Germany’s chancellor just did what was once unthinkable: openly condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza. His rebuke marks a historic break from decades of silence rooted in Holocaust guilt, and a shift in how Germany balances its past with present-day human rights.

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German chancellor’s rebuke of Israel marks a shift in state policy that has long put such criticism out of bounds

Germany’s ‘Staatsräson’ has long held Israel’s security as its ‘reason of state.’

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The Minnesota shooter who killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband wasn’t a lone wolf, insists a scholar of political violence and extremism. Violent extremists are almost always part of broader networks. The myth of the isolated madman obscures the networked reality of far-right violence and makes it harder to prevent the next attack.

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Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves

The lone wolf metaphor used to describe mass shooters misinforms views of extremists – and hampers law enforcement efforts to deter the violence.

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Guitarfishes, one of the most threatened fish groups, are being dried and carved into mythical "devil fish" curios in Mexico. This trade could push these rare rays closer to extinction, according to biology and ecology researchers. https://buff.ly/HlNHXvL

The “red planet” Mars isn't purely red, but more of a rusty brown or tan color due to iron oxide in its rocks and dust. The planet's appearance changes when viewed through different types of telescopes and light spectrums. An astrophysicist explains: https://buff.ly/dvN4mfe

RNA plays a surprising role in repairing severe DNA damage, potentially opening new avenues for treating genetic disorders, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. A biology professor explains: https://buff.ly/LZZKhla By Francesca Storici, Georgia Institute of Technology 🧪

Will #AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S’s of the technology’s advantages over humans: speed, scale, scope and sophistication https://buff.ly/4Kub06d

Many Jewish undergraduate students describe themselves as conflicted, uncertain, disaffected and even detached from issues about Israel. Any attempt to gauge Jewish student opinion with either/or categories is misleading, according to a scholar who talked to students nationwide: https://buff.ly/MQthPFp

A new book showcases artist Edward Gorey's illustrated envelopes, but omits discussion of his sexuality and relationship with the man he was writing to. This silence misses an opportunity to explore how being gay may have influenced his personal work, a scholar explains: https://buff.ly/qezdjCX