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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree

In a new study, genetics and archaeology combine to reveal the ancient origins of humanity’s first beast of burden. By Franz…

Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, DNA, Donkeys, Education, environment, Franz Lidz, history, iconography, Nature, Research, Samuel Aranda, Science, Science Magazine, truth

“Stay strong, my love.” Video Included.

Aljazeera – 13 March Academy Award Winning Documentary. Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnaya added: “Alexey, I am dreaming of the day…

2023 Academy Awards, Advocacy, Alexi Navalny, Courage, Education, fortitude, history, honor, persecution, political prisoner, Putin, Russian invasion of Ukraine, truth, Ukraine, Yulia Navalnaya

When a deadly disease gripped an Alaskan town, a dog saved the day—but history hailed another

The movie Togo recounts an act of heroism in the midst of a frightening outbreak. Here star Willem Dafoe describes…

1925 Serum Run, Alaska History, contagious bacterial infection, Courage, Disney film, Education, environment, Gunnar Kaasen, history, Iditarod, Nature, Research, Simon Ingram, Togo the film, truth, William Dafoe

Meet the women who risked everything to be the first to fly – Photos Included

As one female pilot wrote, “A woman who can find fulfillment in the skies will never again need to live…

Amelia Earhart, aviation, Bessie Coleman, Courage, Education, Frontier airline, Harriet Quimby, history, Research, tenacity, truth, Women pilots

Who were the first people to ride horses? Ancient skeletons reveal new clues

The roughly 5,000-year-old human remains were found in graves from the Yamnaya culture, and the discovery may partially explain their…

Bulgaria, Education, history, horses, Hungary, Martin Trautmann, Przewalski’s horses, Research, Romania, Science, Tom Metcalfe, truth, University of Helsinki, Volker Heyd

‘Putin has gone mad from power’: Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin speaks out from Russian prison

Sentenced to eight years in jail, Yashin discusses the war in Ukraine, Russian opposition and how the west can help…

Advocacy, Alexei Navalny, Andrew Roth, Boris Nemtsov, Education, history, Ilya Yashin, Navalny the film, Russian Invasion, Russian justice, The Guardian, truth, Ukrainian war, Vladimir V. Putin

What were Neanderthals really like—and why did they go extinct?

These ancient hominids, who disappeared 40,000 years ago, were once thought to be brutish. But recent discoveries have hinted they…

cognitive abilities, DNA, Education, Erin Blakemore, fossils, history, Homo Sapiens, Nature, Neanderthal, Research, Science

MARIA PEVCHIKH, PUTIN’S GRAND INQUISITOR

A deputy to Alexey Navalny discusses his near-fatal poisoning, her own probe of Kremlin corruption, and battling Moscow from exile.…

Boris Nemtsov, David Remnick, Dmitry Medvedev, Maria Pevchikh, murder, Navalny, Navalny the film, New Yorker, no human right, posioning, Putin, Russia, Siberia, torture, Ukraine, War

This 15-Minute Pasta Will Make You Feel Like an Italian Millionaire

Thank you to Ligaya Mishan and The NY Times for this weekend treat. Recipe is at the bottom of this…

food history, foods, health, Ligaya Mishan, pasta, Recipes, Spaghettini alla Bottarga

Medal of Honor awarded to one of the first Black U.S. Special Forces officers – Video included

One of the first Black military officers to lead an elite unit in combat received the nation’s highest award for…

African American, Amna Nawa, bravery, Col.Paris Davis, Education, Geoff Bennett, heorism, history, honor, Medal of Honor, PBS Newshour, racism, truth, US Special Forces, valor, Viet Nam war

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