#robeson county

[prophet-rebellion]

LOST CAT - PEMBROKE, NC

AND Financial Aid

Hello all,

different post than normal.

My beloved cat, Salem, got scared and slipped her harness February 7th, 2023, at roughly 10:30 pm - 11 pm, in Pembroke, NC.

As of June 12th, Salem is still missing. I have updated her pictures here as well.

I have done every possible thing to locate her: shelter checks, drive-arounds, mail-out cards, posters around town, facebook/insta ads, Snapchat, Apartment emails, door-to-door, ground search, luring, etc. If you can think it then I have done it or tried to do it.

It also means that at this time I am struggling financially. Money is already tight and god forbid cost of living stop going up, especially as I live in the south which seems to be on fire recently with a lot of regressive laws and costs. On top of that, if you recall my truck from September that gave out on me, it has begun to again, sapping most of my money and leaving me high-and-dry.

Financially the world sucks and I need surgery soon most likely - this is not the first one, it is the fourth which is well overdue. Does anyone know Murphy's Law? "Anything that can go wrong will." Yeah, well, Murphy can bite me.

I am in a financial abyss, so any and all help is appreciated. Times are hard for everyone, and god this sucks, but I haven't heard back from the other jobs I have been applying too and there is only so long that you can make it on a single job with rent and bills taking everything except a few dollars a month.

GoFundMe

PayPal (preferred method)

Any and all help is appreciated.

I just want my beanie-baby safe here at home. She is my world, and not having her here is tearing me up. I'm wearing myself thin searching for her.

#lost pet #nc #pembroke nc #fayetteville #robeson county #lost cat #missing cat #tabico #calico #tabby #calico/tabby

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Sandwiches of the South: Collard Greens and Cornbread

"The cornbread is fluffy like a pancake but crisp-edged, the greens savory from the richness of pot likker, aromatic and spicy, vegetal and slightly bitter." Sandwiches of the South: Collard Greens and Cornbread

I visited my brother in North Carolina earlier this year. He’s lived there for, oh, about 12 or 15 years now I guess, and somehow I had never made it out there. So we flew to Raleigh, Mindy and I, and we spent several days with my brother and his wife. We ordered barbecue, and we visited the Raleigh Farmers’ Market, and we walked around the art loop in downtown Cary. We ate so many biscuits. And…

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#collard greens #collards #collards melt #north carolina #robeson county

[littlefeather-wolf]

THE NATIVE AMERICANS "LUMBEE" RAN THE KKK OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITY ✊🏼✨✊🏼

Cole and his Klansmen widely advertised their event, driving throughout the county in a truck outfitted with a loudspeaker to broadcast their plans. The announcements infuriated the Lumbee community and some decided to try to disrupt the meeting. Fearing violence, local law enforcement officials pleaded with Cole to suspend his plans, but he refused. On January 18, 1958, Cole and about 50 Klansmen, most of whom were followers of his from South Carolina, gathered in a leased cornfield near Hayes Pond, a place adjacent to the town of Maxton. Several hundred Lumbees, many armed, arrived and encircled the group and jeered at them. After an altercation in which the single light in the field was destroyed, the Lumbees began firing their weapons and most of the Klansmen fled. Cole hid in a swamp while the Lumbees seized Klan regalia and carried them to Pembroke to celebrate. Police restored order on the field and arrested one Klansman.

Afterwards, Cole and the arrested Klansman were indicted and convicted for inciting a riot. The event was widely covered in the local and national press, which blamed the Klan for the disorder and praised the Lumbees for their actions. Cole never organized another public rally in Robeson County after the incident. In 2011 the Lumbee Tribal Council declared January 18 a "Tribal Day of Historical Recognition".

#native american #littlefeather wolf #lumbee

[herpsandbirds]

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), male, family Cardinalidae, Rains county, TX, USA

Photograph by Kristi Robeson

#bunting #passerina #cardinalidae #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #north america

[brostateexam]

Two crosses burned in Robeson County, North Carolina, on January 13, 1958. One was outside the home of a Native American woman who was dating a white man, the other outside the home of a Native family who had moved into one of Lumberton’s all-white neighborhoods. The blazing signs were clearly the work of Klansmen — not that the Ku Klux Klan’s presence in the county had ever been subtle. Caravans of Klansmen had been driving around the segregated county (where the local population included blacks, whites and Native Americans) every Saturday night, terrorizing the Lumbee Indians.

“They wanted you to see them. They wanted you to be afraid of them,” Lillie McKoy, who grew up watching the KKK drive by and later became the mayor of Maxton, a small town in Robeson County, told The Fayetteville Observer in 2008.

The county had been split in three since the 1880s, after the Lumbees resisted North Carolina’s post–Civil War efforts to segregate its citizens into two racial categories. The county had three sets of buses, three separate water fountains and three school systems.

But in the 1950s, things were starting to change in Robeson County, and the Klan wasn’t happy about it. Brown v. Board of Education had recently outlawed school segregation throughout the United States. More locally, the Lumbee Tribe had been formally recognized by the state of North Carolina, and Solicitor Malcolm B. Seawell, a local law officer who would later become North Carolina’s attorney general, had given a speech addressing 15 arrested Klansmen, warning them that Robeson County “would not tolerate” the Klan.

“Your society is neither invisible nor invincible,” Seawell said in his speech to the Klansmen. “You may discover that the easy way or the hard way. Take your choice.”

#*racist violence #long reads

[countyflagchampionship]

On to Round 2!

This is a wrap-up of the current standings. Polls for round 2 will be published starting this Saturday (12/16).

Congratulations to all the counties that progressed!

The state that is standing the strongest is New York, with 39 counties progressing to round 2! Albany, Allegany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Jefferson, Kings, Livingston, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schuyler, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, and Wyoming.

Next most powerful state is Virginia, which has 36 winning counties. Alleghany, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Brunswick, Caroline, Carroll, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Halifax, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lee, Louisa, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Pulaski, Rockingham, Scott, Smyth, Southampton, Tazewell, Warren, and Wise.

Ohio is also standing strong with 27 advancing counties. Brown, Butler, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Geauga, Holmes, Jackson, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Madison, Mahoning, Medina, Mercer, Monroe, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Scioto, Seneca, Trumbull, and Van Wert.

North Carolina is up next with a solid 24 wins. Beaufort, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Granville, Harnett, Henderson, Hoke, Jackson, Johnson, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Onslow, Person, Robeson, Tyrrell, and Wake.

Only 1 more state has over 20 counties that made won their match-ups and that's my wonderful Washington. Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Clallam, Cowlitz, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima. Stay strong my soldiers.

A much higher number of states are comfortably in the middle of the pack. They are as follows:

Texas: 19 counties. Bosque, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Fort Bend, Goliad, Hockley, Jones, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, McMullen, Milam, Ochiltree, Orange, Panola, Parker, San Patricio, and Travis.

California: 17 counties. Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Imperial, Lake, Mariposa, Monterey, Orange, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yolo.

Pennsylvania: 16 counties. Allegheny, Blair, Butler, Carbon, Dauphin, Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Perry, Potter, Venango, and York.

Tennessee: 15 counties. Blount, Campbell, Carter, Cumberland, Hardin, Houston, Johnson, Knox, Madison, Maury, McNairy, Obion, Union, Williamson, and Wilson.

Nebraska: 13 counties. Adams, Buffalo, Cass, Cherry, Dakota, Keith, Knox, Nuckolls, Platte, Saunders, Stanton, Thayer, and Webster.

Nevada: 13 counties. Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Esmeralda, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and White Pine.

Illinois: 12 counties. Cook, DeKalb, Franklin, Jasper, Kane, Marion, McDonough, McHenry, Morgan, Peoria, St Clair, and Winnebago.

Maryland: 12 counties. Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Washington, and Worcester.

Michigan: 12 counties. Barry, Berrien, Clinton, Genesee, Gogebic, Kalamazoo, Lake, Oceana, Ottawa, Rocommon, Sanilac, and Wexford.

Iowa: 11 counties. Dickinson, Fayette, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Humboldt, Jefferson, Jones, Polk, Pottawattamie, and Wright.

Louisiana: 11 parishes. Ascension, Bossier, Cameron, Catahoula, Concordia, Jefferson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, St Bernard, St James, and St Tammany.

New Jersey: 11 counties. Bergen, Cumberland, Essex, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.

Kentucky: 10 counties. Boone, Boyle, Breckinridge, Daviess, Leslie, Logan, Pike, Shelby, Trimble, Woodford.

Many of these poor cute states are barely hanging on. Please wish them luck.

Florida: 8 counties. Alachua, Bay, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okaloosa, Osceola, Palm Beach, and St Johns.

New Mexico: 8 counties. Colfax, Curry, Doña Ana, Lincoln, Mora, Otero, Roosevelt, and Socorro.

Georgia: 6 counties. Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Fulton, Pierce, and Rockdale.

Indiana: 6 counties. Benton, Elkhart, Jennings, Marion, Marshall, and Starke.

Minnesota: 6 counties. Aitkin, Clearwater, Hennepin, Hubbard, McLeod, and Pipestone.

Wisconsin: 6 counties. Calumet, Fond du Lac, Osaukee, Portage, Racine, and Sheboygan.

Wyoming: 6 counties. Big Horn, Converse, Lincoln, Natrona, Park, and Teton.

Missouri: 5 counties. Clay, Gentry, Greene, Newton, and St Louis.

South Carolina: 5 counties. Anderson, Calhoun, Dillon, Dorchester, and Lexington.

Utah: 5 counties. Beaver, Summit, Utah, Washington, and Wayne.

Alaska: 4 boroughs. Anchorage, Juneau, Matanuska-Susitna, and Wrangell.

Arkansas: 4 counties. Cross, Searcy, Washington, and White.

Colorado: 4 counties. Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, and La Plata.

Oklahoma: 4 counties. Bryan, Payne, Rogers, and Washington.

West Virginia: 4 counties. Fayette, Marion, Monongalia, and Roane.

Alabama: 3 counties. Bullock, Cleburne, and Mobile.

Arizona: 3 counties. Coconino, Maricopa, and Yavapai.

Maine: 3 counties. Androscoggin, Hancock, and Washington.

Idaho: 2 counties. Bannock and Bonner.

Kansas: 2 counties. Atchinson and Johnson.

Massachusetts: 2 counties. Barnstable and Berkshire.

Montana: 2 counties. Gallatin and Silver Bow.

North Dakota: 2 counties. Benson and LaMoure.

Some states only have 1 county that progressed. They are: Delaware (Kent County), Hawaii (Maui County), Mississippi (Adams County), New Hampshire (Hillsborough County), Oregon (Linn County), and South Dakota (Bennet County).

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In addition to all the winning counties above, there will be 83 new county flags folded into round 2!!! (Because of math reasoning this had to happen) Get hyped

They are as follows:

Alexander NC, Allen OH, Alpena MI, Alpena MI, Alpine CA, Arapahoe CO, Ashe NC, Avery NC, Baldwin AL, Baltimore MD, Bell KY, Benzie MI, Bernalillo NM, Black Hawk IA, Brevard FL, Camden NJ, Campbell WY, Canyon ID, Centre PA, Charles City VA, Cheatham TN, Chester PA, Clark WA, Clarke VA, Cleveland OK, Cochise AZ, Columbus NC, Coweta GA, Darke OH, Davidson NC, Elko NV, Erie PA, Florence SC, Garrett MD, Goshen WY, Greene VA, Grundy IL, Gwinnett GA, Hidalgo TX, Highland OH, Hocking OH, Holt NE, Hot Springs WY, Howard MD, Huntingdon PA, Ingham MI, Island WA, Kankakee IL, Lackawanna PA, Lawrence PA, Leelanau MI, Lehigh PA, Leon FL, Liberty TX, Lucas OH, Madera CA, Mahaska IA, Manitowoc WI, McLennan TX, Meigs OH, Milwaukee WI, Nashville and Davidson TN, Northumberland VA, Orleans NY, Page VA, Porter IN, Sacramento CA, Salt Lake UT, San Diego CA, Sangamon IL, Sevier TN, Shelby TN, Skamania WA, Spotsylvania VA, Stafford VA, Sussex VA, Terrell TX, Trinity CA, Tulsa OK, Tuscarawas OH, Ventura CA, Wahkiakum WA, Yuma AZ

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[ikarwawa]

I am Southern Tuscarora, I am increasingly frustrated with Lumbee presence.

I know discussions about Lumbee are probably done to death but I really wanted to insert my perspective as a descendant of one of the tribes the Lumbee claim to be an admixture of:

The Lumbee actively erased us and our culture over the years. The reason they cannot be federally recognized is the same reason they are state recognized—in claiming to be the descendants of my, and many other NC tribes, they signed an agreement with the NC government stating they would be the only valid Indians of Robeson County and would in exchange for preventing us from being recognized, they could not receive federal recognition and benefits.

It's painful to attend indigenous events in my state knowing I'm going to be surrounded by the very people helping kill my culture. They are NOT related to us—they cannot trace lineages back to us, they are not related to us according to DNA tests they've taken.

My tribe's langauge was just officially declared extinct recently and it just furthers my anger towards the Lumbee.

Their recognition as a tribe at all feels more and more like some kind of psyop every day.

And when you call them out on being culture vultures, on erasing cultures, on stealing land and resources—they will whine and cry that that only reason we don't claim them is because 90% of them are mixed Black.

Like, I don't believe in blood quantum but I also don't like a group of people with >2% OVERALL native DNA claiming to be my tribe when we're not related. My culture is DYING and they're complaining because the harm they did to us is no longer beneficial anymore.

The Lumbee have no place in indigenous spaces or having a voice on indigenous matters.

#ndn tag #ndn tumblr #ndn #native american history #native american #nativeamericans #native women #native #indigineous people #indigneous #Tuscarora #Skarure #Lumbee #dollie rambles #native issues #indigenous issues #tribal politics #blood quantum

[songsofprotestpeacerevolution]

Battle of Maxton Field · Malvina Reynolds

January 18, 1958, a group of Ku Klux Klan supporters gathered near Hayes Mill Pond, in Maxton, North Carolina.  Led by James “Catfish” Cole, the rally was part of an ongoing attempt to intimidate the Lumbee Indians of Robeson County.  A larger group, made up of Native Americans from the county and the surrounding area, descended on the gathering and confronted the group.

Numbers differ as to how many were involved, although it is generally agreed that the Klansmen and their supporters were probably no more than fifty, while the Lumbees numbered in the hundreds and perhaps even in the thousands.  Many of the Klansmen fled the scene outright, leaving their families behind, and the remainder took refuge in their vehicles and had to be escorted out by law enforcement. Four Klansmen received minor gunshot injuries, there were no fatalities. Klan leader James “Catfish” Cole was subsequently arrested and convicted on the charge for having attempted to incite a riot.

Reynolds wrote “The Battle of Maxton Field” in 1958. According to her daughter Nancy Schimmel, Malvina wrote the song at least to some extent as “revenge” against the Klan for the attempted kidnapping of herself and her family in Long Beach in 1932. The song humorously mocked the Klan, averring that history would long remember the day “When many a Klansman left the field/With buckshot in his pants.”

[delux2222]

Sep 4, 1949, the Peekskill Riots took place. These anti-communist riots with anti-black and anti-Semitic undertones took place at Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York. The catalyst for the rioting was an announced concert by black singer Paul Robeson, who was well known for his strong pro-trade union stance, civil rights activism, Communist affiliations, and anti-colonialism. The concert itself was free from violence, though marred by the presence of a police helicopter overhead and the flushing out of at least one sniper's nest. The concert was located on the grounds of the Hollow Brook Golf Course in Cortlandt Manor. Twenty thousand people showed up. Security, organized by labor unions, was tight with union men standing in a circle of protection around the entire concert grounds and sitting with Robeson on the stage. Musicians, such as Pete Seeger, performed without incident. The aftermath of the concert, however, was far from peaceful. As they drove , concert-goers were forced to run a gauntlet miles long of hostile locals, veterans, and outside agitators, who threw rocks through windshields of the cars and buses. Much of the violence was also caused by anti-Communist members of local Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion chapters. Standing off the angry mob of rioters chanting "go on back to Russia, you niggers" and "white niggers", some of the concertgoers and union members, along with writer Howard Fast and others assembled a non-violent line of resistance, locked arms, and sang the song "We Shall Not Be Moved." Some people were reportedly dragged from their vehicles and beaten. Over 140 people were injured and numerous vehicles were severely damaged as police stood by. [O'Blivion]

[dixiedrudge]

Lumberton, North Carolina - Scenic Robeson County Confederate Monument, Courthouse, Downtown, etc

Lumberton, North Carolina – Scenic Robeson County Confederate Monument, Courthouse, Downtown, etc

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[thatgirlkjara2395]

Wow Robeson county & Dillon county crime is both equally terrible

[felicityhicklingviscomlvl6]

mp – female serial killers.

alphabetical order [last name].

number of female serial killers: 70

beverley gail allitt "angel of death" dob: october 4, 1968 characteristics: nurse suffering from the mental illness – munchausen's syndrome by proxy victims: 4 murders: february – april 1991 method: poisoning (insulin - lignocaine) arrested: november 1991location: lincolnshire, england, uk status: sentenced to 13 concurrent terms of life imprisonment on May 28, 1993 [https://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/allitt-beverley.htm]

lyda catherine ambrose dob: 1891 characteristics: "black widow" – to collect insurance money victims: 5 murders: 1917 – 1920 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: december 1920 location: missouri/idaho, usa status: sentenced to life imprisonment. escaped from the idaho state prison on may 4, 1931. recaptured in kansas city in 1932. died in prison. [https://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/ambrose-lyda.htm] amy archer-gilligan dob: october 1868 characteristics: to collect insurance money to inherit victims: 5+ murders: 1908 – 1916 method: poison [arsenic or strychnine] arrested: may 8, 1916 location: windsor, connecticut, usa status: sentenced to death on june 18, 1917. granted a new trial. pleaded guilty of murder in  second degree. sentenced to life in prison on july 1, 1919. declared insane in 1924 and transferred to connecticut hospital for the insane in middletown, where she remained until her death on 23 april 23, 1962. [https://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/archer-gilligan.htm]

francisca ballesteros "the poisoner of melilla" dob: 1969 characteristics: poisoner victims: 3 murders: 1990 – 2004 method: poison arrested: june 7, 2004 location: melilla, spain status: sentenced to a term of 84 years in prison on september 26, 2005 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/ballesteros-francisca.htm]

margie velma barfield "death row granny" dob: october 23, 1932 characteristics: poisoner victims: 5 – 7 murders: 1969 – 1978 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: may 13, 1978 location: robeson county, north carolina, usa status: executed by lethal injection in north carolina on november 2, 1984 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/barfield-velma.htm]

juana barraza "la mataviejitas" ["the old lady killer"] dob: december 27, 1958 characteristics: robberies – motivated by a lingering resentment against her mother victims: 11+ murders: 2002 – 2006 method: strangulation arrested: may 13, 1978 location: mexico city, mexico status: sentenced to 759 years in prison on march 31, 2008 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/barraza-juana.htm]

martha beck "the lonely hearts killer" dob: may 6, 1919 characteristics: robberies victims: 4+ murders: 1948 – 1949 method: overdose of drugs, strangulation, shooting, and drowning arrested: may 13, 1978 location: illinois/new york/ michigan, usa status: executed by electrocution at sing sing prison in new york on march 8, 1951 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beck-martha.htm]

marie alexandrine becker "...I can supply you with a powder that will leave no trace" dob: 1877 characteristics: poisoner – robberies victims: 10+ murders: 1932 – 1936 method: poison [digitalis] arrested: october 1936 location: liege, belgium status: sentenced to life imprisonment in 1936. died in prison in 1938 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/becker-marie.htm]

elfriede blauensteiner "the black widow" dob: january 22, 1931 characteristics: poisoner, obsessive gambler – to fuel her expensive addiction victims: 3 – 5+ murders: 1981 – 1995 method: poison [euglucon] arrested: january 1996 location: vienna, austria status: sentenced to life in prison in 1997 and 2001. died on november 18, 2003 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/blauensteiner.htm]

mary ann britland "I am quite innocent, I am not guilty at all." dob: 1847 characteristics: poisoner victims: 3 murders: march – may 1886 method: poison [strychnine and arsenic] arrested: june 1886 location: ashton-under-lyne, great manchester, england, uk status: executed by hanging at strangeways prison on august 9, 1886 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/britland-mary-ann.htm]

judias anna buenooano "the black widow" dob: april 4, 1943 characteristics: poisoner – to collect insurance money victims: 3 murders: 1971 – 1980 method: poison [arsenic] and drowning arrested: january 11, 1984 location: florida/colorado, usa status: executed by electrocution in florida on march 30, 1998 [https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/buenoano-judy.htm]

leonarda cianciulli "the soap–maker of correggio" dob: november 14, 1893 characteristics: turned their bodies into soap victims: 3 murders: 1939 – 1940 method: beating with an axe arrested: -- location: correggio, emilia romagna, italy status: sentenced to thirty years in prison and three years in a criminal asylum. died of cerebral apoplexy in the women's criminal asylum in pozzuoli on october 15, 1970 [https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htm]

tammy corbett dob: october 2, 1965 characteristics: child killer – possibly postpartum depression victims: 3 murders: september 1987 – july 1989 arrested: august 10, 1989 method: blunt force, shaking [shook to death], and smothered location: macoupin county, illinois, usa status: sentenced to 20 years in prison on september 24, 1990. sentenced to life in prison without parole on february 10, 1993 [https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/corbett-tammy.htm]

mary ann cotton "mary ann cotton, dead and forgotten she lies in her bed, with her eyes wide open sing, sing, oh, what can I sing, mary ann cotton is tied up with string where, where? up in the air sellin’ black puddens a penny a pair" dob: october 1, 1832 characteristics: poisoner – to collect insurance money. victims: 1 – 21+ murders: 1857 – 1872 method: poison arrested: 1873 location: north east england, uk status: executed by hanging in Durham prison on march 24, 1873 [https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cotton-mary-ann.htm]

anna cunningham dob: 1873 characteristics: parricide, poisoner – to collect insurance money victims: 5 murders: 1918 – 1922 arrested: april 11, 1925 method: poison [arsenic] location: lake county, indiana, usa status: sentenced to life in prison without parole on one count in 1925 [https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cunningham-anna.htm]

daisy louisa de melker dob: june 1, 1886 characteristics: poisoner, parricide – to collect insurance money victims: 3 murders: 1923 – 1932 arrested: april 11, 1932 method: poison [arsenic and strychnine] location: germiston, gauteng, south africa status: executed by hanging at pretoria central prison on december 30, 1932 [https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/de-melker-daisy.htm]

joanna dennehy dob: 1982 characteristics: "I want my fun" victims: 3 murders: march 19 – 29, 2013 arrested: april 2, 2013 method: stabbing with knife location: peterborough, cambridgeshire, england, uk status: pleaded guilty to all three murders and two further attempted murders on november 18, 2013 [https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dennehy-joanna.htm]

nannie doss "the giggling grandma" dob: november 4, 1905 characteristics: poisoner – to collect insurance money victims: 8 – 11 murders: 1920s – 1954 arrested: april 1954 method: poison [arsenic] location: alabama/north carolina/kansas/oklahoma, usa status:pPleaded guilty on may 17, 1955, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. died of leukemia in the hospital ward of the oklahoma state penitentiary on june 2, 1965 [https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/doss-nannie.htm]

amelia dyer ‘you’ll know all mine by the tapes around their necks.’ dob: 1839 characteristics: the most prolific baby farm murderer of Victorian England victims: 6 – 100+ murders: 1880 – 1896 method: strangulation arrested: april 4, 1896 location: reading, england, uk status: executed by hanging at newgate prison on june 10, 1896 [https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/dyer-amelia.htm]

timea faludi "black angel" dob: 1977 characteristics: nurse – murders "for mercy" victims: 30+ murders: may 2000 – february 2001 method: poison [lethal injection] arrested: february 19, 2001 location: budapest, hungary status: sentenced to 9 years in prison on december 2, 2002 [https://murderpedia.org/female.F/f/faludi-timea.htm]

irina viktorovna gaidamachuk "satan in a skirt" dob: 1972 characteristics: posed as a social worker to gain entry to the flats of her victims to steal money for alcohol victims: 17 murders: 2002 – 2010 method: beating with an axe or hammer arrested: february 19, 2001 location: krasnoufimsk, sverdlovsk oblast, russia status: sentenced to 20 years in prison on june 12, 2012 [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gaidamachuk-irina.htm]

tillie gburek dob: 1876 characteristics: poisoner victims: 1 – 6+ murders: 1914 – 1921 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: -- location: cook county, illinois, usa status: sentenced to life in prison in 1923. died in prison on november 20, 1936 [https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/klimek-tillie.htm]

janie lou gibbs dob: december 25, 1932 characteristics: parricide, poisoner victims: 5 murders: 1966 – 1967 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: december 24, 1967 location: cordele, crisp county, georgia, usa status: found to be insane in february 1968 and served time in a state mental hospital until 1976. she was then convicted of poisoning the five male members of her family and received five life sentences. released in April 1999. died on february 7, 2010 [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gibbs-janie-lou.htm]

bertha gifford dob: october 1872 characteristics: poisoner victims: 3 – 17+ murders: 1909 – 1928 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: august 25, 1928 location: catawissa, missouri, usa status: found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to the missouri state hospital where she remained until her death on august 20, 1951 [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gifford-bertha.htm]

kristen gilbert dob: november 13, 1967 characteristics: nurse victims: 4+ murders: 1995 – 1996 method: poison [overdoses of epinephrine] arrested: july 11, 1967 location: northampton, hampshire county, massachusetts, usa status: sentenced to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, plus 20 years on march 27, 2001 [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gilbert-kristen.htm]

delfina and maría de jesús gonzalez "las poquianchis" dob: delfina – 1912/maria – ? characteristics: owners of a mexican brothel victims: 91+ murders: 1950s – 1963 method: -- arrested: january 14, 1964 location: san francisco del Rincón, guanajuato, mexico status: sentenced to 40 years in prison in 1964. delfina died in prison due to an accident on october 17, 1968. maria de jesus finished her sentence and dropped out of sight after her release. it is unknown why and when she was freed [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gonzalez-sisters.htm]

gesche margarethe gottfried "the angel of bremen" dob: march 6, 1785 [bday twins!!] characteristics: poisoner victims: 15 murders: 1813 – 1827 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: march 6, 1928location: bremen/hanover, germany status: executed by guillotine on april 21, 1831. she was the last person to be publicly executed in the city of bremen [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gottfried-gesche.htm]

gwendolyn graham dob: august 6, 1963 characteristics: nurse's aide – killed patients in a lover's pact victims: 5 murders: january – april 1987 method: smothering arrested: december 1988 location: kent county, michigan, usa status: sentenced to life in prison without parole on november 3, 1989 [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/graham-gwendolyn.htm]

dana sue gray dob: december 6, 1957 characteristics: robberies to support her shopping addiction victims: 3 murders: february 16 – march 16, 1994 method: stabbing, strangulation arrested: march 16, 1994 location: canyon lake, riverside county, california, usa status: sentenced to life in prison without parole on october 16, 1998 [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gray-dana-sue.htm]

belle sorenson gunness dob: november 11, 1859 characteristics: collecting life insurance, cash, and valuables victims: 13 – 42 murders: 1880s – 1908 method: poison [strychnine], bludgeoning arrested: -- location: illinois/indiana, usa status: she was never tracked down and her death has never been confirmed. [https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gunness-belle.htm]

anne marie hahn "arsenic anna"/"the blonde gorgia" dob: july 7, 1906 characteristics: poisoner victims: 5+ murders: 1932 – 1937 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: september 1937 location: colorado/ohio, usa status: executed by electrocution at the ohio penitentiary on december 7, 1938 [https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hahn-anna-marie.htm]

miyuki ishikawa "oni sanba" ["demon midwife"] dob: 1897 characteristics: hospital director, abuse victims: 103 – 169 murders: april 1944 – january 1948 method: infant neglect arrested: january 15, 1948 location: tokyo, japan status: sentenced to 8 years in prison. resentenced to 4 years in prison in 1952 [https://murderpedia.org/female.I/i/ishikawa-miyuki.htm]

vickie dawn jackson "angel of death" dob: 1966 characteristics: angel of death – carer? victims: 10+ murders: 2000 – 2001 method: poisoning [mivacurium chloride] arrested: february 2001 location: nocona, montague county, texas, usa status: pleaded no contest. sentenced to life in prison on october 5, 2006 [https://murderpedia.org/female.J/j/jackson-vickie-dawn.htm]

hélène jégado dob: 1803 characteristics: poisoner victims: 3 – 23+ murders: 1833 – 1841/1851 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: july 1, 1851 location: brittany, france status: executed by guillotine in rennes on february 26, 1852 [https://murderpedia.org/female.J/j/jegado-helene.htm]

genene anne jones dob: july 13, 1950 characteristics: nurse victims: 11+ murders: 1977 – 1982 method: poison [digoxin, heparin, and succinylcholine] arrested: november 21, 1982 location: san antonio, texas, usa status: sentenced to 99 years in prison on february 15, 1984. sentenced to a concurrent term of 60 years in prison on october 24, 1984 [https://murderpedia.org/female.J/j/jones-genene.htm]

kanae kijima "the konkatsu killer" dob: 1974 characteristics: poisoner victims: 3 murders: january – august 2009 method: poison [carbon monoxide] arrested: november 3, 2009 location: saitama, tokyo and chiba, japan status: sentenced to death on april 13, 2012 [https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/kijima-kanae.htm]

diana lumbrera dob: november 21, 1958 characteristics: parricide [her children and a cousin] victims: 4 – 7 murders: 1976 – 1990 method: suffocation, strangulation arrested: may 5, 1990 location: texas/kansas, usa status: sentenced to life in prison in texas on may 30 and june 6, 1991. sentenced to life in prison in kansas in 1990 [https://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/lumbrera-diana.htm]

anjette donovan lyles dob: august 23, 1925 characteristics: poisoner [to collect insurance money] victims: 4 murders: 1952 – 1958 method: poisoning [arsenic] arrested: may 6, 1958 location: macon, bibb county, georgia, usa status: sentenced to death in 1958. the board of pardons and paroles commuted her death sentence, and lyles was sent to the state hospital for the insane in milledgeville. died on december 4, 1977 [https://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/lyles-anjette.htm]

christine malèvre "madonna of euthanasia" dob: 1970 characteristics: "angel of death" – helped 30 terminally ill patients to die victims: 6 – 30+ murders: 1997 – 1998 method: poisoning [morphine and potassium] arrested: july 25, 1998 location: paris, france status: sentenced to 10 years in prison on january 30, 2003. sentenced to 12 years in prison in appeal on october 15, 2003. released in 2007 [https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/malevre-christine.htm]

mallika [k. d. kempanna] dob: 1965 characteristics: poisoner and robber victims: 6 murders: 1999 – 2007 method: poisoning [cyanide] arrested: december 31, 2007 location: bangalore, karnataka, india status: sentenced to death on april 1, 2012. reduced to life imprisonment on august 2, 2012 [https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mallika.htm]

martha marek dob: 1904 characteristics: poisoner [to collect insurance money and inherit] victims: 4 murders: 1932 – 1937 method: poisoning [thallium] arrested: 1938 location: vienna, austria status: executed by guillotine in vienna on december 6, 1938 [https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/marek-martha.htm]

enriqueta martí ripollés "the vampire of barcelona" dob: 1868 characteristics: child murderer, kidnapper, and procuress of children victims: 10+ murders: 1902 – 1912 method: -- arrested: february 27, 1912 location: barcelona, spain status: never tried. died in prison on may 12, 1913 [https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/marti-enriqueta.htm]

rhonda bell martin dob: 1907 characteristics: poisoner [to collect insurance money] victims: 6 murders: 1937 – 1951 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: march 1956 location: montgomery, montgomery county, alabama, usa status: executed by electrocution in alabama on october 11, 1957 [https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/martin-rhonda-bell.htm]

silvia meraz moreno dob: 1968 characteristics: human sacrifices victims: 3 murders: 2009 – 2012 method: beheading arrested: march 2012 location: nacozari, sonora, mexico status: sentenced to life inprisonment [https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/meraz-silvia.htm]

blanche taylor moore dob: february 17, 1933 characteristics: poisoner victims: 1 – 4 murders: 1968 – 1986 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: july 18, 1989 location: alamance county, north carolina, usa status: sentenced to death on january 18, 1991 [https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/moore-blanche-taylor.htm]

martha needle dob: april 9, 1863 characteristics: poisoner, parricide victims: 5 murders: 1885 – 1894 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: may 1894 location: melbourne, victoria, australia status: executed by hanging at the old melbourne gaol on october 22, 1894 [https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/needle-martha.htm]

hilda nilsson "the angel maker on bruks street" dob: may 24, 1876 characteristics: baby farmer victims: 8+ murders: 1915 – 1917 method: drowning arrested: -- location: helsingborg, sweden status: sentenced to death on June 15, 1917. committed suicide while in jail in landskrona on august 10, 1917. she hanged herself with a linen cloth, which she had tied to a cell door [https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/nilsson-hilda.htm]

marianne nölle dob: 1938 characteristics: nurse, poisoner victims: 7+ murders: 1984 – 1992 method: poison [truxal] arrested: -- location: cologne, north rhine-westphalia, germany status: sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993 [https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/nolle-marianne.htm]

aino nykopp–koski dob: 1950 characteristics: nurse, poisoner victims: 5 murders: 2004 – 2005 method: poison [overdoses of sedatives and opiates] arrested: march 2009 location: finland status: sentenced to life in prison [minimum of 12 years before likely pardon] on December 21, 2010 [https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/nykopp-koski-aino.htm]

junko ogata dob: february 25, 1962 characteristics: abuse and torture victims: 7 murders: 1996 – 1998 method: electrocution, strangulation, and starvation arrested: march 6, 2002 location: kitakyushu/fukuoka, japan status: sentenced to death on september 28, 2005. commuted to life in prison on september 26, 2007 [https://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/ogata-junko.htm]

dagmar overbye dob: april 23, 1887 characteristics: child caretaker victims: 9 – 25 murders: 1913 – 1920 method: strangulation, drowning, and burning arrested: september 12, 1920 location: nørrebro, copenhagen, denmark status: sentenced to death on march 3, 1921. commuted to life in prison on may 25, 1921. died in prison on may 6, 1929 [https://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/overbye-dagmar.htm]

dorothea helen puente dob: january 9, 1929 characteristics: poisoner [ran a boarding house] victims: 3 – 9+ murders: 1982 – 1988 method: poison [drug overdoses] arrested: november 17, 1988 location: sacramento, california, usa status: sentenced to life in prison without parole on december 11, 1993. died in prison on march 27, 2011 [https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/puente-dorothea.htm]

mahin qadiri dob: 1977 characteristics: robberies victims: 5 murders: february 2008 – may 2009 method: suffocation and beating arrested: may 19, 2009 location: qazvin, qazvin province, iran status: executed by hanging on december 20, 2010 [https://murderpedia.org/female.Q/q/qadiri-mahin.htm]

amelia sach "the finchley baby farmers" dob: 1873 characteristics: baby killer victims: possibly dozens murders: 1900 – 1902 method: poison [chlorodyne, morphine] arrested: november 18, 1902 location: london, england, uk status: executed by hanging at holloway on february 3, 1903 [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/sach-amelia.htm]

kimberly clark saenz dob: 1974 characteristics: nurse and poisoner ["bleach killings"] victims: 5 murders: january – april 2008 method: poisoning [injected bloodstreams with bleach] arrested: april 1, 2009 location: lufkin, texas, usa status: sentenced to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole on april 2, 2012 [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/saenz-kimberly.htm]

tamara samsonova "the granny ripper" dob: 1947 characteristics: dismemberment, beheading, and possibly cannibalism victims: 14 murders: 1995 – 2015 method: stabbing [knife] arrested: july 28, 2015 location: saint petersburg, russia status: unfit for trial and was sent to kazan psychiatric hospital in december 2015 as she was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/samsonova-tamara.htm]

felícitas sánchez aguillón "the ogress of colonia roma" dob: 1890 characteristics: nurse, midwife, and baby farmer victims: 40 – 50 murders: 1930 – 1941 method: poison or strangulation arrested: april 11, 1941 location: mexico city, mexico status: committed suicide by medication overdose before she was tried on july 16, 1941 [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/sanchez-felicitas.htm]

antoinette scieri "nurse scieri" dob: 1890 characteristics: poisoner victims: 6 – 12+ murders: 1924 – 1925 method: poison [herbicide pyralion] arrested: -- location: st. gilles, gard department, france status: sentenced to death on april 27, 1926. commuted to life in prison [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/scieri-antoinette.htm]

della sorenson dob: february 16, 1897 characteristics: poisoner "to get even" victims: 8 murders: 1918 – 1924 method: poison arrested: april 19, 1925 location: dannebrog, howard county, nebraska, usa status: found mentally insane. committed to the state mental asylum. died on June 24, 1941 [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/sorenson-della.htm]

miyoko sumida "the piranha family" dob: 1948 characteristics: to claim insurance or pension money victims: 6 murders: 2003 – 2011 method: beating, starvation, dehydration arrested: december 5, 2011 location: japan status: comitted suicide in her cell on december 12, 2012 [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/sumida-miyoko.htm]

maria catherina swanenburg "goeie mie" ["good maria"] dob: september 9, 1839 characteristics: poisoner victims: 27+ murders: 1880 – 1883 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: december 1883 location: leiden, south holland, netherlands status: sentenced to life in prison in 1885. died in prison on april 11, 1915 [https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/swanenburg-maria.htm]

jane toppan dob: 1857 characteristics: poisoner victims: 31+ murders: 1887 – 1901 method: poison [morphine and atropine] arrested: october 29, 1901 location: middlesex county/suffolk county, massachusetts, usa status: found not guilty by reason of insanity on june 23, 1902 and committed for life in the taunton insane hospital. died on august 17, 1938 [https://murderpedia.org/female.T/t/toppan-jane.htm]

le thanh van dob: 1956 characteristics: poisoner [to steal money and goods] victims: 13 murders: 1998 – 2001 method: poison [cyanide] arrested: august 2001 location: binh duong province, vietnam status: sentenced to death on september 1, 2004 [https://murderpedia.org/female.V/v/van-le-thanh.htm]

maria velten dob: 1916 characteristics: poisoner victims: 5 murders: 1963 – 1980 method: poison arrested: august 1983 location: kempen, north rhine-westphalia, germany status: sentenced to life imprisonment in 1983 [https://murderpedia.org/female.V/v/velten-maria.htm]

louise vermilyea dob: -- characteristics: poisoner [to collect insurance money] victims: 9 murders: 1893 – 1911 method: poison [arsenic] arrested: november 1, 1911 location: chicago, illinois, usa status: committed suicide by poison following arrest. died in december 1911 [https://murderpedia.org/female.V/v/vermilyea-louise.htm]

waltraud wagner "lainz angels of death" dob: 1960 characteristics: poisoner, nurse, "death angel" victims: 15+ murders: 1983 – 1989 method: poison [morphine overdoses] arrested: april 7, 1989 location: vienna, austria status: convicted of 15 murders, 17 attempts, and 2 counts of assault. sentenced to life in prison in march 1991. released in august 2008 [https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wagner-waltraud.htm]

jeanne weber "the ogress" dob: october 7, 1874 characteristics: baby killer victims: 1 – 10 murders: 1905 – 1908 method: strangulation arrested: may 1908 location: france status: declared insane on october 25, 1908, packed off to the asylum at mareville. died on july 5, 1918 [https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/weber-jeanne.htm]

elisabeth wiese "the angel-maker of st.pauli" dob: july 1, 1853 characteristics: child killer victims: 5 murders: 1902 – 1903 method: poison [morphine] and drowning arrested: september 1903 location: hamburg, germany status: executed by guillotine on february 2, 1905 [https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wiese-elisabeth.htm]

mary elizabeth wilson "the merry widow of windy nook" dob: 1893 characteristics: poisoner [black widow] victims: 2 – 4 murders: 1955 – 1957 method: poison [phosphorus] arrested: december 1957 location: windy nook, tyne and wear, england, uk status: sentenced to death in march 29, 1958. commuted to life imprisonment on june 1, 1958. died in holloway prison on december 5, 1962 [https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wilson-mary-elizabeth.htm]

aileen wuornos “america’s first female serial killer.” dob: february 29, 1956 characteristics: “i’ve hated humans for a long time” victims: 7 murders: 1989 – 1990 method: shooting arrested: january 1, 1991 location: florida, usa status: executed by lethal injection in florida on october 9, 2002 [https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wuornos-aileen.htm]

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Sergeant Judge Floyd Bixler McKissick (March 9, 1922 – April 28, 1991) was a lawyer and civil rights activist. He became the first African-American student at the University of North Carolina School of Law. In 1966 he became the leader of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, taking over from James Farmer. A supporter of Black Power, he turned CORE into a more radical movement. In 1968, he left CORE to found Soul City in Warren County, North Carolina. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

He was born in Asheville, North Carolina, the son of Ernest Boyce and Magnolia Thompson McKissick. His participation in civil rights began with his NAACP membership at the age of 12. As a 13-year-old Boy Scout helping to direct traffic during a roller-skating tournament in his hometown, he was pushed to the ground by a white police officer; this incident secured his involvement in civil rights. He states, “I’ve been active in North Carolina politics I think since I was about sixteen or seventeen, in high school.” One of his early protests was in his hometown, Asheville, because the city refused to permit actor Paul Robeson to speak in the city auditorium in the 1930s. He graduated from high school in 1939, and in 1940 went to Atlanta to attend Morehouse College. After enrolling at Morehouse, he joined the Army and during WWII he served in the European Theater as a sergeant. After the war, he returned to Morehouse College where he graduated in 1948.

In June 1990, he was appointed a state district court judge in the Ninth Judicial District in North Carolina, by Republican Governor James G. Martin. He married the former Evelyn Williams (1942-1991) and they had one son and three daughters. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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What We Learned From Podcasts This Week: Wizard Of Oz, Xylazine "Tranq" & Bread Tags

This edition of "What We Learned From Podcasts This Week" truly runs the proverbial gamut, from the length of an iconic film to a new, deadly street drug to deciphering the age of bread you purchased via the tag. 

One of my most helpful podcasts this week was NPR's Life Kit, where I learned how to take better naps. Forget learning a second language. Now, that's a skill I really need to study in depth.

**************************************************** The U.K. podcast, Verbal Diorama is an example of a superb film history podcast that is sadly lost in the spacious landscape of podcasting. If you're a fan of film and film history (a TCM junkie) this podcast should be playing in your ears regularly. 

On the 200th episode of the show -- March 16, 2023 -- The Wizard of Oz was covered that week. Now, that's a tough assignment for a film history podcaster because this movie has been exhaustively covered. But our host, Em, brought up an interesting point about the length of movies. Today, superhero movies run three hours or more. The 2023 film, The Flowers Of The Killer Moon, had a runtime of three hours and twenty-six minutes.

But back in the olden times, filmmakers believed that movies over two hours could hurt box office receipts. When The Wizard of Oz was complete, MGM executives thought the movie was too long and sought cuts. 

For an advance screening, MGM executives had removed the iconic song “Over the Rainbow” because they felt it slowed down the film.

Associate producer Arthur Freed stepped in, telling studio head Louis B. Mayer, “The song stays—or I go,” to which Mayer replied: "Let the boys have the damn song. Put it back in the picture."

Can you imagine The Wizard of Oz without its signature song?

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 The Journal podcast explores the most important stories, explained through the lens of business. A podcast about money, business and power, The Journal is hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson, with Jessica Mendoza. The Journal is a co-production from Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

 On the February 21, 2023, episode of The Journal podcast, WSJ's Julie Wernau goes to Robeson County, NC, which is ground zero for a new dangerous drug called xylazine, or "tranq."

 Xylazine (also called “tranq” or “tranq dope”) is a non-opioid sedative or tranquilizer. Although not a controlled substance in the United States, xylazine is not approved for use in people.

In the last few years, drug dealers began adding "tranq" to fentanyl that was dispensed to their customers. From 2010 to 2019, the proportion of heroin and/or fentanyl deaths in Philadelphia where xylazine was detected rose from 3 to 28%. 

Xylazine also causes serious, recalcitrant skin ulcers and necrotizing wounds. In the episode, we meet Ashley, a young woman with these ulcers on her leg. Like so many others, Ashley got hooked after a doctor prescribed opioids after she suffered a broken foot. 

Research is still ongoing about why users get these open sores. Xylazine withdrawal is actually worse than opioid withdrawal and can engender violent behavior.

 Xylazine and fentanyl drug mixtures place users at a higher risk of suffering a fatal drug poisoning. Because xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone (Narcan) does not reverse its effects.

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 Salad with a Side of Fries is a podcast that lives up to its promise to answer questions on wellness and weight loss for real life, which includes drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. 

After all, host Jenn Trepeck declares, "What’s a life without fries and dessert, anyway?"

Every Wednesday since August 2019, the podcast has cleared up myths, misinformation, bad science, and slick marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food/diet industry.

On the February 2, 2024, episode of its Nutrition Nuggets series, Trepeck explains a basic nutrition fact that seems to have escaped a lot of people. On the five-minute episode, Trepeck discusses what the different colors of bread tags mean. 

Now, I didn't even know that the colors of bread tags signified anything, and neither did the 20 people I asked at my gym. 

Trepeck explains that these color-coded tags indicate the date the bread was baked and packaged. It helps staff keep track of what was baked when, so they can rotate out older loaves as needed. Most grocery stores follow the schedule below:

Monday – Blue

Tuesday – Green

Thursday – Red

Friday – White

Saturday – Yellow

 Wondering where Wednesday and Sunday are? Most bread bakeries take a production break on those days. Check out Salad With A Chance Of Fries. It's one of the best nutrition and wellness podcasts in the audio verse. Recent episodes include the different aspects of heart health, remedies for weight-loss resistance, and midlife weight gain.

#podcast #podcasting #health #addiction #movies

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Bill Stenger, the general manager of Jay Peak ski resort, had a busy routine. He would wake up early, visit different departments, and interact with the staff. Stenger, who is seventy-five years old, expressed his love for skiing and its transformative power. One day, while having coffee with a colleague, he received a call from his assistant, informing him that the Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) had arrived at the office. Stenger remained optimistic, thinking they were there for a tour. However, he soon discovered that the S.E.C. was seizing the resort and another ski hill owned by his business partner, Ariel Quiros. Stenger was handed a document accusing him and Quiros of fraud.

Jay Peak, located in northern Vermont, was once a lesser-known ski hill visited by locals and skiing enthusiasts. However, in the early 2000s, a plan was developed to expand the resort and create jobs using the EB-5 visa program. This program allowed foreign investors to contribute a certain amount of money to businesses in exchange for green cards and the creation of jobs. Stenger, along with Quiros, persuaded investors to back their plan to transform Jay Peak into a four-season resort with various amenities. They also had plans to develop Burke Mountain and build a biotech facility in Newport. In total, they raised $350 million and predicted that the projects could create about ten thousand new jobs.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) has accused Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger of committing a massive fraud, misusing more than half of the money raised. Quiros allegedly funneled a significant portion of the funds through shell companies and used it for personal expenses, including paying taxes and buying a condominium in Manhattan. Stenger, on the other hand, is not accused of stealing money directly but is accused of presenting fraudulent projections to attract further investment while turning a blind eye to Quiros' actions. Vermont's former governor, Peter Shumlin, expressed his feeling of betrayal during a press conference at the statehouse.

When Stenger read the document from Schneider, federal agents were already at the resort, securing the computer systems, and Jay Peak was placed under the control of a court-appointed receiver to protect the interests of the investors. Despite the ongoing legal proceedings, the staff continued their work as usual, and guests remained unaware of the situation. Stenger's reaction to the complaint was a mix of shock and disbelief, leading him to call his wife for support. Whether his surprise was genuine or an act remains uncertain.

Rural areas across the United States are struggling to create jobs, and population density plays a significant role in this challenge. Major cities like Austin and New York have experienced economic growth due to a cycle where educated workers attract employers, and vice versa. However, in rural areas and smaller cities like Detroit and Buffalo, globalization has caused key employers to leave, leading to the closure of more businesses and a downward spiral. For example, North Carolina's furniture-manufacturing industry lost half of its jobs due to cheap furniture imports from Asia. Consequently, poverty rates in places like Robeson County have skyrocketed. The growing wealth gap between wealthy city dwellers and the rest of the population has also contributed to political polarization. In the last Presidential election, Joe Biden won fewer counties but represented a significant portion of the nation's economic activity, while Donald Trump won more counties but represented a smaller share of economic activity.

Once an area falls into decline, it is challenging to reverse the trajectory. In Hardwick, a town in central Vermont, local leaders hoped to boost the economy through an artisanal-food-based industry. The town is home to a renowned cheese producer, breweries, organic vegetable suppliers, and farm-to-table restaurants. However, a study conducted by Arthur Woolf, a retired economics professor, found that these efforts did not significantly impact local employment over the previous fifteen years. Woolf emphasized that these challenges are long-term structural factors that are difficult to overcome.

The EB-5 program was created in 1990 to attract foreign investors to low-income areas in the United States. Initially, only a small number of visas were used, but over time, changes were made to make the program more appealing. Congress allowed for pooled investments and made the job-creation requirement more flexible. After the 2008 financial crisis, entrepreneurs turned to the EB-5 program for funding. Brokers and legal advisers began recruiting foreign investors and earning large fees. China has been the biggest source of investors, with demand increasing due to fear and President Xi Jinping's policies. The program has supported important projects, such as opioid-addiction treatment centers and the completion of a ski resort.

In 2015, the developers behind Manhattan’s Hudson Yards raised $1.2 billion in EB-5 financing for a luxury real estate project. This included a shopping mall, condos, and an office tower, making it the most expensive real estate development in U.S. history. The project was able to qualify for favorable financing by manipulating census tracts to include areas with high unemployment, such as Central Park and housing projects. Other projects, such as the Waldorf-Astoria in Beverly Hills and a Chinese-themed hotel complex in Las Vegas, also used this strategy. Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Trump, utilized the EB-5 program to build a Trump-branded luxury apartment building in New Jersey. Bill Stenger, a marketer for Jay Peak, grew up in New York and has been involved in the ski industry since 1975.

Bill Stenger, the former CEO of Jay Peak Resort in Vermont, has always had a passion for skiing. He believes that the sport brings joy and happiness to people's lives. Stenger is inspired by a theory proposed by neurologist John Kitchin, who left his medical practice to rollerblade blissfully on the San Diego boardwalk. Kitchin believes that the lateral movement involved in rollerblading and skiing stimulates the otolith, a part of the inner ear that triggers feelings of flow and euphoria. Stenger is a firm believer in the positive aspects of skiing, stating, 'There’s nothing negative about it.'

When Stenger joined Jay Peak Resort in 1984 as the general manager, he was excited to help improve the beloved but outdated ski resort. The lack of proper snowmaking equipment and outdated lifts restricted the number of visitors. Stenger also disliked having to lay off hundreds of employees at the end of each season. Many employees, like maintenance worker Virgil Starr, had deep connections to the resort and enjoyed the outdoor work. Starr said, 'Working here kept me young and spry and occupied.'

In the 1990s, Stenger began envisioning an ambitious redesign that would transform Jay Peak Resort into a year-round destination. He sought potential investors, including Canadian bankers who frequented the mountain. However, every time Stenger thought he had found someone to support his plan, something would happen, such as a recession, that would deter investors. Jay Peak Resort is located in an area of Vermont known as the Northeast Kingdom, which has struggled to attract sustainable job opportunities. Despite the setbacks, Stenger remained determined to bring positive change to the resort and the surrounding community.

Bill Stenger, the former CEO of Jay Peak Resort in Vermont, worked with the administration of Governor Howard Dean to create the first federally authorized regional EB-5 center operated by a state. This center was designed to monitor projects funded through the EB-5 program.

In 2006, Stenger was looking for a buyer for the resort after the sudden death of the owner, and he began talking with Ariel Quiros, a Jay Peak condo owner. Quiros, who grew up in Harlem, had a tough childhood and became an entrepreneur at a young age. After serving in the military and working as a fixer for the Korean government, he settled in Miami and ran an import-export business.

Despite some distrust from Stenger's son and other officials, Stenger was impressed by Quiros's wealth and his generous spending habits. One of Stenger's lawyers described him as being starstruck by Quiros. Quiros's appearance and background made him seem like a character out of a movie, but Stenger vouched for him.

In 2008, Ariel Quiros bought Jay Peak for $25 million with the help of Bill Stenger, who had already raised $17.5 million from foreign investors for the resort's expansion. As part of the deal, Quiros gave Stenger a 15% ownership stake in the resort, which could increase to 20% in five years. Quiros also offered Stenger a developer fee of about 15% of the construction budget, amounting to millions of dollars. The project's finances were consolidated at Raymond James, a bank in Florida where Quiros' former son-in-law worked as a broker. Stenger claims ignorance about the bank's small banking department compared to its investment department.

Over the years, Stenger proved to be a successful fundraiser, working with an EB-5 consultant named Douglas Hulme who helped connect him with foreign investors. Stenger traveled to various countries, including Japan, China, Vietnam, and South Africa, to meet potential investors. Many of these investors were women and their college-aged children. Stenger liked most of the investors he met and invited many of them to visit Jay Peak. However, he refused a cash investment from a Russian 'oligarch knockoff.'

During these trips, state officials from the Agency of Commerce and Community Development accompanied Stenger, emphasizing their oversight of the investment activity. Stenger also made donations to politicians like Patrick Leahy and Peter Welch, who praised the project and even attended investor meetings in Ireland and Vietnam. Leahy wrote a letter praising Stenger's vision and the positive impact on job creation in the region. Neither Leahy nor Welch responded to requests for comment.

Construction began on Jay Peak’s hotel and water park, bringing a lot of jobs to the community. Stenger's reputation grew and he received awards for his work. Quiros, on the other hand, bought expensive apartments in Manhattan and became close with Governor Shumlin. However, insiders started questioning the financial practices of Jay Peak. The chief financial officer noticed irregularities and quit, and his replacement also became concerned about funds being misused.

In 2012, Jay Peak's owner Ariel Quiros surprised his business partner, Bill Stenger, with the news that he had purchased Burke Mountain for $10 million. Quiros said that investors from Korea had provided the funds and renamed it QBurke. Stenger was unhappy with the purchase but this didn't stop their ambitious plans.

Quiros and Stenger then launched an even bigger project - a $600 million plan to develop the town of Newport. The plan included a facility operated by a Korean biomedical firm called AnC Bio, a hotel, conference center, and residential and retail complex. Stenger hoped this project would transform Newport into a mini Silicon Valley.

Despite skepticism from locals, Stenger believed Newport's location would be a draw for highly paid scientists and executives. The project received support from politicians like Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. The community saw this as an opportunity for economic growth.

In 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission warned investors about fraud in the EB-5 program. Anshoo R. Sethi, a developer, raised $156 million for a hotel and conference center in Chicago, but it was revealed that he misrepresented his experience and misused the funds. Sethi was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to repay investors. Another lawyer named Victoria Chan also pleaded guilty to fraud and money-laundering charges after raising $50 million for a hotel and shopping center in California. The program lacked oversight and allowed for dishonesty, with investors not closely monitoring where their money was going and lawyers and brokers profiting without reporting potential wrongdoing. The lack of regulation in the program was highlighted by experts, making it one of the least regulated federal programs.

In 2011, Gibson questioned whether Vermont's regional EB-5 center was conducting audits as it claimed. It turns out, the state had not reviewed any of the projects' quarterly reports. Shumlin blamed the lack of resources for this oversight. A local resident researched the AnC Bio project and sent a detailed report to the state attorney general's office. The promised artificial organs were not yet approved and Quiros had a history of failed ventures and pending lawsuits. In 2012, Hulme, the visa broker, withdrew from the projects and expressed concerns about mismanagement of funds. Stenger converted early investors' ownership stake to an I.O.U., which sparked complaints. Galloway published a story about the investors' accusations.

Alarm bells started ringing within the state government when several Korean-speaking interns discovered online that AnC Bio, a supposedly successful biotech firm, was actually facing serious financial difficulties in Korea. The government had auctioned off its headquarters, and the address it had been using on U.S. marketing materials turned out to be nonexistent. The state's Department of Financial Regulation, led by Michael Pieciak, was directed to investigate. When Pieciak questioned those involved about the project's finances, they were evasive. The Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) and the FBI also began their own investigations. The FBI agent assigned to the case, Jennie Emmons, was astonished by the massive scale of the construction happening at Jay Peak, which she had previously visited. It soon became clear that the entire Jay Peak project was fraudulent. Quiros had used EB-5 money illegally to purchase the resort, and he ran the operation like a Ponzi scheme, using money from new investors to cover previous shortfalls. Quiros and his associates created falsified financial projections and used the funds to buy land and homes in Vermont. State investigators created a complex chart to illustrate the flow of money through various entities, calling it the 'spaghetti map.'

Bill Stenger, the former CEO of Jay Peak Resort in Vermont, is facing accusations of fraud and embezzlement in the EB-5 scandal. Stenger claims that he had no knowledge of what his business partner Ariel Quiros was doing with the money, but investigators find this claim implausible. Stenger insists that he was shocked to learn about Quiros's secret payments and was also indignant at the small amount of money they had attributed to him. However, investigators say that Stenger promoted falsified projections, including exaggerated sales estimates for artificial organs that weren't even ready for the market. Stenger argues that he relied on third-party projections and couldn't promote a facility destined for failure in his own hometown.

Stenger claims that he only realized something was going wrong after signing new construction contracts in 2015. Quiros told him that they needed to slow down on expenses because the money was tied up in long-term notes, despite it being supposed to be in a sequestered account. Contractors started walking off the job due to non-payment, and state officials collaborated with the SEC on the investigation. However, officials allowed Stenger to continue the projects as long as investor funds were placed in escrow. Stenger downplayed the SEC's involvement in marketing documents, raising another $40 million from Chinese investors.

Stenger hasn't spoken to Quiros since the SEC raid in 2016. When the SEC receiver arrived to see the property, Stenger showed him all the buildings and facilities that were built with EB-5 money. The receiver asked Stenger to continue working while the case proceeded but warned that if he found any wrongdoing, Stenger would be done.

In a major fraud case, Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger settled charges with the S.E.C and were later indicted by the U.S. Attorney for Vermont. Quiros was sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering, while Stenger was sentenced to eighteen months for submitting falsified documents. Paul Van de Graaf, a prosecutor on the case, called it one of the most significant in the state's history. Stenger recently gave a tour of Jay Peak after being released from prison, while Quiros remains incarcerated. Over six hundred foreign investors lost money, and many were unable to obtain green cards. The state settled a lawsuit with the investors, agreeing to pay sixteen million dollars. Felipe Accioly, an investor from Brazil, now faces the risk of deportation. Stenger expressed regret and claimed he was too busy to notice the fraud.

Despite the controversy and legal issues surrounding the Jay Peak Resort, the new and expanded resort is fully operational, which some see as a vindication of the development. However, the financial burden of the project is far from being paid off, as the resort was sold for significantly less than the amount invested. The receiver of the project, Goldberg, admits that building a hotel worth $250 million in this part of Vermont was a bad business plan from the start. Changes have been made to the EB-5 program to prevent future abuse, but concerns about fraud still persist.

Stenger, who now works for Goldberg, is currently trying to find a buyer for the empty lot where the hotel and apartments were supposed to be built. He has managed to secure a local snow-grooming-equipment manufacturer to occupy part of the intended building, but drugs and unreliable employees have posed challenges. The newly elected mayor of Newport, Linda Joy Sullivan, remains optimistic about the town's future and plans to transform the empty lot into a hotel, restaurant, or even a museum. The prosecutor, Van de Graaf, believes that Stenger's motivations were a mix of altruism and ego, while Moulton, Vermont's former commerce secretary, suggests that he was driven by a flawed belief in bringing positive change. The failure of the project has left many with a shattered dream and a sense of disappointment.

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