On the Prowl w/this "Snapshot" Courtesy of @GlobalCitizen....

As our team continues onward, we wanted to feature this News Digest courtesy of the Team at Global Citizen that is in the end about all who are Outsiders and who are making a difference--it is a call to action while at the same time a celebration of the resiliency of the human spirit--this is as the United States Attacked Syria late last night US Time and as we went to press, President Trump's First Supreme Court Nominee, Neil Gorsuch, was confirmed as the latest Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court after the US Senate adopted the "nuclear option" to overcome a filibuster by 41 Democratic Senators: 

April 7, 2017, Newsletter

Global Citizen Stories

This Dream Team Is About to Assemble

Justin Trudeau announced that Malala Yousafzai will receive honorary Canadian citizenship next week and become the youngest person ever to address the nation’s parliament.

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2-Year-Old Girl Has No Time for Haters

A cashier recently told this girl that the doll she picked out didn't look like her, and the girl’s response was perfect.

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Mexico City’s Metro Now Has a ‘Penis Seat’

The seat, marked “for men only,” is part of a clever campaign to combat sexual harassment on the city’s public transportation.

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Bella Hadid Made a Powerful Statement for All Muslims

In a recent interview, Hadid talked about being the daughter of a refugee and spoke out against Trump’s travel ban, saying, “I am proud to be Muslim.” (via Mic)

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7 Feminist Laws Prove Iceland’s the Coolest

Take a look at the laws in this Nordic nation – which has a Ministry of Gender Equality – to see just how far the rest of the world has to go.

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New Month, New Movies to Stream

Check out our viewing guide to see what new movies and shows hit streaming sites this week – including this incredible Oscar winner for best picture.

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We’re Kind of Obsessed With Women’s Empowerment

Help us remind world leaders that they should be, too. Take action on our site to help get more women into work and create real gender equality.

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Help Us Make Sure Every Child Goes to School

The world can’t be prosperous when 263 million children are missing out on an education. Sign our petition to tell world leaders to increase funding for education.

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A Moment of Pause & Reflection.....

Please enjoy these Mid-Week Series of Thoughts from our "Grid" Archives along with the latest compilation courtesy of +Jonathan Huie : 

Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
- M. Scott Peck

As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect
the uniqueness of others.
- Robert H. Schuller

If you have some respect for people as they are,
you can be more effective in helping them
to become better than they are.
- John W. Gardner

The essence of compassion is accepting others as unique individuals,
without believing that they are less good for not being carbon copies of ourselves.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The latest From South Africa: Fire Zuma, stalwarts tells ANC

Fire Zuma, stalwarts tells ANC: Veterans of South Africa’s National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday urged the governing party to fire President Jacob Zuma, whom they accused of having “crossed a new line” following the highly criticized Cabinet reshuffle. “Among the decisions we took, was that in view of the crisis facing the organization, we are of the view that the need for the ANC to recall the President is long overdue,” Murphy Morobe told reporters in Johannesburg after a meeting earlier.

An #Outsider Newsflash (Special Edition): Adding Our Voice to #FreeNazanin

We are privileged to add our voice to almost 900,000 people who have been gracious enough to sign the change.org petition to #FreeNazanin.    It has been over a year as we hereby note this here courtesy of the team at @Change.Org:

Notations On Our World: On National Service (#Mayor4Service, #County4Service, #Tribe4Service)

We wanted to dedicate this week here throughout all of our properties here at the Daily Outsider  Outsiders to National Service as President Trump's Budget blueprint has called for the elimination of the Corporation For National Service that spearheads National Service Throughout the United States and The World.    It is the primary Federal Agency responsible for innovative ideas like that President's National Service Award that has been at the forefront of elevating Civic Engagement.   Our team has also been witness to AmeriCorp Fellows being placed at Non-Profits throughout the United States including right here in Orange County California at leading Non- Profits including one organization we have supported-Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.   It underscores what was noted by the Corporation for National Service (as we are honored to join #Mayor4Service, #County4Service, or #Tribe4Service )  as we hope that this will prompt the Administration to seriously reconsider its' elimination.   

Notations On Our World (Special Edition): On Removing South African President Zuma not about regime change: Opposition parties

South Africa is in a state of flux in the aftermath of the removal of the Finance Minister and his Deputy.   The South African Rand has dropped 11%  and South Africa's Sovereign debt was downgraded to junk status.    This is as Opposition leaders united in their agitation to remove President Zuma From Office as noted by Polity & other key developments underscoring the profound fissures at the highest level of Government including the Deputy President: 


Removing President Zuma not about regime change: Opposition parties: South Africa’s opposition parties would embark on a national march to the Union Buildings next week as part of their ongoing efforts to remove President Jacob Zuma from power. Leaders of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), Congress of the People (Cope) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) held a meeting in Johannesburg.

Ruling party headed for showdown after finance minister sacked POLITICS South Africa's president faces a confrontation with senior members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the country's currency has plunged after the country's finance minister was...

National Treasury will be another SABC – Vavi POLITICS The South African National Treasury will soon be rundown like other State institutions such as the ailing South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and power utility Eskom, trade unionist...

Ramaphosa speaks out against corruption POLITICS   Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the removal of “greedy and corrupt people” in an audio clip taken from a speech he delivered in KwaZulu-Natal this weekend. Following President Jacob...

On Our World Watch as One of the #Outsider Circles, Al Jazeera English HD Live Stream. Live Streams....

As Our Journey Continues: On the Future Leaving Clues & Other Thoughts

The visionary +Peter H. Diamandis released this over the weekend   that we thought was telling as we also look to the future here throughout the properties of the Daily Outsider--in the aftermath of actions taken by the Trump Administration regarding Coal: 

The future leaves clues...

Here’s a recent tech article that got me excited.

ENERGY DISRUPTION

This week, California ISO, a California electric company, announced it hit an all-time peak served by renewables of 56.7 percent (electricity).

California is on track to meet its 50 percent clean energy target by 2030 with ease.

What it Means

We’re heading towards a wholesale change in the energy economy over the next 20 years.

From hydrocarbon (oil, gas, coal) to all electric, think massive-solar.

I used to think that gas-guzzling cars would maintain the petrochemical industry for a few more decades, but electric-autonomous “car as a service” will cause us each to park, sell, or junk our internal-combustion cars for something that is 10x cheaper and much better (i.e. autonomous Ubers).

Get ready for oil and gas to go the way of whale oil.

Once useful, eventually laughable.

Remember that energy is not scarce.

We have 8,000 times more energy hitting the Earth’s surface in one daythan we consume as an entire species.

That energy, the solar flux, isn’t yet in a easily usable form.

But that is changing... fast.

Given the global, exponential growth in solar and the coming innovations in battery technologies (I get five to 10 introductions to new battery technology companies each month), plus deployments like Tesla’s Gigafactory, I’m firmly convinced we’re heading towards a transition.

Coal is already dead.

Oil and gas may not be far behind.

We hope all enjoy an image of Tehran Iran from Space as we wanted to showcase the latest courtesy of +Jonathan Huie that we maintain in our archives.   It underscores the need for diversity is ever so critical and how we must be attentive to it in every which way--and how it is courageous to embrace all views.    We hope to live up to these admonitions as our journey continues.....

To be one, to be united is a great thing.

But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

- Bono

In the practice of tolerance,

one's enemy is the best teacher.

- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Long ago men fought and died for their faith;

but it took ages to teach them the other kind of courage, -

the courage to recognize the faiths of their brethren

and their rights of conscience.

- Helen Keller

As The New Quarter Dawns...

We wanted to report on the "View from the White House" as we are witness to the Emerging Strategy on Public Outreach:

WEEKEND EDITION

President Donald J. Trump's Weekly Address to the Nation

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Standing with Israel, Our Most Cherished Ally
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President Trump Restores Confidence in the American Economy
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President Trump meets with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen
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President Trump and the First Lady Host the Women’s Empowerment Panel
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UPCOMING EVENTS

April 3rd: President Trump welcomes President Al Sisi of Egypt to the White House
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April 5th: President Trump welcomes King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House
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April 6th: President Trump hosts President Xi Jinping of China at Mar-a-Lago
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April 17th: President Trump and the First Lady host the 139th Annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn

As we work away on rolling out the new Quarter, one of the key themes we'd be focused on is Artificial Intelligence especially as underscored with this from the team @Washington Post:

There is a jobs crisis brewing that the Trump administration should not ignore

Artificial intelligence will claim jobs sooner than the administration expects.

By Jeff Greene and Vivek Wadhwa  •  Read more » The Congressional Budget Office Just released its' Budget Outlook as well that is worth noting as the President's Budget plans continue to take shape: New From CBO The 2017 Budget and Economic Outlook Presentation by Keith Hall, CBO Director, to the Prosperity Caucus