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Good hindsight, wonder if anyone will reread before deciding to start another forever war? Hope so.

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The Washington Post published a remorseful article about the negative effects of 20 years of was in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hindsight is sometimes useful. Many books will be written about “lessons learned” from these past 20 years of warfare.

There’s a scene in the 2014 film “American Sniper” that sums up the country’s post-9/11 war lust. Chris Kyle, the late U.S. Navy SEAL played by Bradley Cooper, watches a newscast of the twin towers crumbling before his eyes. The camera fixes on Kyle’s steely yet stunned face as he holds his shaken wife, before cutting to an image of him in full military gear, glaring through the scope of his sniper rifle in the middle of an Iraqi town. (He goes on to gun down a woman aiding Iraqi insurgents.)

The film, which some critics panned as…

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Stories, teasers, and Adulting ed

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

   The common good, and our imaginations, seem to benefit from stories.  I’ve noticed how story can inspire, encourage, and provide examples.  Our entire world may become more fully inclusive for all of us, if we tell the uplifting stories, perhaps, as tools for building a more just and empathetic society.

   I remember really finding the first season of the show Heroes to be inspiring, especially the character Hiro.  One of his lines in particular got my attention:

Hiro: ‘a hero too scared to use his powers does not deserve them’

  I first saw this back in 2007, and I was struck by the idea.  A character who was innocent, at least at first, kind, stubborn in his convictions, and acting on the good in himself, and others.

  Right about this same time period, there was a disturbance in which I felt obliged to intervene, and will…

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Mulheres nativas, mulheres originais: « Reflorestar espíritos para a cura da Terra! » — Barbara Crane Navarro

Barbara Crane Navarro

Pour l’instant, il y a un vote contre le «cadre temporel» et en faveur des peuples autochtones par le ministre Edson Fachin qui a déclaré : «Il n’y a pas de plus grande sécurité juridique que de se conformer à la Constitution. »

Les droits autochtones sont FONDAMENTAUX!

Le ministre Nunes Marques a commencé son argumentation sans indiquer quelle ligne il allait adopter.

Le vote se poursuivra la semaine prochaine le 15.

De 7 a 11 de setembro, vários milhares de mulheres de 150 nações indígenas se reuniram para marchar juntas em Brasília em favor dos direitos garantidos a elas na Constituição do Brasil e contra o limite do «marco temporal» e outras políticas anti-nativos do Presidente Bolsonaro. «Procuramos garantir nossos territórios para as gerações presentes e[…][…]

Mulheres nativas, mulheres originais: «Reflorestar espíritos para a cura da Terra!» — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life

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La lucha continúa: Mujeres indígenas de Brasil acampan ante el Supremo Tribunal Federal — Unión Mundo — mimismo

Barbara Crane Navarro

Miles de mujeres indígenas acamparon este jueves frente al Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) a la espera de que este órgano rechace la tesis ruralista que acaba con la demarcación de sus tierras. Integrada por representantes de 150 pueblos originarios brasileños, esta es la Segunda Marcha de Mujeres Indígenas que sigue la ruta que sale del[…][…]

La lucha continúa: Mujeres indígenas de Brasil acampan ante el Supremo Tribunal Federal — Unión Mundo — mimismo

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