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Southeast Asian Politicians: ASEAN Must Sanction Myanmar if Military Doesn’t Budge — Radio Free Asia

Six prominent Southeast Asian politicians on Wednesday urged the region’s nations to impose sanctions on Myanmar if the military government there doesn’t free political prisoners, restore the elected government it toppled in a coup last month, and prosecute those responsible for killing civilian protesters.

In a strongly worded statement, the politicians criticized the “impotence”  of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) and demanded the bloc discard its non-interference principle, because, they believed, it was an obstacle to ensuring democracy and protecting people’s rights in the region.

All “ASEAN governments must unite and send an unequivocal message to the Myanmar military junta to immediately free all political prisoners, to restore the political situation in Myanmar to that prior to the 1st February 2021 coup and to respect the people’s votes in the November 2020 general election,” the politicians’ statement said.

Source: Southeast Asian Politicians: ASEAN Must Sanction Myanmar if Military Doesn’t Budge — Radio Free Asia

Dr. G. reminds us -Monday Notes: Democracy and Voter Suppression — K E Garland — Critical thinking for Human Community

A democracy is “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.” Sounds simple, right? The people have the power and we vote in elections so that other people can put in place the things we care […] […]

Dr. G. reminds us -Monday Notes: Democracy and Voter Suppression — K E Garland — Critical thinking for Human Community

Life’s GPS

Roth Poetry

Life is like a GPS

with every change in direction

it has to reset itself

to get where you are going.

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Just as true in the spiritual realm

God’s Spirit shows us the way to go

We often choose our own path:

get off track

headed the wrong way

sometimes crash and burn;

But our Spiritual GPS

resets and lets us know

what needs to be done

to once again turn around

and head in the right direction.

https://gabrieleromano.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/lifes-gps/

Rosemary Clooney — Andrea Bianchi – Drummer

Rosemary Clooney (nata il 23 maggio 1928, ci lascia per sempre il 29 giugno 2002) fu una cantante e attrice americana. È diventata famosa nei primi anni ’50 con la canzone “Come On-a My House”, seguita da altri brani pop come “Botch-a-Me”, “Mambo Italiano”, “Tenderly”, “Half as Much “,” Hey There “e” This Ole House […]

Rosemary Clooney — Andrea Bianchi – Drummer

With the Government Absent, Who Was Responsible for Saving Restaurants? – Eater

This charade of “choice” is the consequence of a cascade of failures by the U.S. government in the face of a monumental challenge. It was obvious that this pandemic posed an existential threat to the restaurant industry and its millions of workers. Yet shutdowns happened haphazardly and incompletely, while clear and actionable data about how to safely operate was virtually nonexistent. Much-needed relief is only now starting to materialize (and there isn’t nearly enough of it). The industry and its workers have been left to hang by a thread, with an estimated 110,000-plus bars and restaurants closed, 2.5 million jobs lost, and countless dead.

These failures are rooted in one of America’s most toxic core beliefs: that the economy matters more than the people who create it. It wasn’t surprising when the state basically abandoned the restaurant industry and its workers; in the absence of state support, what choice did operators and workers have but to keep working? The government called restaurant workers “essential” to the economy. Unfortunately, that designation also meant that they were expendable as bodies encountering a deadly virus.

Source: With the Government Absent, Who Was Responsible for Saving Restaurants? – Eater

Tax Day Delayed to May 17, I.R.S. Says – The New York Times – Whew!

The Internal Revenue Service will again give Americans extra time to file their taxes as a result of the pandemic.

Instead of the usual April 15 deadline, filers will instead have until May 17, the agency said Wednesday, an extension that will ease the burden on filers dealing with the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus, which has put millions out of work or caused their hours to be cut.

“This continues to be a tough time for many people, and the I.R.S. wants to continue to do everything possible to help taxpayers navigate the unusual circumstances related to the pandemic,” said Chuck Rettig, the I.R.S. commissioner.