Mar. 11-17th, 2019 Clicks you might have missed
Sleep is a brain repair mechanism
https://boingboing.net/2019/03/11/sleep-is-a-brain-repair-mechan.html
“Appelbaum said that chromosomes are constantly changing shape to allow the cells’ natural repair mechanisms to mend DNA damage at different points. When awake, the repair work cannot keep up with the rate at which damage builds up, but in the calm hours of sleep, the repair mechanisms have a chance to get on top of the job.”
What Climate Organizers Can Learn From Two Centuries of Indigenous Resistance
https://theintercept.com/2019/03/07/nick-estes-our-history-is-the-future-indigenous-resistance/
“To be Indigenous is to be political by default, because we’re not supposed to be here, first of all, and second of all, we’re Indigenous because of the land we sit atop, and the land we protect, and the territories we protect, and that means that we will always be in the way of development. There’s no neutral stance that Indigenous people can take.”
Things Cut in Half
https://www.demilked.com/things-cut-in-half/
Intercept Investigation Leads to Record FEC Fines
“It is illegal for foreign nationals to contribute money in connection with U.S. elections. However, APIC and Right to Rise USA attempted to use an odd loophole created by the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision to funnel overseas cash into American politics.”
Here’s What New York’s Climate Strike Looked Like
https://earther.gizmodo.com/heres-what-new-yorks-climate-strike-looked-like-1833320316