Peter Riley1d ago

Maimed, Deafened, Blinded

Fired at close enough range, so-called less lethal rounds easily kill or maim.
“Less Lethal Specialty Munitions” =
chlorobenzalmalononitrile - CS - chemical weapon used by U.S. on Vietnam is banned for military use; oleoresin capsicum - OC - derived from chili peppers.

https://theintercept.com/2026/04/03/less-lethal-chemical-weapons-tear-gas-protests/?

#Capitalism #CBP #ChemicalWeapons #DHS #ICEout #Protests #TearGas

DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree

Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of tear gases and “less-lethal” projectiles has become a mainstay of protest crackdowns.

The Intercept
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“Tear Gas: The most effective agent used by employers to persuade their employees that the interests of capital and labor are identical. “ T-Bone Slim (Industrial Worker, 06 March 1937.)

#JohnWestmoreland playing guitar by Antti Männynväli’s T-Bone Slim Tear Gas #mural in #Kangasala
Photo: #AnttiMännynväli 2021.

Source: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/tboneslim/2022/08/17/finding-my-finnish-roots-and-a-lost-chapter-of-family-history/

#Finland #IWW #Labourmovement #migrantworkers #TBoneSlim

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