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It has been quite a January–Over 800,000 Federal Employees are not being paid and have been going to Food Pantries. This is as Speaker Pelosi withdrew the Invitation to speak at the State of The Union until the Government shuts down There might be some movement–but we’ll have to see where it goes. It is simply tragic!!
Of all the suffering I’ve seen and the challenges epitomized by this letter from the Air Traffic Control Folks, this was quite timely as the Coast Guard Commandant made a very powerful statement–I was honored to help release this to my Twitter Feed–The idea of Soldiers relying on Food Pantries is just absolutely unacceptable.
I continue to hope that reason prevails:
Your Coast Guard leadership team & the American people stand in awe of your continued dedication to duty, resilience, & that of your families. I find it unacceptable that @USCG members must rely on food pantries & donations to get through day-to-day life. #uscg pic.twitter.com/TZ9ppUidyO
— Admiral Karl Schultz (@ComdtUSCG) January 23, 2019
It has been quite a week in our World as we’ve hit the ground running at the Daily Outsider. As I write this, 800,000 Federal Workers are either Idle or working without Pay due to the President’s insistence on a wall–as vital services continues to be affected. This is as the United States continues to be snubbed around the World–exemplified by what the Turkish President did not withstanding noting that the meeting with the US National Security Adviser was “not confirmed”. This is as the United States and the World awaits the President’s speech and the Democratic Response–and our team at the Daily Outsider released one perspective courtesy Seth Meyers last night.
What was shocking to me was how the Trump Administration decided to downgrade the diplomatic status of the European Union’s Mission to the United States–without informing the European Union. But this story of hope I picked up from UNICEF ((one of the many World outfits under attack from the Trump Administration) sustains my sense of hope :
“I hope that I will walk again and become a children’s doctor when I grow up.” 10-year-old Abdallah from Syria.
Abdallah’s life was turned upside down, but he’s not giving up hope. I am inspired by his strength and courage. #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/8IvbfMsnOR
— Henrietta H. Fore (@unicefchief) January 7, 2019
It has been quite a week–and what I saw as I work away just simply blew me away-Quite a interesting take as I begin the “mad dash” to finish 2018–Professor Turley takes it from here:
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson unleashed on President Donald Trump at an event for a medical center. Tillerson said that he stopped Trump from violating the law and that Trump is both unread and undisciplined. 159 more words
@ClimateReality has begun https://t.co/Igaa5af9r6
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) December 4, 2018
It has been a very challenging year in many respects epitomized by what The Economist so beautifully captured especially with Brexit in the UK, the challenges in continental Europe, the profound challenges in Europe, the challenges in Iran and the on-going trade war with China. I continue to remain hopeful about our World. I decided to close out my “WordPress” corner with this On how one community fought homelessness and won.
Onward to 2019 with all its’ possibilities.
It has been a challenging Month So far–and it is not even over as I write this!!
I picked this up that I wonder if the State Department truly understands as the World seeks to go beyond the United States due to the President’s Moves…..
Challenging times indeed….as I did want to “book-end” it on this cute note with what I picked up–because I continue to remain optimistic in spite of it all!!
As the US tries to keep countries such as India from dealing with Iran and Russia, it is driving more and more countries to seek alternatives to the US dollar, threatening the dollar’s hegemony, says Vijay Prashad
Source: Unintended Consequences: US Sanctions on Russia and Iran Weaken Dollar’s Rule
Some True Food For thought…
10 years since the financial crash we’ve learned that there exists in the US not just one economy, but many, as well as many kinds of economic actors. From platform cooperatives to cryptocurrency, people are continuously building economic alternatives. So says Nathan Schneider, crusader for collective ownership and author of “Everything for Everyone: the Radical Tradition That Is Shaping The Next Economy.”
What a week it has been!!!
While in my “Word Press Corner” saw this as I am Working away & picked this up–Professor Turley has quite a way of putting things:
…If John Kerry was swift boated in 2004, the GOP appears to be Swift voted in 2016. In a measure of the power of celebrity status in our culture, Taylor Swift has reportedly caused a massive registration after she endorsed Tennessee Democrats. For the GOP hoping for a “Brett bounce” of Republicans going to the…
It has been quite a year so far–as we begin the final three months. As a new quarter dawns, I saw this from one of my must reads on Word Press–although the manner in which Professor Turley noted it is of concern–especially as such who profess to be “Islamic” are in fact not–It is important to read the writings and listen to the speeches by some of the thinkers such as Mohsen Kadivar–who teaches at Duke (and spent some time in the dungeons of the Islamic Republic of Iran ) to see the true face of Islam as a Faith. What happened in the Maldives was tragic–just as the fascists in Afghanistan destroyed 6000 years of history by blowing up the Buddha Statutes…
Here are his opening thoughts on it:
The intolerance of art and free expression in many Islamic countries was particularly and painfully evident in the Maldives last week. A beautiful and powerful underwater sculpture by British artist Jason DeCaires Taylor was ordered destroyed by the government after objections by Islamic leaders for its depiction of human forms. Ironically, the art highlighted the dire risk […]
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