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DeSantis goes after Disney over their opposition to the 'Don't Say Gay' law
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Yes. Instilling inner censors is the task of a good education.
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Do we still want to sign a nuclear deal with Iran?
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Having come this far, the extra push is critical
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Ukrainians are not super human. They need more weapons
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Should Erdogan be allowed to obstruct NATO's expansion?
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Don't fall for it. It's not good for you. Or Tesla.
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They both started out as communists. One system has thrived economically, the other has not.
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He had miscalculated, badly. Now he feared his people were dreaming of the West.
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Trump couldn't get the measure of Putin. Biden did.
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To know one's emotions is to unlock the powers of the mind.
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Why should offending nations like Russia and China hold veto power?
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Putin has little to lose at this stage, but we do.
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Putin captures all of Ukraine but the West grows stronger.
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Such action is unlikely to deter Putin in the short run but will surely harm our economies.
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He sees himself as entitled to dominate others.
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How can Ukraine better resist the Russian brutality.
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Ukraine offers an opportunity to change the world order.
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Putin has placed his bet. We have to place ours.
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Oh the power over other human beings. It is what drives him.
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President Zelensky is right to ask the West for a change in strategy.
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Now History is asking you to return the favor. Help Ukraine.
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It's Biden, the leader of the Free World, against Putin, the leader of the Un Free world.
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The West should not give an inch to the Moscow bully.
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Putin alone in his residence, thinking of his powers.
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki.
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki
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Dialogue is essential to preserve and enhance our freedom.
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Making a profit should not dismiss human rights abuses.
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki
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The importance of having a conversation between the top and lower ranks of any organization or government.
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To heed the example of the Ukraine and defy Putin.
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Concealed weapons and taking the law in your own hands.
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It is time we fully trusted women with their bodies and their minds.
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President Biden and the West should not give in an inch to Putin's threats.
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki
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Putin and his dream of rebuilding the Soviet Union, and run over the Ukraine. A backward political system, wanting to spread.
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki.
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Trump. Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki.
This play was written in 2018.
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Xi Jinping, alone in his office, speaks his thoughts on America and Russia.
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki (7/2018)
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki (7/2018)
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Athletes have worked very hard to qualify for the Olympics.
Politics should not interfere.
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki (7/2018)
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Do we really think we can out shout each other? Where are the mature voices?
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from Helsinki (7/16/2018)
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Trump, Melania, Putin and the fallout from the meeting in Helsinki (7/2018)
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Immigration is at the core of what we must address to move forward.
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With the assertion of our power we must guard against the erosion of empathy.
Also available as a blogpost at oscarvaldes.net
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Proposed Settlements for Immigrant families who crossed the border illegally in 2018
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A Shortage of Butchers in Britain.
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The struggle to learn who we are, to find and assert our power is never ending.
'What makes us stronger and wiser?'
Also available as a blog post. oscarvaldes.net
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Why should Moderna surrender its intellectual property rights?
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This episode is also available as a blog post: http://oscarvaldes.net/2021/10/14/governor-abbott-and-covid-texas-usa/
Texans disagree with the Governor
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Biden needs to moderate the intra party divisions
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Joe Biden needs to keep addressing us all as congress debates his budget.
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China's challenge to the US: Are you capable of uniting, of bridging your differences to face our rise?
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Will the new Taliban regime be as repressive and backwards as the one we displaced in 2001?
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'You didn't fix the problem,' laments an Afghan man, seeing that America is leaving.
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There is much to learn from our effort there. Much to learn to help us unite here in our land.
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What is wrong that Cuba can't produce enough to raise its standard of living?
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If we don't learn to talk to each other, the spirit of collective effort will wane and the price we will pay will grow dearer.
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Reminding ourselves of the differences between these two approaches, may be a source of much satisfaction.
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The American people is profoundly divided. We need to hear you tell us how to learn to listen to each other and strive to understand.
We need that now. Good luck.
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Seeing the animosity that reigns in America, the lack of unity, they consider their options.
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Adding time to offenders too often equates with 'Never mind your rehabilitation.'
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Do they really want to deny Biden Holy Communion?
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We have failed in that land. Let us learn from it.
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To fulfill its promise, China must allow the freedom of expression of its citizens.
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Russia has started to awaken. And Navalny stirs up its capacity to dream.
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An attempt to keep a potential shooter from pulling the trigger.
I read from my short book of the same title. The entire text will be read.
Four videos with the entire book are posted to YouTube.
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When the charge of racism is made, it should stand on solid ground. Otherwise we devalue the word.
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Dealing with racism will take facing and resolving painful emotions, but we can do it.
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As we grieve the loss of our power in Afghanistan, we look within to find ways to renew ourselves.
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The building of yourself into a compassionate human being. How Derek Chauvin can earn his mercy.
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If we have racist thoughts, we should work on them. It is not an unforgivable flaw. It can be overcome. And we will be better people.
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Digest Trump the nation must. Otherwise we will repeat the same mistakes again. Dealing with immigration is essential to the task.
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It could happen, couldn't? Maybe it has. Maybe it will.
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The lights in Texas are dimming. How Texans have chosen to resolve disputes.
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An effort to persuade a human being to not hurt another. Continuing to read from my short book 'Letters to a Shooter'
I will read the entire book in chronological order.
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Surely, Lukashenko didn't act independently of Putin in diverting the flight that led to the arrest of activist Roman Protasevich.
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Armed conflict will not beat Israel. Palestinians need to renounce warfare and embrace diplomacy to enlist world opinion to their cause.
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Between Light and Dark, I'll take Light anytime.
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And effort to persuade a would be shooter to not hurt other people.
I read from my book 'Letters to a Shooter' published in 2018. Will read the entire book in chronological order.
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An effort to persuade a would be shooter to not harm people.
Reading from my book 'Letters to A Shooter' published in 2018. I will read the entire book in chronological order
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An effort to persuade a would be shooter to not harm people.
Reading from my book 'Letters to A Shooter' published in 2018. I will read the entire book in chronological order
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Will the party that elected one of the least insightful presidents in American history come to their senses?
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Bombs and rockets are flying, but the spark for the conflict has not been put up front where it belongs.
The Biden administration needs to bring Benjamin Netanyahu to account
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What US technology should we allow China to buy?
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His health is in danger and the Russian people need his leadership.
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We can't let this keep happening, can we? We have to stop.
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Thoughts on the shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 4/11/2021
