Dayle Ohlau
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‘I saw the first great bough, the fruit of love and compassion, the foundation of all things.’ ~Marie Madeleine ˚ ⋆.˚⋆. mavens, connectors, intersubjectives living in États-Unis and France liberté, égalité, fraternité ꨄ︎
L' étape #14 .ᐟ ˚ ⋆ 💛 .˚⋆ — France’s Paul Seixas, age 19, is just 15 seconds off the Tour de France podium … 1st TDF. “The whole team has worked hard for this … it's a real pleasure to have this white jersey and still be in the running for a podium place." The race for the podium now c’est fou .ᐟ
Cybersecurity expert Nicole Perlroth. — “Pete Hegseth was famous when we were in college for being part of this right-wing organization that put out this magazine with an owl on the cover in Crosshairs—owl stood for ‘Organization of Women Leaders.’ So he's always sort of been like this.” …bien sûr.
ᬊ᭄꧂ ˚ ⋆.˚⋆. Joyeux 14 juille .ᐟ｡⋆｡˚｡⋆ Bonne fête .ᐟ ᬊ᭄꧂ Vive la France .ᐟ ꨄ︎
Third massive heatwave in France since May. Ahead of La fête du 14 Juillet, the Eiffel Tower closing early now due to temps; the Louvre and other museums, too. Wildfires have scorched twice as much land in France so far this year. TDF Etape #9 shortened due to 🔴 heatwave alert. [TheLocal.fr]
“…the kinds of values that we hold dear are in grave, grave danger. And one of the reasons they are in grave danger is the failure of governments to deliver, the failure of governments to display the three virtues, as I call them, resilience, imagination, and courage.” — [Publishes Sept. 22nd]
…our beautiful water planet humans are destroying for profit and g r e e d. “The ocean is telling us the climate story most clearly. And while we feel that heat most immediately in our homes and workplaces, most of it is going into the ocean. The report is truly sobering.” #ClimateCrisis
…beaucoup, et vite. ღ ⤷’The ocean is telling us the climate story most clearly.’ Tom Pickerell PhD FMBA: “For those of us who work in the ocean space, the report is truly sobering.” [linked below] #ClimateCrisis
July 4th, 1915 — "America has believed that we must not only give the immigrant the best that we have, but must preserve for America the good that is in the immigrant and develop in him the best of which he is capable … lies the path of progress.” -Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice, 1916-1939 ★
[Comment from Substack: “Is it just me or is he looking more and more like Gollum?”]
⤷ ‘Lanza del Vasto was a 20th‑century Italian Catholic philosopher, poet, and Gandhian disciple who founded the nonviolent “Community of the Ark” in France and became a major figure in European peace and spiritual movements.’ ˚ ⋆ 🩶 .˚⋆
Dimanche. — “I mean love as the foundational reality of the universe that exists like a mustard seed ｡˚｡ within us all. And within that reality there’s the knowing this l o v e is unconditionally connected to her core, isn’t mortal … and she is free.” Gospel of ℳℳ. Omniprésence. t a o 1 | 2
⤷ ‘As France prepares for its 2nd weekend of scorching temps, authorities are banning the sale of alcohol —many events cancelled. In Paris, the police chief asks organisers cancel Saturday's Pride parade, attended by around 700,000 people. The event will instead be in September.’ (Also in Lyon.) —
The Local | France: — ‘Large parts of France are enduring another day of extreme heat on Friday; thousands of households affected by power outages. Officials warn blackouts were likely as the grid struggles to cope with underground temperatures exceeding 80C during a heatwave.’ [176 Fahrenheit.] —
…Gaia continues to burn; the only story across all platforms and media sites should be c l i m a t e and the global community’s immediate response and action. [Image from Reuters depicting the lethal heat dome across Europe this week.] www.reuters.com/business/env... —
1440 Daily Digest: ⤷ ‘From the principles behind the founding of the country to the forces that shaped our modern institutions, some insightful Civics resources from across the internet.’ [‘Content on 1440 is curated & distilled by our team of human editors.’] join1440.com/c/civics?utm... 5/5
Pope Leo XIV: “Conflicts are fed more readily than people are nourished. This reality reflects … a fundamental imbalance in political and moral priorities.” 🕊️ — Civics | 1440 ⤷ ‘The US and Iran have signed a ceasefire—but what does that mean, and how do conflicts normally end (or not)?’ 1/5
“It's easy to succumb to cynicism. It's much harder-and braver to practice hope. To keep looking for the empathy, joy, creativity, and community that still exist when the world feels so upside down. As Michelle Obama reminded us that day: ‘Hope is a choice.’” -Suleika Jaouad, writer, advocate ꕤ
Solstice Blessings ˚ ⋆ ☀︎ .˚⋆ “There is a healing shift in energies for the next 3 months, giving us a preview of what is to come in the next year. CHIRON, an archetype teaching us how our wounds are sacred doors that can lead us to our divine purpose. Painful experiences… 1 | 2
‘The most misunderstood thing about Marianne is not her spirituality. It is her definition of l o v e. Because in her work, love is not an emotion. It is a way of seeing. A way of organizing. A way of deciding who and what matters. And ultimately, a way of deciding what civilization is for…’
…and the United States of America propelled him to it. He l o v e s America.
“I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.” -Montana Rep. Jeannette Rankin, 1917 [Initial Blue Sky post from Dr. Todd Arrington, Executive Director, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation.] Rankin was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1917, lobbying as a suffragette. 🤍ˎˊ˗
Célébration June Squibb.ᐟ ࿐ Asked about ageism in show business, "Well, it's like anything else, I always feel, rules are meant to be broken." 96-years-young, born 1929. ‘Squibb landed her first Broadway role 66 years ago, and this was her first nomination more than half a century later.’ #Tonys
‘Some stories need to be remembered, told and told often, year after year, passed on to our children like a torch that they will one day pass on to theirs.’ -Marianne Williamson ˚ ⋆ 🩶.˚⋆
“…the AI-race is speeding up. Remember: the models of today are the worst models we will ever have. From here on, they’ll only get more powerful. And honestly, I think it’s hard to wrap your head around the scale of what’s coming.”
‘…bless those at the edge of what they know, watching the old certainties crumble.’ ࿐