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In Saner Thought

Finally the weekend has arrived and I can take a much needed break…..but unlike most weekends I want to post something that has me a bit irritated……

Like I say in my “about” section of IST….I am an opinionated SOB.  I try to help people understand what is happening in the world….NO I am not by any means an expert but since I am an old fart there is a wealth of experience in my life from which I can draw…..

My day consist of lots of reading…..news sites and blogs…..and when I read something that I feel is misinformation or worse I try to tell the writer where I believe that they may be mistaken…

This has come to a halt….for some of the people do not want to hear that their thinking maybe flawed….these people lash out and refuse to understand what I am trying to impart to…

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German BND Intelligence Spied on Friends and Vatican – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Three weeks ago, news emerged that Germany’s foreign intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), had systematically spied on friends and allies around the world. In many of those instances, the BND had been doing so of its own accord and not at the request of the NSA. The BND came under heavy criticism earlier this year after news emerged that it had assisted the NSA in spying on European institutions, companies and even Germans using dubious selector data.

Source: German BND Intelligence Spied on Friends and Vatican – SPIEGEL ONLINE

#FOMO leading to higher levels of depression, anxiety for heavy social media users – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The fear of missing out (or FOMO) generated by high levels of social media use can lead to depression and anxiety, according to a new report looking at the way social media impacts wellbeing.The fifth annual National Stress and Wellbeing in Australia Survey has found Australians are faring worse than they were when the survey began, with higher levels of stress, depression and anxiety being reported.This year was the first time the study explored the impact of social media on behaviour and wellbeing.It found that social media dominated the lives of many teenagers, with over half (53 per cent) of Australian teens reporting that they used social networking sites for 15 minutes before bed every night.

Source: #FOMO leading to higher levels of depression, anxiety for heavy social media users – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Interview: Russian singer-songwriter Boris Grebenshikov – FT.com {His music, not is opinion is what counts}

“I think it’s a very big temptation for a lot of [famous] people to go, ‘Oh people are listening to me! Let me tell them what I think’,” he says. “I’ve seen one very popular musician in Russia cornering some Kremlin personages and teaching them how to live and I was like” — he mimes a cringe — “please no, this is stupid. Even when [American rock star] Michael Stipe goes, ‘Vote for this, vote for that’, come on! Let people decide whom they’re going to vote for. I’m not taking a stand, I’m just trying to behave normally.”

Source: Interview: Russian singer-songwriter Boris Grebenshikov – FT.com

Afghan Women’s Writing Project | Stoning Rukhshana

What is justice?

Why is a 19-year-old girl stoned to death?

Why do police take no action?

Rukhshana is gone and our

Hearts cry for her

Rukhshana, I hope one day women

Change this country

Government is absent when it comes to women

Advocacy does not change it

Protesting does not end it

It happens over and over

It is time now to protect women from wrong traditions

Rukhshana was stoned because a

Girl in Afghanistan does not have a

Right to love, does not have the

Right to choose her life partner

Shall I write more?

Who will read and who will listen?

I am tired.

On Facebook I see only bad news about women in Afghanistan but

Good news about women from Afghanistan in other countries

We are the victims living here.

By Seeta

Source: Afghan Women’s Writing Project | Stoning Rukhshana

Israel jails own Palestinian citizen without charge or trial | The Electronic Intifada

Last month, Israeli forces arrested approximately 1,200 Palestinians amid a sharp increase in confrontations and deadly violence. Of those arrested, 171 were being held under administrative detention orders, according to the human rights group Al-Haq, bringing the total number of Palestinians held without charge or trial in Israeli prisons to over 550.

Source: Israel jails own Palestinian citizen without charge or trial | The Electronic Intifada