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Dayle Ohlau
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‘I saw the first great bough, the fruit of love and compassion, the foundation of all things.’ ~Marie Madeleine ˚ ⋆.˚⋆. mavens, connectors, intersubjectives living in États-Unis and France liberté, égalité, fraternité ꨄ︎
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“Social media is not compatible with democracy.” -Sasha Baron Cohen — “In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. ⤷ “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” Meta directly interfered with Brazilian elections, favoring Bolsonaro.”
Alternative für Deutschland, et alia. — ‘Pope Leo’s positions are diametrically opposed to those of Trump and Trumpism. This is a confrontation that looks set to continue when the Pontiff arrives in South America next month for 11 days.’ ⤷ Waiting for him: Javier Milei and Peter Thiel, JD’s buddy.
‘In this interregnum a great variety of morbid phenomena occur.’ Translation: Professor Joseph Buttigieg [Pete’s dad, editor of the comprehensive English-language edition of the Prison Notebooks, by Antonio Gramsci, who was imprisoned by Mussolini’s fascist government in 1926] — @thebulwark.com
‘…from Adam McKay and Woody Harrelson, the only true Exxon ad you'll ever see. El Niño will lead to a lot of finger pointing and blame. Your beloved Exxon family just wants to make sure you blame the right people.’ — ღ @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social
…interesting. “The homeport move will occur by the end of 2026, the Navy said in a short announcement Monday. It will be a permanent change of station for the approximately 5,000 crew members and their families. ⤷ The Navy also said USS John F. Kennedy will shift its homeport to Kitsap in 2029.” —
Round Deux — ‘…the Gilets Jaunes [yellow vests] announced new protests for Saturday under the slogan “Macron doit partir” [Macron must go].’ ⤷ Groups: •CGT trade union (600,000+) •High school/university students •Paris: Place de la République et Place de la Bastille Police deployment, ‘massive.’
“…all of Plato’s writings suggest that the most significant political fact is the scarcity of wisdom: the dearth of knowledge needed to live a flourishing human life. What’s more, he taught, most of us don’t recognize our own ignorance – indeed, we powerfully resist recognizing it.” 🤎.˚⋆
‘From his hospital room in Rome today,10.16, #PopeLeo asked Putin to call for a ceasefire in Oleshky, a city in the Ukrainian region of Kherson. Reportedly, there is no food, no safety and no escape. Infrastructure has been destroyed making it nearly impossible to survive or leave.’ #RussiaWar —
“…early signs offer hope.” — “The United States and the world desperately need Leo XIV. In 17 months, he has become a clear voice for peace and for the dignity of migrants and the poor, and last month some 800,000 people filled central Paris for his open-air Mass. If you pray, pray for Pope Leo.”
…this is how to write a headline. ‘The death of the American conscience will be livestreamed’ ⤷ by Sam Sawyer, S.J., the editor in chief of America Media. @nytimes.com @wsj.com @washingtonpost.com “Archbishop Paul S. Coakley described it as a barbaric promotion of a culture of death." merci.
The archbishop, Timothy Broglio, is a conservative. He has opposed this administration more than once. “Do we really want to imitate the terrorists of this world and make a public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries? The US military generally enjoys a good reputation in the world.”
…this is how to write a headline. ‘The death of the American conscience will be livestreamed’ ⤷ by Sam Sawyer, S.J., the editor in chief of America Media. @nytimes.com @wsj.com @washingtonpost.com “Archbishop Paul S. Coakley described it as a barbaric promotion of a culture of death." merci.
‘America Magazine is a Catholic publication founded by the Jesuits in 1909, publishing reporting, essays, commentary, and reviews about the Catholic Church and its relationship to the wider world, including social issues, theology, scripture, literature, and the arts.’ — www.americamagazine.org
Frances Haugen with Jon Favreau. “Frances joins Offline to reflect on what she learned trying to change Facebook from the inside, and how it applies to the growing number of Al employees.” #TheSocialReckoning [Mike Madison, Jeremy Strong, and Jeremy Allen White—Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed.]
U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs D-San Diego — “I think it’s clear, what happened is no fault of the commanders on board. It’s that President Trump launched a war without the requisite planning to make sure that the 5,000+ service members he was putting into harm’s way would have what they need.“ — #USSLincoln
𝓜𝓜 🥀 — ‘Gregory the Great in 591 AD turned her into a prostitute with one sermon. Fourteen centuries later, Pope Francis handed her an apostle’s feast — and from what I heard in Rome, Leo is only getting started.’ -Christopher Hale “I’ll tell you what’s hidden from you.” -Gospel of Mary
⤷ ‘Mary Magdalene Revealed is a blend of feminist theology, spiritual memoir, and commentary on the ancient Gospel of Mary. Its central argument is grounded in inner spiritual authority and love rather than shame, and that Mary represents a female teacher whose authority deserves to be recovered.’ —
A Dream From the Earth — ‘Generosity reveals itself in countless ways...a significant gift, deep listening, flower petals and water offered back to the earth, acts that honors the reciprocity upon which life depends…earth herself generously dreaming us back into right relationship with ourselves.’ ღ
Ryan Redman Flourish Foundation 𖧷 — ‘Children cannot create a life enhancing culture alone. Young people need adults who embody the values they are learning and elders who carry the wisdom of lives deeply lived. Cultural change happens when generations are connected in community.’ Sun Valley, ID
Power to the People ❥ — ‘Last night, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine sang a verse often left out of Woody’s anthem: “…I saw my people/As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking/Is this land made for you and me?”’ ⤷ Woody Guthrie died on Oct. 3rd, 1967. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“…he also said it appeared that Iran was getting information on how to target the Lincoln carrier group, making the situation more dangerous.” — Vice Admiral Marc Miguez, United States Navy Third Fleet in San Diego, CA. ⤷USS Abraham Lincoln expected to home port SD on Thursday. #Iran #USSLincoln