Epstein Used Cash to Wield His Influence at Columbia and N.Y.U.

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Trump Is Doing This 1 Thing That Led To The Downfall Of Dictators, According To This History Professor

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat says Donald Trump is falling into the same trap that has undone authoritarian-minded leaders…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/389868/

Trump Is Doing The Exact Same Thing That Led To The Downfall Of Dictators, According To This History Professor

Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat says Donald Trump is falling into the same trap that has undone authoritarian-minded leaders…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AndrewHarnik #Authoritarianism #DonaldTrump #GettyImages #Mussolini #NewYorkUniversity #RuthBen-Ghiat #SamuelCorum #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/388768/

Le monde qui bouge - L'Interview : Chine, une industrie restructurée par l'IA

https://vid.freedif.org/w/4QUQv19H7PrRCTtsB3YsBJ

Civil Discourse – Understanding The Lethal U.S. Strike On A Boat Allegedly Being Used For “Narcoterrorism” – Joyce Vance

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

Understanding The Lethal U.S. Strike On A Boat Allegedly Being Used For “Narcoterrorism” by Joyce Vance

My Conversation with NYU Law Prof Ryan Goodman

Read on Substack

Transcript (see online edition, link at endRy)…

Ryan Goodman joined me this morning for a live chat to help us understand the legal issues and the law surrounding Friday’s report in the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave verbal instructions to “kill everybody” in advance of the September 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean. The administration has maintained that the vessel was being used for narcoterrorism. Other reports have suggested that people being trafficked were on board.

The report was enough to generate bipartisan support in both houses of Congress for oversight. Yes, you read that sentence correctly.

This morning’s conversation sets the table for understanding the investigation that’s about to occur. Ryan and I lay out the law and the basic questions that will need to be answered, like whether this is a non-international armed conflict, as the White House maintains, or something else and how that decision impacts the law that applies to determine whether it was a crime to kill the survivors of the initial attack on September 2.

This conversation builds on my post Saturday evening, which you may want to review because it outlines the facts the Washington Post reported and some legal basics. It also relates back to the post I wrote after six Democratic members of Congress made a video reminding members of the military and intelligence communities that they should not obey illegal orders. At the time, Trump dismissed them as seditious, reposting a Truth Social poster who suggested George Washington would have hanged the six. Military and FBI investigations were opened. As we discussed, they were accurately stating the law, and the issue is one of the country, not partisan politics.

We’re in this together, Joyce

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Understanding The Lethal U.S. Strike On A Boat Allegedly Being Used For “Narcoterrorism”

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How did human consciousness evolve? Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin traces our sophisticated brains back to the first complex cells – Live Science

The evolution of life on Earth ‘almost predictably’ led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says

Interview, By Nicoletta Lanese, published 2 days ago

Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved.

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“Consciousness,” although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one’s surroundings and oneself. You sense the world through your eyes, nose, ears and hands, and track your internal bodily states via interactions between your cells. These data streams collide to give rise to your personal perception of the world, your place within it, and your motivations for moving through it.

An enduring question about consciousness is how this state of awareness comes about. Is consciousness simply the result of a bunch of chemical reactions? Or is there some extra “secret ingredient”?

In the book “One Hand Clapping: Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Mind” (Prometheus/Swift Press, 2025), New York University neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin explores these questions. To do so, he traces the evolutionary history of human consciousness from the formation of Earth’s first DNA molecules to present-day Homo sapiens. Kukushkin studies memory in non-brain biological systems, such as human kidney cells, as well as in simple organisms such as sea slugs. He also considers himself a “molecular philosopher.”

Continue/Read Original Article Here: How did human consciousness evolve? Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin traces our sophisticated brains back to the first complex cells | Live Science

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Saratoga Springs August, 1960.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)

Title: Toni Frissell's Sports Illustrated Assignment (1960)

Date: 1960

Location: Saratoga Springs

Description: This photograph, created by renowned American photographer Toni Frissell, features a subject from her assignment for Sports Illustrated in 1960. The image is one of several prints included in the Job 1960-18 collection.

Biography (Toni Frissell):
American photographer Toni Frissell was born on August 11, 1907, in New York City. She studied at New York University and worked as a journalist before transitioning to photography, eventually becoming one of the first female staff photographers for Sports Illustrated.

Keywords: Toni Frissell, Sports Illustrated, Saratoga Springs, Black and White Photography, Color Photography.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2021724781/