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Monthly Archives: August 2022
A Bright Spot … Maybe?
Could you use a little ray of hope for the upcoming November mid-term elections? I think we all could. Dan Pfeiffer was a senior advisor to President Barack Obama for a number of years, and is the author of three books about politics in this new, uncharted “Maga Era”. His newsletter on Substack is called The Message Box and today’s was an astute assessment of why there is hope for the Democratic Party to maintain a majority in the House and Senate after the mid-terms. Read on …
Why Dems Could Win This Fall
An uncharacteristically optimistic take on how recent events have upended the midterms

Dan Pfeiffer
Optimism does not come naturally to me. If I had a family crest, “Prepare for the worst, be surprised by the best” would be the motto emblazoned on it. I have tried to avoid telling people what they want to hear about…
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Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube
Hundreds of thousands of girls and young women have been deprived of educational opportunities since the Taliban returned to power a year ago, but their thirst for learning has not diminished. Secret schools have sprung up in rooms of ordinary houses across the country,
Turkish Tuesdays: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother): Jealousy is Not Love…
Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better
Last week we met family and neighbors in the first 15 minutes of Bölüm 1/Episode 1: Turkish Tuesdays: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother): Love is Love…
As I noted previously, the Youtube video has CCs in English and Turkish…), and having the Closed Captions available makes it easy to go back and read the words missed in listening, greatly speeding my language learning. I hope it does the same for you.
This week, we meet Sadik’s boss, a jealous and unkind man: 
“…and I will drink with the lovely mother of this useless man being married by Betus!”
He seems perfectly suited for Dudu, even if he is human. Too bad both Betus and Sadik will have to put up with this asinine boss, for a while, anyway.
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One month later, Dudu continues working to separate them, in vain. She is closely watched…
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Write to Your Younger You

We have heard people ask, “What would you say right now to your younger self?” “What advice would you give to your younger you?” What would you change or not change if you could talk to your inner youth right this moment, where you are in your self-care zone? How do you respond to yourself?
Becoming adults, we sometimes ruminate on our youth, our experiences, our triumphs, and even occasionally our regrets. Sometimes we find ourselves fizzling and worn around the edges and wonder how we ended up where we are, whether it was by choice or chance.
So why not write a letter to your younger self? (Dear Younger Self) – will you be able to finally free and forgive yourself of things that were holding you hostage for far too long? Even if that younger you is from five or ten years ago, write anyway…
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Carrot Slice Baklava Recipe — Turkish Food and International Cuisine

Materials 1 pack of phyllo dough 200 grams butter (melted) 1.5 cups pistachios For Sherbet: 3 cups granulated sugar 3 glasses of water 3 drops of lemon juice… 195 more words
Carrot Slice Baklava Recipe — Turkish Food and International Cuisine
संतुलन / Balance — Kaushal Kishore

एक ओर मंजिल है तो दूसरी ओर मोहब्बतएक ओर हसरत है तो दूसरी ओर आदतदिल और दिमाग के बीच चलती जंगहालात को और भी बिगाड़ देती है,तलाश रहा हूं एक रास्ता बीच काजो इधर भी जाए और उधर भी… ♎ ♎ ♎ ♎ ♎ ♎ There is destination on one sideand love on the other,on […]
संतुलन / Balance — Kaushal Kishore
Extra — Kaushal Kishore

Like the honey beeswho even after their honeygetting plunderedand their hive brokenstick with the hive builtwith a dream in their eyeswith their concerted effortsfor a better and safer future… I see huts and shantiesdemolished to builda palace, museum or tramor just to broaden the roadand the landless dwellerssuddenly find themselveson the roadwith a great void […]
Extra — Kaushal Kishore
संतुलन / Balance – Kaushal Kishore
Brazil: Indigenous Rights Under Serious Threat | Human Rights Watch
The Brazilian government has adopted policies that seriously threaten the rights of Indigenous peoples, Human Rights Watch said today, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro has undermined the government agency tasked with protecting those rights, issued regulations that are harmful to Indigenous people, and halted the recognition of their traditional lands. The government has also weakened the federal environmental protection agencies, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA, its Portuguese acronym) and the Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity (ICMBio), leaving Indigenous territories even more vulnerable to encroachment.
“The Brazilian government has transformed an agency charged with promoting and protecting Indigenous rights into an agency that jeopardizes them,” said Maria Laura Canineu, Brazil director at Human Rights Watch. “The government’s anti-Indigenous rights policies and statements have emboldened miners, loggers, land-grabbers, and poachers to encroach on Indigenous territories with impunity, leading to devastating consequences for Indigenous people and the environment.”
Source: Brazil: Indigenous Rights Under Serious Threat | Human Rights Watch
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