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Myanmar Anti-Junta Activists Mount Boycott of Chinese Goods as Protesters Face More Repression — Radio Free Asia

As protests and violent suppression by troops grind on in Myanmar, coup opponents are stepping up a campaign to make China rethink its support for the military junta, including a boycott of imports from their giant neighbor and threats against a major Chinese energy pipeline and port.

China, along with Russia, are seen as the main stumbling blocks to a meaningful response to the Myanmar crisis at the U.N. Security Council, which last month voiced concern over the state of emergency and called for the release of all those detained, but stopped short of condemning the coup.

Threats to attack the dual oil and gas pipelines, which run from southwest China’s Yunnan province to a $1.3 billion deep-sea port at Kyaukpyu in southern Rakhine state along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, have emerged on social media.

Source: Myanmar Anti-Junta Activists Mount Boycott of Chinese Goods as Protesters Face More Repression — Radio Free Asia

Yes, Annie! ““Democracy depends on understanding the connection.” ” -SAVING OUR DEMOCRACY, PART 2 — annieasksyou…

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

A friend who’s not all that interested in politics asked me the other day why, if President Biden ran on bipartisanship, everything he’s proposing is now being rejected by the Republicans. I responded that the American Rescue Plan, which will soon pass the Senate and be signed into law, has nationwide bipartisan support: 75% of the public support it, including 60% of Republicans. But the Republicans in both chambers have not been willing to legislate for some time.
Thomas L. Friedman, a New York Times opinion columnist who I find generally hews toward the middle politically, minced no words in a recent essay titled: ”What Trump, San Francisco and the Deer in My Backyard Have in Common.” The subtitle was “Democracy depends on understanding the connection.” (emphases mine throughout)

SAVING OUR DEMOCRACY, PART 2 — annieasksyou…

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The Asian Century – GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.com

Already five DAX companies, such as VW, Daimler, Infineon, are generating their largest share of sales in China, more than on their German domestic market. To protect themselves against the risks of US economic warfare, German companies doing business with China are increasingly relocating their activities to the People’s Republic. Efforts to encourage their withdrawal from China have failed. Source: The Asian Century – GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.com

10 things in life considered beautiful

Weird and Wonderful

1. Landscape

Have you ever had that moment where you are gob smacked? Well, I feel I have. The only way to find out is to travel to more than 3 holiday destinations in life. The more landscape you see – the more natural beauty you see.

There is nothing more satisfying than freeze framing a moment and seeing the beauty. Yes, take a photo it will last longer. We are mere ants living on this huge planet. As scarey as it may seem – venturing out is rewarding.

The problem is life is too short. The more we hold back wishing we had something. The harder it becomes to appreciate the world for it’s natural beauty. The more it is making people feel unwell in themselves. The less connected we are too our innate characteristics the worse we become towards one another. Nature has the ability to make us…

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McConnell says increased Capitol security is ‘overdone,’ reminds him of Kabul | TheHill (Fool on the Hill votes against Covid-19 relief and complains about security to divert attention from pettiness…)

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday lambasted increased security around the Capitol, calling it “overdone” and an overreaction.

Source: McConnell says increased Capitol security is ‘overdone,’ reminds him of Kabul | TheHill

Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports | News | DW | 10.03.2021(women still lose regardless of whether current government or Taliban governs Afghanistan, it seems – sad.)

Afghanistan’s government has reportedly decreed that girls will only be allowed to sing at women-only events. The ban sparked outrage among social media users, many of whom said it resembled the Taliban’s policies.

Source: Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports | News | DW | 10.03.2021

Iowa Journalist Who Was Arrested at Protest Is Found Not Guilty – The New York Times

An Iowa jury acquitted a journalist on Wednesday in a highly unusual trial of a reporter who was arrested last spring as she covered a protest against racism and police violence.

Andrea Sahouri, a public safety reporter for The Des Moines Register, was arrested May 31 while covering a sometimes chaotic demonstration near the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines. Police ordered protesters to disperse and used pepper spray against them. Ms. Sahouri, who said she identified herself as a reporter, was arrested along with her then-boyfriend, Spenser Robnett, who had accompanied her that day.

Ms. Sahouri, 25, pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges of failing to disperse and interference with official acts, each punishable by up to 30 days in jail. On Wednesday, a six-person jury found Ms. Sahouri and Mr. Robnett not guilty of both charges.

“I’m thankful to the jury for doing the right thing,” Ms. Sahouri said in a statement after the verdict. “Their decision upholds freedom of the press and justice in our democracy.”