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

♫ Black Water ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

While I was working on my ‘snarky snippets’ post last night, for no known reason this song popped unbidden into my head.  I thought … AHAH!  There’s one I’ve never posted before, and I kept humming the tune, even though I could not remember the title.  Well, a few words came to mind, so a […]

♫ Black Water ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

Ahhhhh … The Snarky Snippets Keep On Rolling

Filosofa's Word

Sometimes I am focused on one particular topic or news story, but many times snippets of news draw my attention in many different directions.  Today is one of those days …


WHY???

Yesterday I signed up to follow a blogger I was only recently introduced to.  Why?  Not because I find any beauty or humour in his writing, and not because I find his words to be particularly intelligent or witty.  I disagree strongly with most of what he says and find myself growling by the time I’ve gotten halfway through one of his very wordy posts (4,000 words).  So … why did I sign up to follow him?  Is it because I went looking for an argument?  Do I not have enough angst in my life?  Or is it something more?  Is it that of late I seem to only read those opinions that are in sync with my…

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Human vs Neanderthal

Filosofa's Word

In ordinary times, you would likely never have known the name Adam Kinzinger unless you happen to be from his home state of Illinois.  But, today I think it’s safe to say that at least 85% of the adults in the U.S. know who Adam Kinzinger is.  In case you’re one of the 15% who don’t know, a brief summary …

Adam Kinzinger is a Republican legislator who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011.  Kinzinger became known for his vocal opposition to Trump’s claims of voter fraud and attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Kinzinger was one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment, and one of only two Republicans to vote to create a select committee to investigate the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, to which he was subsequently appointed.  Due…

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Orange, Carrot, Lime Smoothie — Tanooki Homemade Cafe

Happy first day of summer and National Smoothie Day!  Yes it’s officially Summer, so why don’t we celebrate it with a nice cold smoothie? You’ve been using your blender for making soup for the last several months to make cozy warm soup, but it will be making your refreshing drinks. Now bring it from your […]

Orange, Carrot, Lime Smoothie — Tanooki Homemade Cafe

The Amazon Rainforest and Indigenous Forest Peoples in Peril! – a series of short films by Barbara Crane Navarro – 8 – « Totemic Light Sculptures II – Yanomami shamanic chants – Mixed media art installation » 1:19 — Barbara Crane Navarro

Totemic sculptures – The Bridge Gallery, Nemours, France Yanomami shaman struggle against xawara – the smoke of epidemics – art installation with sounds of many Yanomami shaman chanting to protect the community! The Yanomami shaman who fight the xawara epidemic diseases see their image appear in the form of strips of scarlet fabric.They chant – […]

The Amazon Rainforest and Indigenous Forest Peoples in Peril! – a series of short films by Barbara Crane Navarro – 8 – « Totemic Light Sculptures II – Yanomami shamanic chants – Mixed media art installation » 1:19 — Barbara Crane Navarro

‘Bolsonaro’s fingerprints are all over this’: how the president’s war on the Amazon and Indigenous peoples played a part in double killing! – The Guardian — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News — Barbara Crane Navarro

Murdered: Journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira Source: ‘Bolsonaro’s fingerprints are all over this’: how president’s war on Amazon played part in double killing | Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira | The Guardian ‘Bolsonaro’s fingerprints are all over this’: how president’s war on Amazon played part in double killing | Dom Phillips and Bruno […]

‘Bolsonaro’s fingerprints are all over this’: how the president’s war on the Amazon and Indigenous peoples played a part in double killing! – The Guardian — Ned Hamson’s Second Line View of the News — Barbara Crane Navarro

New Turkish Tuesdays Show: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother) — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

I have been waiting a long time to start reviewing a series that I know Violet will like, as will all who enjoy hopeful family shows, with fun, meaning, and magic!  This show has been my all time favorite family show, and maybe even my all time favorite show ever, since I first saw and […]

New Turkish Tuesdays Show: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother) — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

इठलाना / Swagger

Kaushal Kishore

कितना दिलचस्प
होगा देखना
इठलाना गुलाब का
जब अहसास हो जाए उसे
अपनी खुशबू और खूबसूरती का…

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

How interesting
would it be to see
the swagger of a rose
once it becomes conscious
of its fragrance and beauty…

–Kaushal Kishore

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