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Awash from every side, flooded, yes flooded, by the planned harm of it all, the discarded morality and caring, what can we do to remain safe, sane, …

JIGSAW PUZZLE IT

More than 800 million people around the world have diabetes, study finds | Diabetes | The Guardian

…The number of people with diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years to more than 800 million worldwide, according to a groundbreaking international study.

Global analysis published in the Lancet found that rates of diabetes in adults doubled from about 7% to about 14% between 1990 to 2022, with the largest increase in low and middle-income countries.

The study is the first global analysis of diabetes rates and treatment in all countries. Scientists at NCD-RisC in collaboration with the World Health Organization used data from more than 140 million people aged 18 or older from more than 1,000 studies in different countries. They applied statistical tools to enable accurate comparisons of prevalence and treatment between countries and regions.

…Responding to the findings, the WHO director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “We have seen an alarming rise in diabetes over the past three decades, which reflects the increase in obesity, compounded by the impacts of the marketing of unhealthy food, a lack of physical activity, and economic hardship.

“To bring the global diabetes epidemic under control, countries must urgently take action. This starts with enacting policies that support healthy diets and physical activity and, most importantly, health systems that provide prevention, early detection, and treatment….

Source: More than 800 million people around the world have diabetes, study finds | Diabetes | The Guardian

Marine Le Pen: prosecutor recommends jail and 5 year ban from public office in EU embezzlement trial | Marine Le Pen | The Guardian

The Paris prosecutor on has requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial in which she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.

The trial, which comes almost a decade after initial investigations started, threatens to undermine her National Rally (RN) party’s efforts to polish its image ahead of the 2027 presidential election which many believe she could win.

Source: Marine Le Pen: prosecutor recommends jail and 5 year ban from public office in EU embezzlement trial | Marine Le Pen | The Guardian

Rep. Michael McCaul detained after seeming drunk at airport | The Texas Tribune

Source: Rep. Michael McCaul detained after seeming drunk at airport | The Texas Tribune

Quarta, 13 — *Onde fica o lugar em que o vento faz a tal curva? – O Outro Lado

Flor,

Ontem, antes da chuva, eu vi a poesia se compondo em galhos e brincando de vento. Ouvi o céu gritar e rugir como se dissesse ao universo sobre o poder que ele tinha.
Vi os raios iluminarem o céu e lembrei-me dos rituais de minha mãe antes da chuva. Ela cobria todos os espelhos da casa e fechava as janelas. O medo no olho, as orações nos lábios. Também era poesia isso… Vi tantas vezes a poesia nos rituais de minha mãe.
Mas, ontem, eu vi a poesia se compondo pouco antes da chuva, e quando choveu, lembrei-me de você e de como um dia você se fez poesia no meu quintal dançando na chuva. Queria que soubesse que dobrei os tsurus e guardei no pote onde guardo todos os outros que não te entreguei.
Quando a chuva parou as lembranças se foram lá para onde o vento faz a curva e sonhei com você.

Feliz aniversário!

Mariana Gouveia
BlogVember via Scenarium Livros Artesanais

Source: Quarta, 13 — *Onde fica o lugar em que o vento faz a tal curva? – O Outro Lado

Can we live on our planet without destroying it? | News | University of Groningen

At the moment, the richest one per cent of the world’s population produces 50 times more greenhouse gasses than the four billion people in the bottom 50 per cent. The divide between the rich and the poor on this planet is a common thread in Hubacek’s work. He is one of the authors of a paper, published in the journal Nature on 13 November, that describes this issue. Using an extensive dataset covering up to 201 consumption groups across 168 countries, the paper analyses the impact of spending patterns on six key environmental indicators.

Source: Can we live on our planet without destroying it? | News | University of Groningen