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YouTube video by Stanford Alumni Be kind to yourself. -Dr. James Doty, director Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism

I miss you Dr Doty ❤️ Such a wonderful, gentle, large-hearted man, left behind a mountain of inspiration to help us remember the power of compassion.

Dr James Doty
Author, Neurosurgeon
Founder and Director of Stanford Centre of Compassion and Altruism
1955 - 2025

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Opinion | ‘Egregious.’ Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administration’s lawlessness.

great therapy

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YouTube video by Associated Press Trump says he wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China

Back in Feb, Pres. Trump said he wants to work with major nuclear powers to denuclearize. He will get pushback. But he won't get pushback from you & me and the 8 billion other souls who would perish, or wish they were dead, in a nuclear winter. #denuke #NPT26

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Exclusive: Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says The Dutch intelligence findings on alleged Russian use of chloropicrin, a banned warfare agent first used by Germany during World War One, have not previously been reported.

Turning on a light in India, China, Turkey or Hungary? That fossil fuel you’re using? is propping up a monstrous regime. Your Russian oil and gas funds the Russian war machine, increases nuclear risk, and is forcing the world to rearm.

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Odesa’s historic Hotel Bristol, before it was bombed by the Russians.

Looking for an award winning film script to bring Ukraine to life? To walk the plight of Ukrainians into the hearts of filmgoers everywhere? “Odesa” has just added Finalist of the Richmond International Film Festival to its lengthening list of accolades. #screenplay #Ukraine

‼️ Putin aims to seize Odesa and cut Ukraine off from the sea — now his top priority, says senior official to FT.

NATO leaders fear Ukraine’s frontline situation could worsen by fall, depending on aid and allies.

Save Odesa, and all this beautiful city represents. Forever free from the Russian boot. Open to the world. Ukraine will fight harder than anyone to save her. But like all of Ukraine they urgently need our help. Tell your rep it matters to you. Ukraine matters. Freedom matters. Is the air we breathe.

Donate to In Honour of Vladislav Goraj: Support His Family, organised by LifelineExpress LifelineExpress We are Lifeline Express, a small organisation supporting Ukra… LifelineExpress LifelineExpress needs your support for In Honour of Vladislav Goraj: Support His Family

A great and beloved opera singer was killed on Sunday volunteering near Sumy in Ukraine - Vadislav Goraj. He leaves behind his wife Nadia and two young sons. The legitimate fundraiser that has been set up to support his family is linked here. www.gofundme.com/f/z8fe6q-in-...

Devastating news as war kills a great artist and a big-hearted giant of the Ukrainian arts world. Vadislav Goraj, a much-loved world class tenor with Odesa Opera, has been killed while volunteering in the Sumy region of Ukraine. The Odesa National Opera said it ‘had been orphaned’.

Last night Russia attacked a European capital with ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones. Today the story barely registers in international news headlines.
Western normalization and acceptance of Russian atrocities in Ukraine is what makes them possible.

Trump’s Ukraine Policy Pressured ‘the Victim,’ Former Ambassador Says

US Ambassador to Ukraine resigns because policy pressured the victim, Ukraine, rather than the aggressor, Russia. “I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded, children killed with impunity. Peace at any price is not peace… it is appeasement.”
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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos

BBC Sounds - Political Thinking with Nick Robinson - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Political Thinking with Nick Robinson on BBC Sounds.

Great interview with Biden. At a critical moment when the pressure builds to appease a tyrant. A man well-placed to view the arc of history and warn humanity. Many poignant moments - Macron’s question “for how long” in reply to Biden declaring “America’s back”.

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Russia Is in Demographic Free Fall. Putin Isn’t Helping. The Russian president is enacting one of the world’s most extreme natalism programs—and one of the weirdest.

“Russia was in demographic decline long before the war in Ukraine. Now it's in free fall,” Anna Nemtsova reports. “This crisis has led to one of the world’s most extreme natalism campaigns—and one of the weirdest”:

Pope Francis' words to live by: "Tenderness is not weakness; it is fortitude. It is the path of solidarity, the path of humility. Please, allow me to say it loud and clear: the more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to act humbly."

Russia used cluster munitions in deadly attack on Sumy, US ambassador says "Reports indicate, as in Kryvyi Rih, cluster munitions were used, increasing the devastation and harm to civilians," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said.

⚡️Russia used cluster munitions in deadly attack on Sumy, US ambassador says.

"Reports indicate, as in Kryvyi Rih, cluster munitions were used, increasing the devastation and harm to civilians," outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said.

Russian peace

‘As we attend to the pain within us, it opens & reveals our love… We touch the depth of our heart and remember how vast it truly is. Love transforms fear by reconnecting us to one another. Love transforms anger by guiding it into courageous, wise action.’ Oren Jay Sofer.
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Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, including 5 children, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody would do”.

Very clear strategy emerging for dealing with Orbán's threat at the European Council today - enough is enough, and if necessary decisions will be adopted in coalitions of the willing.

This is always harder than unity, but patience at such crucial questions is mostly gone.

The actress facing 74 lashes in Iran for her Oscar-nominated film Instead of attending the glitzy Hollywood ceremony, Soheila Golestani is on trial by the Revolutionary Court for her part in The Seed of the Sacred Fig

In grim contrast to the red carpet, Soheila Golestani faces 74 lashes for her Oscar-nominated film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Watch this film to understand the repression of Iran’s theocratic regime &why the #WomenLifeFreedom movement is so important: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

A Ukrainian soldier evacuates a little girl to a safe place.

This girl, and millions of Ukrainian children, are the reason why we fight. For their sake, we want a just and lasting peace.
#StandWithUkraine

What marvellous advice. Thank you! @theguardian.com

Macron:

“But we must not forget one point—if anyone is playing the Third World War, it is Vladimir Putin. He was the one who started the war three years ago, and he brought 10,000 North Korean soldiers to European soil.”

Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

Brutal.

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
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Demonstrators seen gathered in Berlin at nighttime. In the foreground is a Ukraine flag, in the background is the Brandenburg Gate in the yellow and blue colours

The Eiffel Tower in Paris at night with bottom half in yellow and top half in blue with the spotlight at the top shining across the city

A night time photo of the The European Commission buildings in Brussels. The buildings on either side of the main road leading to Schuman are illuminated in the blue and yellow colours

Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland is lit in blue and yellow against the dark night sky

Landmarks across Europe displaying blue and yellow tonight in solidarity with Ukraine.

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