themindunleashed--2020-10-05--Enormous 50-year-old, 17-foot great white shark dubbed ‘Queen of the Ocean’ found by scientists

( TMU ) – A massive great white shark weighing in at 3,500 pounds and spanning over 17 feet has been captured by researchers off the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada .
The tremendous shark was captured on Friday by a team of researchers with NGO group OCEARCH .
Scientists have described the female shark as the “ Queen of the Ocean.
” “ We named her ‘ Nukumi ’ , pronounced noo-goo-mee , for the legendary wise old grandmother figure of the Native American Mi ’ kmaq people , ” the group wrote in a Facebook post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture is deeply rooted in the Nova Scotia region , the group added .
“ With the new data we ’ ve collected , this matriarch will share her # wisdom with us for years to come , ” OCEARCH added .
The expedition was led by Chris Fischer , who said that Nukumi was the largest shark ever tagged by his group , measuring in at a mammoth 17 ft , 2 inches , and weighing 3,541 pounds .
In video shared by OCEARCH , Nukumi can be seen lying on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its research vessel before swimming away as researchers watch .
OCEARCH is devoted to collecting data on maritime creatures and has tagged and collected samples from hundreds of sharks , seals , dolphins , and other animals as a means to gain insights on migration patterns and uncover details about shark lives that were previously unknown .
According to Fischer , the team could already tell that Nukumi was a “ matriarch ” shark that has enjoyed a long and “ rich ” life .
“ She is a very old creature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a matriarch , ” he told McClatchy .
“ She has all the scars , healed wounds and discolourations that tell a deep , rich story of her life going back years.
” “ You feel different when you ’ re standing beside a shark of that size compared to the ones in the 2,000-pound range , ” Fischer added .
“ It ’ s an emotional , humbling experience that can make you feel small .
You feel insignificant standing next to such an ancient animal.
” Great white sharks are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are known to tear chunks from the flesh of their prey , according to the World Wildlife Federation .
While great whites have roughly 300 teeth , they do not chew their food but instead , rip their prey into mouth-sized pieces which are then swallowed whole .
Great whites feed on a massive spectrum of prey , ranging from small fish such as halibut to large seals and dolphins .
They have no known predators , although on rare occasions they have been preyed upon by orcas .
Great white sharks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose move great distances when the seasons change .
During the winter , great whites migrate thousands of miles to warmer waters further south , while many mature adult great whites also venture into the open ocean for blocks of several months , swimming tens of thousands of miles and diving to depths of up to 1,000 meters in search of their prey .
While great white sharks have a fearsome reputation , due in part to the Jaws films , the sharks are a vulnerable species whose numbers have been steadly dwindling @ @ @ @

(TMU) – A massive great white shark weighing in at 3,500 pounds and spanning over 17 feet has been captured by researchers off the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada.
The tremendous shark was captured on Friday by a team of researchers with NGO group OCEARCH. Scientists have described the female shark as the “Queen of the Ocean.”
“We named her ‘Nukumi’, pronounced noo-goo-mee, for the legendary wise old grandmother figure of the Native American Mi’kmaq people,” the group wrote in a Facebook post Saturday.
The indigenous Mi’kmaq culture is deeply rooted in the Nova Scotia region, the group added.
“With the new data we’ve collected, this matriarch will share her #wisdom with us for years to come,” OCEARCH added.
3,541 lb #greatwhiteshark “Nukumi” is an ancient mature female #whiteshark or “Queen of the Ocean” that will share years worth of knowledge with the collaborative #OCEARCH science team. #ExpeditionNovaScotia #FactsOverFear pic.twitter.com/USVdvfqrdm — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) October 3, 2020
The expedition was led by Chris Fischer, who said that Nukumi was the largest shark ever tagged by his group, measuring in at a mammoth 17 ft, 2 inches, and weighing 3,541 pounds.
In video shared by OCEARCH, Nukumi can be seen lying on a specialized submersible platform built on the side of its research vessel before swimming away as researchers watch.
OCEARCH is devoted to collecting data on maritime creatures and has tagged and collected samples from hundreds of sharks, seals, dolphins, and other animals as a means to gain insights on migration patterns and uncover details about shark lives that were previously unknown.
According to Fischer, the team could already tell that Nukumi was a “matriarch” shark that has enjoyed a long and “rich” life.
“She is a very old creature, a proper Queen of the Ocean and a matriarch,” he told McClatchy. “She has all the scars, healed wounds and discolourations that tell a deep, rich story of her life going back years.”
“You feel different when you’re standing beside a shark of that size compared to the ones in the 2,000-pound range,” Fischer added. “It’s an emotional, humbling experience that can make you feel small. You feel insignificant standing next to such an ancient animal.”
Great white sharks are the world’s largest predatory fish and are known to tear chunks from the flesh of their prey, according to the World Wildlife Federation. While great whites have roughly 300 teeth, they do not chew their food but instead, rip their prey into mouth-sized pieces which are then swallowed whole.
Great whites feed on a massive spectrum of prey, ranging from small fish such as halibut to large seals and dolphins. They have no known predators, although on rare occasions they have been preyed upon by orcas.
Great white sharks in the North Atlantic are migratory creatures whose move great distances when the seasons change. During the winter, great whites migrate thousands of miles to warmer waters further south, while many mature adult great whites also venture into the open ocean for blocks of several months, swimming tens of thousands of miles and diving to depths of up to 1,000 meters in search of their prey.
While great white sharks have a fearsome reputation, due in part to the Jaws films, the sharks are a vulnerable species whose numbers have been steadly dwindling over the years.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-05--Trump announces he will leave Walter Reed Medical Center

( TMU ) – President Donald Trump has tweeted that he plans to leave Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday evening as the coronavirus continues to spread through the White House .
“ Feeling really good !
Don ’ t be afraid of Covid .
Don ’ t let it dominate your life , ” he wrote in the tweet .
“ We have developed , under the Trump Administration , some really great drugs & knowledge .
I feel better than I did 20 years ago !
” The surprise announcement comes after the president spent the weekend at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
His medical team is believed to brief the public on Trump ’ s condition at 3 p.m .
ET .
Trump is said to be eager to return to the White House as soon as possible while drama continues to mount and speculation swirls about the scale of the virus ’ s toll on the White House .
On Sunday , Trump ’ s personal physician , Sean Conley , admitted that he had given an overly rosy perspective of the president ’ s condition .
“ I didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steer the course of illness in another direction , and in doing so , you know , it came off that we were trying to hide something , which wasn ’ t necessarily true , ” he said .
Conley admitted that Trump had a “ high fever ” on Friday and his blood oxygen levels plunged on two occasions , in one case requiring that he be given supplemental oxygen .
The update came after the president ’ s chief of staff gave an alarming update about the president ’ s condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s condition was “ very concerning ” and adding that “ we ’ re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.
” The comments enraged the president and West Wing staffers , according to reports .
On Monday , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced that she , too , tested positive for the virus and would begin the quarantine process .
While McEnany had said she previously tested negative a number of times , she has spoken to reporters outside the White House over the weekend , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Two other members of the White House press team , Karoline Leavitt and Chad Gilmartin – a relative of McEnany – have also tested positive .
Vice President Mike Pence is not quarantining as the virus spreads through the White House , and is scheduled to travel to Utah to prepare for the Wednesday night vice-presidential debate with Democratic Party rival Sen. Kamala Harris .
Trump has been impatient to return to the White House and was pushing to be discharged on Sunday , according to people close to the events , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove to the country that he is fully functional and not bedridden by the virus .
However , Trump ’ s doctors insisted that he not leave the hospital .
He drove slowly past crowds of supporters across from the hospital to reassure them about the state of his health .
James Phillips , an attending physician at Walter Reed and doctor of emergency medicine at George Washington University , called the joyride an example of “ insanity.
” “ Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential ‘ drive-by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 14 days .
They might get sick .
They may die , ” he said in a tweet .
“ For political theater .
Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theater .
This is insanity.
” Medical professionals seem to believe that Trump ’ s illness may be far more serious than the White House is letting on , especially given that the infectious disease is being treated by a number of experimental drugs and therapeutics that are administered intravenously .
Doctors say that he is undergoing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a steroid meant to prevent immune system overreactions that have been fatal in other patients as inflammatory response to the disease trigger cascading serious symptoms including blood clots and organ failure .
The treatment is typically reserved only for those suffering severe illness .
Due to Trump ’ s age , 74 , physicians have expressed alarm about the possibility that subtle symptoms could persist and eventually give way to pneumonia and severe sickness .
Another common early symptom is a drop in mental acuity and periods of confusion .

(TMU) – President Donald Trump has tweeted that he plans to leave Walter Reed Medical Center on Monday evening as the coronavirus continues to spread through the White House.
“Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” he wrote in the tweet. “We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!”
The surprise announcement comes after the president spent the weekend at the hospital after being urgently admitted on Friday. His medical team is believed to brief the public on Trump’s condition at 3 p.m. ET.
I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Trump is said to be eager to return to the White House as soon as possible while drama continues to mount and speculation swirls about the scale of the virus’s toll on the White House.
On Sunday, Trump’s personal physician, Sean Conley, admitted that he had given an overly rosy perspective of the president’s condition.
“I didn’t want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction, and in doing so, you know, it came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasn’t necessarily true,” he said.
Conley admitted that Trump had a “high fever” on Friday and his blood oxygen levels plunged on two occasions, in one case requiring that he be given supplemental oxygen.
The update came after the president’s chief of staff gave an alarming update about the president’s condition, stating off the record that Trump’s condition was “very concerning” and adding that “we’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery.” The comments enraged the president and West Wing staffers, according to reports.
On Monday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced that she, too, tested positive for the virus and would begin the quarantine process. While McEnany had said she previously tested negative a number of times, she has spoken to reporters outside the White House over the weekend, and has not been wearing a mask.
Two other members of the White House press team, Karoline Leavitt and Chad Gilmartin – a relative of McEnany – have also tested positive.
Vice President Mike Pence is not quarantining as the virus spreads through the White House, and is scheduled to travel to Utah to prepare for the Wednesday night vice-presidential debate with Democratic Party rival Sen. Kamala Harris.
Trump has been impatient to return to the White House and was pushing to be discharged on Sunday, according to people close to the events, in part due to his eagerness to prove to the country that he is fully functional and not bedridden by the virus.
However, Trump’s doctors insisted that he not leave the hospital.
He drove slowly past crowds of supporters across from the hospital to reassure them about the state of his health.
James Phillips, an attending physician at Walter Reed and doctor of emergency medicine at George Washington University, called the joyride an example of “insanity.”
“Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential ‘drive-by’ just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die,” he said in a tweet. “For political theater. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theater. This is insanity.”
Medical professionals seem to believe that Trump’s illness may be far more serious than the White House is letting on, especially given that the infectious disease is being treated by a number of experimental drugs and therapeutics that are administered intravenously.
Doctors say that he is undergoing a five-day antiviral treatment regime that includes dexamethasone, a steroid meant to prevent immune system overreactions that have been fatal in other patients as inflammatory response to the disease trigger cascading serious symptoms including blood clots and organ failure. The treatment is typically reserved only for those suffering severe illness.
Due to Trump’s age, 74, physicians have expressed alarm about the possibility that subtle symptoms could persist and eventually give way to pneumonia and severe sickness. Another common early symptom is a drop in mental acuity and periods of confusion.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-05--Proud Boys group furious after gay community takes over #ProudBoys hashtag ‘to reclaim our pride’

( TMU ) – It ’ s been less than a week since President Donald Trump name-dropped the far-right Proud Boys group , an organization known for their political violence against left-wingers .
And now , the group is trending for reasons entirely out of their control .
And after having their name hijacked by the gay community on Twitter , the surly group of boys are less proud than they are supremely pissed off .
Over the weekend , gay Twitter executed a glorious plan to use the tag # ProudBoys to share uplifting stories and images of love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence the far-right group has become known for .
Star Trek star and LGBTQ activist George Takei was one of the first to suggest the subversive trend , writing in a Thursday tweet : “ I wonder if the BTS and TikTok kids can help LGBTs with this .
What if gay guys took pictures of themselves making out with each other or doing very gay things , then tagged themselves with # ProudBoys .
I bet it would mess them up real bad .
# ReclaimingMyShine ” Over the weekend , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of users ranging from celebrities to politicians and even the Canadian military used the hashtag .
Take posted a photo of himself with his husband , explaining : “ Brad and I are # ProudBoys , legally married for 12 years now .
And we ’ re proud of all of the gay folks who have stepped up to reclaim our pride in this campaign .
Our community and allies answered hate with love , and what could be better than that.
” Rep. Carlos G. Smith , the first LGBTQ Latino legislator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his husband Jerick Mediavilla were “ Proud Boys ” ready to vote .
He tweeted : “ @ JerickFL and I are joining thousands of gay men on social media to reclaim # ProudBoys from white supremacists and bigoted neo-nazis , ” he tweeted .
“ Let ’ s replace the hashtag with images of love , positivity , and true PRIDE !
Your two favorite # ProudBoys are here standing by , ready to VOTE !
” The Canadian Armed Forces in the USA also participated in the trend , and shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of whom is a corporal called Brent Kenny , accompanying their post with the simple caption : “ # ProudBoys.
” Naturally , for the Proud Boys – a males-only group obsessed with proving their masculinity through feats of violence and milk-guzzling rituals – the trending hashtag was anything but welcome , especially after Twitter cleansed the platform of their presence .
Members of the so-called “ pro-western fraternal organization ” have been posting about their displeasure over seeing same-sex love on the much smaller rival app Parler .
As is typical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hate group by numerous monitors , online Proud Boys spouted homophobic , anti-gay hatred that they ’ ve long peddled and banked on .
While most people hadn ’ t heard about the Proud Boys , the infamous group earned their 15 minutes of fame after Donald Trump name-dropped them in a notorious moment from last Tuesday ’ s first presidential debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden .
Trump clearly had trouble denouncing political violence by his far-right supporters when he was asked by moderator Chris Wallace whether he would “ condemn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities.
” Instead , Trump said “ Proud Boys , stand back and stand by.
” The Proud Boys are a group of nationalist extremists who describe themselves as “ western chauvinists ” and are known for their anti-Muslim , misogynistic rhetoric , as well as their frequent brawls with left-wing opponents .
However , the group denies being racist , despite its numerous links with alt-right , neo-fascist organizations .
After the group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekend , Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio complained that “ the left ” had turned the group ’ s name into a “ slur ” in an attempt “ to drown out the voices of our supporters .
”

(TMU) – It’s been less than a week since President Donald Trump name-dropped the far-right Proud Boys group, an organization known for their political violence against left-wingers. And now, the group is trending for reasons entirely out of their control.
And after having their name hijacked by the gay community on Twitter, the surly group of boys are less proud than they are supremely pissed off.
Over the weekend, gay Twitter executed a glorious plan to use the tag #ProudBoys to share uplifting stories and images of love rather than the sort of hatred and violence the far-right group has become known for.
Star Trek star and LGBTQ activist George Takei was one of the first to suggest the subversive trend, writing in a Thursday tweet:
“I wonder if the BTS and TikTok kids can help LGBTs with this. What if gay guys took pictures of themselves making out with each other or doing very gay things, then tagged themselves with #ProudBoys. I bet it would mess them up real bad. #ReclaimingMyShine”
I wonder if the BTS and TikTok kids can help LGBTs with this. What if gay guys took pictures of themselves making out with each other or doing very gay things, then tagged themselves with #ProudBoys. I bet it would mess them up real bad. #ReclaimingMyShine — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 1, 2020
Over the weekend, the viral campaign swept across Twitter as thousands of users ranging from celebrities to politicians and even the Canadian military used the hashtag.
Take posted a photo of himself with his husband, explaining:
“Brad and I are #ProudBoys, legally married for 12 years now. And we’re proud of all of the gay folks who have stepped up to reclaim our pride in this campaign. Our community and allies answered hate with love, and what could be better than that.”
Excited for our wedding! 6 years of growth and love. Wouldn’t have it any other way. #ProudBoys pic.twitter.com/O4SOPXPSoD — Christopher Ubiadas (@TheRealUbiadas) October 5, 2020
Rep. Carlos G. Smith, the first LGBTQ Latino legislator from Florida also tweeted that he and his husband Jerick Mediavilla were “Proud Boys” ready to vote. He tweeted:
“@JerickFL and I are joining thousands of gay men on social media to reclaim #ProudBoys from white supremacists and bigoted neo-nazis,” he tweeted. “Let’s replace the hashtag with images of love, positivity, and true PRIDE! Your two favorite #ProudBoys are here standing by, ready to VOTE!”
The Canadian Armed Forces in the USA also participated in the trend, and shared a photo of two men kissing, one of whom is a corporal called Brent Kenny, accompanying their post with the simple caption: “#ProudBoys.”
Naturally, for the Proud Boys – a males-only group obsessed with proving their masculinity through feats of violence and milk-guzzling rituals – the trending hashtag was anything but welcome, especially after Twitter cleansed the platform of their presence.
Members of the so-called “pro-western fraternal organization” have been posting about their displeasure over seeing same-sex love on the much smaller rival app Parler.
As is typical for an organization that has been labeled a hate group by numerous monitors, online Proud Boys spouted homophobic, anti-gay hatred that they’ve long peddled and banked on.
While most people hadn’t heard about the Proud Boys, the infamous group earned their 15 minutes of fame after Donald Trump name-dropped them in a notorious moment from last Tuesday’s first presidential debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Trump clearly had trouble denouncing political violence by his far-right supporters when he was asked by moderator Chris Wallace whether he would “condemn white supremacists and militia groups, and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities.”
Instead, Trump said “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.”
The Proud Boys are a group of nationalist extremists who describe themselves as “western chauvinists” and are known for their anti-Muslim, misogynistic rhetoric, as well as their frequent brawls with left-wing opponents.
However, the group denies being racist, despite its numerous links with alt-right, neo-fascist organizations.
After the group’s name was hijacked over the weekend, Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio complained that “the left” had turned the group’s name into a “slur” in an attempt “to drown out the voices of our supporters.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-05--59 ancient coffins, buried for 2,600 years, discovered in incredible archaeological find in Egypt

( TMU ) – 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins were recently discovered by archeologists in Egypt , and it is possible that there could be even more waiting to be discovered .
Three weeks ago researchers first announced that they found 13 coffins , and then further searches in the area revealed that there were even more .
Scientists estimate that the coffins were buried over 2,500 years ago , and some of the remains were wrapped in burial cloth that showed hieroglyphic inscriptions .
The discovery was made in the burial ground of Saqqara , which is located @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4,700-year-old pyramid of Djoser .
“ We are very happy about this discovery , ” said Mostafa Waziri , secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in the Egyptian government .
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said that the coffins can be dated back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt , which is estimated to be from the sixth or seventh century BC .
“ I have witnessed the opening of one of the coffins … the mummy seems as if it was mummified yesterday , ” al-Anani said , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovered as well , including a bronze figurine depicting Nefertem , an ancient god of the lotus blossom , as well as mummified animals like snakes , birds , scarab beetles .
Dozens of statues were also found in the same area that the coffins were discovered .
It is suspected that the coffins belonged to high ranking figures in ancient Egyptian society , likely from the 26th dynasty .
The coffins will be taken to the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau , which is currently being built .
The museum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opening has already been delayed several times .
At this point , the most recent opening date for the museum is planned for 2021 .
The museum will feature an entire hall dedicated to the sarcophagi that were found in the region , and this hall will reportedly hold the new discoveries .
Saqqara , where the discovery was made features numerous pyramids , including the world-famous Step pyramid of Djoser , which is sometimes called the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base , as well as a number of mastaba @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Abusir and Dahshur suffered damage by looters during the 2011 Egyptian protests .
Storerooms were broken into , but the monuments were mostly unharmed .
A series of discoveries have been made at the site in recent years .
Some findings have been dated back to as far as 4,000 years ago .

(TMU) – 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins were recently discovered by archeologists in Egypt, and it is possible that there could be even more waiting to be discovered.
Three weeks ago researchers first announced that they found 13 coffins, and then further searches in the area revealed that there were even more. Scientists estimate that the coffins were buried over 2,500 years ago, and some of the remains were wrapped in burial cloth that showed hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The discovery was made in the burial ground of Saqqara, which is located just south of Cairo, near the 4,700-year-old pyramid of Djoser.
“We are very happy about this discovery,” said Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in the Egyptian government.
Egypt says archaeologists unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. An official says most of the at least 59 sealed sarcophagi had mummies inside. They were buried in three wells more than 2,600 years ago. https://t.co/c2pYwG9iHi — The Associated Press (@AP) October 3, 2020
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said that the coffins can be dated back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt, which is estimated to be from the sixth or seventh century BC.
59 coffins were discovered at a BURIAL site in Egypt. Lol is this a teaser of 2020’s season finale?? Photos from @Reuters pic.twitter.com/MImzlXqELy — jules guiang ?? (@JULESguiang) October 4, 2020
“I have witnessed the opening of one of the coffins … the mummy seems as if it was mummified yesterday,” al-Anani said, according to Aljazeera.
Other artifacts have been discovered as well, including a bronze figurine depicting Nefertem, an ancient god of the lotus blossom, as well as mummified animals like snakes, birds, scarab beetles. Dozens of statues were also found in the same area that the coffins were discovered.
It is suspected that the coffins belonged to high ranking figures in ancient Egyptian society, likely from the 26th dynasty.
The coffins will be taken to the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau, which is currently being built. The museum is expected to open soon, but the opening has already been delayed several times. At this point, the most recent opening date for the museum is planned for 2021.
Major #archaeological #discovery in #Saqqara❗
59 sealed sarcophagi, with #mummies inside most of them, were found that had been buried in three wells more than 2,600 years ago. The decorated coffins were made for priests, top officials and elites from the Pharaonic Late Period. pic.twitter.com/RD4tnZzu1a — INSIDE EGYPT (@InsideEgypt) October 3, 2020
The museum will feature an entire hall dedicated to the sarcophagi that were found in the region, and this hall will reportedly hold the new discoveries.
Saqqara, where the discovery was made features numerous pyramids, including the world-famous Step pyramid of Djoser, which is sometimes called the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of mastaba tombs.
Saqqara and the surrounding areas of Abusir and Dahshur suffered damage by looters during the 2011 Egyptian protests. Storerooms were broken into, but the monuments were mostly unharmed. A series of discoveries have been made at the site in recent years. Some findings have been dated back to as far as 4,000 years ago.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-05--Surprising New Study Shows Crows Experience Complex Subjective Experiences and Consciousness

( TMU ) – Consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries in the universe and humans are still in the dark on a wide range of related scientific questions , but a new paper is presenting a fascinating plot twist in the story of conscious perception on Earth .
Based on the first experimental study of its kind , the authors suggest that crows experience conscious perception and subjective awareness in ways that are neurologically similar to humans and non-human primates .
The results of the new study provide the first experimental neurological data suggesting that crows – and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – are capable of vastly more complex cognitive processes than previously believed .
The lead author of the study , Andreas Nieder , says : “ The results of our study opens up a new way of looking at the evolution of awareness and its neurobiological constraints.
” Nieder and his neuroscience research team at the University of Tübingen conducted the study by measuring the brain signals of corvid songbirds as they received visual sensory input and simultaneously documenting their behavior .
The results , which stunned the scientists , demonstrated the birds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was previously considered the domain of humans and other primates .
“ Nerve cells that represent visual input without subjective components are expected to respond in the same way to a visual stimulus of constant intensity , ” Nieder explains .
“ Our results , however , conclusively show that nerve cells at higher processing levels of the crow ’ s brain are influenced by subjective experience , or more precisely , produce subjective experiences.
” The reason the results were so surprising is that birds have very different brain structures than humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cerebral cortex .
Until now , many scientists have considered the cerebral cortex the main mechanism for the production of strong subjective experiences .
While crows and other corvid birds have demonstrated cleverness and the ability to solve puzzles , they were not thought to subjectively analyze the external world .
Brain scans from the new experiment suggest otherwise and , according to Nieder , this could have ramifications for how we study the origins of consciousness on Earth and its evolution across a wide variety of species .
“ The last common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million years ago , ” the neurobiologist states .
“ It is possible that the consciousness of perception arose back then and has been passed down ever since…the capability of conscious experience can be realized in differently structured brains and independently of the cerebral cortex.
” The finding could alter how we view the evolution of consciousness .
Some scientists believe that there may have been multiple different forms of sentient awareness that developed independently across the world in different species .
In addition to bolstering the study of consciousness in non-human species @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way we view animals in general , as we learn that they have their own universe of perception , replete with their own subjective feelings and reactions .
At the very least , the phrase “ bird brain ” may be on the chopping block .

(TMU) – Consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries in the universe and humans are still in the dark on a wide range of related scientific questions, but a new paper is presenting a fascinating plot twist in the story of conscious perception on Earth. Based on the first experimental study of its kind, the authors suggest that crows experience conscious perception and subjective awareness in ways that are neurologically similar to humans and non-human primates.
The results of the new study provide the first experimental neurological data suggesting that crows – and, presumably, other birds and non-primate animals – are capable of vastly more complex cognitive processes than previously believed.
The lead author of the study, Andreas Nieder, says:
“The results of our study opens up a new way of looking at the evolution of awareness and its neurobiological constraints.”
Nieder and his neuroscience research team at the University of Tübingen conducted the study by measuring the brain signals of corvid songbirds as they received visual sensory input and simultaneously documenting their behavior. The results, which stunned the scientists, demonstrated the birds experience a form of conscious perception that was previously considered the domain of humans and other primates.
“Nerve cells that represent visual input without subjective components are expected to respond in the same way to a visual stimulus of constant intensity,” Nieder explains. “Our results, however, conclusively show that nerve cells at higher processing levels of the crow’s brain are influenced by subjective experience, or more precisely, produce subjective experiences.”
The reason the results were so surprising is that birds have very different brain structures than humans and non-human primates, who have a cerebral cortex. Until now, many scientists have considered the cerebral cortex the main mechanism for the production of strong subjective experiences. While crows and other corvid birds have demonstrated cleverness and the ability to solve puzzles, they were not thought to subjectively analyze the external world.
Brain scans from the new experiment suggest otherwise and, according to Nieder, this could have ramifications for how we study the origins of consciousness on Earth and its evolution across a wide variety of species.
“The last common ancestors of humans and crows lived 320 million years ago,” the neurobiologist states. “It is possible that the consciousness of perception arose back then and has been passed down ever since…the capability of conscious experience can be realized in differently structured brains and independently of the cerebral cortex.”
The finding could alter how we view the evolution of consciousness. Some scientists believe that there may have been multiple different forms of sentient awareness that developed independently across the world in different species.
In addition to bolstering the study of consciousness in non-human species, the work could help change the way we view animals in general, as we learn that they have their own universe of perception, replete with their own subjective feelings and reactions.
At the very least, the phrase “bird brain” may be on the chopping block.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-06--The Amazon rainforest is coming dangerously close to permanently converting into dry savannah

( TMU ) – A vast swathe of the Amazon is teetering on the brink of disaster and risks crossing the tipping point of transforming from a closed canopy rainforest teeming with life to an open savannah with few trees as climate conditions deprive the region of rainfall and effectively kill its unique ecosystem , scientists have warned .
Rainforests are extremely sensitive to even the slightest changes in rainfall and moisture levels , and extended periods of drought and fire can be devastating in areas that rely on rain for sustenance .
In the Amazon , such conditions would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ savannah-like mixture of woodland and grassland while also boosting the risk of fire .
While such dramatic changes to the Amazon were believed to be worst-case scenarios that could happen decades away , a team of Europe-based scientists warned on Monday that the tipping point is now dangerously close .
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications found that as much as 40 percent of the existing Amazon rainforest is already seeing so little rainfall that it could exist as a savannah-like environment , deprived of its canopy-like tree coverage and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Stockholm Resilience Center used computer models and data analysis to stimulate the effect of continued climate change resulting from emissions from burning fossil fuels from now until the end of the century to find the results .
Rainforests typically create their own rainfall through water vapor , which then sustains and even extends the reach of tree levels .
However , when rain levels plummet , forest land also begins to fade away and degrade – resulting in a drier landscape that becomes more susceptible to the ravages of fire , drought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The situation in the Amazon has only grown worse as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has stubbornly pushed forward the opening of the rainforest to economic development , unleashing a wave of human-caused fires meant to illegally clear one of the region so that it can be exploited by miners , cattle ranchers , loggers , and big agricultural interests .
This year ’ s fires in the Brazilian Amazon are the worst in a decade , marking a dizzying 60 percent rise in fire hotspots compared to last year ’ s infamous blazes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even the most subtle changes in climate conditions can have an outsized impact on the ecological balance of the environment , said the study ’ s lead author , Arie Staal .
“ As forests grow and spread across a region , this affects rainfall , ” he told The Guardian .
“ Forests create their own rain because leaves give off water vapor and this falls as rain further downwind .
Rainfall means fewer fires leading to even more forests.
” However , the loss of large areas of rainforest mean a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region .
“ Drier conditions make it harder for the forest to recover and increase the flammability of the ecosystem , ” Staal said .
At that point , the rainforest crosses a threshold and converts into a savannah-type environment – a conversion that is difficult , if not impossible , to reverse .
“ It is harder to return from the ‘ trap ’ caused by the feedback mechanism in which the open , grassy ecosystem is more flammable , and the fires , in turn , keep the ecosystem open , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Amazon rainforest is a crucial barrier to the catastrophic breakdown of global climate conditions .
Without the Amazon rainforest , carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions could become out of control and drive global warming to intolerable levels while the change in rainfall patterns could impact the entire Western Hemisphere .
Tragically , the loss of rainforests like the Amazon would also entail the extermination of a huge portion of global species .
“ We understand now that rainforests on all continents are very sensitive to global change and can rapidly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said study co-author Ingo Fetzer of the Stockholm Research Center .
“ Once gone , their recovery will take many decades to return to their original state .
And given that rainforests host the majority of all global species , all this will be forever lost .
”

(TMU) – A vast swathe of the Amazon is teetering on the brink of disaster and risks crossing the tipping point of transforming from a closed canopy rainforest teeming with life to an open savannah with few trees as climate conditions deprive the region of rainfall and effectively kill its unique ecosystem, scientists have warned.
Rainforests are extremely sensitive to even the slightest changes in rainfall and moisture levels, and extended periods of drought and fire can be devastating in areas that rely on rain for sustenance. In the Amazon, such conditions would transform the lush rainforest into a semi-arid savannah-like mixture of woodland and grassland while also boosting the risk of fire.
While such dramatic changes to the Amazon were believed to be worst-case scenarios that could happen decades away, a team of Europe-based scientists warned on Monday that the tipping point is now dangerously close.
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications found that as much as 40 percent of the existing Amazon rainforest is already seeing so little rainfall that it could exist as a savannah-like environment, deprived of its canopy-like tree coverage and with far less biodiversity.
Researchers at the Stockholm Resilience Center used computer models and data analysis to stimulate the effect of continued climate change resulting from emissions from burning fossil fuels from now until the end of the century to find the results.
Rainforests typically create their own rainfall through water vapor, which then sustains and even extends the reach of tree levels.
However, when rain levels plummet, forest land also begins to fade away and degrade – resulting in a drier landscape that becomes more susceptible to the ravages of fire, drought, and ultimately, total deforestation.
The situation in the Amazon has only grown worse as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has stubbornly pushed forward the opening of the rainforest to economic development, unleashing a wave of human-caused fires meant to illegally clear one of the region so that it can be exploited by miners, cattle ranchers, loggers, and big agricultural interests.
This year’s fires in the Brazilian Amazon are the worst in a decade, marking a dizzying 60 percent rise in fire hotspots compared to last year’s infamous blazes.
The rainforest is so delicate that even the most subtle changes in climate conditions can have an outsized impact on the ecological balance of the environment, said the study’s lead author, Arie Staal.
“As forests grow and spread across a region, this affects rainfall,” he told The Guardian. “Forests create their own rain because leaves give off water vapor and this falls as rain further downwind. Rainfall means fewer fires leading to even more forests.”
However, the loss of large areas of rainforest mean a precipitous drop in rainfall levels across the region.
“Drier conditions make it harder for the forest to recover and increase the flammability of the ecosystem,” Staal said.
At that point, the rainforest crosses a threshold and converts into a savannah-type environment – a conversion that is difficult, if not impossible, to reverse.
“It is harder to return from the ‘trap’ caused by the feedback mechanism in which the open, grassy ecosystem is more flammable, and the fires, in turn, keep the ecosystem open,” Staal said.
Experts have warned that the Amazon rainforest is a crucial barrier to the catastrophic breakdown of global climate conditions. Without the Amazon rainforest, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could become out of control and drive global warming to intolerable levels while the change in rainfall patterns could impact the entire Western Hemisphere.
Tragically, the loss of rainforests like the Amazon would also entail the extermination of a huge portion of global species.
“We understand now that rainforests on all continents are very sensitive to global change and can rapidly lose their ability to adapt,” said study co-author Ingo Fetzer of the Stockholm Research Center. “Once gone, their recovery will take many decades to return to their original state. And given that rainforests host the majority of all global species, all this will be forever lost.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-06--Donald Trump Jr. Wants To Have An “Intervention” Because His Dad Is “Acting Crazy”

( TMU ) – The US President ’ s son , Donald Trump Jr. is reportedly alarmed by his father ’ s behavior since he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 .
According to Vanity Fair ‘ s Gabriel Sherman , sources close to the president say that his son wants to stage an intervention about how he has reacted to the diagnosis .
“ Don Jr. has said he wants to stage an intervention , but Jared and Ivanka keep telling Trump how great he ’ s doing .
Don said , ‘ I ’ m not going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s acting crazy , ’ ” one source close to the Trump family told Sherman .
Although Ivanka and Jared were initially supportive of the president ’ s attitude , they are now starting to have concerns about his tweets .
They are also worried that voters might but unhappy with the cavalier response that he has had in the face of a COVID diagnosis .
“ They ’ re all worried .
They ’ ve tried to get him to stop tweeting , ” another source told Sherman .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s health actually is , and media sources on both sides of the aisle continue to speculate according to their own political bias .
However , if Trump was very sick , it is highly unlikely that he would want anyone to know that he is struggling .
Mary Trump , the president ’ s estranged niece , who is currently suing the Trump family , and recently released a book detailing the family ’ s secrets , says that illness was seen as unacceptable in the Trump household .
Mary Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump family perceive any kind of illness as an “ unforgivable weakness.
” “ That ’ s why [ the U.S. is ] in the horrible place we ’ re in , because he can not admit to the weakness of being ill or of other people being ill , ” she explained .
Mary Trump ’ s father , Fred Trump Jr. , was rejected by the family because he struggled with depression and alcoholic , which carried even more shame in the family because they were mental illnesses .
“ In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like a moral failing , ” she says .
According to a Trump family friend , Trump ’ s father , Fred Trump Sr. , insisted on working while he had Alzheimer ’ s disease and wasn ’ t entirely aware of what was going on around him .
She also said that her great-grandfather , Donald Trump ’ s grandfather , died from the flu during the 1918 flu pandemic .
“ First of all , what ’ s fascinating is I had no idea that my great-grandfather had died during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I read about it somewhere a couple of years ago .
And Donald also seems to have forgotten about that , which is incredible , considering it ’ s a pretty fascinating historical detail in the family , ” Mary explained .
Mary also said that toxic positive thinking played a role in her family ’ s cold nature .
“ So between that and my grandfather ’ s adherence to Norman Vincent Peale ’ s power of positive thinking , which he took to such an extreme level that it was toxic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what he considered negativity of any kind , you know , sadness , despair , being physically ill , ” she explained .

(TMU) – The US President’s son, Donald Trump Jr. is reportedly alarmed by his father’s behavior since he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. According to Vanity Fair‘s Gabriel Sherman, sources close to the president say that his son wants to stage an intervention about how he has reacted to the diagnosis.
“Don Jr. has said he wants to stage an intervention, but Jared and Ivanka keep telling Trump how great he’s doing. Don said, ‘I’m not going to be the only one to tell him he’s acting crazy,’” one source close to the Trump family told Sherman.
Although Ivanka and Jared were initially supportive of the president’s attitude, they are now starting to have concerns about his tweets. They are also worried that voters might but unhappy with the cavalier response that he has had in the face of a COVID diagnosis.
“They’re all worried. They’ve tried to get him to stop tweeting,” another source told Sherman.
It is unclear what the state of the president’s health actually is, and media sources on both sides of the aisle continue to speculate according to their own political bias. However, if Trump was very sick, it is highly unlikely that he would want anyone to know that he is struggling.
Mary Trump, the president’s estranged niece, who is currently suing the Trump family, and recently released a book detailing the family’s secrets, says that illness was seen as unacceptable in the Trump household. Mary Trump told NPR that many members of the Trump family perceive any kind of illness as an “unforgivable weakness.”
“That’s why [the U.S. is] in the horrible place we’re in, because he cannot admit to the weakness of being ill or of other people being ill,” she explained.
Mary Trump’s father, Fred Trump Jr., was rejected by the family because he struggled with depression and alcoholic, which carried even more shame in the family because they were mental illnesses.
“In my family [it] was treated like a moral failing,” she says.
According to a Trump family friend, Trump’s father, Fred Trump Sr., insisted on working while he had Alzheimer’s disease and wasn’t entirely aware of what was going on around him.
She also said that her great-grandfather, Donald Trump’s grandfather, died from the flu during the 1918 flu pandemic.
“First of all, what’s fascinating is I had no idea that my great-grandfather had died during the 1918 flu pandemic from the flu until I read about it somewhere a couple of years ago. And Donald also seems to have forgotten about that, which is incredible, considering it’s a pretty fascinating historical detail in the family,” Mary explained.
Mary also said that toxic positive thinking played a role in her family’s cold nature.
“So between that and my grandfather’s adherence to Norman Vincent Peale’s power of positive thinking, which he took to such an extreme level that it was toxic because it left no room for expressions of what he considered negativity of any kind, you know, sadness, despair, being physically ill,” she explained.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-06--Christopher Walken stars in “Percy” – a film about farmer who took Monsanto to Supreme Court

( TMU ) – Christopher Walken and Christina Ricci will be starring in a new film that tells the true story of Percy Schmeiser , an independent canola farmer from Canada who fought Monsanto in court for many years , and became a symbol of defiance against the notorious bio-agriculture company .
The film is called Percy , and it details the story of how Schmeiser relentlessly fought back against the company ’ s seed patents , which they used to file massive lawsuits against countless farmers all over the world .
Schmeiser ’ s fight with Monsanto began just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were approved for use in Canada in 1996 .
Monsanto ’ s seeds were unique because they were genetically engineered to withstand the company ’ s powerful chemical herbicide called “ Roundup.
” In recent years , it has been revealed that Glyphosate , the primary ingredient in Roundup , causes cancer , but this was not known to the public until long after Schmeiser ’ s battle with the company .
The seeds designed to withstand this chemical were known as “ Roundup Ready ” seeds , and because they were patented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these seeds were used by farmers .
For example , farmers were required to buy new batches of seeds each year , and were forbidden from saving seeds from previous years and reusing them .
Like most farmers , Percy collected seeds for future use , and while he never entered a contract with Monsanto to purchase their seeds , some of them ended up on his property somehow anyway .
He collected the seeds when he found them , and later planted them on his farm , just as he had many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s seeds reached the market , the company sent out workers to take samples from farms all over the country to determine if there was any unauthorized use of their seeds .
After taking samples from Schmeiser ’ s farm , they found that he was using patented seeds from the year before and had never purchased any from the company .
In 1998 , Monsanto sued Schmeiser for patent infringement .
The company won the initial trial and multiple following appeals , so Schmeiser ended up taking his case to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled in favor of Monsanto , to uphold the precedent that the company could sue farmers over the unauthorized use of their patented seeds .
However , due to the fact that Schmeiser never technically entered a contract with Monsanto , he never actually agreed to the company ’ s terms of service , which meant that he was not liable for breaking the terms .
The technicality allowed Schmeiser to avoid paying Monsanto any money , while still allowing the company to conduct business as usual with enforcing their seed patents .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Monsanto attempted to ruin his life for fighting the case .
“ They tried to seize all our farmland , our farm equipment , so they could stop us , because we were using mortgages on our farmland to pay for our legal bills , ” he said .
In a statement announcing the trailer for the film , Mongrel Media , said that this film is intended to raise awareness about GMO seed patents and their impact on the farming industry .
“ Ultimately , through his David and Goliath battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GMOs , and the takeover of our food system by greed-driven corporate interests , ” the statement read .

(TMU) – Christopher Walken and Christina Ricci will be starring in a new film that tells the true story of Percy Schmeiser, an independent canola farmer from Canada who fought Monsanto in court for many years, and became a symbol of defiance against the notorious bio-agriculture company.
The film is called Percy, and it details the story of how Schmeiser relentlessly fought back against the company’s seed patents, which they used to file massive lawsuits against countless farmers all over the world.
Schmeiser’s fight with Monsanto began just after the company’s patented seeds were approved for use in Canada in 1996. Monsanto’s seeds were unique because they were genetically engineered to withstand the company’s powerful chemical herbicide called “Roundup.”
In recent years, it has been revealed that Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Roundup, causes cancer, but this was not known to the public until long after Schmeiser’s battle with the company.
The seeds designed to withstand this chemical were known as “Roundup Ready” seeds, and because they were patented, Monsanto was able to dictate how these seeds were used by farmers.
For example, farmers were required to buy new batches of seeds each year, and were forbidden from saving seeds from previous years and reusing them.
Like most farmers, Percy collected seeds for future use, and while he never entered a contract with Monsanto to purchase their seeds, some of them ended up on his property somehow anyway. He collected the seeds when he found them, and later planted them on his farm, just as he had many times before.
As soon as Monsanto’s seeds reached the market, the company sent out workers to take samples from farms all over the country to determine if there was any unauthorized use of their seeds.
After taking samples from Schmeiser’s farm, they found that he was using patented seeds from the year before and had never purchased any from the company.
In 1998, Monsanto sued Schmeiser for patent infringement. The company won the initial trial and multiple following appeals, so Schmeiser ended up taking his case to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme court also ruled in favor of Monsanto, to uphold the precedent that the company could sue farmers over the unauthorized use of their patented seeds.
However, due to the fact that Schmeiser never technically entered a contract with Monsanto, he never actually agreed to the company’s terms of service, which meant that he was not liable for breaking the terms.
The technicality allowed Schmeiser to avoid paying Monsanto any money, while still allowing the company to conduct business as usual with enforcing their seed patents.
In 2010 Percy told Democracy Now! that Monsanto attempted to ruin his life for fighting the case.
“They tried to seize all our farmland, our farm equipment, so they could stop us, because we were using mortgages on our farmland to pay for our legal bills,” he said.
In a statement announcing the trailer for the film, Mongrel Media, said that this film is intended to raise awareness about GMO seed patents and their impact on the farming industry.
“Ultimately, through his David and Goliath battle, Percy helped stall the spread of GMOs, and the takeover of our food system by greed-driven corporate interests,” the statement read.
PERCY Official Trailer (2020) Christopher Walken Drama HD I'm always down for a good story about people fighting corporate douchebags, and Walken looks like he's giving it his all in this. Christopher Walken stars in this as Percy Schmeiser, along with Christina Ricci in an upcoming drama based on real life events. https://youtu.be/wl3zc9WYJXw Posted by CinemaBox Trailers on Monday, September 7, 2020
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themindunleashed--2020-10-08--Grand jury indicts Netflix on felony charges of promoting child lewdness in “Cuties”

( TMU ) – Fallout surrounding the Netflix release of the controversial French film Cuties ( Mignonnes ) is showing no sign of subsiding after a grand jury in Texas indicted the video streaming company over the “ promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child.
” The complaint alleges Netflix “ knowingly ” promoted visual material which “ depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was created , which appeals to the prurient interest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literary , artistic , political , or scientific value.
” The indictment means that the Texas jury found “ probable cause ” that a felony was committed by the company .
Netflix had became the focus of boycott calls and demands to “ cancel Netflix ” after the company released promotional materials for the film showing pre-teen girls dancing in skimpy outfits .
The independent filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré claims the film is semi-autobiographical and was meant to convey her own experiences and warn against the sexualization of adolescents .
The indictment , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County , could see Netflix receiving a fine of $ 20,000 .
In a statement , Netflix said : “ This charge is without merit and we stand by the film.
” Netflix also described the film as “ a social commentary against the sexualization of young children ” .
The film follows the story of Amy , an 11-year-old Muslim girl who joins a dance troupe in defiance of her parents where she is then taught provocative dances in an attempt to win a competition .
The film won critical acclaim when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sundance Film Festival , where Doucouré received a world cinema dramatic directing award .
The filmmaker describes her work as “ a deeply feminist film with an activist message.
” “ I really put my heart into this film .
It ’ s actually my personal story as well as the story of many children who have to navigate between a liberal western culture and a conservative culture at home , ” Doucouré said in an interview with Deadline .
Outrage over the film spread like wildfire after Netflix released its provocative poster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release on the streamer , which sharply differed from the original theatrical poster for the film .
“ I discovered the poster as the same time as the American public , ” Doucouré explained .
“ My reaction ?
It was a strange experience .
I hadn ’ t seen the poster until after I started getting all these reactions on social media , direct messages from people , attacks on me .
I didn ’ t understand what was going on .
That was when I went and saw what the poster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks on my character from people who had not seen the film , who thought I was actually making a film that was apologetic about hypersexualiation of children , ” she added .
“ I also received numerous death threats.
” However , claims by the filmmaker that her film conveys a message that children must be protected have not dissuaded critics .
In a press release , Tyler County District Attorney Lucas Babin said : “ The legislators of this state believe promoting certain lewd material of children has destructive consequences.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a grand scale , isn ’ t the need to prosecute more , not less ?
A grand jury in Tyler County found probably cause for this felony , and my job is to uphold the laws of this state and see that justice is done .
”

(TMU) – Fallout surrounding the Netflix release of the controversial French film Cuties (Mignonnes) is showing no sign of subsiding after a grand jury in Texas indicted the video streaming company over the “promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child.”
The complaint alleges Netflix “knowingly” promoted visual material which “depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was created, which appeals to the prurient interest in sex, and has no serious, literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.”
Statement released by Tyler County District Attorney’s Office on #Cuties Netflix indictment: pic.twitter.com/D8uwHravdD — Matt Schaefer (@RepMattSchaefer) October 6, 2020
The indictment means that the Texas jury found “probable cause” that a felony was committed by the company.
Netflix had became the focus of boycott calls and demands to “cancel Netflix” after the company released promotional materials for the film showing pre-teen girls dancing in skimpy outfits.
The independent filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré claims the film is semi-autobiographical and was meant to convey her own experiences and warn against the sexualization of adolescents.
The indictment, which was handed down last month in Tyler County, could see Netflix receiving a fine of $20,000.
In a statement, Netflix said: “This charge is without merit and we stand by the film.” Netflix also described the film as “a social commentary against the sexualization of young children”.
The film follows the story of Amy, an 11-year-old Muslim girl who joins a dance troupe in defiance of her parents where she is then taught provocative dances in an attempt to win a competition.
The film won critical acclaim when it premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where Doucouré received a world cinema dramatic directing award.
The filmmaker describes her work as “a deeply feminist film with an activist message.”
“I really put my heart into this film. It’s actually my personal story as well as the story of many children who have to navigate between a liberal western culture and a conservative culture at home,” Doucouré said in an interview with Deadline.
Outrage over the film spread like wildfire after Netflix released its provocative poster promoting the film’s Sept. 9 release on the streamer, which sharply differed from the original theatrical poster for the film.
“I discovered the poster as the same time as the American public,” Doucouré explained. “My reaction? It was a strange experience. I hadn’t seen the poster until after I started getting all these reactions on social media, direct messages from people, attacks on me. I didn’t understand what was going on. That was when I went and saw what the poster looked like.”
“I received numerous attacks on my character from people who had not seen the film, who thought I was actually making a film that was apologetic about hypersexualiation of children,” she added. “I also received numerous death threats.”
However, claims by the filmmaker that her film conveys a message that children must be protected have not dissuaded critics.
In a press release, Tyler County District Attorney Lucas Babin said: “The legislators of this state believe promoting certain lewd material of children has destructive consequences.”
“If such material is distributed on a grand scale, isn’t the need to prosecute more, not less? A grand jury in Tyler County found probably cause for this felony, and my job is to uphold the laws of this state and see that justice is done.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-07--Angry “Karen” Threatens To Kill Neighbor And Their Dog For Changing WiFi Password

( TMU ) – Neighbors that live close to one another , especially in apartment buildings and developments , will often try to steal wifi from someone nearby if they don ’ t have access to their own .
Usually , this is an unspoken thing that people try to do in secret , or in the rare case that they do actually interact with their neighbor about it , they might ask politely for the password .
However , there are definitely some crazy people out there who don ’ t know how to act , and there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably started over this issue .
A video recently posted to TikTok claims to have captured one of these altercations .
In the video , a woman can be seen standing outside of someone ’ s door and making threats because the person inside changed their wifi password .
The woman was angry that she was unable to sign in so she began making threats .
In the video , the angry woman threatened to assault the person recording the footage , and even threatened to kill their dog .
Content Hub on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the weekend , and dubbed the angry woman “ Karen , ” although that is not believed to be her real name .
Some posts about the story have suggested that this woman is outside of her landlord ’ s home , and that their internet was actually not available at the time of the altercation .
It is hard to say for sure because both people in the video seem very confused .
“ I live here !
It ’ s illegal .
Come outside , let ’ s talk .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get arrested , and your mom , ” Karen can be heard yelling from her neighbor ’ s doorstep .
When the neighbor doesn ’ t respond and continues to record the outburst , Karen starts threatening the animals inside .
“ You want me to try that way , or you want your dog to come dead ?
I have ways in , and your dog won ’ t be breathing tomorrow .
Dog .
Doggie ?
Dead .
You ’ re not gon na f*** with me .
Because when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you ’ re gon na be f***ed , ” she shouted as she made a slicing motion across her neck .
Karen then threatened to poison the dog , and claimed that it ’ s “ not against the law ” because it ’ s “ not a human being.
” “ What are you gon na do ?
Find a new one ?
You ’ re not gon na f*** with my life , little b**** , ” she shouted .
The woman also made numerous threats to have the person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested as well .
The person recording appeared to be a child .
Not much else is known about the people in the video or where it was filmed .
There is an entire industry devoted to YouTube pranks and hoaxes , so without more background knowledge of this incident or the people involved , it is hard to verify the authenticity of the video , but it does not appear to be staged , and most commenters seem to believe that it is real .
The most ironic thing about the whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video , the woman said that she was angry because she needed to study for a psychology class .

(TMU) – Neighbors that live close to one another, especially in apartment buildings and developments, will often try to steal wifi from someone nearby if they don’t have access to their own.
Usually, this is an unspoken thing that people try to do in secret, or in the rare case that they do actually interact with their neighbor about it, they might ask politely for the password.
However, there are definitely some crazy people out there who don’t know how to act, and there is no doubt that plenty of fights have probably started over this issue.
A video recently posted to TikTok claims to have captured one of these altercations. In the video, a woman can be seen standing outside of someone’s door and making threats because the person inside changed their wifi password.
The woman was angry that she was unable to sign in so she began making threats. In the video, the angry woman threatened to assault the person recording the footage, and even threatened to kill their dog.
Content Hub on TikTok shared the video in two parts over the weekend, and dubbed the angry woman “Karen,” although that is not believed to be her real name.
Some posts about the story have suggested that this woman is outside of her landlord’s home, and that their internet was actually not available at the time of the altercation. It is hard to say for sure because both people in the video seem very confused.
“I live here! It’s illegal. Come outside, let’s talk. Give me the fucking Wi-Fi before you get arrested, and your mom,” Karen can be heard yelling from her neighbor’s doorstep.
When the neighbor doesn’t respond and continues to record the outburst, Karen starts threatening the animals inside.
“You want me to try that way, or you want your dog to come dead? I have ways in, and your dog won’t be breathing tomorrow. Dog. Doggie? Dead. You’re not gonna f*** with me. Because when you’re outside by yourself one day, you’re gonna be f***ed,” she shouted as she made a slicing motion across her neck.
Karen then threatened to poison the dog, and claimed that it’s “not against the law” because it’s “not a human being.”
“What are you gonna do? Find a new one? You’re not gonna f*** with my life, little b****,” she shouted.
The woman also made numerous threats to have the person recording arrested, and have their mother arrested as well. The person recording appeared to be a child.
Not much else is known about the people in the video or where it was filmed.
There is an entire industry devoted to YouTube pranks and hoaxes, so without more background knowledge of this incident or the people involved, it is hard to verify the authenticity of the video, but it does not appear to be staged, and most commenters seem to believe that it is real.
The most ironic thing about the whole ordeal is that at the end of the video, the woman said that she was angry because she needed to study for a psychology class.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-07--Ex-cop Derek Chauvin, facing murder charges for killing of George Floyd, walks free after posting ba

Ex-cop Derek Chauvin, facing murder charges for killing of George Floyd, walks free after posting bail

( TMU ) – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has walked free from a correctional facility after being released on a million dollar bond on Wednesday .
Chauvin was being held in jail in connection with the May 25 police killing of George Floyd .
Chauvin , 44 , faces second-degree murder , third-degree murder and manslaughter charges after video went viral showing him kneeling on the neck of Floyd for roughly eight minutes during the now-infamous arrest .
The former Minneapolis cop was incarcerated at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights for his role in the killing , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearings beside the most recent one , where he and the three other officers charged – J. Alexander Kueng , Thomas Lane and Tou Thao – appeared in person .
However , at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday morning , Chauvin was transferred to Hennepin County Jail to post bail , reports WCCO .
The unconditional bail was set at $ 1.25 million , or $ 1 million with conditions , and Chauvin was released after posting a non-cash bond for the conditional bail .
Since late May , Chauvin was being kept at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All four officers connected to the in-custody death of George Floyd have now been released from custody .
The killing of Floyd sparked a major period of nationwide unrest and protests against police brutality and racism , as well as a strong backlash from the Trump administration and far-right supporters of the police .
In the dramatic video of the killing , Chauvin can be seen pressing his knee down on Floyd ’ s neck for almost eight minutes as Floyd begs for mercy and cries for his “ momma ” while his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my kids I love them – I ’ m dead , ” he gasps at one point .
Footage of the incident captured by bystanders sent shockwaves across the country and the world that continue to reverberate to this day , despite the spread of outright misinformation about the case by pro-police conspiracy theorists .
Chauvin , Thao , Lane and Kueng were all fired the day after Floyd died before later being charged for the killing after weeks of major protests rocked Minneapolis and spread across the world , sparking national and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role of police repression in society .
Prosecution documents against the four former officers show that Chauvin had seven prior incidents of applying neck or head and upper body restraints on civilians , including four cases in which prosecutors argue that he went way too far .
Chauvin ’ s attorney claims that Floyd ’ s death was a result of his coronavirus infection as well as very high levels of fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system .
If convicted of unintentional second-degree murder , Chauvin faces more than 12 years in prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been calling for Chauvin ’ s charges to be upgraded to first degree murder and for the three other officers involved to face murder charges .
Atlanta-based lawyer Ben Crump , who is representing Floyd ’ s family , has argued that Floyd ’ s pleas for his life made clear that Chauvin knew what he was doing .
“ For Chauvin to leave his knee on George ’ s neck despite warnings and evidence that his life was in danger — and to continue that course for many minutes — demands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argued in June .
“ For George Floyd , the ambulance was his hearse.
” Chauvin , as well as his wife who left him soon after he was charged , also faces several counts of tax evasion after he was caught lying about his income .
However , Chauvin will continue to walk free until at least next March , according to court documents .

(TMU) – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has walked free from a correctional facility after being released on a million dollar bond on Wednesday. Chauvin was being held in jail in connection with the May 25 police killing of George Floyd.
Chauvin, 44, faces second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter charges after video went viral showing him kneeling on the neck of Floyd for roughly eight minutes during the now-infamous arrest.
The former Minneapolis cop was incarcerated at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights for his role in the killing, and was appearing in court remotely for all hearings beside the most recent one, where he and the three other officers charged – J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao – appeared in person.
However, at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, Chauvin was transferred to Hennepin County Jail to post bail, reports WCCO.
The unconditional bail was set at $1.25 million, or $1 million with conditions, and Chauvin was released after posting a non-cash bond for the conditional bail.
Since late May, Chauvin was being kept at the Oak Park Heights maximum security prison. All four officers connected to the in-custody death of George Floyd have now been released from custody.
The killing of Floyd sparked a major period of nationwide unrest and protests against police brutality and racism, as well as a strong backlash from the Trump administration and far-right supporters of the police.
In the dramatic video of the killing, Chauvin can be seen pressing his knee down on Floyd’s neck for almost eight minutes as Floyd begs for mercy and cries for his “momma” while his life is sapped away.
“Tell my kids I love them – I’m dead,” he gasps at one point.
Footage of the incident captured by bystanders sent shockwaves across the country and the world that continue to reverberate to this day, despite the spread of outright misinformation about the case by pro-police conspiracy theorists.
Chauvin, Thao, Lane and Kueng were all fired the day after Floyd died before later being charged for the killing after weeks of major protests rocked Minneapolis and spread across the world, sparking national and international conversations about race relations and the role of police repression in society.
Prosecution documents against the four former officers show that Chauvin had seven prior incidents of applying neck or head and upper body restraints on civilians, including four cases in which prosecutors argue that he went way too far.
Chauvin’s attorney claims that Floyd’s death was a result of his coronavirus infection as well as very high levels of fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system.
If convicted of unintentional second-degree murder, Chauvin faces more than 12 years in prison.
Lawyers for Floyd’s family have been calling for Chauvin’s charges to be upgraded to first degree murder and for the three other officers involved to face murder charges. Atlanta-based lawyer Ben Crump, who is representing Floyd’s family, has argued that Floyd’s pleas for his life made clear that Chauvin knew what he was doing.
“For Chauvin to leave his knee on George’s neck despite warnings and evidence that his life was in danger — and to continue that course for many minutes — demands a first-degree murder charge,” Crump argued in June. “For George Floyd, the ambulance was his hearse.”
Chauvin, as well as his wife who left him soon after he was charged, also faces several counts of tax evasion after he was caught lying about his income.
However, Chauvin will continue to walk free until at least next March, according to court documents.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-07--Grim new study calculates how many times per week security cameras record Americans

( TMU ) – By now most Americans are keenly aware of the vast surveillance infrastructure tracking our everyday movements .
From intersection cameras watching us while we drive to the eyes of corporate surveillance in the workplace , retail stores , and even our own homes , Americans are recorded on camera many times each day and week .
Now a new study by Safety.org is here to tell us exactly how many times….and the answer may surprise you .
Using IPUMS Time Use data , researchers calculated that the average American is recorded by surveillance technology at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be much higher – thousands of times per week – for people who frequently travel by plane or work in high-security jobs .
The study breaks down the number into several different categories .
The largest contributor to surveillance camera uses is roadways and intersections , where cameras embedded in traffic lights record the average American motorist 160 times per week .
The next categories are work – which researchers say involves the typical employee being recorded 40 times a week in the office – and retail shopping , which contributes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most surprising category , according to researchers , regarded home and neighborhood surveillance .
Home entertainment devices and gadgets , as well as the proliferation of doorbell cameras , make your daily walks or jogging regimen a new source of daily surveillance .
While in previous decades Americans could expect to remain unobserved in the privacy of their own home/neighborhood , the average citizen is now surveilled 14 times a week .
The increasing use of advanced surveillance tactics by police also adds to the rising numbers .
“ The notion of doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to identify a handful of suspects is completely unprecedented , ” says Silkie Carlo , director of Big Brother Watch .
“ There is no legal basis to do that .
It takes us hurtling down the road towards a much more expansive surveillance state.
” Safety.org says that these numbers will rise as surveillance technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous .
Facial recognition software alone will contribute considerably to this rise .
The researchers believe that by 2021 , there will be about a billion cameras recording humans globally .
Only China , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for every 4.1 of its citizens , will have a more invasive surveillance state apparatus than the U.S .
The number arrived at – 238 – is certainly shocking but may not even be the full story .
When you consider another kind of surveillance – data tracking and harvesting by online advertisers and Internet service providers – and our increasing use of mobile devices that record and triangulate our locations and movements , security cameras are only one facet of the issue .
Biological and epidemiological tracking , buoyed by contact tracing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also expected to add dramatically to the surveillance state .
For example , some health officials say there is a need to integrate real-time data between healthcare systems and the private sector .

(TMU) – By now most Americans are keenly aware of the vast surveillance infrastructure tracking our everyday movements. From intersection cameras watching us while we drive to the eyes of corporate surveillance in the workplace, retail stores, and even our own homes, Americans are recorded on camera many times each day and week.
Now a new study by Safety.org is here to tell us exactly how many times….and the answer may surprise you. Using IPUMS Time Use data, researchers calculated that the average American is recorded by surveillance technology at least 238 times each week.
The number could be much higher – thousands of times per week – for people who frequently travel by plane or work in high-security jobs.
The study breaks down the number into several different categories. The largest contributor to surveillance camera uses is roadways and intersections, where cameras embedded in traffic lights record the average American motorist 160 times per week.
The next categories are work – which researchers say involves the typical employee being recorded 40 times a week in the office – and retail shopping, which contributes to another 24 average weekly instances.
The most surprising category, according to researchers, regarded home and neighborhood surveillance. Home entertainment devices and gadgets, as well as the proliferation of doorbell cameras, make your daily walks or jogging regimen a new source of daily surveillance. While in previous decades Americans could expect to remain unobserved in the privacy of their own home/neighborhood, the average citizen is now surveilled 14 times a week.
The increasing use of advanced surveillance tactics by police also adds to the rising numbers.
“The notion of doing biometric identity checks on millions of people to identify a handful of suspects is completely unprecedented,” says Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch. “There is no legal basis to do that. It takes us hurtling down the road towards a much more expansive surveillance state.”
Safety.org says that these numbers will rise as surveillance technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous. Facial recognition software alone will contribute considerably to this rise. The researchers believe that by 2021, there will be about a billion cameras recording humans globally. Only China, which is soon to have a security camera for every 4.1 of its citizens, will have a more invasive surveillance state apparatus than the U.S.
The number arrived at – 238 – is certainly shocking but may not even be the full story. When you consider another kind of surveillance – data tracking and harvesting by online advertisers and Internet service providers – and our increasing use of mobile devices that record and triangulate our locations and movements, security cameras are only one facet of the issue.
Biological and epidemiological tracking, buoyed by contact tracing efforts in the coronavirus age, is also expected to add dramatically to the surveillance state. For example, some health officials say there is a need to integrate real-time data between healthcare systems and the private sector.
“The price of this escape route is an unprecedented increase in digital surveillance,” says a new report about contact tracing in the UK. “In normal times, the degree of monitoring and state intervention we are talking about here would be out of the question in liberal democracies. But these are not normal times, and the alternatives are even more unpalatable.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-07--Oklahoma jailers tortured inmates by shackling them to wall, playing “Baby Shark” on repeat

( TMU ) – Three former employees at a jail in Oklahoma are facing charges of cruel treatment of prisoners after they forced inmates to listen for hours to “ Baby Shark , ” the infamous children song beloved by toddlers and loathed by parents .
According to inmates , Oklahoma County Jail detention officers Christian Miles and Gregory Butler , both 21 , along with former supervisor Christopher Hendershott , 50 , conspired to cruelly treat the prisoners when shackling them and securing them to the wall while subjecting them to the song on repeat , resulting in “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were most likely already suffering ” from being restrained against the wall .
The three former jailers face misdemeanor counts of cruelty to prisoners , corporal punishment to an inmate , and conspiracy , according to Oklahoma County District Court records .
On at least five separate occasions this past November and December involving five separate inmates , Miles and Butler placed the inmate in an empty attorney visitation room before shackling them to the wall , forcing them to stand for up to two hours at a time , while blaring “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ computer speakers .
The two jail employees saw this as a joke , and Hendershott failed to take any disciplinary measures or halt the cruel treatment when he heard complaints from inmates .
The case is eerily reminiscent to the treatment of terror suspects during the so-called “ Global War on Terror ” during the George W. Bush era , when CIA agents and interrogators at Camp X-Ray detention camp on Guantanamo Bay Naval Base would play music on repeat for hours as a means of psychologically torturing prisoners , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveillance footage from the Oklahoma County Jail also depicted the officers carrying out the sadistic acts .
Oklahoma District Attorney David Prater said that the three employees acted “ conjointly , willfully and wrongfully ” in a “ cruel or inhuman manner ” to inflict further stress and psychological pain on the inamtes .
Prater later told The Oklahoman that he “ would have preferred filing a felony on this behavior , ” but the facts wouldn ’ t fit the charge .
“ It was unfortunate that I could not find a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he added .
“ Baby Shark ” is an infamous campfire sing-along which became a viral hit after South Korean company Pinkfong produced a music video of the sticky , repetitive song .
The song , which begins with the lyric “ Baby shark , doo , doo , doo , doo , doo , doo , ” also became the unofficial theme song for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball , who won the 2019 World Series but failed to qualify for the expanded post-season this year .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also become associated with more nefarious uses .
Last year , officials in West Palm Beach , Florida , earned worldwide notoriety after they weaponized the song as an anti-homeless measure to prevent the unhoused from sleeping on city property alongside other songs like the the auto-tuned abomination Raining Tacos .

(TMU) – Three former employees at a jail in Oklahoma are facing charges of cruel treatment of prisoners after they forced inmates to listen for hours to “Baby Shark,” the infamous children song beloved by toddlers and loathed by parents.
According to inmates, Oklahoma County Jail detention officers Christian Miles and Gregory Butler, both 21, along with former supervisor Christopher Hendershott, 50, conspired to cruelly treat the prisoners when shackling them and securing them to the wall while subjecting them to the song on repeat, resulting in “undue emotional stress on the inmates who were most likely already suffering” from being restrained against the wall.
The three former jailers face misdemeanor counts of cruelty to prisoners, corporal punishment to an inmate, and conspiracy, according to Oklahoma County District Court records.
On at least five separate occasions this past November and December involving five separate inmates, Miles and Butler placed the inmate in an empty attorney visitation room before shackling them to the wall, forcing them to stand for up to two hours at a time, while blaring “Baby Shark” on repeat from tinny computer speakers.
The two jail employees saw this as a joke, and Hendershott failed to take any disciplinary measures or halt the cruel treatment when he heard complaints from inmates.
The case is eerily reminiscent to the treatment of terror suspects during the so-called “Global War on Terror” during the George W. Bush era, when CIA agents and interrogators at Camp X-Ray detention camp on Guantanamo Bay Naval Base would play music on repeat for hours as a means of psychologically torturing prisoners, according to the 2014 Senate Intelligence Committee report.
Video surveillance footage from the Oklahoma County Jail also depicted the officers carrying out the sadistic acts.
Oklahoma District Attorney David Prater said that the three employees acted “conjointly, willfully and wrongfully” in a “cruel or inhuman manner” to inflict further stress and psychological pain on the inamtes.
Prater later told The Oklahoman that he “would have preferred filing a felony on this behavior,” but the facts wouldn’t fit the charge.
“It was unfortunate that I could not find a felony statute to fit this fact scenario,” he added.
“Baby Shark” is an infamous campfire sing-along which became a viral hit after South Korean company Pinkfong produced a music video of the sticky, repetitive song. The song, which begins with the lyric “Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo,” also became the unofficial theme song for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball, who won the 2019 World Series but failed to qualify for the expanded post-season this year.
However, the dreaded earworm of a song has also become associated with more nefarious uses.
Last year, officials in West Palm Beach, Florida, earned worldwide notoriety after they weaponized the song as an anti-homeless measure to prevent the unhoused from sleeping on city property alongside other songs like the the auto-tuned abomination Raining Tacos.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-08--More people were arrested for Cannabis possession than ALL violent crimes put together in the US las

More people were arrested for Cannabis possession than ALL violent crimes put together in the US last year

( TMU ) – With legal recreational and medical cannabis now available in so many different US states , it is easy to get the impression that the war on cannabis users is over .
However , cannabis users still represent a significant portion of the people who are filling jails and courthouses throughout the country .
According to the FBI ’ s recent Uniform Crime Report , more people were arrested for cannabis possession last year than for all violent crimes put together .
The data showed that 545,602 people were arrested in the US for cannabis-related crimes last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were arrested for violent crimes .
Furthermore , the vast majority of the people who got arrested for cannabis were not accused of selling or trafficking the substance , but just for simple possession .
500,395 of the total cannabis arrests last year , or about 92 % , were for possession , which is still more than the number of people who were arrested for violent crimes .
Erik Altieri , the Executive Director for cannabis advocacy group NORML , says that police across America are still making a cannabis-related arrest every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the overwhelming majority of Americans want cannabis to be legal and regulated , it is an outrage that many police departments across the country continue to waste tax dollars and limited law enforcement resources on arresting otherwise law-abiding citizens for simple m***juana possession , ” Altieri told Forbes .
Overall , cannabis arrests have been going down nationwide due to the spread of legalization .
Last year , cannabis arrests were down by 18 % when compared with 2018 .
As suspected , the FBI ’ s data showed that people were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in states where it was legal or available for medical use , with eastern states seeing far more arrests .
According to the report , roughly 53 % of all cannabis arrests last year took place in the northeastern part of the country , where cannabis laws are still catching up with the west .
People of color are also at a greater risk of being targeted for cannabis arrests .
According to a report from the ACLU , 2018 data showed that people of color were 3.6 times more likely to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , despite using the substance at the same rates .
In some states that are known to be especially dangerous for people of color , such as Montana or Kentucky , they are close to ten times more likely to be arrested for cannabis .
In a few particular US counties , people of color were 50 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession .
In some states where cannabis has been legalized , lawmakers are making efforts to introduce pardons for those who previously broke the law .
Earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a measure that will pardon more than 15,000 people who were convicted for low-level cannabis possession in the state .
The resolution was unanimously approved by the state ’ s Board of Pardons Commissioners shortly after it was introduced .
In Colorado , lawmakers passed a bill that will allow the state ’ s governor to unilaterally pardon people with past convictions for possession of up to two ounces .

(TMU) – With legal recreational and medical cannabis now available in so many different US states, it is easy to get the impression that the war on cannabis users is over.
However, cannabis users still represent a significant portion of the people who are filling jails and courthouses throughout the country.
According to the FBI’s recent Uniform Crime Report, more people were arrested for cannabis possession last year than for all violent crimes put together.
The data showed that 545,602 people were arrested in the US for cannabis-related crimes last year. Meanwhile, just 495,871 people were arrested for violent crimes.
Furthermore, the vast majority of the people who got arrested for cannabis were not accused of selling or trafficking the substance, but just for simple possession. 500,395 of the total cannabis arrests last year, or about 92%, were for possession, which is still more than the number of people who were arrested for violent crimes.
Erik Altieri, the Executive Director for cannabis advocacy group NORML, says that police across America are still making a cannabis-related arrest every 58 seconds.
“At a time when the overwhelming majority of Americans want cannabis to be legal and regulated, it is an outrage that many police departments across the country continue to waste tax dollars and limited law enforcement resources on arresting otherwise law-abiding citizens for simple m***juana possession,” Altieri told Forbes.
Overall, cannabis arrests have been going down nationwide due to the spread of legalization. Last year, cannabis arrests were down by 18% when compared with 2018.
As suspected, the FBI’s data showed that people were less likely to get arrested for cannabis in states where it was legal or available for medical use, with eastern states seeing far more arrests.
According to the report, roughly 53% of all cannabis arrests last year took place in the northeastern part of the country, where cannabis laws are still catching up with the west.
People of color are also at a greater risk of being targeted for cannabis arrests. According to a report from the ACLU, 2018 data showed that people of color were 3.6 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than white people, despite using the substance at the same rates.
In some states that are known to be especially dangerous for people of color, such as Montana or Kentucky, they are close to ten times more likely to be arrested for cannabis. In a few particular US counties, people of color were 50 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession.
In some states where cannabis has been legalized, lawmakers are making efforts to introduce pardons for those who previously broke the law.
Earlier this year, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak introduced a measure that will pardon more than 15,000 people who were convicted for low-level cannabis possession in the state.
The resolution was unanimously approved by the state’s Board of Pardons Commissioners shortly after it was introduced.
In Colorado, lawmakers passed a bill that will allow the state’s governor to unilaterally pardon people with past convictions for possession of up to two ounces.
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