• Fedizen@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    reason #838 not to work on a US government secret project, right next to “trump will leak all that shit to a foreign government and you will be killed”

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        6 months ago

        We’re working on it. I try to vote as left as I can (effectively) on any ballot in front of me. Primaries and general.

        If we all did this, with high turnout… We’re getting the government we vote for.

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          6 months ago

          Yeah that’s bullshit. The last time a left party had millions of votes in this country they made the party illegal and had fascist style show trials.

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      6 months ago

      American left: “Might the noble job creators spare a pittance of their fortune that they, and they alone, earned and were entitled to based on their unique brilliance?”

      Left anywhere else: “Bootlickers.”

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    6 months ago

    The mission was so under wraps that Ely said he had to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

    So that was probably just the SF 312. The NDA anyone who gets a US military clearance signs saying they won’t reveal classified info. There are other NDAs US military sign sometimes but they usually have to deal with proprietary commercial info. This line seems weird because signing an NDA as a military member is pretty much required for most duties.

    From the article is sounds like toxic chemicals and radiation. And since it was in the 80s the chemicals probably aren’t still classified.

    Other government employees who were stationed in the same area, mainly from the Department of Energy, have been aided by $25.7 billion in federal assistance, according to publicly available statistics from the Department of Labor. But those benefits don’t apply to Air Force veterans like Ely and Crete.

    Definitely if the DoE (responsible for the US’s nuclear arsenal and power plants) is providing treatment. So this sounds like the VA is just not wanting to treat people which is fucking dumb. They don’t need to acknowledge the location of the cause of the injury, just identify and treat the injuries and illnesses.

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      6 months ago

      That’s how it should be, yeah. But some people say “well you have to prove that it was service-connected!” and if the service is classified, you can’t.

      Really, we should just have universal healthcare so that this isn’t even a question in the first place.

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        It’s tied to VA compensation, which is why it’s an issue. Otherwise they would agree it’s service connected and help you out.

        When I was seeking help for my deployment related PTSD, they sent me a bill. “The fuck is this?” Well, you have to file a claim. I filed, three times. Every time they lost it, file again.

        Eventually got it done a few years ago after the process changed, but it’s so stupid.