Confluence – Page 63 – Confluence Daily

Reading Time: 2 minutesConfluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. In the category of: The hotseat Robert Mueller

Informed

July 23, 2019 Confluence

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to reframe violence in the city

Reading Time: < 1 minute‘We have to treat this epidemic of violence that we’re seeing as a public health crisis.’ — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to reframe violence in the city so officials can get to the real root of the problem and fix it (via NowThis Politics)

Evolve

July 23, 2019 Confluence

5 Tips for Moving with a Pet

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhether it’s across the street or across the country, moving can be a stressful and chaotic time for your family. This can be especially true for your four-legged family members, who don’t understand what’s happening. Detailed planning and foresight can help alleviate some of the hassle and make relocating a more positive experience for everyone.

Engage

July 23, 2019 Confluence

Neighbors Form Human Chain Around Immigrant Family to Prevent ICE from Taking Them

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe man and his son were in their van Monday morning when they were blocked in by ICE agents, local news reports. Over the next few hours, community members brought the man and his son water, gasoline, food and other supplies until four hours into the siege the neighbors formed a human chain to shield him and his son as they entered their home. Deterred, ICE left.

News

July 23, 2019 Confluence

3 Stories You Should Read 7/23/2019: New York, Mueller, Aaron Zebley

Reading Time: 2 minutesConfluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. In the category of: It’s Mueller Time

Informed

July 19, 2019 Confluence

‘You don’t think that having 10,000 officers in a violent, racist group sharing rape memes of members of Congress points to any concern?’

Reading Time: < 1 minute‘You don’t think that having 10,000 officers in a violent, racist group sharing rape memes of members of Congress points to any concern?’ — AOC pressed the DHS sec after he denied a culture of dehumanization within Border Patrol

Informed

July 19, 2019 Confluence

Vox: The Trump racism spin cycle

Reading Time: 8 minutesTrump is forcing conservatives to confront the real reason their base hates Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Evolve

July 19, 2019 Confluence

Sovereignty over my home and my life MUST come first.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat looks like clutter to one person may feel like an exuberant homage to maximalism to you.

What looks like haphazard housekeeping from the outside might just mean that you’re finding your rhythm on the inside.

And if you have zero idea what “sparks joy” or doesn’t, letting usefulness be your metric is not a cop-out. (I can feel my blood boiling as I remember a client telling me this! *grrrrr)