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Fatal Accident at Universal Stainless Leads Steelworkers To Flag Ongoing Safety Failures - HUNTERBROOK hntrbrk.com/fatal-accident-at-…
A couple of months earlier, a leaked U.S. Air Force Safety Investigation Board report had linked a fatal Osprey crash in Japan that killed eight U.S. airmen — and potentially at least five prior aircraft failures — to defective metals produced by Universal Stainless.The defects were identified as “non-metallic inclusions,” or impurities in the alloy that weaken the metal.
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Fatal Accident at Universal Stainless Leads Steelworkers To Flag Ongoing Safety Failures - HUNTERBROOK
"They don't care about us,” said one employee.Jenny Ahn (Hunterbrook Media)
LA Times: Mass firings across NOAA and National Weather Service ignite fury among scientists worldwide
"As federal job eliminations struck the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service on Thursday, scientists and environmental advocates denounced the cuts, saying they could cause real harm to Americans."
"People nationwide depend on NOAA for free, accurate forecasts, severe weather alerts, and emergency information. Purging the government of scientists, experts, and career civil servants and slashing fundamental programs will cost lives."
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#noaa #wx #weather #alerts #safety #NWS
Mass firings at NOAA, National Weather Service ignite fury
Scientists worry there will be immediate harm from the Trump administration's latest federal workforce cuts, which hit NOAA and the National Weather Service.Grace Toohey (Los Angeles Times)
…Few records in the #HUD system are redacted or anonymized, & many contain deeply personal material about those who have alleged or been accused of housing #discrimination. #DomesticViolence case files can list addresses to which survivors have relocated for their #safety. #Harassment cases can include detailed descriptions of instances of #SexualAssault. #Disability cases can include detailed #medical records.
#Musk's #SpaceX Lands #FAA Contract - #ConflictOfInterest Be Damned
The billionaire fired hundreds of FAA employees. Now the agency is testing #Starlink to help manage #US airspace.
Days after #ElonMusk & his so-called #DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the FAA–including critical #safety roles–his company, SpaceX, has secured a contract w/the agency to use Musk's Starlink satellite internet to help manage US airspace.
#Trump #law #kleptocracy #broligarchy #oligarchy #USpol
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Musk's SpaceX Lands FAA Contract Despite Conflict of Interest Concerns
Elon Musk's SpaceX landed an FAA contract to use Starlink after the billionaire fired hundreds of the agency's employees.Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)