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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

The National Registry of Exonerations Releases Grim, Eye-Opening Report — Wrongful Convictions Blog

This is way beyond a few slipping through cracks – it shows up our shameful attitudes based on race and being poor.

We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident

This month our nation exceeded 25,000 years lost to wrongful convictions. The human suffering associated with the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of 2,795 innocent people is incalculable. Without the research and reporting of the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE), we likely would not know of or comprehend the truth or implications of this horrific milestone.

The report, “25,000 Years Lost to Wrongful Convictions” released today quantifies the reality of a justice system making its most egregious error: convicting an innocent person. The NRE defines an exoneree as a “person who was convicted of a crime and later officially declared innocent of that crime, or relieved of all legal consequences of the conviction because evidence of innocence that was not presented at trial required reconsideration of the case.”

The NRE has focused on exonerations since 1989. Here are a few highlights from the report:

• On average, each exoneree spent…

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Velike plave planine , Australija – Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia

Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia

Myrela

Poslije peticije stanovnika Sidneja, u kojoj je zahtjevano da se jedan dio Plavih planina iskoristi za “poboljšanje zdravlja, morala i intelekta stanovništva”, guverner Novog Južnog Velsa je 1883. godine osnovao rekreacioni park Vodopadi Katumba. Ovi živopisni vodopadi, međutim, nisu prva oblast na ovim planinama koju su britanske vlasti podredile nekoj svrsi. Sa igradnjom željeznice duge 60 kilometara, koja je povezivala Sidnej s ovim dijelom divljine, 15 godina ranije, i brojnih turističkih objekata, mnogi su rado posjećivali pećine Fiš river ili Veliki kanjon. Sa izuzetkom ovih atrakcija za izletnike, Velike plave planine koje se prostiru na preko 10.000 km², a gotovo četvrtina pripada Nacionalnom parku Plave planine osnovanom 1959. godine – ostale su sve do početka XX vijeka skoro u potpunosti neistražene od bijelog stanovništva. Domoroci su taj region posmatrali kao dio svoje mitologije pošto se tu odigrava epsko putovanje Gurangača, Zmije-Duge koja se čak i danas pojavljuje u njihovim predstavama…

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Catholic order that staffed Kamloops residential school refuses to share records families seek | CBC News

The order of nuns that taught at the former Kamloops residential school, and others in B.C., continues to withhold important documents that could help tell the story of how Indigenous children died at the schools over the last 150 years.

The Sisters of St. Ann has never approved the release of relevant government records — documents that could relate to deaths at the schools —  according to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the religious order.

Source: Catholic order that staffed Kamloops residential school refuses to share records families seek | CBC News

Dana Rohrabacher breached Capitol police barricades on Jan. 6 – Orange County Register

Newly released footage from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol shows former Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher joined a crowd that crossed police barricades, making him the highest profile politician known to be on the ground that day. Rohrabacher is not among the 500-plus people who’ve been charged with crimes connected to Jan. 6, and there’s no evidence he entered the Capitol building or participated in any of the violence that unfolded. He didn’t respond to requests to speak for this story, though he told the Press Herald in Maine that he marched peacefully Jan. 6 and “was not there to make a scene and do things that were unacceptable for anyone to do.”

Source: Dana Rohrabacher breached Capitol police barricades on Jan. 6 – Orange County Register

Corporations Celebrated Pride While Funding Anti-LGBTQ Attacks

Walmart’s website currently features a Pride page advertising party supplies, topical books and movies, and products whose proceeds will go toward LGBTQ organizations like GLAAD. But as recently as April, Walmart reportedly donated $30,000 to Arkansas lawmakers who voted for a bill banning gender-affirming treatment for trans kids. The donation was just a fraction of the roughly $442,000 the corporation donated to more than 100 politicians who themselves received a 0 rating from HRC.

Source: Corporations Celebrated Pride While Funding Anti-LGBTQ Attacks

La Tropea con le patate

looks good!

InTheNameOfSeitan

Le patate… versatilissime e ottime anche durante il periodo estivo per la realizzazione di pietanze ristoratrici…

Una coppia di miei carissimi amici mi ha portato dalla Calabria un bel quantitativo di cipolle di Tropea, in più mi ritrovavo delle fantastiche patate di Avezzano.

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Principalmente sono stati questi due ingredienti a stimolare la mia fantasia e a far sì che mettessi in piedi questa proposta culinaria

Peccato che uno dei due miei amici non vada particolarmente pazzo per la cipolla…

E voi? Come vi schierate, siete pro o contro la cipolla? … fatemi sapere la vostra opinione!

Se vi venisse in mente di dire che non la mangiate “per via dell’alito” sappiate che nello specifico quella di Tropea dal sapore delizioso, leggero, raffinato e croccante, contrasta i radicali liberi, abbassa i livelli di colesterolo cattivo nel sangue. Contiene quercetina, sali minerali, fenoli e flavonoidi che riducono notevolmente…

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Customer Fatally Shoots Cashier in Argument Over Mask at Georgia Supermarket – The New York Times

Victor Lee Tucker Palmetto man shoots Decatur cashier dead face mask (https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2021/06/victor-lee-tucker-jr-palmetto-georgia-man-kills-decatur-cashier-face-mask-dispute/)

A customer who argued about wearing a face mask at a Georgia supermarket shot and killed a cashier on Monday and wounded a deputy sheriff working off duty at the store, law enforcement officials said.

The gunman was shot by the deputy, and both are expected to survive their injuries, according to law enforcement officials.

A suspect, identified as Victor Lee Tucker, 30, of Palmetto, Ga., was arrested by DeKalb County Police Department officers “as he was attempting to crawl out the front door of the supermarket,” according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Divine shine

Peakspeak

As I find some morning solitude ….and I see myself taking a long walk into the woods embracing the nature.Stopped by the cliff, I am enamoured by the sound of the waves and the enigmatic sea view. I couldn’t wait further to click as many frames as I possibly could….the frames were magically changing hues at the same location as the sun has begun to rise and it seemed as if on a blue and green coloured picture someone has gradually poured golden glitters. As the day got brighter the solar aura takes its mighty position above everything else….. Enhancing everything else around! 

Solar energy, as they call it, literally is seen around in the fresh breeze of the air as it gets warmer , agile cacophony of birds chirp ,the white outlined frothy waves rush to cover the coastal sands,moist air is getting warm and condensing to wipe clean…

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