Texas nuke reactors now being taken offline because our delightful GOP ALSO deregulated those so they didn’t have to winterize. Now water required for safe operation of the reactors is frozen. Just like the deregulated gas pipelines and the turbines that only TX didn’t winterize
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Yep. Deregulation is like a religion for the free market trickle down fundamentalists - and this is where it got us. Cautionary tale at the expense of millions of people now suffering.

Feb 17, 2021 · 4:21 PM UTC

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Yes, people AND animals.
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