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Black History Month — Sojourner Truth | Filosofa’s Word

Every year during this month celebrating Black History and those who made it happen, I try to highlight a few of the people who have made outstanding contributions in one area or another that had a positive effect on the nation and the people.  There are so many to choose from that I’ll never run…
— Read on jilldennison.com/2022/02/06/black-history-month-sojourner-truth/

The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation – The Conversation

The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation – The Conversation AU https:/…

The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation – The Conversation

The DEATH of NATURE and INDIGENOUS PEOPLES for Gold and Diamond Merchandise and The ART of GREENWASHING by the MERCHANTS of GOLD – in their own words…

Photo montage:  “Pas de Cartier” series – Barbara Crane Navarro – with advertisement for Cartier, photo of gold mining site in indigenous territory …

The DEATH of NATURE and INDIGENOUS PEOPLES for Gold and Diamond Merchandise and The ART of GREENWASHING by the MERCHANTS of GOLD – in their own words…

South Asian truckers say freedom convoy protests miss the mark on key issues affecting the industry | Globalnews.ca

“I know the majority of truckers are not supporting this protest. They are also working everyday. Imagine if we all stopped working, who would be responsible for this supply chain? Somebody has to work.”

Source: South Asian truckers say freedom convoy protests miss the mark on key issues affecting the industry | Globalnews.ca

The Steadily Changing America

CRAIN'S COMMENTS

The Census estimates the US population as of July 1st of each year. For July 1, 2021, the numbers are:

  • Total population: 331,893,745
  • Of that number, 22.3% are under 18 years of age. Do the math and that’s approximately 74.012,300 children.(1)

An update from August 1, 2021, revises the percentage of children downward to 22.1%, and points out that the percentage of children has been declining in the US since 2007. In Census speak, fertility is down, which simply means that adults either cannot or are opting not to have kids.

For that matter, total population growth in the US is basically non-existant. The population grew by 0.1% in 2021, the slowest rate since the founding of the country.

We’ve argued that children are expensive in the absence of affordable daycare and other services provided by other countries to their citizens.

What’s particularly striking about these numbers is that just…

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