Crise ambiental em Alter do Chão: águas de ‘Caribe amazônico’ ficam turvas em meio a alta no garimpo no Pará —

Fotografia aérea feita em janeiro mostra águas barrentas do Tapajós em contato com o Lago Verde, em Alter do Chão. Por Erik Jennings Simões Por João …

Crise ambiental em Alter do Chão: águas de ‘Caribe amazônico’ ficam turvas em meio a alta no garimpo no Pará —

« L’ORO non è altro che polvere scintillante nel fango … Niente è abbastanza forte per ripristinare il valore della foresta malata … Nessuna merce …

Donna Yanomami che dipinge sua figlia con Achiote, Amazonas, Venezuela « I bianchi diffondono i loro fumi epidemici in tutta la foresta … strappando …

« L’ORO non è altro che polvere scintillante nel fango … Niente è abbastanza forte per ripristinare il valore della foresta malata … Nessuna merce …

Give Credit Where Credit Is Due! | Filosofa’s Word

President Biden is doing the best he can, folks, given what he has to work with!  No one man can solve all the nation’s problems … he needs the help of others, but the only thing President Biden is getting from others is obstruction and criticism.  Thus far, I think he’s done a pretty damn…
— Read on jilldennison.com/2022/01/21/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/

GOP and Democratic governors reinstate Covid emergency orders to fight omicron surge

  • With a surge in Covid-19 cases across the nation, state officials are starting to reimpose emergency orders.
  • Officials from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Kansas and California have all announced executive measures since the beginning of January.
  • Instead of lockdowns and business closures, the orders are designed to free up resources so state and local agencies can prepare for the onslaught of cases.

Source: GOP and Democratic governors reinstate Covid emergency orders to fight omicron surge

McConnell waves off voting concerns since Black people turn out as heavily as ‘Americans’ – The Washington Post (Me: Can’t get much more racist…)

“What’s your message for voters of color who are concerned that without the John L. Lewis Voting Rights Act they’re not going to be able to vote in the midterm?” he asked.

McConnell replied, “Well, the concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.”

Source: McConnell waves off voting concerns since Black people turn out as heavily as ‘Americans’ – The Washington Post

JFJ has questions about Jamaica’s new Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs

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In the recently reshuffled Cabinet, a whole new Ministry was created. Environment and Climate Change was kicked to the kerb (as I mentioned earlier) and a new Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs was set up, to be headed by former Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte. The new Attorney General, Dr. Derrick McKoy, is a former Contractor General, and he is not a politician. He will not sit in Parliament.

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte.

Minister Malahoo Forte made it clear in Parliament this week that she wants to ensure things are done properly. Laws should not be rushed through at the last minute. There must be timelines. Quite a few laws are still stuck in the nineteenth century.

And what of human rights? Minister Malahoo Forte says that “a comprehensive review of the Laws of Jamaica to make them compliant…

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