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Workers who developed cancer while building America’s nuclear weapons struggle to make medical claims after Trump cuts (www.independent.co.uk)
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Unless the Trump administration chooses to renew the compensation program former nuclear weapons employees who are hoping to receive assistance with their medical payments will no longer have the opportunity.

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[–] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Really stress-testing my ability to empathize here

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn you mean I spent my career giving madmen the ability to exterminate humanity with impunity and now the madmen decided I won't get easy access to medical care?

youre-laughing

joker-troll

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think using nukes would exactly be with impunity.

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

Oh I meant the impunity that being a nuclear power has given the US to exterminate humanity since WWII, a project it has carried out more or less continuously since they first got and used nuclear weapons on civilians.