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“Jeffrey Epstein is not unique,” says a child sex trafficking expert. Actually, his case is “absolutely classic” in reflecting a wider pattern of how powerful (usually white and wealthy) men exploit vulnerable children.

Low prosecution rates, victim-blaming and systemic failures let trafficking flourish.

Let’s dive into the facts:
https://theconversation.com/jeffrey-epstein-is-not-unique-what-his-case-reveals-about-the-realities-of-child-sex-trafficking-270127
#news #Epstein #Congress #USPolitics

Vitriol on social media isn't really about politics, according to a human development researcher.

It's about existential anxiety – fears of death, meaninglessness and moral failure. And both sides experience it, though different triggers activate it. https://buff.ly/4Clnsd8

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is far more diverse than many realize. Only 42% of Utah residents are members, and a majority of the church's 17.5 million members now live outside the US.

https://buff.ly/OvJfJrB

RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.

She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.

https://theconversation.com/jane-goodall-the-gentle-disrupter-whose-research-on-chimpanzees-redefined-what-it-meant-to-be-human-205909
#JaneGoodall #science #history

Sea star wasting disease wiped out 90% of sunflower sea stars on North America's west coast, leading to a 10,000% increase in purple sea urchins that devastated kelp forests and transformed the marine economy.

https://theconversation.com/how-sea-star-wasting-disease-transformed-the-west-coasts-ecology-and-economy-263253

Can violent extremists be deradicalized? A researcher who studies ideological violence spoke with 24 former terrorists in Indonesia and identified 6 critical factors in successfully turning them away from violence:

https://buff.ly/zHQqMU5