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“I’d done all the background research and had so many spreadsheets,” says Angela Wiggins, who moved to Lisbon from Nashville, Tennessee, in December and works remotely, “but I didn’t speak the #language and needed assistance on the hoops we needed to jump through.” Her move only came after investigating a number of #alternatives.

“Initially, I explored several countries — #Canada, #NewZealand, #Norway — but didn’t meet the #residency criteria. That led me to broaden the search to places I hadn’t thought of as a #possibility.

I had never visited #Portugal, but I was drawn to its sense of #safety, stable #banking system, efficient #healthcare, beautiful #landscapes, #cosmopolitan #culture and more relaxed #PaceOfLife.”

Translation: I didn’t bother to learn the language, and I’m exporting the worst traits of the USA.

<archive.md/rdqZV> / <ft.com/content/7cc645c7-1081-4>

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Too many people focus on 'what is' rather than 'what could be'" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I'm in Georgia, where later today, I'll speak on behalf of a corporate group on the topic of the future of healthcare. (Before that, I'll be hard at work studying the nature of turf science, particularly concerning the actions of a small spherical object as it encounters the turf after being struck by a long object, particularly when the turf in question is quite dormant. There is much to learn.)

I digress.

The photo for today's image comes from my keynote for the American Association of Orthopedic Executives, and I'm speaking to them about the emerging reality of 3d printed body parts - knees on order via a Web site. A crazy idea? Not really - it's a fast-emerging reality. They needed not to just think about what is today, but would be tomorrow!

I'll walk through several slides having to do with the science of healthcare and medicine, the acceleration of new forms of treatment, and other issues. It's an interesting time to be covering this type of material from the stage, given that I'm doing so in a country where the very science of healthcare is under attack.

Even so, one of my jobs is to help the group - all involved in the health benefits community - understand the big sweeping trends and ideas that provide so much potential for society. Such as the statement, "What we did for heart health in the 20th century, we can do for brain health in the 21st century" from Dr. Deepak Chopra, an integrative medicine advocate

I've got several slides with these big, bold ideas or observations in my deck.

All around the idea of thinking big about tomorrow, not thinking small about where we are today.

Read more.

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**#Innovation** **#Healthcare** **#Future** **#Vision** **#Possibility** **#Science** **#Medicine** **#Technology** **#Perspective** **#Potential**

jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"Too many people focus on 'what is' rather than 'what could be'" - Futurist Jim Carroll

I'm in Georgia, where later today, I'll speak on behalf of a corporate group on the topic of the future of healthcare. (Before that, I'll be hard at work studying the nature of turf science, particularly concerning the actions of a small spherical object as it encounters the turf after being struck by a long object, particularly when the turf in question is quite dormant. There is much to learn.)

I digress.

The photo for today's image comes from my keynote for the American Association of Orthopedic Executives, and I'm speaking to them about the emerging reality of 3d printed body parts - knees on order via a Web site. A crazy idea? Not really - it's a fast-emerging reality. They needed not to just think about what is today, but would be tomorrow!

I'll walk through several slides having to do with the science of healthcare and medicine, the acceleration of new forms of treatment, and other issues. It's an interesting time to be covering this type of material from the stage, given that I'm doing so in a country where the very science of healthcare is under attack.

Even so, one of my jobs is to help the group - all involved in the health benefits community - understand the big sweeping trends and ideas that provide so much potential for society. Such as the statement, "What we did for heart health in the 20th century, we can do for brain health in the 21st century" from Dr. Deepak Chopra, an integrative medicine advocate

I've got several slides with these big, bold ideas or observations in my deck.

All around the idea of thinking big about tomorrow, not thinking small about where we are today.

Read more.

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Futurist Jim Carroll has been speaking about the future of healthcare for 25+ years, and has seen a lot of the ‘big crazy ideas’ he’s predicted from the stage become real over time.

**#Innovation** **#Healthcare** **#Future** **#Vision** **#Possibility** **#Science** **#Medicine** **#Technology** **#Perspective** **#Potential**

jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Futurist Jim Carroll

"There is no greater act of optimism than thinking beyond the ‘now’" - Futurist Jim Carroll

When people are struggling and in difficulty, it's important to try to instill some sense of hope, a belief that things can get better and that there is a way forward. Thinking about that, the phrase "There is no greater act of optimism than..." came to mind.

It's a wonderful starter phrase because it has so many potential pathways forward!

Thinking beyond 'right now' is the most wonderful of all, though, because it helps you get into a mindset of thinking beyond the difficulties of this very moment.

That said, there are a lot of other ways to use the phrase, all of which can help you do that

There is no greater act of optimism than...

... empowering yourself with kindness
... finding the strength to question
... focusing on what you can control
... remembering your capacity to change
 ... renewing your sense of purpose
... trusting in your ability to rebound
 ... defining yourself through imagination
... thinking 'what can be done?'

...and many, many more!

The fact is, there are many greater acts of optimism!

Read the post for more....

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Futurist Jim Carroll sometimes finds it hard to keep his optimism ahead of his pessimism. This is one of those times.

**#Optimism** **#Future** **#Growth** **#Vision** **#Possibility** **#Hope** **#Opportunity** **#Resilience** **#Perspective** **#Transformation**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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Geriatric Gardener

“A Deeper Look at Claims by KGB Officer that Trump was Recruited by Soviet Intelligence in the 1980s”

by Michael D. Sellers in Deeper Look With Michael Sellers on Substack

“Whether or not Trump was recruited in 1987 may ultimately be less important than the fact that today, he is aligned with Putin’s interests. Whatever the origins of that alignment, its current reality is undeniable”

open.substack.com/pub/michaeld

#US#Trump#KGB
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Wisdom in Space

Prophets look at the world as finite, and people as constrained by their environment. Wizards see possibilities as inexhaustible, and humans as wily managers of the planet. One views growth and development as the lot and blessing of our species; others regard stability and preservation as our future and our goal. Wizards regard Earth as a toolbox, its contents freely available for use; Prophets think of the natural world as embodying an overarching order that should not casually be disturbed.
-- Charles Mann (The Wizard and the Prophet)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #CharlesMann #Climate #Earth #Possibility

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa

photo by richard rathe
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Chuck Darwin

More than 200 pregnancy-related prosecutions in first year post-Roe

In the year Roe v Wade was overturned, at least 200 people in the US were💥 prosecuted for conduct relating to their pregnancies 💥
– the highest number of cases in a single year ever recorded,
according to a new report released on Tuesday.

The report, compiled by the advocacy group #Pregnancy #Justice, is the first comprehensive accounting of pregnancy-related #criminal #charges between June 2022 and June 2023
-- but researchers warn that it is still likely an #undercount.

“To be perfectly honest, I think we’re scratching the surface of what is happening,” said Wendy Bach, a University of Tennessee law professor and the report’s principal investigator.

The vast majority of prosecutions documented in the report do not involve abortions. However, five cases mention allegations of an abortion, an 🔸#attempted abortion, or 🔸“researching or exploring the #possibility of an abortion”, according to the report.
Only one was charged under a statute meant to 🔸criminalize abortions.
The rest involved a bevy of other laws, such as a statute that bans the 🔸“abuse of a corpse”.❗️

Four of those cases took place in states that #ban abortion or are hostile to the procedure.

More than 200 of the 210 recorded prosecutions involve allegations of substance use during pregnancy.
In almost 200 of the cases, prosecutors charged people using statutes that criminalize child abuse, neglect, or endangerment
– charges that 🔸treat an embryo or fetus as a person,
complete with rights and protections that may compete with that of the person carrying them.

More than 100 prosecutions recorded by Pregnancy Justice took place in #Alabama, a state whose supreme court recently ruled that embryos are 🔸“extrauterine children”.

Most of the cases also involved statutes where⚠️ prosecutors do not need to prove that any harm was done to a fetus or infant.
Rather, prosecutors must show that a defendant posed some “risk” to the pregnancy
– which could lead to 🔸criminalization of behavior that is not actually dangerous, advocates say.

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s

The Guardian · More than 200 pregnancy-related prosecutions in first year post-RoeBy Carter Sherman
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Astrology Heals

Monday August 19th is the #FullMoon 🌕 in #Aquarius ♒.

With TWO very close to exact #TSquares, 😯

this Full #Moon is a very #potent time 💥

to recognize how:

✨ strong 💪🏽
✨ capable 🌱
✨ intelligent 🎓

you actually are, and...

how to open to the thinking 🧐 that will

create healing and new solutions for the future. 💖

More in this video youtu.be/TM3dU8Od8jA

YouTubeBreakdown, Breakthrough, and Believing in Yourself: Aquarius Full Moon // Astro Vibe for Sun Aug 18By Astrology Heals
#SelfCare#Astrology#AstrologyHeals
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