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

Covid-19: Europe thought it was done with Covid-19. But the virus isn’t done with Europe – CNN

Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in an increasingly restriction-free Europe.
— Read on www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-16-03-22/index.html

16 House Republicans vote against bill to promote education on internment camps | TheHill (Me: GOPs sweet sixteen full bore House racists)

The Republicans who registered their opposition were Reps. Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Mo Brooks (Ala.), Michael Cloud (Texas), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Bob Good (Va.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Andy Harris (Md.), Clay Higgins (La.), Trey Hollingsworth (Ind.), Doug LaMalfa (Calif.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Mary Miller (Ill.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Matt Rosendale (Mont.), Chip Roy (Texas) and Van Taylor (Texas). Source: 16 House Republicans vote against bill to promote education on internment camps | TheHill

Global COVID cases rising again | CIDRAP

Of more than 11 million cases reported globally last week, the five countries with the most cases included South Korea, Vietnam, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. At a WHO media briefing today, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said the new rises are occurring despite reduced testing in some countries, “which means the cases we are seeing are just the tip of the iceberg.” He said more local outbreaks and surges are expected, especially where COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. However, he raised concerns about unacceptably high mortality levels in many countries where vaccination levels are low in susceptible populations. “Each country is facing a different situation with different challenges, but the pandemic is not over,” Tedros said.

Source: Global COVID cases rising again | CIDRAP

Y si mañana, cuando amanezca otra vez, descubre usted que no fue un sueño…

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Y si mañana, cuando amanezca otra vez, ¿descubre usted que nuestra historia no fue un sueño ni terminó al despertar? ¿Y si se convence de que, en un amor como el nuestro, el guión no tiene final y sí, en cambio, posee continuidad y se renueva cada instante? ¿Y si le platico a usted que el amor viste distintos colores en cada estación, siempre con tallas a nuestra medida y con los estilos que compartimos y deseamos? ¿Y si, tras mucho soñar, despertamos en un paraíso con flores, como las que, a hurtadillas, dejo cada mañana en su almohada impregnada de su exquisito perfume y de su encantadora presencia? ¿Y si, al abrir la ventana y asomar al jardín, mira las hojas del árbol y se da cuenta de que, en cada una, hay una palabra escrita, letras que…

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Purim, and Noise Tonight

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

       How does community celebrate survival?  Generally with a feast of some sort.   And, if they are People of The Book, with a reading, of course.  A long reading.  I used to read Chapter 7 of the Megillah most years, but the noise is just too much for me.  So, I leave you, this year, with a comment on the novel I wrote that starts on Purim. 

     I wrote my second practice novel, Hubris and Hemlock,  in the belief that community and friendship are vitally  important. 

     While not found in the Torah, this holiday is a very popular one, instituted by the Rabbis as a minor holiday, and basically an escape valve for communal pressure build-up.  Make fun of everyone, make noise, drink, and take a nap.  I’d rather just take that nap.

    I hope that this work helps someone, somewhere.

Action Prompts:

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No Charges for Co-Worker Who Fatally Shot Black Man on a Camping Trip (Me: Say what??? Shot with AK-47 nine times and no charges???)

…A few hours after going on the trip, in the early hours of Dec. 12, Pennsylvania State Police were called to the scene and Spencer was found on the front lawn of the rural cabin with nine bullet wounds in his body, including six in his chest.

White said Spencer was using hallucinogenic mushrooms and started “acting crazy” as he fired multiple rounds from an AK-47 he had brought with him. White said Spencer was “not ambushed” and that he began firing the gun and ordered other campers to stay at gunpoint. Spencer’s co-worker then shot him…

Source: No Charges for Co-Worker Who Fatally Shot Black Man on a Camping Trip

Youth advocates say a proper nutrition policy is critical for Jamaica’s future · Global Voices

The government’s planned divestment of the state-owned company that prepares and distributes meals to school children nationwide has youth activists pressing for a proper nutrition and wellness policy.

Source: Youth advocates say a proper nutrition policy is critical for Jamaica’s future · Global Voices