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The light year is a bookkeeping unit that has been promoted, by repetition and by the poverty of better language, into a cosmic speed limit. Both halves of that sentence are wrong in slightly different ways. A light year measures the distance a photon covers in one orbit of Earth around the Sun, and it measures that distance against the stage on which photons and Earths and Suns appear.

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The light year is a bookkeeping unit that has been promoted, by repetition and by the poverty of better language, into a cosmic speed limit. Both halves of that sentence are wrong in slightly diffe…

♜ The Most Chess-Obsessed Country in the World
#chess

The Most Chess-Obsessed Country in the World
Local clubs in India are providing education and helping communities turn the humble 'game of kings' into a route out of poverty.

I am a proud Jewish American.
My father fled Poland in 1921 to escape poverty and antisemitism.
Those in his family who stayed were murdered by the Nazis.
Since childhood, I have known very well where antisemitism, racism, fanaticism and demagoguery lead.
So let me be clear.
Speaking out against the horrific and inhumane actions of Israel, and its extremist leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, is notantisemitic.
Speaking out about the dangerous and destructive…

I donated again to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
https://www.splcenter.org/
We still have so much racism and injustice in the USA. Organizations like Southern Poverty Law Center fights to strengthening democracy and voting rights in the USA and that is critical to the future of our country.

SPLC | Apathy Is Not An Option
The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to creating a world where Black and Brown communities are represented and respected by our democracy.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told White House budget director Russel Vought that
lawmakers “are not getting any answers”
as to why hundreds of millions of dollars isn’t flowing to states
for anti-poverty programs.
Senators from both parties chided the Trump administration Thursday for continuing to withhold funding Congress has approved, -- more than a year after the White House first froze billions of dollars for temporary “review.”
During White House budget di…

Happy 104th birthday 🎂 to my late mom 👵🏼, who was not born on Friday the 13th😱 but was born a bit under a cloud 🌧️. She suffered extreme poverty 💸 during the depression 📉, had way more kids 🧑🏽‍🦱👱🏼‍♂️👩🏼‍🦰 👶🏼 than she planned for (sorry, mom), never got that PhD 📜, or the chocolate brown Mercedes 280SL.
I’m not sure she loved my dad, or her kids, or herself. I should have asked! But she lived a long life and was, for me and a lot of others, a feminist, activist, progressive role model. …

"A Plaid Cymru victory in May would be “a pretty revolutionary change” for Wales, she said, but the party would first have to prove it could govern better than Labour: since devolution began in 1999, NHS and education standards in Wales have dropped below the other UK nations, and poverty has deepened."
So #Plaid_Cymru have a pretty low bar to climb, it would seem. Less incompe…

Without health insurance in #Alaska: Helicopter transport and appendictomiy cost $60,000–$140,000. The entire cost must be borne by the individual.
It is not unlikely that #Inuit in the USA lack health insurance; a quarter live below the poverty line.

Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects
This report explores the current state of knowledge regarding inequalities and their effect on American Indian and Alaska Native children, underscoring gaps in our current knowledge and the opportunities for early intervention to begin to address ...

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Tarrus Riley:
🎵 Poverty Nuh Inna Fashion
#TarrusRiley
https://maximumsound1.bandcamp.com/track/poverty-nuh-inna-fashion-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/6FOwwIDtJY8EmGKxCyAjhL

I donated again to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Due to the dire threats to the USA from the current administration and the Republican party I am donating as much as I spend on myself to charity this year.
https://www.splcenter.org/
We still have so much racism injustice for the poor in the USA. We…

SPLC | Apathy Is Not An Option
The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to creating a world where Black and Brown communities are represented and respected by our democracy.

Nigel Farage wants to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child limit - Big Issue
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/nigel-farage-beer-prices-two-child-benefit-limit/
Same old Tories, effectively.
No wonder he won't deba…

Farage puts pints over poverty with plan to cut price of beer by reinstating two-child benefit cap
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged to reinstate the two-child limit on benefits to pay for a 5p cut off pints of beer to boost pubs.

Isn't it ironic - world leaders have problems agreeing on most things like war, pollution, poverty etc. But when someone say 'lets lock down the Internet behond wonky age verification in OS's, apps and on web sites' most of them agree #privacy #surveillance

Sonnet 103 - CIII
Alack! what poverty my Muse brings forth,
That having such a scope to show her pride,
The argument all bare is of more worth
Than when it hath my added praise beside!
O! blame me not, if I no more can write!
Look in your glass, and there appears a face
That over-goes my blunt invention quite,
Dulling my lines, and doing me disgrace.
Were it not sinful then, striving to mend,
To mar the subject that before was well?…

I love how we don't have money for healthcare, science or fixing poverty.

“In Bombay Beach, everything that can go wrong in the world has gone wrong;
that’s why people most describe it as apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic,” said Tao Ruspoli.
“You have climate change, environmental collapse, severe poverty and contaminated water.
The beauty of the apocalypse is that it exposes all the problems of our culture and then asks the question, what’s next?
What do you do once the end has happened?”

These corporations are too big to care about the consumer market. Why do we vote for politicians who enable their growth? This obviously leads to poverty and thousands of years of misery and servitude.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Gang of Four:
🎵 To Hell With Poverty
#GangofFour
https://gangoffour.bandcamp.com/track/to-hell-with-poverty
https://open.spotify.com/track/5meAeH2xj8CkB5ZUahQJQ6

Conservatives want schools to teach this strict life path they say avoids poverty
The steps are simple: Graduate from high school. Find a full-time job. Get married before having kids.

The three-pronged framework is currently taught in just a handful of classrooms.
But soon, students across the country may be told that following those steps could keep them out of poverty as adults.
The approach is getting a boost from conservatives seeking to bring it to America’s middl…

Conservatives want schools to teach this strict life path they say avoids poverty
Bills in at least seven GOP-led states would require lessons on the “success sequence.” Critics say it ignores systemic challenges and stigmatizes non-traditional families.

Federal Funding for People in Poverty Is Going to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead
Most of the money Missouri gives to its crisis pregnancy centers comes from federal funds meant to assist families experiencing poverty with basic necessities and child care, Republican Rep. Jason Smith said on the U.S. House floor in January.
As many as $3 of every $4 for pregnancy centers in Missouri was from the federal #TANF

Iraq is ‘Unrecognizable and Remarkable’ After Decades of Conflict – UN Coordinator Shows Why https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/iraq-unrecognizable-and-remarkable-after-decades-of-conflict-un-coordinator/

Iraq ‘Unrecognizable and Remarkable’ After Decades of Conflict: UN Coordinator
Now, the nation's poverty rate has fallen around 3% in the last 7 years, while more than 5 million internal refugees have returned to their homes

Ohne Krankenversicherung in Alaska: Hubschraubertransport & Blinddarmentfernung kosten 60.000–140.000 USD. Die gesamten Kosten müssen selbst getragen werden.
Es ist nicht unwahrscheinlich, dass #Inuit in den #USA nicht krankenversichert sind, 1/4 lebt unter der Armutsgrenze.

Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects
This report explores the current state of knowledge regarding inequalities and their effect on American Indian and Alaska Native children, underscoring gaps in our current knowledge and the opportunities for early intervention to begin to address ...

I donated to Give Directly https://www.givedirectly.org/ to benefit refugees
"GiveDirectly is a nonprofit that lets donors like you send money directly to the world's poorest households. In doing so, we aim to accelerate the end of extreme poverty globally."
Give Directly believes is da…

GiveDirectly: Send money to people living in poverty
GiveDirectly allows donors to send money directly to people in poverty with no strings attached. Our approach is guided by rigorous evidence of impact and our values of efficiency, transparency, and respect.

Sonnet 103 - CIII
Alack! what poverty my Muse brings forth,
That having such a scope to show her pride,
The argument all bare is of more worth
Than when it hath my added praise beside!
O! blame me not, if I no more can write!
Look in your glass, and there appears a face
That over-goes my blunt invention quite,
Dulling my lines, and doing me disgrace.
Were it not sinful then, striving to mend,
To mar the subject that before was well?…

There's a lot to like in this government initiative but concerning that improved heat-tightness (chiefly via insulation) doesn't get the leading emphasis it should have. Instead a lot of emphasis on solar, but the EROI of solar isn't great in the UK.
Skip past the copious puff to the bottom, notes to editors, to find a bit of detail.
Families to save in biggest home upgrade plan in British history - GOV.UK

Families to save in biggest home upgrade plan in British history
Government launches Warm Homes Plan to upgrade the nation's homes, help families cut their energy bills, and tackle fuel poverty.

I donated to Develop Africa to support students in Sierra Leone.
https://www.developafrica.org/about-develop-africa
"we provide education, child sponsorship, leadership development, workforce empowerment, and more to poverty-stricken African communities. We aid in br…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Gang of Four:
🎵 To Hell With Poverty
#GangofFour
https://gangoffour.bandcamp.com/track/to-hell-with-poverty
https://open.spotify.com/track/5meAeH2xj8CkB5ZUahQJQ6

The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world
rather than the “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”, according to a leading UN figure.
Olivier De Schutter,
the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights,
says politicians must stop prioritising
“socially and ecologically destructive growth” that only increases the profits
– and serves the consumption demands
– of the world’s ri…

Good Morning #Canada
#HappyBirthday to the Honourable Cairine Reay Mackay Wilson who the first woman to be appointed to the Senate in Canada. Her appointment in 1930 marked the end of an era during which women in Canada were denied civil rights. Born in Montréal on February 4, 1885, into a wealthy Scottish-Canadian family, Cairine Reay Mackay married Norman F. Wilson, the Liberal Member of Parliament for Russell, Ontario, in 1909. In 1919, the Wilson family moved to Ottawa, where Mrs. Wilson soon became heavily involved in politics. Her privileged background did not stop her from publicly denouncing appeasement of Hitler, defying her own government to bring in #WWII Jewish refugees, or a lifetime commitment to child poverty and refugees. And she had time to fight for women's rights to be in government by founding the National Federation of Liberal Women of Canada in 1928 and the Twentieth Century Liberal Association in 1930.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairine_Wilson

I donated to Partners for Health
https://www.pih.org/our-mission
"By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of…

Mission
Our mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Jah Lil, Tanzie:
🎵 POVERTY
#JahLil #Tanzie
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://open.spotify.com/track/2D7xDnl9vtBAtVfxMipmmE