I am writing an open #letter to all #political sides as an #introduction to #hope I wish to turn #hurt away from and closer into as such through #affirmative #action accordingly if at all possible.

Let me start out by saying, that I #believe in the #power of real human prayer as #unbound #energy finding its way through us. And in turn, I'm no #religious #person by and large, but I am going to send this #prayer out there anyways because I feel it needs to be #said as is.

This will be a prayer covering several #topics of conversation that I #feel are important and significant enough to relay as one broadcast.

#extremism

To all #people I #pray that:
You realize living on your own #political #island sounds great in theory, be it on the #left or the #right of the spectrum. Or even at the #top or #bottom of it as well. But being unable to find or care for the #center of it, leaves you #vulnerable to #attack more so than anything else. And that is not a state of things I #desire for you to have to #live by.

#awareness

I pray that:
As #individuals you #collectively and #personally #understand that there are differences between the #perception of how you come across to others, and how others #perceive you in turn. It is okay to have a #difference of opinion, but to be #blind sighted by this, leaves you open to being #weaponized and I do not #wish that for you to have to #experience at all.

#sovereignty
I pray that:
You can #recognize how someone wants to be able to experience #respect without having to diverge or divulge your #interest in a #potential #conflict as such. In order for us to be able to #trust each other, we have to #remember how to #treat one another as #equals rather than constantly #competing for #dominance based on denying that there #exists a spectrum of #agreeability at play that we are all apart of.

#CommonSense
I pray that:
We keep building upon #frameworks that do not need to become a totally separate #foundation that exists just to serve you. But rather, exist as #modular #blocks that can join and detach from one another as already built #structures full and complete. This way, we are not trying to conflict over what block we have to share space with someone else in prioritizing. Because the entire thing is ours to shape in our own way. And so as a #metaphor, I feel it is #important to attach to the idea of having a sense in common, as opposed to a common sense where applicable, of things that cause us to #fight over how #relevant it is to most of us around the #actual or #planned #change currently in motion.

#battles
I pray that:
We are able to tell when to be #still and when to #move upon any #focus that #captivates us in part. Whether it exists as apart of a #whole or not. Doing so will help us make the best #impact #possible for the change we want to make a #reality for the #cause we are #concerned for.

And ultimately, I pray that we can move past the blatant need to have an #existential #crisis be on full display at the #crossroads of #agendas being carried out as they are each in turn, #instigated by #georegional #tribalism that serves nobody accept to put #humanity as a whole last, not first, as I intend to do.

All of these things are #real and can be #fixable and #doable as such. And I want to make sure, that this reality does not have a chance to get far out of #control the way it currently has.

For it is #outcomes like this, that #incomes should never have appropriately #manifested into #place that I want to #avoid and keep #preventable from ever #happening again.

To me, I find it very #unfortunate that we are living through #times of such blatant #hardship that should not have to be so unnecessary in today's day and age. For in this latest #protest #style #news #video we see this very inteersection of mounting, preventable #activities #culminating all at once in a display of #violent #behaviour best #repurposed for other #interests in my #opinion acordingly.

#posted by #YouTube #reactor and #media #podcaster #RebelNews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjT3kK5lHKk

In #America #israel and #Canada or anywhere else in our #world we should not have to worry about #migration #problems at home #effecting the #symptom of #indifference at the #core of #ineffective #deference as such. Rather, if we simply #agree to #adapt our time towards #focusing on the #things we can #bear #witness to as our own #personal #legacy then I say we have done enough for our #community be it or we tied to a particular #faith or not.

I say this, in my own #human name for all it is worth. Because that is who I am now, and if any #guardian #angel believes this to be #true then all I ask, is that you add yours to this prayer and pass it forward.

Thank you for your #attention to this #matter as such. I #appreciate it and you very much for the #blessing that you are.

Eis ist nie nur Eis. Hier ist es ein Besitzversprechen, eine militärische Option und Verhandlungsmasse. Was 2020 noch wie ein zugespitzter Politthriller gewirkt hat, liest sich heute wie eine nüchterne Vorwegnahme. Denn während diese Mini-Serie von Ölfunden, verdeckten Drohungen und strategischer Erpressung erzählt, zeigt die Gegenwart, wie schnell daraus offene Gewalt wird. Venezuela war der Beweis. Grönland der nächste logische Schritt. (ARD, Wh.)

Cuverville Island, #antarctica. 🐧🦭🛶

#kayaking #antarcticpeninsula #outdoors #penguins #wildlife #outdoors #nature #mountains #island #glacier #photo

Parks Canada planning to cull dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a storied historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in. However, an animal-rights advocate is calling for the agency to use non-lethal solutions to deal with the deer.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/parks-canada-deer-grosse-ile-9.7127828?cmp=rss

Parks Canada planning to cull dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a storied historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in. However, an animal-rights advocate is calling for the agency to use non-lethal solutions to deal with the deer.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/parks-canada-deer-grosse-ile-9.7127828?cmp=rss

Parks Canada planning to cull dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a storied historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in. However, an animal-rights advocate is calling for the agency to use non-lethal solutions to deal with the deer.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/parks-canada-deer-grosse-ile-9.7127828?cmp=rss

Parks Canada planning to cull dozens of deer on historic Quebec island
Parks Canada is proposing to kill dozens of white-tailed deer at a storied historic site near Quebec City, saying the deer population on the island presents a threat to rare plants and the safety of employees flying in. However, an animal-rights advocate is calling for the agency to use non-lethal solutions to deal with the deer.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/parks-canada-deer-grosse-ile-9.7127828?cmp=rss

Ontario town moves to dump 'Prince Andrew' name from island amid Epstein links
An Ontario township is moving to rename Prince Andrew Island following the arrest of the scandal-plagued former British royal and his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The small island, located in Lakefield within Selwyn Township near Peterborough, got its name in 1978 after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince And...
https://www.blogto.com/travel/2026/03/ontario-town-rename-prince-andrew-island/

Misty Argentine Islands, #antarctica 🐧⛵️🛶

#kayaking #antarcticpeninsula #island #travel #misty #travel #outdoors #nature #wildlife

Sicilianews24.it: Carovita nei cantieri siciliani: gasolio e energia alle stelle fanno impennare i prezzi dei materiali

Ance Sicilia denuncia speculazioni e chiede interventi urgenti per sostenere le imprese edili
La guerra in Iran, iniziata appena una settimana fa, ha acceso i riflettori sulla crisi energetica globale, ma in Sicilia gli effetti sui prezzi dei carburanti e dell’energia all’ingrosso hanno superato ogni aspettativa. Secondo Salvo Russo, presidente di Ance Sicilia, «le imprese edili dell’Isola stanno pagando un costo altissimo a causa di evidenti speculazioni sul gasolio e sul gas, che si riflettono su trasporti, energia e costi di produzione dei materiali da costruzione».
Prezzi in impennata: carburanti, energia e materie prime

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Car prices in Sicilian construction sites: high fuel and energy prices are driving up the cost of materials.

ANCE Sicilia denounces speculation and asks for urgent measures to support construction companies.
The war in Iran, which began just a week ago, has focused attention on the global energy crisis, but in Sicily, the effects on fuel and wholesale energy prices have exceeded all expectations. According to Salvo Russo, president of ANCE Sicilia, “construction companies on the Island are paying an extremely high cost due to evident speculation on diesel and gas, which is reflected in transportation, energy and the cost of construction materials.”
Prices soaring: fuel, energy and raw materials.

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#Sicilian #ANCESicilia #Sicily #SalvoRusso #Island #Carovita #first

https://www.sicilianews24.it/carovita-nei-cantieri-siciliani-gasolio-e-energia-alle-stelle-fanno-impennare-i-prezzi-dei-materiali-822908.html

Our next voting bracket is about our Favorite Island-Based TV Shows!

I started with deserted islands and people stranded on an island, but then went a little broader to fill out the half-bracket. There are 32 TV shows/series in the first round.

Vote now in Round One! Everyone is welcome.
The deadline is Sunday evening, March 15.

https://votingbrackets.com/favorite-tv-shows-set-on-an-island-round-one/

#VotingBrackets #TV #TVshows #island

Sicilianews24.it: Minori e criminalità in Sicilia: calano rapine e associazione per delinquere, ma cresce l’allarme mafia

Il rapporto “(Dis)armati” di Save the Children analizza il primo semestre 2025: nell’Isola l’incidenza dei minori coinvolti in associazioni mafiose è la più alta d’Italia.
In Sicilia diminuisce il numero dei minori segnalati per alcuni reati come rapina e associazione per delinquere, ma cresce la preoccupazione per il coinvolgimento dei giovani nelle organizzazioni mafiose. È quanto emerge dal rapporto “(Dis)armati” di Save the Children, realizzato con il sostegno della Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group Ets e diffuso oggi, che analizza i dati relativi al primo semestre del 2025.
A livello nazionale, nei primi sei mesi dell’anno i minorenni denunciati o arrestati per associazione di tipo mafioso sono stati 46, un dato che potrebbe indicare un aumento rispetto al 2024, quando nell’intero anno i casi registrati erano stati 49. Di questi, quasi la metà si concentra tra Catania (15) e Napoli (6).
Palermo, Catania e Messina: l’andamento dei reati

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Minors and crime in Sicily: robberies and criminal associations are falling, but the alarm about the mafia is growing.

The “ (Dis)armed” report by Save the Children analyzes the first half of 2025: in the Island, the incidence of minors involved in mafia associations is the highest in Italy.

In Sicily, the number of minors reported for crimes such as robbery and association with the intent to commit crimes decreases, but concern grows about the involvement of young people in mafia organizations. This is what emerges from the “(Dis)armed” report by Save the Children, carried out with the support of the Fondazione Iris Ceramica Group Ets and released today, which analyzes data relating to the first half of 2025.

Nationally, in the first six months of the year, 46 minors were denounced or arrested for mafia-type association, a figure that could indicate an increase compared to 2024, when the number of cases recorded throughout the year was 49. Of these, almost half are concentrated in Catania (15) and Naples (6).

Palermo, Catania, and Messina: Crime Trends

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#Sicily #SavetheChildren #Island #Italy #Catania #Naples #Palermo #Messina:CrimeTrends #MinorsandCrime #Alarm #first

https://www.sicilianews24.it/minori-e-criminalita-in-sicilia-calano-rapine-e-associazione-per-delinquere-ma-cresce-lallarme-mafia-822889.html

In the middle of the island is the restaurant area. That area, like most of the island, looks out at the beach. And what a beach it was. There was plenty of seating, most of which was in or near shade. There were enough trees to keep you out of the sun but not so many that they made the beach feel cramped. The sand was really nice. And the water wasn’t too far away so it was nice and quick to get to when you wanted to snorkel
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#travel #vacation #chinesenewyear #indonesia #komodo #beach #island