‘We deeply doubt it will help’ Kremlin warns that Ukraine joining NATO would exacerbate Donbas conflict — Meduza (Me: Putin… Sit down: stuff it!

Following Ukraine reiterating its desire to take the next step toward joining NATO this week, the Kremlin has warned that this would only exacerbate the conflict in Donbas. Nevertheless, on Wednesday, April 7, Lithuania announced that it will call on its NATO allies to support a Membership Action Plan for Ukraine. This comes amid a growing escalation of the conflict in Donbas, and rising concerns as Russia amasses troops near Ukraine’s border. Though Ukraine doesn’t meet NATO’s membership standards as of yet, the United States has expressed its support for Kyiv’s ongoing efforts to carry out the necessary reforms.

Source: ‘We deeply doubt it will help’ Kremlin warns that Ukraine joining NATO would exacerbate Donbas conflict — Meduza

 7th Day of April – Fatcowco – 1983 – The first Space Shuttle spacewalk – STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Launched from Kennedy Space Center on 4 April 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1, into orbit, before landing at Edwards Air Force Base on 9 April.

STS-6 carried a crew of four – Paul J. Weitz, commander; Karol J. Bobko, pilot; Story Musgrave and Donald H. Peterson, both mission specialists.

1983 – The first Space Shuttle spacewalk

Using new spacesuits designed specifically for the Space Shuttle program, Musgrave and Peterson successfully accomplished the program’s first extravehicular activity (EVA) on 7 April 1983, performing various tests in the orbiter’s payload bay.

Source: 7th Day of April – Fatcowco

(4) Myanmar police deserters seek asylum in India – YouTube

Thousands of people fleeing violence in Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring India’s north-eastern state of Mizoram. Among them are police officers who defied orders to shoot their fellow citizens protesting the country’s military coup. They now live in hiding and fear for the safety of their families back home. Although locals and authorities in the state of Mizoram have sympathy for the refugees, with whom they share close ethnic ties, India’s federal government wants to stem the tide of those coming in. Our correspondents report.

Wondering Wednesdays, Baby Acres, and Human Rights as Equity

Good basis and start for this upcoming book!

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

This post  goes on to begin the rough draft of my current non-fiction WiP, Baby Acres: A possible Vision for Making Society Suck Less, in 60 Years.   (Thanks, once again, to JYP and Tammy for the title ideas!!)  The overall goal has been to lay out a roadmap for a fully inclusive society for all of us, so, I am turning, this week, to the introductory chapter, Chapter 0, of the book, in the hope that All HumanKind  will eventually have each person’s basic needs  met.  This book lays out one possible path for getting to that point.

Introduction: Empathy-building as an ongoing part of all
4 Phases

Having cited some of the reasoning which led up to the inception of this project, we now delve into the foundational concepts behind each phase. Empathy-building, through various means, is a continual part of each phase, as without empathy, no…

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The Palanquin

Weekend Stories by Trishikh

“Hun Huna re, Hun Huna… Hun Huna re, Hun Huna… Palki choooleyyy gogon toooleeeyyy (The Palanquin mooovesss under the skkkyyy),” rhythmically chanted the fast-moving group of twelve. A torchbearer bearer in front and one in the back provided the only lights casting dancing shadows of the men and a swinging wooden box amidst them on the pitch-black surroundings in the dead of night, cutting through the wild and scary belly of the Chilapata forest in the mystical northeastern lands of India’s West Bengal state.

The dense forest, rich in wildlife situated in the Dooars region of Alipurduar district forms an ancient elephant corridor between the present-day Jaldapara National Park and the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Back in the fifth century Anno Domini of the Julina calendar the area was home to the largest Rhinoceros populations, which has dwindled much in the modern-day. Leopards, however, have managed to thrive and still continue…

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We are the One we Seek

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We have a tendency to look outside of ourselves for solutions, not knowing that the reservoir of all knowledge resides within us. We are co-creators in this Universe, we can give life to our vision of the world we want to live in. We can do it, we must do it for the sake of Earth’s survival.

©Norma Bobb-Semple 2021

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