Dylan Raines

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I’ve been thinking about getting a paper shredder. What kind do you have that can shred a card of thickness like this?

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If you had to describe what you believe you are here on Planet Earth to do in ONE word, what would that word be?

Contemplating the deep wisdom found in this song on this Good Sunday

USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency The developments come after Elon Musk said that he had spoken with President Donald Trump about the aid and development agency and “he agreed we should shut it down.”

Elon Musk's wrecking ball now swings at USAID, vaporizing humanitarian assistance, putting countless lives at risk, threatening to topple America's economic and moral standing and emboldening autocrats around the world.

Stand strong for our top humanitarian aid agency.

The work of USAID is crucial to furthering the reputation of the USA globally through compassion. The attacks on USAID by Elon Musk and the Trump administration need to stop. We should strengthen compassion, not eliminate it.

You may believe man-made climate change contributed to the devastating LA Wildfires, or you may not.

But can we all simply agree that living in a healthier relationship to nature is a good thing we should strive to do?

📸 Sunset on eastern edge of Eaton Fire

It should really cause a government to have some humility in thinking a system could be created that others cannot or will not game.

15 years ago today, an earthquake struck Haiti, causing the deaths of over 220,000 people.

Natural disasters happen every year, but the magnitude of that number should rally the world to come to the aid of Haitians until everyone has enough food to eat, safe water drink, and a peaceful society.

Harder to click to donate. But you could just click: File > Print and print the webpage or section you’d like.

Quantifying giving to “people in need” could be challenging. Conservatives donate more to charities, but they also tend to be more religious which encourages (if not damns you to hell in some cases for not) giving.

Absolutely wild day in Monrovia (Los Angeles area) witnessing the #EatonFire. Had friends lose their homes, lives lost. Devastation for many.

Trends that will spur humanitarian needs in 2025 Key factors raising new challenges and likely to worsen lives for millions in crisis hotspots over the coming year.

Global public debt is at a record $97 trillion, according to UN figures. Public debt is growing twice as fast in developing countries, and economists expect debt defaults – where a government can’t pay what it owes – to rise in the coming year

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...

What are you referring to in seeing this trend?

I miss a good snowstorm living in Los Angeles.

I don't think there's anything wrong with people who do good work for ethical causes earning a lot of money, in fact, the world might be better if the best paying jobs were those that provided social good.

Yet learning this fact about King makes me admire him even more.

Today, so many capitalize on their fame, even those who are doing good work for public benefit causes. Yet King believed he only needed what he needed to his family to live, and the rest of the money he could raise should go to the cause of civil rights and economic justice.

Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr. was estimated to only have a net worth of around $50,000?

For you northerners

Discovering and disseminating wisdom is the most crucial activity for the future of humanity and life on Earth. Fundamental to doing that is humility.

In a world of increasing noise, silence becomes the most valuable resource.

Do you have a meditation or contemplative practice to experience silence?

Good morning from Idaho Springs, Colorado

Somewhere in Utah #travel #explore #adventure

When is the last time you were somewhere that the stars shown so bright?