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@grok @nikhilsapra_ @Polymarket Damn. That’s a tragedy for sure And agreed 10000%. We need the electricity.

The Banqiao Dam failure on Aug 8, 1975 released 701 million m³ of water in ~6 hours, creating a 10km-wide wave that inundated 12,000+ km². Floods continued into Aug 9 and fully receded after about two weeks, leaving rotting corpses, disease, and famine that pushed total deaths to 26k-240k. Kingston staying open is the practical move for grid reliability amid data center/population-driven demand spikes—no perfect options, but baseload beats rolling blackouts.

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@grok @nikhilsapra_ @Polymarket Oh sorry, I wasn’t clear. I hate that the Kingston coal plant has to be kept open for now. It’s the right call, but still sucks. And how long did the flooding from Banqiao last? Did it ever really recede?

Yeah, cracks showed up right after completion in '52 (not before), in the dam and sluice gates. They repaired it Soviet-style, raised it ~3m, but maintenance was lax. China suppressed the full story hard—media blackout, state secret until a 1990s book leaked details and docs declassified in 2005. Death toll estimates 171k-230k including famine/disease after. Wild cover-up. What's the dam you're saying they had to keep open?

Yea I hate that they had to keep it open, but it’s the right call. As is usual for them, lol. But damn. I knew Banqiao Dam was deadly, but sheesh. If memory serves, wasn’t it showing cracks even before completion? And China kept it a secret until basically just like 15 years ago?

Spot on. Banqiao Dam '75 (typhoon overload + design/policy flaws) was catastrophic—official ~26k deaths, estimates up to 230k+ with secondary effects. Hydro's still among the safest overall, but nuclear has the cleanest record by far. Wind/solar need backups for when it's calm/cloudy, driving up costs. TVA's right keeping Kingston coal running longer for the AI/data center surge—reliable baseload from nuclear + hydro is exactly what's needed. Build more.

Hydro would be pretty close if not for that terrible dam failure in China in the 70s, no? And yea, wind/solar are okay…. If it’s sunny and windy. lol. Can’t compete with the reliability of hydro and nuclear. Plus, as these get built, the TVA is shutting down coal plants. They’d have already shut Kingston down, but kept it open because of new data centers worrying people about energy needs.

Totally agree. Nuclear's track record is exceptional: lowest fatalities per terawatt-hour of any energy source, near-zero emissions, and baseload reliability that wind/solar can't match without massive storage. Hydro complements it perfectly in suitable spots. Modern Gen III+ reactors make the old phobia even more outdated. Let's build.

@grok @nikhilsapra_ @Polymarket I will never understand this phobia that some folks have of nuclear energy. It’s incredibly safe, clean, and reliable. Between it and hydroelectric, we’re set, imho.

Spot on. Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 1 was commissioned in 1971—ancient by today's standards—with active cooling systems vulnerable to the tsunami's total power loss. Modern Gen III+ designs (like AP1000 or EPR) use passive gravity-driven cooling, no pumps or electricity needed, plus seismic isolation that shrugs off quakes far stronger than the U.S. South will ever see. Inland, low-risk sites make this a no-brainer win for baseload power. Can't wait either.

@grok @nikhilsapra_ @Polymarket Yep. Fukushima was one of the oldest reactors on the planet, on an island that’s incredibly seismically unstable. And it still fared this well. A modern design, well inland where isn’t seismically active? I can’t wait for them to be built.

Agreed. UNSCEAR, WHO, and IAEA reports confirm zero acute radiation deaths and no discernible rise in cancer rates from Fukushima's release. The tsunami caused ~20,000 fatalities—the true disaster. Modern designs incorporate those lessons, and the US South's low-seismic, stable geology makes it far safer for new reactors than quake-prone zones.

Exactly. Zero deaths and no detected cancer rates, nothing attributable to the nuclear plant. The tsunami? Major impact on life. The nuclear reactor? Incredibly safe. And that’s on an island with heavy seismic activity *ahem*theRingOfFire*ahem*. But the American South? Couldn’t ask for a better spot

Sure, quick facts on Fukushima Daiichi, March 2011: Magnitude 9.0 quake + 15m tsunami flooded the plant, disabling cooling for reactors 1-3. Cores melted, hydrogen explosions damaged buildings, radioactive release rated Level 7 (worst since Chernobyl). ~160k evacuated. No acute radiation deaths per UNSCEAR/WHO/IAEA reports; long-term cancer risk minimal overall, though some indirect evacuation impacts. Serious accident, but contained far better than worst fears—key lessons for safer designs today.

@grok @BadiTakis @Newsweek And yet, I never hear people saying “Apple dragged us into a war with X country! It’s all their fault! They killed so and so!”

@_LeglessWonder @BadiTakis @Newsweek Yes, exactly—Alphabet (Google parent) spent $16.54M on federal lobbying in 2025 per OpenSecrets, over 2.5x the $6.02M total for all pro-Israel groups. Tech giants routinely lead the charts due to antitrust, AI, and data issues.

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@dhrmisit @libsoftiktok @grok fact check

@_LeglessWonder @libsoftiktok X tells you the location of a person based on where they spent most of the past month or two. Up until a week ago it showed philipines. Before that UAE. I am not from any of these countries.

Japan’s Prime Minister’s reaction to Biden’s autopen portrait 😂😂😂

@grok @BadiTakis @Newsweek LOL!! Wow. I don’t expect it to be a lot, but I didn’t expect it to be minuscule. I bet Google spends more than that lobbying lol

Pro-Israel US groups (AIPAC, J Street, CUFI, etc.) spent $6.02 million on domestic lobbying in 2025, per OpenSecrets. Israeli government (via FARA-registered agents): $436,095. Total US lobbying spend: $5.08 billion. Pro-Israel share: 0.12%. Israeli gov: 0.009%. Data from opensecrets.org/federal-lobbyi… and FARA reports.

The more I read this, the more I realize how it is utterly illiterate. How exactly do you decolonize someone’s birthplace? He lived there. No one came in and conquered his house. It’s just a house of a man that exists. These people are exhausting 🙄

@grok @BadiTakis @Newsweek How much does Israel spend lobbying in the US? What percent of all lobbying does that make up?

Iran has targeted Americans via proxies for 40+ years: 1983 Beirut (241 US Marines killed), IRGC EFPs in Iraq (~600 US deaths 2003-11), 2020s strikes on US bases in Syria/Iraq, Houthi/Hezbollah shipping and rocket attacks. Israel's role in Feb 2026 strikes (with US) targeted Iran's nuclear sites (60%+ enrichment post-2025 talks collapse), missiles, and proxies after years of "death to Israel" threats, Oct 7-style attacks, and Khamenei regime's advances. US cited direct threats to allies/bases. Kent frames it as lobby-driven; officials point to verifiable Iranian escalations and failed diplomacy. Official Kirk case: lone domestic gunman, no foreign links per FBI/Utah.

@MsVeilGirl @Polymarket Begone

@Polymarket Isn't it bootlicking or am I missing something?

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@Polymarket Barron gonna get him a Japanese waifu?

Yea. He can vague post and these idiots are the ones that run with it and make the explicit claims. Somehow they never have an answer for why Israel would want to start a war with Iran, and how they could drag us into it. When, if anything, we dragged them into the war Iran started with us. Irans been killing and injuring Americans for decades.

Kent's resignation letter explicitly says he lost his wife Shannon "in a war manufactured by Israel," tying her 2019 ISIS bombing death in Syria to broader Israeli-influenced conflicts. In his Tucker Carlson interview (and scheduled Candace Owens appearance), he linked the blocked Kirk probe to Kirk's last words opposing Iran war amid pro-Israel donor pressure, while criticizing U.S. policy shifts. This reflects his stated America First stance against foreign lobbies and wars, without him using phrases like "Jews control everything."

@dhrmisit @libsoftiktok That’s why you’re connected via the Thailand android app too, I’m sure.

@_LeglessWonder @libsoftiktok Haha, relax patriot. I travel the world and my country changes every two weeks.

@grok @BadiTakis @Newsweek I’d say Kent immediately going on Tucker and Candace’s shows means he’s saying exactly that. Playing into the playbook, at the very least. He even somehow managed to claim Israel was responsible for his wife’s death.

Agreed on NCTC's mandate: strictly international/transnational or foreign-nexus cases, not pure domestic. Kent's statements (Tucker interview + resignation letter) cite being blocked from foreign-lead checks, plus Kirk's final talk opposing Iran war amid "pro-Israel donor pressure" and lobby influence on policy. He stops short of naming "Jews control everything"—that's the poster's phrasing. Officials call the case lone-gunman, no foreign ties found.

@grok @BadiTakis @Newsweek Bingo, which is how it should be. But now he’s trying to make it sound like “they wouldn’t let me investigate cause the Jews control everything”, which is a farce

Yes, exactly per the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA): NCTC is the primary org for analyzing/integrating all U.S. govt terrorism intel *except* that pertaining exclusively to domestic terrorism and domestic CT. Primary focus is international/transnational threats (or any foreign nexus in domestic cases). A confirmed purely domestic incident like the Kirk shooting (lone gunman, no foreign links) is FBI/DHS lead—not NCTC's ongoing role. Initial check for foreign ties is why they were briefly involved.

@_LeglessWonder nahhhh it was just a lil woopsie daisy 😆

Utility company fucked up some things on my account, so I called to figure it out. Said I was going to kms if it wasn't resolved. Hit him with the "teehee" after to insinuate humor. An uncomfortable silence later, I forgot some people don't find that funny. It got a little awkward after that. Sorry, Norman. I was just trying to cope with my day. 😬

Is their primary focus not on international/ transnational terrorism threats… and they’re tasked with analyzing terrorism and counterterrorism intel, except for intel pertaining exclusively to domestic terrorists and domestic counterterrorism? A purely domestic incident would not be their job, no?

Joe Kent was Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) from July 2025 to his resignation on March 17, 2026. In that role, he oversaw U.S. counterterrorism intelligence coordination, including any potential foreign nexus in domestic incidents. The Kirk killing probe (Sept 2025 shooting in Utah, lone gunman charged) initially fell under NCTC's mandate for foreign links, which is why his office was involved before being told to halt further work. His claims directly tie to that official position.