"The administration’s justification for the [Caribbean] strikes has not been made public. It has claimed—without evidence—that the men on the boats were trafficking drugs, but such a charge would normally be handled by the legal system. The Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice produced an opinion providing legal cover for the strikes, and some of the members of Congress who have seen it are alarmed."
#law #democracy #uspol
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-2026?r=191e2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Polly Springhorn (she/her)
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"By counting all the ways that the regions of a baby’s brain interact with each other from second to second, Dr. Naci and her colleagues have found that the baby brain actually exhibits more complexity than a waking adult’s."
#medicine #baby #science #pagan
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/science/consciousness-brain-babies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GVE.CPin.0aJSW7ubBAHP&smid=url-share -
"Nearly 60 years after the treaty was ratified, some questions still need answers. What jurisdiction can a state claim on a moon base? Can a company profit from the moon’s wealth? Can a nation or a company set up a perimeter and keep others out?"
#moon #space #pagan
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/who-owns-moon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GFE.1xg9.TzAJdGknJsWp&smid=url-share