(2021-09-08). The Movement To De-Cop The Campus. popularresistance.org Police abolition has become a national conversation since the George Floyd uprisings. Many university police chiefs are encouraging the misconception, however, that campus police are somehow different from other police forces‚Äâ—‚Äâdespite their long history of racist violence. | To take just one example, a campus police officer at the University of California, Los Angeles shot and wounded a Black man he assumed was unhoused in 2003; in 2009, that same officer repeatedly used a Taser on an Iranian American student studying in the library. | But police violence is not confin…
(2021-09-08). Did 9/11 Change Everything? fpif.org Twenty years ago, the United States sustained the first substantial attacks on the mainland since the War of 1812. It was a collective shock to all Americans who believed their country to be impregnable. The Cold War had produced the existential dread of a nuclear attack, but that always lurked in the realm of the maybe. On a day-to-day basis, Americans enjoyed the exceptional privilege of national security. No one would dare attack us for fear of massive retaliation. | Little did we imagine that someone would attack us in order to precipitate massive retaliation. | Osama bin Laden understood that American power…
(2021-09-08). Biden-Zelensky deals include reviving Ukraine's nuclear status. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine intends to build NPPs, nuclear fuel production plant based on Skhidny Mining with U.S. support — MP The project for the development of nuclear energy worth $9.6 billion presented in the United States includes the construction of two power units of the Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant (NPP) and small modular reactors (SMRs), as well …
(2021-09-07). Incorrect Classification of Pharmaceutical Agent. jamanetwork.com In the JAMA Insights article titled "Novel Lipid-Lowering Therapies to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk," published July 20, 2021, there was an error in nomenclature. Inclisiran is described as an antisense olignonucleotide, which is incorrect. Inclisiran is a small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecule that interferes with translation of PCSK-9 mRNA. This article was corrected online.
(2021-09-07). Israeli Military 'Greatly Accelerating' Plans to Attack Iran. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi The IDF chief told Israel's Walla News that "a significant chunk of the boost to the defense budget, as was recently agreed, was intended for this purpose. It's a very complicated job, with much more intelligence, much more operational capabilities, much more armaments. We're working on all these things." | Kohavi framed Israel's attack…
(2021-09-07). Map: Three Brothers and Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com For the "Three Brothers" strategic military alliance see here and here and here and here. Defence chief inspects Azerbaijani-Turkish-Pakistani drills site Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov has inspected the venue for the upcoming Three Brothers — 2021 international drills by Azerbaijani, Turkish and Pakistani servicemen, the Defence Ministry reported on September 6. The drills will be …
(2021-09-07). IAEA Falsely Claims Iran's Tiny Stockpile of 60% Uranium Growing Rapidly. news.antiwar.com The IAEA is continuing to offer misleading reports on Iran's nuclear program, giving false impressions of rapid growth of the uranium stockpiles built around counting the rate of growth of trivially small segments. | Tuesday's In context,…
(2021-09-07). Baghdad Conference: A step towards a post-US regional arrangement. peoplesdispatch.org The Conference on Partnership and Cooperation in Baghdad was attended by most of the major regional players, including Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. French president Emmanuel Macron was also present in the meeting…
(2021-09-07). NATO chief denounces China, North Korea over nuclear weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the head of history's only nuclear alliance. Nato chief alarmed by construction of new Chinese nuclear missile silos Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed concern about the construction of new missile silos by China that could significantly step up the country's nuclear capabilities. China was also rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal with more …
(2021-09-07). Climate change among top of Germans' concerns — surveys. zcomm.org The German public increasingly puts climate action at the top of its policy priorities,and remains strongly in support of the transition to a low-carbon and nuclear-free economy…