Russia lavishly pays Wagner Unit mercenaries to bomb and kill Ukrainians

A Russian bomber pilot, brought down and captured over Svitlodarsk in Donetsk oblast, has admitted being employed by a so-called ‘private military company’ and receiving 205 thousand roubles (over 3,5 thousand euros) a month for carrying out bombing missions, with these clearly ordered by Russia’s defence ministry.

Source: Russia lavishly pays Wagner Unit mercenaries to bomb and kill Ukrainians

Collar de diamantes y perlas

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

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Alguien me preguntó, hace poco, el motivo por el que diariamente, sin molestar, saludo con tanto amor y emoción a mis familiares más cercanos. Sonreí. Amablemente, respondí que los miembros de una familia son como las cuentas de un collar de diamantes y perlas, las cuales, por sí solas, poseen belleza y valor. Son genuinas e irrepetibles. Se les ama y se les protege como el más querido de los tesoros. Contrariamente a los argumentos de innumerables personas en el sentido de que a la familia no se le escoge, creo y pienso -y así lo siento- que desde antes de tener la dicha de nacer, Dios me dio oportunidad de elegir, para mi aventura terrena, las almas más bellas de la creación. ¿Cómo podría, entonces, despreciar y olvidar a los integrantes de mi familia cercana? Cada uno tiene…

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Protest in Malawi over Chinese video showing children saying anti-Black racial slur — Radio Free Asia

Protest in Malawi over Chinese video showing children saying anti-Black racial slur

Zambian immigration say they have arrested video-maker Lu Ke amid concerns he may yet avoid being brought to book.
By Hsia Hsiao-hwa for RFA Mandarin
2022.06.22
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Protest in Malawi over Chinese video showing children saying anti-Black racial slur A screenshot discussing Chinese national Lu Ke, who was arrested by Zambian authorities after filming a video in which children from a Malawi village said “I am a black ghost. I have a low IQ” to camera.

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Civic groups in Lilongwe, Malawi, marched in protest over the actions of Chinese national Lu Ke, who was arrested by Zambian authorities after filming a racist video involving local children, calling for him to be tried in the country rather than sent back to China, the Nyasa Times reported on Wednesday.

Protesters from the University of Malawi Child Rights Legal Clinic and other civil society organizations also called for compensation and psychological support for the children exploited by Lu and made to say racist things about themselves in Chinese, the paper said.

The Maravi Post cited clinic supervisor Garton Kamchedzera as saying that Lu’s treatment of the children was in breach of the Malawian constitution.

The group said it would also deliver a petition to the Chinese embassy.

The paper said Lu had been “using violence to force the children say the phrases he wanted.”

Lu fled the country after being outed by BBC journalist Runako Celina as the maker of a video in which children from Lilongwe’s Njerwa village said “I am a black ghost. I have a low IQ” to camera. The phrase “black ghost” is considered the Chinese equivalent of the N-word.

Lu’s video was far from being a one-off. Celina’s documentary also uncovered a lucrative industry in short videos featuring Africans.

“There’s something inherently sinister in swanning into a village somewhere in Africa, tossing a few coins at people less privileged than you and being able to instruct them to do whatever you want,” Celina wrote in an article on the BBC website after the documentary aired.

“If the price (or pay off) is high enough, or the sense of humor crude enough the possibilities are endless.”

“It’s this exact boundless freedom, plus a deeply ingrained racist ideology that has made an online Chinese industry I’ve spent the last year investigating possible,” she wrote.

 

Source: Protest in Malawi over Chinese video showing children saying anti-Black racial slur — Radio Free Asia

Raise your glass for you, me, us ♥

Hope Dream Wait

well the song is for me at the end but firstly choose you.

choose your fav dress up today.

your fav drink.

your fav t shirt

song

movie

do you

choose you

go out a day without your glasses

without being “fancy” as society standard fancy is, be your fancy

without make up

without fear.

turn it into fury

but not the harmful one

THE POWERFUL ONE

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यह जमाना खराब है/ This Era is Bad

Kaushal Kishore

जिसे देखो वही कह रहा है
यह जमाना खराब है
पर जो भी ऐसा कहते हैं
वे इस जमाने में
शामिल नहीं करते
अपने आप को…

😞😞😞😞😞😞

Everyone is saying
this era is bad
but whoever says so
don’t include
themselves
in this era…

–Kaushal Kishore

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Motocross Coach Indicted for Child Exploitation Crimes | OPA | Department of Justice

According to court documents, Ryan Meyung, 30, engaged six different minor victims in sexually explicit conduct to produce images of child sexual abuse, and transported and possessed visual images of child sexual abuse. The alleged crimes occurred between 2019 and 2021. He was arrested on state charges in December 2021 and has remained in custody.

Meyung was known to frequent states including Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

If you suspect that you have information that could further law enforcement’s investigation, you are encouraged to call the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tipline at (866) 347-2423 or https://www.ice.gov/tipline.

Meyung is charged with six counts of producing child pornography, one count of transporting child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography. If convicted, Meyung faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 210 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

 

Source: Motocross Coach Indicted for Child Exploitation Crimes | OPA | Department of Justice

Justice Department Finds Maine in Violation of ADA For Over-Institutionalization of Children with Disabilities | OPA | Department of Justice

the Department of Justice announced today that it has concluded that Maine unnecessarily segregates children with mental health and/or developmental disabilities, in psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment facilities, and a state-operated juvenile detention facility. The Olmstead decision held that people with disabilities have a right to live and receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs — typically in their homes and communities instead of in institutions.

Disability Rights Maine, the protection and advocacy agency for people with disabilities in Maine, filed a complaint with the department on behalf of a group of children with disabilities, alleging that these children cannot access needed community-based services, resulting in their institutionalization or risk of institutionalization in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead. The department’s findings, detailed in a letter to Maine Governor Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey, follow a thorough investigation into the complaint and the State’s system of care for children with behavioral health needs.

 

Source: Justice Department Finds Maine in Violation of ADA For Over-Institutionalization of Children with Disabilities | OPA | Department of Justice

Justice Department Secures Agreement with Alaska Under National Voter Registration Act | OPA | Department of Justice

Under the terms of the settlement, Alaska will fully integrate a voter registration opportunity into all applications for driver’s licenses and other identification documents. Alaska will also ensure that all change of address information submitted for driver’s licenses or state-issued identification purposes will be used to update voters’ address information unless a voter declines to update their voter registration. Alaska has also agreed to appoint a Division of Motor Vehicles NVRA coordinator and NVRA site coordinators for each Division of Motor Vehicles office.

“The ability to register to vote and to update voter registration information easily and conveniently is essential in a robust, inclusive democracy,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “This agreement is part of our commitment to ensuring that eligible voters across Alaska have access to voter registration opportunities required by federal law. We will continue working to ensure that states and counties across the country are complying with the mandates of the National Voter Registration Act and other federal voting rights laws. We thank state officials for agreeing to undertake actions we deem necessary to achieve compliance with the mandates of the NVRA.”

 

Source: Justice Department Secures Agreement with Alaska Under National Voter Registration Act | OPA | Department of Justice

Do Better Wednesdays, Libraries Working for All, and Wind Turbines in Africa??

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

A prompt from old chapter 7, with the old chapter 10 tie-ins that require a world-class library system in every neighborhood:

“I just gave a free debt law workshop at my local library as part of #ProjectDoBetter!”

How many folks recall that Mr. Kamkwamba, the 14 year old boy in the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, build that wind turbine thanks to having a library with books that helped him figure out how to build it (Ejiofor, 2019)? More about this in Phase IV…

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B5,Hakan: Muhafiz/The Protector, orLupinReviews

Holistic High School Lessons,

orLong Range Nonfiction, or Historical Fiction

Thoughtful Readers, please consider reading about #ProjectDoBetter.

Shira


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