Aggie Perilli Communications International (#APCI) @AggiePerilli

“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity. “You are not numbers or case files. “You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV

Sweden is reintroducing printed books and handwriting into its classrooms. Once celebrated as a leader in digital education, the country is now directing significant resources toward traditional textbooks while limiting the use of tablets and screens, particularly for young students. Swedish authorities attribute this policy shift to mounting evidence that excessive screen time may have harmed reading proficiency and basic skill development. The government has also announced plans to ban digital learning tools for children under six years old. Scientific research on handwriting provides insight into the rationale. When children write by hand, they engage multiple brain areas responsible for motor control, visual processing, memory, focus, and language. Unlike typing, this process demands precise coordination of fine movements alongside letter recognition and word formation. Studies indicate that such multisensory engagement enhances letter knowledge, spelling, reading acquisition, and memory retention. Printed books may similarly promote stronger comprehension. Research shows that people often retain information more effectively from physical pages than from digital displays. The tangible nature of paper offers spatial references that aid memory organization. In contrast, screen based reading, especially when interrupted by notifications or hyperlinks, can fragment attention and reduce deep focus. This approach does not reject technology entirely. Computers and tablets continue to serve important roles in research, group projects, accessibility features, and interactive exercises. Education specialists emphasize the need for thoughtful integration, applying digital resources where they prove most effective while safeguarding core practices such as handwriting, printed materials, and direct teacher instruction. Sweden's policy change mirrors growing international discussions about optimal screen time in schools. As educators worldwide evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of digital tools, many are reconsidering when traditional methods may better support fundamental learning.

Congress just voted AGAIN to END the WAR in Iran. Four of us on the Republican side: myself, Barrett, Davidson, Fitzpatrick.

Whenever you are creating beauty around you You are restoring your own soul. Alice Walker

The Epstein survivors are releasing their own list since Trump and Republicans are blocking it.

🚨 NEW: Democrats introduce bill establishing 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices.

.@TheDemocrats @GOP

Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar

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A reported 1.5 million children have lost SNAP food assistance since the Republican budget bill became law. Letting kids go hungry while the President builds himself a ballroom is completely unacceptable. washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/07…

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The situation on the front, together with our long-range sanctions and mid-range strikes, is creating a new atmosphere around Putin. A very toxic atmosphere. He alone is the reason this war began and hasn't ended. Putin alone is responsible for the losses Russians continue to suffer. His retinue understands this – they are signaling it to us and to our partners. Russian society is beginning to feel it more and more as well. We need decisions to bring about peace.

They're the largest living things on Earth. Some of them have been standing since before Rome was a republic. 🌳 Now Congress wants to "save" them. By logging them. It's called the "Save Our Sequoias Act." And it does the opposite of what it says. S. 4103 just passed the House and sits in the Senate right now, and it would let logging companies cut down mature, thousand year old sequoias, no limit on how many, no limit on their size or age. It does this by carving out a new exemption from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), our bedrock law requiring environmental review and public input before major logging projects. It wouldn't stop at the groves. The bill also amends the Wilderness Act itself, opening the door to human intervention (planting, "vegetation control," possible roads) inside land that's supposed to stay untouched by law. This applies inside Yosemite. Inside Sequoia and Kings Canyon. Inside the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Inside land Congress designated as Wilderness specifically to keep humans out. Who do you trust more to keep a 2,000 year old tree alive? The forest that's survived every fire for two millennia, or a logging company with a 3,000 acre permit and no one watching? 🌳 What are your thoughts? Sound off below👇 #DemsUnited

CHACO CANYON IS NOT FOR SALE! There are only 7 days left to make your voices heard and tell the Trump Administration NO to oil and gas drilling at one of our most sacred sites. Time is of the essence! Submit your public comment today: eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-No…

Rotten food. Feces in the hallways. Unlawful practices. That's what's happening inside ICE detention centers across this country right now. I introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to change that. Real standards for these facilities. Real oversight from Congress. Real investigations when they break the law. Nobody in this country should be treated this way. Not on my watch.

📸 Nailed it. This extraordinary photo was captured by photographer Alex Trowski in Glencoe, Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦌🌙

California is deploying a four-legged army of 400 goats and sheep to devour invasive weeds in an attempt to prevent devastating wildfires. As California faces another intense wildfire season, local officials are turning to a highly effective, low-tech solution: a herd of 400 goats and sheep. Deployed across 180 acres in northeast Fresno near Woodward Park, the hungry animals are part of an eight-week habitat restoration effort managed by the Sierra Resource Conservation District and the City of Fresno. Their primary target is yellow star thistle, an aggressive invasive weed with sharp, spiny flowers that crowds out native plants and quickly dries into volatile fuel during the state's scorching summer months. Dense patches of this weed act as kindling, accelerating the spread of flames while threatening native wildlife and pollinator habitats. Unlike mechanical mowing or chemical spraying, targeted grazing offers a sustainable alternative that tackles difficult terrain with minimal soil disruption and no heavy machinery. Goats and sheep happily devour the spiny thistle—including its seeds, preventing future generations of weeds from taking root—and leave behind nutrient-rich manure that aids soil health. While these animal 'firefighters' cannot stop wildfires entirely, they successfully thin out dense underbrush, creating critical buffer zones that slow advancing flames and buy firefighters precious time. Once the herd completes its job, conservationists plan to restore the area by planting native grasses, shrubs, and trees to build long-term ecological resilience. source: ABC30 Action News. (2026). 400+ goats, sheep being used to prevent the spread of wildfires, invasive species near Woodward Park.

Rather than launching a campaign against the ICC and continuing to arm a government engaged in a genocide, US authorities should respect human rights and the rule of law. Mayor Mamdani is right: PM Netanyahu should be arrested and face justice at the Hague.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor

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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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The House just passed an additional $60 billion for the war in Iran. This money could fund free public college and free childcare for every American while expanding health care coverage for seniors. It’s time to end the war and focus on investment here at home.

The people of Sudan must not disappear from our conscience because their suffering is not dominating the headlines. Families are facing hunger, displacement, disease, and the daily terror of war. Children are paying a price no child should ever have to pay. Compassion must become action. I am praying for the people of Sudan and calling on the global community to protect civilians, expand humanitarian access, and pursue peace with urgency. Every life is sacred. We cannot create the Beloved Community while looking away. #Sudan #EveryLifeIsSacred #Nonviolence365 #BelovedCommunity

Native Americans are protesting after ICE detained 4 Oglala Sioux tribal members in Minneapolis. The original Americans are getting treated like “illegal aliens” by masked federal agents.

Health does not always come from medicine Most of the time it comes from Peace of mind Peace in your heart Peace in your soul It comes from laughter and love ❤️

“Only When The Last Tree Has Been Cut Down. Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned—will we realize we cannot eat money.” ~ Cree,

.@SenWhitehouse plans to introduce a bill today establishing 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. It's a popular reform that would bring sorely needed accountability to the Court. Congress should pass it into law. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/wh…