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[Link] Paleontology ‘a hotbed of unethical practices rooted in colonialism’, say scientists

Read: 3/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

The public image of palaeontologists as dusty, but rather affable academics, could be due an update.

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[Link] Youtube Ripper Strikes Back at the RIAA in DMCA ‘Circumvention’ Lawsuit

Read: 6/12/2021 torrentfreak.com

YouTube-ripping service Yout.com sued the RIAA last year in an attempt to have its platform declared legal in the US. The music industry group asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that Yout clearly circumvents technological protection measures.

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[Link] Jair Bolsonaro’s security alleged to have used violence against Brazilian journalists at G20 - reports

Read: 1/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s security detail allegedly used violence against Brazilian reporters covering his trip to Rome for the G20 meeting, local media reported.

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[Link] Brazil's Bolsonaro May Face ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Charge Over COVID

Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com

A panel of Brazilian lawmakers recommended Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with “crimes against humanity” due to his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Brazil has been one of the world’s most hard hit countries with over 600,000 dead since the pandemic began.

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[Link] President of Brazil says it ‘makes no sense’ for him to be vaccinated

Read: 14/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

More than 600,000 of his citizens have lost their lives to a Covid-19 outbreak he once pooh-poohed as a “little flu”, but Brazil’s science-denying president, Jair Bolsonaro, has announced he will decline to be vaccinated, saying “it makes no sense” for him to do so.

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[Link] Rio De Janeiro Police Discover $3.2 Million Nazi Memorabilia Collection During Arrest Of Alleged Pedophile

Read: 10/10/2021 www.forbes.com

Police serving an arrest warrant for a wealthy man accused of child abuse in Rio de Janeiro say they stumbled upon his extensive collection of Nazi memorabilia estimated to be worth $3.2 million.

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[Link] Brazil’s Health Minister Flipped Off New York Protesters—Then Tested Positive for COVID

Read: 22/9/2021 www.vice.com

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Marcelo Queiroga is the fourth health minister to deal with the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil and, some said, the most serious. But his behavior on a trip to New York this week was anything but serious.

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[Link] This Man Proved That Bronze Is Better Than Silver

Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com

When Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus learned he won bronze in the 50-meter men’s freestyle, he was struck with pure joy. Still in the pool, he threw both fists up in the air as a grin stretched across his face. Once on the victory stand he bit his medal, later deep-kissing his coach-turned-wife.

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[Link] YouTube Deletes Videos From President Hiccups

Read: 28/7/2021 www.gizmodo.com.au

YouTube and Brazilian surgeons agree on one thing: belatedly pumping out President Jair Bolsonaro’s pent-up excretions.

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[Link] He agreed to a four-day trip, ferrying fuel for wildcat miners. Then Antonio crashed in the Amazon

Read: 10/5/2021 www.abc.net.au

Antonio Sena was 3,000 feet in the air, 242 kilometres from the nearest town, with nothing but the rainforest stretching around him in all directions, when his plane's engine stopped cold.

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