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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Florida shatters coronavirus case record with 5,511 new infections
Disney faces pushback on Walt Disney World reopening
Masks are now required in Washington state as Covid-19 cases rise
Oregon County Exempts Non-White People From Mandatory Face Mask Order
COVID-19: Inslee announces mandatory face mask rule for Washington state
Washington state requires face masks in public starting Friday
Washington issues statewide facial covering requirement
‘The science is becoming, I think, overwhelming”: Inslee says masks required in public starting Friday
Multiple Florida hospitals run out of ICU beds as coronavirus cases spike
Utah epidemiologist warns state is in COVID-19 acceleration phase, shutdown could be 'only viable option'
Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases
Latino leaders demand Florida governor apologize for linking 'Hispanic farmworkers' to COVID-19 rise
I Don't Wear A Mask Because I'm Scared. I Wear It Because I Respect You
Florida’s surgeon general quietly advises everyone to wear masks in public spaces
Florida reports 4,049 new coronavirus cases, breaking record for the third consecutive day

Jeremy Christian Sentenced To 2 Life Sentences Without Parole In MAX Train Murders
Law Professor Absolutely Destroys Student Letter Protesting Her Wearing a 'Black Lives Matter' T-Shirt

There are two types of relational silence- one that serves the connection, one that damages it. In the first, silence comes with the qualifier “I need some quiet time to reflect”, which is healthy and respectful to the connection. In the second, silence comes with no qualifier and others are left to wonder what is actually happening. In this case, silence is actually violence- a passive aggressive attempt to cause suffering, or, at the least, a negligent self-absorption that makes things worse. Given that so many of us grew up with the silent treatment, it is essential that we let others know what is happening when we go quiet. It is respectful and it keeps the love alive. Even something like “Time out!” can be enough to keep silence from turning into violence. - Jeff Brown

Jim Crow and America's Racism Explained

The Trump administration paid millions for test tubes. They got unusable mini soda bottles instead

Coronavirus VIII: Prisons & Jails: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Life is an echo, what you send out, comes bac. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you. Remember life is an echo. It always gets back to you. So give goodness. - unknown

Your beliefs don't make you a better person, your behavior does. - Sukhraj Dhillon

Susan Rice calls Trump administration 'racist to its core,' says Senate backers belong in 'trash heap of history', Former national security adviser Susan Rice slammed the Trump administration as “racist to its core” and said that supportive senators belong in the “...
To My Old Master
Former commander of US ground forces in Iraq blasts Trump as 'racist'
Will the Last Confederate Statue Standing Turn Off the Lights?
How Trump rallygoers explain Black Lives Matter protests to their children
'Interrupt The Systems': Robin DiAngelo On 'White Fragility' And Anti-Racism. You may not think of yourself as racist, but Robin DiAngelo says that "nice white people" are still complicit in racist structures. DiAngelo has tips...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s scorn for ‘white moderates’ in his Birmingham jail letter
Dear White Allies: Don’t Appropriate Our Anger
The Time For Reparations Is Now
The Trayvon Generation

Blood type, genes tied to risk of severe COVID-19: European study
How to Hug During a Pandemic
This New Pandemic Phase Is More Stressful Than Lockdown
The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Quarantine Pods’
18 Beliefs People Once Had About Coronavirus That Aren't True
Inside the Coronavirus
Drinking Has Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?
RCMP fined 7 Americans last week for stopping to sightsee in Banff National Park
Visitors to Taiwan increase as doors open to business travelerss
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Airlines ban alcohol on planes in response to Covid-19
Taiwan announces countries eligible for business travel starting June 22
500 Delta employees test positive for COVID-19

The most dangerous phase in the language is " we've always done it this way. " - unknown

‘There Is a Stench’: Soiled Clothes and No Baths for Migrant Children at a Texas Center
4 Years Later, Only 3 New Miles of ‘Wall’ And Not A Single Peso From Mexico
Dr. Birx Contradicts Trump, Privately Tells Govs To Increase COVID Testing
White House halts mandatory temperature checks, symptom screening
Franklin Graham attacks Anthony Fauci because “Science isn’t truth. God is.”
Trump has raised the white flag in the ﬁght against covid-19
Senators Find Unspent $14 Billion After Trump Admits to Slowing COVID Testing
Trump’s Latest Attempt To Limit Immigration Isn’t Really About The Coronavirus
Trump thinks suspending H-1B visas will create jobs for Americans. He’s wrong

You can't force someone to hear a message they aren't ready to receive. But there is some power in planting a seed of understanding. - Karen Salmansohn

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. - Dalai Lama

The next revolutionary step for humankind is to move from human to kind. - Anonymous

Just be a good person. Love who you can. Help where you can. Give what you can. - unknown

Ram Dass 'Fall in love with love'

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

China Reveals Key Powers in Hong Kong National-Security Law
Hong Kong: how the national security law could be used against journalists
Hong Kong Residents Are Erasing Their Own Internet Histories Before China's Big Crackdown

Portland restaurants allowed to welcome diners in, many choosing not to

The Portland Area Restaurants That Have Permanently Closed During the COVID-19 Pandemic

20200623 眼只睇主子林鄭完全不放李國能在眼內李國能：指定法官和中央管轄權損香港司法獨立
Editorial : Security law shows Beijing's wariness over HK

20200619 港台《頭條新聞》主持吳志森、曾志豪見記者

We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that when we are not doing anything. We are wasting our time. But that is not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And that is what the world needs most. - Thich Nhat Hanh

We can't heal the world today. But we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, and an act of kindness. - Mary Davis

You don't have to move mountains. Simply fall in love with life. Be a tornado of happiness, gratitude and acceptance. You will change the world just by being a warm, kind- hearted human being. - Anita Krizzan

You are so much more than this. More than yesterday's experiences and today's lessons, and so much more than what tomorrow will have in store. - Ruby Dhal

Let all your things be done with LOVE today, and you will have Peace - Janice T.

In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you. - unknown

There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing of fighting it. You recognize it, you smile to it, and you invite something nicer to come up and replace it; you read some inspiring words, you listen to a piece of beautiful music, you go somewhere in nature, or you do some walking meditation. - Thich Nhat Hanh

“The secret of meditation is to keep the sun of awareness continually shining – in both the physical and psychological realms, in all circumstances, on each thing that arises. Meditation is to be aware of what is going on – in our bodies, in our feelings, in our minds, and in the world. Each day forty thousand children die of hunger. The superpowers now have more than fifty thousand nuclear warheads, enough to destroy our planet many times. Yet the sunrise is beautiful, and the rose that bloomed this morning along the wall is a miracle. Life is wonderful.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

Confidence isn't thinking about you are better than everyone else, it's realizing that you have no reason to compare yourself to anyone else. - Maryam Hasnaa

Bubba Wallace Finishes 14th at Talladega After NASCAR Drivers Rally Behind Him
FBI, DOJ Investigating Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Garage
White House Defends Trump's Use Of Racist Term To Describe Coronavirus
The Police Are Still Rioting
Juan C. Chavez Sued to Block Portland Police From Using Tear Gas. He Says They Aren’t Stopping.
Theodore Roosevelt Statue To Be Removed From New York Museum Entrance
WATCH: NASCAR racers rallies around Bubba Wallace as FBI investigates noose found in his garage stall
'I wrote Black Lives Matter': mom says police called on 9-year-old daughter's chalk art
Protesters Outside White House Try to Take Down Statue of Andrew Jackson, Trump’s Favorite President
Backlash against Asian American woman married to ex-cop in George Floyd case reveals disturbing truth

Orangeman is getting desperate.. he always has been...

Trump falsely accuses of Obama of treason in latest unfounded attack on his predecessor
Trump Finally Names the Crime He Thinks Obama Personally Committed

After Disappointing Tulsa Rally, Trump Campaign Moves To Arizona
Analysis | Trump calls it ‘rigged,’ but voting by mail is routine among his top administration and campaign officials. Attorney General William P. Barr is the latest Trump official to decry the fraud potential of vote by mail, who also has
'Whiny b****': Anti-Trump Republican group mocks president over ramp walk
AG Barr ‘Casually Floated’ New Mail-in Ballot Fraud Conspiracy Theory That Experts Say ‘Just Couldn’t Happen’
Trump to Speak at Rally of Thousands in Arizona Despite Coronavirus Surge, please AZ!
All the Reasons Trump’s Tulsa Rally Was a Complete Disaster
Donald Trump’s Presidency Is a Saturday-Night Massacre That Never Ends
What to expect from Gen Z voters in 2020 elections

“We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder and more open to what scares us. We always have this choice...” - Pema

If you see someone falling behind, walk beside them. If you see someone being ignored, find a way to include them. Always remind people of their worth. One small act could mean the world to them. - unknown

Actions prove who someone is words just prove who they pretend to be. - unknown

Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find joy in the story you are actually living. - Rachel Marie Martin

Going Deeper , “I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you become someone who has a great capacity for being solid, calm, and without fear, because our society needs people like you who have these qualities, and your children, our children, need people like you, in order to go on, in order to become solid, and calm, and without fear...” - Thich Nhat Hanh

You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Your ability to love another person, depends on your ability to love myself. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Build a home inside by accepting yourself and learning to love and heal yourself. - Thich Nhat Hang
Giving until it hurts is not a virtue. It burns you out while attracting people whose appetite for your energy is insatiable. - Martha Beck

So many of us carry a deep wound around parental neglect or abuse. Some of us carry it so deeply that we are unable to recognize or manifest our magnificence, our reasons for living, the sacred purpose(s) that reside at the core of our being. Intrinsic to these blockages is the core belief that we are unworthy, sourced in our parent(s) behavior. We carry forward the childhood assumption that their unloving behavior was a reflection of our own value. And this is the gravest of mistakes. Because if someone has a child, and is in a state where they are emotionally and circumstantially capable of loving, their natural impulse is not to neglect or abuse. It is to love. It is to support. It is to protect. If they didn’t, it is entirely a reflection of their own challenges, conditioning, circumstances. It doesn’t say a thing about your value. In fact, it has nothing to do with you at all. They just couldn't do any better. They were trapped inside their own unresolved issues. They were lost on their own misguided path. Don't let your life's path be a reflection of their limitations. Walk your own way now… - Jeff Brown

We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem. ' Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes. - Fred Rogers

Bad days built better days. - unknown

Dear self, Don't get worked up over things you can't change, people you can't change. It's not worth the anger build up or the headache. Control only what you can. Let go. Love, Me. - unknown er />
The most precious gift you can give someone is the gift of your time and attention. - unknown

Follow the three R's: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions. - Dalai Lama

One of the hardest things you will ever have to do is to grieve the loss of a person who is still alive. - unknown

People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them. - unknown

And in the end all I learned was how to be strong alone. - unknown

Your life isn't yours if you always care what someone else thinks. - unknown

Sometimes we have to go through the worst to get to the best. Be patient. Never give up. Your day will come. - unknown

The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful life becomes. - Karen Salmansohn

HOW TO RESPOND TO A NEGATIVE PERSON: 6 SIMPLE TOOLS
If you focus on the hurt, you will continue to suffer. If you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow. - unknown

Beauty has nothing to do with looks. It has everything to do with how you are as a person and how you make others feel about themselves. - unknown

"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything; anger, anxiety, or possessions, we cannot be free.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

A simple rule in life: If you wouldn't like it done to you, don't do it to others. - unknown

You don't have to cheat to lose someone. You can lose someone from a lack of communication, attention, and disrespect. Its not always what you do, sometimes it's about what you didn't do. - unknown

“Breathing in, I know I am angry. Breathing out, I know that the anger is in me.” First, you practice recognition. “Hello, anger, my old friend.” Then you look deeply to see its source. “Why am I angry?” The first thing you will discover is that your suffering has its roots in your store consciousness, in seeds that are already there, seeds of anger, delusion, pride, suspicion, or greed. The other person is only a secondary cause.
The next thing you will see is that the other person is also suffering. You may have thought you were the only one suffering, but that is not correct. When someone spills that kind of suffering onto you, you know that he is suffering. When you understand this, love will well up in you, and you will want to help. Understanding is the key. - Thich Nhat Hanh

If you have a chance to make someone happy, do it. Sometimes people are struggling silently. Maybe your act of kindness can make their day. - unknown

the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. - unknown

Countries may fall but their rivers and mountains remain; when spring comes to the ruined castle, the grass is green again.- Du Fu

Announcing Symphony Storytime, a new video series for kids

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35 Years Ago, Vincent Chin Was Murdered in Cold Blood For Being Asian

FDA Warns Against Using 9 Potentially ‘Toxic' Hand Sanitizer Products
FDA warns people to steer clear of these 9 hand sanitizers
FDA Recommends Not Using These 9 Hand Sanitizers Considered Toxic
Kayleigh McEnany Grilled on Trump’s ‘Kung Flu’ Rally Slur
Yes, Wearing Masks Helps. Here's Why
Two hair stylists with the coronavirus wore masks. So did their 140 clients. Of those tested, none got sick
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st
Bars, Strip Clubs and Churches: U.S. Virus Outbreaks Enter Unwieldy Phase
COVID-19 Will Rage 'Like A Forest Fire' In Unprepared America, Top Doc Warns
Governor: "Closing down Texas again will always be the last option"
FDA warns 9 brands of hand sanitizer may be toxic
How did an Oregon gift shop supplier get a $1 million federal contract for COVID-19 masks?
Rise in Multnomah County case numbers linked to small outbreaks, social gatherings, health officials say
Oregon reports 146 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
Seattle area sees new spike in COVID-19 cases, weekly count up for 1st time in more than 2 months
84 More People in Multnomah County Have Contracted COVID-19, Shattering Previous One-Day Record
Rise in coronavirus cases brings new concerns in Alabama
9 ZIP codes where COVID-19 spread fastest in the past week: Coronavirus in Oregon
More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn
Surge in new COVID-19 cases is highest ever recorded in Wash. state

Monday, June 22, 2020

Confederate Flag-Waving Trump Supporter Praises KKK, Vows To Teach Hate
Trump Freezes Green Cards, Work Visas Until End Of Year
NASCAR drivers join together to push Bubba Wallace's car to front of Geico 500 field
Just Saying “Systemic Racism” Doesn’t Expose Systemic Racism
Sheriff's officials monitoring unconfirmed rumors of possible KKK rally in Lancaster. The Lancaster Sheriff's Station said officials there were not able to confirm a social-media rumor that the Ku Klux Klan planned a rally.
Family separation policy continues two years after Trump administration claims it ended
What Defund the Police really means: replacing social control with investment
Barr Says Social Media ‘Starting to Censor’ Views Is Problematic
Trump Expected To Suspend H-1B, Other Visas Until End Of Year

This mother didn't candy-coat anything in her empowered message to tired working moms. Mother's Searing Post Begs Exhausted Moms to Stop Making Excuses for 'Shitty' Husbands

20200622頭條新聞結束，可能只是新聞界結束的開始。教你如何觀察媒體「跪低」的騎呢位。
20200622 逐點駁斥港版國安法五大「讓步」之說。由反右看「極少數」是甚麼意思？

“For as long as space endures, And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I too abide, To dispel the misery of the world." - 14th Dalai Lama

A Boléro from New York: NY Philharmonic Musicians Send Musical Tribute to Healthcare Workers

PDX friends: Go get tested for COVID at the Expo Center! It’s run by OHSU, no insurance or symptoms required. They do ask if you’ve been exposed to someone who’s been diagnosed, but if you’ve been at the marches at all that is reason enough. The wait was around 45 minutes but it was a quick throat swab instead of the monster q-tip up the nose. Current hours are Mon-Sat 12-6pm

TikTok Teens Registered for Trump Tulsa Rally With No Plans to Go
Trump Cancels Tulsa Overflow Speech After No One Shows Up
Trump Rally Fizzles as Attendance Falls Short of Campaign’s Expectations
Georgia Democrats set new primary turnout record, outpacing GOP voters
Trump Rally A Bust: BOK Arena Owner Says Only 6,624 of 19,200 Seats Filled: “Lying Don’s Show is a Big Fat STIFF!”
Kamala Harris Is Seen As The Clear Front-Runner To Be Joe Biden's Running Mate
Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesday’s primary amid signs of high turnout
Report: Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner are 'pissed' at Trump campaign manager over Tulsa rally crowd size
Trump Returns To Campaign Trail With A Familiar Message In A Changing World
Tom Ridge, Ex-DHS Secretary, Laments 'Sad' Trump Fears About Voting By Mail
Money Tracker: How Much Trump And Biden Have Raised In The 2020 Election
AOC joins hundreds of Twitter users claiming teens on TikTok and K-pop fans sabotaged Trump's Tulsa rally and left seats empty by reserving thousands of tickets with no intention of showing up
TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans Say They Sunk Trump Rally
Trump campaign told police to remove peaceful protester arrested outside Tulsa rally
Police Arrest Peaceful Protester Sitting Alone By Trump Rally Venue
After Weeks Of Anticipation, Trump Rally Crowd Underwhelms
Trump’s Tulsa Bunker

When you forgive, you do not erase the memory. You simply choose to forgive to free yourself from the bitterness. The memory stays, not to be forgotten but to be remembered as a valuable lesson. - unknown

Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know until you lived through it. Honor your path. Trust your journey. Learn, grow, evolve, become. - Creig Crippen

The relationship you have with you IS the foundation of your life. You are whole, enough, complete, and worthy. Respect and love yourself completely and never give another person the power to name who you are and what you deserve. You deserve your love and affection. - Barb S.

You, yourself, as much as anybody else in the entire world, deserve your love and affection. - Buddha

The best weight you'll ever lose is the weight of other people's opinions of you. - unknown

You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. You were created to be victorious. - unknown

Sacramento Police In Hot Water After Officer Places A Plastic Bag On Handcuffed 12-Year-Old Boy
Roosevelt Statue to Be Removed From Museum of Natural History
I Think I’ve Screwed Up the Way My Kids Think About Race
Vehicle Attacks Rise As Extremists Target Protesters
My Wife Is Black. My Son Is Biracial. But White Supremacy Lives Inside Me
The Case for Reparations
Portland's Chinese leaders voice support of Black community
College professor demands student change her name to make it sound more English. A college professor has apologized and been placed on administrative leave following a racist incident where he refused to call a student by her given...

Amid threats and political pushback, public health officials are leaving their posts. An already understaffed workforce is being culled during the coronavirus pandemic. via Washington Post
Amid threats and political pushback, public health officials are leaving their posts
Members Of Congress Ask Why More Coronavirus Aid Hasn't Been Spent On Nursing Homes
AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens
Apple Closing 11 Stores Again In States Seeing a Spike in Coronavirus Cases
Doctor Warns Of Risks In Rush To Embrace A COVID-19 Treatment
Coronavirus Spread Hits 1-Day High, World Health Organization Says
NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients
Among The 1st To Get A Polio Vaccine, Peter Salk Says Don't Rush A COVID-19 Shot
Whistleblower: TSA Failed To Protect Staff, Endangered Passengers During Pandemic

Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others' faults, then naturally seniors and venerated and juniors are revered. Do not imitate others' faults; just cultivate virtue. Buddha prohibited unwholesome actions, but did not tell us to hate those who practice unwholesome actions. - Dogen Zenji

The only way to live happily ever after is one day at a time. Just be, breathe, and think not about what you’re missing, but what you’ve been given. Happiness is something that comes into our lives gradually through the doors we don’t even remember leaving open. - Spiritual Awakenings ॐ

Judgment = Separation

Acceptance = Love = Unity

Who are you judging?

Until each person sets down their judgments of others we can not unite.

This means judging others for how they feel about Trump

This means judging others about if they wear a mask or not

This means judging others about how or what they are doing to stop racism

This means judging others for how they quarantine

This means judging others for how they parent

This means judging others for their feelings

This means judging others for their actions

There is no exception to this rule

Judging is not love

It does not exist in a frequency of love

If you are feeling judged by others, look into the judgments you project out about others. It’s synonymous. Judgmental people feel judged.

Until we trust the sovereignty of our brothers and sisters right to Free Will, and we believe that every person is doing the best that they know how to do in that moment, for their evolutionary journey, we will not unite. And as long as we are divided, we are easy to control.

Judgment = Separation

Who are you judging? - Alisha N.

Letters: Apology for racist rant offered

Israel orders hospitals to prepare for immediate reopening of virus wards
World Sets Daily Record For New Coronavirus Cases, WHO Says
Netanyahu Warns of Possible Second Coronavirus Lockdown
Pandemic Panic In Pakistan: 'People Are Just Literally Fighting For Beds"
COVID-19 Is Mucking Up Mumbai's Plans To Prepare For Monsoon Season
A strain of the coronavirus imported from Europe is most likely to blame for the outbreak in Beijing, WHO believes
Coronavirus: UK's Covid-19 alert level reduced from four to three
Coronavirus Surges & Beijing Locks Down | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Hong Kong unions, students fail to get support for strikes against security law. A strike was intended to open a new arena of resistance, but organizers said only 8,943 union members participated in a city-wide poll, falling short...
我為何決心反共？　前國足主將郝海東
Beijing reveals Hong Kong draft security as Chief Exec. to be given power to select judges – report
【港版國安法】林鄭權力大增任欽點法官楊岳橋：猶如利劍直插香港司法同行政機關
【維港外望】「港版國安法」　香港End Game？
【港版國安法●草案說明】國安駐港拉人送中特首欽點法官審案
Hong Kong’s public broadcaster faces rising pressure to self-censor
【港版國安法】用詞由「干預」變「勾結」郭榮鏗：打擊港人國際戰線人人自危
【國安法壓港】譚耀宗：國安法與香港刑罰相若　較輕罪最少判 3 年　「較嚴重」案可判 5 至 10 年
Harboring Hong Kong 'rioters' will harm Taiwan, China says
Beijing to have sweeping powers over Hong Kong security law, stoking concerns
【杜耀明評論】中港差異在於法治質素高低，不在於大陸法和普通法
Taiwan to set up office to help people fleeing Hong Kong
The Leader Who Killed Her City
‘Stand solemnly’: Hong Kong gov’t tells schools to display flags and play national anthem during celebrations

Noose Left In Black NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace's Garage Stall At Racetrack
1 Man Dead, 11 People Wounded in Minneapolis Shooting
How two Black women in L.A. helped build Black Lives Matter from hashtag to global movement
11 people shot, 1 person dead in overnight shooting spree
NASCAR investigating noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage stall
NASCAR says noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega
1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in Seattle autonomous zone
Gov. Kate Brown calls Oregon Legislature into special session on police accountability, coronavirus
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China claims valley where Indian, Chinese soldiers brawled
China claims Himalayan valley after 20 Indian soldiers killed in clashes
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor: Canada renews calls for China to release charged pair
China charges Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor with espionage
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
Trump told China's president that building concentration camps for millions of Uighur Muslims was 'exactly the right thing to do,' former adviser says

Facebook And Twitter Remove 'Racist Baby' Video Posted By President Trump
As The Culture Wars Shift, President Trump Struggles To Adapt
READ: US attorney Geoffrey Berman says he's leaving his post
Judge Allows Bolton Memoir To Proceed, Despite Trump Administration Objection
President Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor Who Investigated His Allies, Barr Says
Concerns Mount Over Possible Trump Picks For Influential Crime Panel
Congress Wants to Know Why Trump's Picture Comes Up When You Google 'Idiot', this is old news, and it is still valid.
The crackdown before Trump’s photo op: How law enforcement cleared protesters outside the White House
History Will Judge the Complicit
The Trump Regime Is Beginning to Topple

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Louisville's Police Department Fires An Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death
Bakers Against Racism Aims To Fight Injustice With The Power Of Food
Across The U.S., A Juneteenth 'Tinted With Sorrow' And Buoyed By Hope
Protesters Fell Confederate Monument In D.C., Provoking Trump's Fury
Virtual Poor People's Campaign Puts Inequality At The Center
An Older Generation of Civil-Rights Activists Sees Hope, Lessons in Today’s Protests
Judge approves housing for 7,000 Los Angeles homeless living near freeways

They never want to discuss what triggered you. Just how you reacted. - unknown

Being healthy is a way of life. It's not just about what you feed your body; it's about what you feed your mind and the social environment you keep. ~ Steve Maraboli

In order to be able to live on your own terms you will have to shake off the nay sayers, swim upstream, become aware, and stop listening to the voices of what others think. - Spiritual Awakenings ॐ

No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted. - AESOP

You were created to make somebody else's life better. Somebody needs what you have, your smile, your love, your words & your encouragement. - unknown

The happiest people are the givers, not the takers. - unknown

It doesn’t matter how little you can give, a smile, a kind thought, a sincere greeting, a silent prayer, or just your heartful presence ... is all that’s needed to bring joy and peace to yourself and the world...- J. Tan

It's easy to judge. It's more difficult to understand. Understanding requires compassion, patience, and a willingness to believe that good hearts sometimes choose poor methods. Thought judging, we separate. Through understanding, we grow. - Doe Zantamata

In order to empathize with someone's experience you must be willing to believe them as they see it and not how you imagine their experience to be. - Brene Brown

“When we are looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend, and most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.” - Brene Brown

“A healer does not heal you. A healer is someone who holds space for you while you awaken your inner healer, so that you may heal yourself.” - Maryam Hasnaa

What It Really Means to Be There and “Hold Space” for Someone Else

Say goodbye to the past. It's time to move on and be happy. Amazing things are on their way. - unknown

Happy Summer Solstice!

Friday, June 19, 2020

A Roundup of Guides to Portland Area’s Black-Owned Restaurants

Florida gov blames coronavirus rise on ‘overwhelmingly Hispanic’ workers
Florida breaks another single-day record, with 3,822 new coronavirus cases

頭條新聞：第19集—最後一集…？ 20200619 《頭條新聞》最後一集。有今生冇來季！聽聽太后：香港何去何從？

Our Promise of Care | Singapore Airlines

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《人生語錄》

1、人在的時候，以為來日方長什麼都有機會，其實人生是減法，見一面，少一面。

2、別人怎麼看你，和你毫無關系，你要怎麼活，也和別人毫無關係。

3、面子到底多少錢一斤，我們為什麼要在乎別人的看法。

4、有一天你會明白，善良比聰明更難。聰明是一種天賦，而善良是一種選擇。

5、人生且行且珍惜。自己永遠是自己的主角，不要總在別人的戲裡當著配角。

6、不要在心情糟爛差的時候，用決絕的話傷害愛你的人。

7、有時候，沒有下一次，錯過了現在，就永遠永遠的沒機會了。

8、用心甘情願的態度，去過隨遇而安的生活。

9、所有的問題都是自己的問題。

10、有時候，我們明明原諒了那個人，卻無法真正快樂起來，那是因為，你忘了原諒自己。

11、一個人可以沒有愛情，沒有名牌，但不能沒有快樂。

12、愛你寵你的人你不稀罕，對你冷若冰霜窮追不捨。搞的遍體鱗傷的還是自己。

13、不要的東西，再好也是垃圾。

14、如果你沒瞎，就別用耳朵去了解我。

15、真正不是你認識多少人，而是你患難的時候還有多少人認識你。

16、那些不需要解釋的事情，從你張嘴那一刻起，你已經輸了。

17、很多人闖進你的生活，只是為了給你上一課，然後轉身離開。

18、距離，產生的不是美，而是詮釋了不堪一擊的愛情。

19、人生煩惱就12個字：放不下、想不開、看不透、忘不了。

20、女人沒魅力才覺得男人花心，男人沒實力才覺得女人現實。

21、慢慢的，長大了，卻感覺變沉默了，懂得多了，卻不快樂了。

22、跟自己說聲對不起，這些年一直沒學會愛自己。

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I would rather adjust my life to your absence than adjust my boundaries to accommodate your disrespect. - unknown

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Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. - Maya Angelou

Without fear, we are able to see more clearly our connections to others. Without fear, we have more room for understanding and compassion. Without fear, we are truly free. - Thich Nhat Hanh

For every person you forgive, you heal a wound of your own. - unknown

You don't find yourself. You create yourself. - unknown

Only you can change your life. No one can do it for you. - unknown

We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Thursday, June 18, 2020

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“Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future, if we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky, our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

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Sometimes people walk away from love because it is so beautiful that it terrifies them. Sometimes they leave because the connection shines a bright light on their dark places and they are not ready to work them through. Sometimes they run away because they are not developmentally prepared to merge with another—they have more individuation work to do first. Sometimes they take off because love is not a priority in their lives—they have another path and purpose to walk first. Sometimes they end it because they prefer a relationship that is more practical than conscious, one that does not threaten the ways that they organize reality. Because so many of us carry shame, we have a tendency to personalize love’s leavings, triggered by the rejection and feelings of abandonment. But this is not always true. Sometimes it has nothing to do with us. Sometimes the one who leaves is just not ready to hold it safe. Sometimes they know something we don’t—they know their limits at that moment in time. Real love is no easy path: Readiness is everything. May we grieve loss without personalizing it. May we learn to love ourselves in the absence of the lover. - Jeff Brown, 'An Uncommon Bond'

We’re a mystery. To be spiritually viable we continue to grow and learn. We never own ourselves. There is no self to own. With each breathe we stand at a New & often difficult frontier. This is the ground of freedom. Without arrogance may We silently feast on the discovery of beauty and simple wonderment. - Daniel Hanson

You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start when you are and change the ending. - C.S. Lewis

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Nothing exists by itself alone. We all belong to each other; we cannot cut reality into pieces. My happiness is your happiness; my suffering is your suffering. We heal and transform together. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Our very life must be our message. - Thich Nhat Hanh❤

As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is. - Fred Rogers

*THE LIFE YOU WISH FOR DEPENDS ON THE ARISING OF THOUGHTS IN YOU*

The Buddha often advocates the practice of Dharma as part of our real life. Your state of mind determines your speech and behaviour. This means the thoughts on your mind will decide your words and conduct.

The words that you utter must have been conceived in your mind and things that you do must have been premeditated. Only when you have conceived of the idea will you manifest it through your words and behaviour. That said, the kind of life that you wish to have in the future depends on the arising of your thoughts.

You don't' need to be prefect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfection. - unknown

“Suffering is exclusively the result of attachment or resistance, it is a sign of lacking readiness to go on, to flow with life.” - Nisargadatta Maharaj

Suffering is not holding you, you are holding suffering. - Buddha

Calmness is a human superpower. The ability to not overreact or take things personally keeps your mind clear and your heart at peace. - unknown