"Unsafe is the stupidest language feature (on a technical level)", Nadri says. It's just an arbitrary constraint to call code with the unsafe keyword, with only the unsafe keyword. Therefore, it's mostly a social that "works super well".
"Unsafe is the stupidest language feature (on a technical level)", Nadri says. It's just an arbitrary constraint to call code with the unsafe keyword, with only the unsafe keyword. Therefore, it's mostly a social that "works super well".
@MadeyeTheCarnaptious +9001%
(The only exceptions are nieche cases and statistically nonexistent!)
Given #Protectionism like the #ChickenTax #Tarriffs on actually reasonably sized #MiniTrucks the #US has no right to complain.
Sadly, the last good car from the USA (that isn't a road-legal Dragstrip Suicide Machine or 4x4 Solid Axle Outdoor Toy) was the #Ford #CVPI / #P71 & #P72a models that got axed in 2012.
Good ol' #KerrMcGee. You remember them, right? #KarenSilkwood's employer!
Karen #Silkwood's sudden death unpacked in ABC documentary
The four-part podcast unearths never-before-heard audio tapes.
ByDoc Louallen
November 14, 2024
"Fifty years ago, the death of a 28-year-old #plutonium plant worker and whistleblower in Oklahoma -- a death many found mysterious and sparked decades of speculation -- shocked the nation.
"The official story was that Karen Silkwood died in a one-car crash on Nov. 13, 1974. She was on her way to meet a New York Times journalist, reportedly to hand over documents she'd secretly been collecting at her job at a #NuclearFacility. The Oklahoma State Highway Patrol concluded that Silkwood fell asleep at the wheel -- possibly under the influence of prescribed drugs --- drove off the highway, crashed into a ditch, and died.
"'We’ve never believed it,' Mike Boettcher said of the official narrative. Boettcher and his reporting partner Bob Sands, both veteran Oklahoma journalists, say many in Oklahoma speculate that Karen Silkwood may have died for what she knew.
"Silkwood's story has become widely known, inspiring several books, articles, and a major motion picture.
Silkwood worked at a nuclear fuel production plant that manufactured #plutonium fuel rods to power a new type of nuclear reactor, which was part of a multi-million dollar experiment to enhance #nuclear energy. When she noticed what she felt were #unsafe working conditions -- such as leaks, spills and co-workers frequently getting #contaminated with #RadioactiveMaterial -- she spoke up and tried to make improvements.
"'Karen became nuclear energy's first #whistleblower, though the term whistleblower was just starting to be used,' Boettcher said. 'This was at a time when the idea of someone inside of a big corporation exposing alleged misdeeds was shocking.'
"Silkwood's allegations, contamination, and untimely death sparked an investigation by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, an FBI inquiry, a civil lawsuit, several appeals, a congressional hearing and two appearances before the U.S. Supreme Court."
Read more:
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/karen-silkwoods-sudden-death-unpacked-abc-documentary/story?id=115778837
#CoverUp #NoNukes #NuclearIndustry #BigOilAndGas #WhoKilledKarenSilkwood #NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies
I have zero fear of cops & even less fears over cowardly bootlickers. I've been facing off cops for over 3 decades. Some island colonial carrying cowardly mofos don't even know until they have to face off with me or make online racist mistakes like #MatWright - willing accomplice to #RCMP & #Unsafe person for #POCFolks.
I am going to BLOCK anyone who boosts this fucker, going forward.
Scientist: #plutonium #contamination still present in #NewMexico's #AcidCanyon
by Roz Brown
Friday, August 23, 2024
"A scientist who said he found extreme plutonium contamination in #LosAlamos' Acid Canyon believes concerned residents should invest in monitoring equipment for greater peace of mind.
"Over a 20-year period ending in 1963, liquid and often #RadioactiveWaste was dumped down the canyon.
"#MichaelKetterer, professor emeritus of chemistry and biochemistry, Northern Arizona University, presented findings to #NuclearWatch New Mexico about water, soil and plant samples he collected at the site 60 years later. He believes people living nearby should follow his lead.
"'New Mexicans, you guys can do this too,' Ketterer urged. 'Your state needs a community instrument, not one run by the state or the locals or by #DOE, one run by the community. You can do this too.'
"Ketterer pointed out the instrument would provide those downstream updated contamination readings. In 1967, the Atomic Energy Commission worked to clean up the area before releasing the land to Los Alamos County without any restrictions on uses. A County Councilor who attended the presentation said they have not received any notification from the federal government about Acid Canyon being #unsafe.
"The canyon now features a dirt trail shaded by pines, providing easy recreational opportunities. Ketterer noted the levels of plutonium contamination were the highest he's ever seen in an area without restricted access.
"'You know this is happening in an area with full public access,' Ketterer emphasized. 'Anybody's child or dog can go down there, contact water, the sediments, the plants. What actions has #EPA taken or should EPA take to stop this?"
"#NuclearWatchNewMexico is pushing for increased cleanup of legacy waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The group also opposes new #PlutoniumPit production proposed near the site and worries future #wildfires in the area could possibly disperse plutonium through falling ash."
@ProPublica Decrepit Pipes Put Jackson, #Mississippi, on the Edge of Catastrophe. State Regulators Didn’t Act. - For years, Jackson residents endured periods of low #water pressure, potentially #unsafe #drinkingwater or no water at all. All the while, state inspectors found few problems with the failing #pipes that caused those problems. #publichealth #healthcare #cleanwater https://www.propublica.org/article/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis-state-inspection #poverty #housing #discrimination #children #cleanwater
A #Toronto woman is calling for more #accessibility in #AirTravel after she had to be carried off an #AirCanada plane in a badly broken aisle chair, an experience she says was #unsafe & #undignified.
Tori Lacey, 26, chronicled the troubling incident on her #TikTok & #Instagram pages, where she usually posts content about her #travel exploits as a person who uses a #wheelchair.
The #US is required to “expeditiously” #house #children who cross into the #US unlawfully, rather than allow them to remain in #unsafe open-air sites along the #border, judge ruled Wed night.
Judge Dolly M.Gee of the USDistCourtOfCent #California, sided mostly w/the attys representing children in a #ClassAction #lawsuit. It establishes that minors at the sites are in #legal custody of the #DHS &entitled to certain #rights & #protections, such as a #safe & #sanitary environment.
#law #immigration
Unsafe highrise rooftop
We Talked To Air Traffic Controllers. What We Heard Will Shock You.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyN67qAqfww&ab_channel=MorePerfectUnion
In the last year, there were over 500 near-misses by major commercial airlines
We talked to air traffic controllers and found out the reason is simple: controllers are working 10 hour shifts, 6 days a week, with mandatory overtime.
ICYMI July 2023: Fish Near #Fukushima Contained #Radioactive Cesium 180 Times Over Japan's Limit
The fish was caught near a drainage outlet where water from melted nuclear reactors flows—some of the same water that is to be treated and released from the power plant starting next month.
Jul 24, 2023
"With the Tokyo Electric Power Company (#TEPCO) planning to begin a release of 1.3 million tonnes of treated wastewater from the former #FukushimaDaiichi nuclear power plant in Japan next month, reports of radioactive fish in the area have raised alarm in recent years—and new reporting on Sunday revealed that the problem is far from mitigated, prompting questions about how dangerous the company's plan will be for the public.
"he plant operator, known as TEPCO, analyzed a black rockfish in May that was found to contain levels of radioactive cesium that were 180 times over Japan's regulatory limit, The Guardian reported.
"The fish was caught near drainage outlets at the plant, where three nuclear reactors melted down in March 2011 during a tsunami.
"Rainwater from the areas surrounding the reactors flows into the area where the fish was caught.
"The high level of cesium—which, depending on the level of exposure, can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding, coma, and death in people who eat contaminated food—was discovered as TEPCO prepares to begin the discharge of treated wastewater which has been used to cool fuel from the melted reactors. The wastewater has mixed with rainwater and groundwater since the tsunami.
"TEPCO has acknowledged that fish near the drainage outlets have been #unsafe for consumption, as the concentration of cesium in seabed sediment in the area has measured more than 100,000 becquerels per kilogram. The maximum legal level is 100 becquerels per kilogram.
"'Since contaminated water flowed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station port immediately after the accident, TEPCO has periodically removed fish from inside the port since 2012,' an official for the company told The Guardian.
"A fish was detected to have high levels of radiation near Fukushima in January 2022, with authorities positing that the fish had escaped from the drainage outlet. Shipments of black rockfish caught off the coast of Fukushima prefecture were promptly suspended and have not been resumed.
"More than 40 fish with cesium levels over the legal limit were found in the plant's port between May 2022 and May 2023, and 90% came from the inner breakwater where water flows from the area around the melted reactors.
"The Nuclear Regulation Authority in Japan and the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) have both given their approval of TEPCO's plan to release the wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, which it says it needs to do to secure space for decommissioning the plant. The discharge process, using an Advanced Liquid Processing System (#ALPS), would take decades to complete.
"While the IAEA said earlier this month the plan will have a 'negligible radiological impact to people and the environment,' #PaulDorfman of Ireland's Radiological Protection Advisory Committee said Monday that reports like the one about the contaminated rockfish are likely 'far from over.'"
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fish-fukushima-radioactive-cesium
Sounds like #China has fully embraced #CorporateColonialism! Welcome to the club?
#Africa: #LithiumMining in Africa Reveals Dark Side of #GreenEnergy
By Kate Hairsine
Deutsche Welle (Bonn)
16 November 2023
“The new rush for lithium in Africa risks fueling #corruption and harming local communities and the #environment, investigations have shown.
“At a Chinese-run lithium mine in #Namibia, local workers have complained for months about squalid living conditions and #unsafe work practices.
“An August fact-finding mission by the Mineworkers Union of Namibia into the Uis mine -- which is operated by Chinese mining company #XinfengInvestments -- found the the local miners living in tiny and hot corrugated zinc shacks without proper ventilation.
“The union also faulted a lack of privacy in the sanitation blocks where toilets and showers are lined up without partitions between them.
“In contrast, the Chinese workers at the mine have comfortable air-conditioned rooms and decent bathrooms.
“The union also criticized Xinfeng for failing to provide protective clothing and ensure safety measures for local workers.
“This is not the only controversy surrounding Xinfeng Investments. A new investigation into lithium mining in Africa by UK-based nonprofit #GlobalWitness outlines accusations against the firm ranging from acquiring the #Uis industrial mine through #bribery to developing it using permits intended for artisanal miners.
“Developing the mine with small-scale licenses meant the company paid 'a staggering low amount for access' to the lithium deposit and allowed it to skirt some #EnvironmentalRegulations, the investigation says.
Concerning trend of #corruption
“As well as in Namibia, the report also documents human rights abuses, corruption, displacement and unsafe working practices in lithium mines the Democratic Republic of the #Congo and #Zimbabwe.
“Going back decades, the mining sector in Africa has often involved corruption and communities not really getting a share of the profits,' said Global Witness senior investigator Colin Robertson, one of the report's authors. 'What we found in the lithium sector is that this trend is set to continue. ... This is very concerning.'
Race for lithium
“Called the 'white gold' of the renewable energy revolution, lithium is a key component of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power everything from cell phones to electric cars (#EVs). Such #batteries are also vital for storing energy produced by clean energy like solar or wind if the world is to make the break from #FossilFuels.
“Globally, the lithium supply is currently dominated by #Australia, #Chile and China, who together produced 90% of the light metal in 2022. But with about 5% of the world's lithium ore reserves, Africa still holds enormous potential, most of which is untapped. Currently only Zimbabwe and Namibia have exported lithium ore, while projects in nations such as #Congo, #Mali, #Ghana, #Nigeria, #Rwanda and #Ethiopia are under exploration or development.
“With demand for the critical mineral expected to boom -- it could grow 40-fold by 2040, according to International Energy Agency projections -- major economies and international companies are racing to secure access to lithium on the continent.
“And many African nations are embracing the lithium rush.
Mineral of the future
“'Lithium is the mineral of the present and the future,' Zimbabwe's president #Emmerson Mnangagwa said recently.
“Zimbabwe, which has Africa's largest lithium reserves and is ranked sixth globally for lithium exports, earned $209 million (€193) from the mineral in the first nine months of 2023. That's nearly treble last year's earnings.
“The southern African country, along with Namibia and Tanzania, has banned the export of raw, or unprocessed lithium, as it seeks to get added value from the lightweight metal.
“Zimbabwe's ban is far from watertight. Global Witness' research discovered that large amounts of lithium ore are still being trucked out of the country.
“In addition, Zimbabwe Defence Industries, a military-linked company subject to US and EU sanctions, has been granted a special exemption to export lithium ore to China. The director of the Harare-based Centre for Natural Resource Governance, Farai Maguwu, is appalled by this.
“'Even though they don't own a single lithium mine,' he told DW, 'they were given an export permit.'
Lithium is a curse
“Maguwu is pessimistic when asked if lithium mining brings any benefit to Zimbabwe.
“’Not at all,' he answered. 'If anything, this abundance of lithium deposits in the current system of governance is actually a curse to the country.'
“If anything, it will bring the country down because there are no systems in place to ensure that the country can generate revenue for the benefits, first and foremost, of the host communities which must pay the cost of mine, loss of land, loss of #biodiversity and the social intrusion into their space.'
“He gives the example of the #SandawanaMine where a lithium rush saw thousands of locals digging out lithium. In early 2023 though, the mine was reportedly taken over by companies with links to Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and military.
“'Even where the local people are able to mine and sell legally, the government sent troops armed to the teeth to stop people from accessing the lithium,' Maguwu said.
“There is 'no silver bullet' to the problem of corruption in Africa's mining sector, he said, but he would like to see more Western mining companies invest in extracting Africa's lithium, as they are often bound by stricter environmental, social and governance standards and practices.
Fear of Chinese monopoly
“China has a virtual monopoly on lithium extraction in Africa. More than four-fifths, or 83%, of Africa's forecast lithium supply this decade will come from projects at least partly owned by Chinese firms, estimates Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a consultancy.
“Three Chinese mining giants have acquired lithium mines and projects worth $678 million in Zimbabwe in the past year.
“'Domination [of lithium mining] by one country may led to undesirable results such as under-valuation of mineral resources, #TaxAvoidance and #HumanRights abuses in the sector,' according to a recent report by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association.
“The Global Witness researcher Robertson calls on the European Union and the United States to ensure increased transparency of lithium mining and more oversight by local activists in order to improve governance and combat corruption.
“'It can't just be about [the EU and US] trying to increase their own supply of minerals,' he said.
“As for Farai Maguwu, he stresses that the proceeds from extractive projects must be plowed back into the community in terms of public goods, such as roads, health clinics and schools.
“’We consider our unmined assets as our natural capital and the local people, even children, should enjoy the benefits of the extraction of their natural capital.’”
The solemn & peaceable candlelight vigils from earlier this month preceded uglier confrontations, leaving #Jewish college #students feeling anxious, afraid & #unsafe.
Amid what the #Biden admin described as an “alarming rise” of #antisemitism on #college #campuses, some #JewishStudents say they feel more vulnerable than ever before.
#Jews #HateCrimes #racism #WhiteChristianNationalism #ViolentExtremists #RacistOpportunists #NationalSecurity #Israel #Hamas #war
once again rich #capitalists treat #safety #regulations as a pesky way for the #government to take #money away from them and not as the literal #testament in #blood of all the #people that have #died or been #injured because of #unsafe #situations
@Radical_EgoCom #BillionairesUnderTheSea should pull themselves up by their effing bootstraps like they always tell us.
@chris I have multiple vids of #Saanich #Police being #unmasked & refusing to put any on after being told multiple times that they need to wear them in #immunocompromised households. I'm so angry in midst of trying to grieve for my Dad. He #died from #LongCovid too & it won't be counted as a long covid death either. I'm so fucking upset. All around. He got #covid from #unsafe hospital practices in first place.
Spotted this not so bright way to transport inflatables - going fast along the highway - flapping loudly & looking like the inflatables would fly off at any moment. #Unsafe
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