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Media MIA when it comes to victims of color
October 27, 2009 by cayce
This post originally appeared on Moms in the Lobby. Reposted here with permission.
Newsweek recently featured a web exclusive on How the Media Treat Murder. The article's focus is on the underreported story of a possible serial killer in the small town of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Ten women have been found slain or have been declared missing in Rocky Mount, N.C., in recent years. But the rest of the country hasn't heard about a possible serial killer stalking the young women in this Southern town of 60,000. The latest victim, Elizabeth Jane Smallwood, was identified on Oct. 12. Why have the Rocky Mount homicides been largely ignored?
"When you think about the famous missing-person cases over the last few years it's Chandra Levy, Natalee Holloway, and Laci Peterson," notes Sam Sommers, associate professor of psychology at Tufts University. All these women had a few things in common—they were white, educated, and came from middle-class families. The victims in Rocky Mount—which residents describe as a "typical Southern town," and is about 40 percent white and more than 50 percent black—were different. They were all African-American, many were poor, and some had criminal histories including drug abuse and prostitution.
Unfortunately, this level of blindness is an all-too-common characteristic of the media when it comes to crimes against people of color. The article goes on to suggest that national media may be the worst about selecting for race when reporting on crime:
'Nancy Grace called and wanted to have some of us on her show, but before it aired there was a white woman from Georgia that went missing. The Nancy Grace show was canceled,' [city-council member and president of the local NAACP chapter, Andre] Knight says. HLN network, which broadcasts Nancy Grace, confirmed that Knight was booked for the show, which was ultimately canceled to profile the disappearance of Kristi Cornwell, a white woman from Blairsville, Ga., who went missing during an evening walk. Representatives from Nancy Grace told NEWSWEEK, 'The booking was changed due to news that was breaking that day,' and emphasized the change had nothing to do with the race of the victim. On Aug. 12, Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees covered the story.
I'm no fan of Nancy Grace and this story is partly why. Despite her best attempts to portray what she does as an important service for the social good, her tactics and her focus on certain sensationalized cases suggest she's mostly out for attention (and perhaps media martyrdom, swoon).
Many times I've wondered where are all the missing black kids? or Latino kids? or Asian kids (up until and perhaps beyond the case of Annie Le)? A trip to the website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shows racially-proportional and accurate alerts to the abductions and disappearances of our nation's children. According to studies done by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the Department of Justice, non-white children make up 42% of the total number of missing children, while they only comprise 36% of the U.S. population. Yet we rarely see these kids' cases on the national news.
Much of this has to do with the media's desire to present a compelling narrative, rather than an accurate report of crime incidents in the community. One MSNBC reporter, Alex Johnson, writing on the subject calls this "Catnip for TV types." Johnson cites Roy Peter Clark, vice president of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla., talking about the way journalists choose a story:
'The example of a bad murder would be the murder of an African-American person from a poor neighborhood,' he said. 'The definition of a good murder is a socialite killed by her jealous husband, the debutante murdered by her angry boyfriend.'When it comes to police stories, Clark said, there is 'this perverted, racist view of the world. White is good; black is bad. Blonde is good; dark is bad. Young is good; old is bad. And I think we can find versions of this story going back to the tabloid wars of more than a hundred years ago.'
Even more frightening is what advocates on the ground experience trying to get media attention for the sake of finding victims or delivering justice for their families:
'We can't get a young girl who may be suffering substance abuse and may be prostituting on the national news because they feel she's not worth the time,' said Kym Pasqualini, president of the National Center for Missing Adults in Phoenix. 'But these individuals are no less important to their families, and their families are entitled to the same help' in getting their cases before the public. 'We have found that it's far easier for our agency to obtain national coverage on an individual who society, I think, identifies with,' she said.
While all of this is alarming and deeply disturbing, it isn't all that unexpected. When one considers that our justice system has its own virulent strains of prejudice and inherent inconsistencies, it's not terribly off-base that elements of the media covering crime would more than mirror, even magnify, the problem. Most executions (80%) are carried out against defendants with white victims, even though half of all homicide victims are black. Juries, studies show, are more likely to exact the ultimate penalty against a defendant whose victim is white.
These crimes, particularly the crimes against children, are terrifying realities for any mom. I cannot imagine the pain of a mother denied justice not only by the actual justice system, but again by members of the media who are more intent on selling a story to white America than on reporting the important details about a crime to all of us in this country.
It's tragic enough when our children are lost. That tragedy is only compounded when our compassion and our attention is likewise missing.
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on October 27, 2009 at 9:06 pm | Reply Kate
This is a disturbing example of white privilege in action. Great post.
on October 27, 2009 at 9:49 pm | Reply cayce
On the one hand, I think there should be more coverage of these situations, especially if it helps bring people home safely or brings their attackers to justice. And I think the media can be a useful tool for both.
On the other hand, so much of it is sensationalism and it bothers me that we as a society look to the loss of life for entertainment. And too many of these "news" shows limbo their way under the line between journalism and voyeurism.
on October 27, 2009 at 10:09 pm | Reply Kate
Agreed on both points.
on October 27, 2009 at 10:42 pm | Reply nikki
Great post, Cayce.
I remember reading a short post about this at We Are Respectable Negroes last month. There were some good questions raised. I don't think the coverage of Le's disappearance and murder necessarily means that some kind of racial barrier has been broken in media coverage of missing women and children. A lot of people speculated that the increased coverage had to do with her attendance at an elite school. Not exactly progress in terms of media treatment of such cases.
Sad but probably true.


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Indiana Legislators Don't Care What You Want…Or Don't
December 27, 2022 Local Governmentabortion, Don't Say Gay, guns, Indiana General AssemblySheila
The Indiana Capital Chronicle is one of a handful of new media sites trying to fill the dangerous void in news about local and state government. (As I frequently complain on this site, so-called "legacy media" like the Indianapolis Star have emptied their newsrooms of reporters as they've focused on cutting costs at the expense of real journalism. The result has been a news desert when it comes to informing citizens about their state and local governments.)
A recent column in The Capital Chronicle focused on what is perhaps the most annoying characteristic of Indiana's General Assembly–its pursuit of legislation untethered to the needs or desires of Hoosier constituents.
As the columnist began;
My Christmas wish is pretty simple: I would like lawmakers to listen to what Hoosiers want. ALL Hoosiers, not just the loudest slice of their Republican constituents.
Poll after poll and survey after survey shows what Indiana residents are worried about, and what they aren't.
Bellwether Research's latest poll in early December surveyed 1,100 Hoosiers representing both the demographic and geographic layout of Indiana. It asked about their top priorities.
Wishes one and two were lowering health care costs and affordable housing, at 31% and 21% respectively….Next up was increasing K-12 education funding at 17%. Nothing after is in double digits
As Hoosier lawmakers prepare for the upcoming session, however, they are signaling their preoccupation with culture-war issues. Some are focusing on restricting dissemination of abortion pills through the mail; according to the polling, exactly 3% of Hoosiers care about restricting access to mailed abortion pills. (Quite the contrary: according to the article, the GOP's own internal polling reveals that a solid majority supports abortion rights, and a survey by Ball State found that 56% of Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.)
That poll also found that 56% of Hoosiers believe marijuana should be legal for personal use and 29% for medicinal purposes. Only 15% say it should not be legal…
Surveys also find only 6% of Hoosiers making oversight of K-12 curriculum a top concern, but the "usual suspects" in the Indiana Statehouse are busy preparing bills to combat "critical race theory," which is not only not being taught, but is a rather rarified field of research into American legal systems pursued by a subset of law professors. Use of the terminology is not only inaccurate, it is intentionally misleading–a none-too-subtle "dog whistle" to White supremicists who want teachers to ignore certain aspects of the national story.
And of course, it wouldn't be Indiana if our legislature failed to pick on LGBTQ Hoosiers. House Education Chairman Robert Behning has promised introduction of a "don't say gay" bill–demonstrating that Indiana lawmakers aren't intimidated by that pesky court ruling that found Florida's "Don't say gay" bill unconstitutional.
Most lawmakers send out constituent surveys on hot topics that they know will be coming up. They are clearly less scientific than the polls I have mentioned but even when legislators directly hear from their most engaged constituents they ignore the results.
Remember gun licensing from earlier this year? Not a single survey — that journalists could find — supported abandoning the carry permit. In fact they almost all said to keep the system as-is. But legislators tossed the licensing out with the bathwater — against advice of the Indiana State Police superintendent and the majority of law enforcement groups.
Growing up I was always told, "be careful what you ask for." It seems lately the phrase for Hoosiers should shift to, "be careful what you DON'T ask for," because you are increasingly more likely to get it.
The disconnect between what Hoosiers want and what we get from our lawmakers is a direct result of gerrymandering that produces safe seats and allow lawmakers to ignore the policy preferences of a majority of Indiana citizens.
Gerrymandering, after all, is the very best voter suppression tactic. Why bother to vote when the result has been foreordained–or, to use Trump language, when the election has been rigged? Gerrymandering amplifies the power of the fringes–the ideologues and culture warriors who vote in primaries–and effectively disenfranchises the rest of us.
Reporting on the antics at the Statehouse is one of the very few checks on lawmakers bent on pursing their own cultural fixations, and central Indiana has been ill-served by the Star's devolution into sports and what has been called the "beer beat"–reports on new watering holes. That makes the arrival of the Indiana Capital Chronicle very welcome. The Chronicle describes itself as an "independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to giving Hoosiers a comprehensive look inside state government, policy and elections."
It's probably wishful thinking, but perhaps a "comprehensive look" at what Harrison Ullmann dubbed the World's Worst Legislature will trigger efforts at reform….
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17 thoughts on "Indiana Legislators Don't Care What You Want…Or Don't"
Dr. Stan Lightner, EdD says:
Indiana like the remainder of the US is getting the "best" legislators money can buy.
patmcc says:
Here is the TOP LINE story from todays Indy Star – what they are focused on:
Paper or Plastic.
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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP
Tue Dec 27 2022
Paper or plastic bags? We measured Indy shoppers' preferences
Paul K. Ogden says:
Indiana's General Assembly is no different than any other state legislature. Every legislature has its share of kooks who introduce kooky legislation. Just because some kook in the legislature introduces a bill doesn't mean that it is going to be supported by a majority of legislators. Usually, it's not. I'll just gauge legislatures on what measures pass.
By the way, everyone believes their state legislature is the worst. Harrison Ullman wasn't saying anything insightful by his declaration.
My Rep., Blake Johnson, sent a short survey in the mail which I have sent what I want tax dollars spent on. Out for mail pickup…IF there is pickup today, none yesterday…and the issues he questioned are on the blog today. I had trouble opting between money into K-12 education and reasonable housing costs on his list of options; knowing this state will continue to increase voucher students in religious schools I hated to choose reasonable housing costs over the entire list Rep. Johnson listed. I voted NO on supporting ending gun licensing and on ending sales tax on feminine products which, after watching the many TV ads I know it could be an endless inclusive list of ridiculous products and the loss of needed sales tax for the state. I have stated my reason for being part of this 6% "Surveys also find only 6% of Hoosiers making oversight of K-12 curriculum a top concern…" Hopefully I am not the only one of the 6% who takes the rampant voucher system into consideration here.
Just this morning I blocked Facebook posts from Braun; as I do when the rare Republican sneaks through my blocks and show up on my FB page. Yes; I use Facebook, primarily because most people have stopped using E-mails and maintain contact on FB and their Messaging option. There is so little action I can actually take to fight the "system" here in Indiana but I take advantage of each little action which appears in my mailbox or on my computer. It will soon be time for my mailbox to hold membership renewal forms for my dues in the DNC, InDems, DCCC and DSCC which I will return with my check. The endless demands to renew these memberships on line via Act Blue I will continue to delete; replying to them that I am an active, dues paying member is a wasted effort but I do not and will not donate on line.
Sandy says:
I miss. My Indiana friends, but I do not miss the Indiana Republican Party!
Una says:
JoAnn, thank you
I use fb like you do, also.
To the political requests at the start of the USPS biggest mail push was a travesty. My mail clerk was aghast at the political mailing they had to deal with among the massive increase in packages and first class mail.
Mitch D. says:
More power to the Chronicle!!
When I get a survey, from my elected representatives, the one senator, and my congressman who
bother to send such things out, the bias in the survey, in its wording, its focus, and the absence of
what it asks about, takes little effort to notice. These surveys are nothing, if not self-serving. but, then
this IS Florididiia!
I'm flying home today to Florida, which currently leads the nation in bad legislation. Keep in mind that Florida has a system that allows the voters to make changes to the state constitution. What actually happens is that the legislature spends the whole session finding ways around the will of the voters.
Personally I think it's a bad idea to change the constitution like you change your shirt, but I do think the voters need a way to require changes to laws. It shouldn't be easy, but it shouldn't be impossible.
I knew Harrison Ullman and I think he might amend his statement today. He wasn't around long enough to witness the legislative carnage brought on by total maga Republican control.
Una; I think the increase in use of USPS was a way to support and save the system from Trump and DeJoy's determination to completely end the Postal System to force use of private delivery services/corporations increasing the wealth of the already wealthy. We will probably NOT see removal of DeJoy once the Republicans takeover of the majority of the House and with the still slim Democratic majority in the Senate. It is not only state Legislators who do not care what we want…or don't. Contrary to Paul K's comments; the kooks are managing to include their kooky legislation hidden in enacted bills at local, state and federal levels, we are just not aware of them until they effect us directly. We appear to be in a national movement to force us to agree to automatic deduction of payment of all bills electronically; taking control of our personal finances will be a form of dictatorship of our already politically controlled lives. Conspiracy theory or coming reality? Turning more control over to State Legislation is the aim of the far right, White Nationalist MAGA (aka Trump) party. There are still many of us who must juggle bill paying by due dates to keep all bills paid; the USPS delivering our bills currently have come on time and evidently payments are being received on time or we would be receiving late fees added to our monthly bills.
Your mail clerk who was aghast at the increase in political mailings, at election time, in addition to the massive increase in packages and first class mail during the holidays still had their job. The rules set up by DeJoy to slow down delivery and prevented increasing staff to necessary levels to keep up with the work the USPS has managed to do for many decades now.
Why should legislators care about what their constituents want? The gerrymandered districts and our "tribal" culture ensure that those who bother voting vote for the party, not a person. And right now, the GOP has by far the most engaged/angered voters…voila'.
The melting pot is no more. We have now separated the ingredients with no regard for anyone but those like us. I want, no longer what we need.
It doesn't work for the nation.
Gerrymandering helps but with my deep dive into Indiana politics; it was mainly captive by money (corruption).
The only negative ads in my Indiana district came from a Koch network agent, meaning an entity that doesn't reside in the state.
I hope the Chronicle does more than report on what's occurring at the Statehouse. You must look beyond the carnival characters to understand how money flows in Indiana and what little regulation occurs. All intentional.
In the last two weeks I've met with two Hoosier couples age less than 50. One asked for their financial plan to include a move to Canada. The other for a move to a blue state. Both have been long-time clients. The first has a daughter getting ready to go to school. They don't want her exposed to Indiana's gun culture. The second couple is LGBTQ and they are rightfully afraid of the discrimination they face here. We're losing our best and brightest!
Kathy M says:
Welcome to the beginning of Gilead.
Roger Fierst says:
It appears that it will take an organized effort to get Indiana government to reflect the will of the citizens. By organized, I am referring to specific public efforts such as a boycott, picketing and other organized public activity to draw attention to the lack of public influence in policy.
Brent says:
These articles should be tightly focused on education issues only. Bringing up other issues doesn't help the cause. You have to find a common point to rally people on both sides of the political aisle. This is just someone far on the left complaining that Indiana is not a "blue" state. Politicians on both sides are bought & paid for by a tiny minority of voters.
John S says:
Polls are interesting things and can be slanted simply by using the word or between two clauses making the reader think there is a shift in public opinion when it has been steady or sways by less than 5% either way over a three or four year period. The legislature in Indiana can do more to help improves the infrastructure with its surpluses and also better compensate those with huge losses when medical emergencies cause family household fiscal problems. Lowering state provided premiums would help and providing improvements in media-care coverage.
However we see are in a recession and tax revenues will be reduced for the state as jobs ate lost. Once again the overspending by the federal government hinders state revenues thru economic priblems.

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Miniature Bronte manuscript returns to author's childhood home
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A miniature manuscript written by the teenage Charlotte Bronte is returning to her childhood home in West Yorkshire after it was bought on Monday (November 18) by a British museum at auction in Paris.
Emily Spychal reports.
Brontë Parsonage Museum
Glass Town
She's one of the most iconic writers in classical British literature.
But this miniature book was written by a teenage Charlotte Bronte.
The tiny manuscript is one of a series of periodicals written by Bronte and her sisters that they called The Young Men's Magazine.
Filled with over 4,000 tiny written words, the manuscript is made up of stories with characters from 'Glass Town', an imaginary world invented by the Bronte children as they played with toy tin soldiers.
It's just been sold at an auction in Paris and will now be returning to where it was first dreamt up - Bronte's childhood home in West Yorkshire.
The Bronte Parsonage Museum bid 780,000 euros that's around $109,000 for the unpublished manuscript.
The museum's fundraising campaign was boosted by an appeal from actress Judi Dench.
A representative from the museum explained its significance.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) REPRESENTATIVE OF BRONTE PARSONAGE MUSEUM AT AUCTION, BOOKSELLER ED MAGGS, SAYING: "They created this very elaborate imaginary world, which they wrote out, they created this magazine, they invented a whole world peopled partly by figures borrowed from public events, partly from imaginary figures.
And it's a childish imagination at large, but what's particularly wonderful about this is that they turned into the Bronte sisters, and so they carried this world of the imagination through into their mature work." The booklet's folded pages are stitched into a crude brown paper cover, measuring 50 by 70 millimeters, and goes with a tiny leather case.
Bronte, whose works included Jane Eyre died in 1855.
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Victor began his career in the 1970s and has worked extensively on stage, screen, radio and as a recording artist. Victor has had notable success in the British Reggae charts scoring No.1 hits with the anthemic Lovers Rock hit 'At The Club', and also 'I Need A Girl Tonight' and 'Miss Attractive' which led to Victor being signed to Epic Records back in 1983.
Victor was a founder member of the Black Theatre Co-operative and appeared in many of the company's productions including Welcome Home Jacko, Mama Dragon, One Rule, Trinity, Tooth Of Crime, Redemption Song and Sixty Five With A Bullet.
In 2006 Victor appeared in The Big Life, which transferred from the Theatre Royal Stratford East to the West End (The first black British musical to do so). Other stage credits include Sugar Mummies (Royal Court Theatre), Moon On A Rainbow Shawl, directed by Paulette Randall (Nottingham Playhouse), Ragamuffin created and directed by Amani Naphtali, Abyssinia directed by Femi Elufowoju Jnr and the role of Papcita in Talawa Theatre Company's One Love (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith).
On television, Victor has appeared a couple of times in Doctors playing the role of Clifford Webster and also a preacher. Other television credits include Holby City, Black History, Magic Grandad, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression, Judge John Deed and Storm Damage. He is well-known for his role in the black sitcom No Problem (LWT) and other television work includes Holding On, Get Up Stand Up and Black Firsts (BBC), Relative Strangers (Channel 4), Black On Black and The Gentle Touch (LWT).
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Reviving The "Chemical Weapons" Lie: New U.S. - UK Calls For Regime Change, Military Attack Against Syria
This time around the CNN, BBC mass-murder propagandists will be exposed, tried, convicted for collusion with CIA/FSA/ISIS gas attacks in Syria
Here it comes again. As the enemies of peace continue to pressure a new US President into deeper war commitments overseas, and as Washington's Deep State works relentlessly opposing Russian moves in Syria at every turn, the war drums have started again – beating harder than ever now, clamouring for a new US-led attack on Syria.
This morning we saw the familiar theme emerge, and just in time to provide a convenient backdrop to this week's Brussels' 'Peace Talks' and conference on "Syria's Future". The US-led 'Coalition' prepares to make its end-run into Syria to 'Retake Raqqa,' and impose its Safe Zones in order to partition Syria, more media demonization of the Syrian government appears to be needed by the West.
On cue, the multi-billion dollar US and UK media machines sprung into overdrive this morning over reports based primarily from their own 'activist' media outlets.
Aleppo Media Center and others embedded in the Al Nusra-dominated terrorist stronghold of Idlib, Syria, alongside their media counterpart the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) funded by the UK and EU, are all now claiming that the Syrian and Russian Airforces have launched a chemical weapons airstrike killing civilians in Idlib.
In their report today entitled, "Syria conflict: 'Chemical attack' in Idlib kills 58", the BBC is also alleging in their report that Sarin gas was used.
The alleged "chemical airstrikes" are said to have taken place in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, about 50km south of the city of Idlib.
Predictably, the BBC and other similar reports by CNN, have triggered a wave of 'consensus condemnation' and indignation by the usual voices, the UN's Staffan de Mistura, Francois Hollande, and, of course, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who said that President Bashar al-Assad "would be guilty of a war crime" if it somehow be proven that his 'regime' was responsible.
"Bombing your own civilians with chemical weapons is unquestionably a war crime and they must be held to account," he said (reported by BBC).
But is the mainstream media's version of events what actually happened?
The BBC claims in their article that:
"Opposition activists said Syrian government or Russian warplanes carried out the strikes."
This claim should be checked against any Russian air sorties scheduled for the same period. As of this morning, Russia's defence ministry has stated that it had not carried out any air strikes the area.
Following attack CNN immediately accuses Russia - with ZERO EVIDENCE
The problem here is that the BBC and others are not only taking 'opposition activists' reports of a chemical attack at face value, they are also elevating claims that the Syrian and Russian airforces were then later hitting the medical clinics who were treating the survivors:
"Later, aircraft fired rockets at local clinics treating survivors, medics and activists said."
Expectedly, as with past claims of "chemical attacks," the notorious US-UK funded 'NGO', the White Helmets have already played a central role in scripting the narrative for this latest chemical attack.
As with so many other previous reports on Syria, the BBC, CNN and AP's reporting relies exclusively on "opposition activists" and "opposition media agencies," including the 'pro-opposition' Step News agency', the Edlib Media Center (EMC), and 'opposition journalists' like photographer Hussein Kayal, as well as an unnamed "AFP news agency journalist".
The unnamed "AFP journalist" is particularly interesting, as it seems to be the source of a key portion of the BBC's version of events:
"An AFP news agency journalist saw a young girl, a woman and two elderly people dead at a hospital, all with foam still visible around their mouths."
The journalist also reported that the same facility was hit by a rocket on Tuesday afternoon, bringing down rubble on top of doctors treating the injured."
However, as you read further down the BBC report, the story gets less certain, as the story becomes very loose:
"The source of the projectile was not clear, but the EMC and the opposition Local Co-ordination Committees (LCC) network said warplanes had targeted several clinics."
After their source the SOHR refused to say which "chemical" was supposedly dropped, the BBC quickly moved in to fill in the blanks by framing the story that the Syrian-Russian Airforces had launched a "Sarin Attack".
CNN CIA/FSA/ISIS propagandist Clarissa Ward has a reserved seat in the dock at The Hague War Crimes Tribunal
"The SOHR said it was unable to say what exactly was dropped. However, the EMC and LCC said it was believed to be the nerve agent Sarin, which is highly toxic and considered 20 times as deadly as cyanide."
At no point in its reporting does the BBC ever express any skepticism that maybe their 'activist' sources could be providing false or misleading information. Ultimately, these reports can be used to trigger renewed calls by Western officials for military strikes against the 'Syrian Regime' – which was exactly what happened today after these news stories were circulated. Within a few hours after these reports circulated, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R, Illinois) came on CNN with Wolf Blitzer who asked Kinzinger point blank: What can be done to remove this regime? Kinzinger then replied by calling outright for US airstrikes to "Take out the Assad Regime in Syria", including "cratering their airstrips so no planes can take off" and creating a "No Fly Zone" over Syria.
These statements, as bombastic as they may sound, are serious and should not be taken casually. The problem is they are based on a series of lies. Of course, Kinzinger was followed on-air by John McCainprotesting against US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent comments this week that, "The Syrian people should be able to choose their own (political) future" – effectively holding the overwhelming majority of Syrian in contempt for supporting their government.
CNN Senior Middle East correspondent Arwa Damon also chimed in with Blitzer from New York, and without any real evidence presented as to what has happened and who is to blame, she swiftly concluded that the Idlib "chemical attack" was the work of 'the regime' and that America cannot stand back idly and do nothing, and how this would show a "lack of humanity,"
CNN fake news completely discredited fraud Arwa "The Biter" Damon
The BBC does briefly mention an alternative report, but carefully tried to discredit it in the court of political opinion by labeling it as from "Pro-Government journalists," stated here:
"Pro-government journalists later cited military sources as saying there had been an explosion at an al-Qaeda chemical weapons factory in Khan Sheikhoun that was caused either by an air strike or an accident."
As expected, the UN affiliated chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW, quickly announced they were "seriously concerned" about the alleged chemical attack, and that they were now "gathering and analysing information from all available sources".
McCain spearheaded arming, funding of CIA/FSA/ISIS murderers with cover from CNN, BBC
One hopes that this will entail more than just looking at 'activist' or White Helmets material being circulated on the US and western media.
Incredibly, Kinzinger also said on national TV with CNN that people should ignore any stories which DO NOT implicate the Syrian government waged chemical attacks against its own people in East Ghouta in 2013 – and that these should be dismissed as "fake news" put out by 'the Russians and the FSB.' By this statement, Kinzinger is essentially saying that award-winning American journalists Seymour Hersh and Robert Parry are akin to being Russian agents. In fact, Kinzinger is wrong and lying in his capacity as a high-ranking House Committee member.
In 2013, the US and UK went on an all-out propaganda blitz to try and implicate the Syrian Government in advance of war votes in both Washington and London. The campaign failed.
The following are links to a small sample of factual reports publicly available which clearly show that the alleged "Sarin Attack" in 2013 was in fact the work of western and Gulf-backed 'opposition rebels' (terrorists) and not the Assad government, and all of these reports have been more or less ignored by CNN, BBC and the entirety of the western mainstream media – because they do not fit into the western 'regime change' and US-led military intervention narrative:
Seymour M. Hersh
https://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n08/seymour-m-hersh/the-red-line-and-the-rat-line
Peter Lee
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/10/23/hersh-vindicated-turkish-whistleblowers-corroborate-story-on-false-flag-sarin-attack-in-syria/
C.J. Chivers
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/world/middleeast/new-study-refines-view-of-sarin-attack-in-syria.html
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/17443-mit-report-obama-used-bogus-intelligence-to-push-syria-war
Carla Del Ponte, UN Inspector
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/uns-carla-del-ponte-says-there-is-evidence-rebels-may-have-used-sarin-in-syria-8604920.html
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
http://www.mintpressnews.com/the-failed-pretext-for-war-seymour-hersh-eliot-higgins-mit-professors-on-sarin-gas-attack/188597/
Swedish Doctors for Human Rights
http://theindicter.com/swedish-doctors-for-human-rights-white-helmets-video-macabre-manipulation-of-dead-children-and-staged-chemical-weapons-attack-to-justify-a-no-fly-zone-in-syria/
Patrick Henningsen (2013 chlorine incident)
http://21stcenturywire.com/2013/03/27/iraq-2-0-west-will-now-lean-on-un-to-delivery-a-wmd-verdict-in-syria/
https://consortiumnews.com/2016/09/08/un-team-heard-claims-of-staged-chemical-attacks/
More on the MIT study debunking West theory on Ghouta:
http://21stcenturywire.com/2014/01/20/mit-study-further-destroys-washingtons-syria-chemical-weapons-claim/
The Real Russiagate: Obama's Stasi State
Obama, CIA, CNN fake news exposed for treason, collusion
By Michael Hudson and Paul Craig Roberts
Mike Whitney has written an excellent expose of the "Russiagate" cover story for Obama's political use of national security to help his party oppose Republicans. Covert surveillance of politicians on Obama's Nixon-like "Enemies List" has been going on for many years, but is only now being unmasked as a result of the failure of Obama's cover story – "We weren't spying on political opponents; only on Russians to protect America."
The presstitute media has passed on the cover story authored by former Obama-administration officials led by CIA director John Brennan,
FBI director James Comey, the DNC, and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. The loose ends in this cover-up have now been so widely exposed as hearsay and political that only 13% of Republicans believe the fact-free story – but 67% of Democrats cling to it.
Whitney reports that Comey began the investigation in July 2016.
As of last Friday (March 31, 2017) not a scrap of evidence has turned up. This did not deter Comey from telling Congress that Putin "hated Secretary Clinton so much that the flip side of that coin was that he had a clear preference for the person running against the person he hated so much." So the Russians allegedly "engaged in a multifaceted campaign to undermine our democracy."
Comey based this conclusion on what has become a hilarious bit of gullibility. The Russians, he said "were unusually loud in their intervention. It's almost as if they didn't care that we knew, that they wanted us to see what they were doing."
Alternatively, someone wanted investigators to infer that the Russians were doing the hacking. As Wikeleaks Vault 7 releases prove, the CIA can hack computers and leave anyone else's signature.
Due to poor security, the CIA's cybertechnology ended up in the Internet domain.
"They'll be back. They'll be back, in 2020. They may be back in 2018," warned Mr. Comey. But who is the "they"? "They" seem to be "us," or at least what numerous former national security officials have suggested: either the NSC, CIA or its "Five Eyes" partner, British MI6.
Collaboration between the CIA, NSA and CNN fake news opened the door to individual and collective prosecution under RICO statutes
Wall Street Journal editorialist Kimberley A. Strassel poses the real question: Why hasn't the Trump administration had the Secret Service to arrest Comey, Brennan, Schiff, the DNC and Hillary for trying to overthrow the President of the United States? "Mr. Nunes has said he has seen proof that the Obama White House surveilled the incoming administration—on subjects that had nothing to do with Russia—and that it further unmasked (identified by name) transition officials. This goes far beyond a mere scandal. It's a potential crime."
What we are watching is turning out to be traces of a plot against a government elected by the American people. Attempts to get at the truth by House national security committee Chairman Devin Nunes have been countered with demands by Democrats to recuse himself so as to stop his exposé of how "Team Obama was spying broadly on the incoming administration."
It seems that this has been going on for many years now. Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich has dropped a bombshell about what appears to be his own illegal surveillance under Obama's NSC. "When the president raised the question of wiretapping on his phones in Trump Tower, he was challenged to prove that such a thing could happen. It happened to me."
Here's what happened, which was revealed two years after he left office in 2013 when the Democrats were overjoyed to see Ohio Republicans redraw the election district lines to get rid of his candidacy. The Washington Times asked him to authenticate a secret recording of a cell phone call "from Saif el-Islam Qaddafi, a high-ranking official in Libya's government and a son of the country's ruler, Moammar Qaddafi."
Before taking the call, Rep. Kucinich "checked with the House's general counsel to ensure that such a discussion by a member of Congress with a foreign power was permitted by law."
How and why has Clinton avoided indictment and prosecution?
"I was assured that under the Constitution a lawmaker had a fundamental duty to ask questions and gather information—activity expressly protected by the Article I clauses covering separation of powers and congressional speech and debate."
Given the quality of the recordings was excellent on both ends of the call, Kucinich concluded that "the tape was made by an American intelligence agency and then leaked to the Times for political reasons. If so, this episode represented a gross violation of the separation of powers."
His repeated Freedom of Information Act requests made in 2012 before leaving office have been stonewalled by the intelligence agencies for five years.
We are now in a position to see the real story behind "Russiagate." It's not about Russia. The real news is the Obama regime's abuse of the government's surveillance powers to spy on Donald Trump and other Republicans in order to build a dossier for the DNC to leak to the press in an attempt to slander or compromise Trump and throw the election to Hillary.
They've been caught, but we can now see that they took steps to protect themselves against this. They prepared a cover story. They pretend they were not spying on Trump, but on Russians – which only by fortuitous happenchance turned up alleged incriminating smoke against Trump.
This cover story was buttressed by the fake news story prepared by former MI6 freelancer Christopher Steele. As Whitney reports, Steele "was hired as an opposition researcher last June to dig up derogatory information on Donald Trump." Unvetted and unverified information by so-called informants somehow found its way into U.S. intelligence agency reports. These reports were then leaked to Democrat-friendly media. This is where the crime lies. Obama regime and DNC were using these agencies for domestic political use, KGB style.
The Obama/Clinton cover story is now falling to pieces. That explains the desperation in the attack by Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, on Committee Chairman Devin Nunes to stop the exposure. Russiagate is not a Trump/Putin collusion but a domestic spy job carried out by Democrats.
The CNN fake news frauds and anti-Russia hacks have colluded with both the CIA and FBI in covering up Obama's spy campaign against Congress and the Trump administration, and must be brought to justice
Law requires Trump to arrest those responsible and to put them on trial for treason and conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States. If Trump fears to prosecute the Obama operatives within the Deep State, they will try all the harder to attack him to the point of forcing his removal or at least discrediting him and his fellow Republicans to pave the way for the 2018 elections.
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DMV Recovers Titles When Dealerships Shut Down Without Providing Proof of Ownership to Buyer
An Additional $2.8 Million Recouped from Unscrupulous Auto Dealers and Repair Shops for Fraudulent Sales and Faulty Repairs
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State has helped car buyers recoup more than $4 million worth of vehicle titles after the abrupt closing of dealerships left consumers without their proof of ownership. Additionally, since 2016 the DMV's Vehicle Safety Unit has recovered more than $2.8 million from auto dealers and repair shops for fraudulent vehicle sales or faulty repairs and returned the money to 1,385 customers across the state.
"New Yorkers who buy a car should not be saddled with debt and yet unable to prove they own the vehicle simply because the dealership abruptly closed," Governor Cuomo said. "The State will continue to identify outstanding titles and crack down on unscrupulous auto dealers and repair shops that try to cheat consumers."
Since 2017, when the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles began to track recovery data, the DMV has helped 175 consumers gain clear title to their vehicles, totaling more than $4 million, an average worth of more than $23,200 for each vehicle.
When dealerships close with little to no warning, some car buyers find themselves without titles to their newly purchased vehicles, but are still responsible for the car payments. A certificate of title for a vehicle is what establishes an individual or business as the legal owner. It also includes important information about the vehicle's history and the vehicle itself, including year, make, and model. Without a title, a vehicle owner is unable to transfer ownership, remove a lien, or provide proof of ownership necessary to take out a loan on the vehicle or file an insurance claim.
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DMV's Vehicle Safety and Title Services units worked together to secure the titles, which is one of multiple ways the DMV aids consumers. In addition to recovering titles, the DMV also investigates consumer fraud complaints.
In addition, if it is found that a dealer or shop violated laws and/or regulations, the DMV can impose fines and suspend or revoke the business's registration.
Mark J. F. Schroeder, Acting DMV Commissioner, said, "We take our role to protect consumers from irresponsible auto dealers and repair shops very seriously. We want consumers to know they can turn to us whenever they are having a problem with a business we regulate. We will work hard to resolve the issue, enforce the law when needed, and get consumers the satisfaction and justice they deserve."
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TADL receives Great Stories Club grant from the American Library Association
Grant will allow librarians to lead book clubs with underserved teens.
August 29, 2019 (Traverse City, Michigan) — The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) has been selected as one of 35 libraries nationwide to take part in the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for underserved teens. This competitive grant is offered by the American Library Association (ALA) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
"This is our second year receiving this grant and we feel very fortunate. The books help students develop empathy for others and articulate their own stories," said TADL Teen Services Coordinator Linda Smith. "Last school year, we had students who don't generally participate in class actively delving into racial and societal issues when we discussed March by John Lewis. When we discussed Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman, the students suggested character motivations that the teachers and I hadn't even considered."
As part of the Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, staff from TADL will work with teens at Traverse City High School to read and discuss stories that explore questions of race, equity, identity, history, institutional change and social justice.
The books — curated for the theme "Growing Up Brave on the Margins: Courage and Coming of Age" — will include Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona; The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas; X: A Novel by Ilyashah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon; and The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon.
The titles were selected to inspire young people — especially those facing difficult circumstances or challenges — to consider "big questions" about the world around them and their place in it.
The grant, valued at a total of $2,400, provides TADL with a programming grant and 11 copies of each of the selected books, which will be gifted to the book club participants at the end of the program. TADL will also receive resources and training, including travel and accommodations for an orientation workshop in Chicago in October 2019. The workshop will include dialogue facilitation training led by consultants to Everyday Democracy and program modeling led by national project scholar Susana M. Morris (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Since 2006, ALA's Great Stories Club has helped libraries engage young adults with accessible, thought-provoking literature. The current series is part of the Kellogg Foundation's Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts, a comprehensive, national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism.
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Qatar 2022: Which teams have been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup?
The group-stage matches for the FIFA World Cup are almost done with the last round of matches underway and several teams, including host Qatar, have been eliminated so far.
Germany was the latest team to be knocked out of the FIFA World Cup, along with Costa Rica after the end of Group E third round matches. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
The FIFA World Cup is almost done with the group stage matches, with the final round of matches underway and some teams are already on their way home, following an early end to their Qatar 2022 campaign.
Host Qatar became the earliest team to exit the World Cup 2022, after a loss to Senegal, it second consecutive loss after a defeat to Ecuador in the opening fixture.
It also became the only host nation to exit the tournament after Matchday 2.
In Group B, Iran and Wales failed to progress into the knockouts after defeats to USA and England, respectively.
Canada, making its return in the FIFA World Cup after 36 years, followed. Belgium was the second team to be eliminated from the group after a goalless draw on the final day.
In the next match, though Alphonso Davies scored Canada's first-ever goal in the World Cup, Croatia, the runner-up of the 2018 FIFA World Cup made a comeback with three goals, eliminating them from the World Cup.
In Group C, despite Mexico beating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in its final group stage match, it failed to make the cut due to Poland having a higher goal difference, while Saudi Arabia, with two losses, finished at bottom of the table.
In Group D, Tunisia, despite putting up a great fight against France, was eliminated after Australia won 1-0 against Denmark, which also made its way out of the tournament.
On Matchday 3, four more countries were knocked out of the FIFA World Cup. Here is a list of the countries that have been eliminated from the tournament so far.
⦿ Group A: Ecuador, Qatar
⦿ Group B: Iran, Wales
⦿ Group C: Mexico, Saudi Arabia
⦿ Group D: Tunisia, Denmark
⦿ Group E: Costa Rica, Germany
⦿ Group F: Belgium, Canada
⦿ Group G: Cameroon, Serbia
⦿ Group H: Uruguay, Ghana
Which Teams Are Out of 2022 FIFA World Cup?
The following countries were knocked out in the group stages:
Two more teams were eliminated in the round of 16 matches: USA, Australia
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9781305393387 | Gardners Books, May 15, 2015, cover price $197.30
South-Western Federal Taxation 2014: Individual Income Taxes
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By William Hoffman and James E. Smith
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South-Western Federal Taxation 2013 + H&r Block @ Home: Individual Income Taxes, Professional Edition
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South-Western Federation Taxation Individual Income Taxes 2013
By James H. Boyd, Ph. D. (contributor), D. Larry Crumbley, Ph. D. (contributor), William H. Hoffman, Jr., Ph. D. (editor) and James E. Smith, Ph. D. (editor)
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By Patrick Bishop
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9781445859125 | Large print edition (Gardners Books, December 1, 2011), cover price $34.20 | About this edition: Two young soldiers, Milo and Zac, are on a mission which could really make their names.
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Individual Income Taxes 2012
By James H. Boyd, Ph. D. (contributor), D. Larry Crumbley (contributor), Steven C. Dilley (contributor), William Hoffman, James E. Smith and Eugene Willis
9781111221676 | South-Western Pub, May 1, 2011, cover price $405.95
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The Stem Cell Dilemma: Beacons of Hope or Harbingers of Doom?
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9781559708722 | 1 edition (Arcade Pub, April 9, 2008), cover price $26.99 | About this edition: TodayÕs scientists are showing us how stem cells create and repair the human body.
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'Wayland Garland, a successful businessman, wants to come to terms with the past he has hidden from his wife and daughter. He attempts to shake off the chains of his poverty-stricken upbringing by revisiting the Virginia countryside of his youth for the first time in forty years'--Provided by publisher.
9781579660635 | River City Pub, September 1, 2005, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: 'Wayland Garland, a successful businessman, wants to come to terms with the past he has hidden from his wife and daughter.
Yancey's War
Product Description: Declared the "best novel of the year" by the Cleveland Press when first published in 1966, Yancey's War is the story of ordinary men in an extraordinary off-the-main-track war. Marvin Yancey -- short, fat, over forty, sloppy, sycophantic, cowardly -- is the most unlikely recruit at a Virginia training camp during World War II...read more
9780807130698 | Louisiana State Univ Pr, May 1, 2005, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Declared the "best novel of the year" by the Cleveland Press when first published in 1966, Yancey's War is the story of ordinary men in an extraordinary off-the-main-track war.
Wild Thorn
The black sheep of his distinguished Tidewater Virginia family, Charley LeBlanc anticipates a brief visit from his Montana home only to learn of the murder of an old friend, an event that compels him to uncover a devious and dangerous enemy. Reprint.
9780060197988 | 1 edition (Harpercollins, December 1, 2002), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The black sheep of his distinguished Tidewater Virginia family, Charley LeBlanc anticipates a brief visit from his Montana home only to learn of the murder of an old friend, an event that compels him to uncover a devious and dangerous enemy.
9780061030956 | Reprint edition (Avon Books, December 1, 2003), cover price $7.50 | About this edition: The black sheep of his distinguished Tidewater Virginia family, Charley LeBlanc anticipates a brief visit from his Montana home only to learn of the murder of an old friend, an event that compels him to uncover a devious and dangerous enemy.
Tidewater Blood
The black sheep of a prosperous Virginia family, Charles LeBlanc must elude the law while he investigates a mass murder at his family's annual reunion, during which he turns up the unsavory secrets kept by his kin. Reprint.
9780060007584 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, April 1, 2002), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: The black sheep of a prosperous Virginia family, Charles LeBlanc must elude the law while he investigates a mass murder at his family's annual reunion, during which he turns up the unsavory secrets kept by his kin.
Blood and Guile
A new novel by the author of Tidewater Blood follows four men into the woods on a friendly hunting trip that will result in the seemingly accidental shooting death of one of them. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
9780786231720 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, March 1, 2001), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Follows four men into the woods on a friendly hunting trip that results in the shooting death of one of them.
9780060937058 | Reprint edition (Perennial, October 1, 2001), cover price $13.00 | About this edition: Follows four men into the woods on a friendly hunting trip that results in the shooting death of one of them.
West Federal Taxation 2002: Individual Taxation
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Blood and Guile: A Novel
A new novel by the author of Tidewater Blood follows four men into the woods on a friendly hunting trip that will result in the shooting death of one of them.
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Lonhyn Tsehelsky (Ukrainian: ? 29 July 1875 - 30 December 1950) was a Ukrainian lawyer, journalist and political leader who served in the Austrian parliament, who became Secretary of Internal Affairs and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs within the government of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, and who was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.
Life under Austria
Tsehelsky was born into a priest's family in Kaminka-Strumylova, Austrian-ruled Galicia in 1875. After completing a law degree at the University of Lviv, where he founded a Ukrainian student organization, he became involved in Ukrainian politics, organized agrarian strikes of Ukrainian workers in 1902, edited the largest Ukrainian-newspaper (Dilo) and in 1907 was elected to the Austrian parliament and to the Galician Diet in 1913.[1] When the first world war began he helped to organize the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, a Ukrainian unit within the Austro-Hungarian Army.
Longin Tsegelsky mentioned in the "Talergofskiy almanac", as a prosecution witness at the Second Viennese process, the results of which were condemned to death 24 Galician-Russian public figure.[2]
Activities during the struggle for independence
When western Ukraine became independent he became Secretary of Internal Affairs and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs within the government of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic. In December he was one of the signers of the treaty uniting the Western Ukrainian People's Republic with the Ukrainian People's Republic.[1] Despite the anti-Russian nature of many of his writings, Tsehelsky recommended that the government of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic consider Soviet proposals for cooperation against Poland as long as the Bolsheviks recognized Ukrainian sovereignty. He argued that Ukraine could turn either to the West or to the East and that the former option was impossible because it would mean an alliance with Poland which he considered to be "imperialist" and "reactionary" while the Bolsheviks were not necessarily so. Ultimately Tsehelsky's ideas were rejected because the western Ukrainian leadership did not want to upset relations with the Western Allies.[3]
In 1920 he was sent to the United States as a diplomatic representative of the Western Ukrainian government and settled in Philadelphia, where he edited the Ukrainian newspaper Ameryka. Tsehelsky was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, a union of 20 Ukrainian organization within the United States. He died in Philadelphia in 1950.[1]
Political theories
In 1902 Tsehelsky published Rus'-Ukraïna but Moskovshchyna-Rossia (Rus-Ukraine but Moscow-Russia) which had a significant impact on Ukrainian ideas in both Galicia and in Russian-ruled Ukraine.[1] In this book he highlighted differences that he claimed existed between Ukrainians and Russians in order to show that any union between the two peoples was impossible. Tsehelsky claimed that Ukrainians historically wanted self-rule, while Russians historically sought servitude. Tsehelsky wrote that Ukrainians who opposed Ivan Mazepa were traitors and that Ukrainian history consisted of a constant struggle of Ukrainian attempts at autonomy in opposition to Russian attempts to impose centralization.[4]
^ a b c d Tsehelsky, Lonhyn Encyclopedia of Ukraine volume 5 (1993). Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta
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^ Christopher Gilley (2006). A Simple Question of 'Pragmatism'? Sovietophilism in the West Ukrainian Emigration in the 1920s Working Paper: Koszalin Institute of Comparative European Studies pp.6-13
^ Stephen Velychenko. (1992). National history as cultural process: a survey of the interpretations of Ukraine's past in Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian historical writing from the earliest times to 1914. Edmonton, Alberta: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta p. 175
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The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska already boasts 400 kilowatts of installed solar panels, more than nearly any other Midwestern American Indian tribe.
It doesn't plan to stop there.
The tribe expects to learn later this summer whether it will receive a federal grant to pay half the cost of an additional 300 kilowatts.
Leaders in this community of about 850 people in northeastern Nebraska say the solar push, which started a decade ago, advances commitments to sustainability and self-sufficiency and is cutting electric bills.
The idea of the tribe producing its own energy started small in 2008 with a 25-kilowatt experiment. The concept resonated with members and the effort has grown rapidly in the last couple of years.
Indian tribes, like schools, churches and government entities, don't have tax liability and therefore can't directly benefit from federal renewable energy tax credits. In 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy began awarding competitive grants to tribes and has since distributed $78.5 million for 250 projects.
The vast majority has gone to tribes in the Western U.S., but the largest beneficiary in the Midwest has been the Forest County Potawatomi in Wisconsin, which has installed 1.61 megawatts of solar generation. The Winnebagos received $425,000 from the grants, which they matched with funds from tribal sources.
The solar projects are paying off at monthly bill time. The tribe currently is saving roughly $47,000 annually on electricity, according to Robert Byrnes, whose company installed the tribe's system.
Robert Byrnes, the sustainability coordinator for Ho-Chunk Inc., the Winnebago Tribe's economic development corporation, inspects newly installed solar panels on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska in November 2017. Photo: Ho-Chunk Inc.
Most of the panels have gone up in the town of Winnebago, where most of the tribe's members reside. Panels have been installed on the roofs of the economic development office, veterans' building, senior center and some senior housing. The tribe recently added a 60-kilowatt ground-mounted array on a field just outside of town that provides power for a used-car dealership and a convenience store.
Byrnes said it's "the most dense concentration" of solar panels in Nebraska, where utilities and state lawmakers have been slow to embrace solar.
Residential rooftop solar arrays have been rare. Bledsoe-Downes said that's because residents don't own their homes, for the most part. They live in apartments belonging to the tribe or, more often, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. Residential solar could gain momentum, though, as privately-owned housing develops in Winnebago.
If the Winnebago's pending application for $350,000 in solar grants is successful, it would likely use it to put another 300 kilowatts worth of panels on properties including tribal headquarters and the casino, Byrnes said.
While tribe members await word on a second DOE grant, they are hosting lots of curious visitors.
"We've had 100 tribes visit our community," Bledsoe-Downes said. "We talk about many subjects with these leaders. We spend substantial time on our renewable-energy effort.


I drove back into the Northern Territory on January 24th after a bit of a road trip down to Victoria and up the NSW and Qld coast.
For anyone driving in from Queensland, on the black-stuff anyway, you will come in along the Barkely Highway across to Three Ways, Just North of Tennant Creek. This is the informal division between Birding the Top End and Central Australia.
At the Barkley Homestead ther is a turn-off up the Tablelands highway upto Cape Crawford and Heartbreak Hotel. This is a vast open landscape comprising treeless plains and lots of grassland, ideal for grazing, hence you are driving along a road among vast cattle stations.
Unfortunately I could only manage this heavily cropped image of Yellow Chat Race Crocea, due to the very muddy surrounds (I sank up to my knees trying).
I continued up the highway, stopping frequently to see Australian Bustard, Yellow-billed Spoonbill and browsing some small flocks of Whistling duck, Ibis and raptors on the fence like Wedge-tailed Eagle, Black Falcon and Nankeen Kestrel.
On the 25th and 26th of January, I spent some time at the small town of Borroloolla on the McCarthur River. I was hoping to find the Endemic Carpentarian Grasswren at Carabarina Reserve and the Mcgilvaryi race of the Purple-crowned Fairywren. Carabarinni is a striking place and well worth the visit if not only for scenic value.
Further surveying around the town and environs produced another 30 species, the highlight being Buff-sided Robin at the town Boat ramp.
All in all, a very enjoyable few days, despite the lack of rain and high mercury levels in the thermometers (38-42 degrees).


Pakistan is one of the most difficult places in the Muslim world for Christians to live with heavy violence and constant threat of persecution. How does one survive, let alone begin to shine a light of truth to fellow Muslims? In this insightful interview, we meet Sara, a young Christian who recently discovered Crescent Project's many resources online and has been rejuvenated not only in her own journey of faith, but also in her desire and confidence to reach Muslims in her community. Listen and be inspired by the example of one who is growing in her faith to serve as an ambassador for Christ, despite the high risks of persecution.
This is a special podcast dedicated to Muslims everywhere and contains the best news that Muslims could ever hear. It's a full explanation of the Good News message contained in the holy scriptures and is rich in scope, depth and use of God's Word. This important message presents a powerful opportunity for Muslims to hear and respond to the Good News.
What does it look like to finish well? In this inspiring interview, Crescent Project talks to Sherie, a passionate follower of Jesus who isn't slowing down in her golden years, but is making every day count as an ambassador to Christ for Muslims here and around the world. Going on nine mission trips in the last five years, Sherie gives us a fantastic picture of what it looks like to make her golden years count for Christ.
Hear the exciting conclusion of our interview with Syed Ibn Syed who was raised a devout Muslim in India. Driven to a point of suicide, Syed was saved by the voice of Jesus and survived a perilous journey of persecution thereafter. Be inspired by the way that God protected him and called him into ministry.
Hear the compelling story of Syed Ibn Syed who was raised a devout Muslim in India. Driven to a point of suicide, Syed was saved by the voice of Jesus and survived a perilous journey of persecution thereafter. Be inspired by the way that God protected him and called him into ministry.
Born into a war zone in Bosnia, Aija and her family found their way to the United States as refugees. Growing up in America brought a new life, but it wasn't till Ajla was in college that she found new life in Christ. Transformed by the power of God's Word, Ajla now understands the importance of taking a risk for Christ and challenges listeners to muster just 30 seconds of courage to change a life. Hear her story and be inspired to make a difference.
Raised in a devout Muslim family with an abusive father, Aisha longed to be loved and cared for. Moving to the U.S. provided hope for a better life, but not before she would endure much trial and darkness. Hear the powerful story of Aisha's journey to Christ and how she and her father found reconciliation.
Former Muslim Jasmine shares the harrowing story of her abusive childhood and her journey to Christ that took place as a student in high school. Hear how one teacher's willingness to share the Gospel served as the catalyst for her journey to Jesus.
Ruzanna Tovmasyan, founder of national non-profit, Trinity Love, grew up in a large Armenian family and learned to hate Muslims at an early age. Due to the Armenian Genocide of the early 20th Century, Tovmasyan had an almost innate sense of vengeance towards Muslims, until she surrendered her heart to God. Her transformation from hate to love towards Muslims is a remarkable testimony of the power of the Gospel.
Former Saudi Muslim shares her testimony and how coming to America changed her life and was a dream come true. Hear how the friendship of one girl planted the necessary seed for the Gospel to flourish while the testimonies of believers from Muslim backgrounds made the difference.
Crescent Project interviews Anita Smith, widow of Ronnie Smith, chemistry teacher slain in Benghazi, Libya. Marking the one year anniversary of this dark event, Anita shares their story and her remarkable response, a Gospel light shone into a dark world.
Crescent Project interviews Anita Smith, widow of Ronnie Smith, chemistry teacher slain in Benghazi, Libya. Approaching the one year anniversary of this dark event, Anita shares their story and her remarkable response, a Gospel light shone into a dark world.
Sam, a believer from a Muslim background from Iran, shares his inspiring testimony of how he found Christ, the challenges of leaving Islam and his journey to the U.S.


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Hero Sunil is an angry man these days. From the past few weeks, there have been several rumours that Sunil is troubling his producers and is not promoting his upcoming film Jakkanna.
Slashing all these rumours, an angry Sunil spoke to the press and said that he is a producer's actor and has never troubled anyone in his career. The star hero also added that someone who does not like him are behind all this and are creating such rumours.


I forgive you. I am letting you go. I forgive you for staying in a place that left you feeling unhappy, unloved, and alone. I forgive you for not walking away the moment you doubted and holding on instead. It's okay. You had hoped it would get better. You had hoped it would be fulfilling someday. You gave it your all! You tried your hardest to make it work. You didn't give up, even when you were empty inside. I forgive you for not standing up for yourself more, for letting someone else convince you that you were wrong, and for falling into lies. You didn't know then. You're much wiser now! Be glad you learned from that experience. You're a strong person to walk away as bravely as you did. You held your head high and tried not to burn bridges. I don't blame you for feeling sad about leaving–you put our heart out there. Even though it was not cared for, you got it back and you took good care of yourself. I forgive you for replaying the scenes in your head and wanting to make sense of it. Our minds like to calculate things and it almost seems possible at times. Rest your mind, darling. There's no point. It was what it was. It's over now and you don't need to feel sad or alone and you don't need to understand it. Look how far you've come from where you once were.
Don't feel bad when you have dreams of the past. Think of them with fondness, not sadness. Send out vibes of love and know that they will be felt by others. I forgive you for wanting to let go sooner and more quickly. I don't blame you for wishing that way. As you know, it takes time. You're doing everything you can do. Keep living the amazing life you've got for yourself. Give love and kindness to others. Accept love from those who give it. Don't waste time on the others. Give them love and then send them on their way. Be selfish. Not at heart, but in terms of care. You must continue to care for yourself and make it a priority. Life will take over if you don't. It's okay that you got caught up and lost yourself. You don't ever have to feel that way again.
I forgive you. Please feel at peace about the past. Every wrong step is a lesson for which step to take next. Some lessons are harder than others–but you lived through it! I'm proud of you for moving forward and shining brightly.
I am speechless and teary-eyed because of your beautiful words that are so relatable and am blown-away by your ability to be so candid. Bravo to you.
Thank you for your kind comment. I'm glad the words spoke to you!
Words that apply to so many. Thank you for sharing.
I'm wondering who this is written for – is it you? Is it a friend? Is it any person who has walked away from a bad situation?
Beautifully written with an important message.
It was originally intended for me, but I posted it with a few adjustments to make it readable enough for anyone to relate to.
I, too, was wondering who your intended audience was for the letter. It does resonant on a universal level and I can feel the healing in the way you alternate between do's and don't's. And the thread of "I forgive you" ties the whole piece together.
You could have been writing to me.
What a wonderful idea for reflection. I love the point of view/perspective you wrote with in this piece. The letter-to-self model is cathartic and reflective and didactic at the same time.