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be a well-informed global citizen

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latin phrases worth knowing:

(in case you wanted to know because i fucking love this language) 

ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties 

alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wings 

amantium irae amoris integratio est - the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love 

ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short 

aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses 

dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hope 

ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - with the sword, she seeks peace under liberty 

exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad

experiential docet - experience teaches 

helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm) 

in libras libertas - in books, freedom 

littera scripta manet - the written letter lasts 

mens regnum bona possidet - an honest heart is a kingdom in itself 

mirabile dictu - wonderful to say 

nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part 

omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - everything which I used to say could not happen, will happen now 

poeta nascitur, non fit - the poet is born, not made 

qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it 

saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will be 

sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat still 

si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war 

struit insidias lacrimis cum feminia plorat - when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears 

sub rosa - under the rose 

trahimir omnes laudis studio - we are led on by our eagerness for praise

urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit - he found the city a city of bricks; he left it a city of marble 

ut incepit fidelis sic permanet - as loyal as she began, so she remains

[politijohn]

Bernie just subtweeted Joe Biden.

Good day, everyone

[jayfel-tulabing]

the amazonia situation, know it.

The fight against climate change is already so challenging as it is. Without the cooperation of both non-government organisation, the government and the people no real change can happen. The devastation that is currently happening in Amazonia is a devastating blow the fight on climate change and it is deeply upsetting, but before real change can happen, people must understand what is really happening. Here is a run-down:

A forest that creates over 20% of the world’s oxygen is rapidly burning, yet there is little media coverage, and even less action being taken from governments, either Brazilian or international. Why is it burning? The answer is simple and not surprising: animal agriculture. Why is the burning continuing to rage and wreck havoc on the Brazilian environment: President Jair Bolsonaro (Captain Chainsaw) champions deforestation efforts and has promised to cut rainforest protections.

In less than a week INPE, Brazil’s space research centre recorded 10,000 new fires, majority being clustered inside the Amazonian basin. Why are all these new fires popping up, you might ask. It’s because cattle ranchers deliberately start illegal fires to make room for more animals. Under  Captain Chainsaw’s leadership, in July 2019 alone, the rate at which the Amazon rainforest destruction was nearly 300% higher than the same month in 2019 and many feel that this disregard for environmental protection is what is inspiring farmers to take over land in the Amazon by ANY means necessary.

However, Bolsonaro deflects the fires from himself and claims that "NGO’s could be burning down the Amazon rainforest to embarrass his government after he cut their funding”.