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Opinion | Even a Single Case of Polio Is a Threat – The New York Times

The case of a young adult paralyzed by polio in New York is not simply unexpected. It’s shocking. The last time polio was diagnosed in New York State was in 1990. And yet the virus has now also been found in wastewater samples in Rockland County, Orange County and New York City. As surveillance continues, we will learn more, but what we know already is enough. We have circulating poliovirus that can cause paralysis in these communities. Polio in New York today is an imminent threat.

Unlike Covid-19, polio is not a novel disease. Once a source of terror in summer months, the virus seemed headed to the history books. Successful vaccination campaigns in the 1950s meant wild poliovirus was declared eliminated in the United States in 1979 and from the Americas in 1994.

Ousted Republican reflects on Trump, democracy and America: ‘The place has lost its mind’ | US politics | The Guardian

Last month he lost his bid to stay in the Arizona legislature in a primary contest in which his opponent was endorsed by Donald Trump. The rival, David Farnsworth, made an unusual pitch to voters: the 2020 presidential election had not only been stolen from Trump, he said, it was satanically snatched by the “devil himself”.

Bowers was ousted as punishment. The Trump acolytes who over the past two years have gained control of the state’s Republican party wanted revenge for the powerful testimony he gave in June to the January 6 hearings in which he revealed the pressure he was put under to overturn Arizona’s election result.

This is a very Arizonan story. But it is also an American story that carries an ominous warning for the entire nation.

Source: Ousted Republican reflects on Trump, democracy and America: ‘The place has lost its mind’ | US politics | The Guardian

Ex-Russian MP claims Russian partisans responsible for Moscow car bomb | Russia | The Guardian

A former member of Russia’s Duma who was expelled for anti-Kremlin activities has claimed that Russian partisans were allegedly behind a car bomb which blew up the daughter of one of Vladimir Putin’s close political allies on the outskirts of Moscow.

Speaking in Kyiv, where he is based, Ilya Ponomarev alleged the explosion on Saturday evening was the work of the National Republican Army, which he claimed was an underground group working inside Russia and dedicated to overthrowing the Putin regime.

The Guardian has not verified the authenticity of Ponomarev’s claims. Russian commentators have blamed Ukraine for the attack, a claim Kyiv strongly denies.

Source: Ex-Russian MP claims Russian partisans responsible for Moscow car bomb | Russia | The Guardian

Reforestation could generate 2.5 million jobs in Brazil, estimates study – Mágica Mistura を

Number would be enough to reduce unemployment in the country by almost 25%; UN plan proposes to recover 120 million hectares of forests, an area equivalent to that of Peru, to combat global warming

Reforestation could generate 2.5 million jobs in Brazil, estimates study

Source: Reforestation could generate 2.5 million jobs in Brazil, estimates study – Mágica Mistura を

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¿Quién es Christian David? Es un hijo muy admirado y querido, un joven extraordinario, un hombre que merece ser feliz y realizarse plenamente como ser humano. Me siento orgulloso de él porque es educado, respetuoso y honesto. Estudió y se formó como Economista, con todo el esfuerzo, la disciplina y el sacrificio que implica, en la hora contemporánea, superarse, tratar de ser diferente y alcanzar la excelencia. Ajeno a superficialidades, vicios, tonterías y maldad, es una persona amable, culta y bien intencionada. Dichoso el hombre, como él, que cultiva, durante su existencia, el bien, los sentimientos nobles, el conocimiento y la razón. Sé que un joven como él, debe sentirse feliz y libre, auténtico e irrepetible. Christian David es un hijo inolvidable, una de esas personas que cautivan por su esencia y su forma, un joven por el que…

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How to find your calling

Darcy Hitchcock

Our world is in quite a fix, with interrelated wicked problems like climate change, species extinction, habitat loss, and social inequity. It can be overwhelming. How do you figure out what your role is in making the world better? You need to do two things:

  • Integrate sustainability into your personal life.
  • Find your purpose in your public life (whether you’re school age, working age or retired.)

The first is fairly straightforward: minimize energy use, switch to renewables, eat less animal protein, travel less by fossil fuels, decide to limit your family size, etc. We need to reduce our carbon footprint by half by 2030 so see where you can reduce the most.

So in this post, I’ll focus on what is often more difficult: finding your purpose, you’re life’s work, what I refer to as a calling.

I went through three stages, which might inform your own journey. (The video…

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I am Tibet

Silent Songs of Sonsnow

I am Tibet
The Mountains and Minerals
Which the dragon continues to mine and market,

I am Tibet
The Rivers and Rivulet
Which the dragon continues to dilute and pollute, 

I am Tibet
the Monks and Nuns
Which the Dragon continues to disrobe

I am Tibet
The trees and Monasteries
Which the Dragon continues to destroy and demolish 

I am Tibet 
The Grassland and Grazing ground
Which the Dragon continues to Fence Forcefully 

I am Tibet
The lakes and Lagoons
Which the Dragon continues to hollow out for Fishes 

I am Tibet
The burning bodies and the Freedom Flames 
Which the Dragon continues to Cover 

By Sonsnow

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