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Robert K. Elder

@robertkelder

President & CEO of Outrider Foundation (@OutriderFdn) & author of 25+ books, including "The Doomsday Clock at 75" & hiddenhemingway.com

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A US public health agency said residents in suburban St. Louis were safe from a landfill containing 43,000 tons of radioactive waste and soil from the Manhattan Project. New evidence casts doubt on the agency's declarations reut.rs/46zfDp7

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Join us at our Nuclear Reporting Summit on December 5-6! ➡️ outrider.org/conference/202… This free, two-day conference for journalists will focus on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange, local economies, and the #environment. Featuring

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IRE’s Diana Fuentes will host a digital safety workshop for journalists at Outrider Foundation’s Nuclear Reporting Summit. The event is free, but space is limited. Apply now to attend: outrider.org/conference/202… 🗓️ Dec. 6 📍 Washington, D.C.

IRE’s <a href="/ddfonline/">Diana Fuentes</a> will host a digital safety workshop for journalists at <a href="/OutriderFdn/">Outrider Foundation</a>’s Nuclear Reporting Summit. The event is free, but space is limited. Apply now to attend: outrider.org/conference/202…

🗓️ Dec. 6
📍 Washington, D.C.
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Just opened! The new Dandelion Bookshop in Oak Park, right on Oak Park Avenue (across the street from Maya Del Sol). It’s where I bought Lauren Viera’s excellent book, “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Chicago.” dandelionbookshop.com amzn.to/3Eitd6l

Just opened! The new Dandelion Bookshop in Oak Park, right on Oak Park Avenue (across the street from Maya Del Sol). 

It’s where I bought <a href="/laurenviera/">Lauren Viera</a>’s excellent book, “The 500 Hidden Secrets of Chicago.”

dandelionbookshop.com
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My friend Alex Vernon's biography of author Tim O'Brien ("The Things They Carried") is out soon! Below, you can pre-order it through Barnes & Noble, where Rewards & Premium Members get 25% off from February 5-7! Premium Members get an another 10% off. bit.ly/4gr2qBZ

My friend Alex Vernon's biography of author Tim O'Brien ("The Things They Carried") is out soon! 

Below, you can pre-order it through Barnes &amp; Noble, where Rewards &amp; Premium Members get 25% off from February 5-7! Premium Members get an another 10% off.  bit.ly/4gr2qBZ
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With one of his new executive orders, President Trump called for the construction of an Iron Dome-like defense shield over the U.S.What does this mean for #nuclearweapons planning — and can history learn from itself? W.J. Hennigan of The New York Times. 👇 nytimes.com/live/2025/01/2…

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Whenever friends ask what I do for a living, I say that I’m the President & CEO of the Outrider Foundation — which supports journalism about climate change & nuclear threats.  But now, I can *SHOW* them what we do.  Check out the videos that we put together: outrider.org/conference/202…

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Are you a journalist, student, or academics wanting to connect with experts on #nuclearweapons, policy, history, and science? ☢️ Bookmark our new Nuclear Expert Source List for your 2025 projects. Explore the list: outrider.org/projects/nucle…

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"Congress ordered the cramped, aging plutonium facility at Los Alamos – called PF-4 – to begin mass production of plutonium pits, a critical component at the heart of nuclear warheads, for the first time in more than a decade. Enter Elon Musk and DOGE." usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

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Before his death, Richard L. Garwin worried that talkative family members might inadvertently bring him to the attention of foreign intelligence agencies eager to learn H-bomb secrets. “I still worry about that,” he said...“They could be listening now.” nytimes.com/2025/05/19/sci…

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I'm proud to be a moderator at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity. The conference celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, which represents survivors of the atomic bombings in Japan. Join us online Aug. 6! Nobel Peace Center nobelpeacecenter.org/en/nobel-peace…

I'm proud to be a moderator at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity. The conference celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, which represents survivors of the atomic bombings in Japan. Join us online Aug. 6!

<a href="/NobelPeaceOslo/">Nobel Peace Center</a> 

nobelpeacecenter.org/en/nobel-peace…
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Want to see a free Kronos Quartet concert in Chicago on July 16? This event is part of the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War at the University of Chicago, which Outrider Foundation is supporting. Register here: events.uchicago.edu/event/249464-k…

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80 years later, we still remember. We're honored to participate in this special performance on the anniversary of the 1st nuclear explosion, the Trinity Test, this Jul 16. Join us in Chicago for this free event: events.uchicago.edu/event/249464-k… The University of Chicago Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Kronos Quartet

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Congratulations to the 2025 NextGen Service Fellows cohort! We're excited to support 52 U.S. university students, alongside The Rockefeller Foundation, who will serve communities to gain experience in international development through Institute of International Education (IIE). Learn more ⭐ buff.ly/JhML4WW

Congratulations to the 2025 NextGen Service Fellows cohort! 

We're excited to support 52 U.S. university students, alongside <a href="/RockefellerFdn/">The Rockefeller Foundation</a>, who will serve communities to gain experience in international development through <a href="/IIEglobal/">Institute of International Education (IIE)</a>. 

Learn more ⭐ buff.ly/JhML4WW
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The Kronos Quartet released covers of Bob Dylan's anti-nuclear "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" on the heels of the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Contributors: Ringo Starr, Iggy Pop, Willie Nelson, Laurie Anderson... Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=fyH70z…

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Join us at the Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit on October 9-10! This free, two-day event will focus on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange, local economies, and the #environment. 🔗 APPLY NOW: outrider.org/conference/202…

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Ploughshares President Dr. Emma Belcher recently attended the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, where she was a signatory for a declaration of recommendations for world leaders. On a panel hosted by Outrider Foundation, she shared her initial thoughts ⬇️

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This is a fantastic event for journalists interested about nuclear weapon issues! And it is taking place in a missile silo 🚀☢️More info 👇

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Join me & Alec Alec Nevala-Lee when we talk about his new book “Collisions,” about Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis W. Alvarez, at the Printers Row Lit Fest. Details: Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 am Grace Place, 2nd Floor (637 S Dearborn St, Chicago ) #PRLF25 printersrowlitfest.org

Join me &amp; Alec <a href="/nevalalee/">Alec Nevala-Lee</a> when we talk about his new book “Collisions,” about Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis W. Alvarez, at the <a href="/PrintersRowFest/">Printers Row Lit Fest</a>. 

Details: 

Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 am

Grace Place, 2nd Floor (637 S Dearborn St, Chicago )

#PRLF25
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