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Before Title 42, Congress Failed to Overhaul Immigration Policy – The New York Times

For nearly a quarter century, as successive waves of migrants have tried to enter and work in the United States, presidents have appealed to Congress to address gaps in an immigration system nearly everyone agrees is broken.

Yet year after year, congressional efforts to strike a wide-ranging bipartisan deal — one that would strengthen border security measures while expanding avenues for people to immigrate to the United States in an orderly and lawful way — have fractured under the strain of political forces…

US senator denounced as ‘profoundly ignorant man’ over remarks on Mexico | Republicans | The Guardian

Mexicans “would be eating cat food out of a can and living in a tent behind an Outback” Steakhouse restaurant if it were not for their nation’s proximity to the US, and their country should be invaded because of the presence of drug cartels there, the US senator John Neely Kennedy said.

The Louisiana Republican’s racist remarks drew a strong condemnation from Mexico’s foreign affairs secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, who called Kennedy “a profoundly ignorant man”. Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, meanwhile, urged the 37 million Americans of Mexican descent – along with other Latinos in the US – “not to vote for people with this very arrogant, very offensive and very foolish mentality” in the future.

Source: US senator denounced as ‘profoundly ignorant man’ over remarks on Mexico | Republicans | The Guardian

The Life of Jordan Neely Before He Was Killed

Lance Clarke, an attorney, first saw Neely perform as Jackson at a family member’s birthday party ten years ago. Neely “was the guy,” he told me over the phone. “The kids thought he really was Michael.” Over the years, Clarke said he frequently saw Neely performing on the A train, but he appeared to be going through progressively harder times. “First he was performing with the costume, then the costume got tattered,” he said. “Then no costume. Then he couldn’t do the moves, the kicks. Then no performing at all.”

A few years ago, Clarke brought Neely home with him and gave him some food and a few bags of clothes. “He put his soul into performing and after a few years on the street, he had no soul left,” Clarke says. “He was just begging for help.”

 

Source: The Life of Jordan Neely Before He Was Killed

Jordan Neely’s Death Isn’t Just About Homelessness But How Easy It Is To Kill A Black Man And Get Away With It

Two days ago, Daniel Penny—the 24-year-old man who choked Jordan Neely to death May 1 on the New York City subway—was finally arraigned and criminally charged in a Manhattan court. He is facing a felony charge of second-degree manslaughter and could receive up to 15 years in prison. Neely, a homeless man who had a history of mental illness, cried out for food and shelter shortly before Penny approached him from behind.

“I don’t have food, I don’t have a drink, I’m fed up, I don’t mind going to jail and getting life in prison. I’m ready to die,” Neely said, according to witnesses. He never assaulted or physically threatened anyone on the train before the incident. A bystander recorded the killing on his phone, in which the former U.S. Marine placed Neely in deadly chokehold for several minutes. Two other passengers helped Penny by restraining Neely’s arms. Police arrived on the scene and found the victim unconscious; Neely was pronounced dead shortly after.

 

Source: Jordan Neely’s Death Isn’t Just About Homelessness But How Easy It Is To Kill A Black Man And Get Away With It

Wahrheit und Freiheit … Truth and freedom

Stella, oh, Stella

Christina von Dreien

Wahrheit ist Wahrheit. Das, was wahr ist, ist Wahrheit. Wie viel von der Wahrheit wir sehen können, hängt von unserem eigenen Bewusstsein ab. Deshalb kann es sein, dass wir während unserem Leben unsere Meinung zu gewissen Themen ändern, weil wir plötzlich Dinge erkennen, die wir vorher nicht gesehen haben. 

Freiheit gibt es auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen. Es gibt eine innere Freiheit und eine physische Freiheit. Die innere Freiheit ist in uns selbst. Diese Freiheit können wir nur finden, wenn wir die Liebe in uns selbst finden. Das ist unsere innerste Essenz. Sind wir mit dieser verbunden, so sind wir innerlich frei.
– Christina von Dreien

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Truth is truth. What is true is truth. How much of the truth we can see depends on our own awareness. Therefore, we may change our minds on certain subjects throughout our lives because we suddenly see things we didn’t see before.

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Today is A Beautiful Day!

MiddleMe

For wiping away our tears
For being there for our first steps
For laughing at our first joke
For tasting our first cookie
For cheering at our first sport event
For worrying for our first bump
For sacrificing your career, passion, dreams so that we can have our career, passion, dreams.

We love you, Mothers.

We celebrate today as mothers all over the world, no matter where you are, to honour and appreciate those embarking on this beautiful journey of motherhood. A journey filled with boundless love, selflessness, and unwavering devotion.

Thank you for taking this journey with me.

With Love,

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What is Really the Best Mother’s Day Gift on GED/HiSET Lesson Day 62?

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

Today, after noting that it is Lesson Set Day 62 of our freely available High School level Holistic Lesson Plan & Reading Set,  and reminding everyone not to forget to encourage others, adults as well as kids, that Project Do Better encourages all of us, especially adults, to keep studying and to keep learning something new each and every day, and even to try to teach or share something with another person each day, no matter how old we are, we go back to  bölüm/episode 11 to look at a Magical Mother‘s Day:  

Happy Learning!
Hoşça kalın!

Shira

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