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Nine people I'd like to know better
thanks for the tag @why-the-heck-not!
Last song: No Wonder I by LAKE
Favourite color: green 💚
Currently watching: nothing really? these days I don't watch much lol
Spicy/savory/sweet: sweet tooth lol
Relationship status: dating my partner :D
Current obsession: the locked tomb!!
I tag: @veetriestostudy @starlight-student @studyingwithmorgs @birdbrainstudies @docbrownstudies @getbreaded @lostlibrariangirl @memoirs-of-a-future-lawyer @wecandoit <3
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Good morning TUMBLR. From today February 29, 2024, I have decided to publish a sort of memoir of my life in installments on TUMBLR. These are memories of travel and work experiences around the world, over a period of approximately 40 years.
The title is': ''Mr. Plant has owed me a shoe since July 5, 1971."
I hope to interest at least three or four readers.
Introduction Why this curious title, you will ask yourselves, my dear 3 or 4 readers. Well I have to think back to an evening way back in 1971, where I was one of the 20,000-odd spectators at a Led Zeppelin concert, the greatest rock group of all time. The concert, which had just begun for goodness sake, was interrupted by police charges, and we were forced to flee from the Vigorelli velodrome in Milan following the throwing of tear gas. Much has been said and written about that unfortunate evening. The fact is that despite Robert Plant's appeals for calm (Smile! Smile! Smile! he shouted into the microphone) which also sounded a little ironic, given the frequent firing of tear gas, at a certain point under the pressure of the human tide who was pushing us against the stage (we were among the lucky ones in the front rows) me and the 3 friends with whom I had come to attend the concert were forced to flee towards the velodrome track, and then to climb over the fence. In the excitement of the moment I lost one of my tennis shoes, but by then I was on the other side of the fence, and about 2 or 3 thousand people wanted to do the same thing, that is, climb over the fence! So I had to abandon the unhealthy idea of going back to the other side to retrieve the shoe. We somehow managed to escape from the velodrome, and took refuge on the floor of the FIAT 850 parked around there, in which we had come to the concert. Meanwhile the battle raged all around us. Every now and then we took a look out the windows, but the smoke from the tear gas and the burning cars didn't allow us to see much of what was happening. There were only big bangs and explosions of weapons and sirens that wouldn't stop screaming. I remember clearly seeing and hearing a lady from one of the balconies of the condominiums around the velodrami shouting at the policemen: ''Kill all those bastards…….don't leave even one alive….!! It all ended after hours, and all we had to do was sadly return home, happy to have saved our skin. The car - owned by the friend Eridano's mother - was full of dents, but the windows were intact. Later, when I finally got home, I threw the remaining shoe in the garbage.
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INCIPIT But who is Bruno Sironi? It's easy to say: a child of '68 and the so-called ''Economic Boom'' - one of the many (all…) who had been made to believe that ''life will always be better'' and that ''the future will belongs''(and the best is yet to come) One who saw Italians go from the Vespa to the ''500'' and from the 500 to the 600 and then gradually the 850 and then the FIAT UNO and the Ritmo…and the butchers' boys ride in Alfa GT Junior (1,260,000 Lire in 1970) . To then understand that this was not the case and suddenly, just as it had begun, the era of continuous ''progress'' could (and did) end (and end badly). One who had to hear Comrade ''in cashmere'' Bertinotti that ''For the first time since the end of the last war there is the prospect that children will have a worse life than their fathers''. And the lawyer Agnelli declared in the famous television interview with Mixer in 1984 - to a question from the journalist Minoli on what Italy's prospects could be - he first adjusted his sypholine leg, and then replied: ''But you see Minoli… I believe that if all goes well… within a couple of decades Italy will be able to aspire to a standard of living equal to the best of the so-called Socialist countries, namely Hungary''. And that son of so-called progress, who has now grown old, has now realized that there is never an end to the worst. Because trying to make things worse - beyond Murphy's Laws - is in the nature of man (especially homo Italicus) much more than improving them. And that perhaps human beings start out with the best intentions, but then along the way, when faced with difficulties, they choose compromise, circumventing the obstacle, and almost never overcoming it. And finally, at all latitudes, in every historical period, and under any type of regime, what characterizes human beings is the instinct of dominance. And man's obsession with dominance derives from the very origin of animal DNA, and binds the destiny of every one of us. With these premises, and with a lot of suffering, I began my working adventure abroad by leaving for Arabia (Not Felix…) on 5 May 1980. Yes, the day of the anniversary of Napoleon's death, which I remembered (and I remember still …) by heart the poem dedicated to him by Alessandro Manzoni: He was….since immobile given the mortal sigh….He stood the remains oblivious to such a breath. But before that first trip, there are things and events that are worth telling, because as always, nothing is as it seems. As often happens, a friend, a certain Figini Mauro, approached me one day at the bar and said: ''You know, I have an uncle who works for a large construction company in Milan, with activities abroad'' – Really? ? I answer immediately interested - and what's his name, give me all the details, put me in contact with him, I want to try to have an interview (in short I felt inside that it could be more than one possibility) No sooner said than done, the day arrives when I am summoned to the offices of the ''Great Society''. The headquarters was located at the end of a street in the south of Milan, the continuation of Via Savona, after Viale Tibaldi. I get there first by trolleybus 90 (the Circunvallasiun) and then by walking for a few hundred meters on a dirt road. Admitted inside, I am introduced to a manager by the famous ''Uncle'' - who sings my praises: ''a good boy, good family, I guarantee'' (never seen or heard from the ''Uncle'' before that moment…) It is agreed that, before leaving for Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia???), I should spend a few days in an architecture studio in Milan (in Via Pantano). Architect Sala will take care of me, and possibly judge whether I am suitable to be sent to Saudi to draw up the so-called As Built (an English expression meaning ''As built'') drawings, i.e. how any project has been completed, with the changes made during construction highlighted. I thus learn (from Arch Sala) that the Big Society is building a military hospital in Dahran in the Eastern province (a military hospital which later, during the Gulf wars, proved to be very useful).
I then spent a week in the famous architecture studio, which I reached every morning with the public transport of the time: tram from Nova M. to via Farini, then the 8, which took me to via Orefici on the corner of Duomo. And then on foot along Via Mazzini, Via Larga – Via Pantano. Declared ''Suitable'' for the purpose (after having designed a hospital stretcher beater) I was then hired by Big Society and sent to Saudi with the Milan Linate – Rome – Riyadh – Dahran flights: I have a vivid memory of the seat on the left on the plane that I occupied, and of the vision of the Pre-Alps when we turned towards the South: the mountains of my youth disappeared on the horizon… No, it doesn't seem to me that ''as if it were now'', perhaps the opposite: I have the clear perception how much time has passed, 40 or more years… even the century has changed…….
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“Hello darkness, my old friend…” Everybody knows the iconic Simon & Garfunkel song, but do you know the amazing story behind the first line of The Sounds of Silence?It began 62 years ago, when Arthur “Art” Garfunkel, a Jewish kid from Queens, enrolled in Columbia University. During freshman orientation, Art met a student from Buffalo named Sandy Greenberg, and they immediately bonded over their shared passion for literature and music. Art and Sandy became roommates and best friends. With the idealism of youth, they promised to be there for each other no matter what.Soon after starting college, Sandy was struck by tragedy. His vision became blurry and although doctors diagnosed it as temporary conjunctivitis, the problem grew worse. Finally after seeing a specialist, Sandy received the devastating news that severe glaucoma was destroying his optic nerves. The young man with such a bright future would soon be completely blind.Sandy was devastated and fell into a deep depression. He gave up his dream of becoming a lawyer and moved back to Buffalo, where he worried about being a burden to his financially-struggling family. Consumed with shame and fear, Sandy cut off contact with his old friends, refusing to answer letters or return phone calls.Then suddenly, to Sandy’s shock, his buddy Art showed up at the front door. He was not going to allow his best friend to give up on life, so he bought a ticket and flew up to Buffalo unannounced. Art convinced Sandy to give college another go, and promised that he would be right by his side to make sure he didn’t fall - literally or figuratively.Art kept his promise, faithfully escorting Sandy around campus and effectively serving as his eyes. It was important to Art that even though Sandy had been plunged into a world of darkness, he should never feel alone. Art actually started calling himself “Darkness” to demonstrate his empathy with his friend. He’d say things like, “Darkness is going to read to you now.” Art organized his life around helping Sandy.One day, Art was guiding Sandy through crowded Grand Central Station when he suddenly said he had to go and left his friend alone and petrified. Sandy stumbled, bumped into people, and fell, cutting a gash in his shin. After a couple of hellish hours, Sandy finally got on the right subway train. After exiting the  station at 116th street, Sandy bumped into someone who quickly apologized - and Sandy immediately recognized Art’s voice! Turned out his trusty friend had followed him the whole way home, making sure he was safe and giving him the priceless gift of independence. Sandy later said, “That moment was the spark that caused me to live a completely different life, without fear, without doubt. For that I am tremendously grateful to my friend.”Sandy graduated from Columbia and then earned graduate degrees at Harvard and Oxford. He married his high school sweetheart and became an extremely successful entrepreneur and philanthropist.While at Oxford, Sandy got a call from Art.
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This time Art was the one who needed help. He’d formed a folk rock duo with his high school pal Paul Simon, and they desperately needed $400 to record their first album. Sandy and his wife Sue had literally $404 in their bank account, but without hesitation Sandy gave his old friend what he needed.Art and Paul's first album was not a success, but one of the songs, The Sounds of Silence, became a #1 hit a year later. The opening line echoed the way Sandy always greeted Art. Simon & Garfunkel went on to become one of the most beloved musical acts in history.The two Columbia graduates, each of whom has added so much to the world in his own way, are still best friends. Art Garfunkel said that when he became friends with Sandy, “my real life emerged. I became a better guy in my own eyes, and began to see who I was - somebody who gives to a friend.” Sandy describes himself as “the luckiest man in the world.”Adapted from Sandy Greenberg’s memoir: “Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: How Daring Dreams and Unyielding Friendship Turned One Man’s Blindness into an Extraordinary Vision for Life."
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“Hello darkness, my old friend…” Everybody knows the iconic Simon & Garfunkel song, but do you know the amazing story behind the first line of The Sounds of Silence?
It began 62 years ago, when Arthur “Art” Garfunkel, a Jewish kid from Queens, enrolled in Columbia University. During freshman orientation, Art met a student from Buffalo named Sandy Greenberg, and they immediately bonded over their shared passion for literature and music. Art and Sandy became roommates and best friends. With the idealism of youth, they promised to be there for each other no matter what.
Soon after starting college, Sandy was struck by tragedy. His vision became blurry and although doctors diagnosed it as temporary conjunctivitis, the problem grew worse. Finally after seeing a specialist, Sandy received the devastating news that severe glaucoma was destroying his optic nerves. The young man with such a bright future would soon be completely blind.
Sandy was devastated and fell into a deep depression. He gave up his dream of becoming a lawyer and moved back to Buffalo, where he worried about being a burden to his financially-struggling family. Consumed with shame and fear, Sandy cut off contact with his old friends, refusing to answer letters or return phone calls. 
Then suddenly, to Sandy’s shock, his buddy Art showed up at the front door. He was not going to allow his best friend to give up on life, so he bought a ticket and flew up to Buffalo unannounced. Art convinced Sandy to give college another go, and promised that he would be right by his side to make sure he didn’t fall - literally or figuratively.
Art kept his promise, faithfully escorting Sandy around campus and effectively serving as his eyes. It was important to Art that even though Sandy had been plunged into a world of darkness, he should never feel alone. Art actually started calling himself “Darkness” to demonstrate his empathy with his friend. He’d say things like, “Darkness is going to read to you now.” Art organized his life around helping Sandy.
One day, Art was guiding Sandy through crowded Grand Central Station when he suddenly said he had to go and left his friend alone and petrified. Sandy stumbled, bumped into people, and fell, cutting a gash in his shin. After a couple of hellish hours, Sandy finally got on the right subway train. After exiting the  station at 116th street, Sandy bumped into someone who quickly apologized - and Sandy immediately recognized Art’s voice! Turned out his trusty friend had followed him the whole way home, making sure he was safe and giving him the priceless gift of independence. Sandy later said, “That moment was the spark that caused me to live a completely different life, without fear, without doubt. For that I am tremendously grateful to my friend.”
Sandy graduated from Columbia and then earned graduate degrees at Harvard and Oxford. He married his high school sweetheart and became an extremely successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. 
While at Oxford, Sandy got a call from Art. This time Art was the one who needed help. He’d formed a folk rock duo with his high school pal Paul Simon, and they desperately needed $400 to record their first album. Sandy and his wife Sue had literally $404 in their bank account, but without hesitation Sandy gave his old friend what he needed.
Art and Paul's first album was not a success, but one of the songs, The Sounds of Silence, became a #1 hit a year later. The opening line echoed the way Sandy always greeted Art. Simon & Garfunkel went on to become one of the most beloved musical acts in history.
The two Columbia graduates, each of whom has added so much to the world in his own way, are still best friends. Art Garfunkel said that when he became friends with Sandy, “my real life emerged. I became a better guy in my own eyes, and began to see who I was - somebody who gives to a friend.” Sandy describes himself as “the luckiest man in the world.”
Adapted from Sandy Greenberg’s memoir: “Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: How Daring Dreams and Unyielding Friendship Turned One Man’s Blindness into an Extraordinary Vision for Life."
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This day in history
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Today (May 20) at 3:15PM, I’ll be at the GAITHERSBURG Book Festival with my novel Red Team Blues; then on Monday (May 22), I’m keynoting Public Knowledge’s Emerging Tech conference in DC.
On Tuesday (May 23), I’ll be in TORONTO for a book launch that’s part of WEPFest, a benefit for the West End Phoenix, onstage with Dave Bidini (The Rheostatics), Ron Diebert (Citizen Lab) and the whistleblower Dr Nancy Olivieri.
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#20yrsago William Gibson on the future of media https://web.archive.org/web/20030503081410/www.williamgibsonbooks.com/archive/2003_05_01_archive.asp
#15yrsago We need a privacy bill of rights https://www.wired.com/2008/05/securitymatters-0515/
#15yrsago Steamy tell-all memoir by a Disneyland “Jack Sparrow” https://web.archive.org/web/20080525200648/https://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx/?id=7016
#15yrsago Oregon to hold hearings on whether its laws are copyrighted https://public.resource.org/oregon/
#15yrsago China’s surveillance state https://web.archive.org/web/20080517165418/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/20797485/chinas_allseeing_eye/print
#10yrsago Unknown mathematician makes historical breakthrough in prime theory https://www.wired.com/2013/05/twin-primes/
#10yrsago What UK education czar Michael Gove doesn’t understand about creativity https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/17/to-encourage-creativity-mr-gove-understand
#10yrsago Accused identity thief nailed by food-porn Instagram photo https://www.techdirt.com/2013/05/20/criminal-nabbed-his-own-food-porn/
#10yrsago Utah wants to tax power consumed by the NSA’s massive, illegal data-processing facility https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56304956&itype=CMSID
#10yrsago Book review: information security for lawyers https://books.slashdot.org/story/13/05/20/1313205/book-review-locked-down-information-security-for-lawyers
#10yrsago When America issued dogtags to kids to help identify their nuke-blasted corpses https://gizmodo.com/that-time-american-school-kids-were-given-dog-tags-beca-508802138
#10yrsago Whatever happened to crack babies? https://web.archive.org/web/20130904231440/https://www.retroreport.org/crack-babies-a-tale-from-the-drug-wars/
#10yrsago Internet of Things and surveillance https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/05/the_eyes_and_ea.html
#10yrsago Profile of math-inspired 3D printing sculptor Bathsheba Grossman https://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/2075-designer-spotlight-bathsheba-grossman-2.html
#5yrsago Explaining marine invertebrate reproductive strategies to the lobster-obsessed Jordan Peterson https://twitter.com/baileys/status/997646354414522368
#5yrsago Supreme Court rules that employers can make signing away your right to sue them in a class a condition of employment https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/supreme-court-nlra-arbitration-gorsuch/index.html
#5yrsago New York high school will use CCTV and facial recognition to enforce discipline https://web.archive.org/web/20180521033340/http://uschnews.com/lockport-schools-turn-to-state-of-the-art-technology-to-beef-up-security-the-buffalo-news/
#5yrsago High school students who will not smile in the hallways are sent to mandatory counselling, while bullying is rampant https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/local/2018/05/15/n-lebanon-students-told-smile-while-bullying-gets-ignored/606180002/
#5yrsago The Vatican dunks on the finance industry and its “amoral culture” https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/05/17/180517a.html
#5yrsago Ahead of national elections, India’s authoritarian ruling party loses a key regional battle https://web.archive.org/web/20180520035216/http://www.atimes.com/article/huge-setback-for-modi-as-bjp-fails-floor-test-in-karnataka/
#5yrsago Britain’s hardline prohibitionist drugs minister is married to a weed grower https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/drugs-minister-victoria-atkins-hypocrisy-cannabis-paul-kenward-british-sugar-a8356056.html
#5yrsago App that let parents spy on teens stored thousands of kids’ Apple ID passwords and usernames on an unsecured server https://www.zdnet.com/article/teen-phone-monitoring-app-leaks-thousands-of-users-data/
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Catch me on tour with Red Team Blues in Toronto, DC, Gaithersburg, Oxford, Hay, Manchester, Nottingham, London, and Berlin!
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Harry's book is being held up by the lawyers. H is a coward. He does not want to be at the memorial looking in the face of all those people he has already betrayed on TV & will betray in the book. The stories he did know, he has already spilled his guts on & what he did not know, he makes up & won't bat an eye. It was OK when no one sued you. Now, Sam is suing her over the first book & her Father says he will testify against M. Interesting, if Sam's case contradicts H's book, fireworks & lawyers
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Hi Nonny,
I would not be surprised if the lawyers are having trouble with Harry's memoirs. I am sure the publisher is being very careful so they can't be sued when it comes out. If Harry does represent lies as truth in it, as he did on the Oprah interview and afterwards (e.g. his 'I never rode a bike with my parents' story) the lawyers will be having a wonderful time trying to sort that out.
I feel sure we will be hearing more about any legal issues coming out of Harry's memoirs in the future.
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Featured Post: Stonebridge by Linda Griffin
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About Stonebridge: After the death of her mother, Rynna Dalton comes to live with her imperious great-grandmother and her bookish, disabled cousin Ted at Stonebridge Manor. Almost immediately she is aware of a mysterious presence, which she believes is the spirit of her mother’s murdered cousin, Rosalind. Rynna is charmed by Rosalind’s lawyer son Jason Wyatt, who courts her, and she agrees to marry him. Meanwhile, Ted and Rynna become good friends. But Stonebridge holds secrets that will profoundly affect her future. Why is Ted so opposed to the match? Why does Rosalind seem to warn Rynna against it? And how far will Jason go to possess Stonebridge—and the woman he professes to love? Targeted Age Group: Adult Written by: Linda Griffin Buy the ebook: Buy the Book On Amazon Buy the Book On Barnes & Noble/Nook Buy the Book On Apple Books Buy the Print Book: Buy the Book On Barnes & Noble/Nook Author Bio: I was born and raised in San Diego, California and earned a BA in English from San Diego State University and an MLS from UCLA. I began my career as a reference and collection development librarian in the Art and Music Section of the San Diego Public Library and then transferred to the Literature and Languages Section, where I had the pleasure of managing the Central Library's Fiction collection. Although I also enjoy reading biography, memoir, and history, fiction remains my first love. In addition to the three R’s—reading, writing, and research—I enjoy Scrabble, movies, and travel. My earliest ambition was to be a “book maker” and I wrote my first story, “Judy and the Fairies,” with a plot device stolen from a comic book, at the age of six. I broke into print in college with a story in the San Diego State University literary journal, The Phoenix, but most of my magazine publications came after I left the library to spend more time on my writing. Follow the author on social media: Learn more about the writer. Visit the Author's Website Facebook Fan Page Twitter Instagram YouTube Read the full article
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A very productive evening.
Won the Diamond Tournament.
French is coming along, at a intermediate level of competency, as it has been for almost as long as I can remember.
One of these days I will go back and actually learn the Dutch grammar that goes with the Dutch vocabulary.
I started learning Dutch because I completely burnt out on LSAT prep and my brain demanded to be learning something or, alternatively, suffer a complete collapse of uselessness.
(It was a whole thing.)
In the meantime, where slapdash French grammar won't suffice (I have YEARS of translation training with specific noun/adjective placements...we're not going to stop now), I'll just have to muddle through with the paid version of Duolingo that allows you to make all the mistakes without requiring you to take a time out to reflect on the travesty of your actions.
More Meaningful Productivity:
Completed LSAT Trainer Lesson 22
This was a Reading Comprehension lesson. Notably, the first in this book. It went really well. I like the approach here and feel like it might prove more helpful than other methods I've attempted. Looking forward to future lessons.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. (1937) -- Reading Outline
United States v. Darby (1941) -- Reading Outline
I am reminded by these cases, about the concept of "plenary powers," and the first time I ever recall hearing said term being Liz speaking at a J6 Committee Hearing.
Intuitively feeling the importance of her words, wanting to fully understand, I looked it up.
If that wasn't the exact moment that I fell in love with both her AND Constitutional Law, it was a missed opportunity.
(It also concerns me about the state of education that I could have a college degree as well as an entire Master's degree and not know what a plenary power was -- but I haven't had a civics lesson since 7th grade. 🤷🏻‍♀️I vividly remember dropping APUSH because, at the time, it was World History that I'd really enjoyed and wanted more of. Psychology was the only advanced placement course I wasted time on Senior year. I didn't take the test...I don't know anyone that did. I did well in the class, but an official evaluation was a different story. Public schools are a mess. 🤦🏻‍♀️)
Currently Reading:
Law Man: Memoir of a Jailhouse Lawyer by Shon Hopwood
It's free on Kindle Unlimited. We got here because of the Plea Bargin book. The author of that book did nothing at all to endear this man to her readers. She made a valiant effort, but he's a pal of Jared Kushner and a member of the Federalist Society; it's a hard sell.
I wasn't expecting much. I was fairly certain I would end up rage!quitting before it was even worth mentioning.
Would love to know how much of it is ghostwritten...because, though it's still early (I'm in chapter 4), the story telling is actually very, very good.
How To Be Sort Of Happy In Law School by Kathryne M. Young
Author seems to think having studied Sociology along with Law gives her a unique and superior perspective.
I, too, have a degree in Sociology. It basically requires acceptance of reality/your surroundings, how we got here and how it perpetuates. It doesn't make you special.
I'm trying not to be too judgy. I really am. I've only gotten through the introduction and the first chapter...but I'm already feeling like, despite insistence that said book is for anyone with an interest in legal education, a non-traditional, part-time law student hopeful is just not the audience she's writing for.
For what it's worth, I do appreciate the research she's done and is reporting on. Survey is solid (save for the potential non-traditional gap). Sociological methods on point.
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Trump Found Liable for Sexual Abuse: Jury Awards Accuser $5M, Trump Reacts Negatively in CNN Town Hall
On May 10, 2023, a jury found former US President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse against a former business associate, E. Jean Carroll, and ordered him to pay her $5 million in damages. The verdict came after a lengthy legal battle that began in 2019, when Carroll accused Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. The decision was met with mixed reactions from the public and the media, with some applauding the outcome as a victory for women's rights and justice, while others criticized the verdict as politically motivated or biased. Let's dive deeper into the story and explore its implications. The Story Behind the Verdict The case started when E. Jean Carroll, a prominent advice columnist, accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1995 or 1996. In her 2019 memoir, "What Do We Need Men For?," Carroll detailed the incident, alleging that Trump attacked her in a dressing room after they ran into each other and engaged in a lighthearted conversation. Trump denied the accusations, claiming he had never met Carroll, despite a photo of the two of them together at a party in the 1980s. He also said that Carroll was lying to sell books and that he couldn't have assaulted her because she wasn't his type. In response, Carroll filed a defamation lawsuit against Trump, arguing that his comments had damaged her reputation and caused her emotional distress. The case proceeded through the courts, with Trump's lawyers seeking to have it dismissed or delayed, citing his presidential immunity and other legal arguments. However, the case eventually reached a trial, which took place in May 2023 in a New York state court. During the trial, Carroll testified about her experience and provided witnesses and evidence to support her claims. Trump, who did not testify in person, submitted a video deposition in which he repeated his denials and attacked the credibility of Carroll and other women who had accused him of sexual misconduct. After a week-long trial, the jury deliberated for several days before reaching a verdict. They found that Trump had indeed defamed Carroll by denying her allegations and that his comments had caused her harm. They also found that Trump had committed sexual battery against Carroll by forcibly touching her in the dressing room, which constituted assault under New York law. Reactions to the Verdict The verdict in the Trump-Carroll case was met with a range of reactions from the media, politicians, and the public. Here are some of the main points of view: Positive Reactions - Many women's rights advocates hailed the verdict as a major victory for survivors of sexual assault and harassment, as well as a rebuke of Trump's behavior and rhetoric. - Some legal experts praised the jury's decision as a clear application of New York law and a reminder that no one, not even a former president, is above the law. - Carroll herself expressed gratitude for the verdict and said she hoped it would encourage other survivors to come forward and seek justice. Negative Reactions - Some Trump supporters and conservative media outlets dismissed the verdict as a politically motivated attack on the former president and an example of "cancel culture" gone too far. - Trump himself released a statement criticizing the jury, the judge, and the legal system as a whole, saying, "I have never been treated fairly in this country, and this verdict is just another example of that." - Some legal analysts questioned the reasoning and scope of the verdict, arguing that it could set a dangerous precedent for future cases involving public figures and defamation claims. FAQs What was the nature of the allegations against Trump in this case? Answer: E. Jean Carroll, a journalist and advice columnist, accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s. Trump denied the allegations and claimed he had never met Carroll, even though a photo of them together surfaced later. What was the verdict against Trump in this case? Answer: A jury found Trump liable for defamation for denying the allegations and saying that Carroll was "totally lying" to sell her book. The jury also awarded Carroll $5 million in damages for the harm caused by Trump's statements. What was Trump's reaction to the verdict? Answer: Trump criticized the judge and jury on Twitter, saying that they were biased against him and that the verdict was a "total miscarriage of justice." He also vowed to appeal the decision. Does this verdict set a legal precedent for future cases against Trump? Answer: It's unclear whether this verdict will have a significant impact on other cases against Trump, as each case is unique and depends on the specific facts and evidence involved. However, the verdict does send a message that public officials can be held accountable for defaming private citizens. What is the significance of this verdict for the #MeToo movement? Answer: The verdict is seen as a victory for the #MeToo movement, as it demonstrates that powerful men can be held accountable for their actions and words. It also highlights the importance of believing and supporting survivors of sexual assault and harassment. - What does this verdict mean for Trump's political future? Answer: The verdict is unlikely to have a direct impact on Trump's political future, as he is no longer in office and has not announced plans to run for president again. However, it could affect his public image and perception, which could in turn impact his ability to influence politics and policy. Read the full article
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Pro Bono: Lawyer v. The Law
A memoir written by Jericho Louis B. Jumawan
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Ever since I was young, my mind was somehow shaped to hate law. Not the laws, law. Once, I heard about how lawyers are the most vile and sinful creatures to ever exist. Even as a kid, I asked to myself, “Why? They’re just only doing their job: to protect their clients.” A response eventually came, “That’s the point. They only defend people who are rich. Money can manipulate law easily.” As a kid, I thought to myself that that had a point. I often see lawyers on TV protecting criminals and syndicates, which made me realize I will never, once ever in my life, think of becoming a lawyer in the future. I had other plans: becoming a chef, computer expert, and whatnot.
Growing up, I see this weird portrayals of lawyers in Philippine television. A lawyer (portrayed by an extra) that does anything their “evil” client says, then the protagonist of the said series will outsmart them and win the scene. Case closed. I thought of it boring as I never saw an actual portrayal of a lawyer in action. I developed no interest with it. That just added to the few reasons why I hate law and lawyers.
Years passed and that ideology remained in my mind. Law is evil and nothing can convince me otherwise. My cousin who was staying with us, just few months older than me, was asked by my parents what course she would take in college. She responded, “Something related with law.” I was a teen, just barely hit as one, and I am still holding onto the belief that I knew law was not a simple field to meddle with. I tried to convince her not to pursue that career since it’s complicated and will get her in plenty of troubles. I was set into believing that people who actually wanted to pursue law are people who wishes to watch the world burn while they enjoy the privilege they have.
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Eventually, things change but so do people’s perspective to everything. I was part of those people whose eyes were opened. Slowly, as I began to age, I also began to see matters I never knew existed. I began to see colors of black and white, then eventually presented a choice: which path do I choose? Do I choose the black, the one favoring the oppressor, even though I do matter that conflict myself and harm other people, at the very least I have protection? Do I choose the white, the one oppressed, scarce of power, struggling to climb up the ladders and fight those who trample us?
Not only my eyes were opened, but also my spirit. That’s when I saw various activism, protests, rights, and battles being fought. I heard the other side as well, that these actions are more harmful than helpful to the people involved. I hated law even more. I hated the fact that it divides the people only willing to fight and be free with and from themselves. It was more than chaos it brings, it’s destruction. Total and absolute destruction. It will cause friends, families, and loved ones to turn from each other and that’s when I realized that it wasn’t the law’s fault, it’s the truth.
It’s the truth that divides these people. It’s the truth needed to be heard. It’s the truth that some are so afraid to speak of that they will remain silent just so they can benefit from the false. It’s the truth that some are willing to die for so others may live because of their sacrifices. It’s the truth that separates black from white, but also the one that will unite them if people were only smart enough. It’s the gray.
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My eyes have been opened and for the foreseeable future, I don’t see them closing. It confused me for a while, but I managed to keep my head straight to what is right and what is supposed to be—no matter how other people’s views on things may affect me. If the choices presented to me before were the colors black and white, now it’s different. Will I do something about the injustice that I see or remain silent?
It wasn’t even long until I arrived at a conclusion: yes. Yes, I want to do something about it. I somehow felt guilty for realizing it too late. That all these years, the manifestations of law and the things I hate around me is what the world has been telling me. The world is scarred and it will remain to be one unless we act upon it. It will not be easy. It will be painful, agonizing, and torturing, but that is only a few of the risks people must take so we can reshape this world into a better one that we remember it as of now. It will be difficult and we will struggle, but that’s the point of progress.
I have decided to pursue law. I will be taking psychology as my pre-law major and I will be one of the very few many that wants to change how the world spins. Being a part of my current academic strand, Humanities and Social Sciences, is a start, there’s still a lot more. If I want a change, then I will be part of the change. I must be a part of that system in order to change that system into something better, something to be proud of.
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LSE Labour Law in Retrospect: an interview with Professor William B. Gould
(Originally published by LSE Ratio in 2022) 
In the 1960s, LSE was a central node in the developing field of comparative labour law. It was at that time that the preeminent scholar of U.S. labor law, William B. Gould, spent some time in the Department of Law before going on to a storied career in academia and industrial relations. We talked with Professor Gould, inviting him to reflect on the experience and influence of his time at LSE.
SLS Professor Emeritus William B. Gould
In the early-mid 1960s, the LSE Law Department was home to such pre-eminent labour law professors as Sir Otto Kahn Freund and Lord Wedderburn. Was it their presence that drew you to LSE as a young labour lawyer, or how else did you find yourself in London?
The presence of Professor Kahn Freund was a principal attraction (Wedderburn was not yet at LSE – he would arrive three or four years afterwards – I came to know him later in the 60s during some of my visits to London). I was aware of Kahn Freund’s pre-eminence as a comparative labor lawyer and both his name and the School were something of which I became aware through a British friend when I was studying at Cornell Law School, Inge Hyman (née Neufeld) of Manchester University. Initially, based upon discussions with Mrs. Hyman and my own readings, I knew of LSE through the writings of Harold Laski and others. I don’t think that I began the Holmes-Laski Letters until my return to America in 1963. Mrs. Hyman’s recommendation was so strong and lasting that it stayed with me even though I was hired into my ideal job subsequent to graduation from Cornell Law School as Assistant General Counsel for the United Auto Workers in Detroit. I gave up that job to come to LSE.
What was the focus of your research at that time, and how did your time at LSE and in England generally inform the canonical work that you went on to do subsequently?
The focus of my general research was threefold: (1) comparative labor law with Professor Kahn Freund; (2) comparisons between the American and British labor-management and labor law systems, and (3) the relationship between unions and politics. Much of this informed the work which I did subsequently. Illustrative of the first theme would be my book, Japan’s Reshaping of American Labor Law (MIT, 1984) and other articles. Illustrative of the second theme would be ‘Taft-Hartley Comes to Great Britain: Observations on the Industrial Relations Act of 1971’, 81 Yale L. Rev. 1421 (1972), and a paper which I gave at Chatham House in London when I was Chairman of the National Relations Labor Board (reproduced in Labored Relations: Law, Politics, and the NLRB – A Memoir (2000). Aspects of both these themes have woven their way into the many editions of A Primer on American Labor Law (MIT and Cambridge, 1st edition 1982, 6th edition 2019). My writings about the third of the above themes did not take form until ‘Organized Labor, the Supreme Court, and Harris v Quinn: Déjà Vu All Over Again?’, 2014 Sup. Ct. Rev. 133 (2015) and ‘How Five Young Men Channeled Nine Old Men: Janus and the High Court’s Anti-Labor Policymaking’, 53 U.S.F.L. Rev. 209, (2019).
Aside from my classes with Kahn Freund, Phelps Brown, Burt Roberts, I attended political science classes, and lectures. Through my UAW friends like Victor Reuther, I was able to meet such political leaders as Dennis Healey, Deputy Leader George Brown, CAR Crossland, author of The Future of Socialism, The Conservative Enemy, as well as RHS Crossman and Minister of Labor Ray Gunter. When I first went to TUC Headquarters in London in the fall of 1962, I was greeted by George Woodcock. Within a week of my arrival, I attended the Labor Party Conference in Brighton where Hugh Gaitskell gave his “One Thousand Years of History” speech. My one Conservative Party leader meeting was with Sir Keith Joseph, who was a member of the Macmillan cabinet.
What similarities and differences would you identify when comparing approaches to labour law in the UK and U.S.? How do you think your career might have been different had you stayed in the UK? Was that an option at the time?
The principal differences lie in union structure, dispute resolution, and the role of law. Kahn Freund frequently said to me “You Americans have too much law”. History brought the unions to Britain before law – at least law which protected the unions. The opposite was true in the United States, as Kahn Freund would often say.
The question of whether my career in Britain would have been different than what it turned out to be is quite difficult to speculate about. Surely it would have been very different. I was not yet an academic – but I think that I applied for and received some interest from Lancaster University. I was offered a position with the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland but not in a department which was to my liking.
That year in London made me aware of how fundamentally American I am. This often brings me back to the George Bernard Shaw reference to two nations separated by a common language.
As the author of 11 books and more than sixty law review articles, how does your fascinating new book – For Labor to Build Upon: Wars, Depression and Pandemic – fit with your previous work? What was your motivation in undertaking that study, and can you give us a precis of the book and its findings?
In some respects, I see this book as the summing up of where I have been and how my thinking has changed. My motivation was rooted in the fact that organized labor has had such difficulty over the years and that the explanations for its decline had not been properly analyzed and discussed. The closest that I had come to this was my 1993 book Agenda for Reform (MIT, 1993). I have been increasingly concerned with what I regard as facile explanations for labor’s decline, and the fact that aside from a book by Leo Wolman in the 1930s, very little attention has been given to the role of cataclysmic changes like war, depression, and now pandemic, in assessing trade union growth and decline. I have become increasingly impatient with the writing in this country which seems to and does assume that law can appreciably alter developments in this arena. Law, though symbiotic in its relationship to union growth and decline, is subordinate. That is my message. And I think it is a message which might resonate well today with my LSE tutor, Otto Kahn Freund.
Is there particular work – both of your own, and that of your 1960s colleagues at LSE – that you think has been particularly impactful in the law and practice of your field? Is there any research that you wish had been, or might now be, more influential?
Kahn Freund’s writing, particularly on comparative labor law, has impacted me considerably. My one area of regret is that I did not follow through on and complete fully some empirical work on dispute resolution in the 70s.
If you compare and contrast British and American approaches to teaching and learning and the intellectual environment, how would you describe it?
At the time I came to LSE as a young student there was a sharp difference between teaching and learning there and the intellectual environment in law school in the United States. Indeed, the major consideration in leaving Detroit (though I enjoyed it immensely) and coming to London lay in the fact that I thought that law school had destroyed my ability to write well and to think clearly about the relationship between law and the real world outside of decided case law. I needed to be reinvigorated intellectually and my year in London provided that.
Today it is quite different. I think that our students here at Stanford Law School have an exposure to a rich diversity of courses, teaching methods, and different teachers that I never had as a student.
Given your long-standing connections to the LSE Law School, we are enormously happy to have your contribution to Ratio. Why do you find it important to stay connected as an alumnus?
I think that most of my answers provided above make it obvious. I count that period as a formative and creative period due to voracious reading, attendance at lectures throughout London and Britain and Europe. Moreover, I met my wife during that year in London (she was teaching remedial courses at LSE – she had already obtained a Master’s at LSE and a Bachelor’s Degree at Manchester) and as the result of that, I now have three children and four grandchildren. The year at LSE made all of this possible.
William B. Gould IV is Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Stanford Law School. Former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, 1994–98) and Former Chairman of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (2014-2017). Professor Gould has received five honorary doctorates for his significant contributions to the fields of labor law and industrial relations. Graduate study London School of Economics 1962-63.
from Legal Aggregate – Stanford Law School https://law.stanford.edu/2022/11/28/lse-labour-law-in-retrospect-an-interview-with-professor-william-b-gould/
source https://bobnitido.wordpress.com/2022/11/29/lse-labour-law-in-retrospect-an-interview-with-professor-william-b-gould/
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“Hello darkness, my old friend…” Everybody knows the iconic Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel song, but do you know the amazing story behind the first line of The Sounds of Silence?
It began when Arthur “Art” Garfunkel, a Jewish kid from Queens, enrolled in Columbia University. During freshman orientation, Art met a student from Buffalo named Sandy Greenberg, and they immediately bonded over their shared passion for literature and music. Art and Sandy became roommates and best friends. With the idealism of youth, they promised to be there for each other no matter what.
Soon after starting college, Sandy was struck by tragedy. His vision became blurry and although doctors diagnosed it as temporary conjunctivitis, the problem grew worse. Finally after seeing a specialist, Sandy received the devastating news that severe glaucoma was destroying his optic nerves. The young man with such a bright future would soon be completely blind.
Sandy was devastated and fell into a deep depression. He gave up his dream of becoming a lawyer and moved back to Buffalo, where he worried about being a burden to his financially-struggling family. Consumed with shame and fear, Sandy cut off contact with his old friends, refusing to answer letters or return phone calls.
Then suddenly, to Sandy’s shock, his buddy Art showed up at the front door. He was not going to allow his best friend to give up on life, so he bought a ticket and flew up to Buffalo unannounced. Art convinced Sandy to give college another go, and promised that he would be right by his side to make sure he didn’t fall - literally or figuratively.
Art kept his promise, faithfully escorting Sandy around campus and effectively serving as his eyes. It was important to Art that even though Sandy had been plunged into a world of darkness, he should never feel alone. Art actually started calling himself “Darkness” to demonstrate his empathy with his friend. He’d say things like, “Darkness is going to read to you now.” Art organized his life around helping Sandy.
One day, Art was guiding Sandy through crowded Grand Central Station when he suddenly said he had to go and left his friend alone and petrified. Sandy stumbled, bumped into people, and fell, cutting a gash in his shin. After a couple of hellish hours, Sandy finally got on the right subway train. After exiting the station at 116th street, Sandy bumped into someone who quickly apologized - and Sandy immediately recognized Art’s voice! Turned out his trusty friend had followed him the whole way home, making sure he was safe and giving him the priceless gift of independence. Sandy later said, “That moment was the spark that caused me to live a completely different life, without fear, without doubt. For that I am tremendously grateful to my friend.”
Sandy graduated from Columbia and then earned graduate degrees at Harvard and Oxford. He married his high school sweetheart and became an extremely successful entrepreneur and philanthropist.
While at Oxford, Sandy got a call from Art. This time Art was the one who needed help. He’d formed a folk rock duo with his high school pal Paul Simon, and they desperately needed $400 to record their first album. Sandy and his wife Sue had literally $404 in their bank account, but without hesitation Sandy gave his old friend what he needed.
Art and Paul's first album was not a success, but one of the songs, The Sounds of Silence, became a #1 hit a year later. The opening line echoed the way Sandy always greeted Art. Simon & Garfunkel went on to become one of the most beloved musical acts in history.
The two Columbia graduates, each of whom has added so much to the world in his own way, are still best friends. Art Garfunkel said that when he became friends with Sandy, “my real life emerged. I became a better guy in my own eyes, and began to see who I was - somebody who gives to a friend.” Sandy describes himself as “the luckiest man in the world.”
Adapted from Sandy Greenberg’s memoir: “Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: How Daring Dreams and Unyielding Friendship Turned One Man’s Blindness into an Extraordinary Vision for Life."
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Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
Grateful Music LLC1 June at 00:44  · “Hello darkness, my old friend…” Everybody knows the iconic Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel song, but do you know the amazing story behind the first line of The Sounds of Silence?It began when Arthur “Art” Garfunkel, a Jewish kid from Queens, enrolled in Columbia University. During freshman orientation, Art met a student from Buffalo named Sandy Greenberg, and they immediately bonded over their shared passion for literature and music. Art and Sandy became roommates and best friends. With the idealism of youth, they promised to be there for each other no matter what.Soon after starting college, Sandy was struck by tragedy. His vision became blurry and although doctors diagnosed it as temporary conjunctivitis, the problem grew worse. Finally after seeing a specialist, Sandy received the devastating news that severe glaucoma was destroying his optic nerves. The young man with such a bright future would soon be completely blind.Sandy was devastated and fell into a deep depression. He gave up his dream of becoming a lawyer and moved back to Buffalo, where he worried about being a burden to his financially-struggling family. Consumed with shame and fear, Sandy cut off contact with his old friends, refusing to answer letters or return phone calls. Then suddenly, to Sandy’s shock, his buddy Art showed up at the front door. He was not going to allow his best friend to give up on life, so he bought a ticket and flew up to Buffalo unannounced. Art convinced Sandy to give college another go, and promised that he would be right by his side to make sure he didn’t fall - literally or figuratively.Art kept his promise, faithfully escorting Sandy around campus and effectively serving as his eyes. It was important to Art that even though Sandy had been plunged into a world of darkness, he should never feel alone. Art actually started calling himself “Darkness” to demonstrate his empathy with his friend. He’d say things like, “Darkness is going to read to you now.” Art organized his life around helping Sandy.One day, Art was guiding Sandy through crowded Grand Central Station when he suddenly said he had to go and left his friend alone and petrified. Sandy stumbled, bumped into people, and fell, cutting a gash in his shin. After a couple of hellish hours, Sandy finally got on the right subway train. After exiting the  station at 116th street, Sandy bumped into someone who quickly apologized - and Sandy immediately recognized Art’s voice! Turned out his trusty friend had followed him the whole way home, making sure he was safe and giving him the priceless gift of independence. Sandy later said, “That moment was the spark that caused me to live a completely different life, without fear, without doubt. For that I am tremendously grateful to my friend.”Sandy graduated from Columbia and then earned graduate degrees at Harvard and Oxford. He married his high school sweetheart and became an extremely successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. While at Oxford, Sandy got a call from Art. This time Art was the one who needed help. He’d formed a folk rock duo with his high school pal Paul Simon, and they desperately needed $400 to record their first album. Sandy and his wife Sue had literally $404 in their bank account, but without hesitation Sandy gave his old friend what he needed.Art and Paul's first album was not a success, but one of the songs, The Sounds of Silence, became a #1 hit a year later. The opening line echoed the way Sandy always greeted Art. Simon & Garfunkel went on to become one of the most beloved musical acts in history.The two Columbia graduates, each of whom has added so much to the world in his own way, are still best friends. Art Garfunkel said that when he became friends with Sandy, “my real life emerged. I became a better guy in my own eyes, and began to see who I was - somebody who gives to a friend.” Sandy describes himself as “the luckiest man in the world.”Adapted from Sandy Greenberg’s memoir: “Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: How Daring Dreams and Unyielding Friendship Turned One Man’s Blindness into an Extraordinary Vision for Life."
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Analysis of My Name is Pauli Murray
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“You can’t teach American history without talking about Pauli Murray,” we’re told early on in “My Name is Pauli Murray.” By the end of viewing this documentary, you may have the same sentiment. Pauli Murray narrates her extraordinary life that went on to inspire students, civil rights leaders and future Supreme Court justices. 
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall used Murray’s ideas and research in their most famous court cases. The filmmakers also drew attention to how forward thinking Murray’s ideas were, showing how they were used by the ACLU as late as 2020 to ensure LGBTQ+ rights. And this is just some of the accomplishments highlighted in this documentary.
In 74 years of life, Pauli Murray was a lawyer, poet, activist, teacher and Episcopalian priest, becoming the first Black woman to become ordained in the church. Murray was also what we would now refer to as non-binary, proving that this is something that has existed even before there was the language to openly talk about it. We discover that Murray did try to express it, and at one point sought out exploratory surgery to see if undescended male genitalia were present. At times, and for safety during the Depression-era days of riding the rails, Murray’s appearance and dress was that of a teenage boy. Letters reveal someone who felt they were in the wrong body.
Something that was never disclosed in those letters were preferred pronouns, assumably because this was not an idea that existed during her time. Biographies refer to Murray with she/her pronouns, something she did in her own memoir. The directors give time to a non-binary activist who acknowledges the use of feminine pronouns but decides to use “they” when they refer to Murray. In any other situation, I would ask one’s pronouns, but this is not a possibly, thus, I will use I will use “she” and “her” here, with no malice or disrespect intended.
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In fact, there’s a section of the documentary that’s all about identification and how the perceived wrong terminology can foster dissent. Murray taught students in the 60s, bringing with her decades of firsthand knowledge and expertise surrounding civil rights. Yet the students rejected her preference for using “Negro” instead of “Black,” going so far as to label their professor an Uncle Tom. We are told why behind this—“black” was never capitalized and was therefore considered demoralizing—but this was the “Black is Beautiful” era and, as one friend points out, these students were as fiery and outspoken as Murray was 30 years prior when Eleanor Roosevelt was getting pelted with typewritten letters chewing out FDR for his half-hearted anti-lynching statements.
From those letters, Murray was able to develop a deep friendship with Mrs. Roosevelt, who became a sort of a mother figure who also shared several life experiences. An example is that they were both orphaned and raised by older relatives. The Murray clan were a multi-ethnic group, some of whom could pass for White, and they all instilled the idea that a woman could do anything. Impressed by her friend’s strong will and fearlessness in confronting anyone regardless of their stature, Mrs. Roosevelt quite often suggested Murray as a valuable resource to people like JFK.
Before continuing, you may be wonder why I’m talking about a non-binary individual in a page attempting to highlight Black women in the LGBTQ+ community. There are a few reasons. To the world, Pauli Murray was a woman, and was treated as such. Sexism came from Blacks as well as Whites. “People talk about Jim Crow,” she wrote, “well, I’m dealing with Jane Crow.” This intersection of race and gender would become a constant talking point for Murray—again, far ahead of the times—and this included some clever uses of the 14th Amendment to force some semblance of equality in the law. After being denied acceptance in a PhD program, she enrolled in Howard University’s law school. “I don’t know why women would even consider the law,” a professor said. And during the first year, Murray “wasn’t even allowed to speak.” After graduating at the top of the class, Murray’s automatic acceptance into Harvard to continue studies was rescinded because it was for men only.
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Not only is this a reason to talk about Pauli Murray here, but also because I’m drawing from Patricia Hill Collins and bell hooks and Black Feminist Thought and Collins’ Black Feminist Epistemology. According to Collins and hooks, Black women are agents of their own knowledge. In order to produce Black feminist thought, it requires the epistemology and lived experiences of Black women. Collins used the ‘Standpoint theory” which was introduced by Karl Marx (famous sociologist/theorist) to make her point about how Black women live through a unique and different social lens than people who are not Black women.
As someone who largely lived her life as a Black woman in the United States during Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement, Murray’s lived experience was central in her attempts to provide civil rights to the Black community and rights to women in America. Without these experiences, without her wisdom, Black Feminist Thought may not have developed the way it did.
This documentary isn’t just a list of achievements, but it’s also a bit of a love story between Murray and Irene “Renee” Barlow. The two met at the law firm they both worked at, gravitating toward one another because they were two of the few women in a jungle full of men. We hear snippets of a few letters between the two, and Murray mentions her as “my closest friend” on the tapes that were recorded during the writing of a second memoir, Song in a Weary Throat: An American Pilgrimage. When Yale recently created Pauli Murray College, it made the pioneer the first Black and LGBTQ+ person to have an institute named after them.
Before this film, I didn’t know very much about Pauli Murray. It does what all good documentaries do: it made me want to read up and be educated more on its subject. And what a great and inspiring subject Pauli Murray is.
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5 March 2021 | In the thick of studying for my oral comprehensive exam at the moment so I’ll likely remain rather quiet for a bit longer. In the meantime, prayers are very much appreciated! 
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Thursday / 23.7.20
Today’s study views from my room. After getting back into studying, it seems like I’m getting the hang out of it again. Also I recently bought my IPad a few days ago and I’m loving it so much! I bought it as a replacement for my broken surface RIP. It’s one my of biggest purchases ever since I started working and I’m so proud of myself :’). I feel like a grown gal now. Another thing that made me feel like I’m adulting was taking my wisdom tooth out. Yo sis no joke that shit did not hurt. Like they put me under local anaesthesia and I straight up could not feel any sensation to my lower jaw. Although I could hear the drills, but LUCKILY they wrapped my eyes and ears so all of those sounds were muffled. It was great and I paid like RM50 for it? So yo props to government hospitals, luv yall. U doin gr8 sweety.
listening to: si tu vois ma mère - sidney bachet
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