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Let's say Coates did discuss Black Ethiopian Israelis — including the fact that as recently 2010 Israel was sterilizing Ethiopian Jewish women against their will because the state didn't want too many Black people. Wouldn't this fact paint an ever harsher picture of Israel? — Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet)

In response to criticism from Carly Pildis: "What is fascinating and troubling about Ta-Nehisi Coates analysis of the conflict in Israel is his wholesale erasure of Black and Brown Israelis. There are over 160,000 Black Ethiopian Israelis in Israel. Yet their voices, struggles and existence are missing from his analysis."

to have a cartel member PUBLICLY suing you for something he can also go to jail for 😭

An alleged Sinaloa Cartel member filed suit against Diddy and claims Puff ruined his drug business after trying to arrange for minors to be brought to one of his parties.

A judge dismissed the suit because the cartel member's business is not a "legally protected interest."

Computational analysis of size shape and structure (2019) https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.040774

Mary K. Salcedo, Jordan Hoffmann, Seth Donoughe, L. Mahadevan https://journals.biologists.com/bio/article/8/10/bio040774/224129/Computational-analysis-of-size-shape-and-structure

Abstract: The size, shape and structure of insect wings are intimately linked to their ability to fly. However, there are few systematic studies of the variability of the natural patterns in wing morphology across insects. We have assembled a dataset of 789 insect wings with representatives from 25 families and performed a comprehensive computational analysis of their morphology using topological and geometric notions in terms of (i) wing size and contour shape, (ii) vein topology, and (iii) shape and distribution of wing membrane domains. These morphospaces are complementary to existing methods for quantitatively characterizing wing morphology and are likely to be useful for investigating wing function and evolution. This Methods and Techniques paper is accompanied by a set of computational tools for open use.