Monthly Archives: June 2024

An academic I highly recommend. Professor Niall Ferguson. This is the Aspen Ideas Festival. Debate heading is U.S. and China: Edging Toward the Brink.

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Comment: The world at war; we are so vulnerable and people don’t seem to care or even understand. This should interest the people of Ireland. We escaped having our men conscripted for World War I although many lives were lost in battle and those who returned were forever damaged often with shell shock. For World War II, well thanks to De Valera et al we were neutral. Now, though we should be alert. That Russian nuclear submarine was prowling our waters recently, just near the cables that provide communications for one third of the world. Be aware. Cyprus was invaded by the Turks in the 1970’s and now Nasrallah have issued a warning to them. Nothing remains the same when power games are in play.

The geopolitical and legal dimensions of Nasrallah’s warning to Cyprus The recent warning by Hezbollah leader to Cyprus against military cooperation with Israel is a reminder of the legal and historical precedents that justify a state’s right to defend itself … Continue reading

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The MIT Press Reader: How Data-Fueled Neurotargeting Could Kill Democracy

How Data-Fueled Neurotargeting Could Kill Democracy Left unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society. By: Aram Sinnreich & Jesse Gilbert One of the foundational concepts in modern … Continue reading

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Gabor Mate: “Gaza occupies my heart” The Inner view. Comment 80 years young, what a brain, what wisdom, one can only take time to listen, to read his books. He is a medical doctor, he has worked in addiction, palliative care, and so much more. Please share.

Gabor Mate: “Gaza occupies my heart!” | The InnerView TRT World7.37M subscribers <__slot-el> Subscribe 66,802 views May 20, 2024Gabor Mate tells Imran Garda that the ongoing war in Gaza has weighed heavily on him. A holocaust survivor and world-renowned expert … Continue reading

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Reflections by Fr. Shay Cullen, – True freedom is to reveal the truth without retaliation. “The biggest challenge to Julian Assange came when the Wikileaks “Drop Box” became overloaded with videos and hundreds of US secret documents on the war in Iraq. In April 2010, he uploaded the classified information that the US intelligence community was keeping secret from the world….”

Reflections by Fr. Shay Cullen, – True freedom is to reveal the truth without retaliation Remove label Inbox from this conversation PREDA Foundation, Inc <newsletters@preda.org> 10:01 AM (20 minutes ago) to me True freedom is to reveal the truth without retaliationFr. Shay Cullen 29 … Continue reading

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Harvard Public Health Magazine: Unhoused shows us the public health crisis under our noses

Unhoused shows us the public health crisis under our noses We can’t solve the problem of homelessness if we look away Harvard Public Health Magazine Search Open menu  OPINION Unhoused shows us the public health crisis under our noses We can’t solve … Continue reading

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El PAIS: Is the mobile phone starting to die?

Is the mobile phone starting to die? The smartphone market can no longer grow and AI is promising to revolutionize our habits. Experts say that voice commands and virtual assistants will gain prominence over screens. For the moment, new devices … Continue reading

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BBC Eye Investigations – BBC World Service: Child labour behind global brands’ … Dark secret

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Day by day more and more sexual abuse is reported. Private schools are not immune and it is worth watching this interview by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer … talk about his school with teachers who were sadists, a woman “Please” who basically raped young boys. These schools moulded young people often sent to school at the age of 8. “Abuse is at its worst with people you are supposed to trust”… “Trauma has no sense of time”. Julie Samuel THERAPY WORKS. A Talk with Charles Spencer about Childhood Sexual Abuse. Where there are Predators there is Prey is a saying that captivates my personal attention and this telling of truth by a 59 year old should be told because vulnerabilities are not just about being poor; it is about people who look out for those they can abuse. Fr Shay Cullen talks about abuse of children in the Philippines via the webcam and their parents selling their children often babes in arms. There has to be a way of preventing paedophilia. Smart phones show that young boys are accessing porn and violence (through games) as young as 10.

91,795 views 13 Mar 2024 Therapy Works In this episode of the Therapy Works podcast, I’m speaking with Charles Spencer, who shares his traumatic experiences at a boarding school where he faced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Charles discusses the … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: ‘Harvard Thinking’: How far has COVID set back students?

Nation & World ‘Harvard Thinking’: How far has COVID set back students? In podcast, an economist, a policy expert, and a teacher explain why learning losses are worse than many parents realize Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer May 8, … Continue reading

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