Some people treat their furry companions (cats, dogs, hamsters, etc.) as ‘pets’ … animals to be played with at will, to put cutesy little outfits on them (never mind that they are already far more beautiful than we humans, because they have fur!), and shoo them away when they aren’t in the mood to play or pay attention to them.
In our house, the furry ones are not pets … they are family members who just happen to walk on all fours.
Some men treat their wives or significant others much the same as some egotistical humans treat their furry family members – as chattel to entertain, to be seen and not heard, and to be available at any time to indulge the male’s baser instincts.
Today, every single Republican senator plus Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, attempted to prove to us women just how little we are valued in this so-called “great” nation.
Human Wrongs Watch By Paul Horsman | Greenpeace International* 9 May 2022 – This year didn’t start well. In January, off the coast of Thailand, thousands of litres of oil leaked into the sea from an underwater pipeline courtesy of Chevron’s subsidiary. The resulting spill blackened waters and beaches, killing local wildlife and threatening the livelihoods […]
The project to build a highway in the Serra do Divisor National Park, in the Southwest of Acre, represents a threat to the biodiversity and quality of life of the indigenous population.
This is what a study by researchers from the National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA), the Federal University of Acre (UFAC) and the University of Richmond indicates, published in the journal “Environmental Conservation”.
Considered the place with the greatest biodiversity in the Amazon, the Serra do Divisor National Park crosses five Brazilian cities, among them Cruzeiro do Sul, which shares an international border with Peru.
To understand how the region has been explored, the researchers analyzed the dynamics of land use change through satellite images for 30 years, between 1988 and 2018.
The results reveal that the control of the Park as a Conservation Unit (UC) has been effective, as in this period the site lost only 1% of its forest cover, compared to 10% in the surroundings.
However, the road project of the South American Council of Infrastructure and Planning (COSIPLAN), of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), which intends to commercially connect Acre to the Peruvian city of Ucayali and to the ports of the neighboring country, would cut the National Parks in both countries.
In addition to crossing indigenous lands and drug-trafficking zones in Peru, the Pucallpa-Cruzeiro do Sul highway can increase deforestation in more inland areas of the Serra and encourage the construction of other secondary roads. According to researcher Sonaira Silva, this route will also bring other environmental damage.
“The economic benefit that the Government justifies for the construction of this highway is questionable, since there is the Southern Interoceanic Route (IOS) in eastern Acre, which has linked Rio Branco to the Pacific ports in Peru since the end of 2000. This new way can bring real estate speculation to the region, create centers for illegal hunting of animals, increase the social vulnerability of the local population and facilitate drug trafficking in the Amazon”, comments the UFAC professor.
Another point raised in the study is the reclassification of Serra do Divisor from a Conservation Unit (UC) to an Environmental Protection Area (APA), which would allow the extraction of natural resources. The bill 6024/2019 intends to collaborate with the advancement of the BR-364 stretch to reach Peru, as well as commercially explore the region.
There were no human clinical trials (https://emeralddb3.substack.com/p/pfizers-new-80000-page-data-dump?s=r) to determine if the experimental COVID vaccines were safe for pregnant women. They were excluded from all the trials. Instead, they tested it on 44 rats before claiming it was “safe”
There are a total of 9 sites revealed so far (as of May 2, 2022) of 158. Under 6.6% of the Subjects are accounted for. Where did the data relating to the hundreds of other Subjects/trial participants go? (https://jessicar.substack.com/p/this-took-all-day-and-it-is-worth)
Chris, a psychotherapist with sixteen years in the field, joins me to critique the psych profession.
We explore the history of psychology and psychiatric coercion, the violence and carceral logic implicit in locking away the “insane.”
We discuss the ways in which neurotypicality is constructed to serve the hegemony of the ruling class. Chris and I examine the ways that capital and the state regiment our minds, cajoling, commanding, and controling.
We also touch on the emerging concept of “mad liberation.” It’s a pretty wide-ranging conversation.
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Ukraine’s blocking of Russian gas to Europe will hurt Russia, help the US dollar, and alsodecimate the industry of its European “allies”. At first sight it looks suicidal for the Ukrainian economy.
For decades Ukraine has relied on transit fees for gas passing through to Europe and campaigned for their continuance.
However Ukraine is now being pledged $40.ooo.ooo,000 from their US sponsors, and we can be sure that cutting Russian gas was one condition, destroying European competition into the bargain.
$40 billion is not so outrageous for the US as they have already a cumulative debt burden of $133.38 trillion in debt(Truth in Accounting March 2022), and it should cover the loss of transit fees.
Kiev cites “force majeure” to halt a third of Russian transited gas flow to Europe, while Gazprom says there have been no issues that would justify the move.
Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom has received no confirmation of force majeure or any obstacles to continued transit of gas through a junction in Lugansk Region, the company said on Tuesday, after Ukraine’s operator OGTSU announced it would halt further deliveries starting May 11, due to the presence of “Russian occupiers.”
Gas Transit Services of Ukraine (OGTSU) declared force majeure on Tuesday, saying that it was impossible to continue the transit of gas through a connection point and compressor station located in the Lugansk area. As OGTSU personnel “cannot carry out operational and technological control” over the Sokhranovka connector point and Novopskov compressor station, the company cannot continue to fulfill its contract obligations, it said.
Gas from this connection will not be accepted into the transit system of Ukraine starting at 7 am on Wednesday, OGTSU said. Sokhrankovka accounts for almost a third of the Russian gas that transits through Ukraine to Europe – up to 32.6 million cubic meters per day – according to the operators.
Gazprom has received no confirmation of force majeure or disruption of operations at Sokhranovka or Novopskov, company spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov said on Tuesday. He added that Ukrainian specialists have had full access to both facilities all along, and there had been no complaints about it previously.
Kupriyanov also said that Gazprom has been notified by Ukraine’s gas company Naftogaz that if Russia continues to supply gas through Sokhranovka, Kiev will reduce the volume at the point of exit by the same amount, effectively confiscating the gas.
While OGTSU has proposed to reroute the gas to Sudzha, a connector located in the Sumy region and controlled by the Ukrainian government, Kupriyanov said this was “technologically impossible.”
“The distribution of volumes is clearly spelled out in the cooperation agreement dated December 30, 2019, and the Ukrainian side is well aware of this,” he said.
Gazprom is fulfilling all of its obligations to its European customers, with all the transit services in accordance with the terms of the contract and paid in full, Kupriyanov pointed out. Moscow has continued gas deliveries to Europe, including transit through Ukraine, regardless of the ongoing military operation and the embargoes against Russia imposed by the US and its allies in the EU.
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