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Relatório aponta ameaça a botos da Amazônia — Ecoamazônia — Barbara Crane Navarro

Documento elaborado pela WWF reúne dados sobre espécies em risco de extinção em todo o planeta O Relatório Planeta Vivo aponta que o boto amazônico foi uma das espécies que sofreu grande redução na sua população nas últimas décadas. 27 more words Relatório aponta ameaça a botos da Amazônia — Ecoamazônia

Relatório aponta ameaça a botos da Amazônia — Ecoamazônia — Barbara Crane Navarro
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UK firms using legal muscle to facilitate human rights and climate abuses – report — Stigmatis — Barbara Crane Navarro

Miners in Bolivia. Transform Trade says the UK has recently instigated 66 cases involving the legal instruments known as investor-state dispute settlements, which disproportionately target developing countries. Photograph: Paul Jeffrey/Alamy Transform Trade charity says British-based companies are among main bringers of cases based on bilateral investment treaties Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent | 11 Oct. 2022 UK […] […]

UK firms using legal muscle to facilitate human rights and climate abuses – report — Stigmatis — Barbara Crane Navarro
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Collateral Damage = Human Cruelty

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Medscape reports that a victim of the Brussels (Belgium) airport bombing in 2016 has died.

This individual wasn’t physically injured by the bombing, but was in physical proximity to the explosions and was emotionally traumatized by them. We might call this a very severe form of PTSD.

After several years of psychiatric care, including inpatient care, the patient petitioned a medical review board for permission to end life. The petition was granted and the patient was euthanized earlier this year.

The report notes that only 2% of euthanasia requests are for mental conditions. The requirements for for acute pain and suffering with no hope of relief. The patient’s petition was granted based on the belief that the patients met the requirements.

What’s perhaps striking about this case, is that the victim was female, age 23 at the time of death.

Did the people who placed the bombs really think about…

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From The Troubled Mind Of Filosofa

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I thought I’d share with you just a few of the things that are bouncing around in my troubled mind tonight …

Yesterday a federal judge, one appointed by Donald Trump, authorized voter intimidation.  That’s right … he said it’s okay for people to hang out around ballot drop boxes, armed with guns, harass those trying to drop off their ballots, even take pictures of their license plates for who-knows-what-reason.

The judge is Judge Michael T. Liburdi, appointed by Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in August 2019.

In recent weeks, local and federal law enforcement have been alarmed by reports of people, including some who were masked and armed, watching 24-hour ballot boxes in Maricopa County — Arizona’s most populous county — and rural Yavapai County as midterm elections draw close. Some voters have complained alleging voter intimidation after people watching the boxes took photos and videos…

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From The Troubled Mind Of Filosofa — Filosofa’s Word

I thought I’d share with you just a few of the things that are bouncing around in my troubled mind tonight … Yesterday a federal judge, one appointed by Donald Trump, authorized voter intimidation.  That’s right … he said it’s okay for people to hang out around ballot drop boxes, armed with guns, harass those […]

From The Troubled Mind Of Filosofa — Filosofa’s Word
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Streetart – Andrea Ravo Mattoni @ Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland — Barbara Picci

Andrea Ravo Mattoni @ Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland Title: Socrates teaches young people self-knowledge (by Pier Francesco Mola) Location: Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland Artist: Andrea Ravo Mattoni (Italy) For: Artrust USEFUL LINKS: Andrea Ravo Mattoni in this blog | Tumblr | Instagram | Facebook fan page

Streetart – Andrea Ravo Mattoni @ Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland — Barbara Picci
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Streetart – Irony @ London, UK — Barbara Picci

Irony @ London, UK Irony @ London, UK Irony @ London, UK Irony @ London, UK Location: London, UK Artist: Irony (UK) For: Penge Rooftop Gallery A project by: London Calling Blog, Penge Street Art USEFUL LINKS: Irony in this blog | Website | Deviantart | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook fan page

Streetart – Irony @ London, UK — Barbara Picci