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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 20h

Defense Secretary Hegseth calls on generals to ignore the rules of war in building up a #warrior cadre. Where does that directive leave Canada's #Military , which are integrated with the US forces? War crimes? #canadastrong hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

Hegseth’s attack on rules of engagement could limit Canadian operations with ‘lawless’ U.S. military, says former House Defence Committee chair McKay

Pete Hegseth described past American rules of engagement as 'politically correct and overbearing,' and has indicated that rules of war will be loosened to allow U.S. soldiers to 'intimidate, demoraliz...

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 2d

#AI can, and will unless regulated, supercharge surveillance capitalism, to the detriment of #Democracy . #DemocracyInDanger www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn8_...

How AI is fueling surveillance capitalism and undermining democracy

YouTube video by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 4d

#Netanyahu at UN: "Weapons change over time...the most dangerous weapon today is social media." True! Can we protect the young via courses on disinformation? New platforms? #TikTok www.mediapost.com/publications...

'Information Armageddon': Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa's Warning

"No action, talk only is no longer an option," Ressa said, against a world where algorithm-driven feeds distort truth faster than it can be checked.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 5d

The world is dangerous, yet we need to achieve nuclear disarmament. Here is a reasonable scheme to attain that goal, from a former president of SfP. #NuclearThreat www.scienceforpeace.org/post/nuclear...

Nuclear Disarmament: Good Idea, But Difficult to Achieve

Derek Paul Spc. James Wilton, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsNuclear disarmament has been suggested or demanded by very many people and organizations throughout the last 70 years. ...

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 5d

ll this talk of World War III, with #Putin seeking to break #NATO and the EU, and #Trump focusing more on domestic repression than external threat. They are playing with fire. #Geopolitics charlieangus.substack.com/p/when-did-t...

When Did the New Global War Begin?

This past week, Russia escalated its incursions into European and North American airspace.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 6d

"Defending Canada: The Power of Nonviolent Defence" (9 -minute read). #51stState #RESIST #Canada www.scienceforpeace.org/post/defendi...

Defending Canada: The Power of Nonviolent Defence

Richard SandbrookThe ThreatCanadians face a threat to the sovereignty of Canada and their democratic, pluralistic way of life. How do we defend ourselves?Canada shares the longest unprotected border i...

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 7d

Will Russia, determined to achieve victory in #Ukraine, use a tactical #nuclearweapon to force its foe to capitulate? It's very unlikely, this expert argues. #Russia-UkraineWar nationalsecurityjournal.org/natos-big-fe...

NATO's Big Fear: Putin Drops a Tactical Nuclear Weapon on Ukraine

Tactical nukes won’t help Russia in Ukraine. Patriot defenses, China’s red lines, limited military gain, and certain backlash make a strike irrational and unlikely.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 12d

#Climate Crisis: #GeoEngineering simply wastes time. Decarbonization is the only realistic solution. And our lives depend on achieving it. davidsuzuki.org/story/costly...

Costly geoengineering schemes could stall real solutions

Some are clearly designed to allow the destructive fossil fuel industry to keep operating.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 15d

Now there's no doubt: #NuclearEnergy offers no solution to the killing problem of rapidly increasing electrical energy demand. Let's surrender the dream, and move on. #ClimateCrisis thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

The New Nuclear Fever, Debunked | The Tyee

Politicians who push small reactors raise false hopes that splitting atoms can make a real dent in the climate crisis.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 16d

Trump’s EPA just announced plans to stop requiring coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills, and other industrial polluters to report the amount of greenhouse gases they emit. Suicidal: the president cannot command climate change to recede. #ClimateCrisis #climate

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 16d

#Mulitlateralism , as well as the international #trade regime, can survive without the US, though it will take some work. The US is isolating itself. #UnitedNations
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The UN Can Survive Without the US - PassBlue

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 23d

Let's celebrate one scientific and collective victory: safeguarding the #ozone layer. #science www.un.org/en/observanc...

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer | United Nations

The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 23d

Enormous sums spent on "nuclear modernization" by the US do not increase US or western security. China responds by developing a new missile force that can survive a first strike. And a nuclear war cannot be won owing to #ClimateCatastrophe . #geopol thebulletin.org/2025/09/the-...

The dangerous new Washington consensus for more nuclear weapons

Despite the ominous strategic rhetoric, the formidable nuclear weapons lobby, and massive budgets, bigger and better bombs will not make us safe from sudden attack.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 23d

For further discussion, see: thebulletin.org/2025/09/the-...

The dangerous new Washington consensus for more nuclear weapons

Despite the ominous strategic rhetoric, the formidable nuclear weapons lobby, and massive budgets, bigger and better bombs will not make us safe from sudden attack.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 26d

Pathway of US HEGEMONIC DECLINE now clear: personalization of power + accompanying decline of bureaucratic instruments + undermining of scientific/technological capacity +fossil-fuels-or-bust economy + alienation of allies = global instability + elevation of China. #NATO

Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 26d

Global support for #ClimateAction is higher than thought. Major survey across 125 countries: 89% demand intensified action, while 69% willing to contribute 1% of income to effort. (NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, vol 14). Mobilizing support is political issue. #ClimateCrisis

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 27d

Noted Middle-Eastern history Ilan Pappe' reports from #Israel on Sept. 30th on the current state of the crisis and how it might be defused.
Zoom only. #Palestine
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · 27d

Gain security from nuclear attack? The same tired, and discredited, response in Washington: build more and more lethal #Nuclear arms. The nuclear powers will spend trillions of dollars only to forge a more dangerous world. #nucleardisarmament #Military thebulletin.org/2025/09/the-...

The dangerous new Washington consensus for more nuclear weapons

Despite the ominous strategic rhetoric, the formidable nuclear weapons lobby, and massive budgets, bigger and better bombs will not make us safe from sudden attack.

thebulletin.org

Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · Sep 5

Has President Trump committed a #CrimesAgainstHumanity in ordering the killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug smugglers on the high seas? Who next might he order to be killed? #Venezuela www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump’s killing of 11 alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent | Kenneth Roth

Unless this dangerous precedent is condemned and curtailed, it will enable US authorities to summarily shoot anyone they choose

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rehabilitating #Hitler : a very dangerous tendency among US far-right influencers. This is a major step on the road to outright #fascism. #misinformation www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler

A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · Sep 2

Looming #authoritarianism in the US gives the impression of overwhelming power, but in reality it is vulnerable to a range of civil #resistance tactics. #ResistTrump jamesbgreenberg.substack.com/p/resisting-...

Resisting Rule by Fea

Lessons from Past Struggles on How to Confront Authoritarian Power in America

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · Sep 2

he report for the #Trump admin that justifies the craziness of its climate denialism repeats the same old discredited ideas. #ClimateEmergency thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Meet the Canadian Aiding Trump’s ‘Insane’ War on Climate Science | The Tyee

Ross McKitrick claims his views were ‘overlooked.’ Now his work is boosting the MAGA assault on climate regulations.

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · Aug 26

"With Israel poised to occupy #Gaza City and widen the war, it is crucial for the Canadian government to do more. . . We align with others in insisting that we are witnessing a genocidal war on the Gazan population." #genocide #Canada
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ENDING THE SUFFERING IN GAZA: CANADA’S ROLE

This Statement is written by Science for Peace

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · Aug 21

Although authoritarians have won the first round in the US, the growing organization and militancy of the nonviolent democratic forces augur well for their success in elections - despite efforts to rig the outcome. #authoritarianism #ProtestVote2026 convergencemag.com/articles/pus...

Pushing MAGA Out: The Resistance Ramps Up

Zohran Mamdani wins big, outrage mounts at Israel’s genocide, and new projects take off, including One Million Rising and the Battleground Alliance PAC—all building momentum against MAGA’s drive…

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Science for Peace @science-for-peace.bsky.social · Aug 19

#Canada , still hoping that Trump can be mollified, wants to re-embrace the declining hegemon to the south. But the old order is over and if we refuse to recognize that, we'll end up as a vassal state to a reactionary and autocratic America. #canadastrong senatoryuenpauwoo.ca/en/domestic-...

Canada in a Time of Monsters: Foreign Policy for the Interregnum | Senator Yuen Pau Woo

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