In the weeks since protests against police brutality began in Minneapolis, calls to reform, defund or abolish the police have been escalating. Demands for reform or cuts to police budgets aren’t new among activists, but a pledge by the Minneapolis City Council to “ dismantle ” the police department is unprecedented. The mayors of Los Angeles and New York City have also announced that they would both divert city funds from police departments to social service budgets. Practically speaking, what would it mean to “defund” the police? On Second Thought sat down with Cedric Alexander, former police chief of DeKalb County, and Michael Leo Owens , associate professor of political science at Emory University, to dissect the history and meaning behind the language of the protest movement.

A Distant Shore has just been released in an expanded version by Cherry Red Records, along with demos for songs that would eventually be released on Everything but the Girl's debut album. Tracey Thorn's classic 1982 indie album has long been a favorite of artists from Björk to Massive Attack, and is constantly rediscovered. In 2013 Thorn spoke about the album to the Guardian [archive link] and also wrote about the circumstances of its writing in her memoir Bedsit Disco Queen, excerpted here.

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How do we stand on the high ground? Stand fast in the faith. We need to come up to God's level. What we watch and listen to will either lift us up, or pull us down.

Everything you give to God, you get back. What you keep for yourself, you lose. The key to happiness is sacrifice.

A fundraising drive for the Election Protection Hotline. (Not a US resident or US citizen? Hate all the major parties? No problem! You can donate!) Then, on Oct. 26th, watch 8 minutes of nerd jokes about open source software and how programming skews your brain, and none about politics.

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How do we stand on the high ground? Stand fast in the faith. We need to come up to God's level. What we watch and listen to will either lift us up, or pull us down.

Everything you give to God, you get back. What you keep for yourself, you lose. The key to happiness is sacrifice.

Panelistas analizaron que puede haber cambios en el código penal, hablaron de justicia restaurativa y de la necesidad de una comisión que diferencie cada caso de los miembros de los manifestantes.

Religión, libros de autoayuda, esoterismo y distintas herramientas son utilizadas por la sociedad contemporánea para responder a las necesidades de la espiritualidad.

MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about last week’s surprise announcement from Apple settling a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of U.S. App Store developers, and the various reactions to it. Also, a bit on App Store payment processing, and some speculation on who might succeed Tim Cook.

En 10AM estuvo Danna, joven universitaria a quien le inyectaron extraña sustancia saliendo de TransMilenio. Buscan al hombre responsable de este hecho

Can social media platforms positively impact students' academic learning progress? This question and many more are issues confronting students and scholars in developing countries, and this study aims to address it....

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El presidente Gustavo Petro anunció el tercer remezón ministerial 

En Caracol Radio estuvo Jonathan Bock, director de la Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa, conversando sobre la libertad de prensa y la mirada del Gobierno Nacional

En el programa 6AM de Caracol Radio la presidenta de Sincopetrol habla de las amenazas que han recibido, por permanecer en el Ministerio laboral.

María Fernanda Cabal, senadora, habló en 6AM sobre cuáles serías los millonarios gastos" que Armando Benedetti estaría gastando como embajador ante la FAO 

En Caracol Radio estuvo Cielo Rusinque, superintendente, y se refirió a la protección de datos relacionada con las declaraciones de renta

Juvenal Díaz, gobernador de Santander habló en 6 AM, cuáles son las necesidades de los damnificados por la avalancha en San Vicente de Chucurí

Polar pre-primate, Black in science update and domestication and taming.

Corporate influence at COP27; cartoonist Jeph Jacques gets booted from Twitter for impersonating Elon Musk; Margaret Sullivan on how to cover Trump and Trumpism; what Ontario unions' victory over Bill 28 means for Canada's labour movement; graphic novelist Cecil Castellucci hopes Shifting Earth will be a path toward climate action; and more.

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the greatest gifts of scripture to humanity; just ask Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Leo Tolstoy. In a time when an eye for an eye still seems to hold sway, IDEAS producer Sean Foley explores the logic of Christian non-violence, beginning with Jesus' counsel to 'turn the other cheek.'

The greatest hip hop album of the 21st century.

I’ve had a lot of conversations since Tuesday revolving around the question of why Donald Trump won. The economy and inflation. Kamala Harris didn’t do this or that. Sexism and racism. The border. That trans-inmate ad that ran a jillion times. And so on. via Pocket

A general spammer that tries to throw in everything he can in one e-mail, from flags and banners and PVC printing to mosquito nets and aluminum fold-away wash lines. This spammer is an electronic convenience store!

A Liberty Life Debit Order Authorization from Microsoft, via Standard Bank. This is enough to make anyone confused. Clearly these phishing scammers did not think this one through.

Phishing scammers using UCount awards as bait to steal your Standard Bank Internet Banking login details.

Lara Gut-Behrami has won a shortened World Cup downhill to close in on the injured Sofia Goggia in the discipline standings. She is on a four-race winning streak and overtook the absent Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings last weekend.

De meeste smartwatches die tot nu toe gelanceerd zijn waren vooral een accessoire voor je smartphone. Ze werkten via bluetooth als tweede scherm. De TrueSmart van Omate is echter een standalone smartwatch die als volwaardig apparaat gebruikt kan worden en nog waterdicht is ook.

"There was nothing tawdry about it. It was companionship. And they loved music."

The Estes Park hotel was picked thanks to its reputation as the inspiration for Stephen King's "The Shining."

Supermodel Shaun Ross owns the runway.

There will be more telling tests for the Colorado men’s basketball team in the coming weeks.

Her husband is believed to be a suspect.