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

Reading Octavia Butler for Fun, and For Our Future, on Day 28/67 — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

My thoughts on  Day 28 of my 67 night-school class set of lesson plans for GED/HiSet learners, have been on what makes a choice or situation equitable, and on a fiction series that provokes interesting thoughts around that question.  So, reading even fiction, even just for fun, can also lead to learning, […]

Reading Octavia Butler for Fun, and For Our Future, on Day 28/67 — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

♫ Do Wah Diddy Diddy ♫ (Redux)

Always loved this nonsense tune – and liked that is was featured in Steve Martin comedy film – LA Story.

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Let’s just kick back and have a fun song tonight, shall we?  I bet all of you over a certain age will remember this one!

This was written by the songwriting team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, who were looking to recreate the gibberish gold they struck on The Crystals hit Da Doo Ron Ron. They stumbled upon Da Doo Ron Ron, but found that creating a nonsense phrase on purpose was not easy, as it had to sound good and sing well. They settled on Do Wah Diddy, and pictured it as another girl group hit. It was first recorded (as Do-Wah-Diddy) in 1963 by The Exciters, who were coming off their hit song Tell Him.

This female version (“There he was, just walking down the street…”) topped out at #78, but got the attention of the British group Manfred Mann…

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टुकड़ा / Piece — Kaushal Kishore

मेरा क्या लेना-देनाइतने बड़े चांद केउदय और अस्त होने से,मुझे तो चाहिएअपनी चांदनी का वो टुकड़ाजिसमें मैं खुद को भींगो सकूं… 🌝 🌝 🌝 🌝 🌝 🌝 What have I to dowith the rising and settingof such a big moon?I need that pieceof my moonlightin which I can soak myself… –Kaushal Kishore image: pinterest

टुकड़ा / Piece — Kaushal Kishore

Mother Earth yes, but…

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Here’s the problem: Nearly one-third of all climate pollution comes from the transportation sector—and most transportation policy decisions are made at the state level.

Here’s the solution: The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed a rule to hold states accountable for tracking pollution and setting reduction targets.

Here’s our opportunity: Sign an official public comment in support of this critical new rule—we need to speak up right now to overcome the special interests trying to kill it.The Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have sent billions to the states—but it’s going to take bold state leadership to turn that money into climate action.  Along with reducing pollution, this proposed rule would help steer infrastructure investments toward vehicle electrification, public transportation, and improvements for other sustainable modes of travel like biking and walking.  This can’t happen fast enough. But business elites and certain Senate Republicans are pushing back…

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I’m So Glad….

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I didn’t promise not to mention DeSantis again:  A shortie from Daily Kos staffer Joan McCarter on September 16:

Lawyers for Civil Rights, which is based in Boston, is providing free legal services to the migrants. The group also says that it is investigating claims by migrants that they were tricked or sent against their will into taking the flights by DeSantis, making it a possible violation of human trafficking laws.

DeSantis remains belligerent and monstrous and promises this will continue. He says he has people in Texas who are intercepting Venezuelans seeking refuge in Florida, where they likely have family they want to rejoin. “What we’re trying to do is profile, ‘OK, who do you think is trying to get to Florida?’ You’re trying to identify who’s most likely to come.” Are DeSantis’ “people” in Texas the DHS agents who allegedly helped him essentially kidnap these 48 people, including families with…

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