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History | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army – (WWII – Learn… Remember!)

The Normandy beaches were chosen by planners because they lay within range of air cover, and were less heavily defended than the obvious objective of the Pas de Calais, the shortest distance between Great Britain and the Continent. Airborne drops at both ends of the beachheads were to protect the flanks, as well as open up roadways to the interior. Six divisions were to land on the first day; three U.S., two British and one Canadian. Two more British and one U.S. division were to follow up after the assault division had cleared the way through the beach defenses. Source: History | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army

Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Unit: 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division

Medal of Honor – Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944, in France. After 2 verbal requests to accompany the leading assault elements in the Normandy invasion had been denied, Brig. Gen. Roosevelt’s written request for this mission was approved and he landed with the first wave of the forces assaulting the enemy-held beaches. He repeatedly led groups from the beach, over the seawall and established them inland. His valor, courage, and presence in the very front of the attack and his complete unconcern at being under heavy fire inspired the troops to heights of enthusiasm and self-sacrifice. Although the enemy had the beach under constant direct fire, Brig. Gen. Roosevelt moved from one locality to another, rallying men around him, directed and personally led them against the enemy. Under his seasoned, precise, calm, and unfaltering leadership, assault troops reduced beach strong points and rapidly moved inland with minimum casualties. He thus contributed substantially to the successful establishment of the beachhead in France.

Here’s why chalked words have appeared outside Oxford Tesco stores | Oxford Mail

Have you noticed the words ‘Tesco meat = deforestation’ stenciled in white chalk outside your local Tesco branch?

The words appeared outside the stores in Headington, Summertown and Abingdon Road in Oxford on Thursday as part of a nationwide protest by environmental organisation Greenpeace.

Source: Here’s why chalked words have appeared outside Oxford Tesco stores | Oxford Mail

UW researchers investigate gold mining-related deforestation in the Amazon – University of Wisconsin-Madison —

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O garimpo ilegal de ouro ameaça os povos indígenas —

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Povos indígenas do Brasil estão à mercê de um número crescente de garimpeiros ilegais de ouro Caminho da devastação: prospecção ilegal de ouro no território Yanomami (Roraima, 17 de abril de 2016) Por Norbert Suchanek, Rio de Janeiro Enquanto dezenas de milhares de pessoas no Brasil se manifestavam contra o presidente de extrema direita Jair[…]

O garimpo ilegal de ouro ameaça os povos indígenas —

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Amazônia: Questões ambientais contemporâneas — Internacional da Amazônia

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Um jaguar descansando sob um arbusto.

Amazônia: Questões ambientais contemporâneas — Internacional da Amazônia

Luíza Veiga – Graduada em Relações Internacionais A região amazônica tem sofrido há décadas com diversas questões ligadas à sua exploração indevida. Queimadas, desmatamento e garimpos ilegais fazem com que povos indígenas venham sofrendo diretamente estes impactos, tendo suas terras constantemente invadidas. Contudo, nos últimos anos, especificamente após a […]

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Remembering Tiananmen Square: June Fourth Elegies

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A friend today shared some passages from a poem called “Suffocating City Square” from“June Fourth Elegies.” I have the book on my too-long, and rather muddled “Want To Read” list on GoodReads.

However, this book of poetry by Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 for “his prolonged non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China,” is not going to escape me. Political poetry is always a difficult read, but I will try. I wrote a little bit about the poet that year.

Liu dedicated his Peace Prize to “the lost souls from the Fourth of June.” Liu was sentenced in 2009 to 11 years in prison on “inciting subversion” charges for his involvement with Charter ’08, a manifesto calling for political reforms in China. In 2017, he was transferred to hospital, where he died from cancer of the liver. A year after…

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Myanmar’s Shadow Civilian Government Pledges to Grant Rohingya Citizenship on Return to Power — Radio Free Asia

Myanmar’s shadow civilian government on Friday pledged to grant citizenship to the country’s ethnic Rohingya if it regains power from the military, as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks with the junta about the ongoing political crisis prompted by its February coup d’état.

In a rare news conference, the National Unity Government (NUG) comprised of Myanmar’s ousted elected leadership said that it plans to amend the country’s constitution to give citizenship to the mostly Muslim ethnic group that was the target of a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine state in 2017.

Source: Myanmar’s Shadow Civilian Government Pledges to Grant Rohingya Citizenship on Return to Power — Radio Free Asia

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation reaches record level for May – The Washington Post

Preliminary government data released on Friday has raised concern that the coming dry season will see even more deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon than last year’s surge of cutting.

The area deforested in May, determined based on satellite images, jumped 41% compared to the same month in 2020, according to daily alerts compiled by the National Institute for Space Research’s Deter monitoring system.

That data is considered a reliable leading indicator for more complete calculations released at year end.

May marks the beginning of the dry season in the Amazon, when deforestation tends to spike. Deforestation in the month reached 1,180 square kilometers (456 square miles), the most for any May in at least five years. April and March figures also topped all prior readings for those respective months since the 2015-2016 start of the data series.

Source: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation reaches record level for May – The Washington Post

Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast as thought, study finds | Arctic | The Guardian

Sea ice across much of the Arctic is thinning twice as fast as previously thought, researchers have found.

Arctic ice is melting as the climate crisis drives up temperatures, resulting in a vicious circle in which more dark water is exposed to the sun’s heat, leading to even more heating of the planet.

The faster ice loss means the shorter north-eastern shipping passage from China to Europe will become easier to navigate, but it also means new oil and gas extraction is more feasible.

Source: Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast as thought, study finds | Arctic | The Guardian