California is making waves with a jaw-dropping plan to settle a 175-year-old score
— returning stewardship of a staggering 7.5 million acres of land and coastal waters to Native tribes.
That’s 7% of the Golden State
— and not by accident.
It matches exactly what the federal government promised indigenous tribes back in the 1850s,
before quietly backing out.
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Private equity company acquires .org registry.
https://domainnamewire.com/2019/11/13/breaking-private-equity-company-acquires-org-registry/
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Salesforce is acquiring CMS provider Contentful; source: Salesforce paid between $1B and $1.5B, a steep discount from Contentful's $3B valuation in 2021 (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/salesforce-acquires-contentful-…
Nearly 39,000 Acres of Land Returned to California Tribes
The California Natural Resources Agency,
in partnership with the CAL FIRE and the Ocean Protection Council
awarded $107.7 million to fund 33 projects
and support the return of approximately 38,950 acres of land to California Native American tribes
through the Tribal Nature-Based Solutions grant program.
Funding will support the return of ancestral lands to tribal ownership and stewardship,
pla…
Werbe-Tracking: Deutsche Ermittler kauften Handydaten
Smartphone-Apps erfassen Standortdaten zu Werbezwecken. Aggregiert verkaufen Händler diese an Interessenten – darunter offenbar auch die deutsche Polizei.
https://w…
A survey of US adults finds 56% support banning social media for under-16s, while 21% oppose; majorities across demographic and partisan groups support a ban (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/20
Is Europe best represented by the bold intellect of Marie Curie, the sprawling imagination of Miguel de Cervantes and the intense musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven?
Or by a migrating stork and a bee-eater, swooping across borderless plains and enjoying freedom of movement across European countries?
The quest to settle this issue has engaged a surprising number of people across the continent,
after more than 6 million people voted in a survey within just a week of its …