“Now, nearly 1,000 days into Israel's genocide and 9 months after the so-called "ceasefire," waiting has become a place we inhabit. We organize our days within its shackles, postpone our dreams within its restraints and cling to small routines so that its limitations do not stop time altogether.”

Alex Langlois@langloisajl.bsky.social · 2h ago

How have conceptualizations of time changed for Palestinians since Israel's genocide in Gaza? For Hassan Herzallah, time is different for each person. Yet, as he writes in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social's Democracy in Exile journal, there is one constant: Israel's occupation. dawnmena.org/how-genocide...

#nukesky The US's ongoing nuclear arms race is, for boosters in rural South Carolina, the "largest economic renaissance our region has ever seen" The problem is that the job of the guy below is supposed to be promoting *any* economic activity but nukes! www.postandcourier.com/northaugusta...

#nukesky The US's ongoing nuclear arms race is, for boosters in rural South Carolina, the "largest economic renaissance our region has ever seen" The problem is that the job of the guy below is supposed to be promoting *any* economic activity but nukes! www.postandcourier.com/northaugusta...

Phew! #nukesky today I learned (via an email signature on a message sent to a hyperlocal journalist then forwarded to me) that the world’s largest nuclear weapons manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, employs someone whose sole job is to promote the controversial Sentinel missile. What a job!

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2d ago

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Phew! #nukesky today I learned (via an email signature on a message sent to a hyperlocal journalist then forwarded to me) that the world’s largest nuclear weapons manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, employs someone whose sole job is to promote the controversial Sentinel missile. What a job!

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2d ago

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

A new market report about "site selection" in the US arms industry (ie, where they choose to locate their factories/facilities) has some pretty remarkable stuff, incl saying the quiet part out loud re: declining job creation and the role of politics globallocationstrategies.com/2026-aerospa...

As Germany's auto industry turns to weapons manufacturing, workers are expressing concerns about the moral implications. "Part of the workforce has long been demanding that their union take a clear stance against wars."

As Germany Rearms, Carmakers Turn to Defense Contracts

From Volkswagen to Mercedes, the country's struggling auto industry is embracing defense production—even as workers question what they're being asked to build.

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Really good story here that highlights the role of labor unions in allowing workers to publicly debate whether they want to produce weapons, including for Israel. (As opposed to at-will non-union workers in the US, who just risk getting fired for dissenting speech) cc @sarahlazare.bsky.social

Inkstick Media@inkstickmedia.com · 3w ago

From Volkswagen to Mercedes, Germany's struggling auto industry is embracing defense production — even as workers question what they're being asked to build. inkstickmedia.com/as-germany-r...

"Since WWII, the U.S. has won one war (the first Gulf War), lost four (Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran) and tied one (Korea) ... despite having a military budget larger than the next eight countries combined" eisenhowermedianetwork.substack.com/p/a-budget-o... MG Dennis Laich, US Army (ret)

A Budget of the Pentagon, By the Congress and For the War Profiteers

America's Dilemma at 250

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Terrific oped from two of our advisory board members, Jenny Greenburg + Bill Hartung responsiblestatecraft.org/american-mil... “Instead of vague debates abt outmoded concepts like “peace through strength,” we need a national conversation about what would actually make America and the world safer”

Voters: The military makes us feel safe but not sure it's worth a trillion

Americans don't see massive Pentagon spending as the key to ensuring their security, according to new polls

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We at @inkstickmedia.com very grateful to the Fund for Investigative Journalism for supporting our reporting on Anduril's under-construction mega-plant for autonomous weapons in Ohio. Thank you for the collaboration and for valuing this work! fij.org/fund-for-inv...

Fund for Investigative Journalism Awards 67 New Grants for Groundbreaking Reporting - The Fund for Investigative Journalism

WASHINGTON, DC; July 15, 2026 – The Fund for Investigative Journalism announced today that it is awarding 67 new grants to journalists to do groundbreaking stories in more than 25 U.S. states. The gra...

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Always the same line "Mullin reportedly told him that the victim “weaponized” his vehicle. Similar claims by DHS have fallen apart after video footage of shootings has come to light." By @hurwitz.bsky.social + @nlanard.bsky.social

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 3w ago

The victim is one of at least nine people who have been killed by immigration agents since last year.

Always the same line "Mullin reportedly told him that the victim “weaponized” his vehicle. Similar claims by DHS have fallen apart after video footage of shootings has come to light." By @hurwitz.bsky.social + @nlanard.bsky.social

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 3w ago

The victim is one of at least nine people who have been killed by immigration agents since last year.

Really beautiful profile of a Utahn I've had the honor to meet, published in the Mormon Church's news outlet Deseret: "No amount of money can restore our health or bring back the people we’ve lost, but it matters that the government is finally acknowledging the harm it did to its own citizens.”

John Carl Baker@johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Americans in the path of radioactive fallout — downwinders — experienced what in other circumstances could be called friendly fire." www.deseret.com/lifestyle/20...

As you might imagine, this comment raised eyebrows in South Korea - including in the Moon Jae-in gov't, which was already concerned about a potential US-DPRK war. Graham essentially argued that US security required South Korean deaths - and that American lives were more important than allied ones.

The year before, during a period of heightened tensions, Graham dismissed the impact of a war on Americans, saying: "If there's going to be a war...it will be over there. If thousands die, they're going to die over there. They're not going to die here." www.nbcnews.com/news/north-k...

Sen. Graham: Trump says war with North Korea an option

Sen. Lindsey Graham said that Trump won't allow the regime of Kim Jong Un to have an ICBM with a nuclear weapon capability to 'hit America.'

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One thing I have not seen in discussions about Graham's legacy is his highly provocative stance towards North Korea. In 2018, he argued that war with the DPRK--a nuclear-armed state--would be "worth it." thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Lindsey Graham: War with North Korea would be ‘worth it’ in the long run

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said this week that a war with North Korea would be “worth it” in the long term.Graham made the comments in an interview with CNN.”All the damage that would come …

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Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death could jeopardize the federal government’s plans to mass produce new plutonium pits or triggers for the US nuclear stockpile at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.

Taylor Barnes@tkbarnes.bsky.social · 3w ago

#nukesky Lindsey Graham’s death is a fork in the road at what’s been called “the beating heart of the new nuclear arms race”. It’s a rural corner of South Carolina a that’s home to a Cold War-era weapons plant that Graham helped flood with billions in new projects rather than just it clean up

#nukesky Lindsey Graham’s death is a fork in the road at what’s been called “the beating heart of the new nuclear arms race”. It’s a rural corner of South Carolina a that’s home to a Cold War-era weapons plant that Graham helped flood with billions in new projects rather than just it clean up

“I can’t even count the number of times that I’ve talked with someone and they say something like, ​“I didn’t sign up to help kill people,” says the Cisco worker, who asked to remain anonymous because they still organize with the internal anti-war worker group Bridge to Humanity.

In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 4w ago

“I didn’t sign up to help kill people.” In a new piece co-published with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social, @sarahlazare.bsky.social looks at tech workers confronting the military uses of their own labor, from Microsoft to Google to Cisco to Palantir.

“I can’t even count the number of times that I’ve talked with someone and they say something like, ​“I didn’t sign up to help kill people,” says the Cisco worker, who asked to remain anonymous because they still organize with the internal anti-war worker group Bridge to Humanity.

In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 4w ago

“I didn’t sign up to help kill people.” In a new piece co-published with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social, @sarahlazare.bsky.social looks at tech workers confronting the military uses of their own labor, from Microsoft to Google to Cisco to Palantir.

"Instead, confirmation of his death came in the cruel form of videos on social media. 'I recognized him immediately: not from his appearance, but from his voice crying in the street as he was bleeding out,' Ronaldo said through tears." www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.

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Proud to be part of @transitionsec.bsky.social, whose research on job losses due to weapons spending hikes in the UK was on the front page of the Guardian. Same story here in the US - arms industry has hemorrhaged jobs despite massively increasing budgets: transitionsecurity.org/buying-the-d...

Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Lead to Domestic Unemployment

The “defence dividend” promised by the UK Government will not materialise.

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Transition Security Project@transitionsec.bsky.social · 4w ago

“The idea that military spending can provide a defence dividend is misleading ... far more jobs are created when investing in public needs like health, education and addressing the climate crisis.” Khem Rogaly quoted on our new analysis in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Serious question re Anduril in Ohio: If the purpose of subsidies is to "incentivize" a company to set up shop, why are they finalized 1.5 years after it did so? "This deal + accompanying incentives are said to be finalized sometime in the summer of 2026" www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/from-...

🚨 NEW: Our new analysis has found that the funding settlement issued with the Defence Investment Plan will lead to a net loss in jobs in the UK. 📑 Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Produce Domestic Unemployment Our key findings 🧵👇

According to hundreds of pages of emails released in May in response to a public records request, the amendment [rezoning 170 acres of land] came directly from one of Anduril’s registered lobbyists, Levi Gross. New from Taylor Barnes and Inkstick Media. matternews.org/community/de...

In Ohio, who really gets a say in Anduril weapons factories? – Matter News

Newly released emails show the strength of Anduril’s legislative influence in Ohio.

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Serious question re Anduril in Ohio: If the purpose of subsidies is to "incentivize" a company to set up shop, why are they finalized 1.5 years after it did so? "This deal + accompanying incentives are said to be finalized sometime in the summer of 2026" www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/from-...

My @inkstickmedia.com latest: Ohioans tried to vote on a weapons plant. Then the state changed the rules. We got bombshell emails from "arsenal of democracy" Anduril's lobbyist targeting the farmers behind the ballot initiatives inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-... www.youtube.com/shorts/_xyNB...

Emails Show Defense Tech Lobbyist Targets Local Voters

YouTube video by Inkstick Media

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Inkstick Media@inkstickmedia.com · last mo.

Newly released emails show a lobbyist for autonomous weapons manufacturer Anduril drafted legislative language exempting the company's Ohio factory from local referendum challenges after residents repeatedly tried to force votes on real estate developments. By: @tkbarnes.bsky.social

Such a dangerous industry for a company that says it wants to move fast and break things. Check out the workplaces death figures we have in our @inkstickmedia.com about an explosion at a similar Northrop Grumman plant in Utah: inkstick.substack.com/p/building-e...

Building Explodes at Northrop Grumman’s Utah Plant for New Nuclear Missile

The explosion Wednesday is the latest in a history of workplace accidents, including injuries and deaths, at Northrop Grumman facilities in Utah. The plant’s programs include the new Sentinel ICBM.

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Paresh Dave@peard33.bsky.social · last mo.

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