soviet hubris, and fossil fuels are still much more dangerous than nuclear.

https://reason.com/2026/04/26/chernobyl-was-a-communist-disaster-not-a-nuclear-one/

#SovietUnion #USSR #Chernobyl #ChernobylDisaster #cleanEnergy #airPollution #climateChange #energy #fossilFuels #governmentFailures #history #hubris #nuclearEnergy #nuclearPower #nuclearSafety #Pripyat #Russia #Ukraine

Iran droht Golfstaaten mit Datenkollaps: Revolutionsgardenahe Medien kartografieren Unterseekabel im Persischen Golf. Die Feuerpause läuft ab.

https://denkstrom.org/artikel/iran-gespraeche-gescheitert-kabel-eskalation-2026/

#International #Geopolitik #Iran #USA #FediNews #Newstodon #Presseschau #Nachrichten #Deutschland #Fediverse

A Farce in Four Acts:

1. Trump skipped the WHCD every single year.
2. Except this one.
3. All of a sudden there’s a shooter in the lobby.
4. Trump: “This shooting is a clear example of why we need a new ballroom!”

It hardly gets any dumber than this.

I honestly don't understand the mindset of people staying on X to not let the Nazis win.

The Nazis own the platform. They already won it with $44 billion. Wtf are you hoping happens next?