Suffering across the globe remains

As I feel more optimistic about many getting the vaccine and the covid relief bill helping the poor in the US, I am reminded that there is injustice, suffering, and danger elsewhere: Myanmar, Belarus, Yemen, Ukraine, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and North Korea. God help us.

1. I'm reminded to pray because it is overwhelming.
2. I appreciate experts keeping us up to date about their sense of horror about these matters.
3. May the US leadership be wise.
4. Long-term, let's encourage people to live in other countries with generosity and curiosity.

And Brazil with poor leadership and a terrible tragic crisis.

https://twitter.com/AmyEricaSmith/status/1379541650716950528

Taiwan and Ukraine
https://twitter.com/anders_aslund/status/1378851904109821960,
https://twitter.com/ulrichspeck/status/1377515337676099585,

Two crises the Biden administration needs to be prepared for: Another Russian invasion of Ukraine, and a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Both could happen at any moment. https://t.co/O7RsDJdBqr
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) April 3, 2021

Belarus
https://twitter.com/McFaul/status/1377640832396787713,
https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/1379230510837166080,

In #Belarus, police and security forces detained 245 people in 23 cities and towns yesterday, on Belarusian Freedom Day. At least 6 journalists were detained.https://t.co/zwfFT8oAzQ
— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) March 26, 2021

Yemen
https://twitter.com/hxhassan/status/1375470298946998278,

In addition to being wrong about what the war is about, Knights' argument is just incredibly tone-deaf. The war on Yemen is indefensible and the cause of massive suffering. https://t.co/QLAALwby2u
— Daniel Larison (@DanielLarison) April 2, 2021

Ethiopia
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1374588927143645197,
https://twitter.com/sarasidnerCNN/status/1378175939021049857,

Devastating reporting of Ethiopia's use of rape as a weapon of war in its brutal assault on the Tigray region: ‘They Told Us Not to Resist’: Sexual Violence Pervades Ethiopia’s War https://t.co/wXCYlXWXep More outstanding reporting by @declanwalsh
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) April 2, 2021

Myanmar
https://twitter.com/Simondlewis/status/1379068349653598215,
https://twitter.com/AlexMorrisNY/status/1379064851444740105,
https://twitter.com/NickKristof/status/1378061915851616257,
https://twitter.com/mcbelz/status/1378037760053940226,
https://twitter.com/JonahFisherBBC/status/1377884267603226624,

As for me, I consider myself dead. It's just a matter of when. But it doesn't mean I give up. I will do everything I can and keep resisting the coup together with our people. Justice must prevail. https://t.co/DtfNtDnq2R
— Harriet (@MsHarrietSays) April 5, 2021

Originally tweeted by Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) on April 6, 2021.