Tag: History
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Even as Trump Suggests US Taxpayers May Foot the Bill, How Bullish Is Big Oil on Venezuela? While President Donald Trump has openly stated that the US will seize Venezuela’s oil in the wake of the US military’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, there are questions about just how much interest big oil companies have in the president’s desire for…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Daniel Ole Sambu
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, whether famous or non-famous. This week’s honor goes to the former Program Coordinator for the Predator Compensation Fund at the Big Life Foundation, the former Deputy…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Israel could be bringing back the death penalty — but only for Palestinians Civil liberty advocates and human rights groups have eviscerated the proposed legislation, calling it deeply racist. And some fear its provisions could be made retroactive to cover Palestinian prisoners — an estimated 9,000 people, according to Palestinian prisoners’ groups — already in…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025 Once hunted for their eggs and decorative shells, green turtles have been rescued from the brink of extinction. Thanks to decades of conservation efforts, from releasing hatchlings on beaches to reducing accidental capture in fishing nets, green turtle populations have rebounded. The species was this year moved…
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Forever Young
“I still get carded at the grocery store!” Many folks my age or a little younger will exclaim this with glee when they get an ID check if they buy booze or cigarettes. Maybe the cashier is just doing their job, and you actually don’t look like you’re under 21. Stores don’t wanna lose their…
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: BriGette McCoy
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Woman of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. Today’s honor goes to the Gulf War veteran and doctoral student at Georgia…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
China won’t back Brazil rainforest fund, points to rich nations’ lack of support: reports That argument has long guided China’s approach to international climate talks. Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, Beijing has argued that its developing-country status exempted it from donor obligations. It has often resisted joining multilateral funds as a donor, preferring…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Dr. Robert D. Bullard
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the American academic, sociologist, veteran, and activist Dr.…
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American Horror Story
It’s spooky season, and the United States is as scary as ever. There are ICE raids on civilian dwellings. There are billions of tax dollars going to fund multiple genocides across the globe. AI slop videos are flooding social media, further disrupting reality, and millions of Americans are facing hunger because of an inept and…
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We Livin’ in a Police State
The United States is the “so-called” Land of the Free, but that’s just a fancy tagline. During the antebellum South, the modern-day police could trace their origins to the slave patrols. These patrols captured runaway slaves and returned them to their enslavers. Sometimes, these slave patrollers would kidnap free black people to sell them into…
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