Ravi Garla
@ravitown.bsky.social
👧🏾New father 👾Interested in #nukesky, sci-fi, future of social, and making LA better 🧨Current: Nuclear Threat Initiative 🔫Previous: Everytown; Climate Reality
Who’s going to break it to him that no country other than North Korea has detonated a nuke this century?
If I was thinking about how to squander America’s advantage, and give China its greatest gift, this would be it.
We’ve conducted more than 1000 tests, China got in 45 before the ban.
If I was thinking about how to squander America’s advantage, and give China its greatest gift, this would be it.
We’ve conducted more than 1000 tests, China got in 45 before the ban.
Q: What prompted you to announce you're resuming nuclear testing right before the meeting with Xi?
TRUMP: They seem to all be nuclear testing. We have more nuclear weapons than anybody. We don't do testing. We halted it many years ago, but w/ others doing testing I think it's appropriate we do also
TRUMP: They seem to all be nuclear testing. We have more nuclear weapons than anybody. We don't do testing. We halted it many years ago, but w/ others doing testing I think it's appropriate we do also
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Who’s going to break it to him that no country other than North Korea has detonated a nuke this century?
If I was thinking about how to squander America’s advantage, and give China its greatest gift, this would be it.
We’ve conducted more than 1000 tests, China got in 45 before the ban.
If I was thinking about how to squander America’s advantage, and give China its greatest gift, this would be it.
We’ve conducted more than 1000 tests, China got in 45 before the ban.
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Outdated laws from the 1700s and 1800s give the president tremendous power to use the military at home. It’s past time for Congress to repeal the Alien Enemies Act, close loopholes in the Posse Comitatus Act, and reform the Insurrection Act. bit.ly/4oxXJLN
Outdated and Dangerous
Antiquated laws from the 1700s and 1800s give the president tremendous power to use the military at home to quash protests and order mass arrests in times of war and domestic upheaval.
www.brennancenter.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Outdated laws from the 1700s and 1800s give the president tremendous power to use the military at home. It’s past time for Congress to repeal the Alien Enemies Act, close loopholes in the Posse Comitatus Act, and reform the Insurrection Act. bit.ly/4oxXJLN
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"Humanity cannot coexist with nuclear weapons forever."
- critical takeaway from my @ucs.org colleague Jenn Knox's must-read piece "Five Things to Know Before Watching A House of Dynamite," the @netflix.com movie premiering in theater's tomorrow:
blog.ucs.org/jknox/five-t...
- critical takeaway from my @ucs.org colleague Jenn Knox's must-read piece "Five Things to Know Before Watching A House of Dynamite," the @netflix.com movie premiering in theater's tomorrow:
blog.ucs.org/jknox/five-t...
Five Things to Know Before Watching A House of Dynamite
The new film A House of Dynamite depicts what happens when a nuclear missile is launched at the United States. The real-world possibility is just as scary.
blog.ucs.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Humanity cannot coexist with nuclear weapons forever."
- critical takeaway from my @ucs.org colleague Jenn Knox's must-read piece "Five Things to Know Before Watching A House of Dynamite," the @netflix.com movie premiering in theater's tomorrow:
blog.ucs.org/jknox/five-t...
- critical takeaway from my @ucs.org colleague Jenn Knox's must-read piece "Five Things to Know Before Watching A House of Dynamite," the @netflix.com movie premiering in theater's tomorrow:
blog.ucs.org/jknox/five-t...
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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This speech is now an Emmy winner.
"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams at us the loudest."
-Mon Mothma (Andor)
-Mon Mothma (Andor)
September 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This speech is now an Emmy winner.
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Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago
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There was a hint in 2024 that China's Carbon emissions had peaked due to their massive roll out of renewables, which continues. Now the data from the first half of 2025 confirms that CO2 emissions in China are decreasing. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋
August 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
There was a hint in 2024 that China's Carbon emissions had peaked due to their massive roll out of renewables, which continues. Now the data from the first half of 2025 confirms that CO2 emissions in China are decreasing. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋
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The man whose identity has not been disclosed was transported to a local hospital, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
By @janettev.bsky.social & @shoton35mm.bsky.social
This is a developing story.
lataco.com/monrovia-man...
By @janettev.bsky.social & @shoton35mm.bsky.social
This is a developing story.
lataco.com/monrovia-man...
August 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The man whose identity has not been disclosed was transported to a local hospital, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
By @janettev.bsky.social & @shoton35mm.bsky.social
This is a developing story.
lataco.com/monrovia-man...
By @janettev.bsky.social & @shoton35mm.bsky.social
This is a developing story.
lataco.com/monrovia-man...
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One of the most dispiriting things about our current state of affairs is how much of the barbarism is just unaccountable bureaucratic rule following sucking up innocent people into an unfeeling machine and traumatizing them for life
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of the most dispiriting things about our current state of affairs is how much of the barbarism is just unaccountable bureaucratic rule following sucking up innocent people into an unfeeling machine and traumatizing them for life
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Maybe focus on nat’l security instead of loyalty to regime head?
August 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Maybe focus on nat’l security instead of loyalty to regime head?
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The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.
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Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
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* REUTERS POLL -- NEARLY 90% ECONOMISTS, 89 OF 100, SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OFFICIAL U.S. ECONOMIC DATA, INCLUDING 41 SAYING VERY CONCERNED
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
* REUTERS POLL -- NEARLY 90% ECONOMISTS, 89 OF 100, SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OFFICIAL U.S. ECONOMIC DATA, INCLUDING 41 SAYING VERY CONCERNED
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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We are doing this. Our governments. Our taxes. Our arms sales.
This is our Holocaust. Our Cambodian killing fields. Our Balkans. Our Rwandan genocide.
We are doing this and history will never forgive us.
Gaza:
This is our Holocaust. Our Cambodian killing fields. Our Balkans. Our Rwandan genocide.
We are doing this and history will never forgive us.
Gaza:
“a deliberate, systematic starvation of an entire population”
A statement by Doctors Against Genocide.
#Gaza
A statement by Doctors Against Genocide.
#Gaza
July 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We are doing this. Our governments. Our taxes. Our arms sales.
This is our Holocaust. Our Cambodian killing fields. Our Balkans. Our Rwandan genocide.
We are doing this and history will never forgive us.
Gaza:
This is our Holocaust. Our Cambodian killing fields. Our Balkans. Our Rwandan genocide.
We are doing this and history will never forgive us.
Gaza:
Surprise! The only illegals were ICE. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Tactics in L.A. Immigration Raids
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Surprise! The only illegals were ICE. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...
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Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.
July 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.
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Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows.
ICE Raids Derail Los Angeles Economy as Workers Go Into Hiding
Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows.
bloom.bg
July 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six months ago. Now, immigration raids are driving workers crucial to the rebuilding into the shadows.
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📢 GIVE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR AND THEY WILL 📢
June 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
📢 GIVE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR AND THEY WILL 📢
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My colleague insightful colleague @lauraegrego.bsky.social explains why the US attack on Iran may have damaged disarmament efforts more than Iran’s nuclear capabilities: blog.ucs.org/lgrego/the-u...
The US Attack on Iran May Have Damaged Disarmament Efforts More Than Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities
Instead of eliminating Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon, the US attack may push Iran's leaders toward actually building one.
blog.ucs.org
June 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My colleague insightful colleague @lauraegrego.bsky.social explains why the US attack on Iran may have damaged disarmament efforts more than Iran’s nuclear capabilities: blog.ucs.org/lgrego/the-u...
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if you don’t want your ads to run next to nazi social media posts, the government says “too bad,” you have to.
The FTC confirms our scoop about an extraordinary political condition on this ad merger, aimed at preventing "collusion or coordination to direct advertising away from media publishers based on the publishers’ political or ideological viewpoints." www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
June 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
if you don’t want your ads to run next to nazi social media posts, the government says “too bad,” you have to.
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Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
June 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
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My latest story -- it's not often that everyday Americans have a venue to tell their government what they think about the new nuclear arms race.
But three sorts of public hearings occurred recently, drawing in locals from places like rural South Carolina to Las Vegas to the SF Bay Area.
But three sorts of public hearings occurred recently, drawing in locals from places like rural South Carolina to Las Vegas to the SF Bay Area.
From South Carolina to California, locals in nuclear weapons towns raise health, safety, and environmental concerns over renewed plutonium pit manufacturing.
By: @tkbarnes.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/cancer-conta...
By: @tkbarnes.bsky.social
inkstickmedia.com/cancer-conta...
The Workers, the Waste, and the Warnings from Bomb Country
From South Carolina to California, locals in nuclear weapons towns raise concerns over renewed plutonium pit manufacturing.
inkstickmedia.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My latest story -- it's not often that everyday Americans have a venue to tell their government what they think about the new nuclear arms race.
But three sorts of public hearings occurred recently, drawing in locals from places like rural South Carolina to Las Vegas to the SF Bay Area.
But three sorts of public hearings occurred recently, drawing in locals from places like rural South Carolina to Las Vegas to the SF Bay Area.
How wild that without much debate, we are intervening in another war in the Middle East?
It’s quite a choice to ensure allies can launch preemptive military assaults on neighbors and the US will be there to shoot down any attempt at retaliation.
It’s quite a choice to ensure allies can launch preemptive military assaults on neighbors and the US will be there to shoot down any attempt at retaliation.
The U.S. military is operating in the air, on land and at sea to shoot down Iranian missiles fired at Israel, tilting Washington toward more direct involvement in the widening conflict.
After Sitting Out the Iran Attack, U.S. Steps In to Help Israel Intercept Missiles
The U.S. military is operating in the air, on land and at sea to shoot down Iranian missiles fired at Israel.
on.wsj.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How wild that without much debate, we are intervening in another war in the Middle East?
It’s quite a choice to ensure allies can launch preemptive military assaults on neighbors and the US will be there to shoot down any attempt at retaliation.
It’s quite a choice to ensure allies can launch preemptive military assaults on neighbors and the US will be there to shoot down any attempt at retaliation.
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"According to our back-of-the-envelope math, that puts total attendance somewhere in the 4-6 million people range. That means roughly 1.2-1.8% of the U.S. population attended a #NoKings Day event somewhere in the country yesterday." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-d...
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4-6 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"According to our back-of-the-envelope math, that puts total attendance somewhere in the 4-6 million people range. That means roughly 1.2-1.8% of the U.S. population attended a #NoKings Day event somewhere in the country yesterday." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-d...