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‘You’re lucky it was us Chechens who found you’ The story of a Ukrainian man whose home was occupied by Russian troops as he took shelter underneath — Meduza

Source: ‘You’re lucky it was us Chechens who found you’ The story of a Ukrainian man whose home was occupied by Russian troops as he took shelter underneath — Meduza

¿Qué fue?

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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¿Fueron, acaso, los recuerdos del ayer y sus acompañantes, las nostalgias y los suspiros, lo que me atrajo de usted? ¿Fue, quizá, el encanto de su mirada, al reflejarme, lo que hizo de usted mi musa y mi inspiración? ¿Fueron, tal vez, sus manos que saben acariciar y dar, lo que me agradó de usted y me motivó a renunciar a otras rutas para quedarme a su lado? ¿Fueron, probablemente, sus sentimientos, sus ideas, sus motivos, sus palabras y sus actos lo que me enamoraron de usted? ¿Fue su alma? ¿Fue su rostro? ¿Fue su perfil? ¿Fue la certeza, seguramente, de compartir con usted una historia y un destino? ¿Fue la posibilidad de ser uno y otro una porción mágica de usted con un tanto de mí’ ¿Qué fue?

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A morte pode esperar

De malinha pronta

Reprise

A vida não corre, voa
E matamos o tempo à toa
Conversa fiada
Gentinha abusada
Pensamentos mesquinhos
Sentimentos reprimidos
Para quê?
O coração sente, mas não vê
E pouco adianta sonhar
Se nunca vamos acreditar
Que melhor é possível
Cada dia é imprevisível
Não basta querer
Temos que fazer acontecer
Viver é aqui e agora
Para a morte não há hora.

Filipa Moreira da Cruz

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All we need is love

De malinha pronta

Reprise

Photo : Filipa Moreira da Cruz

Accept the difference
Embrace the unknown
Step out from your comfort zone
Be the inspiration
Forgive yourself
Give without anything in return
Don’t lose hope
Keep the faith
Avoid great expectations
Enjoy simple things
Believe in miracles
Follow your dreams
And above all
Love unconditionally.

Filipa Moreira da Cruz

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What would Astérix do about Covid-19? (Learn a language to find out!)

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Que ferait-il #Astérix le Galois dans ce periode de cris ? What would Asterix the Gaul do during this time of crisis?

Undoubtedly, he would call upon the esteemed local Druid, Panoramix, to teach
the villagers what to do. And certainly, Panoramix would say:

“Il faut absolument pas fumer, parce que ça agrave beaucoup les maladies respiratoires !”
“‪Absolutely #‎stopsmoking‬, because smoke makes respiratory illnesses much worse!”

Then, the renowned Druid would undoubtedly mix up a batch of his famous Potion Magique as a universal cure for the entire village, to assure the health of all. Of course, the villagers have the forest to hunt sangliers and grow their local organic food, so they don’t need a Universal Basic Income to continue to stay healthy, but we do.

Don’t believe me? Just watch Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre -it is worth learning #Français (#French) to watch!

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Flashback Friday Feline Fact

From Behind the Pen

Curiosity, Courage, Warrior
Image Meme by Kym Gordon Moore

        I decided to bring a snippet from a 2017 post I wrote after a brief exchange – conversation – debate with someone regarding the difference between nosiness and curiosity. This individual said the two are basically the same, except curiosity is a fancier way of saying a person is nosy. Oh, but you know I had to beg to differ.

     “Being nosy is prying into other people’s business, meddling, being intrusive, and snooping, oftentimes gossiping about what they find out,” I said. To me, curiosity is more of a desire to learn something new that enhances one’s intellect and not about poking your nose in other people’s business for annoying reasons.

        So honey, just so you’ll know, curiosity didn’t kill the cat, it merely educated her to be the badass that she is today!…

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Monkeypox outbreak: What we know so far – POLITICO

Where are the cases?

In this most recent outbreak, the U.K. became the first country to detect a case of monkeypox on May 6. Since then, total of 20 people have been found with the disease in the country. The U.K. Health Security Agency said that these cases have mostly been among gay or bisexual men. The virus was also found elsewhere in Europe. Portugal reported 14 cases of monkeypox, and Spain confirmed 30 cases. Italy has three confirmed cases, Belgium two, and France and Sweden have one confirmed each case so far. Germany’s first case has been identified in Munich, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach confirmed at a G7 press conference on Friday.

Canada’s Public Health Agency confirmed two cases in the country. A case has also been reported in the U.S., with the man having recently traveled to Canada, while other possible cases are being monitored. Australia reports two confirmed cases.

Why are experts concerned? 

The concern, expressed by virologist Marion Koopmans, is the fact that the cases of monkeypox have been detected in several different countries, given that monkeypox is ordinarily not very contagious. Koopmans, head of the Erasmus MC department of viroscience, tweeted Thursday that the outbreak is “starting to be worrisome.” She said that in the past that the occasional imported cases usually didn’t keep spreading. “In this situation, new cases have been detected in different countries,” she said. “That is very unusual.”

Source: Monkeypox outbreak: What we know so far – POLITICO