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Covid-19 Pandemic and Public Health Emergency as a Pretext As the very difficult year 2020 draws to a close it bears soul-searching to look at how the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent public health emergency is faring, and how the disease and response was used for good and ill itself in the world. Covid-19 touched everyContinue reading “Pandemic as Pretext: Travel Advisory for 2021”

I received this death threat against me recently on social media. I believe it was a provocation, and if I had reacted with threats of my own, it would have been seen as evidence I was a terrorist. Let me explain. Sorry for quality: here is transcript. The original post was a joke about whatContinue reading “Advice for Social Media Users on Political Operations Against Them- Death Threats and Provocations by Former Military Officer”

I had someone on social media recently accuse me of incitement, out of the blue. So I wanted to offer these positive steps to policing and justice reform, to counter any accusation that am anti-justice or police, or inciting any kind of violence. Just the opposite, I am against violence, and for human rights, whichContinue reading “Police Reform: 20 Steps to Take Now”

Friday night, May 29 saw an increase in protests in major cities across the United States, episodes of arson not resulting in injury, and violent escalation by local police forces, including attacks targeting the media. Protesters are demonstrating disapproval of an alleged murder in broad daylight of a black man in police custody in Minnesota,Continue reading “WorldConsul Alert on Violence in United States, Systemic Human Rights Abuse during Covid-19 National Public Health Emergency”

Congratulations on surviving Shelter in Place and I hope you have remained well. Many countries that adopted strict public health measures- social distancing, shelter in place, and home quarantine for all but essential workers and facilities like pharmacies and grocery stores are beginning a phased end to the strictest parts of the public health measures.Continue reading “Ending In-Home Isolation and Return to the “New Normal””

Now is literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do something new. Bored? Boredom is a heightened physiological state, ready to do something else, make a change, go deeper. 1 Organize your photos scan and digitize put in an album best of pics share with friends and family 2 Research your family tree many records are onlineContinue reading “51 things to do during the Pandemic”

May 6, 2020 by Michael Richards MDiv., MBA, CCMH The Covid-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-hundred-year medical and economic emergency- yet people’s experiences vary widely. The natural disaster has caused at least one million cases of illness and 65,000 deaths in the United States so far, 30 million people are out of work, and most U.S.Continue reading “How to Deal with Your Covid-19 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)”