We find ourselves subjected to a political world of fixations of opinions around claims to truth, half-truth, distorted truth, fake news, suppressed information, falsehoods, deceptions, denial, and outright lies. …
Has Truth become Irrelevant to Political Discourse?Read More »
Has Truth become Irrelevant to Political Discourse? Read More »
I regularly buy a copy of the London Review of Books, a fortnightly publication which offers extensive book reviews, thoughtful essays and a handful of poems. …
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We, citizens (not all!), of Totnes, Devon, England, have declared ourselves as an independent city state.
We take an oath of allegiance to the EU.
We have issued the Totnes passport.
The Declaration of the Reformation of Brexit has been nailed (well, blue tack) to the 17th century Guiildhall door.
Totnes invites other towns and cities around the UK to follow Totnes.
The Totnes Oath states: “Compassion, endeavour, ingenuity, altruism, diligence, daring and a peace-loving commitment to the dignity of all sentient beings”).”
PS. Big thanks to Jonathan Cooper and others in Totnes for this initiative.
I have been taking annual flights from London across Europe and the Mediterranean to Israel for the past 26 years. I have probably visited Israel around 40 times to offer the teachings, known as the Dharma. I usually stay in Israel around two or three weeks. I pay regular short visits to Palestine. I leave this weekend for the next visit. …
26 years of visits to Israel. These are dark days for the nation….Read More »
26 years of visits to Israel. These are dark days for the nation…. Read More »
