Melanie, singer-songwriter who topped charts with Brand New Key, dies aged 76 | Music | The Guardian

Melanie pictured in 1971.

RIP

Source: Melanie, singer-songwriter who topped charts with Brand New Key, dies aged 76 | Music | The Guardian

Protest held after Home Office evicts asylum seekers from Walthamstow hotel | openDemocracy (Me: Tories expert at being cruel)

A protest outside a hotel in east London where hundreds of asylum seekers were given just days’ notice of their eviction

The eviction forms part of the Home Office’s drive to end the housing of asylum seekers in hotels, a policy that has led to a huge surge in homelessness.

One woman from Iran told us she has been “full of stress and anxiety” since finding out about the eviction. Ava* arrived at the hotel in January 2023 with her one-year-old daughter and husband.

Ava and her family fled Iran after her husband converted to Christianity. She told openDemocracy being evicted with no information about where she was being taken had made her relive the ordeal of leaving her home…

Source: Protest held after Home Office evicts asylum seekers from Walthamstow hotel | openDemocracy

Marii Freire – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Dinheiro, posição, moda e também ” modos elegantes” são as coisas mais desejáveis no mundo, porque enche os olhos das pessoas. Pena que a gente confunde o falso com o verdadeiro, e admira o que não é admirável que é a essência do ser humano, a ética e outros. A ética eu acho fantástico. Creio que não há modo mais elegante de se comportar; uma vez que, desde o nascimento, o indivíduo carrega consigo um conjunto de informações que certifica o seu comportamento, bem como as suas ações aonde estiver e, o que ele fizer. Mas o que acabamos vendo e aplaudindo é o inverter da posição que inclusive, se acaba achando ” bunito”, principalmente, para subir de posição, – isso para muitos, custa até pobreza do outro. Aí, a beleza se desfaz. Todavia, um tapinha de aprovação, revela que a intenção é boa. E nós nos permitimos a enxergar grandeza nessas coisas.

Marii Freire. Via FacebookSource: Marii Freire – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Is Texas Even Part Of The United States? | Filosofa’s Word

Texas politicians seem to have forgotten that Texas is still a part of the United States, is still bound by the U.S. Constitution, and does have to play by the rules.  On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court gave them a bit of a reminder, and they are up in arms.

The backstory, briefly, is that in July, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered razor wire to be placed in the Rio Grande River that forms the border between Texas and Mexico to deter migrants entering the country ‘illegally’.  This goes beyond a ‘border security’ measure, it is cruel and inhumane.  Razor wire can easily shred the body of a person who has the misfortune of accidentally swimming into it…

Source: Is Texas Even Part Of The United States? | Filosofa’s Word