Actual post from Dec. 15 from one of the streams. This is a real topic. As far as promoting women and minorities even if their qualifications are not as good as the white male scientists, I am all for it. We need diversity at the lab and if that is what it takes, so be it. Quit your whining. Look around the lab, what do you see? White male geezers. How many African Americans do you see at the lab? Virtually none. LLNL is one of the MOST undiverse places you will see. Face it folks, LLNL is an institution of white male privilege and they don't want to give up their privileged positions. California, a state of majority Hispanics has the "crown jewel" LLNL nestled in the middle of it with very FEW Hispanics at all!
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Some of the pro-Trump media sources, are also now valuable for gaining insight into his plans of course. I am finding it quite bewildering to figure out exactly what he plans to do.
Wright's company Liberty Energy has an "ESG" report on their website that is well worth reading to gain insights into what he stands for:
https://libertyenergy.com/esg/bettering-human-lives/
Trump ushers in so-called Golden Age
Trump ushers in "Golden Age"
One reason to doubt Trump's claims of a Golden Age is that he plans to fire many people, of course, at a time when AI is making many workers redundant, it may be hard for them to find other jobs, and it will make jobs harder to find for other job seekers. Programs that would help those out of work may also be cut.
And it could especially hurt older workers, who had expected to earn and save the most in the years preceding retirement.
Perhaps deregulation will create many opportunities though for these displaced workers, whether it be from the flourishing "greed and corruption" making the economy less efficient, or from companies which become more viable and efficient through deregulation.
Deportations would create more jobs for citizens, perhaps, but there are also a lot of American citizens employed in industries that hire immigrants and which may no longer be viable. Automation, AI, and robotics could benefit of course as a means to substitute for cheaper labor.
Naturally, many private-sector companies have already implemented similar measures, which have been viewed as a success towards shareholder returns.
I do think however, that cost may not be a primary concern in terms of managing weapons laboratories or nuclear-related programs. Trump's "peace through strength" programs would evidently require a strong nuclear deterrent, and he has made statements to that effect any number of times. And certainly he is a wealthy man, who appreciates things that are finely crafted.