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

لا شيء يُعجبنا.. ثرثرة في سرد لا نهاية له

هلوسة ذاتية

وتسألني من نحن!

أحقاً تسألني من نحن!

حسناً…

نحن ذلك الجيل الذي أنعشه الحلم المستحيل، وأبقاه على قيد الحياة رغم الموت.

نحن الذين لا نشرب الماء لأننا عطشى، بل نتذوّق المياه كي نعلم مقدار الجمال في الحياة.

أحقاً تسألني من نحن!

نحن الذين كنا نغفو على نقاء صوت ديما أورشو، ونتأرجح في أساليب التلاعب المخملي لحنجرة بيسان تورون، ونقّبل ثغور الحبيبات في حفلات الأماكن الأثرية إذا ما وطأت أقدام المفضّلات الموسيقيات في ذلك الزمن كي يُظلِّلوا بأصواتهنّ معالم الأرواح، نحن الذي عشقنا مشاريع ريما خشيش ومكادي نحّاس ولينا شماميان وحوار وكلنا سوا وأنس آند فريندز؛ وتصوّفنا في عوالم منير الترودي وضافر يوسف وكاميليا جبران وأنور إبراهيم.

نحن الذين وَعينا الحياة في المرحلة الثالثة من روح محمود درويش عند انتقاله من المباشر المُرمّز بثِقلِ الساسة إلى خفّة وجدانية اليوميِّ الفلسفيِّ، وسبّحنا بسرديات العلّو الخياليّ في أشعار أدونيس، وتلونا صلواتنا القلبيّة بكامل العشق والهواجس في كلمات أنسي الحاج، واجتاحنا المرح في الضجيج…

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The first solar observatory in history was built by an unknown culture in the Andes – Archeology, Ancient and Medieval History – Terrae Antiqvae

In the middle of the Peruvian desert, an unnamed culture raised the first solar observatory in history to measure the passing of days.

One of the most important gods for the Inca culture is Viracocha, the creative deity. As manager of universal energy, the ancient inhabitants of Peru considered that he had created all things. Beneath him all the other divinities appeared. Among them , Inti: the sun god. It seems that the cult of the main star of our solar system is part of the prehistoric foundations of the region, since the first solar observatory in history was built in the center of the country.

 

Although the logical bet would be that some pre-Inca culture had installed the observatory there, local archaeologists do not know which human group built it. Rather, the design of this space is covered by a heavy blanket of historical anonymity so far. Conventionally, it is called Chankillo Archaeoastronomic Complex.

 

Source: The first solar observatory in history was built by an unknown culture in the Andes – Archeology, Ancient and Medieval History – Terrae Antiqvae

Nine Defendants Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) Offenses for Obstructing Patients and Providers of a Reproductive Health Services Facility | OPA | Department of Justice

The indictment returned by a federal grand jury alleges that the nine defendants engaged in a conspiracy to create a blockade at the reproductive health care clinic to prevent the clinic from providing, and patients from receiving, reproductive health services. According to the indictment, as part of the conspiracy, Smith, Harlow, Marshall, Hinshaw, Idoni, Goodman and Bell traveled to Washington, D.C., from various northeast and midwestern states, to participate in a clinic blockade that was directed by Handy and was broadcast on Facebook by Darnel. According to the indictment, Handy, Smith, Harlow, Marshall, Hinshaw, Idoni, Goodman and Bell forcefully entered the clinic and set about blockading two clinic doors using their bodies, furniture, chains and ropes. Once the blockade was established, Darnel live-streamed footage of his co-defendants’ activities. The indictment also alleges that the nine defendants violated the FACE Act by using a physical obstruction to injure, intimidate and interfere with the clinic’s employees and a patient, because they were providing or obtaining reproductive health services.

If convicted of the offenses, the defendants each face up to a maximum of 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $350,000.

 

Source: Nine Defendants Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) Offenses for Obstructing Patients and Providers of a Reproductive Health Services Facility | OPA | Department of Justice

Café

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Um dia áspero

Fragmenta o lado frágil do ser humano.

Ele não tem tempo de olhar pra fora…

Para as riquezas ocultas.

Tudo lhe rouba a alegria

As coisas que acredita

Sucumbem ao aceso dos olhos,

A raiz do mistério, esmigalha até o pó

O lampejo da esperança.

Exausto, não tem tempo

nem para um café,

Um escape…

Diante da pesada rotina.

Que afeição pode existir

Num dia cheio de eco?

O tempo dispara

A angústia toma conta

– O medo, a raiva, o desespero!

Até quem se faz de forte

Se agasalha no silêncio.

Mas a troco de que, a vida se torna sobrecarregada?

Por acaso, o sangue que circula nas mão de um

não é o mesmo que circula nas mãos de todos?

Os sonhos

Os desejos

Aos olhos nada se perdem!

Afinal, o que torna a vida sem gosto, sem graça

Diante de tantas experiências que não…

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A call for an immediate ceasefire and peaceful end to the Russian aggression against Ukraine – The Lancet

The indiscriminate use of weaponry violates international humanitarian law and has caused catastrophic health impacts, especially on children, older people, and disabled persons, and social and economic disruptions that will be long lasting. There are nuclear risks, both from Russian attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities and the potential for nuclear weapons use.

There is a further risk that Russia might use chemical or biological weapons. We call for an immediate ceasefire and the appointment of a mediator to facilitate negotiations for a sustainable and peaceful settlement on the basis of international law to end the conflict. We urge the global health community to deliver humanitarian assistance impartially to all those affected by and fleeing the war; document atrocities committed against civilians and the devastating impacts of the war; counter disinformation about the conflict; and advocate for a peaceful settlement. We also call for an end to the repression of those in Russia protesting the war. Source: A call for an immediate ceasefire and peaceful end to the Russian aggression against Ukraine – The Lancet