Attacks Not An Argument

 LLNL Blog makes the news!!!!

Anthony Bothwell, San Francisco

The blog that calls itself "LLNL - The True Story" has had a lively exchange lately regarding the proposal to use affirmative action to select an African American as the next director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

One anonymous post opined that affirmative action is racist. That argument, though legitimate, is overcome by the need to make up for past racist discrimination. Other anonymous critics merely engaged in name-calling (e.g., "nut job") instead of making an argument.

Those whose only answer is ad hominem have no argument.

Another professor is caught.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mathematics-professor-and-university-researcher-indicted-grant-fraud

I recall a bunch of prestigious professors sent a letter to Biden urging him to stop the Chinese counterintelligence operations. I guess that fell of deaf ears?

The GBSD is coming under attack

 The GBSD is coming under attack. Note the hysteria among the supporters.

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/04/23/lawmakers-dod-officials-joust-over-next-gen-icbm-plans/

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

NNSA Could Improve Prevention and Response Efforts in Its Nuclear Security Forces

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-21-307.pdf

New Mexico just legalized marijuana

 https://www.vox.com/2021/4/12/22360467/new-mexico-marijuana-legalization-law-michelle-lujan-grisham

So New Mexico just legalized pot, just in time for 4/20 for those in the know. Does this mean at LANL that staff can get totally baked over lunch? What about students? This could be a good recruiting tool, come to LANL and at 7000ft you can live the high life....! Weed is tight, weed is tight.

What is the latest at Site 300?

 What is the latest with the NNSA proposal to massively increase the number and size of open air explosive experiments at LLNLs Site 300? There are residential developments in the process of building upwards of 10,000 new homes on both sides of I580 near Corral Hollow Road in the South Tracy.

Sparks flying out of nuclear waste barrel at LANL.

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/sparks-flying-from-nuclear-waste-barrel-prompt-investigation/article_0136daa2-9334-11eb-8d3b-c39673baff5a.html

Given that LANL has trouble dealing with the waste it already has, should they really be trying to machine pits?