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"You can stay here as long as you like," the old lady said. "Help yourself to whatever's in the pantry, cook whatever meals you like. Just don't go into the room at the end of the hall. It represents a past I'd rather forget."

"Classic Bluebeard situation," Ellen whispered once we were alone. "We've GOT to check out what's in there!"

While the old lady was in the garden we took a look. It held shelves of trophies for perfect attendance and good #conduct. What the heck?

Public hearing called into the conduct of 7 police officers in the death of Myles Gray in Vancouver
B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) will be holding a public hearing into how Vancouver police conducted themselves in relation to the death of 33-year-old Myles Gray in 2015.
#police #conduct #death #hearing #Vancouver #News #Canada #BritishColumbia
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col

Devotional for Dec. 4 from:

youdevotion.com/mornings/december/4

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” — Matt 12:2 BSB

The Pharisees closely observed everything Jesus did, not because they admired Him, but because they wanted to catch Him doing something wrong. Similarly, the actions of good people today are often scrutinized by those with unkind intentions. This should remind us to live carefully, giving no one reason to criticize us. But at the same time, we shouldn’t be enslaved by other people’s opinions, especially when those opinions have no basis in God’s Word.

There is also a lesson here about how we should avoid spying on others, looking for faults. The Pharisees’ habit of constantly watching Jesus and His disciples to find something to criticize was contemptible. Instead of focusing on others’ flaws, we should mind our own conduct. Even if others don’t live as they should, we aren’t responsible for their actions. Our own uncharitable judgment may be just as sinful as what we are quick to condemn in others. ─J.R. Miller

#conduct #criticism
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#JohnKelly was #HomelandSecurity secy under #Trump before moving to the WH in July 2017. He worked to carry out Trump’s agenda for nearly 1½ yrs. It was a tumultuous period in which he drew internal criticism over his own performance & grew disenchanted & distressed by #conduct on the part of the #president that he considered at times to be #inappropriate & reflecting no understanding of the #Constitution.

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The latest poll shows ♦️70 percent of Republicans ♦️support a #binding #code #of #conduct for justices that would
🔸require disclosure of gifts,
🔸prohibit involvement in political activity, and
🔸mandate recusal from cases involving conflicts of interest for themselves or their spouses.

Slimmer majorities of Republicans support the #constitutional #amendment proposal (54 percent) and the #term #limits proposal (51 percent).

Total support among respondents for the ⭐️code of conduct is 76 percent,
including 89 percent of Democrats and 75 percent of independents.

For the ⭐️constitutional amendment, overall support is at 70 percent, with 89 percent of Democrats and 72 percent of independents supporting the reform.

For ⭐️term limits, 63 percent of total respondents support the reform, including 83 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of independents.

When respondents were asked whether they support the reforms, 👉they were not told Biden proposed them.👈

Most REPUBLICANS support the policy proposals in President #Biden’s plan
to ⭐️reform the Supreme Court,⭐️ according to a new USA Today/Ipsos poll.

Biden outlined a three-pronged approach to reforming the high court in a speech last month,
calling for a #binding #code #of #conduct,
18-year #term #limits for Supreme Court justices,
and a Constitutional amendment declaring no one — not even the president — is #above #the #law.

thehill.com/regulation/court-b

Worrying about what others think of you is a source of unnecessary #suffering. #Attachment to others' opinions can fuel #ego & hinder #innerpeace. The #Dhammapada, a collection of sayings of the #Buddha, emphasises focusing on one's own #conduct & #mind. #Mindfulness & #awareness are encouraged to cultivate inner contentment & #wisdom, rather than being influenced by external judgments. Ultimately, the goal is to find #peace within oneself, independent of external validation.