#NativeAmericans
#Women

Washington AG Ferguson, Rep. Lekanoff, Sen. Dhingra introduce legislation creating a MMIWP Cold Case Unit in the Attorney General’s Office.

“We must address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and people,” Ferguson said. “This bill not only honors the Task Force’s recommendation, it’s the right thing to do and is long overdue.”

https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/washington-ag-ferguson-rep-lekanoff-sen-dhingra-introduce-legislation-creating-a-mmiwp-cold-case-unit-in-the-attorney-generals-office

I was at work the week after 1/6 when a customer started mumbling about what crime it was to label people as terrorists just because they wanted to "visit the capital".

I looked at him and said, "Sir, I don't care what your politics are, but I'm an American. As an American I think none of them should have made it to the top of the Capitol steps alive. And, once they were actually in the building, none of them should have gotten out alive."

Appropriately, turned him white as a sheet.

#political Never forget. Never forgive.

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#Books

Ted Gioia writes about the recent turnaround of Barnes & Noble, which he attributes to the company’s new CEO and his love of books. James Daunt, who took the helm of B&N in late 2019, previously saved UK bookshop chain Waterstones, in part by refusing to take promotional money from publishers:

https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-barnes-and

#Ukraine #soil #foodsecurity #agriculture #pollution

Worldcrunch

How The War Is Doing Long-Term Damage To Ukraine's Fertile Soil

A significant percentage of the land is at risk of degradation. Scientists call it #ecocide – the deliberate destruction of Ukraine's #ecosystem. More than 200,000 hectares of territories in the combat zone are contaminated with mines, shells, and debris.

And the soil is full of heavy metals, which will pose a threat to health for years.

https://worldcrunch.com/focus/ukraine-agriculture-war-pollution

#humor Aren't we all?

New Year greetings of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy

https://youtu.be/ANaVkRxDPCI

#Ukraine

#Ukraine

Nolan Peterson
@nolanwpeterson
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Only hours after a Russian missile attack against the city, Ukrainians have gathered on Sophia’s Square in central Kyiv to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

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When universe sending you clues which path to choose...😑

Miss #Ukraine at the Miss Universe pageant:

The dress, designed by Lesia Patoka, is called ‘Warrior of Light’ & symbolizes Ukraine’s fight against the darkness. Miss Ukraine is portraying a variation on the archangel Michael with a sword protecting Ukraine. The costume was made in four months without electricity, and by candlelight. Her jumpsuit is meant to symbolise armour, and is covered by a modern vyshyvanka, a traditional Ukrainian garment. The wings are the colours of the Ukrainian flag."

#GretaThunberg

#Gender
#Empathy

Females on average perform better than males on a 'theory of mind' test across 57 countries

A fundamental part of human social interaction and communication involves putting ourselves in other people's shoes, to imagine another person's thoughts and feelings. This is known as theory of mind or cognitive empathy.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-females-average-males-theory-mind.html

Take Test:

http://www.yourbraintype.com

The fact that a 36 year old man decided to have that exchange with a 19 year autistic person is very sad. People bet on how many head blows he can take, he isn't smart, and Karma knows where he is.