No, the Picts were not black

Carved in Stone is ‘a storyteller’s guide to the Picts’, the people who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland over a thousand years ago. Produced in partnership with the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, it draws on the work of an impressive roster of archaeologists and historians. But the real selling point is that the authors are gamers, and the book is designed in part for people who want to roleplay as Picts in games like Dungeons & Dragons.

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Australia: Nationwide alert issued after asbestos is detected in Chinese-made wind turbines across the country

An urgent safety alert has been issued at wind farms across Australia after asbestos was discovered in Chinese-made wind turbines.

The deadly material was first found in brake pads used in wind turbine tower lifts at the Goldwind Cattle Hill wind farm in central Tasmania.

WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW confirmed on Friday that white asbestos was also found at a number of wind farm sites.

h/t Patti Jo

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Meet the DEI Judge Who Set the Chicago Subway Arsonist Free

Last week, Bethany MaGee, 26, did what countless other women in Chicago do: she got on the CTA’s Blue Line to travel across the city. Unfortunately, so did Lawrence Reed, a 50-year-old career criminal with at least 72 prior arrests. Initial reports said Reed was arrested 22 times, then 49 times. Regardless, he should not have been free to roam the streets of Chicago, and now an innocent woman is in the hospital fighting for her life.

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Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers challenging Canada’s drug laws

The two organizers of an illicit-drug compassion club in Vancouver, convicted this month of trafficking for providing members with heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, are back in court challenging Canada’s drug laws as unconstitutional for depriving users of safer options.

Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx operated for more than a year as the Drug User Liberation Front, buying illicit drugs from the dark web, testing them at university labs for fentanyl and other impurities, and selling them at cost to their 43 members.

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Elon Musk‘s X Begins Labeling Account Locations, Revealing MAGA Division Is Being Pushed by Foreigners

Elon Musk’s X recently rolled out a new feature that shows the location that accounts operate from. Many anonymous accounts claiming to be MAGA yet pushing division in the conservative movement have been exposed as operating from India, Pakistan, and other nations. Popular influencers with known identities are pointing out foreign fakers, most of which who have claimed to be Americans for years.


Click “joined” under the account name to see location data. Recent travel may provide inaccurate data.

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George Brown suspended hospitality programs here, but still runs them in Dubai. ‘That doesn’t make sense,’ say faculty

George Brown has suspended enrolment in two of its high-profile hospitality programs here in Toronto, but the college is still offering the diplomas in Dubai, the Star has learned.

The international partnership — a deal signed just before a provincial ban on such ventures — has the faculty union crying foul and the government reminding the school to put Ontario students first.

“I think that’s what people are trying to make sense of — why?” said Jeff Brown, the local union steward for the Ontario Public Services Employees’ Union.

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Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for ‘magic charms’

JuJu Practitioner with wrapped Human head

The mother of an 11-year-old boy murdered as part of a suspected black magic killing four years ago is devastated that no-one has yet been brought to justice for his death.

“Today I’m in pain. They killed my child and now there is just silence,” Sallay Kalokoh told BBC Africa Eye, explaining how her son Papayo was found with parts of his body removed, including his vital organs, eyes and one arm.

He had gone out to sell fish at the market and never came back.

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KLEIN: Senate tribunal shows our institutions are failing Canadians

“… The Senate of Canada allowed its space to be used for what was described as a tribunal on “Canadian responsibility.” In practice, it became a platform for speakers who have promoted antisemitic claims, defended terrorist violence, and spread bizarre, evidence-free accusations such as “rape by animals.” These are not fringe comments from an obscure website. They were spoken inside one of the most respected democratic institutions in our country. The room was booked by a senator appointed by the Prime Minister. Other senators were invited to join.”

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