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Vice President Harris: “We want to help empower women worldwide.”

March 17, 2021 JanF 2

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in pre-taped remarks Tuesday. She reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and specifically to empowering […]

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President Obama: “We are all stakeholders in this international system”

September 21, 2016 JanF 2

On Tuesday, President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly – his last address to that body before his term expires next January. President Obama spoke of our shared progress and shared responsibilities: We are […]

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International Women’s Day: “Women’s Rights are Human Rights”

March 8, 2016 JanF 3

In 1995, then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing China. Today, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, it is a good time to reflect […]

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COP21 – UN Climate Summit Begins in Paris on November 30 – UPDATED with Photos from #ClimateMarch

November 29, 2015 JanF 14

Monday marks the start of a two-week long gathering of the planet’s political leaders and representatives at the COP21 summit in Paris. What is COP21? From the BBC: COP21 is short for the 21st Conference […]

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President Obama: “This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change”

July 14, 2015 JanF 26

An Iranian nuclear deal has been reached: (Final video. Full text of transcript below the fold.) President Obama: “The United States, together with our international partners, has reached a comprehensive long-term deal with Iran that […]

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Holding Vigil for One of Our Founding “Meeses” – Denise Velez (Updated)

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July 13, 2026 8
Back in September 2008, a group of like minded people gathered at the Motley Moose to talk about politics and how they could promote politicians and political causes that would change people’s lives for the [...]

Summer Sunning!

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June 21, 2026 2
Later this morning, we will mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° [...]
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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

May 15, 2026 6
I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2026 2
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 20, 2026 3
Today, March 20th, at 7:46am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]

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