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To save our planet

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History of military activity involving Israel according to Claude. Israel does not look like the aggressor?

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@davidfrum @maddow

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@CENTCOM Iran has leverage from its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz because of the pain such closure would cause to civilians. Doesn't that make closing the SoH, or even threatening to do so, a war crime?

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

My First Teacher of Compassion - His Holiness the Dalai Lama reflects on his mother as the first teacher to introduce him to the value of compassion — not only through word, but through action. Video originally recorded on June 25, 2018.

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@CENTCOM Iran has leverage from its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz because of the pain such closure would cause to civilians. Doesn't that make closing the SoH, or even threatening to do so, a war crime?

[OurCommons @HumanCommons]

@CENTCOM Iran has leverage from its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz because of the pain such closure would cause to civilians. Doesn't that make closing the SoH, or even threatening to do so, a war crime?

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@CENTCOM https://t.co/3aAQMbxpPa

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

THANK YOU MESSAGE

I would like to thank you all for your greetings on my 91st birthday. As I mentioned to those gathered here in Leh, Ladakh, India on 6 July, when I look back on my life, I see that the core of my practice has been to be of benefit to others. That is the altruistic motivation with which I wake up every day.

Spreading compassion and kindness continues to be my life's primary mission. Such an attitude is essential to making our world a better place for everyone. I therefore call on my brothers and sisters everywhere, both young and old, to practice warm-heartedness and compassion, with genuine concern for the well-being of others. To be able to do so is, I believe, what it means to lead a meaningful and purposeful life of service.

As you may be aware, following a successful medical procedure on my left knee in New Delhi last month, I have since been recuperating here in Ladakh. As in past years, I find the climate here at this time of year well suited to my health, and I therefore plan to remain in Ladakh for the next several weeks.

With my prayers and good wishes,

DALAI LAMA

8 July 2026

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the principal source of success in life.

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[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

The Supreme Court has ruled that the manifestly racist policy of deporting Haitians theoretically might not have been racist on another set of facts aside from the one that actually obtained in our real world. Even by this Supreme Court's standards this is sad and embarrassing—as well as contributory to obvious and avoidable injustice.
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[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

We have no guarantee we'll be happy, we just hope that we will. We hope we'll overcome whatever problems confront us and if we lose hope we despair. Happiness corresponds with peace of mind and a key to that is warm-heartedness. Developing compassion brings courage and self-confidence; warm-heartedness and intelligence bring peace of mind.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

This is a stunning strategic defeat and Trump is without parallel as a strategic loser.
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[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

A book informed by Ukraine in Ukrainian translation.
My thanks to Volodymyr Babenko for his wonderful work.
Thanks also @OlgaPatl for sharing

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

When I retired from chess to help launch the pro-democracy movement against Putin in 2005, I was told that politics isn’t like chess, it’s all gray area. But in some things, like the fight between good and evil in Ukraine, it’s black and white. My speech at the Tryzub Gala:

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

Former UK defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace placed on Russia’s wanted list.

As someone who’s been in Russia’s wanted list for more than 15 years, I can say, welcome to the club Sir Ben Wallace. It means you’re one of the people who have made a difference https://t.co/xMwjdWUG0i

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

This is beyond fucked

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Is Blanche actually Todd's nickname? BLANCH Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster https://t.co/ourPYwn4mS

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The US should ban the export of oil and cap domestic gasoline prices at $2 per gallon until the war is over.