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Like water, gold simply can’t tell you what it used to be.

  • Grave Mistakes: The History and Future of Chile’s ‘Disappeared’

    In August of 2023, as the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s bloody 1973 coup d’état drew near, President Gabriel Boric of Chile stood before the presidential palace in downtown Santiago and spoke about memory. “During these days in which there are… more ›

  • What’s Your Problem?: Harnessing the Heat Deep Beneath Our Feet

    Listen: https://ift.tt/FE6isoW Carlos Araque is the co-founder and CEO of Quaise Energy. Carlos’ problem is this: How do you make drilling for geothermal energy as routine, widespread, and profitable as drilling for oil or gas? The answer involves digging deeper… more ›

  • Black Thought – State Prisoner | A COLORS SHOW | $HVN REMIX

    ⬇️DOWNLOAD: Patreon → https://ift.tt/QZpURI6 🚨 MERCH → https://ift.tt/pjJDlbP 🎶 STREAM : Bandcamp → https://ift.tt/DnFrK8g TIDAL → https://ift.tt/eYfKQHM Spotify → https://ift.tt/EBIn58U Apple Music → https://ift.tt/w7dOiYQ 📲 CONNECT WITH ME : Patreon → https://ift.tt/5ctL1wj Instagram → https://ift.tt/l3TjFc1 Twitter → https://ift.tt/zA8Rbyq TikTok →… more ›

  • FULL NBA Dunk Contest – All Star Weekend 2025

    #nba #nbahighlights #nbahighlightstoday FULL NBA Dunk Contest – All Star Weekend 2025 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChazNBA Instagram: instagram.com/nba.chaz/ For business inquiries: chaznbayt@gmail.com LeBron James and Anthony Davis stunned meeting Victor Wembanyama 😂 https://youtu.be/AVeCeblfXhI Become a member of the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChgDp_uE5PVqnpdV05xKOOA/join — more ›

  • You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism

    If there’s one thing I’d hoped people had learned going into the next four years of Donald Trump as president, it’s that spending lots of time online posting about what people in power are saying and doing is not going… more ›

  • AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years

    Professor José R Penadés and his team at Imperial College London had spent years working out and proving why some superbugs are immune to antibiotics. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz6e9edy3o more ›

  • Pusha T – Mike Tyson Blow to the Face [prod. Pharrell Williams]

    #pushat #pharrellwilliams #2024 New Pusha T song showcased in the 2024 documentary film “All I Dream About Is Sport”, created by Pharrell Williams & Gabriel Moses. — more ›

  • James Bond’s long-serving producers give control to Amazon

    The James Bond film franchise will no longer be controlled by the Broccoli dynasty, after long-serving mastermind Barbara Broccoli and co-producer Michael G Wilson announced they are stepping down. The Bond films were launched by Barbara’s father Albert Broccoli, before… more ›

  • Providence

    He’s trained in building bridges, literally, but by now he’s become used to blowing them up – it’s 1941 and everyone needs to adapt. more ›

  • In Russia, dozens of dissenters are held as psychiatric patients

      LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Dozens of Russians are being subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment because of their political views, according to lawyers and human rights groups – a trend they say has gathered pace since the start of… more ›