Trump Impeachment Progress October 29, 2019
Here House Democratic caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries: “This is about the United States constitution," he said. "This is
about the rule of law. This is about national security. This is about
abuse of power. This is about the fact that the president betrayed his
oath of office and the American people and also undermined the integrity
of our elections by soliciting foreign interference in the 2020
election."
Here
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In his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry Tuesday, Lt. Col.
Alexander S. Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security
Council, is expected to describe his concerns
with how the Trump administration handled Ukraine policy and with a
July call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskiy.
In the Spring of 2019, I became aware of outside influencers promoting a
false narrative of Ukraine inconsistent with the consensus views of the
interagency," he says in his prepared opening remarks, which were
obtained by NPR. "This narrative was harmful to U.S. government policy.
While my interagency colleagues and I were becoming increasingly
optimistic on Ukraine's prospects, this alternative narrative undermined
U.S. government efforts to expand cooperation with Ukraine."
I've been thinking some about the Winter Solstice, the Mayan end of the 30,000-year-cycle on 12/21/12.
What if in fact the world did end? Even though this probably will not happen, to live consciously it is honest for us to take a bit of an inventory.
Am I happy with how I've lived my life? (Yesterday, I thought mostly yes, with some areas for improvement, as below.) Are there changes I would make?
Would I have tried to forgive those that were hostile or disappointing to me?
Would I spend more time with those I loved the most, telling them that, feeling that more?
Would I be happier, grateful for what I have, what I've experienced, the joy, the beauty in this world?
Maybe the answer is yes to all of the above.
So this time can serve as a point of rebirth for all of us. If we think about it.
Because somewhere along the line I realized I think maybe mankind deserves it. !
The way we are killing each other, killing the planet.
How selfish we are, and snotty to those around us. Petty, competitive. Why is this? Do we have to behave this way? (I say no, it greatly detracts and misdirects energy from the full-time celebration in which we could engage, the great multi-cultural, multi-rhythmic dance we can sustain here.)
Maybe God or the Great Universe is fed up, and will pull the rug out from under us.
Don't think I can say we could blame Him/Her/It.
But it probably won't happen. (Probably not! This time.)
Still we are finite on this ride.
It is a time to think, am I happy with how I've lived my life?
Hopefully most of us can say yes.
For the part of us that have a little worry, a little sadness....
This is the time to be present.
This is the time to be the person you want to be, that can die at peace, that can hope to every day be able to look yourself and the Universe in the eye and say, how beautiful, smiling, and thank you. Let's do that.
Antidotes to Violence, a.k.a., Take Charge of Where Your Head's At - here
Tell Congress to Strengthen Gun Control Laws NOW - here
Good News & Brain Food News - Christians & Muslims Gather, for Peace here
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The 'Busy' Trap - NYTimes.com here
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