They {Don’t} Want Your Vote

Filosofa's Word

Every citizen of the United States age 18 or older should be able to vote.  Voting is truly the only official voice we have in who runs our government and how they run it.  Sure, we can write letters, we can protest, we can make phone calls … but at the end of the day, it is our VOTE that counts, that decides what our nation will be or become.  Each and every one of us has … or should have … that right.  In some countries, nobody has that right, so we should protect and safeguard our right as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.  Voting IS a right here in the U.S., but it is also a responsibility.

Even prior to the 2020 election, certain states had very restrictive voting laws, and after the utterly false claims of widescale voting fraud and other lies following the 2020 election, nearly…

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Buddhistische Mönche in Asien — Senioren um die Welt

In westlichen Ländern sieht man buddhistische Mönche in ihren auffallenden gelben bis rötlichen Mönchsgewänder nur selten, in vielen Gegenden Asiens gehören sie dagegen zum Alltagsbild. Das Leben der buddhistischen Mönche wird von den strengen buddhistischen Regeln, wie Bedürfnislosigkeit und Genügsamkeit bestimmt, die die Basis für ihre spirituelle Entwicklung sind. Buddhistische Mönche im Kloster Labrang, China […]

Buddhistische Mönche in Asien — Senioren um die Welt

Palestinian farmer discovers rare ancient treasure in Gaza

“These are the most beautiful mosaic floors discovered in Gaza, both in terms of the quality of the graphic representation and the complexity of the geometry,” said René Elter, an archaeologist from the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem.

“Never have mosaic floors of this finesse, this precision in the graphics and richness of the colours been discovered in the Gaza Strip,” he said.

Details of parts of a Byzantine-era mosaic floor are uncovered by a Palestinian farmer in Bureij in central Gaza Strip

Source: Palestinian farmer discovers rare ancient treasure in Gaza

The Recorder – GOP governors ship migrants to Dem strongholds; Northampton, Amherst receive anonymous warning calls

Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying that her office and Amherst Town Hall received anonymous phone calls from someone claiming to represent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The person said that “buses were on the way to our respective communities containing individuals they described as ‘migrants.’ The caller indicated that our communities were identified based on our designation as sanctuary cities,” Sciarra said.

If the person is associated with Abbott, as he said, it would be unusual for the governor to warn the communities ahead of time. Sciarra said the caller used a blocked number.

Northampton and Amherst officials “are unable to substantiate” the caller’s claims, but in preparation for a potential influx of migrants, local leaders are partnering with state and federal agencies, as well as human services and immigrant advocacy organizations, “to plan for this eventuality,” Sciarra wrote.

Upon their arrival in Martha’s Vineyard, where former President Barack Obama has a home, migrants who were predominantly from Venezuela were provided with meals, shelter, health care and information about where to find work.

Source: The Recorder – GOP governors ship migrants to Dem strongholds; Northampton, Amherst receive anonymous warning calls