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age·ism /ˈājˌiz(ə)m/
noun
noun: agism
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.
"ageism in recruitment is an increasing problem"
Between the years of 2016 and 2018, Kenyan national Billy Chemirmir was accused of smothering 22 elderly women to death and stealing their jewelry in several different senior centers across the Dallas metroplex.
But there are likely dozens more who died at Chemirir’s hand – victims who will never receive the justice they are owed.
Despite loads of evidence – DNA, blood, stolen jewelry, break-ins, and suspiciously proximate deaths – Chemirmir’s killing spree went on for two years, but “nothing was done security-wise … [or] in terms of police investigators,” Daniel Horowitz explains.
It wasn’t until an alleged victim miraculously survived Chemirmir’s attacks that he was finally identified.
However, Chemirmir has only been convicted of two murders and has now escaped the death penalty. Collin County, a notoriously conservative division, “will not seek the death penalty” despite the fact that “they caught the guy a million times over with every form of evidence you can imagine,” says Horowitz.
“This implicates jailbreak; it implicates the lack of death penalty; it implicates our criminal alien problem we have; it implicates the lack of regard for the lives of our seniors – ageism against older people; and frankly also implicates racism, because particularly the older generation is viewed as mainly white and they’re expendable,” says Horowitz.
What’s even more upsetting is that these tragic deaths could have been avoided.
The crime began long before Chemirmir went on his murderous rampage. He was granted a tourist visa in July 2003 from Kenya but became an illegal alien when he overstayed his visa by several years. Somehow, Chemirmir was able to obtain a green card through a marriage that was likely fake, all while living illegally in the United States.
“Just from an immigration standpoint alone, this guy should have been out,” says Horowitz. According to the law, “anyone who remains [in the U.S.] illegally is not only deported but barred from re-entering the country for ten years, but they liberally created this loophole in law and allowed him to remain.”
Further, before the killings began, Chemirmir was indicted on three separate occasions for DWIs and charged with causing bodily injury to his girlfriend.
“This man should have been deported many times over,” Horowitz says.
But he wasn’t, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It gets so much worse.
Joining Horowitz on the show are Ellen French House and Cheryl Pangburn, the daughters of two of Chemirmir’s victims.
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IIRC there are 'murdering angel' nurses that have higher, much higher killing sprees -- that we know about. For example [wiki]: "Genene Anne Jones (born July 13, 1950) is an American serial killer, responsible for the deaths of up to 60 infants and children in her care as a licensed vocational nurse during the 1970s and 1980s."
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Unless it fits the narrative, it might as well have happened in a dark side moon crater under a canoe.
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Just searched YouTube for "Chemirmir." Results' viewcounts were almost all three or low four digits. Notable exceptions: Inside Edition story ("convicted of one murder") and a jolly Kenyan "personality" filling in his countrymen.
[AFRICANEWS] As Gabon welcomes its new interim president, general Oligui Nguema will face political hurdles moving forward.
In a just a few days pupils will be back to school. Gabonese teachers await general Nguema's strategy on a firm foot.
The freeze on hiring since 2018 and the suspension of a salary before the civil servants are given a posting are just two issues that have made the job more pracrious, unionist Sima Bertin says.
"Three major issues come immediately come to mind. First, the administrative situations of teachers must be regularized. The second is the regularization of their financial situation, including the payment of arrears. Last but not least, the pension should be indexed to the teachers' remuneration systems',' the Syndicat de l’éducation nationale member listed.
Marc Ona Essangui is a member of the Gabonese civil society. He says years of bad and poor governance have negatively affected Gabon's development.
"We cannot function in a country where justice is corrupted and rules according to given orders! We cannot function in a country if the civic space is limited. We need a public space where citizens can express their opinions, where the press is independent and where the rule of law reigns. If we have all of these, we can live free of the fear of a dictatorship. A state ruled by law is a state where citizens as well as the state abide by the law."
State instutitions have faced endurign challenges. Issues of transparency and efficiency have been raised. The restauration of these institutions are essential accordign to Anges Kevin Nzigou.
"A precise timeline to free and transparent elections should be set up. If we want to organize real elections, we shouldn't come up with a 6-month, 1-year or 2-year deadline," the secretary general of opposition party "Pour le changement" (PLC) said.
"f it is necessary that it takes 6 years for our country to definitely be free, let it last 6 years."
During his inauguration ceremony, Gabon's new strongman promised to return power to civilians after free, transparent, and credible elections.
He also called on all the nation to work together to write a new constitution that should be adopted by referendum.
For many here, Gabon's future depends on these changes.
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[FOX] A Fox News review of court records, health reports and interviews with people who did business with Universal Meditech Inc. (UMI),
...originally identified in the archives as Prestige BioTech, a company registered in Nevada whose president is Xiuquin Yao, we subsequently learnt that Prestige was funded by California’s Office of Business and Economic Development’s GO-Biz initiative under the name of Universal Meditech...
a California medical supply firm, raises serious questions about its legitimacy and Chinese ties — as well as an apparently illicit biolab.
The underground biolab in the central California town of Reedley — population 25,000 — was discovered late last year and immediately set off alarm bells with local officials who said they were unaware of what was taking place inside the previously vacant warehouse.
As multiple local, state and federal governmental agencies continue to look into the biolab, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified 20 different infectious agents inside the building, which was once used to package food. That report found cultures of tuberculosis, dengue, HIV, COVID-19 and malaria interspersed with old lab equipment and slipshod storage, along with dead and dying mice in an overall unsanitary environment.
[Federalist] D.C. police confirmed an abortionist who appears to have illegally performed partial-birth abortions will be allowed to continue with no criminal investigation, the same week peaceful pro-lifers who staged a protest at his abortion facility were found guilty in federal court and face imprisonment.
According to the Daily Signal, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department stated Thursday they are not actively investigating abortionist Cesare Santangelo, whom pro-life activists have accused of performing gruesome abortions of viable babies. The Federalist also asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation if it was investigating Santangelo, but the agency refused to answer the question.
The accusations stem from pro-life activists Lauren Handy and Terrisa Bukovinac, who obtained a box of five preemie-sized babies outside Santangelo’s practice, the Washington Surgi-Clinic, in March 2022. The babies became known to pro-lifers as "The Five."
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a Washington D.C. federal court found five pro-life activists, including Handy, guilty of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act for their participation in an October 2020 rescue and protest at the Washington Surgi-Clinic. The pro-lifers face up to 11 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and fines of up to $350,000.
According to lawyers from the Thomas More Society representing Handy and the other activists, the October 2020 protest was peaceful: "Some simply kneeled and prayed at Santangelo’s facility, some passed out pro-life literature and counseled abortion-minded women, and others roped and chained themselves together inside the facility."
On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police Department led the Daily Signal’s Mary Margaret Olohan to believe it was investigating Santangelo and his clinic in relation to the discovery of the aborted babies and the allegations that illegal partial-birth abortion techniques were used in their deaths. On Thursday evening, however, the department changed its tune.
[GEO.TV] More than 45 women fell victim to the school principal who was arrested over the alleged rape and blackmail allegations, said the investigation officer (IO) on Tuesday.
A day earlier, the police arrested the principal — who is an employee of a private school in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Gulshan-e-Hadeed area — for allegedly raping and blackmailing several women.
The head of the school used closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to blackmail the victims while police also recovered 25 such short video clips from his cellphone.
It is pertinent to know that the scandal emerged after an obscene video of the principal and a female teacher circulated on the internet.
The investigating authorities said that the office of the principal had been sealed and a forensics will be carried out. Meanwhile, ...back at the wrecked scow, Agent 49 felt gingerly for his head. It was still there. He had been hoping differently... the accused identified as Irfan Ghafoor Memon is sent to jail on a seven-day physical remand.
The accused told the police that he had rented the school in December for Rs100,000 per month. He added that there are about 10 female teachers, five male teachers and about 250 students in the school.
The police said that the case had been registered at the Steel Town cop shoppe on the complaint of the state.
The first information report (FIR) includes provisions for sexual harassment, threatening, and blackmailing, said the IO. He added that the principal under the pretext of giving jobs would sexually abuse the teachers.
"The accused used to blackmail the women by filming videos," it added.
The investigating authorities also added that the DVR of the CCTV cameras has been taken as evidence while his mobile phone will also be examined.
The IO also said that a victim contacted him whose statement will be recorded. He further said that the case is being investigated by a high-level committee.
The officer also said information about more suspects has come to the fore who have the DVR and videos with them. He assured that the police would arrest two suspects by tonight.
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The investigating authorities also added that the DVR of the CCTV cameras has been taken and posted to Youtube.
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[Regnum] The Indian authorities intend to return the ancient name of Bharat to the country. This was reported on September 5 by the Indian newspaper The Economic Times.
The corresponding resolution can be submitted to the Indian Parliament and considered at a special session from 18 to 22 September.
“Now Article 1 of the Constitution can read: Bharat, that is, India, should be a Union of States,” wrote the head of the Indian National Congress, Jairam Ramesh, on the social network X (formerly Twitter) .
He pointed out that the official invitations to the G20 summit dinner were sent out on behalf of President Bharat and not the President of India.
Ramesh recalled that the country was known for thousands of years under the name of Bharat, found in ancient Sanskrit texts, and the British renamed it India.
“The name India was colonial and thus symbolic of slavery. The name India should be struck out of the Constitution,” added the head of the national congress.
As IA Regnum reported, on June 2, 2022, the United Nations granted Turkey's request to change the spelling of the country's name in all official documents. Republic of Turkey (Republic of Turkey) was renamed Republic of Türkiye. After that, the short version of the country's name became Türkiye instead of Turkey. Ankara explained that such a decision would increase the prestige of the country in the international arena.
In the midst of a social media frenzy surrounding an attempt to alter the nation's name, a petition to rename India as Bharat was dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2020, marking the second such rejection, with the first occurring in 2016.
The controversy ignited when the Rashtrapati Bhawan, for the first time, extended official invitations to world leaders attending the G20 Summit under the banner of "President of Bharat" rather than the customary "President of India."
This development triggered a political dispute between the Opposition I.N.D.I.A alliance and the ruling BJP, with the Congress accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to manipulate history and divide the nation.
Responding to the Opposition's criticism, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar asserted, "Our country's name is Bharat, and there should be no doubt about it." He was quoted by PTI as saying, "If we do not use Bharat as the name of our country, then what should we use?"
However, the call to change the name from 'India' to 'Bharat' was not new, as similar petitions had previously been presented to the Supreme Court on two occasions.
WHAT WAS THE SUPREME COURT'S STANCE ON RENAMING 'INDIA'?
In 2020, a businessman based in Delhi filed a petition seeking an amendment to Article 1 of the Constitution.
Article 1(1) states, "India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States." This is the sole provision in the Constitution that addresses how the country should be officially referred to.
In the plea, the petitioner argued that the name "India" had Greek origins, stemming from the word "Indica." He claimed that the English term "India" did not adequately represent the country's culture and traditions. Renaming it to "Bharat," the petitioner contended, would enable citizens to shed the remnants of colonial influence.
In the verdict, while dismissing the plea, then Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde stated, "Bharat and India are both names specified in the Constitution... India is already referred to as 'Bharat' in the Constitution."
A similar petition was also turned down by a Supreme Court panel led by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur in 2016. At that time, the then Chief Justice asserted that every Indian had the right to choose whether to call the country "Bharat" or "India." The bench emphasized that it was not within the purview of the Supreme Court to dictate what citizens should call their nation.
HOW DID ARTICLE 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION COME INTO EXISTENCE?
Article 1 of the Constitution is a critical provision that specifies the name by which our nation will be known. The draft of Article 1 was adopted on September 18, 1949, by the Constituent Assembly.
During the deliberations, various suggestions were put forth, including Bharat, Hindustan, Hind, Bharatbhumi, and Bharatvarsh. Some members of the drafting committee favored "Bharat," while others preferred the new name "India."
Ultimately, the Constituent Assembly approved the statement: "India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States."
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DooDahMan, the really stupid thing about the Indians changing their name is that they were originally named that to HONOR a Native American player.
Of course, these days all it takes is one or two members of a favored group to get outraged to force a change like this.
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The actually going to change the name to wevebeentryingtoreachyouaboutyourecarswarranty.
Just for the html extension.
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If they had a sense of humor, they'd change their name to Native America just to mess with people. And maybe a little payback for all that 'Indian' confusion.
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That's a lot of letterhead and business cards to pulp...
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Hodu in the Hebrew Bible
Ivooi in old Greek
Hindush in old Persian
Sindhu in Sankript
Indus was the river of the civilization
lots to choose from
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"Where's India, bro?"
"Is it not where we left it, down there by the ghat, in the smoke?"
"No, it woke, and by way of a joke,
now it goes by Bharat... as in dot."
[Jpost] A recent op-ed in the New York Times has stirred controversy by suggesting that the Hebrew language "symbolizes far-right Israeli militarism." This provocative assertion ignited a significant response online.
The piece, penned by Ilan Stavans A professional "anti-Zionist" Jew
— a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary and co-editor of "How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish" — states, "Hebrew, officially recognized as the national language of Israel in 1948, is spoken by approximately nine million people globally. To some, however, this language represents far-right Israeli militarism."
To some, however, up is down, left is right, and evil is good. Pretty much the same people, in fact. And in this case Mr. Stavans mistakes his personal academic interest for an international trend.
Stavans' essay, entitled "Yiddish Is Having a Moment," delves into the historical trajectory and modern-day revival of Yiddish. Once on the brink of extinction, the Yiddish language is now undergoing a renaissance, propelled by online courses and translations of previously overlooked literary works.
People now study Yiddish like they do Classic Latin and Greek. And Sanskrit, Native American languages, the languages of obscure tribes in the Amazon jungle, ancient Hittite, and so forth. It might be argued that the fact that it is being studied rather than spoken in community demonstrates that it is dying.
Within the op-ed, Stavans highlights Yiddish's historical importance, its speakers, and its depiction in mainstream media. He also discusses his personal relationship with the language and its intricate ties to Jewish diaspora, Zionism, and secularism.
But only the European Jewish diaspora, Zionism and secularism. The Jewish diaspora in the rest of the world has their own history of Zionism and their own secularism, for which they had their own languages based on Spanish and Arabic, among no doubt others. But we should not be surprised by Mr. Stavans’ narrowly racist parochialism, so typical of his milieu.
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The New York Times, where the Hatred Pot is stirred at least once a week.
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I’d like to further earn the disdain of the NYT, but Hebrew looks hard to learn. I guess I will have to be satisfied with the disdain I can earn just being myself.
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Well... Yiddish does have a similarity to German and the Germans gave us Hitler who was kind of the prototype for "far right", so maybe if you don't think about it to much...
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[AFRICANEWS] As Gabon welcomes its new interim president, general Oligui Nguema will face political hurdles moving forward.
[Federalist] D.C. police confirmed an abortionist who appears to have illegally performed partial-birth abortions will be allowed to continue with no criminal investigation, the same week peaceful pro-lifers who staged a protest at his abortion facility were found guilty in federal court and face imprisonment.
