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Jews break down into three genetic groups, all of which have Middle Eastern origins – which are shared with the Palestinians and Druze.Confronted by the violence sweeping over Israel, it can be easy to overlook the things that Jews and Palestinians share: a deep attachment to the same sliver of contested land, a shared appetite for hummus, a common tradition of descent from the patriarch Abraham, and, as scientific research shows - a common genetic ancestry, as well.Haaretz.com Josie...

Fifty years of research on children's toy preferences shows that kids generally prefer toys oriented toward their own gender.For decades, studies have shown that boys and girls generally prefer playing with toys typically associated with their biological sex: toy trucks for boys and dolls for girls, to give a rough example.These results have remained remarkably stable over the past 50 years, according to a 2020 meta-analysis of research on gender differences in toy preferencesBig...

End run — with further ramifications: Iran can now disrupt shipping through the Straits of Hormuz without disrupting oil deliveries, giving it new leverage.OilpriceSanctions-busting Iranian Pipeline To Make First Shipment In JuneSimon Watkins

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Moderates out of the running, hardliners in. As expected. What is surprising in how it went down. Pepe Escobar explains.Doubtful that there will a US return to the agreement. It's a political hot potato anyway.The Vineyard of the SakerThe Iranian presidential shockerPepe Escobar

Another dimension of the story. Pictures.The GrayzoneUS-funded Belarusian regime-change activist arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in UkraineBen NortonSee alsoMoon of AlabamaRoman Protasevich - Arrested In Belarus - Is A Western Government Financed Neo-NaziAlsoNote that Belorussia retained the initials "KBG" for its security service, while Russia changed its designation to GRU for external affairs (comparable to the CIA) and FSB for its internal security service (comparable to the...

Our type of capitalist system makes this problem worse, and it's expensive too, as many people who fall to the bottom compensate by turning to crime, drink, and drugs, and become unproductive. Extra police, prisons, remand Centers, social workers, are all needed too. Mental illness, depression, and anxiety means many days off work. In a new study, researchers have examined how “neighborhood disadvantage” can affect the developing brain, including the brain’s connectivity between...

Not mentioned in the post, but the most likely outcome is that Belarussia moves closer to the Russian/Chinese orbit as the West shuts it out economically in the attempt to effect regime change that sets up a NATO proxy. Russia is unlikely to let that happen without resistance. Putin is likely to tell Biden that Ukraine, Belarussia and Georgia are strategic red lines for Russia.OilpriceBelarus Sanctions Might Be The Real DealGerald JansenSee alsoThe war is directed more against Russia and...

Today, Data for Progress and Green New Deal Network released a new poll finding that voters support a comprehensive and justice-oriented approach to creating new jobs and infrastructure: the THRIVE Act, a $10 trillion community investment over the next 10 years that tackles the multiple overlapping crises in their communities, from pollution and climate change to unemployment....Common DreamsPOLL: Voters Support Economic Renewal Plan Centering Climate, Labor, and JusticeData For ProgressSee...