So, I am officially overwhelmed. Working in French while speaking Spanish with most of my colleagues (and the occasional PT help from the odd PT or BR co-worker, but I find that for the most part, those I make friends with tend to be native Spanish speakers, for some reason), and trying desperately to learn Portuguese, as I have to function in the language of this country, and am still having difficulty understanding when I have paid for my lunch and someone asks me ‘precisas do Talão’ at the supermarket cafeteria, urghh!! I find that watching shows in PT is helpful, but too easy, as this, for instance, is the first time I have needed to look up anything: ep. 8, minute 30.01/40.06 of A Korean Odyssey, which I have seen already several times in Spanish (and yes, I will point out that I still need to stop several times per episode to read, even if I only need to look up words a few times per episode, with the series 3%…), I still seem to find that almost nothing on Netflix is available spoken in the PT of Portugal
, which is much less clear than the PT spoken by the Brazilians I have spoken with (as I think I mentioned that a few weeks ago I ran into a young lady from Brazil when I was looking for a particular store in a shopping center, and actually had to ask her if she was speaking Spanish, because her PT was so easy to understand that I did not even have to concentrate as I normally do to understand Brazilians). So, as I am exhausted and have little time for keeping up with any language, I will try to start using a standard grid to help me keep in practice with as much as possible while I learn PT.
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Suspensão de Boletins sobre Mortes na Terra Yanomami Após Alta de Óbitos : Linkezine
O governo federal suspendeu a divulgação dos boletins que reportavam as mortes na Terra Indígena (TI) Yanomami, em meio à repercussão do aumento de óbitos na região. Essa interrupção na divulgação de dados ocorre em um momento crítico, marcado por altas taxas de mortalidade, desnutrição e invasão de garimpeiros ilegais.
Apagão de Dados
O último boletim oficial data de dezembro do ano passado, com uma atualização em fevereiro deste ano, que apresentava apenas o balanço das mortes de 2023. Desde então, há um apagão de dados em 2024. Em 2023, 363 indígenas morreram no território, um aumento de 6% em relação a 2022, quando foram registradas 343 mortes.
Situação Atual na Terra Yanomami
Em janeiro, reportagens revelaram que, um ano após o início da operação do governo federal na região, o cenário continuava desolador. Houve um aumento no número de mortes, além de casos de malária e desnutrição. Em resposta, o governo organizou visitas de ministros e prometeu uma ação permanente no território, mas deixou de publicar boletins informativos a partir de fevereiro…
Source: Suspensão de Boletins sobre Mortes na Terra Yanomami Após Alta de Óbitos : Linkezine

Sharpshot Nature .Com 01514-tod-018142 Pine Cone

2020-07-26 01514-tod-018142 Pine Cone
NIKON D7100 – 1/80 ISO100 – Mission, MN
Sharpshot Nature .Com 01879-tod-040916 River

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Sharpshot Nature .Com 02244-tod-051455 White Water Lily

2022-07-26 02244-tod-051455 White Water Lily
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max – ƒ/1.6 1/7937 5.1mm ISO32 – Mission, MN
Source: Sharpshot Nature .Com 02244-tod-051455 White Water Lily
Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. Why did Congress invite him to speak? | Tamar Glezerman | The Guardian
A staggering 72% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down. Netanyahu doesn’t represent us and it’s shameful that Congress invited him

Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control | Texas | The Guardian
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, has sued the Biden administration over a longstanding federal program that provides teenagers access to contraception without parental consent, the state’s latest attack against the federal government’s reproductive healthcare policies.
“This suit is likely a preview of where the Texas GOP – and national Republicans – stand on attacking contraception access,” says Mary Ziegler, a professor at University of California, Davis, School of Law and reproductive health expert. “While Republicans say they don’t want to take aim at contraception, this is another sign that this is actually where we’re headed.”
Source: Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control | Texas | The Guardian

Clean energy element needs could help clean up Appalachian coal mines | 90.5 WESA
In West Virginia, researchers have pioneered methods for extracting rare earth minerals and other valuable metals from poisoned mine water drainage.
— Read on www.wesa.fm/environment-energy/2024-07-26/abandoned-coal-mine-clean-up-rare-earth-elements-green-energy
One Line Is All I GOT

I’d rather you tell me hurtful truths that will change me than lie to me and make me lose faith in you! ~Bella~
One Line Is All I GOT
A Friday Reason to Smile

No snark or rants today … just this very short video that should bring a smile to your face … it certainly made me smile!
A Friday Reason to Smile
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