“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
May 26, 2025
Amy Indira Dio Ramdass, Canadian, author, mother, and knowledgeable mythologist
LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS TODAY and the GLOBAL RISKS & CONSEQUENCES TOMORROW
In Amy’s Opinion: Note: Since today is a holiday — and one that tends to put us in a more thoughtful, quieter, and perhaps a more somber mood — there is little “nuclear news” of consequence worth spending a lot of time on evaluating today’s stories, but there is something special for today’s Post even far better because my guest’s own opinion piece here can hit home to each and everyone of us . . .
So it is that I’ve decided it’s a good time to publish her very well thought out, but delightfully humorous and yet deathly serious at the same time — as Amy scribes so well so often —always skillfully and pointedly written “memos” designed for all of us to think about and consider. Amy is a long-time friend of mine, so I may be just a tiny bit prejudiced, of course.
She is an independent author, and my co-author of our two-volume Old Western epoch based on a true story titled “The Sweetwater Conspiracy ~ The Legend of Cattle Kate”. But these days we both spend a good deal of time doing our best to understand the psychology of angry threats of nuclear war and other internationalized bickering that seems to be spreading like an epidemic over the entire planet Earth.
Amy Indira Dio Ramdass is a Guyana girl who has become a long-time Canadian citizen and her thoughts about this important and unnecessary plague enveloping our world situation posted here every day of every week might help you, the reader, to understand what she has to say . . . and maybe a little of what we can do about it. ~llaw
Her message, intended for us all, is from May 8th, just a few days ago . . .
“Whole countries are on my mind. My own, Pakistan, Palestine, Ukraine, Mother fucking Russia, India, Israel, USA, etc.
And so your Honor, this post is to clear one thing up in case anyone ever got the idea that I am ever slightly apathetic… which we all are but I try to stay abreast and to be aware of my own hypocrisy most of the time.
SO, here I am, and let me tell you, it’s not exactly easy-peasy-breezy to venture out from under my tranquil rock to voice/word/direct my righteous fury at those who live to rattle my world…er…ok…perhaps I shouldn’t be, (too furious) perhaps this is all for the best but hello universe stop scripting us to do things upside-down! Because how …for example … India bombing Pakistan can ever be ever right? Or Vice-Versa. Innocent people were killed! But I get riled up because deep down I know things have been engineered for the purpose of starting a war is how some powers-that-be like to roll.
In my universe which is under my rock…(and we all have our own such sanctuary even if it’s a space inside our heads) my rule used to be, “do what thou wilt…shall be the whole of the law” but because of what’s going on currently, I have to tweak this rule slightly to, ‘do what thou wilt but STAY in thy own lane.”
Because the former (do what thou wilt) is nature’s law for the animals, the birds, the bees, the ants so they may do what they want, when they want, how they want.
But even this is a half-truth for they are endowed with primal programming, boundaries, fear as in fight and flight, freeze, that old wise survival instinct to keep them in check for the balance of each other. And so this is why they don’t wake up one morning and decide to form bee empires to take over my house or my country. (Okay maybe ants are plotting to dominate my house but that’s a story for another day.)
But us? Ha. We got the deluxe upgrade: free will aka CHOICE, the ability to consciously decide which road to take (a high or low one), to reason things over, to do what’s right, harm to none. And this is great and all until someone uses free-will like a toddler with a razor blade to cut up their mom’s newly bought sofa. (Psst, never tell my mom it was me, yikes). Or as a grown-up, to do harm unto others (sneakily or openly if the Force is with us or we have a whole army at our beck and call).
And so because of that, I cannot go on saying, “do what thou wilt…” because some or most people have no scruples, or brakes and will take that as a license to stomp all over other people’s sacred boundaries. Or the basic decency of ‘maybe we should not colonize or invade other countries just because we can’.
And yes, I know. I sound territorial. Full dinosaur-mode. One tail-swish away from putting up a sign, “No trespassing, I bite” sign. But Your Honor of Supreme Judgment and Epic Eye Rolls, tis not for me, it’s for my cubs and the cubs of other beings.
And though (my own cubs) be full-sized humans with phone bills, I live to ensure they have a place to call their own. A home. A den. A little kingdom of mismatched socks and ample maple-syrup for their favorite breakfast food of pancakes or waffles. Is that too much to ask?
Is why I have to ask YOU this: What would you say if you keep on hearing (over and bloody over) of another country casually threatening to waltz in like, “Hey, this is a pretty pristine palace you got here, mind if we pull a non-hostile takeover…?”
So, this is why I can no longer be neutral AF. This is war. A word war. Yes, I KNOW I said I wouldn’t pick sides. I promised I’d stay out of the political gladiator arena and just sip tea like a background extra in a historical drama. But here I am, sleeves rolled up, opinions half-loaded, and yep… cognitive dissonance in full blast. Because. Neutrality is the hardest when the world’s on fire.
And I am not some enlightened girl-Buddha floating on a lotus…just yet.
Ok, ok, despite it all, I will try and be like a calm clam on a yoga mat, whispering, “harm none, mote it be.” and continue to turn the other cheek, too. Ok, I won’t lie, sometimes I turn it very passive-aggressively.
So, while I’d like to live by “do what thou wilt,” I also reserve the right to say: “NOT ON MY LAWN.” Or other people’s lawn or country. Or under my IKEA-rock. Stay in your own lane, goddamnit, is that too much to ask?
PS: Ok, this might be my last political post…(fb’s algoes for one) But not posting this type of stuff does not mean I am not wide-awake, alert and never going back to sleep. Thanks a lot, world. hmf.”
PPS: No one has to ‘like’ this status. It’s my stance. What’s yours?
~Amy Indira Dio Ramdass
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All Things Nuclear
NEWS
‘GREEN SCAM IS OVER’: Wyoming senator touts Trump’s nuclear energy EO – YouTube
YouTube
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Trump’s nuclear push marks ‘Manhattan Project’ moment for energy | Investorsobserver
Investorsobserver
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Pete Ricketts Asks Secretary Rubio About Status Of Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Efforts
YouTube
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last week, Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) spoke about Iran’s nuclear … Secretary, All I’m Looking For …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
The Future Needs Nuclear. Let’s Talk.| IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
Public and political opinion is shifting in favour of nuclear power. There is a growing acceptance that nuclear energy is needed to provide …
Trump Nuclear Power Plans Target Data Centers And National Security – Forbes
Forbes
President Trump’s executive orders aim to quadruple U.S. nuclear power by 2050. How can the administration balance safety concerns with …
Trump’s Nuclear Revival: Playing Catch Up – Forbes
Forbes
Each of the new executive orders tackles an issue to boost nuclear power generation capacity and cut the red tape that has slowed atomic energy …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Korea investigates power supply failure at Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 – CHOSUNBIZ
Chosunbiz
… emergency generator was not properly provided due to the plant being halted for maintenance. The Nuclear Safety And Security Commission stated …
Trump Plans to Quadruple U.S. Nuclear Power Capacity by 2050 – Businesskorea
Businesskorea
… energy emergency and signaled his pro-nuclear stance. The four executive orders consist of reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) …
Students of Department of Nuclear Energy of KPI visited the Energoatom branch
Енергоатом
… emergency team personnel were demonstrated to them. Moreover, future nuclear employees observed the process of conducting radiation and …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Putin issues chilling one sentence nuclear threat to the UK | World | News – Daily Express
Daily Express
“Increasingly the rhetoric from Russia suggests nuclear threats are a more direct threat to NATO – not only Ukraine – and could refer to longer range, …
Belarus has nuclear weapon delivery systems but no Russian warheads, Ukrainian intel chief says
The Kyiv Independent
The threats have failed to materialize, and Russia continues to wage its all-out war without using its nuclear arsenal. Secret note reveals Russia …
Following leaks of fresh Israeli threats, Iran warns of retaliation to any provocation
Peoples Dispatch
Media reports suggest Israel is preparing to attack Iranian nuclear … “Threats from the rogue Israeli regime are nothing new. But the recent …
Nuclear War
NEWS
WHO Mandated To Update Of 30-Year-Old Review On Health Impacts Of Nuclear War
Health Policy Watch
Duplication or not? India, along with other nuclear powers, abstained from voting to refresh the WHO’s analysis of nuclear war’s health impacts.
‘Astonished by the question’: Jaishankar rejects nuclear war fears over India-Pak clash
The Indian Express
Asked whether the world had the US to thank for the May 10 ceasefire, Jaishankar credited India’s armed forces instead. “The cessation of firing …
Pakistan Is Upgrading Its Nuclear Weapons With Help From China: Report – YouTube
YouTube
Pakistan is upgrading its nuclear weapons with help from China , which provides both military and economic support, while still seeing India as …