The last update to this blog was posted on November 20, 2024,
almost five weeks ago.
This update captures the high points of what has happened in the
past five weeks. I have tried to make this update more of a
chronology within each subject category.
My health remains pretty good, overall. However, I am
still dealing with some pulmonary issues.
I also struggle with some abdominal issues due to the surgery I had in June
of 2023.
This blog update is about 134 pages of links to the news covering
the last five weeks.
I have tried to list all veteran legislation that was passed by Congress
and then enacted by the President. I understand
that this session of Congress was not very productive. If I did not learn of a change in any
previously reported veteran-related legislation, then that legislation is not
mentioned in this update. Just because there was nothing to report
on pending legislation, doesn’t mean we should be passive. This
session of Congress will be over in a couple weeks and if legislation is
awaiting passage and enactment into law, now is the time to push hard on our
elected representatives and senators to make that happen. For more
details about pending veteran-related legislation, see the earlier/prior blog updates.
The links appear in the categories listed below, including
Veterans; Criminal Justice and Racism and Ageism and other discrimination;
Economics and Coronavirus; Economics and Corruption and Healthcare and
Education; Ecology and Pollution and Climate Change; Politics and Coronavirus;
Politics; Terrorism; Military; and General and Miscellaneous (includes
spirituality, music, etc.). Don’t forget to click on the items
in the column on the right to open the pages for those categories. Then,
click on the link to each article for details pertaining to that headline.
The war of resistance by Ukraine against the Russian invasion
about 34 months ago continues. During this period, Ukraine continued
an invasion (counterattack) of Russia. Find these stories under “terrorism.”
Many of those who supported Trump in the election seem to be having
post-purchase cognitive dissidence. They
are in the FAFO process and are now learning they may not have voted in their
own interests.
The world is struggling to determine if the dominant form of
government will be authoritarianism or democracy. Even here in the
United States, long known as the world’s beacon of democracy, there is a
question about whether democracy can survive without another civil
war. It must be noted that democracy is not a spectator sport;
rather, one must participate in the democratic process by supporting your
preferred candidates and legislative initiatives and voting in every election. Also,
freedom is not free; in order for each of us to be free, we must exercise our
freedom and demand that our rights be respected.
Let’s remember that two obvious existential threats faced by
humanity are climate change and nuclear holocaust. To mitigate these
threats, the humanity of the entire earth must unite in common
cause. We must each answer for ourselves what is perhaps the most
important question in the Old Testament, “Am I my brother’s
keeper?” We are all dependent on each other. None can
survive if we don’t all survive. Humans cannot survive without
nature because humans are part of nature. Perhaps if all humanity
can unite, we can bring into existence and a world humanism.
We must continue to resist tyranny, fascism, authoritarianism,
racism, sexism, misogyny, xenophobia, ageism, etc. The three
impurities of life are avarice, anger, and ignorance. What others
need from us is respect, kindness, and love. The more respect,
kindness, and love that we give to others, the more respect, kindness, and love
we get in our lives and the better we feel about ourselves. The 8
billion human beings on planet earth need to cooperate more with each other and
compete less with each other. We all need to learn how to equitably
and sustainably share the resources of the earth with each other and with all
other species on planet earth.
Peace, love, and respect to all. Feedback is
welcome. My contact information is:
Email: ldholman40@gmail.com
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