Category: Climate
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The Week In Stories Around The Globe
Flash shot: A Sunday for Cuba’s Patron Saint Like every September 8, it was the day of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the Patron Saint of Cuba, a date celebrated not only by Catholic devotees but also by numerous Cubans of different creeds and spiritualities, and even quite a few of those who declare…
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We Are the Good Guys, We Are the Democratic Party
A message from the Democratic National Committee, Dear Black Lives Matter, We are the Democratic Party! We are The Political Party of Martin Van Buren. Do you remember who that was? We don’t either. Like most Americans, we Democrats think U.S. history is so boring. Why do you think we keep shutting down schools in…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
In India, female bodybuilding is as challenging as it is rewarding “These bodybuilders on the contrary focus on their muscles and strength, which often defies the conventional views on femininity,” Kunnath explains. “It’s a complex landscape of stereotypical ideas and societal expectations of femininity they have to navigate.” #India #bodybuilding #WomenEmpowement #weightlifting 4 Talking Points…
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The Grand Old Party
A Letter from the U.S. Republican Party Greetings Peasants, We are the GOP, aka The Grand Ol’ Party. And our parties are great because it’s only white people that are invited unless you’re the help. We aren’t bigots because we are the Party of Lincoln, and he freed the slaves. Yet, the blacks still complain…
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The Week in Stories Around Globe
Israel strike on Gaza school kills more than 100: Report More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the official Palestinian news agency said. #Gazabombing #GazaGenocide #Israel #war Protests Erupt in UP Over Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh Hindu organizations and residents…
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Adulting is Expensive AF
“Life on Earth maybe expensive, but at least you get a free trip around the sun.” -Unknown When I was a kid (aging myself here), Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous was a colossal show. You’d see celebrity homes that were mansions. So I thought a million-dollar home would be a damn palace when I…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Horror, grief, trauma in Ethiopia’s Gofa a week after deadly landslides Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed posted on X on Tuesday that he was “deeply saddened by this terrible loss”, adding that the Federal Disaster Prevention Task Force has been deployed to the area and is working to reduce the impact of the disaster. But according to…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
“This Must End”: Israel Orders New Mass Evacuation, Continuing Attacks on Gaza Health System “We have an obligation as healthcare workers, as public health advocates, to state very clearly … our demands not only for an immediate and sustained ceasefire, but an end to the Israeli occupation.” #GazaGenocide #War #Violence #MiddleEast Jubilation and stunned silence:…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
UN reports ‘shocking’ rise in violations against children in conflict in 2023 “We are failing children,” … “I call on the international community to recommit to the universal consensus to protect children from armed conflict and I call on States to fulfill their primary responsibility to protect their populations and respect all norms and standards applicable…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Leftist Climate Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Mexican Presidency in Landslide With Mexico facing a devastating heatwave and other climate impacts, Sheinbaum has pledged to prioritize clean energy development, vowing to “lead a $13.6 billion program to jumpstart Mexico’s renewable energy sector,” Politicoreported. Sheinbaum is set to take office in October. #MEXICO #ClaudiaPrimeraPresidentaDeMéxico #LatinAmerica #EleccionesMéxico2024 Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use…
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