John Ravis
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Free The Tiger King!!!!
January 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Free The Tiger King!!!!
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‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
January 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
January 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
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Tonight is the first full moon of the year and it is called the Wolf Moon. For native Americans it symbolizes resilience and survival during the harshest time of winter. Let us all have resilience in these harsh times, especially our sisters and brothers in California who we love.
January 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Tonight is the first full moon of the year and it is called the Wolf Moon. For native Americans it symbolizes resilience and survival during the harshest time of winter. Let us all have resilience in these harsh times, especially our sisters and brothers in California who we love.
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Navajo Nation firefighters taking a well earned break. These tribesmen are apolitical. They simply came to L.A. to help.
January 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Navajo Nation firefighters taking a well earned break. These tribesmen are apolitical. They simply came to L.A. to help.
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One CFP semifinal went 59 minutes and 53 seconds before being decided. The other went 57:47. Fantastic two days of college football.
January 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
One CFP semifinal went 59 minutes and 53 seconds before being decided. The other went 57:47. Fantastic two days of college football.
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“I want to be in an environment where I have the resources to win a national championship,” Brian Kelly said in April 2022 after leaving Notre Dame for LSU.
Notre Dame will play for a national championship in 11 days. LSU has not made the CFP since Kelly took over.
Notre Dame will play for a national championship in 11 days. LSU has not made the CFP since Kelly took over.
January 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“I want to be in an environment where I have the resources to win a national championship,” Brian Kelly said in April 2022 after leaving Notre Dame for LSU.
Notre Dame will play for a national championship in 11 days. LSU has not made the CFP since Kelly took over.
Notre Dame will play for a national championship in 11 days. LSU has not made the CFP since Kelly took over.
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"Our libraries and bookstores are critical spaces for learning, exploration, and connection. By striking down these provisions, the court has safeguarded the right of every Arkansan to access ideas and information without fear of censorship or prosecution."
Arkansas can't jail librarians for giving kids 'harmful' books
Portions of an Arkansas law that would have subjected librarians to criminal charges for letting kids check out books deemed "harmful to minors" were
reason.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Our libraries and bookstores are critical spaces for learning, exploration, and connection. By striking down these provisions, the court has safeguarded the right of every Arkansan to access ideas and information without fear of censorship or prosecution."
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I recommend reading banned/challenged books so you're not like the people who try to ban books without even reading them.
December 28, 2024 at 6:32 AM
I recommend reading banned/challenged books so you're not like the people who try to ban books without even reading them.
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The United States saw an 18.1 percent increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said.
U.S. homelessness rose 18 percent in 2024, continuing multi-year upward trend
The United States saw an 18.1 percent increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of…
buff.ly
December 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
The United States saw an 18.1 percent increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said.
Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, is now involved with the Better Outcomes for Oklahoma's Kids initiative to improve teacher pay and educ…
December 26, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, is now involved with the Better Outcomes for Oklahoma's Kids initiative to improve teacher pay and educ…
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Federal Court upholds ban on Arkansas library law! 💙📚
The ruling said sections of the law they enjoined “would permit, if not encourage, library committees and local governmental bodies to make censorship decisions based on content or viewpoint, which would violate the First Amendment.” - @npr.org
The ruling said sections of the law they enjoined “would permit, if not encourage, library committees and local governmental bodies to make censorship decisions based on content or viewpoint, which would violate the First Amendment.” - @npr.org
December 24, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Federal Court upholds ban on Arkansas library law! 💙📚
The ruling said sections of the law they enjoined “would permit, if not encourage, library committees and local governmental bodies to make censorship decisions based on content or viewpoint, which would violate the First Amendment.” - @npr.org
The ruling said sections of the law they enjoined “would permit, if not encourage, library committees and local governmental bodies to make censorship decisions based on content or viewpoint, which would violate the First Amendment.” - @npr.org
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
December 20, 2024 at 12:11 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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On this day 1843, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is first published.
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”
December 19, 2024 at 1:22 PM
On this day 1843, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is first published.
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
December 14, 2024 at 1:14 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
December 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
We’re in such a hurry most of the time we never get much chance to talk. The result is a kind of endless day-to-day shallowness, a monotony that leaves a person wondering years later where all the time went and sorry that it’s all gone.
-- Robert M. Pirsig
-- Robert M. Pirsig
December 8, 2024 at 4:56 PM
We’re in such a hurry most of the time we never get much chance to talk. The result is a kind of endless day-to-day shallowness, a monotony that leaves a person wondering years later where all the time went and sorry that it’s all gone.
-- Robert M. Pirsig
-- Robert M. Pirsig
‘Everything we seek can only be found in the present…to abandon the present in order to look for things in the future is to throw away the substance and hold on to the shadow’ ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
December 7, 2024 at 1:29 PM
‘Everything we seek can only be found in the present…to abandon the present in order to look for things in the future is to throw away the substance and hold on to the shadow’ ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Thought of the day 🦋 ……..
November 30, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Thought of the day 🦋 ……..