My Lane Is Where Compassion Calls Me

ChatGPT created this image based on Karla's text: An illustration of a continuing journey toward freedom, healing, and solidarityโ€”guided by the courage to keep asking questions. I stumbled upon this Facebook post by Rev Karla, whose legal name is Karla Kamstra. She is an ordained interfaith minister, author, and online spiritual mentor who helps people … Continue reading My Lane Is Where Compassion Calls Me

“The Myth of Resilience. Why Does It Hurt When We Are Called Heroes?”

Once again, I feel compelled to share and amplify an essay, this one by Shaza Abu Dayah, the Voice of Truth, about the myth of resilience. She describes herself on her Substack account as a "Gazan, Psychologist, Journalist,Writer. Sharing my poetry, reporting on life during genocide, Palestinian History, the Occupation, and more." Please consider a … Continue reading “The Myth of Resilience. Why Does It Hurt When We Are Called Heroes?”

Founding Rapist: Judging Thomas Jefferson by the Standards of His Time by Robert Jensen

Below is a searing essay by Robert Jensen that I felt compelled to share, especially in light of the current situation in the in the US, which is the culmination of a long list of unresolved issues that date to the early days of British Colonial America in the early 17th century. US Americans' inability … Continue reading Founding Rapist: Judging Thomas Jefferson by the Standards of His Time by Robert Jensen

“Foreigners, What Are Things That You Dislike About Vietnamese Culture?”

Someone kicked off a discussion in the r/Vietnam Subreddit with this question. Most of the comments revolved around these themes: consideration for others, responsibility for shared space, accountability, hierarchy, money/status, and weak enforcement of rules. The discussion also includes Vietnamese and Viแป‡t Kiแปu voices, not just foreigners, and several commenters explicitly say they love Vietnam … Continue reading “Foreigners, What Are Things That You Dislike About Vietnamese Culture?”

The Medium-Term Future of Gaza/ู…ุณุชู‚ุจู„ ุบุฒุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฏู‰ ุงู„ู…ุชูˆุณุท

An AI-generated image based on this post. I chose a hopeful image because I and millions of others hope, pray, and look forward to day when the Israeli-sponsored genocide ends and the recovery begins. This is the gist of a conversation I had with Rob Wolters, a Dutch friend whose describes himself on his LinkedIn … Continue reading The Medium-Term Future of Gaza/ู…ุณุชู‚ุจู„ ุบุฒุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฏู‰ ุงู„ู…ุชูˆุณุท

Stop the Genocide in Gaza/ุฃูˆู‚ููˆุง ุงู„ุฅุจุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฌู…ุงุนูŠุฉ ููŠ ุบุฒุฉ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

ChatGPT generated this image based on my prompt. This is an AI-generated visual depiction of one of my fantasies about a multinational peacekeeping force in Gaza that protects the people from further Israeli attacks, provides lifesaving supplies such as food, water, and medicine, enables people who need urgent medical treatment to travel overseas, and evacuates … Continue reading Stop the Genocide in Gaza/ุฃูˆู‚ููˆุง ุงู„ุฅุจุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฌู…ุงุนูŠุฉ ููŠ ุบุฒุฉ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

Dear Macklemore, My Name Is Ibrahim

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aKvn7Vcsstg This video is making the rounds on social media. I downloaded it from the Instagram account of Shah Hatun, who has 433,000 followers. I hope that Macklemore will repost this on his account with 9 million followers. Ibrahim originally posted this video yesterday on his Facebook account with 58,000 followers. While the video is … Continue reading Dear Macklemore, My Name Is Ibrahim

A Musical Illustration of FLOW

https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7jimg?si=KJ6EiA6zxTfg3tfm Terry Kath's brilliant solo from 2:58 to 5:21 is a quintessential example of flow. If you play the guitar, you'll have an even better appreciation for the skill and virtuosity displayed by Kath in a span of 2 minutes and 24 seconds during which he effortlessly combines rock and roll with jazz and blues. … Continue reading A Musical Illustration of FLOW

The Human Promise and the World’s Major Religions

Courtesy of Dominic Morgan I asked ChatGPT Plus to analyze the Human Promise in the context of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Take a moment to think about what people, including political leaders, who represent these religions say and do. A case in point is the ongoing Israeli-sponsored genocide in Gaza. Judaism and genocide … Continue reading The Human Promise and the World’s Major Religions

Kแปท nguyรชn AI ฤ‘แบงy biแบฟn ฤ‘แป™ng ฤ‘รฃ ฤ‘แบฟn. Nhแปฏng lแปฑa chแปn chรบng ta ฤ‘ฦฐa ra lรบc nร y mang tรญnh quyแบฟt ฤ‘แป‹nh. BแปŸi Bill Gates

Hรฌnh แบฃnh do ChatGPT tแบกo ra dแปฑa trรชn bร i viแบฟt. I created this translation to share with Vietnamese friends and colleagues. Here's the original essay: The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical. MAA Mแบฅt khoแบฃng 30โ€“35 phรบt ฤ‘แปƒ ฤ‘แปc. Trong suแป‘t cuแป™c ฤ‘แปi mรฌnh, tรดi chแป‰ lร m hai cรดng … Continue reading Kแปท nguyรชn AI ฤ‘แบงy biแบฟn ฤ‘แป™ng ฤ‘รฃ ฤ‘แบฟn. Nhแปฏng lแปฑa chแปn chรบng ta ฤ‘ฦฐa ra lรบc nร y mang tรญnh quyแบฟt ฤ‘แป‹nh. BแปŸi Bill Gates