MIT 16 April - Forum: Dangerous Developments in Modern Weaponry; the military pursuit of global hegemony

When: Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Where: MIT • 25 Ames St. (enter through Building 66) • program: building 56, room 114 • Cambridge (Kendall Square T-stop)

Speakers:

"Rods from God” that are released from space to penetrate underground nuclear silos in a nuclear first strike

• Subrata Ghoshroy, Research Affiliate at MIT
• Nick Mottern, Knowdrones.com
• Elaine Scarry, Harvard professor and author of Thermonuclear Monarchy
• Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space

Topics will include:

• Continued expansion of the hugely profitable military budget 
• Cutting-edge Pentagon weapons technology, drones, AI/robotics
• The trillion dollar nuclear weapons modernization program
• The US drive to dominate space
• Resistance of tech workers to war research

​This forum is sponsored by the MIT Students Against War; Eastern Massachusetts Anti-Drones Network (a task force of United for Justice with Peace); Mass Peace Action; Coalition to Stop the Genocide in Yemen;, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Boston branch; the Greater Boston Chapter of Green-Rainbow Party; Boston Democratic Socialists of America; Science for the People - Boston; Smedley D. Butler Brigade, Veterans for Peace, Boston
For questions or comments, contact ujpcoalition@gmail.com or 617-776-6524.

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Parents v porn: Son sues father who destroyed his $29k sex video collection, lawsuit claims (RT) 14 April 2019

 

 

A couple from Michigan are being sued by their own son for destroying a porn collection he says was worth tens of thousands of dollars. The distraught son is seeking some $86,000 in damages.

Trouble began after the man had moved back in with his parents for about 10 months in 2016 following his divorce. Later, when he had moved out and his possessions were delivered to his new address, he noticed one major absence: 12 moving boxes packed with porn movies were gone.
He initially called the cops to press criminal charges against his parents, but the prosecutor didn’t pursue the case. The father allegedly admitted destroying the items, according to court documents seen by WXMI, but said he did it for his son’s own good.

In a terse email exchange between father and son, the former allegedly wrote: “Believe it or not, one reason for why I destroyed your porn was for your own mental and emotional health… I would have done the same if I had found a kilo of crack cocaine.

“Someday, I hope you will understand,” he reportedly added.

His son clearly felt differently, launching a civil action over the “vindictive” destruction. He claims the collection was worth almost $29,000 and includes some rare and out-of-print movies. The names of those involved in the lawsuit have not been made public as it’s a civil case.

https://www.rt.com/usa/456474-porn-movies-destroyed-lawsuit/