Google’s kryptonite, and other links

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• Army bullets unearthed at site of 1918 Texas border massacre. Did soldiers take part? -- “Situated near the border in Presidio County, the West Texas town of Porvenir was made up of farmers and small-time landowners, mostly of Mexican descent. People trying to get by in vast, rugged desert.”
• Google’s kryptonite? Law prof tests obscure DC legal path to remedy alleged bias against GOP emails -- “John Banzhaf has filed complaint against tech giant with D.C. Office of Human Rights claiming mass-blocking RNC emails constitutes ‘unlawful discrimination based upon political affiliation,’ denial of ‘full and equal enjoyment’ of Gmail services.”
• Here’s a List of the Celebrities Elon Musk Has Already Scared Off of Twitter -- “I said I would leave if Musk bought Twitter. Musk bought Twitter. So, I had no choice.”
• How Not To Become a Celebrity Pastor -- “America—and the Western world in general—loves celebrities. That much is not in doubt. Whether they be athletes, actors, or successful CEO’s, we are fascinated with people who are rich, powerful, and at the top of their game.”
• iPhone zero-day. Update your devices now! -- “There have been numerous publicly documented zero-day attacks aimed at Apple products this year. While most of these tend to be quite targeted and specific, there is absolutely no harm in getting into the habit of updating.”
• Missing In America Project -- “The intention of the Missing in America Project (MIAP) is to locate, identify, and inter the unclaimed cremains of American veterans.”
• Mystery solved: How to pronounce Qatar, the World Cup host whose name everybody says wrong -- “The difficulty stems from ‘emphatic sounds that English doesn’t have,’ says Amal El Haimeur, a linguist and Arabic professor at the University of Kansas.”
• Nailed It? The Truth About Martin Luther, the Ninety-Five Theses, and the Castle Church Door -- “Luther certainly posted the Ninety-five Theses to the door of Wittenberg’s church. Yet no evidence from his era implies he nailed them.”
• New Saddleback pastor sees women clergy in church’s future -- “Wood expressed gratitude for the SBC’s partnership at Saddleback and Echo and hopes that it would continue. He wants to ensure that on his watch, Saddleback ‘is empowered for men and women to lead.’”
• Northeast Texan fights against Marvin Nichols Reservoir Project -- “With the state of Texas proposing to flood the Sulphur River, which might potentially flood Belcher’s land, he said his relationship with the area has only grown. It’s become more dear.”
• The 95 Theses Luther affixed to the Wittenberg Church door -- “The man who actually buys indulgences is as rare as he who is really penitent; indeed, he is exceedingly rare.”
• The Chi Rho Symbol -- “Eusebius confirms that Constantine had the Chi-Rho on top of the military standard as well as a banner of himself and his children configured under it”
• The Staurogram -- “The staurogram is composed of two Greek letters superimposed over each other.”
• “They’re to die for”: Woman goes viral for making recipes she found on gravestones -- “Since her initial trial bake of the Spritz cookies, she has invested in a cookie press, and she says it’s still her favorite of all the recipes she’s tried so far.”
• What is vishing and how do I protect myself against it? -- “For more than 30 years, vishing scams have been a dangerous (and surprisingly effective) method for attackers to target people and get them to hand over sensitive information.”
• Why do you shrink when you get older? Experts explain -- “People usually lose about 4/10 of an inch in height every 10 years after age 40, according to Medline Plus, and that pace of height loss speeds up after age 70.”