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What goes up is subjective and relative to position, orientation, motion, and perhaps capacity and/or final state of base components.
In 2024, a total of 6,279 people were killed or injured by UXO, the highest number since 2020.
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
2025 Landmine Monitor out now | MAG
The Landmine Monitor 2025, released today, reveals a sharp and deeply worrying rise in global casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war, highlighting the urgent need for renewed internat...
www.maginternational.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In 2024, a total of 6,279 people were killed or injured by UXO, the highest number since 2020.
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
Agriculture, herding, or collecting natural resources remained among the most exposed, as economic pressures pushes people into contaminated areas.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
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Japan’s military disposed of nearly 13 tons of unexploded ordnance on Okinawa between April 2024 and March — a little more than half the amount handled the previous fiscal year, according to government records.
Japan detonated 13 tons of WWII-era ordnance on Okinawa last fiscal year
Unexploded ordnance from the 1945 Battle of Okinawa continues to turn up across the island prefecture.
www.stripes.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Japan’s military disposed of nearly 13 tons of unexploded ordnance on Okinawa between April 2024 and March — a little more than half the amount handled the previous fiscal year, according to government records.
Just because the chaos of active conflict has ceased, that does not mean danger does not linger for years and decades after.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
2025 Clearing the Mines report out now | MAG
Mine Action Review's 2025 'Clearing the Mines' report has been released, highlighting both achievements and ongoing challenges in the global effort to clear landmines.
www.maginternational.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Just because the chaos of active conflict has ceased, that does not mean danger does not linger for years and decades after.
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
www.maginternational.org/whats-happen...
Reminder that outside drones and IEDs, small batch weapons manufacturing is still a threat that does not go away.
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
Beyond State Control: Improvised and Craft-produced Small Arms and Light Weapons
Although the number of craft-produced small arms and light weapons is difficult to estimate, they are prevalent and range broadly in sophistication and quality. Improvised and craft-produced firearms ...
www.smallarmssurvey.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Reminder that outside drones and IEDs, small batch weapons manufacturing is still a threat that does not go away.
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/bey...
There are those times when your mind struggles for words.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
There are those times when your mind struggles for words.
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Cluster munitions have not gone away and are still a clear, present, and continuing danger across the globe.
the-monitor.org
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Cluster munitions have not gone away and are still a clear, present, and continuing danger across the globe.
"...in areas that endured a longer occupation and heavy fighting, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain a massive problem."
The Ukrainians clearing Russian mines
Kyiv backed a life-saving landmine ban in 1999. Now, with Russian mines endangering fighters, farmers and children across liberated Ukraine, it wants ...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"...in areas that endured a longer occupation and heavy fighting, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain a massive problem."
1. Do good.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
World Humanitarian Day 2025 | Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
hhi.harvard.edu
August 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
1. Do good.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
2. Never give up; never surrender.
There is always a clean up and it lasts much longer, and is much harder, than people realize.
Nick Orr, EOD expert, talks about mine clearance operations in Gaza
YouTube video by Humanity & Inclusion UK
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
There is always a clean up and it lasts much longer, and is much harder, than people realize.
So what does the 14th Amendment affect?
Well, outside citizenship...
Well, outside citizenship...
Shelley v. Kraemer - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
So what does the 14th Amendment affect?
Well, outside citizenship...
Well, outside citizenship...
When the rich do not want to give up theirs, but are all for taking yours.
Seneca Village - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
When the rich do not want to give up theirs, but are all for taking yours.
When your Bluesky handle become more prescient every morning...
Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
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Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
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Nakba - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When your Bluesky handle become more prescient every morning...
Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
:(
Sounds like they are planning Nakba 2.0 in the halls of power.
:(
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In Letters to America, we explore daily life for three people who are creating a new home in the United States after a long and difficult immigration process.
The Long Journey Home | ACLU
For many people seeking safety, the journey to winning asylum in the U.S. is long. The ACLU goes behind the scenes of our new series, Letters to America, to reflect on what daily life looks like for i...
www.aclu.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In Letters to America, we explore daily life for three people who are creating a new home in the United States after a long and difficult immigration process.
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#Bluesky: We operate in diverse regions around the world where many different languages are spoken. As a result, our offices, projects, and programs also communicate in various languages.
Here’s a list of our non-English #BSKY accounts. We’re gradually adding more!
bsky.app/profile/msf....
Here’s a list of our non-English #BSKY accounts. We’re gradually adding more!
bsky.app/profile/msf....
January 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#Bluesky: We operate in diverse regions around the world where many different languages are spoken. As a result, our offices, projects, and programs also communicate in various languages.
Here’s a list of our non-English #BSKY accounts. We’re gradually adding more!
bsky.app/profile/msf....
Here’s a list of our non-English #BSKY accounts. We’re gradually adding more!
bsky.app/profile/msf....
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OCHA says that one of the challenges for Gaza’s recovery will be clearing land mines and other unexploded ordnance left behind by 15 months of war.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/hgeadw
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/hgeadw
January 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
OCHA says that one of the challenges for Gaza’s recovery will be clearing land mines and other unexploded ordnance left behind by 15 months of war.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/hgeadw
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/hgeadw
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HRC and @lambdalegal.bsky.social will sue the Trump administration to stop their cruel and dangerous trans military ban.
Let’s prioritize our servicemembers and their families while keeping our nation safe. See you in court, President Trump.
Let’s prioritize our servicemembers and their families while keeping our nation safe. See you in court, President Trump.
January 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
HRC and @lambdalegal.bsky.social will sue the Trump administration to stop their cruel and dangerous trans military ban.
Let’s prioritize our servicemembers and their families while keeping our nation safe. See you in court, President Trump.
Let’s prioritize our servicemembers and their families while keeping our nation safe. See you in court, President Trump.
Do not call people stupid.
Maybe they know how to take a transmission apart and put it back together. Maybe they can make a soufflé. Maybe they can split the atom.
Uninformed. Callous. Infantile. Greedy. Scared. Hurting. Annoyed. Outright angry at clouds.
Not stupid.
That gives them an out.
Maybe they know how to take a transmission apart and put it back together. Maybe they can make a soufflé. Maybe they can split the atom.
Uninformed. Callous. Infantile. Greedy. Scared. Hurting. Annoyed. Outright angry at clouds.
Not stupid.
That gives them an out.
January 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Do not call people stupid.
Maybe they know how to take a transmission apart and put it back together. Maybe they can make a soufflé. Maybe they can split the atom.
Uninformed. Callous. Infantile. Greedy. Scared. Hurting. Annoyed. Outright angry at clouds.
Not stupid.
That gives them an out.
Maybe they know how to take a transmission apart and put it back together. Maybe they can make a soufflé. Maybe they can split the atom.
Uninformed. Callous. Infantile. Greedy. Scared. Hurting. Annoyed. Outright angry at clouds.
Not stupid.
That gives them an out.
"Never go to bed angry... or on fire."
~ Gomez Addams
~ Gomez Addams
January 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Never go to bed angry... or on fire."
~ Gomez Addams
~ Gomez Addams