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Pope Leo apologizes for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery
https://apnews.com/article/pope-apologizes-slavery-role-holy-see-vatican-78df993c5604eb098b19f255b89b3155
Apparently he also has some slave ancestry?…

Pope apologizes for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery. Leo’s own family history includes both enslaved people and slave owners. He delivered the apology in his first encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” or Magnificent Humanity which was released on Monday. Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But no pope has ever publicly acknowledged much less apologized for the role that past popes played in g…

During our vacations recently we did se QUITE some castles and I learned a bit about history. Sometimes just details about certain places, sometimes about families - like here at #Greifenstein castle. The family of the famous Stauffenberg still has a place of living here.

Gutierrez: A first-time OC, Andrew Janocko comes to the Raiders with history in mind https://www.raiders.com/news/andrew-janocko-las-vegas-raiders-offensive-coordinator-history-in-mind-nfl-2026-season

In the entire history of this country, no woman PhD scientist has ever had a vote in our nation's legislature.
That is not acceptable.
It is time to change that.
I'm asking you for $3 to send the first woman with a STEM PhD to Congress in our nation's history.
No, seriously. Just $3.
𝗜'𝗺 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸 - 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁.
I know $3 might not see…

Dr. Jasmine Clark for Congress
She flipped a long-held Republican seat in the Georgia House of Representatives and has fought to defend it ever since, even after Republican leaders redrew her district three times to try to stop her. In the legislature, she’s been Georgia’s leading science voice, standing up to Republican attacks on facts, public health, and reproductive freedom, and fighting to make Georgia a safer, healthier, and fairer place for every family.

Early modern migration to North America
Fri, 17 July | 14:00 BST | Online | FREE
Follow in the footsteps of your ancestors and learn about early modern migration to North America from Britain. Early Modern Family History Specialist Ruth Selman guides you through key records and sources at The National Archives.

Tracing your North American ancestors, 1783–1960
Fri, 24 July | 14:00 BST | Online | FREE
Uncover the journeys of British emigrants to the ‘New World’ – Collections Specialist James Cronan discusses how our rich and varied sources can be used in your family history research. http…

England during the reign of Elizabeth I (~AD1600) was a dangerous time and place to write plays, such as Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”.
Better watch those metaphors. Public plays were studied closely for signs of treason.
Christopher Marlowe was arrested for atheism, a capital offense. Thomas Kyd was tortured on suspicion of treasonous activity. Ben Jonson was in dire trouble several times.
#History

Apple CFO Kevan Parekh says "the iPhone 17 family is now the most popular lineup in our history" and "we believe we gained market share during the quarter" (Michael Acton/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/9215954c-47d0-4a59-8ffe-bf49f8ef9a97

Letter from a Cuban Soldier to a U.S. Soldier - World-Outlook
#Cuba

Letter from a Cuban Soldier to a U.S. Soldier
“I don't know your name, your age, or if you have children or siblings. I don't know the color of your skin or your family history. But I do know one thing: you and I are soldiers. And right now, the circles of power place us on opposite sides of a threat that I didn't seek, and that I presume you didn't either. ”With these words, a Cuban soldier began an “Open Letter from a Cuban Soldier to an American Soldier” on May 27, 2026. The letter is a very personal expression of the reality th…

Three siblings were found by a station guard as they wandered around Barcelona’s Estació de França in 1984.
They carried no luggage or ID.
The oldest of them (Ramón) was five.
They had been driven there by a man they knew only as Denis.
He had left, ostensibly to buy them sweets, and never returned.
No adults came forward to claim them so they found themselves in the Spanish childcare system.
At this point, the mystery deepened.
As one carer rec…

Abandoned review – this real-life mystery makes for TV that’s a wild helter-skelter ride
Now grown, three siblings search for clues as to why their parents left them at a Barcelona railway station in 1984 – and uncover a secret family history they could never have imagined

Roughly two dozen immigration advocates, faith leaders, Japanese internment camp survivors and their descendants
completed a four-day, 45-mile pilgrimage Saturday to an immigrant detention facility outside of Dilley.
The activists demanded the closure of the only federal family detention center,
described by a Japanese internment survivor as inhumane and a tragic “repetition of American history.”
Free Families, a national coalition of organizations advocating for imm…

In life's vast tapestry, family weaves the most meaningful moments. As I delve into World War II history, the strength that close bonds nurture never ceases to amaze me. Today, let's honor what truly matters: our health, loved ones, and the memories we craft together.

My pitch if I ran a TV production company would be something like:
Twelve episodes a year of 3-episode serials: That keeps the number of sets you have to construct down. It gives each story the complexity of a movie and time to breath without the frantic pace. You can have one every season of the year.
You gotta remember to focus on the companion. This isn't really a story about The Doctor, it's about the companions asking the question, Doctor Who?
Episodes should generally start with a companion's face or escapade coz they're the ones we're identifying with as we figure out who the doctor is.
At some point in 2027 you'll cast and announce a new doctor.
This is when you call Billie Piper in to film and release a webisode which is just the regeneration into Billie so far: her going "Oh, hello?" Then shaking her head and saying "oh hell no" and shaking harder until she shakes the face off into the new man or woman you picked who says "Oh, that was close".
That change into the Bad Wolf Doctor was just bad without a capstone xmas episode. So a one minute tik-tokable short to announce the newbie frees you of it.
Then you can start ep1 filming and released nearly a year later on the 65th anniversary with a story that focuses on the companion getting into trouble and meeting The Doctor.
Cast nobody famous. The production is about making stars not finding them I don't want anyone having preconceived notions about the character from seeing the actor in that other show even it it was a really good one and they're great.
Earthbound cross-time time-travel story for serial one to pick up new companion, intervene in an aliens vs aliens space-war in serial two, go screw up history and fix it for the third and aliens endangering companion's family for the fourth.
When they're 3-episode serials you only need four a year. Different writer for each.
Cliff-hangers between episodes in each serial of course, with stories about the nature of time and space and getting along with other cultures and running up and down corridors and scary monsters and of course the question "who is The Doctor and how can they fix this without guns or violence with just a screwdriver and two hearts worth of compassion".
The Doctor is some weird looking older dude, more importantly vivid and strange and scholarly than handsome. He has a big coat and no question marks. Then he can change clothes but with the same coat always have the same look. He needs to be able to do a good arrogant rant at himself while he thinks.
The companion is curious and brave and young enough to be naive and surprised and energetic. Doesn't do what she's told. Wonders off against orders. Maybe sometimes bombs things.
Obviously you keep the blue box and the tune and make a new style screwdriver.
You need to do the behind the scenes shows too. Not sure if they make or cost money but they are brilliant for the geeky fandom. That may be why it came back last time.
Anyway. Sadly I don't own a production company.
I cancelled the TV license in the mean time. Give the money to Big Finish instead. These audio things are expensive. I've bought bundles before. Anyone have favorites? I lose track of which one's I've heard.
#doctorWho