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To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (101248)	4/21/2020 11:58:25 AM
From: abuelita	Respond to of 104191

yes. i think georgia is on a lot of folks’ minds these days.

To: Cautious_Optimist who wrote (101248)	4/23/2020 4:43:48 AM
From: elpolvo	1 Recommendation Recommended By abuelita Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104191

U.K. Parliament takes a page from the NNBM Icebears playbook. Meeting called to order via ZOOM app. U.K.’s Zoom Parliament launches with a few glitches but shows virtual democracy may work for a while April 22, 2020 at 11:33 a.m. MDT LONDON — Britain's extraordinary first "Parliament via Zoom" proceeded Wednesday in rather ordinary fashion, with the usual barbed questions and artful evasion by politicians, plus the addition of awkward views of oversize chins and bookshelves staged as backdrops. Everything was the same, and everything was a little odd. Breaking 700 years of tradition, the British Parliament has agreed to serve as a cradle of virtual democracy — to allow members to continue to debate, vote and legislate, but via video conferencing app, from the safety of their own homes, for the duration of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown. On Wednesday, there were a few minor technical hiccups. Some lawmakers’ heads were cropped at the eyebrows by the bad framing. Their mics were sometimes too close or too far away, or the Internet connection bad, and so voices sounded tinny or muffled or like Darth Vader. (Read More)... washingtonpost.com we're ONE step closer to wikigovernance.org NOW if we just open it up to "THE PEOPLE OF THE PLANET" we can start working on some committees to begin prioritizing needs and building plans for solutions. anybody know any smart people who might like to help us out? (oops... ran out of editing time for this post... sorry)