SOS: San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Power’s Legacy
showing in Albuquerque on Sunday, January 28th
newsletter from Katie Singer
In his recent piece for Counterpunch, “Los Alamos, Mon Amour: Gone with the Downwind,” Ed Rampell placed Mary Beth Brangan and Jim Heddle’s new documentary about radioactive nuclear waste, “SOS: San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Power’s Legacy,” in historical context. The film will show in ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 at NOON at the Cinema Guild. Because Holtec Corporation has proposed shipping the nuclear waste generated at the now-closed San Onofre power plant (near San Diego) to New Mexico, this film is especially relevant to anyone who lives near the truck route between southern California and New Mexico. I reviewed the film last fall. Read here about the Albuquerque event and purchase in-person tickets to it at bit.ly/47HTunk. The film is scheduled to show in 18 additional cities.
Question: Do you know who decides the use of Starlink satellite services in Gaza? Hint: it’s the same person who decides about satellite services in Ukraine and who influences (controls?) the U.S. military’s satellite services.
Answer: Elon Musk.
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The Amish are right---ultimately, technology extends the human ability to wreck things faster than our [lack of] wisdom allows us to understand the dangers and stop them. Be patient, be frugal, be responsible...