PrisMatera

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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

An Indigenous tribe is suing the U.S. government to halt the removal of nearly all wild horses from a protected territory.

The Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe has filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the planned roundup of 624 wild horses from the Montgomery Pass Wild Horse Territory along the California Nevada border.

The operation scheduled to start on July 8 would remove about 90 percent of the existing herd.

The U.S. Forest Service maintains that the area can only support between 130 and 238 horses. Officials claim the current population is harming the habitat and posing risks to public safety.

The tribe rejects this assessment. It views the horses as an essential part of its cultural heritage. Tribal leaders accuse federal agencies of approving the removal without proper consultation or adequate review of effects on sacred sites and cultural resources.

The lawsuit also questions the accuracy of the population data. The tribe notes that the latest census took place in 2024 and fails to reflect horse deaths following a harsh winter in 2023.

The tribe is requesting a temporary restraining order from the court to pause the roundup until the legal case concludes.

Managing wild horse populations remains one of the most divisive issues on public lands across the western United States. Advocates for removals point out that herds can expand quickly and strain limited vegetation water supplies and other wildlife when numbers exceed the land capacity.

Opponents contend that mass roundups fracture social structures endanger culturally significant animals and depend on unreliable population counts.

The outcome of this court case will decide if the removal moves forward on schedule or faces further delays during the legal proceedings.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

She earned an Olympic silver medal and then used it to help save a childs life.

Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk secured silver at the Tokyo Olympics. Rather than treasuring the medal solely as a personal achievement she chose to auction it in support of a greater purpose.

The proceeds funded critical heart surgery for eight month old Miłoszek Małysa. The medal generated approximately 125000 dollars which helped cover the boys medical treatment in the United States.

The story gained even more impact when the winning bidder a Polish supermarket chain named Zabka paid the full amount and returned the medal to Maria. They believed she should retain the honor she had worked so hard to achieve.

Ultimately the medal transcended its role as a sports trophy. It came to represent compassion generosity and the best qualities of human kindness.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A recent study has demonstrated that continuous exposure to rose essential oil through inhalation can lead to measurable increases in gray matter volume in the human brain.

In this randomized controlled intervention, 50 healthy women participated: 28 in the experimental group applied rose essential oil to their clothing daily for one month, while 22 in the control group used plain water. Before and after the period, researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess changes in brain structure. The results indicated a significant increase in gray matter volume (GMV) across the whole brain, with a particularly notable effect in the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC)—a region involved in memory processing, self-referential thinking, and emotional regulation. No significant changes occurred in areas like the amygdala or orbitofrontal cortex.

The olfactory pathway likely explains this effect: aromatic compounds from the rose oil travel directly to the limbic system, providing sustained stimulation that may promote neuroplasticity and help counteract age-related brain atrophy. The authors suggest this could have implications for dementia prevention, as the PCC is among the regions affected early in conditions like Alzheimer's disease.

This appears to be the first evidence that prolonged scent inhalation can induce structural changes in the adult human brain.

[Kokubun, K., et al. (2024). Continuous inhalation of essential oil increases gray matter volume. Brain Research Bulletin, 208, 110896. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2024.110896]

[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

@FrakkJason47117 @nytimes This is not exactly the reason behind it.

[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

@cycocuzz26 @GrowSoulNow @CNN Exactly …. Not sure where his stmt came from… ID and boarding pass are both required.

[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

@achamilivenl1 @Reuters And now raised to 15%…

[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

@Variety 💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻

[Bloomberg @business]

A BlackRock private debt fund expects to mark down the net value of its net assets 19% after a string of troubled loans weighed on results https://t.co/t34n12WRlb

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

This is the most iconic interview interruption ever.

(Robert Kelly, BBC News, 2017)

[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

@WSJ Bravissimo!

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Matthew McConaughey is taking a novel legal approach to combat unauthorized artificial-intelligence fakes: trademarking himself. 🔗 https://t.co/NijjcIxUVj

[Nick shirley @nickshirleyy]

🚨 Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable

We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening, the fraud must be stopped.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Exclusive: The Trump administration has launched investigations into the use of diversity initiatives in hiring and promotion at major U.S. companies, built on the novel use of a federal law meant to punish businesses that cheat the government https://t.co/lFG4qVZQvL

[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

Not every connection builds you. 

Some quietly break you.

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Gold, silver, platinum and copper all surged to new records as metals — not bitcoin — attracted capital on the debasement trade and geopolitical tension.

Shared via the Google app #bitcoin #btc https://t.co/NQnO3JqC7m

[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

A newly filed financial disclosure has raised questions after a U.S. Senator reported a series of sizable Bitcoin (BTC)-linked investments.

Source: Finbold
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[FBI @FBI]

The FBI and other partners disrupted a cryptocurrency exchange named E-Note. Cyber criminals used this service to launder millions of dollars from their illicit activity.

Read more about this law enforcement action and indictment of E-Note’s operator:
https://t.co/1RQvUXKJVf

[robdnyc @robdnyc]

One of my dearest friends, Lyle Foxman—a dedicated NYC public school STEAM/technology teacher, amazing father to a young son, loving husband, talented artist, and all-around inspiring guy—is in the final stages of his courageous battle with esophageal cancer.

What started as indigestion turned into a devastating fight of esophageal cancer. He beat the initial cancer and even a brain metastasis, but now at 51, it’s spread aggressively to his spine, liver, lymph nodes, and more. Treatments have stopped; he’s on palliative care, preparing for hospice, and even planning his own funeral to ease the burden on his family.

Lyle has spent his life sacrificing for others—pouring his passion into educating kids who need it most, creating art, and being a pillar for everyone around him. He has so much more he wants to live for, but time is heartbreakingly short.

This holiday season, his wife Amy and their son are facing unimaginable grief alongside mounting medical bills and expenses. I’ve never asked for this before, but please—if you can, donate anything to help bring some comfort in his final days and support for his family. No amount is too small.

If you can’t donate, a share or retweet could make all the difference.

Thank you. ❤️ Let’s show Lyle the love he’s always given others.
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[PrisMatera @PrisMatera]

@NBCNews This is pretty sickening

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Decades-old palms in Rio de Janeiro are flowering for the first and only time.
These India and Sri Lanka native trees can reach 100 feet and produce millions of blooms that may form new seedlings if pollinated.