François Diaz-Maurin
@francoisdm.bsky.social
Nuclear editor @thebulletin.org. Fmr MacArthur Found. & Marie S.-Curie fellow @stanfordcisac.bsky.social. Fmr engineer in US/French nuclear ind. 1st gen. Father x3. Kyokushin. Cello. Autism. | Tips: [email protected] signal: francoisdm.21
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NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
Black swans from the red planet—Could NASA bring back “mirror life” from Mars?
NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?
thebulletin.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
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This look at COP30 quotes Matthew Huber's Bulletin piece on what would happen if Earth became too hot for animals.
"In the United States, just 3 degrees Celsius of warming conditions in simulations tend to be hotter—when humidity is factored in—than heat waves in North Africa today."
"In the United States, just 3 degrees Celsius of warming conditions in simulations tend to be hotter—when humidity is factored in—than heat waves in North Africa today."
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This look at COP30 quotes Matthew Huber's Bulletin piece on what would happen if Earth became too hot for animals.
"In the United States, just 3 degrees Celsius of warming conditions in simulations tend to be hotter—when humidity is factored in—than heat waves in North Africa today."
"In the United States, just 3 degrees Celsius of warming conditions in simulations tend to be hotter—when humidity is factored in—than heat waves in North Africa today."
Seriously.
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Seriously.
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"Restoring a broadly held value in institutional truth and information accuracy should be the long-term vision. But until that time, the public and their leaders must learn the skills and tools necessary to shore up our resilience against forces that fuel chaos and disorder." — @andrewfacini.com
Post-truth disasters: We're not ready for nuclear war on social media
"Diminishing the practical capacity of the government and the reputational credibility of institutions responsible for rapid response can only evaporate trust and lead to citizens looking to alternative sources for critical information, even without the distortions present on social media platforms.
Unfortunately, this dangerous dynamic is only worsening as platforms feed users an ever-increasing amount of content generated by artificial intelligence services."
thebulletin.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Restoring a broadly held value in institutional truth and information accuracy should be the long-term vision. But until that time, the public and their leaders must learn the skills and tools necessary to shore up our resilience against forces that fuel chaos and disorder." — @andrewfacini.com
I am sorry to report that "six seven" has crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am sorry to report that "six seven" has crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
Certes, mais un an c'est peu pour tenter une expérience d'expatriation. Et aussi Dénia est une cité balnéaire et donc très touristique. L'expérience aurait sans doute été tout autre en s'installant dans une commune plus éloignée de la côte et en se donnant plus de temps pour s'installer.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Certes, mais un an c'est peu pour tenter une expérience d'expatriation. Et aussi Dénia est une cité balnéaire et donc très touristique. L'expérience aurait sans doute été tout autre en s'installant dans une commune plus éloignée de la côte et en se donnant plus de temps pour s'installer.
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Had the pleasure of interviewing David Obst—lit agent for Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein, Daniel Ellsberg & promoter of Seymour Hersh—about his new book: Saving Ourselves From Big Car
Even as someone steeped in anti-car discourse, I don't feel like I see many people frame it as an existential threat
Even as someone steeped in anti-car discourse, I don't feel like I see many people frame it as an existential threat
How 'Big Car' poses an existential threat to humanity
While Big Car kills many of us quickly, in deadly collisions, it is killing many more of us slowly, by polluting the environment, warming the Earth, sowing misinformation and doubt about climate scien...
thebulletin.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Had the pleasure of interviewing David Obst—lit agent for Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein, Daniel Ellsberg & promoter of Seymour Hersh—about his new book: Saving Ourselves From Big Car
Even as someone steeped in anti-car discourse, I don't feel like I see many people frame it as an existential threat
Even as someone steeped in anti-car discourse, I don't feel like I see many people frame it as an existential threat
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Holtec built an empire around mothballed nuclear power plants and incomplete nuclear initiatives. The firm's history of overpromising and under-delivery raises a question: Is this who we should trust with the future of #nuclear energy?
thebulletin.org/2025/11/how-...
thebulletin.org/2025/11/how-...
How Holtec International became an expanding (and controversial) nuclear power
The firm's history of overpromising and underdelivery raises a question: Is this who we should trust with the future of nuclear energy?
thebulletin.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Holtec built an empire around mothballed nuclear power plants and incomplete nuclear initiatives. The firm's history of overpromising and under-delivery raises a question: Is this who we should trust with the future of #nuclear energy?
thebulletin.org/2025/11/how-...
thebulletin.org/2025/11/how-...
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Risks of a serious crisis are rising. But for disaster response, the information environment has never been worse, writes @andrewfacini.com of @councilonstrategicrisks.org.
Post-truth disasters: We're not ready for nuclear war on social media
"Diminishing the practical capacity of the government and the reputational credibility of institutions responsible for rapid response can only evaporate trust and lead to citizens looking to alternative sources for critical information, even without the distortions present on social media platforms.
Unfortunately, this dangerous dynamic is only worsening as platforms feed users an ever-increasing amount of content generated by artificial intelligence services."
thebulletin.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Risks of a serious crisis are rising. But for disaster response, the information environment has never been worse, writes @andrewfacini.com of @councilonstrategicrisks.org.
Nice piece. Moreover, in a high intensity and multimodal conflict, military officers would have no alternative dataset free from AI input to base their decision on because the pace of conventional data gathering and interpretation is no match.
Good piece from @joshuakeating.bsky.social:
"A rogue AI killing us all is, for now at least, a far-fetched fear; a human consulting an AI on pressing the button is the scenario that should keep us up at night." www.vox.com/politics/468...
"A rogue AI killing us all is, for now at least, a far-fetched fear; a human consulting an AI on pressing the button is the scenario that should keep us up at night." www.vox.com/politics/468...
When it comes to nukes and AI, people are worried about the wrong thing
It’s more subtle than Skynet.
www.vox.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nice piece. Moreover, in a high intensity and multimodal conflict, military officers would have no alternative dataset free from AI input to base their decision on because the pace of conventional data gathering and interpretation is no match.
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From Camden to Chernobyl, Holtec International's track record raises a question: can the firm be trusted with the future of nuclear energy?
A new Bulletin investigation by journalist Matt Smith. ⬇️
A new Bulletin investigation by journalist Matt Smith. ⬇️
How Holtec International became an expanding (and controversial) nuclear power
Holtec now controls the fate of multiple nuclear power plants across the United States—and "plans to go public in a planned stock offering that Singh told Barron’s could value his company at $10 billion."
thebulletin.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
From Camden to Chernobyl, Holtec International's track record raises a question: can the firm be trusted with the future of nuclear energy?
A new Bulletin investigation by journalist Matt Smith. ⬇️
A new Bulletin investigation by journalist Matt Smith. ⬇️
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Another thread from the TNW work I really wanted to pull on was the impact is the info environment: it turns out that how we process and prosecute crises is really important in the response to a tactical use scenario, and oops the info environment is unbelievably toxic today!
Risks of a serious crisis are rising. But for disaster response, the information environment has never been worse, writes @andrewfacini.com of @councilonstrategicrisks.org.
Post-truth disasters: We're not ready for nuclear war on social media
"Diminishing the practical capacity of the government and the reputational credibility of institutions responsible for rapid response can only evaporate trust and lead to citizens looking to alternative sources for critical information, even without the distortions present on social media platforms.
Unfortunately, this dangerous dynamic is only worsening as platforms feed users an ever-increasing amount of content generated by artificial intelligence services."
thebulletin.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Another thread from the TNW work I really wanted to pull on was the impact is the info environment: it turns out that how we process and prosecute crises is really important in the response to a tactical use scenario, and oops the info environment is unbelievably toxic today!
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This story—based on months of research by a top investigative reporter—should be read by everyone interested in the nuclear industry, pro or con. thebulletin.org/2025/11/how-...
How Holtec International became an expanding (and controversial) nuclear power
The firm's history of overpromising and underdelivery raises a question: Is this who we should trust with the future of nuclear energy?
thebulletin.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This story—based on months of research by a top investigative reporter—should be read by everyone interested in the nuclear industry, pro or con. thebulletin.org/2025/11/how-...
This story—based on months of research by a top investigative reporter—should be read by everyone interested in the nuclear industry, pro or con. thebulletin.org/2025/11/how-...
How Holtec International became an expanding (and controversial) nuclear power
The firm's history of overpromising and underdelivery raises a question: Is this who we should trust with the future of nuclear energy?
thebulletin.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚨 JUST IN: Since it started as a producer of nuclear waste storage canisters, #Holtec has built an empire around mothballed nuclear power plants and incomplete nuclear initiatives. The firm's history of overpromising and underdelivery raises the question of whether to trust it this time.
#nukesky
#nukesky
How Holtec International became an expanding (and controversial) nuclear power
The firm's history of overpromising and underdelivery raises a question: Is this who we should trust with the future of nuclear energy?
thebulletin.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Just when you think Trump has gone as low as possible, he goes still lower.”
On Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, Trump said ‘things happen.’ Critics say that crossed a line.
Trump brushed off US intelligence and berated an ABC News reporter for raising the killing in front of Mohammed bin Salman
mailchi.mp
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Just when you think Trump has gone as low as possible, he goes still lower.”
🚨 JUST IN: Risks of a serious crisis are rising. But for disaster response, the information environment has never been worse, writes @andrewfacini.com in @thebulletin.org.
#disasterresponse #FEMA #nuclearwar #disinformation #nukesky
#disasterresponse #FEMA #nuclearwar #disinformation #nukesky
Post-truth disasters: We're not ready for nuclear war on social media
Risks of a serious crisis are rising. But for disaster response, the information environment has never been worse.
thebulletin.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🚨 JUST IN: Risks of a serious crisis are rising. But for disaster response, the information environment has never been worse, writes @andrewfacini.com in @thebulletin.org.
#disasterresponse #FEMA #nuclearwar #disinformation #nukesky
#disasterresponse #FEMA #nuclearwar #disinformation #nukesky
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Interesting that Golden Dome proponents are starting to (1) recognize that the Trump admin itself is hurting their cause; and (2) scale back the ambitions of the project breakingdefense.com/2025/11/gold...
Golden Dome: Loosen the gag order, and start talking - Breaking Defense
If the Pentagon does not start explaining Golden Dome, it will never be built, says Tom Karako of CSIS.
breakingdefense.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Interesting that Golden Dome proponents are starting to (1) recognize that the Trump admin itself is hurting their cause; and (2) scale back the ambitions of the project breakingdefense.com/2025/11/gold...
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No money for health care but unlimited checks for this nuclear lunacy.
The Trump administration will give Constellation Energy a $1 billion federal loan to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania that suffered a partial core meltdown in 1979. on.wsj.com/4padJTK
U.S. Backs $1 Billion Loan to Restart the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
Constellation Energy aims to bring mothballed plant back to life to power Microsoft AI agreement
on.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
No money for health care but unlimited checks for this nuclear lunacy.
"I'm reluctant to suggest that there's any form of blackmail going on ... I'm not going to go down that conspiracy rabbit hole. ... Putin will understand very well what motivates President Trump and his ego ... that doesn't mean that Putin's blackmailing Trump. He's just manipulating him a bit."
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"I'm reluctant to suggest that there's any form of blackmail going on ... I'm not going to go down that conspiracy rabbit hole. ... Putin will understand very well what motivates President Trump and his ego ... that doesn't mean that Putin's blackmailing Trump. He's just manipulating him a bit."
Who said the sitting US president being possibly blackmailed by Putin over compromising material was a conspiracy?
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Who said the sitting US president being possibly blackmailed by Putin over compromising material was a conspiracy?
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My goodness. On Friday an Unusual Event was declared for more than 3 hours at the Clinton-1 #nuclear reactor in #Illinois after the emergency reserve aux transformer shorted out, causing a loss of offsite power. A worker was electrocuted and killed. A warning sign of the impact of reduced oversight?
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My goodness. On Friday an Unusual Event was declared for more than 3 hours at the Clinton-1 #nuclear reactor in #Illinois after the emergency reserve aux transformer shorted out, causing a loss of offsite power. A worker was electrocuted and killed. A warning sign of the impact of reduced oversight?
"The stuff that makes you squirm in your seat and sends you marching into the streets yelling, “No nukes,” has often happened just off screen, beyond our gaze. This might seem surprising given how eagerly filmmakers are willing to blow up the landmarks of New York City for a super hero war"
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
By not showing the aftermath of a nuclear strike, “A House of Dynamite” commits “a dereliction of moral duty,” Spencer Cohen writes.
By not showing the aftermath of a nuclear strike, “A House of Dynamite” commits “a dereliction of moral duty,” Spencer Cohen writes.
Opinion | Why Didn’t ‘A House of Dynamite’ Show a Nuclear Explosion?
Hollywood refuses to show the brutal reality of nuclear war.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"The stuff that makes you squirm in your seat and sends you marching into the streets yelling, “No nukes,” has often happened just off screen, beyond our gaze. This might seem surprising given how eagerly filmmakers are willing to blow up the landmarks of New York City for a super hero war"
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?