Dave Bloom

Gov’t Relations @MAGsaveslives - Congress/appropriations, landmines/UXO & weapons security. Formerly: energy, AFSA, Morocco, Central Asia.

[Rep. Jimmy Panetta @RepJimmyPanetta]

As co-chair of the bipartisan Explosive Ordnance Disposal Caucus, I've seen firsthand why humanitarian demining matters. We must continue to support our partners on the ground, who do the hard work of clearing landmines so civilians can farm, rebuild, and live safely after conflict ends.

[MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @MAGsaveslives]

MAG is scaling up in #Syria as landmines & unexploded bombs continue to kill & injure dozens of people every week.

From a new base in Hama, we are training deminers, medics & community liaison teams to expand clearance work & reach more communities.

➡️ https://t.co/3etKmohSfw

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

At least 13 killed and 57 injured. Initial reports indicate the blast was caused by an electrical short circuit, which triggered an explosion, with shrapnel and debris propelled over five kilometers, reaching a total surface area of up to 80 square kilometers.

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill 13 civilians - https://t.co/W6y1yG5xvj

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill 13 civilians - https://t.co/W6y1yG5xvj

[Alex Horton @AlexHortonTX]

U.S. aircraft scattered at least dozens of antitank mines in a residential area near an Iranian missile site, creating indiscriminate hazards with a weapon last widely used in the Gulf War. w/ @mmkelly22 https://t.co/rSmY9LyO1e

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

Well this is terrifying

[Lucas Webber @LucasADWebber]

Sophisticated drones attacked Louisiana's Barksdale bomber base

It is the first time a US airbase was temporarily put out of operation in wartime, something that never happened even in World War II. https://t.co/Xb9YoOVvfn

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

3.2 million internally displaced inside iran.
1 million in lebanon.
158,000 arrivals from lebanon into syria. 43,000 into turkey.

this is the humanitarian cost of war.

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

https://t.co/PpAoyqchkd

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

Demining is also critical to recovering Ukraine's infrastructure.

[CSIS @CSIS]

8. Demining Is Critical to Ukraine's Agricultural Recovery
Ukraine has cleared significant amounts of farmland and restored it to productivity through domestic programs, international support, and innovative solutions—but the full scale of contamination still remains unclear.

[CSIS @CSIS]

8. Demining Is Critical to Ukraine's Agricultural Recovery
Ukraine has cleared significant amounts of farmland and restored it to productivity through domestic programs, international support, and innovative solutions—but the full scale of contamination still remains unclear.

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

https://t.co/79LiflZon8

[Christopher Wipper @SGTWipper1Each]

The JP233 runway denial weapon was a nasty, nasty munition. It not only craters a runway to prevent use, it scatters 215 HB-876 anti-personnel mines to restrict speedy repair.

Nasty...

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

@emiliepfrank Seriously. Who knew this cabal of elites were unable to write sentences?

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

Interesting read on the crucial role of weapons and ammunition management in peacebuilding: https://t.co/Yx3mEpMZFi @SCRAPweapons

[MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @MAGsaveslives]

We’re delighted to welcome three new members to the MAG US Board of Directors: Ambassador (ret.) Julieta Valls Noyes, Scott DeWitt & Brett Fetterly.

Their expertise will play a key role in advancing MAG’s work, helping to save and protect more lives.

➡️ https://t.co/PbQUBhkWvs

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era ban on antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula.

The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies. https://t.co/kJj1uNSN7L

[Dave Bloom @bloomds]

@UrsulaPerano Nice piece of fish never hurt anyone @LemonLymancom

[MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @MAGsaveslives]

The 2025 @MineMonitor is out. Casualties from landmines & unexploded bombs have risen.

On average, 17 people were killed or injured every day, nearly half of them children.

As states meet for the @MineBanTreaty this week, MAG urges renewed commitment.

⬇️https://t.co/2szyXz518D

[MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @MAGsaveslives]

Today marks one year since the ceasefire in #Lebanon.

Yet large areas of the south remain heavily contaminated with unexploded bombs.

Against this backdrop, MAG teams have been working to keep communities safe.

Learn more ⬇️
https://t.co/W7OujJB5Bl