Human Interest – Page 17 – SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR)

In Pagliara dei Marsi, an ancient rural village on the slopes of Mount Girifalco in the Abruzzo region of Italy, cats outnumber the inhabitants.

Italy: Villagers in Pagliara dei Marsi Celebrate Birth of First Baby in 30 Years! (27.12.2025)

27/12/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

The reasons for this decline are many: job insecurity, mass emigration of young people, lack of support for working mothers and, as in other countries, rising male infertility. Furthermore, an increasing number of people are simply choosing not to have children.

The couple’s situation is unusual. Trabucco, a music teacher, was born in Frascati, near Rome, and worked in the capital for years before deciding to move to the village where her grandfather was born because she had always wanted to raise her family away from the chaos of the city. She met Bussi, a construction worker from the area, a few years ago.

Venezuela: Maduro & the Masses Remember Mao Zedong’s Birthday! (26.12.2025)

26/12/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

Thanks to leadership like Mao’s, China has regained its millenary power, transforming itself into a superpower in knowledge, education, and technology. Our admiration lies in his ability to restore dignity to a nation. His figure represents rebellion and the construction of a project of his own, elements that inspire our homeland in the defense of its sovereignty and independence.

Qi Journal - The "Great Treatise" Translation

US: Qi Journal – My Published “Great Treatise” Translation! (26.12.2025)

26/12/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

This material will be published throughout numerous (and obscure) academic journals – but I will make every effort to have a version published for “free access” on the internet. The fee I charge is that your return the six senses a) to the empty mind ground, and that b) you allow the empty mind ground to expand to embrace the entire environment. As you can see, this is a much higher price than just an ordinary exchange of money – be it supposedly empowered metal or paper. Here is the problem – I will accept no other payment for my work – but I will not “demand” in a dogmatic manner. Your realisation of “freedom” is entirely a matter of your own affair. Look within properly – or do not – the choice is yours. I will not alter my charge regardless of your decision. I will not stop you reading – as reading is the first-step.

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell Danny Lawson/PA Wire

UK: “Israeli Militias Intimidated Us During Holy Land Visit” – States Archbishop of York! (26.12.2025)

26/12/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

“It was sobering to see this wall for real on my visit to the Holy Land, and we were stopped at various checkpoints and intimidated by local Israeli militias who told us that we couldn’t visit Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank.

“But this Christmas morning, as well as thinking about the walls that divide and separate the Holy Land, I’m also thinking of all the walls and barriers we erect across the whole of the world and, perhaps, most alarming of all, the ones we build around ourselves and construct in our hearts, and of how our fearful shielding of ourselves from strangers.

“The strangers we encounter in the homeless on our streets, refugees seeking asylum, young people robbed of opportunity and growing up without hope for the future, means that we are in danger of even failing to welcome Christ when he comes.”

UK: Moses Waveman Addresses the Nation! (25.12.2025)

25/12/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

My father is something of a local celebrity around the Paignton area. Why? Well, about 15 years ago he started waving at passing traffic and attracted a cult-like following. Even the Guardian, Mail, and Telegraph all hunted him down for an interview. He is viewed by locals as a Gandalf-figure – who pisses off the local hotel managers, police, and even members of the local lodge – if you catch my drift. On occasion he has been one wave away from an ASBO – or whatever the anti-social orders have been called – but as he is not making the noise, there’s not alot the nay-sayers can do about his tactics of undermining the status quo. The above post has just been published on my Dad’s blog for those who sre interested.

Winterstoke Road Bridge was built in the early 1940s and is now reaching the end of its safe lifespan

UK: Bridge That Survived Hitler Doesn’t Survive Local Council! (25.12.2025)

25/12/2025 Adrian (釋大道)

“Winterstoke Road is a vital route within Weston, with many local businesses and communities relying on the route for access. It also previously acted as an emergency diversion route for the M5.

“Given the importance of the bridge, the Ministry of Defence (who own the bridge) have allocated funding to us to design and build a replacement that will better serve the area.

“At April’s meeting of the executive, members agreed to delegate authority to award the detailed design and build contract for Winterstoke Road Bridge to councillor Mike Bell, leader of North Somerset and executive member for major projects.

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