Today in Labor History March 17, 1968: The U.S. Army Chemical Corps killed over 6,000 sheep while illegally testing a nerve gas agent at the Dugway Proving Ground in Skull Valley, Utah. A 1998 report, the by Air Force Press was the "first documented admission" from the Army that a nerve agent killed the sheep at Skull Valley. The incident inspired Stephen King's novel “The Stand.”

#utah #chemicalweapons #wmd #WeaponsOfMassDestruction #nerveagent #army #airforce #literary #stephenking #historicalfiction #books #author #writer #horror @bookstadon

"Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide #Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/climate/bayer-white-phosphate-glyphosate-roundup-trump-executive-order-munition.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SFA.AIjA.0PHmj-J88VPB&smid=url-share
#pesticides #glyphosate #whitePhophorus #Bayer #BayerMonsanto #Monsanto #lobbies #USpol #Trump #chemicalWeapons #armesChimiques #phosphoreBlanc #lobbys #écocide

Fines for ICE using chemical weapons from their detention facility in #Portland

$5000 - $15,000 per day and if not paid on time penalties double + 10% as a lien against the property.

https://www.portland.gov/policies/environment-built/nuisance-abatement/enb-805-detention-facility-prohibited-nuisance

#PDXPol #ICE #PDX #ChemicalWeapons #ChemicalWarfare

Poison Allegedly Used in Alexei Navalny's Death Identified as Dart Frog Toxin

Five European nations say poison dart frog toxin, epibatidine, was used to kill Alexei Navalny. Russia denies claims. Learn more about the toxin and accusations.

#AlexeiNavalny, #Russia, #Poisoning, #Epibatidine, #ChemicalWeapons

https://newsletter.tf/navalny-death-frog-poison-europe-2024/

Five European countries believe a rare poison from dart frogs was used to kill Alexei Navalny. They have reported this to a global chemical weapons group. Russia has not yet commented on these new claims.

#AlexeiNavalny, #Russia, #Poisoning, #Epibatidine, #ChemicalWeapons

https://newsletter.tf/navalny-death-frog-poison-europe-2024/

Why did Russia kill Navalny with a lethal frog toxin? The Kremlin never intended to get caught.

Five European countries confirmed through independent testing that Alexey Navalny was poisoned.

Why would Russia use an exotic poison to assassinate an imprisoned opposition leader? Where did the Kremlin get the toxin?

Meduza spoke with biochemist and chemical weapons expert Marc-Michael Blum, former head of the OPCW laboratory.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260218-why-did-russia-kill-navalny-with-a-lethal-frog-toxin-the-kremlin-never-intended-to-get-caught?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Navalny #Poison #Russia #ChemicalWeapons

Following the temporary restraining order issued against federal agents’ use of teargas and other “less lethals” for 14 days, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has submitted arguments and evidence in support of a lawsuit brought forth by ACLU of Oregon on behalf of protesters and journalists that challenges violations of the First Amendment and the use of excessive force by federal agents outside the Portland ICE building.

The evidence shows that federal agents tear gassed protesters, including children, elderly folks, disabled people, and pets, repeatedly during the weekend of January 31.

They are urging the court to issue a preliminary injunction against federal agents' “unlawful use of tear gas, pepper balls, and other crowd-control munitions.”

The district court will hold a three-day hearing on the preliminary injunction motion, which will begin on March 2.

Thread from the weekend in question here:
https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115992642852082848

And here: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115998976092458588

#Portland #pdx #chemicalweapons #teargas