All posts by nedhamson

Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Bull sculpture by Dong Hyun Kang | STREET ART UTOPIA

Sculptor Dong Hyun Kang (강동현)

By contemporary Korean artist Dong Hyun Kang.

Source: Bull sculpture by Dong Hyun Kang | STREET ART UTOPIA

Sierra Leone is losing its forests. This sanctuary is trying to save chimpanzees and their vital habitat – Stigmatis News

Toddler chimps Shine, Skippy and Pataya enjoy “forest school” at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, watched by their caregiver. It is a chance for them to get to grips with the trees. David McKenzie/CNN Source: Sierra Leone is losing its forests. This sanctuary is trying to save chimpanzees and their vital habitat – Stigmatis News

Open Thread | The Biden Economy | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Got the economic news out this past week:

Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) posted at 7:33 AM on Fri, Feb 02, 2024:
JUST IN: The US economy added a blockbuster 353,000 jobs in January, far exceeding expectations of 180,000. This is a really healthy economy. (December jobs revised up to 333,000)

Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Wage growth: 4.5% in past year —>far ahead of 3.4% inflation

(https://x.com/byHeatherLong/status/1753411268503822596?t=qKzMRxOCL9NIgYnw5p_B_Q&s=03)

The MSM weeps.

Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) posted at 8:00 AM on Fri, Feb 02, 2024:
Stepping, back it’s truly incredible how strong this jobs recovery from the pandemic has been.

14.8 million jobs added since Biden took office
5.4 million more jobs than pre-pandemic

You can see it in the chart. https://t.co/PLQK9NP1mp
(https://x.com/byHeatherLong/status/1753418076974973230?t=ZgtTHzM7K3v7ZWupwn8bwA&s=03)

They have been hoping for bad news since Biden became President.

Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) posted at 7:58 AM on Fri, Feb 02, 2024:
Black unemployment rate (by President)
Worst Ever: 21.2% (1983 – Reagan)
2nd Worst: 16.9% (2020 – Trump)
Best Ever: 4.8% (2023 – Biden)
Current: 5.3%

Last year was the first time ever that Black unemployment never rose above 6 percent. #JobsReport

https://t.co/MJm08Vfsyz https://t.co/7lNbQpij3C
(https://x.com/keithboykin/status/1753417575185174903?t=bW0wiI0s3pdFcXB81WUtkA&s=03)

Source: Open Thread | The Biden Economy | 3CHICSPOLITICO

You Go, Flaco | NANMYKEL.COM

AT LEAST WE HAVE LOVE FOR ANIMALS

 

My heart drops when I see vicious remarks aimed at groups of people–transgenders, refugees, non-whites–but I am encouraged at the news stories about the rat hole hero in Chicago; Flaco, the freed owl in New York City; and the pediatrician who volunteers care for the pets of the homeless in California.  Some of us can still be touched by what we consider beauty (I wish there was another word for what I mean), but my rotten feelings get so easily swept along in the path of manipulation, dishonesty, elitism, and so much more I don’t want to remind myself of…

Source: You Go, Flaco | NANMYKEL.COM