| Excerpt: | There is no question we've made some progress since the Nisqually quake traumatically reminded us that we live in a region that belongs to the Pacific Ring of Fire. Yet there is also a lot that remains to be done. |
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| Published at: | 10:54 PM on Sunday, February 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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Category Archives: National Defense
Twenty years after the Nisqually earthquake, seismic upgrades still needed across Cascadia
The Texas-sized politics of calamity: Disasters put a spotlight on elected officials’ negligence
| Excerpt: | Will the country wake up to the need for infrastructure modernization following the horrors in Texas, or will we see right-wing politicians escape responsibility and go on demonizing clean renewable energy? |
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| Published at: | 5:10 PM on Sunday, February 21st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness, Energy & Power |
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Joe Biden, Jay Inslee denounce Trump-incited terrorist attack on the United States Capitol
| Excerpt: | Read or watch what America's forty-sixth president and Washington's chief executive had to say about the violent insurrection of January 6th, 2021. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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U.S. Senate overrides Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act
| Excerpt: | The 2020 incarnation of the appropriations bill that funds the United States military will become law without Donald Trump's signature after more than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate voted for its implementation. |
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| Published at: | 12:45 PM on Friday, January 1st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Effective Procurement, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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U.S. House overrides Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act
| Excerpt: | “With this overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the House has upheld our sacred Constitutional responsibility to keep our country and our people safe," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. |
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| Published at: | 10:45 PM on Monday, December 28th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Effective Procurement, Fiscal Responsibility |
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As Biden’s Cabinet takes shape, progressive groups plan for a post-Trump future
| Excerpt: | President-elect Joe Biden has spent the weeks since the election assembling the team that he hopes to bring with him to Washington, D.C. |
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| Published at: | 8:21 PM on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Healthcare, Open Government, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Presidential Transitions |
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Adam Smith: Trump’s “childish” firing of Mark Esper will embolden America’s adversaries
| Excerpt: | Members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest and beyond strongly condemned Donald Trump's dismissal of the fourth Secretary of Defense to serve in his regime, which comes weeks before he will be out of office. |
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| Published at: | 9:47 PM on Monday, November 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Military Readiness |
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Book Review: “Dawn of the Code War” looks at the modern age’s cyber battlegrounds
| Excerpt: | Former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin and journalist Garrett Graff's book focuses on the new challenges posed by cyber threats to national security. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Monday, June 8th, 2020 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Technology, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Books, Hacking |
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Washington, Oregon, and California unveil new alliance: Western States Pact
| Excerpt: | The United States' Left Coast governors have made it abundantly clear that they -- not Donald Trump -- will decide when to lift their Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders and allow businesses that are currently closed to fully reopen. |
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| Published at: | 12:29 PM on Monday, April 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness, Global Health |
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U.S. Senate unanimously adopts gargantuan $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package
| Excerpt: | The legislation now goes to the United States House of Representatives for further consideration. It is backed by Donald Trump. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Disaster Recovery, Fiscal Responsibility, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Washington’s beloved Mount Rainier National Park is inaccessible due to washed out roads
| Excerpt: | It isn't possible to visit Mount Rainier right now and access to the park may take weeks or even months to be restored. |
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| Published at: | 10:10 AM on Monday, February 10th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness, Transportation |
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What drove Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Suleimani?
| Excerpt: | The death of Iran's top military strategist has already sent shock waves around the Middle East and may put American soldiers and civilians in harm's way. |
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| Published at: | 8:20 PM on Sunday, January 5th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Breaking News, Diplomacy & Conflict |
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Iranian-American citizens detained at the border on the orders of Donald Trump’s goons
| Excerpt: | U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is singling out people who were born in Iran or have Iranian heritage at the border and needlessly detaining them, while publicly denying its activities. |
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| Published at: | 1:30 PM on Sunday, January 5th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Naturalization |
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In seeking to block a commission to probe the attack on the U.S. Capitol, top Republicans in Congress remind us their work is never done