Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Defeat in Hungary’s Election

Some great news to start the day!

Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Defeat in Hungary’s Election www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Indeed!

Photo’s name? #Predator.

Nature. Wild. Beautiful. Just gorgeous!

📸 credit: Wiktoria West

Before accusing the European Union of blocking their super-sized trucks, perhaps U.S. car makers should send a few reps to test drive them in Europe.

Ever drove in some of Europe’s narrow streets? How about the cost of gas, in European countries? All incentives NOT to buy super sized trucks!

It’s a privilege and a luxury. Many live the violence and have no way out.

Everyday we read about a world saturated with wars, violence, bigotry and hatred. It’s traumatizing. Some days, I just want to stare at the sky and lose myself in its peace-blue infinity.

#SaintQuentinLaPoterie … Where artists live and punctuate the streets with colors and beauty.

In Conversation: Marie-Rose Romain Murphy Born from post-earthquake aid failures, Haiti’s community foundation model centers relationships as infrastructure

Sharing my recent heart to heart conversation with @keefemurren.bsky.social
@proximate.bsky.social

We talked about the aid sector, the Haiti Community Foundation, power, community and more…

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Lina, I am so very sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace.

Port Salut, #Haiti

Sand, sea, sunshine and blue skye…

#Haiti’s Mardi Gras… And still we rise…

1901-1933, Germany won 31 Science Nobels; USA only 7.

Then in 1933 the Nazis destroyed the German universities, sending their scientists fleeing, esp. to America.

Germany's never recovered. Since 1945, USA has received 315 Science Nobels, Germany 52.

Now consider what MAGA aims to do to US unis.

a raccoon is sitting on a bed under a blue blanket ALT: a raccoon is sitting on a bed under a blue blanket

#Moodoftheday

US deports 136 Haitians, including TPS and Green Card holders with their children The United States’s second deportation flight to Haiti this year contained 136 people, including TPS holders and Green Card residents convicted of crimes. About 10 women and five children were among t...

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#Honor #Respect to my ancestors and those who came before me. Those who sacrificed, suffered and even died for what they believed.

May we never forget. May we always remember.

#equality #justice #equalrights #freedom #onehumanity

"Don't let anybody, anybody convince you this is the way the world is and therefore must be. It must be the way
it ought to be."

« YOU CAN DO SOME
RATHER EXTRAORDINARY THINGS IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU REALLY
BELIEVE."

Toni Morrison

This year, in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, I would like to offer a few quotes from Toni Morrison, one of my favorite thought leaders:

"The function, the very serious function of racism, which is distraction.. it keeps you explaining, over and over again,
your reason for being."

In 2024, #BlackHistoryMonth meant that social media platforms as well as all media were filled with quotes of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and announcements of special events, celebrations and webinars.

This year, the #silence is nearly deafening. Don’t you think? 1/

The very serious danger is how key people in power are working on making the deeply morally and ethically UNACCEPTABLE , ‘normal’ and ‘acceptable’.

This itself is criminal.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for Haitians in the US A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S.

Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.

"Children all across the country are being arrested and detained. They are being arrested at airports, at the border, at immigration courts, at immigration check-in appointments, on their way to and from schools, at parks, on the street and anywhere else they can be found."

C’est où nous sommes!

Abolish ICE!

New Blog: Congress: Please Help Restore Lifesaving Data Systems

The US Congress has restored considerable global health and humanitarian finance. But it needs to ensure the data is available to use it effectively and monitor delivery. (1/n)...

Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.

Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.

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Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."

That's a death threat.

If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.

One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history