"The UDV is ..a religion “shrouded in mystery” and derived from a nativist religious movement in Brazil whose core beliefs are a “mixture of Christianity, Freemasonry, Kardecism/Spiritism, and tiny sprinkles of African-based religions "
"It incorporates “lots of stories from other religions changed/tweaked to fit this religion” like “the story of Theseus and the Minotaur, the beheading of John the Baptist,” and they “believe King Solomon invented ayahuasca,”"
"When the UDV brought its case forward, the U.S. gov't attempted to justify its position of prohibition...The UDV’s argument ultimately succeeded, maintaining that U.S. laws guaranteeing the “free exercise of religion” trumped those prohibitions" - MAPS maps.org/news/bulletin/…
MAPS is the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
“If someone is from the Amazon,” says Evgenia Fotiou, an anthropologist who studies Western ayahuasca usage, “they bring some legitimacy” to an ayahuasca ritual.
Evgenia Fotiou is a medical anthropologist with an interest in health and healing in a cross-cultural perspective. She received her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from UW-Madison in 2010 bialabate.net/news/evgenia-f…
"After graduation, Bessent went to work at Brown Brothers Harriman, then did stints at Kynikos Associates, the Soros Fund, Protégé Partners, and others before George Soros recruited him as CIO in 2011" fortune.com/2024/11/27/sco…
Bessent: "I think the main thing now in markets is to be able to analyze data and behavior; and philosophy gives one [the] big-picture perspective."..
"In college, he was an editor of Yale Daily News, president of Wolf's Head Society, and treasurer for the class of 1984 ..Fifteen rising seniors from the Yale Class of 1884, with help from members of the Yale Class of 1883..
who were considered publicly possible taps for the older societies, abetted the creation of The Third Society. The society changed its name to Wolf's Head five years later."
Velocity Black is shifting the realms of possibility for the luxury experience economy...The self-professed “ultimate members club” delivers bespoke experiences one could usually only dream of" 🍿
"swim with Norweigan Orcas; fly to space; access to the Oscars after party; all at the touch of a button. The app promises a human response within one minute: 24 hours a day, seven days a week." 🍿
"The Velocity Black Desert Beach Club at .. Coachella was dubbed the most ‘exclusive, talked about’ event of the festival, and the startup has seen significant investment."
"The SandCat is manufactured by Israeli defence company Plasan and was first introduced in 2005. The light armoured vehicle has been widely used by the Israeli army, including in Gaza." plasan.com
"The report estimated that up to 700 SandCats were in use.
Israeli arms manufacturers have long promoted equipment developed and tested during operations in the occupied Palestinian territories, marketing them abroad as "battle-tested" systems."
@Ah_Magus @Villgecrazylady * Donald Trump, media mogul Robert Maxwell, cable news executive Steve Ross and CBS reporter Mike Wallace meet in the wheelhouse of the Lady Ghislaine yacht during a party in New York in the spring of 1989.
(Courtesy of David Adler) archive.is/LMPuw
Adnan Khashoggi on the Nabila .. now owned by Al-Waleed bin Talal.
2 days ago
"thyssenkrupp Marine Systems rebrands as TKMS to mark a new phase of independence, seeking stock exchange listing. The rebranding, highlighting technological excellence with a fresh color palette, aims for a strong, unified company image across all locations"🎶💛