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Delegates [wanted] an individual’s “‘right to own his body and mind’” and “the right of personal security and protection against injuries to our bodies or good name.” Ketanji Brown Jackson Knows What 1776 Meant www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/o...
We don't knw what Helen of Troy looked lke but she was suppose to be a mythical goddess-like beauty. In other words...
It doesn't stop the bombing or the starvation but it is a positive step. People need to be voted out. Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
"legendarily beautiful, semi-divine queen of myth" sounds like someone describing Lupita. She is a goddess and Musk is a racist idiot. Does Matt Damon Look Greek? No. So Stop Complaining About Lupita Nyong’o. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...
Norway's World Cup dream may have ended but Erling Haaland is still the star of the show. ‘Erling Haaland never wanted to be ordinary – it was fascinating how agitated he was when losing’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...
Actually Marx is a lot older than anyone thinks. He wrote the Manifesto on the Sumerian Tablets in about 2300 BCE. Henry just copied it.
Over the years, the Flag March has served as a barometer of a broader radicalization whose assumptions have moved steadily into the mainstream. The growing prominence of the Temple flag marks another stage in this dangerous process. www.972mag.com/israeli-righ...
“Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time,” Mr. Vance said. He added, www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
A "a shift in the political and funding environment" sounds a LOT like Trump. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
“The honour of Langrune, that of France and the memory of the young allied soldiers – American, British and Canadian – who died on our beaches in the name of democracy demand that this individual’s visit be cancelled,” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The Trump family is doing its best to get everyone in the world to hate them--and us. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The Knicks may be the most New York team that there is. The term "Knickerbockers" traces its origin to the Dutch settlers who came to the New World - and especially to what is now New York - in the 1600s. www.nba.com/knicks/histo...
“Until we, as a nation, adopt a more consistent soccer culture, we will always be faced with more challenges than our counterparts around the world.” A ‘broken’ system, nascent culture: Why the U.S. has never had a world-class men’s soccer star www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...
“No, I love it. The numbers were great,” he said, before adding that the US has been taking out “millions of barrels of oil” without Iran’s knowledge. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“If we lose our pollinators, those commodities are going to get more expensive because the yields are going to fall. What that means for middle-class families … is they’re not going to be able to afford the most nutritious foods that help protect them.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now the series shifts to New York, where anticipation has reached levels unseen in a generation. Game 3 is Monday night at Madison Square Garden, with Trump planning to attend and secondary-market ticket prices approaching $9,000 for the worst seats in the house. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
“This is a very different kind of footnote that says, ‘Hey, we want you to follow the president’s budget request — which is not law— in lieu of following the appropriations law, which is.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...
“He has an amazing voice. I’ve not heard a better Otello in a very long time. He really is quite something.” Limmie Pulliam, Tenor Who Overcame the Stigma of His Size, Dies at 50 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/a...
Really disappointing that NY Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart supports Trump. Glad Abdul Carter spoke up. www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...
I doubt whether the women Lupita portrays--or the women they were modeled on--were as beautiful and brilliant as she is. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...
“This is something really hard. This is something bitter,” Jalal al-Tawil said as he watched a tractor rip apart the last remnants of the house his father had built, which in turn had been on the site of his grandparents’ home. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
What possible consequences could Trump possibly impose on Palestinians beyond what he and Biden have already done? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...