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Consider that as I write this, there are over 1,000 Americans alive today who will be shot dead by the time the sun rises on Christmas morning.

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Massacres by damaged young men dominate the headlines. But the reality of gun violence in America is etched in sorrow by the ceaseless daily grind of pointless shootings — 2022 will see more than 20,000 Americans dead by gun homicide. And another 24,000+ will have used a gun to kill themselves.

Consider that as I write this, there are over 1,000 Americans alive today who will be shot dead by the time the sun rises on Christmas morning. Dear readers, I hope none of them are you.    —  Written by TheCriticalMind on Daily Kos.

RESPONSE from dogperson       necturus    Dec 06, 2022 at 02:52:03 PM

One very simple response which may not stop crimes nor shootings but should still be instituted at the very least is to treat guns, rifles and the like as we do automobiles.  That means: a) they must be registered.   b) if sold or transferred that…

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Reblog [When Women Inspire]: How Kym Gordon Moore uses poetry as a means to inclusion

From Behind the Pen

Sometimes thank you seems so inadequate when you sincerely appreciate a blessing that others have bestowed upon you. Yesterday, my friend Christy Birmingham-Reyes, authorpreneur and administrator of her site, When Women Inspire, posted an interview she conducted with me about my book, We Are Poetry: Lessons I Didn’t Learn in a Textbook. I have to say that I was so blown away by the sweet and generous things she said about me beyond her interview questions. I feel the same way about her too, and that’s no B.S. either.

Christy Birmingham-ReyesBefore I share the reblog of her article, I just want to say to Christy, you are truly an encourager and you made me feel so comfortable throughout this entire interview process. God bless you girlfriend because your mission is one that uplifts and inspires, not only about causes for women but for anyone stopping by to read and…

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Senator Rick Scott’s Narrow Mind

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Speaking of Republicans … I do seem to do that a lot lately, don’t I?  They just give us so much fuel for the fires!  Republican Senator Rick Scott from Florida crosses my radar at least once a week, but I’ve largely learned to ignore him just as I have so many others.  He does, however, manage to make my antennae twitch when he goes all-out riding the bigot train as he did recently.

Last week, Scott was doing a radio interview (seems to me some members of Congress spend more time on the media circuit than they spend in the Capitol) when the host, Martha Zoller, brought up the topic of immigration.  Now, you might think that Scott, being an ultra-conservative Republican in this, the 21st century, would be completely against immigration, but you’d be wrong.  Oh no … Scott has a proposal:

“Why don’t we have a…

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“Chandelier” by Sirous Namazi — Barbara Picci

Artist: Sirous Namazi (Iran) Title: Chandelier Year: 2014 Courtesy of: the artist and Galerie Nordenhake “Sirous Namazi was born in 1970 in Kerman, Iran. He lives and works in Stockholm. In 2018 he participated in the Athens Biennale: ANTI, in 2016 he took part in the 3rd Kochi-Muziris Biennale and in 2007 he represented Sweden […]

“Chandelier” by Sirous Namazi — Barbara Picci

Streetart – Stom500 + Repy @ Saint-Louis, Reunion — Barbara Picci

Stom500 + Repy @ Saint-Louis, Reunion Location: Saint-Louis, Reunion Artists: Stom500 + Repy For: Runcolorz Festival USEFUL LINKS STOM500: Stom500 in this blog | Website | Instagram | Facebook fan page USEFUL LINKS REPY: Repy in this blog | Instagram

Streetart – Stom500 + Repy @ Saint-Louis, Reunion — Barbara Picci