I continue to follow with deep concern the ongoing and escalating violence in the #HolyLand, where, in recent days, many civilians, both in the West Bank and in Gaza, have once again fallen victim. I make a heartfelt appeal for a return to negotiations to achieve a just political solution, founded on the equal dignity and equal rights of every human person. At the same time, I urge the rejection of further military actions and unilateral decisions, especially those that violate the respect for and the status quo of the holy places of every religion.
The Trump administration is signaling plans to remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears. Conservation groups warn the move could threaten the recovery of a species with fewer than 2,000 bears remaining in isolated populations across the Lower 48 states.
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I do hope they are, because, er, we don't know of any prosecutions under Henry's Act, which was repealed in 1547. It all kicked off under Queen Elizabeth. I generally avoid TV documentaries on the witch trials ....
Witch balls. Hate to be a party pooper, but those glass ball decorations you see in museums labelled "witch balls"? The idea they are old protective objects is wrong. The first ref to such a thing is in "Country Life" magazine in 1913. It is a 20thC invented tradition. Sorry!