A Voice From When News Was News

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I often miss the newscasters of yore, people like Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings, Diane Sawyer, John Chancellor, the team of Huntley-Brinkley, and more.  One who is still around, though no longer serving as a news anchor, is Dan Rather.  His periodic newsletters are insightful and informative, and today I share his latest, his take on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.


Reacting to War

Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner

Feb 24  

The world spins.

The sun sets on a nation under attack.

The sun rises on a desperate awareness of a new, dire, and unpredictable crisis. 

Panic spreads across Ukraine as the sounds of death echo across its cities and countryside. We must think first and foremost of those facing the brunt of the invasion, especially the civilians who will inevitably be caught in the crossfire of conflict. We can picture the parents desperately trying to soothe the fears of their children…

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BitConnect Founder Indicted in Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice

According to court documents, Satish Kumbhani, 36, of Hemal, India, the founder of BitConnect, misled investors about BitConnect’s “Lending Program.” Under this program, Kumbhani and his co-conspirators touted BitConnect’s purported proprietary technology, known as the “BitConnect Trading Bot” and “Volatility Software,” as being able to generate substantial profits and guaranteed returns by using investors’ money to trade on the volatility of cryptocurrency exchange markets. As alleged in the indictment, however, BitConnect operated as a Ponzi scheme by paying earlier BitConnect investors with money from later investors. In total, Kumbhani and his co-conspirators obtained approximately $2.4 billion from investors.   Source: BitConnect Founder Indicted in Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice

Let’s save the wildlife- (The giraffe – Giraffa camelopardalis)

Myrela

Žirafa je afrički sisar iz reda papkara, najviši od svih kopnenih životinja. Međunarodna unija za očuvanje prirode (IUCN)smatra žirafe ranjivim na izumiranje sa oko 97.000 divljih jedinki koje su živjele 2016. godine. Sjeverne žirafe žive u savanama, grmovima i šumama. Poslije brojnih lokalnih izumiranja, sjeverne žirafe su najmanje brojna vrsta, a najugroženija. U Istočnoj Africi uglavnom se nalaze u Keniji i jugozapadnoj Etiopiji, ali rijetko u sjeveroistočnoj Demokratskoj Republici Kongo i Južnom Sudanu. Ima ih oko 2.000 u Centralnoafričkoj Republici, Čadu i Kamerunu u Centralnoj Africi. Nekad široko rasprostranjena u Zapadnoj Africi, nekoliko stotina sjevernih žirafa zatvoreno je u rezervatu Dosso u Nigeru. Izolovana je u Južnom Sudanu, Keniji, Čadu i Nigeru. Obično žive u zaštićenim područjima i van njih.

Izvor: (https://en.wikipedia.org) – Fotografija: (https://www.gettyimages.com)

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court | OPA | Department of Justice

“President Biden has made an outstanding choice in selecting Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. I have known Judge Jackson since she served as a federal public defender. I also had the privilege to serve alongside Judge Jackson during her eight years as a district judge before she joined the D.C. Circuit. I have witnessed firsthand her exceptional abilities as both a lawyer and a judge, her commitment to the rule of law and equal justice under law, and her generosity of spirit. I commend President Biden for nominating Judge Jackson. I am confident that she will be an exemplary member of our nation’s highest court.” Source: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court | OPA | Department of Justice

Peace Now for Ukraine…

  1. UN Security Council proposes establishing a guaranteed neutrality status for Ukraine.
  2. US, Russian Federation, Ukraine and EU agree in principle to enter into talks that would create within six months a guaranteed neutrality agreement for Ukraine.
  3. Russia stands down and troops exit Ukraine.
  4. NATO members and EU agree to begin planning a transition from current NATO status to an EU Peace and Defense agreement.

French Fridays, and Lessons from Lupin, Chptr 9 (P2e4)

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

 

                 Fun with Languages Friday  (mostly in English this week!): Lupin #9 !

  1.)   Never give up.

   2.)  Trust your friends.

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French Fridays with Lupin, Omar Sy style!

   This episode review has a few spoilers, but mostly translated French. 

 

We have the small fish, so we let the shark go, because the corrupt official orders us to.

 

 
And the dog of a dead woman torturing the poor friend of Assàne.
 
I love those busts from the stories of Lupin where the original Gentleman Cambrioleur has a thief stealing identical busts for something hidden inside one of them.
 
Well, her father has definitely thrown spanner in the works for Assàne now.  And for his loyal friend, too.
 
 
Excellent saving of Ben!!  And the two maps of the catacombs.
 
But he…

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Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson | The White House

Judge Jackson stood out as a high achiever throughout her childhood. She was a speech and debate star who was elected “mayor” of Palmetto Junior High and student body president of Miami Palmetto Senior High School. But like many Black women, Judge Jackson still faced naysayers. When Judge Jackson told her high school guidance counselor she wanted to attend Harvard, the guidance counselor warned that Judge Jackson should not set her “sights so high.”

That did not stop Judge Jackson. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, then attended Harvard Law School, where she graduated cum laude and was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

About the Nomination Process

What criteria did President Biden use to pick his nominee?

What happens now that President Biden has selected a nominee?

Source: Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson | The White House