Trevor Reed’s Release Leads to Questions About Brittney Griner

As basketball star Brittney Griner continues to be detained in Russia, the release of another imprisoned American has led to questions about how the federal government is responding to her case.

According to NBC News, on Wednesday, former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed was released by Russia during a prisoner exchange for convicted Russian drug trafficker Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn. While many on the internet were happy for Reed, there were also questions about why Griner was still being detained.

Brittney’s wife, Cherelle Griner, expressed her love and happiness for the Reed family on Instagram.

“As I do everything in my power to get BG home my heart is overflowing with joy for The Reed Family. I do not personally know them, but I do know the pain of having your loved one detained in a foreign country,” Cherelle wrote. “That level of pain is constant and can only be remediated by a safe return home. For the Reed family, that day is today. Welcome Home Trevor, sending love to you and your family on this special day.”

Source: Trevor Reed’s Release Leads to Questions About Brittney Griner

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Bill Limiting Race Discussions In Classrooms

The Republican party continues the legislative crusade to bend history to its warped view of America. Georgia governor Brian Kemp signed a few education bills into law, including one that targets “divisive concepts” in the classroomas reported by CNN.

House Bill 1084 or the “Protect Students First Act” outlines divisive concepts as being “those that teach “the United States of America is fundamentally racist; an individual, by virtue of his or her race, is inherently or consciously racist or oppressive toward individuals of other races,” and “an individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, bears individual responsibility for actions committed in the past by other individuals of the same race.”

The ACLU of Georgia fired back and said parents want their children to be taught accurate curricula.

Source: Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Bill Limiting Race Discussions In Classrooms

Interview: ‘Destruction in the Amazon threatens everyone’s health’ – Mágica Mistura 車

Marcia Castro, who heads the public health faculty at Harvard, reflects on how to live with viruses that remain and how to prepare for those to come …

Interview: ‘Destruction in the Amazon threatens everyone’s health’

published in Veja Saúde

Source: Interview: ‘Destruction in the Amazon threatens everyone’s health’ – Mágica Mistura 車

Xanthic #atozchallenge #Ukraine #fiction

penned in moon dust

As he walked back to the church with a small bag representing all of our belongings, my husband exhaled. Had he looked up, he would have seen the sickly Xanthic (yellow) hues. No one could look up because of things falling from the sky and who wanted to know that chemicals could be adding to the danger…

Additionallly—He didn’t want to think about the Russian Navy that was once again closing in to the Odessa port. How long? he muttered, a day maybe two?

Exasperated, he set the bag down next to me. He plopped himself down and expressed all the pent- up frustrations of the last several months. He held my hand and I listened as best I could. Occasionally, I squeezed his hand which was as much energy as I could exert.

Olga came over to see if I needed anything and…

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It’s a deadly Assortment #flashfiction #challenge

penned in moon dust

I thought I was having a dream until my senses were overwhelmed with the odor of fish.

Then I heard:

“There are 15 pieces of sushi. You must eat five of them. Your best friend’s life depends on it.”

Lizzy was tied to a chair in the corner.

” I must mention that three of the items will cause instant death and two well it might be possible to make it to hospital. You have four minutes to decide and 1 minute to eat. “

This is not a dream. This is a NIGHTMARE!!!

“Your time starts Now.”

The above picture is the prompt for this week’s Xploration Challenge – moderated by the talented Reena Saxena

Did I mention I love flash fiction with all the fixins…

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Twitter and Facebook won’t counter disinformation in the upcoming Kenyan elections · Global Voices

Kenya’s election is famously known for the proliferation of disinformation through social media platforms. During the 2017 elections, Twitter bots accounted for a quarter of influential voices on Twitter with the primary goal of disseminating negative narratives about major issues, political candidates and perceived electoral abnormalities.

Early this year,  bloggers belonging to the camp of Willian Ruto, Kenyan deputy president and a presidential contender, shared a video across Twitter with the hashtag #Railathebetrayer, which trended and influenced conversations on that social media platform. The goal of the campaign was to expose Raila Odinga, a key contender, who is alleged to have betrayed other politicians in his political career.

Kenya’s upcoming elections are already experiencing a bumpy ride as political contenders are engaging in intense accusations. In addition, disinformation campaigns are already on the rise across Facebook and Twitter, without any proper tools to curb them.

The 2021 Reuters Institute Digital News survey indicated that 75 percent of news consumers in Kenya find it hard to distinguish between what is real and what is fake online. Also, political misinformation is known to spread three times faster than any type of misinformation on social media platforms.

This is worrying for citizens because politicians and foreign influencers will weaponize these social media platforms to advance harmful narratives that will undermine the integrity of the Kenyan elections.

Source: Twitter and Facebook won’t counter disinformation in the upcoming Kenyan elections · Global Voices

8 Customer Service + Health Care Tips + Pod31: C. Levy’s Book Art

Happiness Between Tails by da-AL

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Click H-E-R-E for my podcast page at AnchorFM. This week’s show is the audio version of the post below this blog post of “Book Art by Cecilia Levy.”

At the Happiness Between Tails podcast page, you’ll also find links to subscribe, hear, and share it via most any platform, from Spotify and Apple Podcasts, to Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts, along with RadioPublic and Castbox and Stitcher and more, plus an RSS feed. Check out the full list of 50+ places.

Are you a creative novelist like me or work at anything else for which there’s never enough time? For too many people, precious moments are squandered ironing out business issues with health care agencies, stores, and all manner of institutions. The one silver lining is that any time a…

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