www.the-independent.com/voices/afric...
It suited Europeans to say captured and enslaved people were ignorant. Complex mathematics was developed in W Africa. 14th-C Malian king Mansa Musa used his gold to hire scholars, build libraries, educated hundreds of thousands at Sankore University.
Experts say Donald Trump has previously engaged in types of basis shifting, among other aggressive tax avoidance practices, and Trump organization is positioned to benefit from rolling back IRS regulations targeting these practices.
wapo.st/4ll10gE Transactions called “basis shifting” have allowed businesses to dodge tens of billions of dollars in taxes, Treasury data show, by illegally depreciating the same asset over and over again. Trump is revoking Biden's crackdown on this practice in complex partnerships like Trump's.
Experts say Donald Trump has previously engaged in types of basis shifting, among other aggressive tax avoidance practices, and Trump organization is positioned to benefit from rolling back IRS regulations targeting these practices.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa... Trump has signaled his preferred outcome is an Iran led by a strongman who will cooperate with him on a peace deal and give the U.S. a slice of Iran’s oil industry. He shows little interest in promoting democracy in Iran or cultivating an exiled opposition figure.
www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
... 3/6/2026 Examination of the use of AI in battle - how the military's Maven smart system built by Palantir mines, sorts, and analyzes all relevant and classified data to coordinate targets, and is then meshed with Claude AI to create a decision support system.
www.wsj.com/world/china/... Ahead of President Trump’s visit to Beijing, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is considering a tricky trade-off in his agenda for coming talks with his Chinese counterpart: reducing China’s oil purchases from U.S. adversaries like Russia, who now supplies 20% of China's crude.
www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb... 3/6/2026 examination of the use of AI in battle - how the military's Maven smart system, built by Palantir, which is mining all the relevant and classified data, is meshed with Claude to create a decision support system for coordinating targets.
I would expect the Pentagon to use disinformation to discredit Anthropic and Claude for refusing to change the company contract to include the civilian surveillance and completely AI lethal weaponry requested by Hegseth.
Hope has a new home: On the South Side of Chicago, the Obama Presidential Center will be dedicated June 18, and the campus will open to the public June 19. It will be a place for all of us to come together to Bring Change Home. Sign up for tickets and updates at Obama.org.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/w... Putin spoke with bravado about cutting off Europe's gas supply. The Kremlin's importance as a global supplier of oil and gas grows as conflict in Iran disrupts energy production across the Middle East and sends global energy prices soaring. #TheTrumpEffect
yahoo.com/news/articles/meet-markwayne-mullin-multimillionaire-head-231136631.html
DHS head Markwayne owns 30+ businesses and properties in Oklahoma, Florida, DC. Mullin Plumbing is the region's largest home service supplier. His 1600-acre cattle ranch is an event & wedding venue. $65M net worth.
wapo.st/4seM1Yh CIA director John Ratcliffe has had analysts review and remove any prior reports over the last decade that examined violent white nationalist groups, women's roles overseas in those groups, potential for violence against LGBTQ groups abroad, calling them a waste of spy resources.
newrepublic.com/post/207465/... via @newrepublic.com “Hundreds of people are dead. Little girls are dead. Americans are dead. Others are risking their lives. Millions are terrified. It’s not a video game. It’s not a meme. It’s not another chance to troll the libs. It’s fucking war,” Jon Favreau.
wapo.st/3NiyAHh The judge has clarified that the jury found that Trump was in fact guilty of rape, as commonly understood. While New York defines rape as penile penetration, Trump was found liable for forced digital penetration, a common legal definition of rape.
texastribune.org/2024/06/15/paul-pressler-dead-southern-baptist-convention/
The most influential evangelical figure of the last half-century, Pressler died after settling a lawsuit with a former member of his youth group. Multiple of his mentees accused him of rape, abuse, solicitation 1978-2016.
wapo.st/3NiyAHh The judge has clarified that the jury found that Trump was in fact guilty of rape, as commonly understood. While New York defines rape as penile penetration, Trump was found liable for forced digital penetration, a common legal definition of rape.
What Trafficked Girls Think of Jeffrey Epstein and His Pals nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...
Trump has diverted federal law enforcement officers from catching child predators, moving those officers to his immigration crackdown. As a result, this may be a good time to be a trafficker.
What Trafficked Girls Think of Jeffrey Epstein and His Pals nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...
Trump has diverted federal law enforcement officers from catching child predators, moving those officers to his immigration crackdown. As a result, this may be a good time to be a trafficker.
baptistnews.com/article/new-speaker-of-the-house-once-led-never-opened-paul-pressler-school-of-law/
Mike keeps his work as founding Dean of the Paul Pressler School of Law off his official bio. Judge Pressler settled multiple charges of sexual abuse of boys and young men over decades. #OpenSecret
theindianalawyer.com/articles/house-speaker-mike-johnson-was-once-the-dean-of-a-christian-law-school-it-never-opened-its-doors
Johnson opposed a law requiring employer insurance to cover birth control. Mike's “Pastor Protection Act” opposed gay marriage & helped clergy oppose interracial marriage.
theindianalawyer.com/articles/house-speaker-mike-johnson-was-once-the-dean-of-a-christian-law-school-it-never-opened-its-doors
Johnson opposed a law requiring employer insurance to cover birth control. Mike's “Pastor Protection Act” opposed gay marriage & helped clergy oppose interracial marriage.
baptistnews.com/article/new-speaker-of-the-house-once-led-never-opened-paul-pressler-school-of-law/
Mike keeps his work as founding Dean of the Paul Pressler School of Law off his official bio. Judge Pressler settled multiple charges of sexual abuse of boys and young men over decades. #OpenSecret
This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... A quote from Alan Beattie in the Financial Times to summarize renewables vs fossil fuels from a political point of view:
www.huffpost.com/entry/jason-...
"House Republicans voted for an embassy security funding package $459m (£286m) less than the Obama WH requested." Rep Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) acknowledged that House Republicans voted to reduce funds for embassy security annually after winning the majority in 2010.
www.huffpost.com/entry/jason-...
"House Republicans voted for an embassy security funding package $459m (£286m) less than the Obama WH requested." Rep Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) acknowledged that House Republicans voted to reduce funds for embassy security annually after winning the majority in 2010.
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newrepublic.com/post/207419/... Remember when Markwayne tried to start a fist fight with the head of the Teamsters Union, and Bernie Sanders told him to sit down and shut up, and Mullin later posted a picture of himself cleaning his guns on X? Meet the new head of Homeland Security. Feel safe?
map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/te... Immigrants make up 7.8 percent of Tennessee's labor force and support the state's economy in many ways. They account for 9.0 percent of entrepreneurs, 11.1 percent of STEM workers, and 17.5 percent of the construction workforce in the state.
