Chemical Weapons Research Center

Studying the impacts of chemical weapons on people, communities, and the environment | #BlackLivesMatter | #LandBack #WaterBack

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

Please help us study the impacts of chemical weapons in Portland, OR!

Chemical samples are expensive and we're running on a shoe-string budget, so any contribution and shares are amazing, thank you!!!

https://t.co/WuPcyPMait

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

@marcporis oh glorb, i remember looking through Defense Tech's jobs postings when it was clear safariland wasnt divesting them and like they are absurd

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

$5 says this is just a propaganda course

[Marc Poris - @marcporis.bsky.social @marcporis]

Ashland Police Department is hosting CTS Training Institute for a "CTS impacts/chemicals/flashbang" course at The National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory (@USFWS) in November.

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

fantastic work by the team at @ForensicArchi

[Guardian US @GuardianUS]

What happened after US police teargassed protesters – a visual investigation https://t.co/hLQgLs3EIi

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

It shouldn't be surprising that someone who (claims to have) used these weapons overseas as part of the military industrial complex would be a proponent of and (purported) salesman of domestic chemical weapons use.

The chemical weapons imperial boomerang strikes again.

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

CW: Anti-protest police violence, chemical munitions

There is an explicitly "pro chemical munitions use against press" congressional candidate in Florida:

“I’m Cory Mills and ... if the media wants to shed some real tears, I can help them out with that"

https://t.co/8hJS66r2JP

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

With protests across the country against the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, there is a chance of state violence and the use of chemical munitions.

Check your filters and replace them if needed.

As always, if you see munitions being used, please let us know!

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

@CrustySocks13 @DoghouseCorgian correct!
metal fires are not extinguished by water, and depending on the circumstance, it likely increases risk and offgassing.
best option is an inert powder like sand

https://t.co/uZADWXkKYj

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

With protests across the country against the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, there is a chance of state violence and the use of chemical munitions.

Check your filters and replace them if needed.

As always, if you see munitions being used, please let us know!

[ACLU of Oregon @ACLU_OR]

Tell lawmakers that it is wrong for them to force through changes to the tear gas and munitions law without community input and participation: https://t.co/0urDfKS6qh

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

We stand with the @ACLU_OR and @OJRCenter in demanding for stronger protections against police use of chemical and impact weapons.

The legislature's "compromise" bill (HB 4008-11), is no such thing, but rather a significant rollback that is full of loopholes.

This cannot pass.

[ACLU of Oregon @ACLU_OR]

🚨Updated Action Alert: In response to police efforts to rollback tear gas and munition protections, the ACLU of Oregon, @OJRCenter, and civil rights attorneys proposed a bill with even stronger protections against police use of tear gas and munition weapons.

[ACLU of Oregon @ACLU_OR]

🚨Updated Action Alert: In response to police efforts to rollback tear gas and munition protections, the ACLU of Oregon, @OJRCenter, and civil rights attorneys proposed a bill with even stronger protections against police use of tear gas and munition weapons.

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

@CuriouswithJVN thanks so much for the shoutout!!

[Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness @betterwithjvn]

If you’re on the ground, get involved with @chemweaponsci.

They’re a group of researchers, communicators, and advocates working to fill the gaps in data on chemical weapons. https://t.co/JgO0v9BLuM

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

@PRADAPDX Thank you!
And LIKEWISE!

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

In addition to volunteer opportunities, we will definitely be looking to hire full- and part-time positions and for leadership roles, so keep an eye out on this space and our website for postings in the coming months!

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

We are SUPER EXCITED to say that the Chemical Weapons Research Center is officially incorporated and registered with the state of Oregon!

The will allow us to stabilize and grow our capacity to address the ever present threat of chemical weapons.

https://t.co/nNPsqD95OS

[Chemical Weapons Research Center @chemweaponsci]

Thank you all to have helped build this organization, from the front line protesters who collected smoke canisters to the daywalkers connecting us with policy makers and the elders who have shared their stories, we would not be here without you.

You HAVE made a difference.