A ‘Statement Of Concern’

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The actions of Republican state legislators to curtail absentee voting, limit days for early voting and seize control of local election boards have prompted 188 scholars to sign a “Statement of Concern: The Threats to American Democracy and the Need for National Voting and Election Administration Standards.” 

Their words are wise and prophetic …


Statement of Concern

The Threats to American Democracy and the Need for National Voting and Election Administration Standards

STATEMENT

June 1, 2021

We, the undersigned, are scholars of democracy who have watched the recent deterioration of U.S. elections and liberal democracy with growing alarm. Specifically, we have watched with deep concern as Republican-led state legislatures across the country have in recent months proposed or implemented what we consider radical changes to core electoral procedures in response to unproven and intentionally destructive allegations of a stolen election. Collectively, these initiatives are transforming several states into political systems…

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Wondering Wednesdays, Baby Acres, Chapter 1, part II A: Adulthood

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

This post continues the rough draft of  Chapter 1 of my non-fiction WiP, Baby Acres.  This is the next outline section, chapter 1, section II A.

I think I’ve finally managed to stay within my word count guideline for this section, with 288 words for a 250 plan!  🙂

And once again, by way of disclaimer, the overall goal is now to explain why we need both equ. + justice, & why in 4 phases.  This chapter will transition to a chapter (2-5) for each phase, showing what Phases I-IV could look like as part of a possible roadmap for a fully inclusive society for all of us.  This vision is laid out in the hope that All HumanKind  will eventually have each person’s basic needs  met, without taking anything from anyone, and without violence, intimidation, nor coercion of any kind. 

Chapter One, section II A:

Phase II with respect…

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Contemplating Freedom Again

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Wise sages throughout time have realized that most people say they want freedom, but when the people finally acquire the keys to freedom, they reject complete freedom.

Much of the problem with popular notions of freedom is that it is that we mistake license for freedom. A useful way to view the two concepts is to remember that license is a subset of freedom. License is the belief that we can do whatever we want, whenever we want to do it. Taken as a whole, freedom encompasses much more than license. To possess freedom requires that we take full accountability and responsibility for our speech and actions. License assumes no accountability while freedom implies the understanding that there are consequences for everything we say and do. The truth of the matter is that many people are frightened of accountability and responsibility.

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for…

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Mini pizzas! Perfect for a Netflix night🍿

LITTLE CHEF’S APRON

Welcome to Little Chef’s Apron! Ever wondered what to eat during a movie night? Obviously, it is a time to eat junk food!! I often have movie nights on Saturdays and that gives me a lot of time to experiment on midnight snacks.

I usually just eat a pack of chips or some cookies but it still gives me a good opportunity to try out new quick recipes.

I also like to eat mug cakes and I am planning to try pasta in a mug too.

For today, we are making mini pizzas. It is a very easy recipe and great for pizza lovers! Since they are mini pizzas, we don’t need to rise the dough for long. And they also take less time than normal pizzas.

Here is my other pizza recipe that I made in bread maker:

https://thecookingjournals.com/2021/02/25/making-pizzeria-pizza-in-a-different-way/

Starting off with the recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cupall purposeflour

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Whenever, wherever

Inhale Peace; Exhale Love. Joy will Follow! - RUELHA

This song was top of the charts as soon as it released in 2001. With those golden locks and the figure of a Greek goddess, this damsel belly danced her way into my memory. Shakira is one of the few artists who writes her own music. Being a writer, I have immense respect for her. The video commences with this svelte drenched woman who ascends from a desolate slumber into an exciting world where drastic things are constantly happening and the elements are radically evolving. One moment she’s in an arid desert, another – she’s in the midst of a horse stampede. She’s dancing and smiling through it all. She’s oblivious to the rampant dangers engulfing her because she’s got that maddening spark of romantic hope in her eyes. She’s not worried about the next meeting and the nature of their long distance relationship. She’s not wasting her feelings on…

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Could the Delta B.1.617.2 be more effective than the vaccine?

Beyond The Lines

Source – sciencenews

The Delta variant, Indian variant, or the Lineage B.1.617 has shown cases of symptomatic vaccine breakthrough infections at a tertiary care place.

What is a symptomatic vaccine breakthrough?

Symptomatic vaccine breakthrough is when a person shows signs of reinfection after getting vaccinated with either or both shots of the vaccine.

Why must you take the vaccine?

Believe this, without the vaccine you don’t stand a chance. Don’t believe me? Look at the figures. If you still think that you could beat the virus without getting vaccinated then perhaps scroll through your medical records. If you never had a flu, a fever or any other sickness than you do stand a chance or else please go and get vaccinated.

Could the Delta B.1.617.2 be more effective than the vaccine?

Yes, quite contradictory. The worst symptoms of reinfection after vaccination would be raging fever for a few days. One…

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Palata Drotningholm, Švedska – Drottningholm Palace, Sweden

Google translation of introduction: Palace Drotningholm, Sweden – Drottningholm Palace, Sweden

In 1981, King Carl Gustav XVI of Sweden and his family moved their permanent residence to an island in Lake Melaren, not far from the capital. It is possible that they did that because, in the previous year, by changing the constitution of the country, the monarchy was reduced only to a representative role. As the king lost his central place in political life, the state-owned Drotningholm proved to be an ideal solution for his isolation.

Myrela

Godine 1981. švedski kralj Karl Gustav XVI i njegova porodica preselili su svoju stalnu rezidenciju na ostrvo u jezeru Melaren, nedaleko od prijestonice. Moguće je da su to uradili zbog toga što je, prethodne godine, promjenom ustava zemlje monarhija svedena samo na reprezentativnu ulogu. Pošto je kralj izgubio centralno mjesto u političkom životu, državni posjed Drotningholm pokazao se kao idealno reješenje za njegovu izolaciju. Naziv Drotningholm (“Kraljičino ostrvo”) potiče iz šesnaestog vijeka kada je kralj Johan III na tom mjestu podigao palatu za svoju suprugu Katarinu Jagelonsku. Zdanje je bilo kratkog vijeka, izgorelo je do temelja 30. decembra 1661. godine, nekoliko mjeseci po prelasku u vlasništvo Edvige Eleonore, regentkinje mladog Karla XI. Rekonstrukcija koju je započeo Nikodemus Tesin Stariji, a nastavio njegov sin, trebalo je da istakne veličinu Švedske koja je, nakon sklapanja Vestfalskog mira 1648. godine, postala jedna od vodećih evropskih sila.

Palata oličava vrhunac nordijskog baroka. Središnjim dijelom…

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Bru na Bojn, Irska – Brú na Bóinne, Ireland

Google translation of introduction: The New Hill Green Hill, about thirty miles from Dublin, owes its modern name to the fact that in 1142 it became part of the Melifont Abbey farm. However, around that place where, as it was determined, the legendary kings of Tara were buried, and which was Tuatha de Danam even earlier , that is, the abode of supernatural beings with the goddess Dan at its head, fairy tales have long spun. In 1699, during the construction of the road, a mysterious underground pit was discovered, but, probably out of fear of the wrath of the terrible ancient gods, further research was abandoned. The pit was rarely entered until 1962, when archaeologists, deciding to thoroughly examine it, found a tomb with an access corridor dating from approximately 3200 BC.

Myrela

Zeleni brežuljak Njugrendž (engl. “nova farma”), na tridesetak milja od Dablina, svoje moderno ime duguje činjenici da je 1142. godine postao dio poljoprivrednog imanja opatije Melifont. Međutim, oko tog mjesta na kom su, kako je utvrđeno, sahranjeni legendarni kraljevi Tare, a koje je još ranije bilo Tuatha de Danam, to jeste, boravište natprirodnih bića s boginjom Danu na čelu, dugo su se ispredale bajkovite priče. Godine 1699., za vrijeme izgradnje puta, otkrivena je tajanstvena podzemna jama, ali se, vjerovatno iz straha od gnjeva strašnih drevnih bogova, odustalo od daljeg istraživanja. U jamu se rijetko ulazilo sve do 1962. godine, kada su arheolozi, odlučivši da je temeljno ispitaju, našli grobnicu s prilaznim hodnikom koja potiče približno iz 3200. godine p.n.e.

Danas je Njugrendž najznačajniji i najbolje očuvan spomenik u području koje Irci zovu Brú na Bóinne, a koje se proteže na samo trinaest kvadratnih kilometara uz rijeku Bojne. On se…

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