Scientists believe they’ve uncovered the meaning of some of the Moai stone monoliths found on Rapa Nui, better known to Westerners as "Easter Island." Here’s the truth [so far].
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Scientists believe they’ve uncovered the meaning of some of the Moai (giant stone statues) stone monoliths found on Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
The scientists analyzed soil in the vicinity of two of the Moai statues and found traces of banana, taro, and sweet potato, according to research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
These traces indicate the statues could have been used to celebrate the crop fertility of soils in the region.
The famed stone monoliths that tower over the island of Rapa Nui—colloquially known as Easter Island—have puzzled scientists for centuries.
But archeologists and soil scientists studying the ancient Moai now believe they’ve uncovered the meaning of the famous statues.
Clues in nearby soils suggest the statues may have been placed there to celebrate the fertility of crops in the area.
Remote island research is the best kind of work
For more than three decades, Jo Ann Van Tilburg of UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) has studied the origins of the Moai along with Rapanui artist Cristián Arévalo Pakarati and other members of the local community.
They recruited soil scientist Sarah Sherwood, of the University of the South in Tennessee, to analyze the soil the base of two statues found peculiarly perched upright in the Rano Raraku quarry on the eastern part of the island, where most of the more than 1,000 Moai statues originated.
(The scientists suspect that work in the quarry began around A.D. 1455). The team analyzed soils at the foot of two of the structures, which archeologists believe were erected by or before A.D. 1510 to A.D. 1645, and found chemical evidence of common food crops.
The soils revealed traces of foods like taro, banana, and sweet potato, according to research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science. More
Every happy family is the same, but every unhappy one is unique. Ask suspect Nick Reiner.
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Rob "Meathead" Reiner, RIP
Father and son strike Jewish community in Australia to avenge Zionist Jews' wholesale slaughter of Palestinians and others and an elite set of Jewish criminal bankers, financiers, arms dealers, surveillance and weapons experts, child sex traffickers, blackmailers, and tech billionaires. Meanwhile, closer to home (Los Angeles), a "nice Jewish boy" grotesquely murders two famous Jews in possible drug-soaked rage stabbing (then hires topnotch lawyer using their money to defend himself and aim for acquittal):
Jewish murder (the double heinous karma of parricide, in this case patricide and matricide) suspect Nick Reiner, son of legendary actor and director Rob Reiner (the genius behind This Is Spinal Tap, All in the Family, and other classic Hollywood products and son of the legendary Carl Reiner) and photographer Michele Singer-Reiner, has been arrested after allegedly murdering (stabbing to death) his parents in their upscale Brentwood, westside Los Angeles home.
He married my daughter...in the show
What must Archie Bunker think of this happening to Meathead Stivic (All in the Family)? Good thing he's passed into a dimension with a better point of view to better understand the strange, albeit ultimately incomprehensible, workings of karma (how a single cause motivated by greed, hatred/fear, and/or delusion leads to so many deleterious effects or vipaka and phala).
Murderous Jewish drug addict son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested at 9:15 pm local time Sunday night (Dec. 12, 2025) and booked early Monday (Dec. 13, 2025) morning, according to online jail records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
No official charges were listed, but Nick Reiner is being held on suspicion of a [at least one] felony. His bail is currently set at $4 million. Murdered parents Reiner and Singer were found dead Sunday afternoon.
A source later confirmed to Rolling Stone that the couple's youngest female child, Romy, had found her parents' stabbed bodies. Paramedics, firefighters, and police officers were dispatched to the Reiners' home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood near UCLA.
By Sunday night, an investigation was just getting underway as the LAPD waited to obtain a warrant to properly search the house. At the time, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said that the police were "not seeking anyone as a suspect or as a person of interest," though reports were starting to emerge that a family member was being questioned in connection to the unthinkable double homicide.
While a suspect had not yet been officially named, a source told Rolling Stone that drug addicted son Nick was involved in the alleged homicide.
While the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Reiner and Singer and still murky, Nick had a complicated relationship with his parents and had long battled a tenacious drug addiction.
He first went to rehab when he was 15 and was in and out of rehab facilities throughout his later teenage years.
Related video: Rob Reiner and his wife found dead inside their home, per media reports (MS NOW)
When he was 22, Nick put some of his experiences into the semi-autobiographical film called Being Charlie that he co-wrote which his loving father directed.
Speaking with the Los Angeles Times about the film, Rob and Michele spoke about the challenges Nick faced in rehab and acknowledged their own shortsightedness regarding the efficacy of these programs for their son.
"The program works for some people, but it can't work for everybody," Rob said. "When Nick would tell us that it wasn't working for him, we wouldn't listen. We were desperate, and because the people had diplomas on their wall, we listened to them when we should have been listening to our son."
Michele noted, "We were so influenced by these people. They would tell us he's a liar, that he was trying to manipulate us. And we believed them." Morefrom Rolling Stone:
US Pres. Trump mocks murdered Jew Rob Reiner, says he was killed because of his severe 'TDS'
[Interestingly, Trump did not blame Dictator Bibi Netanyahu for fomenting worldwide animosity towards Judaism and Jews by promoting Zionist genocide as well as arming and funding wars and conflicts worldwide]
Rob Reiner's activist legacy remembered by former US Pres. Barry Soetoro Obama, Gavin Newsom, Nancy Pelosi
Rob Reiner didn't just make movies. He made moments
VEGAN Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, was a remarkable example of courage and conviction, working tirelessly throughout her life to raise awareness about threats to wildlife, promote conservation, and inspire a more harmonious, sustainable relationship between people, animals, and the natural world. She passed away in her sleep. in the latter part of her life, she expanded her focus as a vegan/vegetarian and became a global advocate for human rights, animal welfare, species and environmental protection, and many other crucial issues. Donate to her legacy
"I stopped by the end of 60-something like that," Jane said of eating meat. The legendary Dr. Goodall has lived a life full of compassion and advocating for animals, sharing her immense knowledge with generations of people eager to soak up her wisdom. Dr. Goodall's climate activism has been astoundingly inspiring for countless compassionate people seeking a better, safer, healthier world, and she has clearly lived a long life as an environmental leader and role model. More: Jane Goodall: Here's why I stopped eating meat in the 1960s
She was considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, having studied the social and family interactions of wild chimps for over 60 years. She was scheduled to speak in Pasadena today, Oct. 1, 2025, for the local chapter of her Roots & Shoots and later this week at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees: National Geographic's 1965 documentary follows the experiences of British zoologist Jane Goodall, who spent five years studying chimps in Tanzania's Gombe Stream Preserve and discusses her belief that thorough understanding of chimpanzee behavior will lead humans toward a clearer understanding of themselves. (ThisOldVideo2: This is the 1988 edited version posted Feb. 6, 2021).
Another of Dr. Louis Leakey's legacies stems from his role in fostering field research of primates in their natural habitats, which he saw as key to understanding human evolution. He personally focused on three female researchers:
Jane Goodall,
Dian Fossey,
Birutė Galdikas.
He called them "The Trimates" [2][3]. Each went on to become an important scholar in the field of primatology. Leakey encouraged and supported many other doctoral (Ph.D.) candidates, most notably from Cambridge. As well, Leakey played a role in creating organizations for future research in Africa and for protecting wildlife. More
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Goodall (born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall and formerly known as Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall) first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, Africa, to observe its chimpanzees in 1960 [4].
As the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots program, Goodall has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues.
Hi, Karen. Please put your clothes on, okay? We won't hurt you.
Brentwood, Los Angeles is a ritzy Westside neighborhood, where the LAPD uses kid gloves on violent criminals, perps, and suspects because here, unlike the rest of the megalopolis, everyone is innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. Civil rights are respected, at least for the white population, not all of it, but certainly the rich and entitled. All Karens welcome in this playland.
A large group of [Jewish and Gentile] pro-Palestinian peace demonstrators marched on the UCLA campus on Tuesday (Feb. 18), and authorities said [their audacity] was being actively monitored.
Starting at around 3:00 pm, KTLA’s Sky 5 captured footage of the protest, which featured signs condemning the University of California’s financial commitments to pro-genocide Jewish and Israeli-owned businesses.
PHOTO: Dozens of protestors gathered for a peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstration on the UCLA campus on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 (KTLA).
The footage showed dozens of students marching throughout campus, eventually gathering at Westwood Plaza in front of Charles E. Young South. Demonstrations were completely peaceful as of 3:30 pm.
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In posts to social media starting at 3:20 pm, the UCLA Police Department said it was confident that it had “sufficient resources” to handle the situation.
The protest comes as Pres. DJ Trump has floated [Bibi Netanyahu's] idea of relocating [expelling] Palestinians from Gaza [who have not yet been exterminated by the most moral army in the world who are nothing like Nazis no matter how they appear or anything they are doing], chasing them into other nearby countries, with the United States taking control of the Gaza strip [the largest outdoor prison the world has ever known, a sort of Warsaw Ghetto in plain sight between the river and the sea].
(The Daily Show) Desi Lydic on Bibi's pet plan
Oh, the Democrats would have saved us!
In recent days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu has appeared to be [excited and] receptive to the idea, saying he and Trump had a “common strategy” in regards to Gaza.
Protests in relation to Israel's ethnic cleansing and genocide, or what it euphemistically calls the Israel-Hamas War and the Israeli occupation of Gaza are nothing new to the UCLA campus.
Last spring, several peaceful demonstrations erupted into bouts of violence as Jewish, Zionist, and pro-Israel counter-protesters clashed with students staging an encampment to save Palestinian lives and stop the genocide.
The university's response to the student demonstrations, which were initially peaceful, was criticized heavily and eventually led to the departure of UCLA Police Chief John Thomas. More
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After protests, UCLA reassigns police chief, chancellor to face congressional committee
(ABC7) May 22, 2024: Weeks after clashes at a pro-Palestinian protest on UCLA's campus, the school police chief has been reassigned [demoted] to other duties and Jewish Chancellor Gene Block is set to be grilled by Congress about antisemitism [but not rampant Islamophobia] on campus. abc7.com/post/fallout-continues...
LIVE: Officers respond to UCLA as protesters try to push into new camp
LAPD on tactical alert as new pro-Palestinian encampment grows at UCLA
(KTLA 5) May 23, 2024: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators built a new encampment on the campus of UCLA on Thursday as the university's Jewish chancellor testified in Congress. Kareen Wynter and Jennifer McGraw reports. May 23, 2024.
KTLA 5, May 23, 2024; ABC 7 News, May 22, 2024; Shauna Schwartz, Ashley Wells, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
UPDATE: Violent pro-Israel counter-protester at UCLA caught on camera beating student
(The Hill) May 16, 2024: WASHINGTON, DC (the largest American city outside of the USA). Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss an investigation into a right-wing pro-Israel Zionist Jewish Israeli-American teen from Beverly Hills, who went to counter-protest at UCLA. He has now been caught on tape committing felony assault, but his parents stand behind him. He was just preparing for his trip to Israel to join the IDF. #ucla#counterprotest
"Israel is becoming very soon a pariah state" - Jewish Israeli historian Ilan Pappe (detained at Detroit airport by FBI)
Reclaim Your Humanity (Forer)
It's important to listen and to understand the opposition. If this gentleman wants to be a pro-genocide, pro-militarism, pro-Israel, pro-Zionism, pro-apartheid troll, let that be his choice. He may use his white male privilege to be an influencer, moneymaker, or comedian at others' expense. Let him. Censorship is for others, not us.
If PM Bibi wants to come on and talk about how he enjoys killing babies and hates Palestinians for making him kill them in the spirit of PM Golda Meir, we would welcome him.
We have Yankee supporters like this guy? Nice!
We'd like to ask him a few things. There really are frat boys like this on campus, fully in support of the police, riot tricks and tactics, sexism, racism, ignorance, and everything wrong with our world.
Will Danny Mullen look back on his behavior with pride and still think it's funny as the world descends into greater turmoil?
Vegan Greta Thunberg must be all right if the far-right hates her this much
I got jumped (UCLA Palestine riot)
Ain't it fun to make fun? (Nakba Day)
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WARNING: Violent Jews, outside agitators, and/or undercover LAPD apparatchiks attack UCLA student peace in Palestine encampment as campus security stands by and city police are nowhere to be found. The students and their guests were left to fend for themselves against pro-genocide, pro-Israel attackers armed with bear spray (chemical irritants), clubs, metal pipes, and explosives.
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Photogenic Ashkenazi (German European) Jews tell Oprah's Dr. Phil, "Side with us," and he does, embedding with the riot police amassing to destroy UCLA's peaceful demonstration protesting UC's complicity with Israel and the war machine (CIA, Pentagon, Biden administration) funding Israel's genocide in Gaza and throughout Palestine. His one chance to side with progressive students for peace, Dr. Phil goes more regressive to get ratings and play it safe. "Let's highlight the Jewish perspective for a largely Zionist-Christian audience," he must have been thinking.
Dr. Phil: The [One and Only] Truth Behind the UCLA Pro-Palestine Protests
I love you, Dr. Phil. You're always right. Oprah must be so proud. "Cash me outside," right?!
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(Dr. Phil Primetime) May 8, 2024: Old and increasingly decrepit Doc Phil McGraw is first and foremost about making money. What better way than sticking his nose into a divisive issue.
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I'm America’s top talk show host, and I need to turn it up in prime time. Just ask my boss, Oprah. I'm on a mission to tackle issues that matter to my ratings: parents’ rights, social media, education, homelessness, the Fentanyl crisis, and much more.
No topic is out of reach of my cameras, no cow is too sacred not to slaughter, and nobody is too lost for me not to tell them how to get found and get right with the Judeo-Christian Lord above all, El Capitalismo.
(NY Post) At the "anti-Israel" (not pro-Palestine) UCLA violence camp
It's time you find your way back, you antisemitic Bruins! What is this, Athens? Pay attention to what happened to the Trojans across town. The police set them straight. And the police are moving in on you unless you obey.
(WSJ News) May 1, 2024: Groups of counter-protesters clash with peaceful students at a pro-Palestinian tent encampment demonstration and sleep in at UCLA. Peaceful demonstrations have taken place at elite colleges across the U.S. this week leading to multiple arrests by police trying to shut them down and stifle free speech just as in 1960s' Berkeley. Photo: Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images #wsj #ucla#protest
UCLA: Riot police fire deadly (albeit less lethal) rubber projectiles at student demonstrators in an orgy of police violence
(Sky News) May 2, 2024: Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators have been arrested by police after letting violent pro-genocide outsiders attempt to dismantle a pro-Palestinian tent camp at the University of California Los Angeles. #propalestine #skynews #protest
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