“Aliens” Didn’t Build The Pyramids Or Other Ancient Wonders, It Was Black People

Some people have been brainwashed by racism so much that even the thought of a black person having ANY unique skills or ANY supreme circumstance is blasphemous. It’s easier for some people to believe that all wise and mysterious intergalactic creatures from space came and built the wonders of the world rather then the black people who’ve been civilized and civilizing on this planet for millions of years.

Source: “Aliens” Didn’t Build The Pyramids Or Other Ancient Wonders, It Was Black People

The Great Land Robbery: How Federal Policies Dispossessed Black Americans of Millions of Acres | Democracy Now!

Over the 20th century, black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land. Half of that loss — 6 million acres — occurred over just two decades, from 1950 to 1969, a period largely associated with the civil rights struggle. This mass land dispossession, which affected 98% of black agricultural land owners, is part of the pattern of institutional racism and discrimination that has contributed to the racial wealth gap in the United States. Many of the driving forces behind this land theft were legal and originated in federal policies, as documented by Vann Newkirk, staff writer at The Atlantic. His latest piece for the magazine is the September cover story: “The Great Land Robbery: The shameful story of how 1 million black families have been ripped from their farms.”

Source: The Great Land Robbery: How Federal Policies Dispossessed Black Americans of Millions of Acres | Democracy Now!

Billionaires Want People Back At Work, Even If It Kills Them

As President Donald Trump pushes for an end to the nationwide social distancing practices that health professionals say are essential to saving lives during the coronavirus outbreak, incredibly wealthy Americans are eager to get employees back to work ― and some say they’re OK with people dying if that’s what it takes.

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Brazil health official quits, Bolsonaro expected to fire …

BRASILIA, April 15 (Reuters) – A senior Brazilian health official resigned on Wednesday as expectations mounted that President Jair Bolsonaro would soon fire his health minister over disagreements on how to handle the coronavirus outbreak spreading across the country.

The Health Ministry confirmed the resignation of Wanderson de Oliveira, secretary of health vigilance, who had been leading the fight against the epidemic. In a note to his team seen by Reuters, Oliveira said his boss, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta would likely be fired “in coming hours or days.”

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Brazil Governors Fight Jair Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 Skepticism | Time

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is in a class of his own. He is the only leader left in the world to reject the consensus of scientists and statisticians on the gravity of the coronavirus outbreak.

The far-right firebrand, who was elected in 2018 trading on conspiracy theories and half truths, has dismissed COVID-19 as a “little flu” and remarked that “we all die someday.” He has flouted his own health ministry’s guidance by going on walkabouts to greet supporters and has urged Brazilians to leave isolation and return to work, defying the advice of the World Health Organization.

 

Source: Brazil Governors Fight Jair Bolsonaro’s COVID-19 Skepticism | Time

‘We’re abandoned to our own fate’: coronavirus menaces Brazil’s favelas | Global development | The Guardian

Residents fearful how their families will cope as food runs out and Jair Bolsonaro undermines lockdown message

Source: ‘We’re abandoned to our own fate’: coronavirus menaces Brazil’s favelas | Global development | The Guardian

Dozens of Creatures Thought to Be Extinct Found Alive in ‘Lost City’ in the Jungle | The Hearty Soul

Climate change has had a devastating impact on our planet, an alarming number of animal species have either gone extinct or are under the threat of extinction as a direct result of human activity.

In fact, scientists have now determined that humanity has killed 83 percent of all wild mammals, and half of all plants.

Statistics like these can be incredibly disheartening, however, scientists finally have some good news for us: they have found an astonishing amount of biodiversity in a previously unexplored area of the rainforest.

 

Source: Dozens of Creatures Thought to Be Extinct Found Alive in ‘Lost City’ in the Jungle | The Hearty Soul