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Perth (aboriginal name Boorloo), Adelaide (Tarntanya wam), Sydney (Gaadi), and Woolongong. In ten days I spoke to over 1500 people. I explain Australia's connection to Palestine and implore audiences for global joint action against racism and colonialism (incl. zionism) but I also explain about reality on the ground and how they can help

On April 16, 2024, Chairman Bob Casey of the U.S. Special Committee on Aging (D-PA) touted his new legislative proposal, S. 4120, that would ensure that direct care professionals have a sustainable, lifelong career by providing substantial new funding to support these workers in the long-term-care industry, from nursing homes to home care, to assisted living facilities. It also takes a look at worker shortage in RI.

This article talks about the latest Iranian attack on Israel in response to the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus

The aging, and ailing, Pope Francis, (born in 1936; elected pope in March 2013), the first Jesuit spiritual director ever elected pope, has written an accessible new book addressed to young Catholics, A Good Life: 15 Essential Habits for Living with Hope and Joy, translated from the Italian by Oonagh Stransky (Worthy Publishing/ Hachette Publishing Group, 2024). Certain things the pope says in it could help us today.

A sonnet to celebrate the heritage of a freedom-loving people on their special day marking remembrance of overseas fights for freedom freedom freedom, and domestic conservatism.

"To this day I feel humiliation for what was done to me" The time I spent in Abu Ghraib -- it ended my life. I'm only half a human now." That's what Abu Ghraib survivor Talib al-Majli had to say about the 16 months he spent at that notorious prison in Iraq after being captured and detained by American troops on October 31, 2003. In the wake of his release, al-Majli has continued to suffer a myriad of difficulties[...]

When I went to finish the last few Brussel sprouts / I saw the ant struggling

Ohio, Florida, and other states where Republican governors refused vaccine mandates were left unprotected against COVID-19 and saw higher death rates. The anti-vax mindset is extremely dangerous.

Plastic pollution is causing an increase in heart disease. Plastic particles are now found in clogged arteries and increasing the risk of heart attacks significantly.

How can one contend that January 6 was not obstruction, when insurrectionists blocked the most serious official U.S proceeding, verifying the presidential election?