Chase Iron Eyes, a spokesman for the Indigenous Peoples Movement, which organized the march, criticized the investigation as showing “a serious lack of understanding about the intrinsic, racist culture” in the United States. “We feel that our elder is vindicated by the videos that are out there right now,” he said. “We would expect the adults that are responsible for these children to take responsibility for the racism, or ignorance, that is represented by their children doing the tomahawk chop.”
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Video: How robots are revolutionizing kidney transplants in Spain
An intermittent beep marks the rhythm in the operating room. There is no music and no one is speaking. Only a high-pitched tone of the vital signs monitor breaks the silence. It’s 9.30am. On the operating table, a woman is already under anesthesia. Around her, a dozen doctors move in an orderly chaos – the operation has begun. The technical term for it is nephrectomy, but colloquially it is known as a kidney transplant. The woman is the donor, and the recipient is her son.
Ilhan Omar is right about the influence of the Israel lobby | Alex Kotch | Opinion | The Guardian
I was raised Jewish, so while everyone should be deeply concerned about antisemitism, I know the issue affects me personally. If there’s anything I’ve learned about Judaism, it’s that standing up against hate and oppression is about the best thing I can do to honor Jewish history. That’s why I, along with many American Jews, support BDS and unapologetically condemn the current government of Israel for its heinous treatment of Palestinians. J Street, a moderate pro-Israel group that has a Pac that spends a lot of money on politics, is right: we must recognize antisemitic tropes, but “elected officials should also refrain from labeling all criticism of Israeli actions or policies as ‘antisemitic,’ in a transparent effort to silence legitimate discussion and debate”.
Source: Ilhan Omar is right about the influence of the Israel lobby | Alex Kotch | Opinion | The Guardian
Hungary tells UK Jewish group to ‘mind its own business’ over antisemitism
Quiet New fascists at work; they don’t want to be disturbed with facts

President of Board of Deputies of British Jews had raised concerns over stance of Hungary’s PM and government
A Hungarian government minister has accused a senior representative of British Jews of politically-motivated lying, telling her to “mind your own business” following a meeting in which she raised concerns about antisemitism.
The secretary of state, Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky, wrote to Marie van der Zyl, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, this week to take issue with the board’s account of a meeting between the pair.
Cannabis smoking in teenage years linked to adulthood depression
What distilleries paid for the study?

Study finds one in 14 cases in under-35s could be avoided if teenagers did not use the drug
Scientists believe they have identified about 60,000 cases of depression in adults under 35 in the UK, and more than 400,000 in the US, that could be avoided if adolescents did not smoke cannabis.
An international team of scientists looked at 11 studies published from the mid-1990s onwards, involving a total of more than 23,000 people, they report in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. They explored the use of cannabis for non-medicinal purposes in under-18s. Participants were then followed into adulthood to see who developed clinical depression, anxiety or suicidal behaviour. No single study looked at all three mental health issues.
Sri Lanka advertises for two hangmen as country resumes capital punishment
President should do his own killing – not really but what a dirt wad!

Death penalties to resume as part of Philippines-inspired campaign to be tough on drug crime
Sri Lankan prison authorities are recruiting two hangmen after the president pledged to end a 43-year moratorium on capital punishment and execute condemned drug traffickers amid alarm over drug-related crime.
Interviews of the candidates will be conducted next month and two will be hired, prison department spokesman Thushara Upuldeniya said Wednesday.
S. 443: A bill to modify the definition of an antique firearm.
Wrong way of history but they do not know yet, that their time is up! Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] is a member of the committee.
H.R. 1151: To allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA13]
This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and one other committee which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
S. 447: A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez [D-NJ]
This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.
9 cosponsors are on that committee.
S. 459: A bill to protect the American people from undetectable ghost guns, and for other purposes.
Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez [D-NJ]
This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.
Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez [D-NJ] is the ranking member of the committee.
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