Image created by ChatGPT This is a recent LinkedIn post by Hani Almadhoun, Senior Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA and co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen followed by the video in question. The other co-founder is Mahmoud Almadhoun ("Chef Mahmoud"), Hani's brother, who was murdered by an Israeli drone missile strike last November. The … Continue reading No Limit to Israel’s Depravity or Perversion
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“Tear Down the Walls”
REUTERS/via SNO Sites/Lucy NicholsonThe badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Hawthorne, California. File photo March 1, 2020. I created this song "in honor of" ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), a US government agency from hell. Let me know which version you prefer in the comments section below, on my … Continue reading “Tear Down the Walls”
“Why I Cancelled My 2025 Trip To Trump’s America”
That's the title of a recent video by Rob Groves, who is based in the UK. Rob has a YouTube channel with nearly 60,000 subscribers, where we speak truth to power about British politics, and challenge the establishment narrative peddled by the overwhelmingly right-wing press and BBC. In the words of Noam Chomsky, 'power knows … Continue reading “Why I Cancelled My 2025 Trip To Trump’s America”
Vietnam Today (Video)
About 20 years ago, I helped create a video entitled Vietnam Today for the In FOCUS: Vietnam project funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It was part of a series designed to serve as a pre-departure orientation tool for students who participated in the Hobart and William Smith … Continue reading Vietnam Today (Video)
Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
Israeli Minister of Finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich, speaks to the press during a party meeting in Jerusalem on 5 February 2024. I give Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich credit for one thing: his brutal honesty. No code or dog whistle, just speaking candidly about the "Greater Israel" project. I first saw … Continue reading Smotrich: Israel’s future is ‘to expand to Damascus’
Genocide in Gaza
I created a slideshow of injured, dying, displaced, and dead Palestinians set to Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings. It’s my way of reflecting on and processing the Israeli-planned and -executed carnage that is occurring in Gaza. Click on the image below to access the video. Follow this link to access the video on my Vimeo … Continue reading Genocide in Gaza
Got the COVID Blues (Lord, Have Mercy on Me)
On another lighter note, I'm pleased to announce the release of a song I wrote during the pandemic. I had the music in my head and worked it out on a piano but never recorded it. This music is AI-generated. Not bad for a computer, eh? 😉 https://youtu.be/3k38yqbpfwM?si=0MZIwCQ7fJKLiGda Here's a direct link to the version … Continue reading Got the COVID Blues (Lord, Have Mercy on Me)
Capstone Fairs Are Coming to Town! 🇻🇳
All smiles after finishing the video. "That's a wrap!" It's true, I was a musician in another lifetime. The piano and a mellifluous baritone voice were my primary instruments. I also played a variety of others, including clarinet, flute, trombone, saxophone, etc. with varying degrees of proficiency and success. Among my many accolades, I was … Continue reading Capstone Fairs Are Coming to Town! 🇻🇳
Highly Recommended: “I Have Arrived, I Am Home – Documentary About Thích Nhất Hạnh”
From Plum Village: Made specially for the first anniversary of the passing of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, "I Have Arrived, I Am Home" is a new documentary from filmmaker Max Pugh (A Cloud Never Dies, Walk With Me). The film includes footage and commentary on Thich Nhat Hanh's return to his native Vietnam, where … Continue reading Highly Recommended: “I Have Arrived, I Am Home – Documentary About Thích Nhất Hạnh”
“The core sadism & power madness totally on display…”
In an image from 25 May 2020 video provided by Darnella Frazier, then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneels on the neck of George Floyd who was pleading that he could not breathe. (Darnella Frazier via AP) What's Past Is Prologue I detect a smug look of self-satisfaction on Derek Chauvin's cop face as George Floyd's … Continue reading “The core sadism & power madness totally on display…”
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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