"The recent tragedies in Minnesota and the erosion of constitutional rights of American citizens"
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"The recent tragedies in Minnesota and the erosion of constitutional rights of American citizens"

"We note, with alarm, the recent tragedies in Minnesota and the erosion of the constitutional rights of American citizens. History has shown that when governments become unaccountable to their own citizens, conflict and misery follow. This global trend makes the world more dangerous for everyone." —Daniel Holz at the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement. Holz is the chair of the Science and Security Board which sets the #doomsdayclock every year. He is a professor at the University of Chicago in the Departments of Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics. You can read the full statement of the Board via the link in our profile.