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Some smokers joke that marijuana is their religion, but new research shows ancient Israelites may have used cannabis as a ritual to access God. Researchers recently announced they discovered cannabis resin on one of two alters at the entrance to the “Holy of Holies” of a Judahite shrine in Israel’s Tel Arad.
Specifically, marijuana was … Read the rest
One common response to the national anthem protests originated by Colin Kaepernick is to disparage them as polarizing. Joe Scarborough, host of Morning Joe, summed up this particular critique in a tweet:
… Read the restThis may be unpopular but it is a political reality:
Every NFL player refusing to stand for the national anthem helps Trump
By the time his Libyan captors branded his face, Sunday Iabarot had already run away twice and had been sold three times.The gnarled scar that covers most of the left side of his face appears to show a crude number 3. His jailer carved it into his cheek with a fire-heated knife, cutting and cauterizing … Read the rest
The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust is openly siding with the Black Lives Matter moment as protests for racial justice take place across America.
The trust, which is overseen by Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, and Duchess Meghan, took to social media to share a message of support to those who are protesting and demanding justice following the … Read the rest
We know that many of our members, comrades, and allies feel compelled to join the rebellions and protests springing up across the country right now, in response to the ongoing police violence and murders against black and brown people. DSA-LA has compiled a list of short tips for comrades to protest as safely as possible.… Read the rest
Note from 5/29/20: Following today’s arrest of CNN reporter Omar Jimenez in Minneapolis, we are highlighting our past coverage of the 2008 arrest of Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman and two producers while they covered the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.
On Monday, we reported a final settlement has been reached in a lawsuit
Derek Chauvin was taken into custody on Friday, local media reported citing John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department
There’s a standoff brewing in South Dakota, where two Native American Indian tribes are defying orders by Governor Kristi Noem to remove COVID-19 checkpoints from their territories. The Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux tribes say the checkpoints are the best way to protect against the coronavirus entering their communities, which are not equipped … Read the rest