At the press conference outside of USAID headquarters, Senator Brian Schatz:
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers. That is not how the American system of government works."
Nailed it!
"...perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death."
–Excerpted from "Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda
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Good poems help us remember our connections to self, others, and the great other all around us. Such poems are tiny machines for remembering themselves as well, which is, of course, part of their wonderfully sneaky plan... UCrYM2cQ2gPoZAgaxtud3H-A
Apparently, Roe v. Wade reversal wasn’t enough.
The right-wing Supreme Court just overruled 40 years of precedent that empowered federal agencies to protect you.
SCOTUS wants you to drink dirty water, eat contaminated food, and breathe filthy air.
This court is out of control.
How Humans Change… A Pickle Juice Story (Excerpt)
"Make yourself into a cucumber, looking for a just right marination. / Sweet, sour, or hot, it’s your life, you know the kind of juice you need." –Dale Biron
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Dear Criminal Defendant Clark:
I am a Hindu. Are you suggesting I do not belong in this country?
You might be better off studying our Founders, the text of our First Amendment, and (albeit for other reasons), the Criminal Code.
I sincerely wish you the best,
Neal
Once in a while we record a 'must watch' podcast. Imo this Wed's episode w neuroscientist/philosopher Iain McGilchrist -about the schism in human consciousness between our left and right brains -is one of them. Beautiful conversation w/ a wonderful human being: A teaser clip: