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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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A Heartbroken Nation

By The Editorial Board – NY Times – 29 May The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views … More

Advocacy, David Hogg, Education, Gun guns guns, history, NY Times Editorial Board, Parkland, Republican opposition, Sandy Hook, sane gun rules, Senator Chris Murphy, truth, unresponsive congress, US Senate

When IS NOW!!

You can help. Contact Everytown for Gun Safety. Contact Sandy Hook Promise.

Advocacy, American violence, David Hogg, Education, Everytown for gun safety, Gun safety, gun violence archive, history, Mothers for gun safety, rational thinking?, Sandy Hook promise, truth

Putin Rules Russia Like an Asylum

By Farida RustamovaMs. Rustamova is a journalist who has reported widely on Russian politics and society. “Since the 16th century,” wrote … More

dictatorship, Education, Farida Rustamova, history, punitive psychiatry, Research, Russian politics, truth, Valeria Novodvorska, Vladimir Putin

‘They basically got everything wrong’: A Russian diplomat speaks out on the war.

Anton Troianovski – NY Times – 23 May “Boris Bondarev says President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could have spent the last two decades … More

Anatoly Chubais, Anton Troianovski, Boris Bondarev, Education, foreign policy, history, Putin, Russia, truth, Ukraine war, United Nations

Richard Engel Reunites With 88-Year-Old Who Survived Russian Attacks

This will hit you between the eyes. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Richard Engel reunites with Prescovia Ivanova, an 88-year-old woman … More

Education, Friends, history, Prescovia Ivanova, Richard Engel, Russian Invasion, truth, Ukraine

When Did Humans Domesticate the Horse?

Smithsonian Magazine – 22 May “They say dogs are man’s best friend, but horses could also claim that title. Horses … More

domestication, Education, Evolution, Friends, history, horses, Nature, Przewalski’s horses, Science, Smithsonian Magazine, truth

Why Do We Swallow What Big Oil and the Green Movement Tell Us?

Thomas L. Friedman – NY Times – 18 May “It has long been said that the definition of insanity is … More

Advocacy, deadlock, denial, Economics, Education, environment, geopolitical, Greens, health, Nature, Oil policy, Science, Thom Friedman, truth

Free Leonard Peltier

Huff Post – Jennifer Bendery – 7 May 2022 “Leonard Peltier knows his time is running out. The Native American … More

Advocacy, FBI, Friends, history, Huff Post, injustice, Jennifer Bendery, justice, Leonard Peltier, Native Americans, Secretary Deb Haaland, truth, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

Star Hardridge – Artist

Starr Hardridge uses art as a medium to connect with his late father and his Muscogee Creek roots. Ellise Pierce … More

Advocacy, art, Education, environment, Friends, history, Muscogee Creek, Native American, Nature, Star Hardridge, truth

Seven Lessons Democrats Need to Learn — Fast

David Brooks – NY Times – 29 April “We all make mistakes; the question is, do we learn from them? … More

Advocacy, David Brooks, Democratic strategy, economic issues, Education, environment, health, law & order, NY Times, politicization, Politics, Research, truth

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