Turkish Tuesday: Babamın Kemanı (My Father’s Violin)

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What do we not learn from this beautiful film?  babasi

Lessons:
1.)  Things are not always as they seem, even when it looks like your big brother has abandoned you.
2.)  Even when the struggle seems hopeless, imagine how that kid has survived, and keep going.
       This film starts off with a father, clearly suffering from TB, caring for his young daughter Özlem, and teaching her, through music, about life and the people in the world.  Sadly, she doesn’t get much time to learn with him, as the TB finished him off.  Fortunately, she did learn enough to show her bombastic uncle that she is also a violin virtuoso, once he learns to listen.  Along the way, we learn how he turned to this bombastic defense mechanism, and how some family history, passed by his niece to him from his defunct brother, changes his views.  Also, we see…

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Proud Boy Ryan Ashlock Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Misdemeanor

Ryan Ashlock, 23, appeared before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday and admitted that he had gone where he wasn’t supposed to be that day. He pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering and remaining on restricted grounds, a misdemeanor.

While the charge carries a potential one year jail sentence and $100,000 fine, the plea agreement estimates that Ashlock will likely face a maximum of six months in jail and a potential fine of up to $9,500.

The plea agreement also includes a cooperation clause, although it’s not clear to what extent Ashlock is expected to assist the federal government’s ever-expanding investigation into the events of that day, when thousands of Donald Trump supporters descended on the Capitol, pushed past police, and ultimately forced Congress to temporarily stop certifying the results of Joe Biden‘s 2020 electoral win.

The plea agreement contemplates only that Ashlock will let law enforcement look at his social media accounts for postings in and around Jan. 6, and will submit to an interview with investigators “regarding the events in and around” Jan. 6 ahead of sentencing.

According to the Statement of Offense, which outlines the facts that form the basis of the charge to which he is pleading guilty, Ashlock and some of his co-defendants—including Christopher Kuehne and Louis Enrique Colon—shared their plans for Jan. 6 via text messages. They spoke of bring radios, medical supplies, and weapons to Washington D.C. in support of Trump.

 

Source: Proud Boy Ryan Ashlock Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Misdemeanor

The World’s Oldest Continually Inhabited Buldings — beetleypete

Thanks to an online feature, I discovered these fascinating historical buildings that are all still inhabited today. Iran. People have lived in these for at least 800 years. France. Lived in since the 13th Century. Yemen. Exact date unknown. Jersalem. Still occupied, since 480 AD. Iran again. 3,000 years old. Matera, Italy. Lived in for […]

The World’s Oldest Continually Inhabited Buldings — beetleypete

Strawberry Rhubarb Galette — In Dianes Kitchen

Ths was the first Galette I have ever made or ate. It tasted just as delicious as a pie but with a whole different visual effect. The rhubarb and strawberries are mixed with sugar and cornstarch. The crust edge on top is brushed with an egg wash and sprinkled with sugar. I bought store bought […]

Strawberry Rhubarb Galette — In Dianes Kitchen