Monthly Archives: December 2022
Documentary about the 1920s Volga famine is prohibited in Russia but broadcasted on YouTube · Global Voices
In Liberia, a gold boom leads to unregulated mining and ailing rivers
- Liberia has abundant mineral resources and legislation aimed at preventing the most environmentally destructive forms of mining but little capacity to enforce those regulations.
- In the gold mining camp of Sam Beach, Mongabay observed damaged forests and rivers as a result of poorly regulated mining operations.
- Traditional landowners say they have little ability to participate in negotiations when mining agreements are made, while the community faces the environmental and social fallout of a mining boom.
Source: In Liberia, a gold boom leads to unregulated mining and ailing rivers
I will write something positive…
Right, from today…Only positive things until after Christmas. Then I go to a place where I can’t access the internet for a couple of days, so no problem there.
I will apologise though. Since getting back from Sydney, I’ve had to keep going. I’m still working this week and next week. This time of year, there is always someone to see or have to talk too. I haven’t had a “quiet” time yet. I am planning on that tomorrow. Wrap some pressies. Try to make myself a bit more “untired”.
Watching the transphobes melt down over the GRA/GRR in Scotland, makes me happy though =D
I absolutely love that Zelensky showed the Republican’s for the kind of people they are, mainly Putin butt kissers. I don’t know how they don’t feel so freaking stupid right now. There was one Republican…
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Heavenly Aromatic Apple Cookies for N. Cookie Exchange Day! – Tanooki Homemade Cafe
Magic Door Transport Thursdays -La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) P5e6
Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better
Obviously, some doors are not doors anyone sane would want to open, but others:
What a beautiful story of a tragic life being transported elsewhere through creativity: a magical door invented by a desperate mother…
(and Tokyo grows up just a little bit too late, but at least shares the beautiful idea that her mother gave her…) 
Great point about needing violence to keep the peace, Palermo (in our current system…), even if you are a Sociopath, formed perfectly for & by this system, just like your non-lover Nutcase.
What a beautiful admission by Rio:
“Ya no somos a quien seguir… que vayan a sus casas, por favor.” / “We are no longer worth following…please go home.”
and that shouted response:
“No nos vamos!” / “We will not leave!“
Wow.
Y gracias, Angel, otra vez: “
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Unicorn Holiday Bark
What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Delicious Holiday Foods: Unicorn Holiday Bark! Everyone remembers a childhood of mythical creatures, especially the unicorn which resembled a horse with a pointed horn spiraling out of its forehead. Some believed it had magical powers in addition to being a symbol of purity and grace. Only a virgin had the power to tame the unicorn, according to art from the Middle Ages now hanging on museum walls. Today the thought of unicorns make us happy. Perhaps they represent childhood dreams, or wishes, filled with hope for a future. It should be no surprise that pink swirls of white chocolate and candy glitter in sparkly hues appear in food to further those good feelings. Think of Unicorn Holiday Bark for your next festive occasion. Kid-friendly, husband-approved.
UNICORN HOLIDAY BARK
Ingredients:
2 pounds white chocolate chips
Food coloring of choice
1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles
1 tablespoon glitter…
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♫ Where Are You Christmas? ♫
I don’t think I am alone … no, I know I am not alone … in feeling a certain sadness, a lack of joy this holiday season, as I watch what is happening not only in the U.S., but in countries around the globe. Listening to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy tonight, I have to wonder how any of us can turn our heads from the plight of the Ukrainian people and the women in Iran while we go on with our celebrations, delight in gifts both given and received, fill our bellies with traditional treats while knowing that for some, a treat would be heat for their home, a slice of bread for their belly. I simply have no holiday spirit, no Joie de vivre, this year. I am trying my best to don a happy face, to smile at the right times, but inside … my heart is breaking for…
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A Seasonal Tune … Toon
Inner Value – Silent Songs of Sonsnow
“We all have a responsibility to educate our human brothers and sisters. Inner values are the ultimate source of happiness, not money and weapons, whether you’re talking about individuals or the whole of humanity.”
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama


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