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The Militarization of US Government Response to COVID-19 and What We Can Do About It

kyle — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:07:39 +0000

This statement was written by Drake Logan, a civilian ally to About Face: Veterans Against the War, with input on content by About Face members (post 9/11 military veterans) including Lisa Ling, Krystal Two Bulls, Maggie Martin, Erica Manley, Shawn Fischer, Jovanni Reyes, Matt W. Howard, Derek S. Matthews, Ramon Mejía, and Brittany DeBarros. Editorial …

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Pagan: “We love our island. We don’t want to give it up. This proposal is going to turn it into a wasteland.”

kyle — Wed, 20 May 2015 22:08:01 +0000

“We love our island. We don’t want to give it up,” says Jerome Aldan, the mayor of the Northern Mariana Islands. “This proposal is going to turn it into a wasteland.” (David Cloud, Los Angeles Times) The Navy’s plan to conduct live fire training on Tinian and Pagan islands in the Commonwealth of …

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Turbulence and Zombie Militarism: When a deadly aircraft crash is just a “hard landing”

kyle — Wed, 20 May 2015 10:32:48 +0000

Photo: Ken Quinata/KHON Planet Earth seems to be experiencing a period of geophysical turbulence. Molten magma on the move. Earthquake clusters near the crater of Kilauea. The lava lake of Halemaʻumaʻu exploding and overflowing its banks, then subsiding. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions at tectonic hotspots around the worlds including Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Japan, and the …

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Two workers injured by explosion in Mākua Valley

kyle — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 02:31:15 +0000

KHON reports that two grounds maintenance workers were injured in Mākua Valley when an unexploded munition exploded: According to the U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii’s public affairs office, two ground maintenance contractors were injured after encountering an apparent unexploded ordnance at Makua Military Reservation. It happened at around 1:45 p.m. An Army contracted medevac helicopter airlifted the …

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Navy sailor, 21 dies in fall from Pali Notches hiking trail

kyle — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:42:34 +0000

The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported: A hiker who fell to his death off the Pali Notches trail on Sunday has been identified as Navy sailor Johnathan McNeeley, 21. McNeeley, a native of Lake Wales, Fla., was assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Navy sonar believed to be cause of multiple whale stranding in Guam

kyle — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 05:13:25 +0000

KUAM news reports that on Monday, March 23, 2015 the Navy was conducting exercises using sonar, when three beaked whales beached themselves. The U.S. Navy is now confirming that the day three whales were beached in Southern Guam, sonar testing was in fact being conducted. But Joint Region Marianas is waiting for test results to …

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Aloha Mauna Kea – Day of Solidarity and Action

kyle — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 08:30:17 +0000

Please support this call to action by MANA and hauMANA to oppose desecration of Mauna Kea. Actions will be happening at UH Mānoa, UH Hilo and at Mauna Kea. E hoʻā i ka lāhui kākou – ignite into action! MANA and hauMANA are organizing an Aloha Mauna Kea, Day of Solidarity and Action. Bringin it …

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Navy Wants to Bomb the Gulf of Alaska?!

kyle — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:09:22 +0000

The Eyak Preservation Council, an organization formed in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, is dedicated to: grassroots environmental and social change organization dedicated to promoting sustainable communities and protecting and preserving wild salmon habitat and Indigenous culture in the ancestral Eyak homelands of the Prince William Sound and Copper River watersheds. They are now …

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Pohakuloa: Now that you know. Do you care?

laurelmei — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 21:08:46 +0000

The Watada Lectures

laurelmei — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:26:21 +0000

The watada lectures are happening between november 8th and november 11th featuring Dr. Teresia Teawia