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Blake, Wm. The First Book of Urizen, object 9. 1794.

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Facebook’s former diversity program manager Barbara Furlow-Smiles is not smiling after pleading guilty to defrauding Facebook out of over $4 million.

She orchestrated a kickback scheme involving fake business deals, using company funds to lead an extravagant lifestyle from California to Georgia.

Associates, including former interns, a university tutor, hair stylist, babysitters and nannies were all allegedly involved, receiving payments for nonexistent services.

Sentencing is scheduled for March 19, 2024.

The DOJ: “From January 2017 to September 2021, Furlow-Smiles led Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at Facebook and was responsible for developing and executing DEI initiatives, operations, and engagement programs.”

U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan, in a statement after she pleaded guilty in a Georgia court Tuesday: Furlow-Smiles “abused a position of a trust as a global diversity executive for Facebook to defraud the company of millions of dollars, ignoring the insidious consequences of undermining the importance of her DEI mission.” 

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Blake, Wm. The Fall of Satan, object 16. 1821.

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The University of Pittsburgh is being investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services after it was accused of illegally harvesting fetal tissue from aborted babies for experiments.

The Center for Medical Progress first reported in 2019 on the experiments, which included scalping fetuses just five months old to stitch their scalps and back skin onto rats. Additionally, the fetal kidneys were transported to other researchers.

CMP’s president David Daleiden confirmed to The Daily Wire that the university is now under federal investigation: “The University of Pittsburgh has been a center for some of the most barbaric experiments, government-funded experiments, on the body parts of late-term aborted babies. We now have the first confirmation with these FOIA documents that this is all subject of a formal federal law enforcement investigation of the Office of Inspector General.”

In response to the allegations, Pitt hired an “outside law firm,” which claimed the university complied with the law.

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Blake, Wm. David Delivered Out of Many Waters- "He Rode Upon the Cherubim." 1780.

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A couple in England donated a rare 16th-century bronze sculpture to a museum to cover a tax bill.

Donated by Cecil and Hilda Lewis's collection, the statue of Apollo Belvedere offsets a £10.5 million inheritance tax.

The 16-inch sculpture was crafted by Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi and is a smaller version of a 6.8-foot marble statue in the Vatican.

Fitzwilliam Museum Director Luke Syson calls it the “new lynchpin” of their collection, highlighting its Renaissance significance.

Syson: “It is perhaps the most quintessentially Renaissance work we own.”

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Blake, Wm. Christian Meets Evangelist. 1824.

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Speaking at a summit on Thursday, the Russian president said the U.S. “plotted and organized everything” to engineer the 2014 coup in Ukraine, the consequences of which led to the ongoing conflict.

Following the coup, which was backed by the U.S., President Viktor Yanukovich was overthrown and the provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk rejected the new government, proclaiming their independence instead. Ukraine’s new regime responded with a military campaign that sparked a years-long conflict.

Putin says the U.S. “needed to create a conflict” and that European leaders “silently watched.” As a result, Ukraine has “largely lost its sovereignty” and has been making “many decisions to their detriment.”

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Blake, Wm. The Last Supper- 'Verily I Say Unto You That One of You Shall Betray Me.' 1799.

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Doritos has introduced a new collaboration with Empirical for an “Empirical x Doritos Nacho Cheese Spirit.”

A press release says the limited-edition drink is a “multi-sensorial, delicious beverage experience” that sensationally tastes and smells like actual Nacho Cheese Doritos.

To extract the flavor, Doritos chips are run through vacuum distillation.

Tina Mahal, senior VP of marketing for Frito-Lay North America: “Doritos is all about disrupting culture and bringing our fans unexpected, bold experiences. We're always pushing our fans to try new things, so we figure it's time we disrupt the spirits category by offering our iconic nacho cheese flavor in a bottle.”

Limited-edition bottles will go on sale next month for $65.