terrorism
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Is the government planning a crackdown on Keystone XL protesters?
The ACLU sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to turn over more records detailing plans to treat activists with counterterrorism tactics.
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Climate change is a top security threat, and most of the world knows it
And then there is the U.S.
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The world is safer than it’s ever been. Except for this one huge thing
There's a much bigger threat to you than terrorism or mass shootings.
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‘Subway tampon’ could keep water out of tunnels
Here's an idea for keeping subway tunnels from overflowing with water: block their entrances.
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Documentary on end of world as we know it is surprisingly uplifting
The new documentary The Crisis of Civilization is the most user-friendly exploration of imminent doom you’ll ever see. Through interviews, found footage, and animation, the film actually manages to make the unwinding of our conventional, fossil-fueled, more-is-more industrial civilization accessible. And importantly, it pays just as much attention to solutions as to problems. Nafeez Ahmed, […]
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Tea Party: Don't build public transit, because the terrorists might attack it
Apparently public transit is now helping the terrorists win. That's according to a Tea Party group in Georgia, at least. The group wants to 86 a light rail project because "when they [THE TERRORISTS!!] blow up a rail, that just brings the system to a grinding halt." So we should not build rail in the first place, because in the event of terrorism it would cease to work. Makes sense!
To be fair, the dude who said that also seemed to be ok with a bus system, because in his words "if the terrorist blow up a single bus, we can work around that." -
Koch Industries fights anti-terrorism regulations
Here's another bit of info to include in your "man, the Koch brothers are eeeevil" file. In environmental circles, the Koch family is best known for its funding of climate deniers, but Koch Industries also owns 56 facilities that use petrochemicals. The government is a teensy bit worried about the attraction these facilities could hold for terrorists, but the company has spent its time and money lobbying against stricter safeguards for chemical facilities. Hey, regulations are regulations, whether they protect against pollution or terrorism, and all regulations are for liberal weenies!
iWatch News found that 4.8 million people live within risky distance of these plants, and that:
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Norway terrorist is a climate change denier
Anders Breivik, Norway terrorist, is a climate change denier, like many American conservatives.
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Minor threat: Our lame response to climate change
A new article compares U.S. resources spent against perceived threats like international terrorism, economic crisis, and climate change. Can you guess which one gets shortchanged?