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Time For Some Snarklets | Filosofa’s Word

With friends like the U.S., who needs enemies, right?  Recently, Donald Trump claimed that he would withdraw the United States from NATO on his first day as president if he were to be elected in November.  And then last weekend, he said he would encourage Russian President/Dictator Vladimir Putin to attack any of the NATO nations who were behind in their financial support of the alliance.  One would think that funding for NATO were coming straight out of Donald’s pocket … when quite the opposite is true.  I have paid more toward NATO than tax-dodger Trump ever has, and so have you!

Source: Time For Some Snarklets | Filosofa’s Word

Echoes of Enduring Love – Kaushal Kishore

 

(valentine special)

In the labyrinth of forgetting, a plea echoes,

“Don’t entangle, futile to erase what time bestows…”

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A silhouette, stubborn and fleeting, yields to time’s embrace,

Even subdued love in a small heart conquers obstinacy’s space…

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As December’s memories wane, January’s wait takes hold,

Waiting is my companion, time my realm to unfold…

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Harbour no grudge, let feelings flow like a gentle tide,

If I held you in my hands, freedom would be your guide…

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Yet within my gaze, you linger, always within my reach,

Love, resilient, withstands life’s harsh speech…

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Buildings may crumble, but mine stands tall,

Cease the futile quest, the day you grasp it all…

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Understanding unveils the truth concealed,

In the echoes of my love, your heart is revealed…

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: Echoes of Enduring Love – Kaushal Kishore

Love is More Powerful Than You Think! 💌 | From Behind the Pen

Image Credit: Azrul Aziz

Curiosity, power, togetherness, devotion, being in love, and the power of it!

Feel the butterflies
buried deep in your stomach
the power of love.

♥ ♥ ♥

Love unlimited
love is uninhibited
love is eternal.

©2023 Kym Gordon Moore

Source: Love is More Powerful Than You Think! 💌 | From Behind the Pen

Palm oil deforestation makes comeback in Indonesia after decade-long slump – Stigmatis News

  • Deforestation for oil palm plantations has increased for the second year in a row in Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, bucking a decade-long decline in forest loss.
  • A third of the 2023 deforestation occurred on carbon-rich peatlands, raising the potential for massive greenhouse gas emissions as these areas are cleared and drained in preparation for planting.
  • Historically, deforestation for plantations in Indonesia was concentrated on the island of Sumatra, but the surge in the past two years has been mostly on the islands of Indonesian Borneo and Papua.

JAKARTA — Deforestation by the palm oil industry in Indonesia increased in 2023 for the second year in a row, bucking a decade of gradual decline, according to an analysis by technology consultancy TheTreeMap

Source: Palm oil deforestation makes comeback in Indonesia after decade-long slump – Stigmatis News