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Turkish Tuesdays: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother): Jealousy is Not Love…

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

        Last week we met family and neighbors in the first 15 minutes of Bölüm 1/Episode 1: Turkish Tuesdays: Sihirli Annem (My Magical Mother): Love is Love…

As I noted previously, the Youtube video has CCs in English and Turkish…), and having the Closed Captions available makes it easy to go back and read the words missed in listening, greatly speeding my language learning.  I hope it does the same for you.

   This week, we meet Sadik’s boss, a jealous and unkind man: b1Omur

“…and I will drink with the lovely mother of this useless man being married by Betus!”

He seems perfectly suited for Dudu, even if he is human.  Too bad both Betus and Sadik will have to put up with this asinine boss, for a while, anyway.

One month later, Dudu continues working to separate them, in vain.  She is closely watched…

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Write to Your Younger You

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Image Credit: eroyka

We have heard people ask, “What would you say right now to your younger self?” “What advice would you give to your younger you?” What would you change or not change if you could talk to your inner youth right this moment, where you are in your self-care zone? How do you respond to yourself?

Becoming adults, we sometimes ruminate on our youth, our experiences, our triumphs, and even occasionally our regrets. Sometimes we find ourselves fizzling and worn around the edges and wonder how we ended up where we are, whether it was by choice or chance.

So why not write a letter to your younger self? (Dear Younger Self) – will you be able to finally free and forgive yourself of things that were holding you hostage for far too long? Even if that younger you is from five or ten years ago, write anyway…

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संतुलन / Balance — Kaushal Kishore

एक ओर मंजिल है तो दूसरी ओर मोहब्बतएक ओर हसरत है तो दूसरी ओर आदतदिल और दिमाग के बीच चलती जंगहालात को और भी बिगाड़ देती है,तलाश रहा हूं एक रास्ता बीच काजो इधर भी जाए और उधर भी… ♎ ♎ ♎ ♎ ♎ ♎ There is destination on one sideand love on the other,on […]

संतुलन / Balance — Kaushal Kishore

Extra — Kaushal Kishore

Like the honey beeswho even after their honeygetting plunderedand their hive brokenstick with the hive builtwith a dream in their eyeswith their concerted effortsfor a better and safer future… I see huts and shantiesdemolished to builda palace, museum or tramor just to broaden the roadand the landless dwellerssuddenly find themselveson the roadwith a great void […]

Extra — Kaushal Kishore

Brazil: Indigenous Rights Under Serious Threat | Human Rights Watch

The Brazilian government has adopted policies that seriously threaten the rights of Indigenous peoples, Human Rights Watch said today, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

The administration of President Jair Bolsonaro has undermined the government agency tasked with protecting those rights, issued regulations that are harmful to Indigenous people, and halted the recognition of their traditional lands. The government has also weakened the federal environmental protection agencies, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA, its Portuguese acronym) and the Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity (ICMBio), leaving Indigenous territories even more vulnerable to encroachment.

“The Brazilian government has transformed an agency charged with promoting and protecting Indigenous rights into an agency that jeopardizes them,” said Maria Laura Canineu, Brazil director at Human Rights Watch. “The government’s anti-Indigenous rights policies and statements have emboldened miners, loggers, land-grabbers, and poachers to encroach on Indigenous territories with impunity, leading to devastating consequences for Indigenous people and the environment.”

Source: Brazil: Indigenous Rights Under Serious Threat | Human Rights Watch

Several long Covid clinics set to close as virus still spreads – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio (Me: US not alone in being dumb about long Covid)

  • Covid-19 continues to spread in Sweden while several regions are moving to close their specialized clinics for patients with persistent symptoms from the virus.
  • Of the country’s 21 regions, 12 of them said in a Swedish Radio survey that they have a specialized unit for post-covid patients. But several regions are starting to phase the units out.
  • Anneli Järlfors has been on sick leave for more than two years after getting Covid in March 2020 and says she feels sorry for the ordinary outpatient health centers who will receive long Covid patients.

Source: Several long Covid clinics set to close as virus still spreads – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

German Catholics reject Vatican′s abortion stance — report | News | DW | 09.08.2022

A new survey reveals a large gap between German Catholics and church leaders when it comes to abortion.

The survey, conducted by INSA Consulere pollster on behalf of German Catholic weekly Die Tagespost, asked the responders for their stance on the following sentence: “It is good that the pope and the Church speak out against abortion.”

Only 17% of surveyed Catholics said they agreed with it, compared to 58% who oppose it.

The same survey also showed that only 13% of Protestants were in favor of the anti-abortion statements. Over two-thirds of Protestants disagreed with anti-abortion comments made by Pope Francis and Catholic leaders.

The pollsters questioned a total of 2,099 people in late July and early August.

Source: German Catholics reject Vatican′s abortion stance — report | News | DW | 09.08.2022