Our picksProtecting ourselves from hurricanes; mind-controlled drones; rounding up non-criminals, and more

Published 20 September 2018

·  Hurricane Florence’s floods caused severe property damage. Here’s a solution.

·  We’re ignoring the best way to protect ourselves from hurricanes

·  5 Trump policies that will make future flooding worse

·  Time for peace talks with ISIS and Al Qaeda?

·  The Pentagon’s wild plan for mind-control drones

·  Trump’s immigrant roundups increasingly net noncriminals

·  ICE can’t be trusted to care for detainees during Hurricanes

·  How LE can help prevent a biological attack

Hurricane Florence’s floods caused severe property damage. Here’s a solution. (Miyuki Hino, Katharine J. Mach, and Christopher B. Field, Vox)
It’s time to talk about managed retreat from the coasts.

We’re ignoring the best way to protect ourselves from hurricanes (Erin Biba, Daily Beast)
America has largely destroyed its coastal wetlands, which act as sponges for hurricanes, even as the government encourages people to build in flood-prone areas.

5 Trump policies that will make future flooding worse (Annie Snider, Politico)
The administration’s push to relax Obama-era regulations threatens to reverse years of federal efforts to reduce property damage, contamination and human suffering.

Time for peace talks with ISIS and Al Qaeda? (Martha Crenshaw, Foreign Policy)
With options limited for fighting terrorists, negotiations may be the best remaining alternative.

The Pentagon’s wild plan for mind-controlled drones (David Axe, Daily Beast)
The U.S. military is testing a brain implant that might one day let users control drones with their minds—and for the drones to send signals back.

Trump’s immigrant roundups increasingly net noncriminals (Matt Sedensky, AP)
A daughter who never returned home, a son gunned down point-blank, a mom who was brutally attacked — all deaths at the hands of immigrants in the country illegally, all gripping stories the White House has been eager to share. But for all the talk of murderers, rapists and other “bad hombres,” those netted in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration are typically accused of lesser offenses, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are increasingly apprehending those with no criminal records at all.

ICE can’t be trusted to care for detainees during Hurricanes (Maria Barbero, Daily Beast)
As Florence pushes away, let’s pay attention to the stories of detained immigrants on its path.

How LE can help prevent a biological attack (Eric Smith, PoliceOne)
The access to technologies to create bioweapons is growing and can be utilized by individuals with a basic background in biology