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Rolla Peace News

March 28, 2017

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Dear Friends:

          In this newsletter is:

1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THIS WEEK, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017.
2. TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON MOTHER EARTH
3. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org)
          a) The World Has Gone MAD (Again)
          b) Murdering Civilians
          c) Climate Change Graph

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1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017

We vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017, (and all subsequent Thursdays until peace is established) from Noon to 1:00 PM. Please try to join us. The temperature is predicted to be in the 60s. If you do not feel comfortable standing with us in front of the Post Office, please consider driving by and showing your support for our message by honking your horn and flashing a peace sign.

2. TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON MOTHER EARTH

A friend posted this link on Facebook

This is what we are up against in our fight to save our species. The planet does not need saving; she can survive the human infestation. Remember, she measures time in eons, not years. Right now it is as if the Earth has a fever — and fevers, as you know, have a purpose: to kill the invading germs or viruses (that's us). She has other, more drastic, ways of ridding herself of the cancer that is humanity. If we don't figure out a way to stop Trump and his fellow robber barons, we may see some natural (and unnatural) disasters of biblical proportions. Check out Trump's self-satisfied smirk in the picture accompanying the article. Can he really not know what he's bringing down on us? Too bad he has to take the whole human race with him.

3. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org)
          a) The World Has Gone MAD (Again)
          b) Murdering Civilians
          c) Climate Change Graph

THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD (AGAIN)

Some of you may have missed this. I did, until I read Mark Haim's post earlier this month. 36 years of research and development and gazillions of dollars later, our attempt to develop and deploy an impermeable shield to protect us from Russia's nuclear weapons has come to naught. Russia now has nuclear-capable drone submarines capable of totally destroying coastal cities like New York, Washington and San Francisco (but perhaps not Rolla).

So we're back to Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). We can destroy you; but we can't prevent you from destroying us.

You would think that military strategists would learn something from this; but don't hold your breath. They will continue trying, with money stolen from your wages and health care and your children's education. That is, unless we get serious about saying that this is unacceptable and demand nuclear disarmament.

We still vigil for Peace at the Rolla Post Office, Noon to 1:00pm every Thursday. Come join us.

MURDERING CIVILIANS

Lot's in the news this month about air attacks on civilians. Here's a few articles:

US Military Bombs Syrian Mosque During Evening Prayers, Killing Dozens

US Bombing Blamed for Killing Dozens of Civilians Sheltering in Syrian School

Local Official Says US-Built Apache Helicopter Behind Massacre of Refugees

With 200+ Iraqi Civilians Feared Dead, Carnage Surging Under Trump

Don't suppose we'll win many converts away from ISIS this way.

CLIMATE CHANGE GRAPH

Did a little work on my short-term climate change graph this week. I think it is somewhat more understandable now. Let me know what you think.

And I've updated my CO2 in the atmosphere poster from 5 years ago.

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Wage peace,

Helen
helenm (at) fidnet.com

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