non-Dhamma, but useful

 

2 video clips, 3 news articles I think are more noteworthy, they dive into more interesting details  1) washington post - interesting comments from her coach on her samādhi 2) nytimes 3) nbcsports: about Alysa and her dad in Chinese Spy Case. CCP has a history of human rights violations and spying on ex Chinese internationally, often bribing, military force to coerce foreign governments into assisting these illegal activities. Alysa's dad was a protester in Tiananmen square in the 1980's, was a political refugee who settled in Oakland, CA, USA. 9 min video: her winning program to win 2025 world championship: 7 min. vid: her winning short program from two days ago:  7 min. vid: 14 yr old Alyssa from 5 years ago Interviewed on national "tonight show" as 14 yr old youngest U.S. Women's champion Interview also has Alyssa's dad Arthur - she gave her gold medal to him from washingtonpost.com In a stunner, Alysa Liu completes return to skating with gold at worlds htt...

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