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Russian priest arrested and prosecuted for sermon opposing Russia’s war against Ukraine

Father Ioann Photo Alexei Molotorenko, 7 x 7

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Gabriel Boric gets to work remaking Chile | openDemocracy

Boric defeated José Antonio Kast, a far-Right supporter of dictator Augusto Pinochet, and ran on a platform of more social protections for the poor and higher taxes on the rich. The success or failure of Boric’s government will affect the Left’s ability to renew itself in the region. But the new administration, led by the youngest president in the country’s history (just 35), faces an enormous challenge.

Boric’s youthful, progressive, majority-women cabinet is inspired by the democratic socialism of Salvador Allende, Chile’s first ever socialist leader. His task is to oversee a profound transformation of Chilean society, burying the neoliberal economic model and building a fairer, more inclusive country. The mobilisation of social movements will be fundamental to this. In fact, Boric and the current political cycle is the result of a decade of social mobilisation in Chile.

Source: Gabriel Boric gets to work remaking Chile | openDemocracy

Fuimos los niños y los jóvenes de entonces

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Fuimos los niños de entonces, a los que ellos, nuestros padres, aconsejaban con amor, enseñaban por medio del ejemplo, reprendían con seriedad y energía, premiaban con detalles y sonrisas y reprendían y castigaban severamente. Y así aprendimos a ser personas justas, buenas y honesta. Fuimos los adolescentes y jóvenes de antaño, a los que otros, los adultos, criticaban por el cabello largo, la ropa a la moda y llegar a las 10 u 11 de la noche -máximo a las 12, no más-, con deseos de permanecer mayor cantidad de horas en las fiestas y en las reuniones con luces que apagaban y encendían, con música estridente y bocadillos que preparábamos sin depender de mensajeros; pero convivíamos y nos divertíamos sanamente. Y recordábamos, tiempo después, los detalles de la convivencia. Reíamos sanamente. Fuimos la generación joven de los otros…

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The Peace You Give

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Global Warming. Now, this message isn’t about the overall temperature increase of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by pollutants. Nope, this message about a different type of global warming, the intense rising, gushing, and overheated temperatures within the irrational and inhumane temperament of humanity we are witnessing around the world.

How can we be the bridge builders of peace? How can we change the narrative to shift from the diabolical mindsets and behaviors wreaking havoc on our mental health, bodies, spirits, and lifestyles critical to our survival? As I look out my window while writing this morning, watching the birds, squirrels, geese, rabbits, and other wildlife going about their daily routines, I don’t see any of them dropping bombs on each other or armed with weapons of mass destruction to take each other out because they want to take over the territory…

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GOP Rep. Cawthorn calls Zelensky a ‘thug,’ says Ukraine is pushing ‘woke ideologies’

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., called Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” at a campaign event over the weekend.

“Remember that Zelensky is a thug,” Cawthorn said in a video obtained by WRAL. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.”

The 26-year-old Cawthorn’s statement is a deviation from mainstream Republican support of Zelensky and the Ukrainian people as they defend themselves against the Russian invasion, but it echoes comments made at the first impeachment trial of then-President Donald Trump.

Source: GOP Rep. Cawthorn calls Zelensky a ‘thug,’ says Ukraine is pushing ‘woke ideologies’