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senseandsensibility

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Sat Feb 15, 2025, 03:25 PM Feb 15

Kind of think this should be a bigger story [View all]

From Catherine Rampell on BlueSky: I know I should not be laughing at this but like the same people who have accessed Americans' Social Security numbers and may be storing them on unsecured laptops can't figure out how to contact the NUCLEAR SAFETY EXPERTS they just indiscriminately fired. If this were Veep, I'd give them all the Emmys.

I know sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying, but corporate media WAKE UP. They fired the Nuclear Safety experts, They did. That's a top straight news story that should be leading all newscasts and in huge headlines on every major newspaper. Journalistically, that is just how it is. And now, as Rampell points out, THEY CAN'T HIRE THEM BACK because they lost their contact info!

Oh, and Dems might want to be screaming about this too.

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Kind of think this should be a bigger story [View all] senseandsensibility Feb 15 OP
Not to worry, Trump will replace the fired nuclear safety experts with Major Kong... sop Feb 15 #1
Why would experts come back only bronxiteforever Feb 15 #2
Exactly! This feeling must run rampant throughout the whole government. erronis Feb 15 #4
Rex Tillerson was right MLWR Feb 15 #3
It's as planned. erronis Feb 15 #5
And it's a safe bet Putin did the planning Attilatheblond Feb 15 #6
Yep, Putin is fulfilling his dream PatSeg Feb 15 #12
That's their job. Trump and Elon. Haggard Celine Feb 15 #16
Even worse than finding out so many Americans are hate filled bigots Attilatheblond Feb 15 #18
I guess this is all a testament PatSeg Feb 15 #19
Not sure they are capable of truth Evolve Dammit Feb 16 #29
I had the same thought. yellow dahlia Feb 15 #20
Everyone should be talking nonstop about this. Don't simply focus on the evil, focus on the stupidity. These people are Karasu Feb 15 #7
Last time I checked this wasn't even on the CNN webpage senseandsensibility Feb 15 #10
I have a sinking feeling ReRe Feb 15 #8
Aren't they still looking for immigrant kids separated from their parents to return them? And they don't have the info. SupportSanity Feb 15 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author ReRe Feb 16 #31
It's very tough. But there are a lot of us who didn't vote for him. SupportSanity Feb 16 #32
They can't find them because Elon and his Hitler Youth louis-t Feb 15 #9
Never woulda thunk I'd miss Rick Perry. czarjak Feb 15 #11
"Unqualified" from the absolute top to the absolute bottom. rubbersole Feb 15 #13
Unqualified IS the qualification. nt SupportSanity Feb 15 #24
Can't help laughing birdographer Feb 15 #14
Yeah, I heard that and did a double-take. SupportSanity Feb 15 #23
Congress isn't in session this week. Sure hope Dems raise a stink anyway! summer_in_TX Feb 15 #15
I would sing an aria... GiqueCee Feb 15 #17
Such a gift of a talking point for the Dems. yellow dahlia Feb 15 #21
...."without firing a shot".... Hekate Feb 15 #25
it's the email AncientOfDays Feb 16 #26
Musk has several high school age Progressive dog Feb 16 #27
Just call Vlad exoskeleton Feb 16 #28
This Just Boggles The Mind DallasNE Feb 16 #30
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