And The Snark Goes On … And On … And ON

Filosofa's Word

My radar had a busy, busy day yesterday … news items were flying onto the screen at a pace I couldn’t even keep up with.  You’ll hear about them all, eventually, but for this morning, here are two that stuck in my craw.


One Million Moms

… sounds like a group of mothers concerned about their children’s future, a group willing to stand up and fight against such things as racism, homophobia, and misogyny.  A group who wants their children to have the best chance possible at a future, who will fight for their child’s right to a widely-varied education that opens their minds and prepares them for the future, right?  WRONG!!!  One Million Moms is a hate group that supports bigotry in all its forms, who would happily eradicate the LGBTQ community, and who would turn back the hands of time hundreds of years, given the chance.

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A Wonderful book, a Treasure not to be missed! –  « Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and illustrated by Barbara Crane Navarro  — Barbara Crane Navarro

illustration from « Amazon Rainforest Magic – The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » « A wonderful book, (and it comes with a companion volume)! The « Amazon Rainforest Magic » books are two treasures about the Yanomami, a rainforest tribe.“The Adventures of Nanowë, a Yanomami boy” and “The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl” both explore the […]

A Wonderful book, a Treasure not to be missed! –  « Amazon Rainforest Magic The adventures of Meromi, a Yanomami girl » – For ages 8 to 12 to 100!  – written and illustrated by Barbara Crane Navarro  — Barbara Crane Navarro

Todo Dia é Dia de Indígena! — Existe Guarani em São Paulo — Barbara Crane Navarro

A escolha da data recorda a realização do Primeiro Congresso Indigenista Interamericano, que ocorreu em 19 de abril de 1940 em Patzcuaro, México. Calendar Prefeitura Municipal de Goiás O objetivo deste congresso era reunir os líderes indígenas das diferentes regiões do continente americano e zelar pelos seus direitos. Na ocasião, foi proposto que os países da […] […]

Todo Dia é Dia de Indígena! — Existe Guarani em São Paulo — Barbara Crane Navarro

Ancient Trees Are Key to Healthy Forests! — Barbara Crane Navarro

Ancient Trees Are Key to Healthy Forests, Scientists Say – Olive Oil Times https://ift.tt/SAF8myM Ancient Trees Are Key to Healthy Forests, Scientists Say  Olive Oil Times Superforest via “deforestation” – Google News https://ift.tt/yUZeEt2 Ancient Trees Are Key to Healthy Forests, Scientists Say – Olive Oil Times —

Ancient Trees Are Key to Healthy Forests! — Barbara Crane Navarro

A powerful dynasty bankrupted Sri Lanka in just 30 months | The Japan Times

After Rajapaksa won the 2019 election, reviving one of Asia’s most powerful dynasties, he passed the tax cut immediately in his first cabinet meeting. He then quickly restored presidential powers held during the 10-year rule of his strongman brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, a period that saw the family end a nearly three-decade civil war before getting voted out in 2015 by a citizenry wary of increased oppression and indebtedness to China.

Instead of learning to govern with more humility, Rajapaksa rushed to restore the family’s brand of populist authoritarianism laced with appeals to nationalism among Sinhalese Buddhists, who make up 75% of the population.

But that strategy quickly backfired. In recent weeks Sri Lanka ran out of cash to pay for essential goods like food and fuel, leading to long petrol lines and daily 13-hour power cuts. Irate citizens burned loaves of bread and ransacked the health ministry to find medicine. Protesters have camped outside the president’s office in downtown Colombo for weeks to demand his resignation.

The Rajapaksa family now is in full damage control mode, racing to ensure basic goods for the citizenry while seeking emergency funds from the IMF, World Bank, China and other lenders. It has stopped paying back foreign debt, defaulting for the first time since achieving independence from the British in 1948. The country’s stock exchange, which had soared after the tax cuts, is the world’s worst performer this year — below even Russia.

What’s more, the Rajapaksas have also been forced to retreat on the two major policies it implemented after the 2019 election. Finance Minister Ali Sabry said the value-added tax must rise for Sri Lanka to shore up its finances, and the Rajapaksas have offered to roll back presidential powers as opponents seek to impeach Gotabaya as president and remove Mahinda as prime minister.

Source: A powerful dynasty bankrupted Sri Lanka in just 30 months | The Japan Times

EU condemns Myanmar’s ‘politically motivated’ Suu Kyi sentence

The European Union on Wednesday slammed a five-year jail sentence given by a Myanmar junta court to deposed civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at a “politically motivated” trial.

“It represents another step towards the dismantling of the rule of law and a further blatant violation of human rights in Myanmar and yet another major setback for democracy in Myanmar since the military coup on 1 February 2021,” an EU spokesperson said in a statement.

Source: EU condemns Myanmar’s ‘politically motivated’ Suu Kyi sentence