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The solace for young Russians like me is that Putin is also digging his own grave in Ukraine | Sergey Faldin | The Guardian

You have to understand that ordinary people in Russia are scared out of their minds. On the first day of the conflict, almost 1,000 protesters were jailed across Russia for walking outside with as little as a piece of paper that said: “I don’t want war.” According to the independent media source OVD-info, in the first four days of the war more than 5,200 people were arrested.

My friend spent time in jail for walking down the same street as the protesters. A professor of sociology, Grigory Yudin, was arrested in the centre of Moscow and reportedly beaten up in the back of an autozak (police bus).

There are now more police teams than I can count – with new names such as Rosgvardiya (Russia’s internal military force) – and they are ruthless. These forces were created several years ago specifically to wander the streets of Moscow (and other cities) and prevent anything “suspicious” from happening.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re an 18-year-old kid or a pregnant middle-aged woman, they’ll beat you up, put you in a wagon and take you in for questioning. When you have a former KGB agent in charge, you have a country that functions as an enormous jail.

It is painfully clear to us that this war is absolutely pointless. Putin is using false history lessons, lamenting the fall of the Soviet Union, and making claims about Nato advancing its forces simply to justify his own madness. I believe that the true answer to the question people ask on social media – “how did we get to this?” – is that Putin is insane.

Source: The solace for young Russians like me is that Putin is also digging his own grave in Ukraine | Sergey Faldin | The Guardian

More than 6,000 arrests in Russia during protests over Ukraine war, says human rights group | Euronews

Demonstrators have been prepared to risk being taken away by police on a daily basis since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last Thursday.

The protests show little sign of abating despite a police crackdown.

The OVD-Info human rights group that tracks political arrests says there have been 6,440 detentions in anti-war demonstrations in different cities across the country.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov sought to downplay the scale of the protests, saying that while Putin “hears everyone’s opinion”, he also knows “the share of those who have a different point of view and those who are sympathetic to such a necessary operation”.

Groups of protesters in St Petersburg were seen being detained by riot police on Monday.

Source: More than 6,000 arrests in Russia during protests over Ukraine war, says human rights group | Euronews

Cea mai fericită fată din lume

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În atâtea și atâtea zile de vineri i-am adresat, intenționat sau nu, un mic semn de venerație celei care se bucură de o considerabilă putere și influență în galeria zeităților greco-romane.

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Am nădăjduit să mă învețe cele mai infailibile metode de seducție,

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să mi le confirme pe cele deja știute,

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să-i împărtășesc secrete extravagante

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și am hărțuit-o prin muzee,

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în cărți

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și pe cer.

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Cititorii în stele deslușiseră odinioară,

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în Mesopotamia,

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că interacțiunea ei fastă cu alte astre ne dăruiește forță, înflăcărare, elan, entuziasm, dorințe.

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Am petrecut mult timp cu Afrodita/Venus, chiar dacă, uneori, conversația se lega cam greu,

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mai ales dacă se nimerea ca ea să aterizeze prea de departe, din preistorie.

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Însă cele care parcurg cale lungă au povești de neînchipuit.

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Planturoasa de la Lespugue, din sudul Franței,

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a străbătut douăzeci și șase de mii de ani.

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Printre admiratorii ei declarați se numărau Picasso și Giacometti, cărora le-a…

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Deforestación y devastación de tierras indígenas en la Amazonía – ¡Esto es lo que podemos hacer para ayudar en cualquier parte del mundo!

Barbara Crane Navarro

Foto: Jefe Raoni Metuktire

«Durante muchos años los líderes y pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía les hemos advertido a ustedes, nuestros hermanos, que tanto daño han causado a nuestros bosques.
Lo que hagas cambiará el mundo entero y destruirá nuestro hogar, y también destruirá tu hogar.

Presidente Bolsonaro de Brasil incentiva agro-negocios
y buscadores de oro para limpiar el bosque – y él no hace nada para evitar que invadan nuestro territorio.

Hace solo una generación, muchas de nuestras tribus luchaban, pero ahora estamos juntos, luchando juntos contra nuestro enemigo común. Y ese enemigo común sois vosotros, los pueblos no indígenas que han invadido nuestras tierras y ahora están destruyendo incluso esas pequeñas partes de los bosques donde vivimos que nos dejaste.
Les pedimos que dejen de hacer lo que están haciendo, que detengan la destrucción, que detengan su ataque a los espíritus de la Tierra. Cuando cortas los árboles…

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A peste: pacote do veneno conduz o Brasil a importar até drogas que ninguém mais usa!

Barbara Crane Navarro

Não há nenhuma boa vontade na liderança do país em considerar a ideia da contenção da destruição do planeta PorAriovaldo Ramos | para a RBA A Câmera dos Deputados aprovou o chamado “Pacote do Veneno”. Assim, conduz o Brasil a se tornar o maior importador de agrotóxicos do mundo. Importando, inclusive,drogas que ninguém mais usa,[…]

A peste: pacote do veneno conduz o Brasil a importar até drogas que ninguém mais usa —

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‘Red alert’: Billions of UK pension money driving deforestation, says Richard Curtis – Sky News

Barbara Crane Navarro

‘Red alert’: Billions of UK pension money driving deforestation, says Richard Curtis – Sky News https://ift.tt/FIekcr6 ‘Red alert’:

Billions of UK pension money driving deforestation, says Richard CurtisSky News Superforest via “deforestation” – Google Newshttps://ift.tt/2ZwMaEd

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New hardcover book edition

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Hello, world! Just a quick post to let you know that my book is now available also as a hardcover edition. The colours and structure of the book (see down below image) are beautiful in my opinion and I worked quite a lot to make it happen. Support me if you feel like it and get one of my books. The book is available in English and Spanish until now! You will find all links down below. You can choose between three book formats: ebook, normal paper book and hardcover (my new addition).

Thank you and stay safe. Do not forget to smile and be strong!

Book in Spanish

Book in English

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New Day Red Pepper Frittata

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What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Cheerful Choices: New Day Red Pepper Frittata! When you need breakfast for more than one, think frittata. Omelets serve one, frittatas serve two or more. Nowadays the courteous thing to do is omit the crust in case someone needs a low-carb gluten-free option. You can always serve the frittata with a crusty artisan piece of buttered toast for those who like bread with their meal. Using light cream will result in more of a creamy egg custard, but can certainly be omitted. Because I had already packed my iron skillet, I had to make due with a baking dish. Baking the frittata in an iron skillet gives the edges a “fried” appearance, which always gets the mouth drooling.

NEW DAY RED PEPPER FRITTATA

Ingredients:

8 large eggs

1/4 cup light cream

1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/3 cup fresh basil, minced

1/2…

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