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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Streetart – Jesús Macedo @ Moyobamba, Peru

Location: Moyobamba, Yantaló, Peru Artist: Jesús Macedo For: Festival Fiesta Amazónica A project by: TierraQPinta Year: 2023 Photo Credits: …

Streetart – Jesús Macedo @ Moyobamba, Peru

La tribu amazonienne affichée sur le site Cartier se rebelle ! L’or continue de faire des ravages en Amazonie ! Les Yanomami disent : “Comment une entreprise de bijoux en or, contre laquelle nous, les Yanomami, sommes opposés, peut-elle utiliser l’image des Yanomami ?” & “Quiconque achète une bague en or fait partie du crime !”  | Barbara Crane Navarro

Source: La tribu amazonienne affichée sur le site Cartier se rebelle ! L’or continue de faire des ravages en Amazonie ! Les Yanomami disent : “Comment une entreprise de bijoux en or, contre laquelle nous, les Yanomami, sommes opposés, peut-elle utiliser l’image des Yanomami ?” & “Quiconque achète une bague en or fait partie du crime !”  | Barbara Crane Navarro

Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found dismantled, burned in Kansas park – UPI.com

A police department photo shows all that remains of a stolen statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson at McAdams Park in Wichita, Kan., where thieves were caught on surveillance camera cutting off the statue at the ankles and throwing it into a pickup truck. The statue was found Tuesday burned and dismantled in a trash can. Photo courtesy of Wichita Police Department
A police department photo shows all that remains of a stolen statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson at McAdams Park in Wichita, Kan., where thieves were caught on surveillance camera cutting off the statue at the ankles and throwing it into a pickup truck. The statue was found Tuesday burned and dismantled in a trash can. Photo courtesy of Wichita Police Department

 

Jan. 30 (UPI) — A stolen statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson was found Tuesday, burned and in pieces inside a trash can at a Kansas park, as police continue to search for the vandals who committed the “disgraceful” act.

The statue was stolen last week from McAdams Park in Wichita, where the thieves were caught on surveillance camera cutting off the statue at the ankles and throwing it into a pickup truck.

Source: Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found dismantled, burned in Kansas park – UPI.com

What the New USDA Gardening Map Tells us About Climate Change | Civil Eats

…The 2023 map is, on average, about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 2012 map. Roughly half of the grid cells shifted a half zone warmer, and the remaining grid cells didn’t change zone.

Despite a reluctance on the part of the USDA to pin the changes in the map on climate change, it’s telling that a significant fraction of the measurements for the new map all shifted towards warmer conditions, says Daly. “The fact that it’s so widespread, we can probably know that it’s real…”

The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Source: What the New USDA Gardening Map Tells us About Climate Change | Civil Eats

 

Le spade del Mar Morto | le pagine dei nostri libri

Gli archeologi hanno trovato quattro spade straordinariamente ben conservate, lasciate in una grotta nel deserto della Giudea tra il primo e il terzo secolo d.C., quando la regione era un rifugio per i ribelli ebrei che si opponevano al dominio romano. Il legno e il cuoio di solito si decompongono rapidamente, ma qui sono stati salvaguardati dall’ambiente secco e le spade sono complete di elsa e fodero…

Source: Le spade del Mar Morto | le pagine dei nostri libri

Honoring Fred Korematsu on his birthday – AsAmNews

Photo courtesy of Fred Korematsu’s family // via Wikimedia Commons

“Throughout his life, Korematsu worked tirelessly to ensure Americans understood the lessons learned from a dark chapter of our history. Today, as we confront attacks on our fundamental rights and freedoms and hate-fueled violence across the country, it is clear that Korematsu’s extraordinary fight for civil rights is far from over. His legacy is a reminder and inspiration to all of us that we must continue to strike out against injustice in our daily lives,” Newsom said in a statement…

Source: Honoring Fred Korematsu on his birthday – AsAmNews