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Defense contractor stocks soaring in first days of US-Israel war on Iran, with Northrop Grumman leading the pack. On the homefront the war is causing gas prices and home mortgages to rise for ordinary Americans
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Via @janetabouelias.bsky.social + Ben Freeman
and for more on this topic, see our resource page on US conventional arms transfer policy www.forumarmstrade.org/catpolicy.html
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Join UNIDIR, the Gender Focal Points of the Arms Trade Treaty, Control Arms and UN Women to mark International Women’s Day and discuss the role of the Treaty in preventing gender-based violence.
🗓️ 10 March, Geneva
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“AI gets it wrong...We need humans to check the output of generative AI when the stakes are life and death.”
The U.S. military is using advanced generative AI to create target lists. Machines should decide who lies and who dies. #StopKillerRobots
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers
An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.
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Poster says No War on Iran! Text and images of bombs dropping and hands rising are in blue. Image by Roger Peet of Justseeds.
Once again, the United States and Israel have launched an unlawful war of aggression against another country. The unconscionable harm to civilians in Iran and beyond, the destruction of international law, and the militarised bullying must end now.
📃: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-...
costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/Milita...
U.S. has spent at least $3.4 trillion countering the so-called “China threat” between 2012-2024, comprising 5 percent of total federal expenditures over the 13-year period (totaling $74.7 trillion) and 14 percent of discretionary spending ($23 trillion)
Overview of emerging environmental issues and risks in #Iran and the wider region from Operation #EpicFury. We're already seeing pollution incidents that are placing people and ecosystems at risk of acute and chronic harm: ceobs.org/three-days-o... #IsraelIranWar 1/5
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The White House has submitted its War Powers report to Congress for the attack on Iran.
The justification for military action rests on 1) Iran's supposed continued quest for nuclear weapons and 2) the threat Iran's missiles pose to US forces, vessels, civilians and those of partners. 1/n
Stop Bombing Civilians
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The Anthropic-U.S. DoD public dispute continues. We have unpacked the latest updates & the safety, legal & ethical concerns in our @opiniojuris.bsky.social article
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Arms development on the Korean peninsula: divergent strategic pathways in an era of intensifying competition
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As the US and #Israel once again launch strikes against #Iran, our rapid assessment of last year's 12 day war can provide some insights into the types of environmental damage that can be anticipated ceobs.org/the-emerging...
28.02.2026 07:50 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2This morning we have added 34 environmentally relevant incidents to our Wartime IncidentS to ENvironment Database (WISEN) for #Iran. The team will continue to add and verify incidents as the conflict proceeds, developing environmental harm and risk scores. #OSINT #RemoteSensing
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11/ @aclu.org www.aclu.org/press-releas...
02.03.2026 12:46 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0The US and Israel launched strikes across Iran this morning. Iran has responded by firing ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, and US bases in the region. Civilians have already been killed or injured in multiple countries, caught in the crossfire.
28.02.2026 19:09 — 👍 853 🔁 253 💬 21 📌 169/ Here's a compilation (kept by others) of select Congressional responses docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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“I call on Speaker Johnson to call Congress back to Washington to immediately vote on authorization of Trump’s war of choice. Republicans and Democrats alike owe that to the American people. The president has launched an unauthorized war, and Congress must now decide....”
7/ www.americanprogress.org/press/statem... Any American president should only use military force when absolutely necessary, and only with the consent of Congress and the American people. Trump not only failed to obtain consent but also made barely any effort to explain...
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🚨In response to the launch of major #US and #Israeli hostilities against #Iran, CIP's Executive Vice President @mattduss.bsky.social issued the following statement:
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During the Israeli attack on #Iran in June 2025, we mapped and geo-located over 550 damages sites to track potential environmental damage and health risks. The new US-Israel war will likely increase again release of a range of harmful pollutants and civilian exposure. Stay tuned for updates.
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