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A mine safety expert was just lowered down in a cage and has made it safely to the bottom.
They will start hoisting the men up in within the hour.

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First miner is on his way to the surface!
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"Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it."-- Mark Twain

"Inter arma silent Musae"--when the weapons speak, the muses fall silent.

An't nanum hearm deth, doth hwaet ye willath.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished
unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -Voltaire

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.36

First miner is up!

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"Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it."-- Mark Twain

"Inter arma silent Musae"--when the weapons speak, the muses fall silent.

An't nanum hearm deth, doth hwaet ye willath.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished
unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -Voltaire

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.36

This is very feel-good news. Chile also comes out looking very good with a superb professional rescue job. Any possible industrial and governmental lapses that lead to the disaster are eclipsed, PR-wise!

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Yeah, some friends and I commented on that effect... People even in office following the stuff on TV... It's kind of unusual coz miners get killed/trapped with some regularity (say, in Ukraine) but no one usually cares...

Another fun fact was that the bad HUMAN aspects - like women on top who got into catfights about who should get money, the wife or the mistress... seem to have been side-stepped.

I guess the world just wanted some happy ending story, given the shit we're in...

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