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[–]JasonCarswell 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I can understand problems with civilian pipes, but it seems irresponsible that all power be so vulnerable. Any chance any of this was more than just an accident?

[–]magnora7[S] 12 insightful - 3 fun12 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

There's some talk a computer hack may have been involved. But really it's just that the regulations didn't require it. There were recommendations to fix it after a similar thing happened in 1989 and 2011, but the recommendations to winterize were not followed because there were not penalties for not doing so. That seems to be the core issue

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Thanks for this - and welcome back! - as it's not mentioned much by the MSM and in social media, which tends to focus on what happened rather than why it happened (or that Ted was MIA, or fundraising by AOC & Beto, or emergency aid, which are all worth noting, but Texans should discuss the history and potential solutions for this). Or as Jon Stewart used to refer to the MSM as like a reaction to spotting a squirrel, as a segue to anything (https://www.cc.com/video/ggx7it/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-squirrelly-situation). I hope that the discussion of potential penalties/regulations for State fiduciary irresponsibilities will continue, and that Texans will not forget this, as if if were an MSM discussion of a squirrel.

[–]magnora7[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for the Jon Stewart clip too, I miss him. I wonder why he doesn't have a podcast, he could rival Joe Rogan if he started his own. Probably has a gag order as part of his severance from comedy central, I'd bet. Probably also burned out as hell. But I miss his moderate yet intelligent opinions, everything's too polarized now. It's nice to see him make appearances on other shows occasionally though