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  • 1 week ago | thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker

    By 1940, Mussolini’s Fascists had governed for almost two decades. Mussolini and Hitler’s close bonds only tightened once the Tripartite Pact got signed on September 27, 1940. They had much in common – a belief in their own ability, political ambition, and zero tolerance for dissent. But the paper tiger that Italy under Mussolini projected only roared with a little bite. Italy’s empire by 1940 consisted of Albania, Libya, and Ethiopia, all taken by force.

  • 2 weeks ago | thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker

    By the 1260s, the Mongols controlled most of China, except for the Song Dynasty in southern China. Korea (Goryeo) remained independent but as a vassal state. Now Kublai Khan looked to Imperial Japan which lay not far. Kublai sent six diplomatic missions between 1268 and 1273, demanding a relationship but threatening war. The Kamakura shogunate rebuffed each effort, even beheading several Mongols.

  • 3 weeks ago | thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker

    Intersection. Junction. Link. These words aptly describe Sicily’s crossroad role in the Mediterranean Sea. Given Sicily’s location, empires, cultures, and trade routes crisscrossed this strategically located island. Why Was Sicily a Strategic Hub in the Mediterranean? Sicily’s importance derives from these two reasons: physical location and maritime significance. As the Mediterranean’s largest island, Sicily sits only eighty-one miles from Tunisia (North Africa).

  • 3 weeks ago | money.usnews.com | Matt Whittaker |Rachel McVearry

    Getty ImagesMarijuana stocks have been volatile, but the industry is still growing at a healthy clip. Although President Donald Trump previously voiced some support for federal marijuana reform on the campaign trail, his administration doesn't appear to be prioritizing that as it focuses on trade policy and energy. But that simply leaves the legal marijuana industry in the U.S. pretty much where it was before Trump took office: unsure about the status of federal reform measures.

  • 3 weeks ago | thecollector.com | Matt Whittaker

    Paper’s invention was a revolutionary breakthrough. Following the invention of paper in 105 CE, forms of communication, learning, and record-keeping were drastically simplified. We track its rich history from ancient civilizations to the present day. What Materials Did People Use Before Paper? The first instance occurred around 3200 BCE by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. Their written language, called cuneiform, evolved from pictographs to characters scraped on clay tablets.

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Matt Whittaker
Matt Whittaker @mattswhittaker
15 Jan 25

Marijuana sales in Colorado are headed for their third consecutive year of decline, but the downward trend appears to be slowing, the latest data from state regulators showed. Cannabis sales from January through November totaled nearly $1.3 billion, down roughly 9% from the same

Matt Whittaker
Matt Whittaker @mattswhittaker
22 Nov 24

Environmentalists decried the nomination of Wright, who has said climate change is a challenge for humanity but not a crisis. Denver’s Liberty Energy outperforms stock, oil markets after Trump names CEO energy secretary https://t.co/gSwRcI8EY0

Matt Whittaker
Matt Whittaker @mattswhittaker
14 Nov 24

This isn’t the first time RR Services has been hit with a health and safety advisory. In March 2016, the enforcement division said it found potentially unsafe pesticide residues on retail marijuana plant material and marijuana products produced from cannabis grown by the company.