July

This week saw numerous protests across the world, but the ones which got our attention were… Russia, Moscow pro-democracy rally where more than 1,000 people have been arrested, thus far, and now the opposition leader has been hospitalized with an allergic reaction: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-idUSKCN1UN0E9?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5d3d90b7595b5a0001c34c61&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter Hong Kong, China saw some very unique and imaginative ways to get attention including piling up in the international airport: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/28/hong-kongs-third-generation-democracy-fighters-not-just-rioters-last-line-resistance/  and other popular locations, while the police are not too happy:

An Iowa official was fired because he is seemingly obsessed with Tupac Shakur quotes: https://www.complex.com/music/2019/07/mass-email-2pac-iowa-dhs-director-ousted-job?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com not cool man. This week FOUR soldiers and LEOs were killed.  Those are the ones from America, anyway. Puerto Rico protests (over some messages that offended sexual perverts) turned violent all because that stubborn Governor Rossello says he won’t resign: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1030396?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&__twitter_impression=true Small plane carrying parachutists crashed in Sweden, 9 dead: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Travel/wireStory/small-plane-carrying-parachutists-crashes-sweden-dead-64326888?__twitter_impression=true In Japan an animation studio a fire tore through

Occasionally, we have themes.  This week, the theme is God can, does and will keep oath-breakers busy doing their dirty deeds until they either repent or are cut off.  Not unlike every other proud sinner; just a more public category. In Delhi, they currently have drought; however, the rich continue to have cheap water while the poor fight for each drop: http://mercury.postlight.com/amp?url=http://news.trust.org/item/20190708000849-8mf71/&__twitter_impression=true In Jackson County, Florida a sheriff’s deputy is charged with pulling over random

Southern California was struck with not ONE, but SEVERAL high magnitude earth quakes and aftershocks this week: https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=t-ghXYnkBpvctAaluI2gBw&q=earthquake+in+california&oq=earthquake&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0i131l7j0j0i131l2.412.2563..5606…0.0..1.761.3076.0j6j1j2j1j0j1……0….1..gws-wiz…..0..35i39.aLRmWyOheuQ Additionally shocking was that EIGHT soldiers and LEOs died this week, and all of them claim America as their home. In Russia they have mass casualties after flooding: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/03/c_138193421.htm In Honduras at least TWENTY-SIX souls were taken when a fishing boat capsized: https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/international/america/26-killed-as-fishing-boat-capsizes-in-honduras/na20190704080043028 note of trivia: did you know that “SOS” stands for: Save Our Souls? On