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This week’s anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the three-year, U.S-funded Gazan genocide it ignited marks the creation of a dark world where “the unthinkable has become banal,” where many thousands of Palestinian children in a harsh new “normal” – homeless, toy-less, traumatized, unschooled, with mournful questions aboutContinue Reading

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As the Tesla Semi goes into production, the company appears to have a healthy order book. Very healthy—just as we were digesting the news of large Semi orders from WattEV and Einride, we read that “a coalition of the world’s largest cargo-owning shippers” has placed an order for 2,500—the largestContinue Reading

humans-may-not-be-as-hardwired-for-violence-as-we-thought

A study comparing 100 primate species, including humans, suggests that everyday aggression and lethal violence did not evolve as part of the same simple behavioral spectrum. Species that frequently fight or show mild aggression are not necessarily more likely to kill rivals, while extreme acts such as infanticide and lethalContinue Reading

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Vice President JD Vance just asked Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton out for drinks. Vance’s strange invitation came during a Friday rally in his home state of Ohio for embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “[Vivek] Ramaswamy is running against a crazy person,” Vance said. “Amy Acton, I haveContinue Reading

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Houthi advances and the closure of vital roads into Taiz have triggered shortages, reviving memories of earlier siege., Taiz, Yemen – Taiz is under siege, but 37-year-old Iskandar Abdullah already knows what it’s like to live under one. The city, a major population centre in Yemen’s southwest, endured a devastatingContinue Reading