The last update to this blog was posted on December 25, 2024, two weeks and 5 days ago.
This update captures the high points of what has happened in the past 19 days.
I am still dealing with some pulmonary issues, abdominal issues. and some back issues.
This blog update is about 97 pages of links to the news covering the last 19 days.
I have tried to list all veteran legislation that was passed by Congress and then enacted by the President. If I did not learn of a change in any previously reported veteran-related legislation, then that legislation is not mentioned in this update. Now is the time to contact our elected representatives and senators to remind them of who they represent. 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 35 months ago continues. During this period, Ukraine continued an invasion (counterattack) of Russia. Find these stories under “terrorism.”
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 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:
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