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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Bounded Solidarity: The Mindset Behind a Culture of Altruism

Altruism can enhance personal well-being and foster a compassionate society.
Everyone is capable of becoming a 'steward of kindness' to fight loneliness.
Acts of kindness in crises encourage community building and personal fulfillment.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Bounded Solidarity: The Mindset Behind a Culture of Altruism

Altruism can enhance personal well-being and foster a compassionate society.
Everyone is capable of becoming a 'steward of kindness' to fight loneliness.
Acts of kindness in crises encourage community building and personal fulfillment.
#emergency-services
fromwww.mercurynews.com
23 hours ago

Richmond council and police chief align, diverge on civil grand jury report

The Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury report suggests Richmond needs to enhance police staffing and working conditions while investing in the community crisis response program known as ROCK.
US politics
#human-rights
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' makes unusual trip as Iran war fears escalate

The Doomsday plane, known for its resilience against nuclear threats, undertook a flight amid rising tensions tied to Trump's confrontational stance against Iran.
Washington DC
#humanitarian-aid
Berlin food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

UN chief visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as hunger fears rise

Guterres's visit highlights the severe food crisis facing Rohingya refugees, with potential drastic cuts to food vouchers exacerbating already dire living conditions.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago
London startup

London's Labrys gets 17.5M from Plural and others to fix broken tools in crisis zones - Silicon Canals

Berlin food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

UN chief visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as hunger fears rise

Guterres's visit highlights the severe food crisis facing Rohingya refugees, with potential drastic cuts to food vouchers exacerbating already dire living conditions.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago
London startup

London's Labrys gets 17.5M from Plural and others to fix broken tools in crisis zones - Silicon Canals

#mental-health
Healthcare
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

Gunman who killed Bay Area native officer at PA hospital was angry over wife's diagnosis: official

A gunman held hospital staff hostage due to distress over his wife's terminal illness, prompting a tragic incident in a crumbling healthcare system.
Healthcare
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

Gunman who killed Bay Area native officer at PA hospital was angry over wife's diagnosis: official

A gunman held hospital staff hostage due to distress over his wife's terminal illness, prompting a tragic incident in a crumbling healthcare system.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

Subdued mood for this year's Eid al-Adha celebrations

The conditions are very, very harsh. The worst feast that the Palestinian people have experienced is due to the unjust war against them.
Berlin food
Arts
from48 hills
1 month ago

Local arts groups face funding cuts at all levels of government - 48 hills

Bay Area arts organizations are uniting to address funding cuts from the NEA and explore alternative financial support.
#public-safety
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
SF politics

St. Louis emergency management chief on leave after failing to sound sirens for deadly tornado: report

fromNew York Post
1 month ago
SF politics

St. Louis emergency management chief on leave after failing to sound sirens for deadly tornado: report

Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Intelligent Defaults: How Great Teams Can Speed Up Decisions

Establishing intelligent defaults enables teams to maintain focus during crises.
Pre-set decisions minimize deliberation in high-pressure environments.
Fostering practice ensures intelligent defaults become second nature.
Narrowing choices helps in reducing decision fatigue.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

The Ukrainian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Presents a Parallel Between Vernacular and Emergency Architecture

We understand 'hardcore' in its original sense as a (vernacular) builder's word, which refers to the assorted bits of debris and clinker that are crunched together to form a building foundation. We appeal for an ethics-and politics-of rebuilding, which is rooted in the fragile, but unyielding, hardcore of the Ukrainian (and planetary) commons; and which makes manifest the structures of care, repair, solidarity-and resistance-that sustain it.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Hollywood's big lie about disasters: In crises like Spain's blackout, the natural reaction is generosity, not panic

In emergency scenarios, people exhibit an extraordinary sense of solidarity and often assist each other in unexpected ways, defying the stereotypes seen in disaster portrayals.
Coronavirus
#cybersecurity
UK news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Man Filming Himself on Zipline Has No Idea He's Recording Terror Attack Below Him

A tourist unwittingly filmed a terror attack while ziplining, illustrating the shock and chaos of the situation.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

A young boy safely returned to his family after getting lost at the NYC Marathon

"That type of energy and focus helped me to stay calm ... Rather than us becoming despondent and crying, we just turned all our energy into trying to find Jack."
Arts
UK news
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake death toll rises DW 03/31/2025

Myanmar's earthquake resulted in over 2,000 deaths, with ongoing rescue efforts hindered by infrastructure damage and aftershocks.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 months ago

How to stay in control when your business reputation is under fire - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Your business reputation is everything; it's not just about what you do but how people perceive what you do. One wrong move can tank your image.
Mental health
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: Why, and for whom?'

The socio-economic landscape is returning to pre-pandemic growth obsessions, neglecting deeper existential concerns.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Trump administration eliminating 2,000 USAid positions in US, notice says

The Trump administration is significantly reducing USAID personnel globally, creating concerns about U.S. foreign aid effectiveness.
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Blame game kicks off, with first cracks starting to appear in the Coalition

The Coalition government, once seemingly in harmony, is now facing significant strains, particularly around housing policy and crises response, highlighting internal dissent and accountability issues.
Miscellaneous
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

L.A. police are grappling with a new challenge: fire duty

As the PAL fire raged, LAPD officers, usually focused on urban crime response, have taken on crucial roles in crisis management and community support, highlighting the need for adaptive policing strategies.
Los Angeles
Miscellaneous
fromwww.mercurynews.com
7 months ago

Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response

Spaniards are demanding the resignation of Valencia's regional president due to inadequate emergency response to catastrophic floods that caused over 200 fatalities.
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