“We’ve got to fend for ourselves because no one else is going to help us,” said Ms. Oliver, 68, a loquacious retired office administrator who spends many of her waking hours on the phone. “That’s the way it’s always been for poor Black people living in the country.”
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Chile imposes lockdowns to fight new Covid wave despite vaccination success | Global development | The Guardian
Health officials pleaded for people to stay indoors where possible.
“The new variants arriving in Chile are a great worry, and we effectively have one pandemic on top of another now,” said Dr Ximena Aguilera, an epidemiologist who sits on the government’s Covid-19 advisory committee.
“Unlike before, we are seeing serious cases among younger people too, and there is a sense that some people had become complacent towards the end of the summer with the vaccinations going so well.”
A total of 22,587 people have died in the country having contracted the virus, and both the British and Brazilian strains of the virus have been detected in Chile. Its cumulative death rate relative to population remains far below that of Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina.
Fear turns to fury in Myanmar as children shot by military | Global development | The Guardian
A 19-year-old man described the bloodiest crackdown yet this weekend as “a loss for the future”, given the young people who were killed. “There is so much anger and an even stronger desire for the junta to be removed,” he said, but there is confusion about what should be the next steps for the pro-democracy movement.
Military leader Hlaing’s long-term plan is unclear, if it exists. Rather than intelligence and rationale, large sectors of the public believe the general is driven by ego and cruelty.
“Everyone is disgusted to see the military leaders celebrating with a big parade and a dinner party when earlier that day they massacred well over a hundred people,” said a university student.
Hlaing has unleashed unimaginable violence on Myanmar. But his coup has also had the unintended consequence of creating new leaders who are willing to correct the mistakes of the past, such as discrimination against the Rohingya, and lead a new, united country. They are showing the population that a future without the Tatmadaw is possible.
“The military’s actions are only making people angrier,” said the student. “We are furious more than scared.”
Source: Fear turns to fury in Myanmar as children shot by military | Global development | The Guardian
Murphy, Toomey say background check bill could pass Senate | TheHill
Toomey said that with the expansion to commercial sales, background checks will cover a “vast, vast majority of all transactions,” adding that it would represent “progress.”
“Between the sales that already occur at licensed firearm dealers, all of which require a background check, and what we consider commercial sales, advertised sales, gun shows, and on the internet, that covers a vast, vast majority of all transactions,” Toomey said. “And it would be progress if we had background checks for those categories.”
These comments followed remarks from Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.), who expressed optimism that Congress could pass gun reform legislation on a bipartisan basis.
“I’ve gotten a lot of calls from Republicans in the Senate who don’t want to fight this fight any longer because the NRA’s authority is fading, the anti-gun violence movement’s impact is increasing. I think we have a chance,” Murphy told Todd.
The conversation regarding gun reform was reignited following two deadly shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo., which took the lives of a combined 18 people.
Following the violence, President Biden urged Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons and close loopholes in the background check system.
“I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common sense steps that will save lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again. I got that done when I was a senator. … We should do it again.”
He also called on the Senate to “immediately pass” two House-approved bills that would expand background checks for gun sales, noting that both bills passed through the House with some Republican support.
Source: Murphy, Toomey say background check bill could pass Senate | TheHill
Defense chiefs from U.S., Japan and allies condemn Myanmar violence
“As Chiefs of Defense, we condemn the use of lethal force against unarmed people by the Myanmar Armed Forces and associated security services,” they said in a joint statement, after local media reported that at least 114 were killed Saturday in the bloodiest day since anti-coup protests began in February.
The use of deadly force to crack down on demonstrations has been intensifying since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government on Feb. 1. The latest violence came as the military celebrated its annual Armed Forces Day.
Source: Defense chiefs from U.S., Japan and allies condemn Myanmar violence
28th Day of March – Fatcowco – 1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane
1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane
Henri Fabre (29 November 1882 – 30 June 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion.
Henri Fabre was born into a prominent family of shipowners in the city of Marseille and was educated in the Jesuit College of Marseilles where he undertook advanced studies in sciences.

Source: 28th Day of March – Fatcowco
Rios💧💧💧 – Mágica Mistura
The river is a beautiful example
Of union, of power, of strength
Have you seen the source of a river?
It’s just a water eye
Almost always lonely, shy
That along the way
With other strands it unites
Gaining body, volume
It is now a stream …
Still without pride
Accepting willingly,
The waters that arrive
Soon, it soon becomes a stream
But, the goal is bigger
Need the ocean to reach
The road is still long
Our river continues to drain
The tributaries contribute
It is now a stream
Its width expands
Its waters are renewed,
With contributions for the course
Exceeds limits …
Finally the sea reaches
A perfect cycle of nature.
We humans could
Take the example of the river
Put pride aside
We become one, united
Proving for ourselves
That we overcome any obstacle …
Source: Rios💧💧💧 – Mágica Mistura
Lijekovi iz mora – Medicines from the sea — Myrela

Omega-3 masne kiseline u ribi efikasne su protiv mnoštva zdravstvenih problema: psorijaza, depresija, lupus, ekcem, reumatoidni artritis, Kronova bolest, menstrualni grčevi, itd. Ishrana bogata masnim ribama, kao što su sardine, skuša i tunjevina, mogu pomoći da se zaštitite od krvnih ugrušaka koji mogu izazvati infarkt. Ako ne volite da konzumirate ribu, umjesto nje uzimajte kapsule […]
Lijekovi iz mora – Medicines from the sea — Myrela
Edward “Butch” O’Hare
Lt. Edward “Butch” O’Hare, Feb. 1942
On Feb. 20, 1942, the flattop Lexington was steaming toward the Japanese base at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, when it was approached by two enemy flying boats. Their crews managed to signal its coordinates before American fighters flamed the planes, and the Japanese immediately launched an attack against Lexington.
That chance encounter had dire implications for the U.S., which couldn’t afford the loss of a single ship and certainly not a carrier.
American radar picked up two waves of Japanese aircraft. Mitsubishi G4M1 “Betty” bombers—good planes with experienced pilots.
Six American fighters led by legendary pilot Jimmy Thach intercepted one formation, breaking it up and downing most of the Bettys.
The second wave, however, approached from another direction almost unopposed.
Almost.
Two American fighters were close enough to intercept the second flight of eight bombers. The Navy pilots flew Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats, which like…
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« Nossos espíritos xapiri estão muito preocupados em ver a terra virar fantasma » | Barbara Crane Navarro
«Nossa floresta ainda é linda … enraizada no centro do céu antigo.
Além da floresta, o território dos brancos que nos cerca é constituído apenas de terras feridas de onde vêm os fumos epidêmicos … Suas bordas trazem as feridas do desmatamento e dos incêndios de colonos e pecuaristas. Seu centro é marcado pelas lagoas de lama dos garimpeiros de ouro. Cada um deles o destrói avidamente, como se quisesse devorá-lo.
Toda essa devastação nos preocupa. … Não há mais copa das árvores lá e logo o solo não será nada além de areia.
Os xamãs veem claramente que a floresta está sofrendo e doente.» Source: « Nossos espíritos xapiri estão muito preocupados em ver a terra virar fantasma » | Barbara Crane Navarro
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