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World citizen, Journalist, Business Analyst, Hellman/Hammett Awardee #HumanRights #DigitalSecurity #nba | I drink a lot of coffee ☕️ I see God in Humans

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Joined November 2009
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The United States is deeply concerned about recent reports of targeted killings of civilians in Arsi zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia. The United States condemns religious, ethnic, or political motivated violence. Such horrific attacks against any group must stop. As we seek to understand this tragedy, the United States urges against characterizations that could deepen division. The United States calls on the government of Ethiopia to investigate and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Not sure why 60 members of a particular faith being killed isn't just a massacre, rather than a 'massacre', but perhaps because they are Christians and the BBC deplores Christianity.
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40 Christians murdered in Ethiopia. Nothing will be debated about this in the UK Parliament. The continuous deaths of Christians go unremarked in the mother of Parliaments
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At least 47 Orthodox Christians were killed in a late-night attack in Shirka Woreda, in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region, Borkena news reports. Armed groups surrounded farming families in their homes around 10:00 PM, blocked the exits, opened fire and set the houses on fire. Local sources told Borkena the attackers included local armed groups and others from the neighboring Bale Zone. Residents asked police to step in, but the outlet reports that officers did not act, saying they had no official orders. Families are now burying their dead among the ashes of their homes. Let us pray for an end to the persecution of Christians in Ethiopia. #EthiopiaNews #ChristianPersecution #OrthodoxChristians #ReligiousFreedom #PrayForEthiopia #shalomworldnews
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A large number of Ethiopian Christians are being massacred- everyday for the last eight years but the world is silent
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Meanwhile, the Islamists continue slaughtering Christians and nobody seems to give a crap. Appalling.
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In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
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Oh lord, is ethic victim card back? 🤣 fail to lead, excuses, and suddenly recycled victimhood on the market? This is the most distractive move in identity politics.
Abiy is no more of a dictator than other leaders Ethiopia ever produced. He even rates better. The issue is Abyssinian elites’ inability to come terms with the inevitable ascendancy of an Oromo political power. Imperial nostalgia is incompatible with democracy.
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To me, John Coltrane represents the very idea of a musician. The archetype. The ultimate expression of what a musician can be.
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Interesting read, Dere! But Abiy’s political relevance in Addis collapsed a week after his Meskel Square appearance. The speeches stopped machining the country’s reality. Only the elites tried to package and resell his recycled promises. "መንግስታችን ተነካ"- ሞቱን አውጆታል
How to lose Addis Ababans in 8 years
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She was genuinely sweet and humble.
In 1990, Dolly Parton went on vacation in Ireland. She walked into a local pub in County Kerry and delivered a flawless performance of Coat of Many Colors. A heart of pure gold who made people smile across oceans.
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Our team, our local program partners, and every operational partner who helps make this program possible each month are heartbroken at the loss of our founder, Dolly Parton. (cont.)
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The death penalty does not deliver justice. It is an inhumane form of punishment, puts innocent lives at risk, and has no place in the 21st century. I remain fully committed to the universal abolition of the death penalty – firmly & without exception.
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🐻 2x All-Star 🐻 All-NBA Second Team 🐻 Rookie of the Year 🐻 All-Rookie First Team 🐻 Most Improved Player 🐻 Franchise record for points in a single game (52) 12, thank you for every highlight, every memory, every unforgettable moment and for all you've given this team, this community and this city. From the 〽️ with love 💙 Thank you @JaMorant for 7 great years.
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Today, it’s hard to imagine Memphis without the Grizzlies. But bringing the NBA here wasn’t inevitable. It took vision, persistence, and leaders who believed Memphis deserved to compete on the biggest stage, even when others didn’t.
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At a certain point shut up.
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I literally don’t play soccer
Replying to @TPAIN
@TPain you gave everything out there tonight. we saw it.🇳🇿⚽️
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This is a sponsored post pretending to not be. x.com/TPAIN/status/2…
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Senegal won’t be easy 🇸🇳
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Back in my day Brazil wouldn’t even take this squad to the Olympics
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