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Next Sunday, February 23, our local Veterans For Peace Chapter 183 will be participating in a Global Day of Action to Close Military Bases. Sponsored by World Beyond War, the event will call attention to "the thousands of military bases, both foreign and domestic, around the world [that] are a critical piece of the war machine that must be dismantled. Closing bases is a necessary step to shift the global security paradigm towards a demilitarized approach that centers common security — no one is safe until all are safe." 

The VFP-Central Ohio action will also be protesting Anduril Industries, a defense technology company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, and data integration software. A month ago today, the company announced that it would be building a drone warfare complex just outside of Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Pickaway County, Ohio. (See article: Anduril announced their Arsenal-1)

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What is SBI and which side is on track to win?

The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act (SB1) is a bill that the majority party in the State of Ohio Legislature claims will put education over indoctrination at our colleges and universities. Trumpeted as a reform bill, SB1 would ban diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), topics it deems controversial, and faculty strikes while requiring reviews of tenured professors along with enacting other anti-education measures. In other words, SB1 is designed instead to ensure indoctrination over education thereby, once again, proving that in MAGA world, every accusation is a confession.

Which side will win in the fight over SB1? Truth or deception? Read on.

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It's hard to believe, but overnight the National Park Service has removed "transgender" and the "T" from the LGBTQ+ acronym on their webpage about the Stonewall National Monument — a monument to honor the LGBTQ+ movement!

This is not just a slight—it exemplifies the ongoing rollback of LGBTQ+ protections under the current administration, specifically targeting transgender individuals.

This incident underscores the urgency of our work. If actions like these go unchallenged, they risk becoming entrenched, perpetuating discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals. We must act now to prevent this from becoming the norm.

Please take action: sign our petition directed at Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the White House.

Our vision is clear: a society where LGBTQ+ individuals are fully recognized and protected under the law, where diversity is celebrated, and where everyone can live with dignity and respect. This is about more than our fight for rights—it's about our shared humanity.

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An “important breakthrough” in Alzheimer’s disease treatment may soon be forthcoming. Local doctor Gerard Nuovo, MD recently published a study revealing encouraging results using an existing drug and mice.

An estimated seven million people in the US suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Although some treatments are available, they are expensive, may slow the disease down a bit, but offer no cure. Some have potentially negative side effects. 

The study is considered “pre-clinical” because drugs must be tested in animals before they can be tested in people. Surprisingly, mouse models of Alzheimer's disease are extensively used in research. They are valuable because the mouse brain has the actual human gene that can cause Alzheimer's disease. 

In human Alzheimer's disease, certain proteins called “BCL2 family proteins” concentrate in the damaged neurons. A mouse model of the disease involves giving mice the human gene that causes Alzheimer’s then administering a drug to block the BCL2 protein.

The Free Press does not make a habit of posting links to articles readily available elsewhere. This is an exception. On Judge Napolitano podcast “Judging Freedom” he interviews former weapons inspector Scott Ritter. About 20 minutes in, Ritter begins to discuss the nuclear arms race with respect to Trump's comments suggesting he can negotiate a treaty in order to reduce our nuclear arsenal.

 

Ritter says that this is a “Paradigm shifting that we all should support”. Napolitano asks Ritter about the Military Industrial Complex expected push back on Trump's offer to reduce military spending and reduce nuclear weapon. Ritter suggests Trump will castrate the MI complex, and that he has already succeeded in removing deep state obstacles.

 

Ritter says, and I agree, that this is a “Dream come true”, and points out that there is a “revolution taking place”. T Scott suggests that Trump has already castrated the MI Complex, and that he will be able to put America on a path to achieve peace.

 

The interview is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjzocs-2PcQ

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 4:30pm PT, 5:30pm MT, 6:30pm CT,  7:30pm ET
Regional Veterans For Peace hosted Zoom meeting

It is Presidents’ Day, and President Donald Trump has made a bold statement regarding military spending—one that no other president in modern history has made. He claims he could cut the Pentagon budget by about 50%.

President Trump has suggested a major cut in defense spending, proposing that the United States, Russia, and China each reduce their military budgets by 50%. He has also expressed a desire to begin denuclearization and arms control discussions with both Russia and China to accomplish this objective.

Military contractors poured $4,440,605 into Kamala Harris’s campaign—more than double what they contributed to Donald Trump. Yet, even with the support of establishment figures like Dick Cheney, their favored candidate fell short. The defeat of the military contractor’s candidate may have consequences for the industry.

Now, with President Trump in office and a bold initiative to cut Pentagon spending by 50%, the defense industry faces a challenge unlike any before.

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