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I'm kind of aghast at this, and at the spectacular ignorance and malice displayed by the police and ICE officers involved.
(But—as a retired pharmacist who studied drugs of botanic origin decades ago—I once got to handle a sample of raw Turkish opium. The perfumiers at YSL absolutely nailed the odour, to a first approximation: if the cops had some sort of drug familiarization training it's almost an understandable mistake—at least until it goes to the lab for testing.)
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Arkansas police pulled over an Indian GrubHub driver wh ois married to a U.S. citizen. They found a bottle of Opium-brand perfume, arrested him for narcotics possession, and turned him over to ICE, where he was held for 30 days. He has now been stripped of his immigration status. https://www.bentoncourier.com/news/traffic-stop-in-benton-leads-to-ice-detention-deportation-risk/article_d6be2ddb-f9bb-4439-b10f-ca663c41de83.html
Science Friday: An Archaeologist And A Tattoo Artist Decipher Ancient Ink
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode - so much history and so understudied.
Episode webpage: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
Unequal access to services, especially in disaster relief, agriculture, and infrastructure, is eroding trust in state institutions, particularly among marginalised communities. Addressing these challenges is essential to resilience and good governance
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
CBC: Alberta baby born prematurely dies due to measles, in province's first death
Baby born early after mother contracted measles, province says
"...Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in the province in March.
The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shortly after birth.
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Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in the province in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shortly after birth.
#Gaza #Protests #SumudFlotilla [96]
"LIVE: Turks protest interception of Gaza-bound flotilla" [8:05 min]
by Reuters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtvoV7OdStU
Quote by R
"Oct 2, 2025 00:00 [hr of publication]
Protesters in Istanbul, Turkey, rally outside the Israeli consulate after vessels carrying aid bound for Gaza for Palestinian civilians were intercepted."
#KeepYourEyeOnGaza
#NeverAgain #STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab #JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#LIFEfor#Netanyahu#Gallant#Gvir#Smotrich
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