The Feb. 28 strike on the elementary school was the result of a targeting mistake by the U.S., preliminary inquiry says: “U.S. Central Command created the target coordinates for the strike using outdated data provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency.” t.co/sgMwh2wRz1
"If you think morality is beside the point — and might makes right — are you ok with other people treating you this way? If not, how can you say that a sense of justice is unimportant?"
Matt asks good questions here:
medium.com/@matthewbrea...
Last night I was on a panel and one of the points I made was that a lot of world leaders right now don't feel shame so enforcing norms becomes harder.
Case in point:
14.5 million antipersonnel mines.
That is what Poland's government began seeking to procure on 2 March 2026, just days after its withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty took effect.
Stop Bombing Civilians
I think "no stupid rules of engagement" is going to come up a few times over the next couple of weeks and then much much later during some courts-martial.
The principles of proportionality, distinction & protection have saved more lives in armed conflict than we'll ever know. International law may not be able to prevent wars of aggression, arbitrary trade wars, or atrocity crimes, but I know which side I'm on when it comes to the rule of law.
🧵1/ Iran does not have nuclear weapons. Israel and the United States do. In Europe, France wants to expand the role of its nuclear weapons. All this is dangerous and escalates the risk of nuclear weapons use, but we have a solution: it’s called the #NuclearBan Treaty📽️🔗⬇️
youtu.be/TUvDW--cvKs?...
I haven’t had time to post because everything I blink there is a news development in the Anthropic V. Pentagon story. Today, the Defense Department took the unprecedented step of declaring Anthropic a supply chain risk for not capitulating to their demands:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
Press release!
"We are at a pivotal moment for humanity. When the companies building these technologies are themselves refusing to deploy it on safety grounds...”
Nicole Van Rooijen, Executive Director of Stop Killer Robots.
www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/press-r...
#anthropic #LLMS #AI #Pentagon
Chat, is it bad when one tech dude having a modicum of a conscience is the only thing hindering the plans of the worst people in the world to use hallucinatory robots to automate crimes against humanity?
🚨 Attache ta tuque!
@scientistsorg.bsky.social is hosting our 2nd Open Source Nuclear Analysis Bootcamp in partnership with @stanleycenter.org in Montréal on June 21-26!
Come hang out and learn:
• Geolocation
• Missiles
• FOIA
• Imagery analysis
• Poutine 🍟
• Bagels 🥯
C'est le fun! 👇
19 years ago, the Oslo Process was launched, leading to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
#BanClusterBombs
On 20 February, #Poland withdrawal from the Mine Ban Treaty took legal effect.
@minemonitor.bsky.social showed that for every 10 people killed/ maimed by landmines, 9 were civilians nearly half children.
If landmines are deployed again, this is the reality to expect.
Full release: bit.ly/4rVsN9b
"These are tough conversations & are not helped by an information ecosystem of alternative media & toxic platforms like Twitter, which seek to assign blame on ideological grounds."
It's hard to articulate the province-wide sense of grief & my rage at those using it for their transphobic hatred.
I can't tell which is the more baffling headline today!
Option 1:
www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...
"Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some"
Don't let them tell you it hopeless.
Crisis creates opportunity. Reduce the harm AND build the better world.
there is nothing thin-skinned authoritarians hate more than being laughed at. And we should never forget that, amid all the trappings of office, Stephen Miller is ultimately just a pathetic little man. One who really likes mayonnaise.
"Like vaccinations, the Ottawa Treaty has become a victim of its own success. The huge amount of land cleared and the reductions of casualties from over 20,000 a year in the early 1990s to 6,279 in 2024, means that people are starting to forget why these weapons were banned in the first place."
New piece in Open Canada on the Ottawa Treaty because it's time to change the narrative.
opencanada.org/defiant-not-...
Ugh. Terrible idea looks like 2026 is off to an annoying start.
Pleased to see @minesactioncan.bsky.social among the many organizations that signed on to this important call. Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s Global Leadership on Gender Equality and Human Rights www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
New #Monitor fact sheet available:
▶️ Download the fact sheet: bit.ly/ICBLFundingC...
@minefreeworld.bsky.social #MineBanTreaty #22MSP
Polymarket tweets: "BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals." Laura Loomer replies: "You know things are bad when you can't tell if this is real or a joke. Dear God. It's real. Isn't it?"
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
‼️If you work in business, finance, ESG, human resources, compliance, or corporate governance, this event is for you!!
Learn more and register here ⬇️ www.icanw.org/weapons_and_...
#NuclearBan
