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Land of The Whispering Pines
馃寘馃檹Good morning, everyone! I pray that you all be well, at peace, provided for, and be blessed馃檹 馃寘
Even if it's a little chilly out, at least it's sunny today; that's about an 80% improvement over the clouds. I don't mind getting REAL RAIN, like summertime rain.
Summer rain in silence and stillness, with no other sounds to be heard except for the raindrops falling, making their little pattering sounds, like little musical notes, as they fall on different objects all around. It's rather soothing. Little droplets hang everywhere like little prisms with micro mirror images of the world around them.
The hushed sound of the rain is reassuring and soothing to the soul, and at this very moment, in the gentle summer rain, all is at peace in the world about you.
But I do so miss the sunny, warm days as well, just sitting out on the patio chair in my green space in summer dresses, sipping on some iced tea, and checking out stuff on the cell. This summer, I would like to do some stepping-it-on-out! It feels good to feel good, and no nagging pains in the butt and no bugs so far. "Bye, and have a great day!" 馃憢馃懇
It's now time for the discussion of the day; thank you for reading the News. Before I begin the discussion, I would like to remind everyone to take a little time today for PRAYER AND MEDITATION for our brothers and sisters south of the border. Many of them probably wish they could be somewhere else right now. Eh! wanna buy a ticket for City Square Cydonia Mars, the third pyramid to the left? Hmm... It's been a while since I've been there. I think that's the third pyramid to the right.馃槅馃槈
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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:
FALL OF AN EMPIRE:
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From history:
[1] The "fall of an empire" generally refers to the decline and eventual loss of power, influence, and territory by a central state, either through [internal decay] or external pressures. This can manifest as the state ceasing to exist.
[2] While the fall of empires isn't a perfect, exact repetition, there are recurring patterns and themes that suggest historical trends and lessons can be learned, although not in a deterministic way.
[3] The rise and fall of empires often follow similar trajectories, with periods of expansion, internal strife, economic decline, and external pressures leading to their eventual decline and collapse.
[4] Internal Corruption: Rulers becoming detached from the needs of their people.
[5] Economic Instability: Inflation, debt, and unequal distribution of wealth.
[6] The relentless pursuit of power and wealth: This greed by ruling elites, often at the expense of their people, can indeed be a significant factor in the decline and fall of empires.
In my opinion, the shoe fits very well.
BREAKING NEWS:
Europe warns Trump: We have ‘a strong plan’ for retaliation against tariffs
London:
Europe has “a strong plan” for striking back at the United States in response to Donald Trump’s tariff hikes “if necessary,” a top official said Tuesday on the eve of a long-anticipated announcement of massive import levies by the US president.
For weeks, Trump has promoted April 2 as “Liberation Day” in America, when a number of hefty tariffs will be unveiled to implement his administration’s radical economic agenda. The United States has already announced a sharp increase in tariffs on all imports of steel, aluminum and cars.
“Europe has not started this confrontation,” Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Union’s executive, said in a speech. “We do not necessarily want to retaliate but, if it is necessary, we have a strong plan to retaliate and we will use it.”
Updated 7:25 AM EDT, Tue April 1, 2025 - CNN -
Massive wave of staff cuts begins at federal health agencies
A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails that their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access the building when they arrived at work.
It was not immediately clear how many employees had received notice Tuesday morning. CNN has reached out the US Department of Health and Human Services for comment.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week that cuts would hit about 10,000 full-time employees on top of thousands who had already left and probationary employees currently on leave.
Updated 9:00 AM EDT, Tue April 1, 2025 - CNN -
Cory Booker’s marathon Senate floor speech stretches overnight in protest over Trump actions
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s marathon speech on the Senate floor has stretched overnight into Tuesday morning as he protests actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, saying that he will keep going “as long as I am physically able.”
The Democratic senator has spoken for more than 12 hours, beginning his remarks at 7 p.m. ET Monday evening, and is undertaking this effort at a time when Democratic leaders in Washington are under pressure from their base to do more to stand up to Trump. Booker is a member of the Senate Democratic leadership team.
As of 7:30 a.m. ET, Booker was still speaking and had touched on a number of topics.
Updated 7:37 AM EDT, Tue April 1, 2025 - CNN -
CANADIAN NEWS:
Fun in the sun becomes 'living nightmare' as Ontario man faces 'bogus' drug charges in Dominican Republic
What had been a week of fun in the sun for a Burlington, Ont., couple this winter has turned into "a living nightmare."
Jane Wilcox said she and David Bennett, as well as another couple, were about to board a flight in the Dominican Republic to head back home from their vacation when Bennett was pulled from a security-check line at Punta Cana International Airport and sent into an interrogation room.
After much pleading, Wilcox said, she was allowed into the interrogation room, where officers showed them a picture on a phone of a bag with a tag bearing the name "Davi — D-A-V-I — Bennett … it had the PUJ airport code on it, so it came into the Punta Cana airport."
Apr 01, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago - CNN -
NATURE'S SOUNDS AND MUSIC:
馃拹~Come! Take a walk with me in the gentle Birdsong & the Babbling Forest Stream~馃拹
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NOTICIAS DE LA CASA DEL 脕RBOL馃尦
Tierra de los Pinos Susurrantes
馃寘馃檹¡Buenos d铆as a todos! Rezo para que est茅n bien, en paz, bien provistos y bendecidos馃檹 馃寘
Aunque haga un poco de fr铆o, al menos hoy hace sol; eso es un 80% mejor que con las nubes. No me importa que llueva de verdad, como la lluvia de verano.
Lluvia de verano en silencio y quietud, sin m谩s ruido que el de las gotas al caer, con sus peque帽os repiqueteos, como peque帽as notas musicales, al caer sobre diferentes objetos a nuestro alrededor. Es bastante relajante. Peque帽as gotas cuelgan por todas partes como peque帽os prismas con microim谩genes especulares del mundo que las rodea.
El suave sonido de la lluvia es reconfortante y reconfortante para el alma, y en este preciso instante, bajo la suave lluvia de verano, todo est谩 en paz en el mundo que te rodea.
Pero tambi茅n extra帽o mucho los d铆as soleados y c谩lidos, simplemente sentarme en la silla del patio de mi espacio verde con vestidos de verano, tomar un t茅 helado y mirar cosas en el celular. ¡Este verano, me gustar铆a salir a correr! Se siente bien sentirse bien, y hasta ahora no tengo molestias ni bichos. "¡Adi贸s y que tengan un buen d铆a!" 馃憢馃懇
Ahora es el momento de la charla del d铆a; gracias por leer las noticias. Antes de comenzar, me gustar铆a recordarles a todos que hoy dediquen un ratito a la ORACI脫N Y MEDITACI脫N por nuestros hermanos y hermanas al sur de la frontera. Muchos de ellos probablemente desear铆an estar en otro lugar ahora mismo. ¡Eh! ¿Quieres comprar una entrada para City Square Cydonia Mars, la tercera pir谩mide a la izquierda? Mmm... Ha pasado tiempo desde la 煤ltima vez que estuve all铆. Creo que esa es la tercera pir谩mide a la derecha. 馃槅馃槈
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DEBATE DE HOY:
CA脥DA DE UN IMPERIO:
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De la historia:
[1] La "ca铆da de un imperio" generalmente se refiere al declive y la eventual p茅rdida de poder, influencia y territorio por parte de un estado central, ya sea por [decadencia interna] o por presiones externas. Esto puede manifestarse como la desaparici贸n del estado.
[2] Si bien la ca铆da de los imperios no es una repetici贸n perfecta y exacta, existen patrones y temas recurrentes que sugieren tendencias hist贸ricas y lecciones que se pueden aprender, aunque no de forma determinista.
[3] El auge y la ca铆da de los imperios suelen seguir trayectorias similares, con per铆odos de expansi贸n, conflictos internos, declive econ贸mico y presiones externas que conducen a su declive y colapso.
[4] Corrupci贸n interna: Gobernantes que se desconectan de las necesidades de su pueblo.
[5] Inestabilidad econ贸mica: Inflaci贸n, deuda y distribuci贸n desigual de la riqueza.
[6] La b煤squeda incesante de poder y riqueza: Esta avaricia de las 茅lites gobernantes, a menudo a expensas de su pueblo, puede ser un factor significativo en el declive y la ca铆da de los imperios.
En mi opini贸n, la situaci贸n es perfecta.
脷LTIMA HORA:
Europa advierte a Trump: Tenemos un plan s贸lido para tomar represalias contra los aranceles
Londres:
Europa tiene un plan s贸lido para contraatacar a Estados Unidos en respuesta a las subidas de aranceles de Donald Trump "si es necesario", declar贸 un alto funcionario el martes en v铆speras del esperado anuncio de aranceles masivos a las importaciones por parte del presidente estadounidense.
Durante semanas, Trump ha promovido el 2 de abril como el "D铆a de la Liberaci贸n" en Estados Unidos, fecha en la que se revelar谩n una serie de fuertes aranceles para implementar la radical agenda econ贸mica de su administraci贸n. Estados Unidos ya ha anunciado un fuerte aumento de los aranceles sobre todas las importaciones de acero, aluminio y autom贸viles.
"Europa no ha iniciado esta confrontaci贸n", declar贸 Ursula von der Leyen, jefa del ejecutivo de la Uni贸n Europea, en un discurso. "No necesariamente queremos tomar represalias, pero, si es necesario, tenemos un plan s贸lido para hacerlo y lo utilizaremos". Actualizado 7:25 AM EDT, martes 1 de abril de 2025 - CNN -
Masiva ola de recortes de personal comienza en agencias federales de salud
Una masiva ola de recortes de empleo comenz贸 en las agencias de salud de EE. UU. la madrugada del martes. Algunos empleados recibieron correos electr贸nicos a primera hora de la ma帽ana informando de la eliminaci贸n de sus puestos y otros no pudieron acceder al edificio al llegar al trabajo.
No se supo de inmediato cu谩ntos empleados recibieron la notificaci贸n el martes por la ma帽ana. CNN se puso en contacto con el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU. para obtener comentarios.
El secretario del HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., declar贸 la semana pasada que los recortes afectar铆an a unos 10,000 empleados a tiempo completo, adem谩s de los miles que ya se hab铆an marchado y los empleados en per铆odo de prueba que se encuentran actualmente de baja.
Actualizado 9:00 AM EDT, martes 1 de abril de 2025 - CNN -
El marat贸nico discurso de Cory Booker en el Senado se extiende durante la noche en protesta por las acciones de Trump
El marat贸nico discurso del senador de Nueva Jersey, Cory Booker, en el Senado se prolong贸 durante la noche hasta la ma帽ana del martes, en protesta por las medidas tomadas por la administraci贸n del presidente Donald Trump. Afirm贸 que seguir谩 adelante "mientras pueda f铆sicamente".
El senador dem贸crata ha hablado durante m谩s de 12 horas, comenzando su intervenci贸n a las 7 p.m. ET del lunes por la noche, y realiza esta intervenci贸n en un momento en que los l铆deres dem贸cratas en Washington se encuentran bajo presi贸n de sus bases para intensificar su oposici贸n a Trump. Booker es miembro del equipo de liderazgo dem贸crata del Senado.
A las 7:30 a.m. ET, Booker segu铆a hablando y hab铆a abordado varios temas. Actualizado 7:37 AM EDT, martes 1 de abril de 2025
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NOTICIAS CANADIENSES:
Diversi贸n bajo el sol se convierte en una pesadilla viviente cuando un hombre de Ontario enfrenta cargos falsos por drogas en Rep煤blica Dominicana
Lo que hab铆a sido una semana de diversi贸n bajo el sol para una pareja de Burlington, Ontario, este invierno se ha convertido en una pesadilla viviente.
Jane Wilcox relat贸 que ella y David Bennett, as铆 como otra pareja, estaban a punto de abordar un vuelo en Rep煤blica Dominicana para regresar a casa despu茅s de sus vacaciones cuando Bennett fue retirado del control de seguridad en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Punta Cana y enviado a una sala de interrogatorios.
Tras muchas s煤plicas, Wilcox relat贸 que le permitieron entrar a la sala de interrogatorios, donde los agentes les mostraron la foto en un tel茅fono de una bolsa con una etiqueta con el nombre "Davi — D-A-V-I — Bennett… ten铆a el c贸digo del aeropuerto PUJ, as铆 que entr贸 al aeropuerto de Punta Cana".
1 de abril de 2025 4:00 AM EDT | 脷ltima actualizaci贸n: hace 2 horas - CNN -
SONIDOS Y M脷SICA DE LA NATURALEZA:
馃拹~¡Ven! Pasea conmigo entre el suave canto de los p谩jaros y el susurro del arroyo del bosque~馃拹
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ReplyDeleteI wouldn't leave Canada even if Elon gave me the rest of his fortune to go to the U.S.. I would feel safer in Mexico.
FUN IN THE SUN BECOMES 'LIVING NIGHTMARE'AS ONTARION MAN FACES 'BOGUS' DRUG CHARGES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
David Bennett's wife says he can't leave Caribbean country while awaiting court date.
What had been a week of fun in the sun for a Burlington, Ont., couple this winter has turned into "a living nightmare."
Jane Wilcox said she and David Bennett, as well as another couple, were about to board a flight in the Dominican Republic to head back home from their vacation when Bennett was pulled from a security-check line at Punta Cana International Airport and sent into an interrogation room.
After much pleading, Wilcox said, she was allowed into the interrogation room, where officers showed them a picture on a phone of a bag with a tag bearing the name "Davi — D-A-V-I — Bennett … it had the PUJ airport code on it, so it came into the Punta Cana airport."
Read More: Posted: Apr 01, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Comment, Paula Koval:
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Everyone! Thank you for visiting.
Cindy's Google Search results describing the fall of an empire and her comment are well-founded. As sure as any empire rises, that empire will fall.
An empire can survive for a long time if its citizens aren't afraid to get involved and fix its failings before it's too late.
America is a republic whose government is based on its Constitution.
"A republic, if you can keep it" is a famous quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin, responding to Elizabeth Willing Powel's question about the newly formed government after the Constitutional Convention.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Context:
On September 17, 1787, as the Constitutional Convention concluded, Elizabeth Willing Powel, a prominent Philadelphia socialite, asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?".
Franklin's Response:
Franklin famously replied, "A republic, if you can keep it".
The Meaning:
The quote highlights the idea that the success of a republic depends on the vigilance and participation of its citizens. It emphasizes the responsibility of the people to maintain their government and freedoms.
The Constitutional Convention:
The Constitutional Convention was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 original states (Rhode Island did not attend) held in Philadelphia in 1787 to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and establish a new framework for the United States government.
The Constitution:
The Constitution was a compromise between different factions and interests, and it was not universally accepted by the founding fathers.
The Quote's Legacy:
The quote has become a symbol of the importance of civic responsibility and the potential fragility of democratic institutions.
My summation: At this moment, our Constitution is being trashed. The House of Representatives, one portion of the Legislative Branch of the American government, is a do-nothing assemblage of elected craven cowards on the public payroll who have surrendered their constitutional duties, powers, and the ability to act on anything to the Executive Branch of the United States government, the sole representative of that Branch being the President of the United States.
The other portion of the Legislative Branch of the government is the United States Senate. After bowing down to the President, the Senate is equally inert. They are useless and can't pass gas, much legislation, or a resolution to disagree with the President.
The surrender of the powers of the Legislative Branch to the Executive Branch has caused America to have an autocratic government, a dictatorship, a unitary executive, unopposed by the Legislative Branch, which, like a monarch, rules by decrees called Executive Orders.
This is the first time I recall a president usurping the powers of Congress through intimidation and ruling America by decree. The President's intimidation is to find someone to run in a primary election against any representative or senator whose term has ended, and they are up for reelection. That scares the shit out of the congresspersons and senators because if they lose, they will be like the rest of us, working for a living without perks and connections.
In case you haven't figured it out by now, America is a fallen empire. The Constitution is on life support as Trump chokes the life out of it. He and Musk have demolished our government, and Trump has taken to attacking universities by stopping a university's government research grants and other funding if they don't think, do, and say exactly as he says they should.
And he's nowhere near done.
Sleep well, my fellow Americans. It was a nice nation while it lasted.
Reply, The Fairy Lady:
Paula Koval: The brain drain. All that will be left in America will be slums and street people, certainly no place I will want to visit. It will not be nice to visit. A trashed country. A nuclear dump?