Western Australia: "West Aussies should expect to be hit by COVID up to 3 times a year if governments fail to treat the virus seriously, a leading epidemiologist has warned"
After activists in #Oakland blocked a US #military ship that will deliver weapons to #Israel to (and making one of the ship's worker walk off), the ship has changed its route to #Tacoma, #WA.
If you live near or in Tacoma, then please head to the port on Sunday before 2:30 pm then please join the mobilization and help cut the supply chain of arms export to Israel.
[Text transcription: BLOCK THE BOAT. Urgent update: we have received information that the boat in Oakland is currently on its way to Tacoma. We are going to show up and block the boat!
Where: 1123 Port of Tacoma Rd. Tacoma, WA 98421.
When: Sunday, 11/5 (November 5th), 2:30 PM.
Parking is extremely limited near the area; please plan to arrive on time, carpool as much as possible and prepare for the possibility of having to walk some distance.” End transcript]
Great photo walk through the forest at Saint Edwards Park organized by Kenmore Canera and led by Dan Hawk (who I’ve corresponded with for years and finally met in person for the first time!).
"workers confirmed the ship will head to Tacoma, Washington where it's expected to load up with military supplies before heading to Israel.
"We're hoping that when it reaches Tacoma, the workers in Tacoma will not load that military cargo, that people of Tacoma will show up to protest this genocide & that workers around the world will continue to stop ships...We are simply trying to call for an immediate cease-fire & stop the aiding of the genocide of my people"
They are specifically calling for an immediate #CeaseFire.
If you are in #CA, #WA or #OR (or really anywhere on the West Coast) would be helpful to call your Representatives & Senators & tell them to call for an immediate Cease Fire (link in next toot), & to back unions, not to crack down on union workers. Also discuss this with any longshore workers you know.
Tuesday, November 7th, will see a large number of elections across the United States from governors to school boards to ballot issues. Every single election and vote matters.
Please check this excellent compilation from Bolts Mag and make a plan to vote if one of these elections is yours.
Approximately 155 million years ago, a 5000 km piece of continent broke off from western Australia, leaving behind a basin hidden below the ocean known as the Argo Abyssal Plain.This underwater feature lends its name to the newly formed continent of Argoland, which must have drifted to where the islands of Southeast Asia are...
Graphic showing the leaking of the high-level radioactive waste at the Hanford Tank Farms, and the depth of the leakage. An underground plume of the liquid waste has been transporting towards the Columbia River.
This is the same technology as “recycling" nuclear waste from reactors.
This is very bad news for radioactive waste management at #Hanford
"Hanford’s pre-treated waste might not meet Vit Plant criteria"
Much of the worst radioactive waste at Hanford is the "liquid" waste in the Tank Farms. The plan was to vitrify them (enclose them in glass). Now, looks like the Vit Plant may not be up to the task. Billions more wasted after the first Vit Plant was scuttled for safety concerns.
All of the tanks in the Tank Farm are leaking. Workers are hospitalized annually for inhaling toxic fumes working at the site. They may remain with no viable plan to process the waste into a form that is manageable.
Emergency blood supply dangerously low in #WA
Oct. 26, 2023 at 7:01 am #Seattle Times:
The WA State Department of #Health is urging people to donate blood as blood banks across the state face critical shortages.
Local & regional blood banks are particularly low on platelets & types O & Rh negative blood.
Donations dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and blood banks are still feeling the effects as many regular donors are giving #blood less often.
Geological puzzle of lost continent of Argoland solved (www.heritagedaily.com)
Approximately 155 million years ago, a 5000 km piece of continent broke off from western Australia, leaving behind a basin hidden below the ocean known as the Argo Abyssal Plain.This underwater feature lends its name to the newly formed continent of Argoland, which must have drifted to where the islands of Southeast Asia are...