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Rowena Ravenclaw (fl. c. 993) was a Scottish witch and one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was noted for her intelligence and creativity.

Ravenclaw died sometime in the eleventh century, after she fell fatally ill. Legend had it that a broken heart is the cause — because her daughter Helena ran away with her diadem. Rowena's portrait remains at Hogwarts.

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For Social Entrepreneurs: Lessons Learned in Resilience from Ecosia’s Founder

For the entrepreneurs struggling to get through the COVID-19 crisis: advice & lessons in resilience from Ecosia’s founder.

Most funders don’t want to invest in your business if you tell them you plan to give away 80% of your money to plant trees (sad, but true). In a start-up culture that’s fueled by crazy seed rounds and big man VC investors, our users have asked us: “how did Ecosia grow?”

In short, our founder Christian Kroll took the long route: bootstrapping, making careful decisions, and opting for a slow and steady rate of growth over the past 10 years. It’s a less sexy departure from the entrepreneurship model that we see on “Shark Tank”. No precarious pitches, no cutthroat investors, no billion dollar investments, and no dizzying overnight success. But it showcases the resilience needed by social entrepreneurs who have an eye on long term impacts, rather than short term gains.

In the current pandemic, resources and funds for entrepreneurs may be tighter than ever. Resilience will be one of the hardest, and most important things entrepreneurs need to push through the changing landscape. Here, we ask Christian to share his advice & lessons learned with those who are out there trying to make a difference.

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Politicians, from Reagan on, were handsomely rewarded by their funders for delivering their credulous supporters to the corporate guillotine. The corporate coup created a mafia capitalism. This mafia capitalism, as economists such as Karl Polanyi and Joseph Stiglitz warned, gave birth to a mafia political system. Financial and political power in the hands of institutions such as Goldman Sachs and the Clinton Foundation becomes solely about personal gain.

Chris Hedges, 'The Mafia State', Truthdig

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The Gates Foundation is reviewing its Epstein ties as released emails raise questions for funders

NEW YORK — The Gates Foundation is reviewing its ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the global health funder confirmed Wednesday, as its only remaining founder faces mounting scrutiny over his appearances in Justice Department documents related to its investigation of the disgraced financier. Microsoft founder Bill Gates reportedly spoke “candidly” about his relationship to Epstein…

The Gates Foundation is reviewing its Epstein ties as released emails raise questions for funders

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Compilation - Israel / Palestine, Feb 26, 2026 +++

US EMBASSY IN ISRAEL WILL PROVIDE CONSULAR SERVICES TO SETTLERS IN OCCUPIED WEST BANK by MEE staff (Middle East Eye, Feb 24, 2026) Decision comes after US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said that a wide swath of the occupied West Bank was part of Israel https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-embassy-israel-will-provide-consular-services-west-bank-settlers

CINÉMA: BERLIN CONVOQUE LES DIRIGEANTS DE LA BERLINALE APRÈS UN DISCOURS ANTI-ISRAÉLIEN Agence France-Presse (Mediapart, Feb 25, 2026) Le gouvernement allemand a annoncé la convocation jeudi des dirigeants de la société-mère de la Berlinale, après une cérémonie de clôture marquée par le discours d’un réalisateur syro-palestinien accusant l’Allemagne d’être « complice >> de « genocide >> https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/fil-dactualites/250226/cinema-berlin-convoque-les-dirigeants-de-la-berlinale-apres-un-discours-anti-israelien

LES ANNÉES LEÏLA SHAHID by Denis Sieffert (Politis, Fev 25, 2026) Pendant plus de vingt ans, cette grande dame a incarné le combat des Palestiniens, à Paris et à Bruxelles, sans jamais abandonner les principes moraux qui étaient les siens. https://www.politis.fr/articles/2026/02/hommage-les-annees-leila-shahid/

BELGIQUE : 3 UNIVERSITÉS VONT REMETTRE À FRANCESCA ALBANESE UN TITRE DE DOCTEUR HONORIS CAUSA Par Times of Israel Staff (The Times of Israel, février 23, 2026) La distinction honorifique sera décernée le 2 avril à la rapporteuse affiliée à l'ONU par la Vrije Universiteit Brussel, l’Université d’Anvers et l’Université de Gand https://fr.timesofisrael.com/belgique-3-universites-vont-remettre-a-francesca-albanese-un-titre-de-docteur-honoris-causa/

DOCUMENTAIRE: CISJORDANIE, LES GRAINES DE LA COLÈRE Réalisation par Marcel Mettelsiefen (Allemagne / Espagne | 2024 | 52 min) Une fillette palestinienne et une adolescente israélienne racontent leur quotidien sous les bombes, en Cisjordanie. Deux perspectives poignantes sur un même conflit. | Disponible jusqu'au 31/03/2028  https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/119517-000-A/cisjordanie-les-graines-de-la-colere/

THE POWER OF THE PURSE - THE BILLIONAIRES SECURING NETANYAHU'S CONTROL OVER ISRAELI MEDIA by Rotem Shtarkman https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-02-21/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/the-billionaires-securing-netanyahus-control-over-israeli-media/0000019c-6ff2-d618-a19d-7fff1e460000

ZIONIST EXPANSION: A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF ISRAEL’S ILLEGAL OCCUPATION OF SOUTHWESTERN SYRIA by Sam Kimball (Counterpunch, January 27, 2026) “They came in the night after Assad fled,” said Mohammed, a resident of Kodena, a small village perched upon rolling hills of rocky soil, about a mile and a half east of the unofficial border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israeli forces “rode in jeeps, hummers, armored personnel carriers, Merkava tanks,” into the rural hamlet in southern Quneitra province, said Mohammed, who declined to give his last name out of fear of reprisal for speaking to the media. The border is the “Purple Line,” a ceasefire line imposed after the 1967 war in which Israel conquered a slice of southern Syria, leaving the Jawlaan, the Golan Heights, effectively Israeli territory. https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/27/a-first-hand-account-of-israels-illegal-occupation-of-southern-syria/ ——— permalink: https://www.tumblr.com/israel-palestine-doc/809575635281412096/compilation-israel-palestine-feb-26-2026?source=share

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