Will Griffin: Conflicts with Asteroid Mining

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
September 6, 2022

“In reality space imperialism will serve the interests of a small number of capitalists while the overwhelming majority of humanity continues to suffer under poverty, structural violence and the lack of access to resources.” — Will Griffin

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Will Griffin: How Would Space Be Used In War?

Will Griffin: How Would Space Be Used In War?

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
August 4, 2022

“There are endless ways outer space can be used in wars of the 21st century but let’s focus on some of the more probable ones.”

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What I Would Tell A Future Generation About Us On This Tiny World, by Kenn Orphan

NASA’s Webb Reveals Cosmic Cliffs, Glittering Landscape of Star Birthby Kenn Orphan
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Halifax, Nova Scotia
July 26, 2022

What is it about this photograph that is so intriguing? This is the Carina Nebula taken by the James Webb Telescope (NASA). We are looking at a nursery of stars, many far bigger than our own sun. And we are also looking back in time. Deep time. Yet there’s something intimate about it, even though there aren’t any pareidolic references for us to easily latch on to.

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Will Griffin: The Hidden Problems of Rocket Launch Sites

Rocket 3.1 | Orbital Launch Attempt | Delphin engines

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 29, 2022

“When it comes to launching rockets into outer space, there lies many hidden problems particularly with launch sites. The launching of a rocket before it ever reaches outer space is a major problem. It concerns the environment, nearby wildlife and overwhelmingly impacts the local communities in negative ways.”

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Will Griffin: Low Earth Orbit is an Orbital Space Junkyard

Space Debris or Junk

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 7, 2022

“There are a total of 90 nations operating in space today and commercial space revenue heavily outweighs government spending. There have been more launch attempts than ever before. The global space economy is growing. But why? Our hyper-connected world depends on it.” — Will Griffin

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Will Griffin: US Space Force Becomes More Lethal

Will Griffin: US Space Force Becomes More Lethal

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
April 7, 2022

“The big tech industry rather than build new technologies to create a sustainable world that benefits the majority of the people on this planet is now working with the Space Force to militarize outer space to the benefit of US-based multinational corporations and the pentagon.” — Will Griffin

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On a Ten Minute Joyride in Space, Capitalism’s Endgame, and a Radical Imagination for the Future, by Kenn Orphan

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by Kenn Orphan
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Halifax, Nova Scotia
July 23, 2021

“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

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Will Griffin: Dangerous US NATO Expansion in Norway

Will Griffin: Dangerous US NATO Expansion in Norway

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 1, 2021

GNspace4peace on Jun 1, 2021

In recent years, the US and NATO have been militarizing the Arctic through Norway as a means to confront Russia. This militarization is increasing tensions between nuclear-armed nations. As the Arctic melts away, these powerful nations are competing for dominance in the region as new routes are established, building new military bases, constructing new radars, and less efforts are placed in diplomacy.

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Will Griffin: Exporting Capitalism to Outer Space

Will Griffin: Exporting Capitalism to Outer Space

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
May 18, 2021

GNspace4peace on May 6, 2021

The Pentagon and multinational corporations are privatizing outer space, placing profit over people. Laws are being implemented in order to benefit billionaires, compromising decades-long international treaties. Exporting American capitalism, colonizing Mars, privatizing asteroids and other celestial bodies are all a continuation of Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny and American Exceptionalism. We must fight back to keep space for peace before it’s too late!

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Will Griffin: STRATCOM: The Most Dangerous Organization in the World

Will Griffin: STRATCOM: The Most Dangerous Organization in the World

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
December 2, 2020

Global Network on Nov 30, 2020

The USSTRATCOM headquarters is the most dangerous place on earth.

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Will Griffin: How Military Satellites Spy on You

Will Griffin: How Military Satellites Spy on You

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 15, 2020

“Hybrid warfare is a concept that brings together conventional warfare and cyberwarfare using tactics of fake news, diplomacy, lawfare and foreign electoral intervention into a form of political warfare. Cyber attacks and hacking play a key role in both covert and overt warfare. The hacking of communication systems and eavesdropping on, for example embassies around the world, is now commonplace.” — Will Griffin

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Will Griffin: Trump Signs Executive Order to Mine the Moon

Will Griffin: Trump Signs Executive Order to Mine the Moon

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
April 14, 2020

“Despite having two United Nations treaties that declare outer space as a global Commons, the U.S. oligarchy doesn’t agree and is pushing to further dominate space, and they intend to deny other nations access to outer space.” — Will Griffin

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Will Griffin: The Pentagon’s Secret Weapon — Missile Defense + US Weaponizing Space in Bid to Launch Arms Race by Finian Cunningham

Will Griffin: The Pentagon's Secret Weapon -- Missile Defense + US Weaponizing Space in Bid to Launch Arms Race by Finian Cunningham

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by Will Griffin
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Peace Report
December 15, 2019

“The Pentagon has a little secret: a strategy that is low in cost but high in threat. It’s called missile defense. Missile defense spending is less than two percent of the military budget but it establishes a high level threat to so-called enemy nations like China Russia and others.” — Will Griffin

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NATO Dinosaur Plods On by Finian Cunningham + Tensions Inside NATO by Bruce Gagnon

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by Finian Cunningham
Writer, Dandelion Salad
East Africa
Crossposted from Sputnik, Dec. 4, 2019
December 6, 2019

The splits and rancor at the NATO summit this week could not be concealed, even by strained calls for “unity”. The US-led military alliance is a dinosaur well past its extinction date.

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Christian Sorensen: War Industry Muster–Why Work for the War Industry? + Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab is a Part of the War Industry

Starting the protest against US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.

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by Christian Sorensen
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 18, 2019

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Welcome to the War Industry Muster. In this episode we analyze how people justify working for the U.S. war industry.

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