MOSES FARROW—It was important to my mother to project to the world a picture of a happy blended household of both biological and adopted children, but this was far from the truth. I’m sure my mother had good intentions in adopting children with disabilities from the direst of circumstances, but the reality inside our walls was very different. It pains me to recall instances in which I witnessed siblings, some blind or physically disabled, dragged down a flight of stairs to be thrown into a bedroom or a closet, then having the door locked from the outside. She even shut my brother Thaddeus, paraplegic from polio, in an outdoor shed overnight as punishment for a minor transgression.
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French Prime Minister proposes government registry of demonstrators
SELECT COMMENTS Greg Lenz • 21 hours ago Interesting that Macron needs to mobilize 85000 police…Did I not read that a few days before Christmas, there was a concern that police might not show up
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ACT 3 OF THE YELLOW VEST REVOLT – Vincent Lapierre Reports
VINCENT LAPIERRE—Saturday, December 1st will forever be engraved in French history. The “Yellow Vests”, i.e. French people who see right through the left-right divide, rose up and took over the Arc de Triomphe and other iconic places. We have here a “yellow revolt” – a pacifistic movement, sure, but over which the police had little control. Vincent Lapierre and the Média Pour Tous team were at the heart of the action that day. Follow them to see what happened.
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The Shah of Iran throws a party: decadence & downfall
Two interesting videos. In the first, we watch the almost tragic story of the Shah of Iran, a weak and corruptible man chosen by Western puppeteers to rule his country on their behalf—through constant repression, corruption and propaganda. The second focuses on mysteries of nature. Thousands of lives lost, #mysterious inhabitants—poisonous #lakes are just about the most mystical and eerie bodies of water of our planet. Even placid lakes with crystal-clear water sometimes conceal deadly threats for those who decide plunge in for a swim or even set up camp on the shore. Hello everyone, and welcome to channel “Top 5, Top 10”. Get ready for the #top 10 most Horrifyingly Mysterious Lakes in the World.
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