@the_rootcauses

To give the next generation a fighting chance, we must understand "the root causes" of the status quo & who benefits. I'm for justice, peace & downhill skiing.

 Virginia, USA
Joined July 2018
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Mid-20th century, some bad decisions put us on the wrong path. If we work together, we can put humanity on a different path to the future we want. #CranesForOurFuture
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Sadly, #Oppenheimer failed to head off the arms race & now we’ve got a lot of work to do. #AbolishNukes bit.ly/44WsL5G
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Please spread the word
Jasmine Owens@j_owens00422 Jun 2023
PLEASE HELP: My cousin, a former marine, who I love dearly lost everything (including his cat 😞) after his apartment burned down yesterday. It would mean the world to me if you could donate to/share his gofundme: gofundme.com/f/marine-corps-…
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Martin Fleck retweeted
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@TheOnion3 Apr 2023
Verified Twitter Users React To Losing Their Blue Check bit.ly/3ZwNKJf
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Inching toward midnight-we need to work toward a JUST TRANSITION to a sustainable society that has no need for nuclear weapons. bit.ly/3XOOMzy

PSR Statement on the 2023 Doomsday Clock Announcement | Physicians for Social Responsibility

CONTACT: Isabella Javidan, ijavidan@psr.org, 612-812-3231 ​​Today, the Doomsday Clock stands at 90 seconds to midnight. The United States’ inaction and the collective failure of the global North to...

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PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition@PSRnuclear24 Jan 2023
The Doomsday Clock stands at 90 seconds to midnight. The United States' inaction and the collective failure of the global North to abolish nuclear weapons to adequately address climate change has led us to this moment. We cannot prepare for nuclear war, we must prevent it!
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Once again, The Bulletin asks us to interrupt our denial & look at the damn clock. Jan 24
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Water treatment plant in Jackson, Miss. (state capital) is so dilapidated, citizens can’t drink the water. wapo.st/3wH4u4P Sorry, we spent that $$ to “protect” you w/ 1,744 operational nuclear weapons!
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From my intrepid PSR colleague
Jasmine Owens@j_owens00422 Aug 2022
In @inkstickmedia, I share my not-so-great experience at the #NPTRevCon “Make no mistake, if the NPT regime were to ever fail, the blame lies not with the non-nuclear weapon states supporting the TPNW, but with the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.”
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Hundreds gather at Green Lake in Seattle on 77th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima: kiro7.com/news/local/video-h…

VIDEO: Hundreds gather at Green Lake on 77th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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Seem like Congress doesn’t give a damn about you? Correct! Pls read my op-ed, then FORWARD it to your own U.S. Representative! Thx to 2 who do care: @RepBarbaraLee & @RepMarkPocan bit.ly/3zF0Aew

House military spending vote signals epic failure of leadership

Lawmakers in the thrall of the defense lobby show their cards in proposed budget increases. This one's a doozy.

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Feeling pinched these days? Me too. But not the weapons-makers. Congress is falling all over itself to shovel $$$ to them. Please contact your US Rep. & challenge them. bit.ly/3IBWTJJ #PeopleOverPentagon
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Partisan gridlock in DC- oh, except for bipartisan votes to shovel MORE cash to the military-industrial complex: Senate Armed Services Committee voted to add $45 bil to Biden's mil budget, House says $37 billion. PSR fights to support human needs instead, including health care!
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Usually I'm out here talking sh*t about the military industrial complex, but I took a break to write something a little more personal. "Finding Hope in a World of Grief" is a journey of how I've channeled grief into my nuclear abolition work. I hope you enjoy ✨
Inkstick Media@inkstickmedia25 Apr 2022
Fighting for nuclear abolition is about preserving, cherishing, and celebrating life. From @j_owens004: inkstickmedia.com/finding-ho…

Finding Hope in a World of Grief

“I’m a citizen in a country of grief.” I first heard this statement at a live poetry reading and interview for Ocean Vuong’s new book, Time Is A Mother. I had never read Vuong before and went only...

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A Poor People's Pandemic Report ~ reporting on how Covid-19 exacerbated pre-existing social & economic disparities bit.ly/pandemicinequity #DemandAccess
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Putin: keep your stinking oil. I'll walk!
These sound like darn good ideas to me: an immediate cease fire in Ukraine + for Russia & NATO to renounce using nuclear weapons. Sign the intl. petition on Avaaz: secure.avaaz.org/community_p…
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Biden’s military budget was MORE than Trump’s last mil budget. Still not good enough for Sen. Reed & SASC !!
Stephen Semler@stephensemler22 Jul 2021
The Senate Armed Services Committee just added another $25 billion to Biden’s already obscene military budget. Here’s how much each of them took from weapons companies last election cycle: stephensemler.substack.com/p…
Senate Armed Services Committee members take millions in political donations from military contractors. These committee members accepted a total of $7.4 million from these firms during the 2020 election cycle. Rankings: Jack Reed (the committee chair): $841,007 James Inhofe (the ranking member): $820,733 Tim Kaine: $689,604 Jeanne Shaheen: $446,414 Gary Peters: $383,355 Roger Wicker: $379,392 Dan Sullivan: $322,987 Thom Tillis: $319,996 Joni Ernst: $316,934 Mark Kelly: $316,203 Deb Fischer: $293,084 Angus King: $286,100 Mazie Hirono: $262,142 Richard Blumenthal: $245,210 Tom Cotton: $224,871 Tammy Duckworth: $191,663 Mike Rounds: $181,754 Joe Manchin: $175,892 Tommy Tuberville: $116,675 Rick Scott: $105,900 Jacky Rosen: $102,697 Josh Hawley: $89,086 Marsha Blackburn: $87,262 Kirsten Gillibrand: $56,508 Elizabeth Warren: $53,900 Kevin Cramer: $41,239

ALT Senate Armed Services Committee members take millions in political donations from military contractors. These committee members accepted a total of $7.4 million from these firms during the 2020 election cycle. Rankings: Jack Reed (the committee chair): $841,007 James Inhofe (the ranking member): $820,733 Tim Kaine: $689,604 Jeanne Shaheen: $446,414 Gary Peters: $383,355 Roger Wicker: $379,392 Dan Sullivan: $322,987 Thom Tillis: $319,996 Joni Ernst: $316,934 Mark Kelly: $316,203 Deb Fischer: $293,084 Angus King: $286,100 Mazie Hirono: $262,142 Richard Blumenthal: $245,210 Tom Cotton: $224,871 Tammy Duckworth: $191,663 Mike Rounds: $181,754 Joe Manchin: $175,892 Tommy Tuberville: $116,675 Rick Scott: $105,900 Jacky Rosen: $102,697 Josh Hawley: $89,086 Marsha Blackburn: $87,262 Kirsten Gillibrand: $56,508 Elizabeth Warren: $53,900 Kevin Cramer: $41,239

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"There is no peace and security until we share peace and security." @PSRnuclear #GeorgeFloyd
PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition@PSRnuclear25 May 2021
As we remember #GeorgeFloyd, we recognize the health implications of racism in our society and acknowledge the militarized systems that made this murder possible. We're proud members of @Orgs_Solidarity and will continue to work with them to create equity and justice in society.
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Fellow Americans! Join @BackfromBrink & @nuclearban for this March 4 virtual event. bit.ly/endnukes People in most nations of the world want all nuclear weapons prohibited & dismantled. This is NOT an offshore issue! #Nuclearban
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Today the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force. Here in the USA, we've gotta stop spending our tax money on these weapons & we can’t afford to use them, either. #nuclearban
Beatrice Fihn@BeaFihn22 Jan 2021
GOOD MORNING WORLD! Today, nuclear weapons are banned. There’s no going back from this point, the #nuclearban will only grow stronger from now on. The ban is the future.
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