themindunleashed--2020-07-10--Catholic Church Received Up to $3.5 Billion in COVID Aid as Clergy Sex Abuse Costs Pile Up

( TMU ) – The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used its lobbying clout to amass anywhere between $ 1.4 billion and $ 3.5 billion in taxpayer-funded coronavirus aid for small churches , with millions being funneled toward dioceses that have paid massive settlements and filed for bankruptcy due to clergy sexual abuse cover-ups .
On Monday , the U.S. Small Business Administration released the names of the hundreds of thousands of companies that were bailed out under the $ 659 billion Paycheck Protection Program , the emergency loan program established to keep small businesses afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s data , The Associated Press ( AP ) found that at least 3,500 forgivable loans were granted to Catholic dioceses , parishes , school , nonprofits , and other ministries – making the Catholic Church one of the major winners of the pandemic relief program .
At a minimum , the church received $ 1.4 billion in aid , but the church could have received as much as $ 3.5 billion .
The true figure , however , could be far higher due to the amount of loans that were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Among those receiving aid was the Archdiocese of New York , which received 15 loans totaling at least $ 28 million for its top executive offices alone .
In Orange County , California , diocesan officials received four loans worth at least $ 3 million .
The diocese recently opened a lavish glass cathedral believed to have cost over $ 70 million .
Another loan of at least $ 20 million was given to a West Virginia diocese where the church found last year that then-Bishop Michael Bransfield had been embezzling hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sexually harassing young priests .
While the pandemic and accompanying social distancing and stay-at-home orders impacted the revenue of religious institutions across the United States , scores of dioceses have also suffered financially following the exposure of patterns of sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church .
Following the tidal wave of scandal that struck the church in 2018 , the church faced a tripling of sexual abuse reports in the year ending June 2019 that totaled 4,500 across the U.S .
In the meantime , Catholic entities paid out $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal fees , and support for clergy who engaged in the sexual crimes .
Recipients of the coronavirus aid include roughly 40 dioceses that have been spilling out hundreds of millions in payments to victims through compensation funds or bankruptcy proceedings .
AP found that these dioceses received at least $ 200 million , although the true number is believed to be higher .
However , the church ’ s Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference ( DFMC ) said in May that 9,000 Catholic entities have received loans .
According to the DFMC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ churches applied for the small business loans .
The Catholic Church was certainly not the only major religious group or entity to receive taxpayer-funded pandemic aid under program , which also went toward evangelical mega-churches and televangelists .
Evangelical advisers to President Donald Trump like White House spiritual czar Paula White-Cain were also rewarded loans .
While religious organizations are typically exempt from Small Business Administration loans , the Trump administration has been especially close to the Religious Right and allowed groups to exploit a new loophole following heavy lobbying .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ creates a kind of structural favoritism , ” said University of Virginia law professor Micah Schwartzman , who specializes in constitutional issues surrounding religion .
“ And that favoritism was worth billions of dollars.
” The Paycheck Protection Program has generated controversy over the past weeks as it has been revealed that large companies like McDonald ’ s and Wendy ’ s , among others , have received aid through the program .
Controversially , aid has also gone toward companies backed by lawmakers and celebrities like Dr. Phil , and groups described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , anti-Muslim , and anti-LGBTQ organizations .
However , the new revelations about the scale of money handed to the Catholic Church raises fresh questions about the extent to which the wall separating church and state under the First Amendment has eroded under the Trump administration , especially as religious groups that don ’ t pay taxes are allowed to dip into public funds .

(TMU) – The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used its lobbying clout to amass anywhere between $1.4 billion and $3.5 billion in taxpayer-funded coronavirus aid for small churches, with millions being funneled toward dioceses that have paid massive settlements and filed for bankruptcy due to clergy sexual abuse cover-ups.
On Monday, the U.S. Small Business Administration released the names of the hundreds of thousands of companies that were bailed out under the $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program, the emergency loan program established to keep small businesses afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to an analysis of the agency’s data, The Associated Press (AP) found that at least 3,500 forgivable loans were granted to Catholic dioceses, parishes, school, nonprofits, and other ministries – making the Catholic Church one of the major winners of the pandemic relief program.
At a minimum, the church received $1.4 billion in aid, but the church could have received as much as $3.5 billion. The true figure, however, could be far higher due to the amount of loans that were not accounted for in the list released Monday.
Among those receiving aid was the Archdiocese of New York, which received 15 loans totaling at least $28 million for its top executive offices alone.
In Orange County, California, diocesan officials received four loans worth at least $3 million. The diocese recently opened a lavish glass cathedral believed to have cost over $70 million.
Another loan of at least $20 million was given to a West Virginia diocese where the church found last year that then-Bishop Michael Bransfield had been embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in church funds and sexually harassing young priests.
While the pandemic and accompanying social distancing and stay-at-home orders impacted the revenue of religious institutions across the United States, scores of dioceses have also suffered financially following the exposure of patterns of sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church.
Following the tidal wave of scandal that struck the church in 2018, the church faced a tripling of sexual abuse reports in the year ending June 2019 that totaled 4,500 across the U.S. In the meantime, Catholic entities paid out $282 million, mostly in settlements, legal fees, and support for clergy who engaged in the sexual crimes.
Recipients of the coronavirus aid include roughly 40 dioceses that have been spilling out hundreds of millions in payments to victims through compensation funds or bankruptcy proceedings. AP found that these dioceses received at least $200 million, although the true number is believed to be higher.
However, the church’s Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference (DFMC) said in May that 9,000 Catholic entities have received loans. According to the DFMC, some 13,000 out of the total 17,000 churches applied for the small business loans.
The Catholic Church was certainly not the only major religious group or entity to receive taxpayer-funded pandemic aid under program, which also went toward evangelical mega-churches and televangelists. Evangelical advisers to President Donald Trump like White House spiritual czar Paula White-Cain were also rewarded loans.
While religious organizations are typically exempt from Small Business Administration loans, the Trump administration has been especially close to the Religious Right and allowed groups to exploit a new loophole following heavy lobbying.
“The government grants special dispensation, and that creates a kind of structural favoritism,” said University of Virginia law professor Micah Schwartzman, who specializes in constitutional issues surrounding religion. “And that favoritism was worth billions of dollars.”
The Paycheck Protection Program has generated controversy over the past weeks as it has been revealed that large companies like McDonald’s and Wendy’s, among others, have received aid through the program. Controversially, aid has also gone toward companies backed by lawmakers and celebrities like Dr. Phil, and groups described as “hate groups” including anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, and anti-LGBTQ organizations.
However, the new revelations about the scale of money handed to the Catholic Church raises fresh questions about the extent to which the wall separating church and state under the First Amendment has eroded under the Trump administration, especially as religious groups that don’t pay taxes are allowed to dip into public funds.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--People Flock To Get Tattooed By This 103-Year-Old Filipino Traditional Tattoo Artist

( TMU ) – After reading this , if you ever find yourself in the Philippines , you might now be thinking about visiting Whang-Od Oggay ( who also goes by Whang-od or Maria Oggay ) .
She was born in 1917 , making her 103 years old .
What makes her even more remarkable is that she ’ s a tattoo artist .
The journey you would need to take to see this legendary traditional Kalinga tattoo artist is no small task , it ’ s a 15 hour drive north of Manila to the village of Buscalan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mountain village she resides in after a mile long hike through rice terraces and forest .
This doesn ’ t stop Whang-od receiving many visitors from all over the world .
Whang-og keeps The ancient tradition of Kalinga tattoo alive in her small village , she ’ s the oldest tattooist in the country , known as a Mambabatok .
At dawn each day , she creates her special “ ink ” from pine soot and water .
She uses a foot-long bamboo stick to hand tap her designs into the skin of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buscalan .
The handmade ink is tapped deep into the skin using the thorn and bamboo .
Each design has meaning , from simple shapes to tribal prints and even animals .
Whang Od comes from the Butbut tribe , a legendary group of tribal warriors who were known for their bravery and ferociousness against people who attempted invading their land .
They were not a force to be taken lightly .
Similar to the traditional Sak Yant tattoo in Thailand , these tattoos started as a way for the Butbut warriors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is considered a normal body art , and Whang-Od recalls having her arms and legs tattooed by her friends , and at age 15 she started learning how to create these tattoos on others .
What makes Whang-Od even more special is the fact that her father guided her in her new art , and it was considered the start of womanhood in her village to be allowed to tattoo .
It ’ s no easy task keeping the tradition of ancient tattooing alive , in Whang-Ods culture it is believed you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a blood relative .
She has no children of her own but has trained her grandnieces .

(TMU) – After reading this, if you ever find yourself in the Philippines, you might now be thinking about visiting Whang-Od Oggay (who also goes by Whang-od or Maria Oggay).
She was born in 1917, making her 103 years old. What makes her even more remarkable is that she’s a tattoo artist.
The journey you would need to take to see this legendary traditional Kalinga tattoo artist is no small task, it’s a 15 hour drive north of Manila to the village of Buscalan, and you can only get to this mountain village she resides in after a mile long hike through rice terraces and forest.
This doesn’t stop Whang-od receiving many visitors from all over the world.
Whang-og keeps The ancient tradition of Kalinga tattoo alive in her small village, she’s the oldest tattooist in the country, known as a Mambabatok.
At dawn each day, she creates her special “ink” from pine soot and water. She uses a foot-long bamboo stick to hand tap her designs into the skin of those who have braved the journey to Buscalan.
The handmade ink is tapped deep into the skin using the thorn and bamboo. Each design has meaning, from simple shapes to tribal prints and even animals.
Whang Od comes from the Butbut tribe, a legendary group of tribal warriors who were known for their bravery and ferociousness against people who attempted invading their land.
They were not a force to be taken lightly.
Similar to the traditional Sak Yant tattoo in Thailand, these tattoos started as a way for the Butbut warriors to commemorate a kill. For woman, it is considered a normal body art, and Whang-Od recalls having her arms and legs tattooed by her friends, and at age 15 she started learning how to create these tattoos on others.
What makes Whang-Od even more special is the fact that her father guided her in her new art, and it was considered the start of womanhood in her village to be allowed to tattoo.
It’s no easy task keeping the tradition of ancient tattooing alive, in Whang-Ods culture it is believed you can only pass down the art to a blood relative. She has no children of her own but has trained her grandnieces.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--Monument Of Native American Hero ‘Crazy Horse’ Slowly Takes Shape In South Dakota

( TMU ) – In the Black Hills region in South Dakota , on what was once called Thunderhead Mountain , stands the unfinished sculpture of the biggest monument in the world , which has also taken the longest to complete , and still remains unfinished .
In 1948 , Korczak Ziolkowski , an American citizen of Polish descent , started work on his giant sculpture of Crazy Horse , a famous Native American hero , on the granite peak of Thunderhead Mountain .
Ziolkowski worked on the Mount Rushmore sculptures for a short time and was approached by Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1939 , after he won first prize for one of his sculptures at the New York World Fair that year .
Standing Bear felt there was a need for a Native American memorial in response to Mt Rushmore .
“ My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to know that the red man has great heroes also , ” he said .
Ziolkowski was not Standing Bear ’ s first choice for the project but his first choice , Gutzon Borglum , the sculptor of Mt Rushmore , never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had less than $ 200 to his name when he started work in 1948 and had to contend with no roads , water or electricity .
Working alone during the first years , he used a hazardous 741-step wooden staircase to get to the top of the mountain and refused funding from the federal government , despite having very little money .
His first wife divorced him because he was so obsessed with the project but in 1950 he married Ruth Ross who had come to South Dakota two years earlier specifically to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had 10 children , seven of whom worked with their father on the colossal project .
Ziolkowski was honest about his focus being on the sculpture , telling his wife that she would always come second to it , and his children third .
For extra income , he set up a dairy farm and sawmill while he continued his work on the gigantic sculpture .
During the years he had many broken bones , had four spinal operations and a heart bypass .
Although he had estimated the project to be completed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life working on the granite , later with his family .
He never even got to see the completed face of Crazy Horse , completed when he died in 1982 , after 34 years of hard , often in extreme conditions .
He was buried at the foot of the monument .
His wish was for his family to complete the sculpture and his advice to his wife , “ Go slowly , so you do it right.
’ ’ The monument has its share of controversy .
Some believe it to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family than the First Nations it is meant to honor .
Tasunke Witko , better known as Crazy Horse , was an Oglala Lakota warrior famous for his role in the defeat of Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 and for his refusal to accept the American government ’ s efforts to confine his people on reservations , despite facing violence and tactical starvation .
According to Tatewin Means , who runs a community-development corporation on the Pine Ridge Reservation , Crazy Horse is revered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conceded to the white man.
” He was also known for his humility and some people have questioned whether he would have approved of being depicted on such a mammoth scale , at the cost of the mountain ’ s natural state .
Once completed , the warrior , sitting astride his horse , will point Southeast to where many First Nation people lay buried .
Crazy Horse will stand 563ft ( 171.60m ) high and be 641ft ( 195.38m ) long , its height just short of four times that of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Battle of the Little Bighorn are celebrated at the site .
Since 2005 , visitors have been able to watch laser shows against the mountain as well as dynamite explosions .
The project continues but is slowed down in summer when visitors and electrical storms make work difficult and although most of the sculpting is done in fall and winter the mountain ’ s high iron content and blizzards slow them down too .
The monument has been visited by tourists for years and now has a 40,000 square foot visitor center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gift shop , and plans to build a university and medical center .
The Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation brought in $ 12.5 million in admission and donations during 2018 which lead to some uneasiness about a non-First Nation family profiting from history that is not theirs .
Jim Bradford , a First Nation former state senator , told the New Yorker that the project first felt like a dedication to his people , but now seems more like a business .
“ All of a sudden , one non-Indian family has become millionaires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The difference between the Crazy Horse project now and how it was originally envisioned has caused friction within the Native American community .

(TMU) – In the Black Hills region in South Dakota, on what was once called Thunderhead Mountain, stands the unfinished sculpture of the biggest monument in the world, which has also taken the longest to complete, and still remains unfinished.
In 1948, Korczak Ziolkowski, an American citizen of Polish descent, started work on his giant sculpture of Crazy Horse, a famous Native American hero, on the granite peak of Thunderhead Mountain.
Ziolkowski worked on the Mount Rushmore sculptures for a short time and was approached by Chief Henry Standing Bear, a Lakota elder in 1939, after he won first prize for one of his sculptures at the New York World Fair that year.
Standing Bear felt there was a need for a Native American memorial in response to Mt Rushmore.
“My fellow chiefs and I would like the white man to know that the red man has great heroes also,” he said.
Ziolkowski was not Standing Bear’s first choice for the project but his first choice, Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mt Rushmore, never responded to his request.
The sculptor had less than $200 to his name when he started work in 1948 and had to contend with no roads, water or electricity.
Working alone during the first years, he used a hazardous 741-step wooden staircase to get to the top of the mountain and refused funding from the federal government, despite having very little money.
Saw cut work is a common present day image on Crazy Horse Mountain. Last week there were four saws running at once!… Posted by Crazy Horse Memorial on Monday, May 18, 2020
His first wife divorced him because he was so obsessed with the project but in 1950 he married Ruth Ross who had come to South Dakota two years earlier specifically to volunteer on the project.
The couple had 10 children, seven of whom worked with their father on the colossal project. Ziolkowski was honest about his focus being on the sculpture, telling his wife that she would always come second to it, and his children third.
For extra income, he set up a dairy farm and sawmill while he continued his work on the gigantic sculpture.
During the years he had many broken bones, had four spinal operations and a heart bypass. Although he had estimated the project to be completed in 30 years, Ziolkowki spent his life working on the granite, later with his family.
He never even got to see the completed face of Crazy Horse, completed when he died in 1982, after 34 years of hard, often in extreme conditions.
He was buried at the foot of the monument. His wish was for his family to complete the sculpture and his advice to his wife, “Go slowly, so you do it right.’’
A recent series of saw cuts along the top of Crazy Horse’s Left Arm is complete and the granite spanning 30’ wide x 60’… Posted by Crazy Horse Memorial on Monday, June 29, 2020
The monument has its share of controversy. Some believe it to have become more about the sculptor and his family than the First Nations it is meant to honor.
Tasunke Witko, better known as Crazy Horse, was an Oglala Lakota warrior famous for his role in the defeat of Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 and for his refusal to accept the American government’s efforts to confine his people on reservations, despite facing violence and tactical starvation.
According to Tatewin Means, who runs a community-development corporation on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Crazy Horse is revered by the Lakota today because “he never conceded to the white man.”
He was also known for his humility and some people have questioned whether he would have approved of being depicted on such a mammoth scale, at the cost of the mountain’s natural state.
Once completed, the warrior, sitting astride his horse, will point Southeast to where many First Nation people lay buried. Crazy Horse will stand 563ft (171.60m) high and be 641ft (195.38m) long, its height just short of four times that of the Statue of Liberty.
Special events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn are celebrated at the site. Since 2005, visitors have been able to watch laser shows against the mountain as well as dynamite explosions.
We imagine you’ll enjoy this image as the gaze of Crazy Horse is a source of inspiration to many. Please don’t scroll… Posted by Crazy Horse Memorial on Monday, June 22, 2020
The project continues but is slowed down in summer when visitors and electrical storms make work difficult and although most of the sculpting is done in fall and winter the mountain’s high iron content and blizzards slow them down too.
The monument has been visited by tourists for years and now has a 40,000 square foot visitor center with a museum, restaurant, and gift shop, and plans to build a university and medical center.
Take a moment to get yourself oriented and check out this never before seen #MountainMonday view. This fascinating image… Posted by Crazy Horse Memorial on Monday, April 20, 2020
The Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation brought in $12.5 million in admission and donations during 2018 which lead to some uneasiness about a non-First Nation family profiting from history that is not theirs.
Jim Bradford, a First Nation former state senator, told the New Yorker that the project first felt like a dedication to his people, but now seems more like a business.
“All of a sudden, one non-Indian family has become millionaires off our people,” he said.
The difference between the Crazy Horse project now and how it was originally envisioned has caused friction within the Native American community.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--‘Tsunami’ of Evictions Could Make 28 Million Americans Homeless This Summer Alone

( TMU ) – With the pandemic continuing to sink its claws into the United States , economic conditions have also failed to improve for millions of people .
As a result , nearly one-third U.S. households – representing 32 percent – have still not made their full housing payments for the month of July , according to a survey from online rental platform Apartment List .
And with public health experts warning people to continue to “ Stay at Home , ” the slogan is taking on a perverse new meaning as humanitarian disaster looms for some 28 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eviction and homelessness in the immediate future .
About 19 percent of those surveyed were unable to make any housing payment in the first week of the month , while 13 percent paid a portion of their rent or mortgage .
The numbers represent the grim fact that for four months now , a “ historically high ” amount of U.S. households have been unable to pay their housing bill , either on time or in full .
It also represents an increase from 30 percent in June and 31 percent in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most likely to miss their payments were younger , low-income , or renters .
Other experts warn that Black and Latino families face the highest risk of eviction .
They also may be entering the start of a rapid and vicious cycle , the report suggests .
“ Delayed payments in one month are a strong predictor for missed payments in the next , ” Apartment List says .
Indeed , 83 percent of households who paid the entirety of their May housing costs in a timely way did the same in June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were late in May did so in June .
As the economic crisis continues to spiral unabated , tens of millions of Americans continue to survive on unemployment while their economic stimulus checks have long been gone .
“ The economic fallout from the pandemic does not appear on track for the quick V-shaped recovery that many had originally hoped for , ” Apartment List notes .
And with unemployment benefits expiring while eviction bans and moratoriums that deferred rent payments are being lifted by local governments , experts and advocates are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of mass evictions across the country that exceeds anything ever seen .
Emily Benfer is the chair of the American Bar Association ’ s Task Force Committee on Eviction and co-creator of the COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University .
In an interview with CNBC , Benfer explained that the current public health crisis will soon see tens of millions of people losing their homes in the coming weeks .
“ We have never seen this extent of eviction in such a truncated amount of time in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We can expect this to increase dramatically in the coming weeks and months , especially as the limited support and intervention measures that are in place start to expire.
” “ About 10 million people , over a period of years , were displaced from their homes following the foreclosure crisis in 2008 , ” she added .
“ We ’ re looking at 20 million to 28 million people in this moment , between now and September , facing eviction.
” Legal aid groups and housing advocates are expecting an avalanche of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moratoriums have ended in quick succession .
And across the country , there has been a 200 percent jump in calls to 211 call centers that refer people to social service providers , reports Yahoo !
finance .
And as the moratoriums are lifted , county courts are facing hundreds , if not thousands of eviction cases flooding in – in Memphis , local county courts saw a backlog of 9,000 eviction cases when hearings resumed last month .
“ In many ways , the wave has already begun .
We need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tsunami and we ’ re running out of time , ” said Diane Yentel , president of the National Low-Income Housing Coalition .
“ We ’ re seeing now a really frankly horrifying confluence of increasing evictions in states where new coronavirus cases are surging.
” According to the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project ( CEDP ) , one in five of the 110 million Americans who rent their homes – over 20 million people – are at risk of eviction by the end of September .
And these aren ’ t simply low-income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rough times recently due to the shock of the pandemic , explains CEDP Co-Founder Zach Neumann – and the number is expected to dramatically jump when unemployment benefits run out at the end of the month .
“ You have a lot of folks who had strong incomes , in a lot of cases high five-figure or low six-figure [ salaries ] , ” Neumann explained .
“ They didn ’ t have a lot of savings , lost their jobs or were furloughed , and there was not any severance attached to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in line with the salaries they were earning .
The client pool economically looks a lot different than it has in the past.
” In the meantime , the threat of homelessness has coincided with a dramatic spike in coronavirus infections across the U.S. South and the West , hitting struggling tenants disproportionately .
And with states like Texas pausing reopening plans , evictions hearings are still proceeding – but on Zoom .
As a result , tenants who lack access to technology are often robbed of their ability to flex their legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for nationwide protections in the form of a uniform eviction moratorium and federal aid through the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions or HEROES Act and the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020 .
However , the Republican-controlled Senate is expected to block both measures .
Renters across the country are also forming tenant ’ s unions and demanding that rent be deferred indefinitely .
Some tenants , such as the Acacia Apartments residents in Denver , Colorado , are already waging a rent strike – potentially showing the how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep a roof over their heads plan to keep fighting even in the face of their landlords ’ eviction threats .

(TMU) – With the pandemic continuing to sink its claws into the United States, economic conditions have also failed to improve for millions of people. As a result, nearly one-third U.S. households – representing 32 percent – have still not made their full housing payments for the month of July, according to a survey from online rental platform Apartment List.
And with public health experts warning people to continue to “Stay at Home,” the slogan is taking on a perverse new meaning as humanitarian disaster looms for some 28 million people in the U.S. who are facing eviction and homelessness in the immediate future.
About 19 percent of those surveyed were unable to make any housing payment in the first week of the month, while 13 percent paid a portion of their rent or mortgage.
The numbers represent the grim fact that for four months now, a “historically high” amount of U.S. households have been unable to pay their housing bill, either on time or in full. It also represents an increase from 30 percent in June and 31 percent in June.
According to Apartment List, those most likely to miss their payments were younger, low-income, or renters. Other experts warn that Black and Latino families face the highest risk of eviction. They also may be entering the start of a rapid and vicious cycle, the report suggests.
“Delayed payments in one month are a strong predictor for missed payments in the next,” Apartment List says. Indeed, 83 percent of households who paid the entirety of their May housing costs in a timely way did the same in June, but only 30 percent of households who were late in May did so in June.
As the economic crisis continues to spiral unabated, tens of millions of Americans continue to survive on unemployment while their economic stimulus checks have long been gone.
“The economic fallout from the pandemic does not appear on track for the quick V-shaped recovery that many had originally hoped for,” Apartment List notes.
And with unemployment benefits expiring while eviction bans and moratoriums that deferred rent payments are being lifted by local governments, experts and advocates are warning that we could see a tsunami of mass evictions across the country that exceeds anything ever seen.
Emily Benfer is the chair of the American Bar Association’s Task Force Committee on Eviction and co-creator of the COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. In an interview with CNBC, Benfer explained that the current public health crisis will soon see tens of millions of people losing their homes in the coming weeks.
“We have never seen this extent of eviction in such a truncated amount of time in our history,” she said. “We can expect this to increase dramatically in the coming weeks and months, especially as the limited support and intervention measures that are in place start to expire.”
“About 10 million people, over a period of years, were displaced from their homes following the foreclosure crisis in 2008,” she added.
“We’re looking at 20 million to 28 million people in this moment, between now and September, facing eviction.”
https://twitter.com/emilyabenfer/status/1281637420056879104
Legal aid groups and housing advocates are expecting an avalanche of cases as eviction moratoriums and rent deferral moratoriums have ended in quick succession. And across the country, there has been a 200 percent jump in calls to 211 call centers that refer people to social service providers, reports Yahoo! finance.
And as the moratoriums are lifted, county courts are facing hundreds, if not thousands of eviction cases flooding in – in Memphis, local county courts saw a backlog of 9,000 eviction cases when hearings resumed last month.
“In many ways, the wave has already begun. We need to work to stop it from becoming a tsunami and we’re running out of time,” said Diane Yentel, president of the National Low-Income Housing Coalition. “We’re seeing now a really frankly horrifying confluence of increasing evictions in states where new coronavirus cases are surging.”
According to the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project (CEDP), one in five of the 110 million Americans who rent their homes – over 20 million people – are at risk of eviction by the end of September. And these aren’t simply low-income families, but people who fell on rough times recently due to the shock of the pandemic, explains CEDP Co-Founder Zach Neumann – and the number is expected to dramatically jump when unemployment benefits run out at the end of the month.
“You have a lot of folks who had strong incomes, in a lot of cases high five-figure or low six-figure [salaries],” Neumann explained. “They didn’t have a lot of savings, lost their jobs or were furloughed, and there was not any severance attached to that, but had rents that were in line with the salaries they were earning. The client pool economically looks a lot different than it has in the past.”
In the meantime, the threat of homelessness has coincided with a dramatic spike in coronavirus infections across the U.S. South and the West, hitting struggling tenants disproportionately. And with states like Texas pausing reopening plans, evictions hearings are still proceeding – but on Zoom. As a result, tenants who lack access to technology are often robbed of their ability to flex their legal rights.
Housing advocates are urgently calling for nationwide protections in the form of a uniform eviction moratorium and federal aid through the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions or HEROES Act and the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020. However, the Republican-controlled Senate is expected to block both measures.
Renters across the country are also forming tenant’s unions and demanding that rent be deferred indefinitely. Some tenants, such as the Acacia Apartments residents in Denver, Colorado, are already waging a rent strike – potentially showing the how people across the country who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads plan to keep fighting even in the face of their landlords’ eviction threats.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--French Pedophile Accused Of Molesting 300 Kids Faces Death By Firing Squad In Indonesia

( TMU ) – A French man is facing execution by firing squad in Indonesia after he was accused of molesting and beating over 300 children .
The suspect , 65-year-old Francois Abello Camille , was arrested in a hotel in Jakarta last month .
Authorities reportedly found Camille with two underage girls in his hotel room .
Upon further investigation , police found numerous videos on Camille ’ s laptop , which showed him molesting many different children , who were estimated to have been between the ages of 10 and 17 .
The footage was recorded with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the room to record his crimes .
Police say Camille visited Indonesia on a tourist visa many times over the past five years , and that he would prey on children while he was in the country .
Camille allegedly pretended to be a photographer and made promises of turning the children into models .
He would initially give them money to get them involved and build trust before he began to abuse them .
“ He would approach children and lure them by offering them work as models .
The ones who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get paid between 250,000 and one million rupiah ( $ 17-70 ) , ” Jakarta police chief Nana Sudjana told reporters , according to the Jakarta Post .
“ We arrested him while he was in the hotel with two minors , one already naked and one half-naked .
We took him to the [ Jakarta ] police headquarters immediately , ” he added .
It is suspected that Camille has been committing these crimes in Indonesia for at least five years .
“ It would be impossible to record hundreds of videos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took him years to make them .
Also , he has been living in Indonesia since 2015 .
I urge everyone who feel they were a victim of Frans to report it to us , ” Sudjana said .
He also said that Camille would become extremely violent with the victims if they refused to have sex with him .
“ Those who didn ’ t want to have sex would be beaten , slapped and kicked by the suspect , ” he said .
Police say that most of the children approached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the streets .
Police have been able to track down at least 17 victims from the videos , but there is additional footage showing far more children being abused , which has led them to estimate that there are at least 300 victims .
The Indonesian government is taking the matter very seriously , and if convicted of the charges against him , Camille may face the death penalty .
At the very least , he will spend a minimum of 10 years in prison .
“ He [ may ] face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 10 years or a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment , ” Sudjana said .
Sadly , there are a significant number of wealthy and deranged westerners who travel abroad to prey on children , where there can seek our vulnerable orphans , and where they feel they are less likely to get caught .
According to the global anti-trafficking network ECPAT International , an estimated 70,000 children are victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation every year in Indonesia .

Update: Francois Abello Camille was reported dead by apparent suicide on July 13, 2020 days after he was found unresponsive in his cell on July 9, 2020.
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A French man is facing execution by firing squad in Indonesia after he was accused of molesting and beating over 300 children. The suspect, 65-year-old Francois Abello Camille, was arrested in a Jakarta hotel in June 2020.
Authorities reportedly found Camille with two underage girls in his hotel room.
Upon further investigation, police found numerous videos on Camille’s laptop, which showed him molesting many different children, who were estimated to have been between the ages of 10 and 17.
The footage was recorded with a hidden camera that Camille had installed in the room to record his crimes.
Police say Camille visited Indonesia on a tourist visa many times over the past five years, and that he would prey on children while he was in the country.
Camille allegedly pretended to be a photographer and made promises of turning the children into models. He would initially give them money to get them involved and build trust before he began to abuse them.
“He would approach children and lure them by offering them work as models. The ones who agreed to have sex with him would get paid between 250,000 and one million rupiah ($17-70),” Jakarta police chief Nana Sudjana told reporters, according to the Jakarta Post.
“We arrested him while he was in the hotel with two minors, one already naked and one half-naked. We took him to the [Jakarta] police headquarters immediately,” he added.
It is suspected that Camille has been committing these crimes in Indonesia for at least five years.
“It would be impossible to record hundreds of videos in one day. I believe it took him years to make them. Also, he has been living in Indonesia since 2015. I urge everyone who feel they were a victim of Frans to report it to us,” Sudjana said.
He also said that Camille would become extremely violent with the victims if they refused to have sex with him.
“Those who didn’t want to have sex would be beaten, slapped and kicked by the suspect,” he said.
Police say that most of the children approached by Camille were very poor and lived on the streets. Police have been able to track down at least 17 victims from the videos, but there is additional footage showing far more children being abused, which has led them to estimate that there are at least 300 victims.
The Indonesian government is taking the matter very seriously, and if convicted of the charges against him, Camille may face the death penalty. At the very least, he will spend a minimum of 10 years in prison.
“He [may] face the death penalty, with a minimum of 10 years or a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment,” Sudjana said.
Sadly, there are a significant number of wealthy and deranged westerners who travel abroad to prey on children, where there can seek our vulnerable orphans, and where they feel they are less likely to get caught.
According to the global anti-trafficking network ECPAT International, an estimated 70,000 children are victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation every year in Indonesia.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-12--Reopening Schools Poses ‘Highest Risk’ of COVID-19 Spread, Internal CDC Documents Warn

( TMU ) – Federal health authorities have warned that fully reopening K-12 schools and universities remain the “ highest risk ” for spreading the coronavirus , even as President Donald Trump continues to push for students and teachers to return to in-person classes while COVID-19 infections dramatically rise across the country .
In a 69-page internal document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) obtained by the New York Times and meant for federal public health response teams deployed to coronavirus hotspots to help local officials cope with the outbreak , the CDC criticizes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Oregon , Oklahoma and Minnesota and individual schools , districts , and university as having “ noticeable gaps ” and jarring with CDC guidance .
The document marked “ For Internal Use Only ” was circulated this week as President Trump , Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have pressured schools to fully reopen this fall and have even gone so far as to threaten to pull tax exemption for schools and colleges .
On Friday , Trump said on Twitter that he had instructed the U.S. Treasury Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he accused of providing “ Radical Left Indoctrination ” rather than education .
Accusing educational institutions of “ Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy , ” the president added : “ our children must be Educated , not Indoctrinated !
” Trump ’ s attack on schools on ideological grounds comes after he spent the week demanding that K-12 schools reopen “ quickly and beautifully ” while states remain locked in a debate about the wisdom of reopening schools while states experience a terrifying resurgence in COVID-19 infections and mortality rates .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for schools and universities that refuse to reopen , although he lacks the apparent authority to unilaterally do so .
Additionally , about 90 percent of public school funding comes from state and local governments .
The bulk of federal funding goes toward disadvantaged , low-income , and special needs students , reports CNN .
While it remains unclear as to whether the president has reviewed the CDC document , on Wednesday he did blast the public health body ’ s guidelines for safe school reopenings as “ very tough ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ packet of material that is mostly already public , but it also contains pointed criticisms of various reopening plans across the country .
“ While many jurisdictions and districts mention symptom screening , very few include information as to the response or course of action they would take if student/faculty/staff are found to have symptoms , nor have they clearly identified which symptoms they will include in their screening , ” the ‘ talking points ’ section says .
“ In addition , few plans include information regarding school closure in the event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” In CDC guidelines for K-12 schools , administrators are instructed to encourage hygiene , the use of cloth face masks , and staying at home when appropriate .
The guidelines also suggest that staggered scheduling of classes , backup staffing , and modified seating norms that upholds physical distancing be established .
The guidelines , which were last updated in May , also note that the “ lowest risk ” setting to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is virtual-only learning options , while in-person classes lacking social distancing remain the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration has largely dismissed the possibility of offering parents fully online instruction , however .
“ Now that we have witnessed it on a large scale basis , and firsthand , virtual learning has proven to be TERRIBLE compared to In School , or On Campus , Learning , ” Trump wrote in a Twitter post on Friday .
“ Not even close !
Schools must be open in the Fall.
” While the transition to online schools has dealt setbacks to the educational plans of students – especially students in low-income areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – educators have demanded that states and school administrators ensure prioritize the safety of students and educators amid the growing surge of COVID-19 cases .
In an open letter to California lawmakers published Wednesday , the California Teachers Association noted that its members are “ deeply concerned that politics are being played with the lives of children and the educators who serve them.
” “ President Donald Trump [ has ] implored the nation ’ s schools to physically open amid a new wave of COVID-19 diagnoses , ” the teachers ’ union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he pointed to other countries ’ abilities to reopen their schools as evidence that America ’ s schools needed to do the same .
President Trump ignores the fact that these other countries invested heavily in PPE , health and safety protocols for education and testing – the very resources that he is threatening to withdraw.
” On Friday , the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement alongside teachers ’ unions and school superintendents to defend schools from the administration ’ s threats to withhold funds from schools that don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ one-size-fits-all approach ” as inappropriate for deciding to reopen schools .
“ Withholding funding from schools that do not open in person fulltime would be a misguided approach , putting already financially strapped schools in an impossible position that would threaten the health of students and teachers , ” the children ’ s doctors wrote in a statement with the American Federation of Teachers , National Education Association and AASA , the School Superintendents Association .
“ We should leave it to health experts to tell us when the time is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and listen to educators and administrators to shape how we do it .
”

(TMU) – Federal health authorities have warned that fully reopening K-12 schools and universities remain the “highest risk” for spreading the coronavirus, even as President Donald Trump continues to push for students and teachers to return to in-person classes while COVID-19 infections dramatically rise across the country.
In a 69-page internal document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) obtained by the New York Times and meant for federal public health response teams deployed to coronavirus hotspots to help local officials cope with the outbreak, the CDC criticizes reopening plans in states such as Florida, Oregon, Oklahoma and Minnesota and individual schools, districts, and university as having “noticeable gaps” and jarring with CDC guidance.
The document marked “For Internal Use Only” was circulated this week as President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have pressured schools to fully reopen this fall and have even gone so far as to threaten to pull tax exemption for schools and colleges.
WH economic adviser Larry Kudlow: "Just go back to school… it's not that hard." pic.twitter.com/wjoDm6rhOw — The Hill (@thehill) July 11, 2020
On Friday, Trump said on Twitter that he had instructed the U.S. Treasury Department to re-examine the tax-exempt status of schools he accused of providing “Radical Left Indoctrination” rather than education. Accusing educational institutions of “Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy,” the president added: “our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated!”
Trump’s attack on schools on ideological grounds comes after he spent the week demanding that K-12 schools reopen “quickly and beautifully” while states remain locked in a debate about the wisdom of reopening schools while states experience a terrifying resurgence in COVID-19 infections and mortality rates.
Trump has also threatened to slash federal funding for schools and universities that refuse to reopen, although he lacks the apparent authority to unilaterally do so. Additionally, about 90 percent of public school funding comes from state and local governments. The bulk of federal funding goes toward disadvantaged, low-income, and special needs students, reports CNN.
WH says school reopenings will protect "well-being" of children. These are the same people who've tried cutting: -Programs for kids with disabilities
-School lunches
-Afterschool programs
-Teacher development
-College prep
-Student loans
-Medicaid This is all about politics — Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) July 8, 2020
While it remains unclear as to whether the president has reviewed the CDC document, on Wednesday he did blast the public health body’s guidelines for safe school reopenings as “very tough” and “expensive.”
The CDC document is a packet of material that is mostly already public, but it also contains pointed criticisms of various reopening plans across the country.
“While many jurisdictions and districts mention symptom screening, very few include information as to the response or course of action they would take if student/faculty/staff are found to have symptoms, nor have they clearly identified which symptoms they will include in their screening,” the ‘talking points’ section says. “In addition, few plans include information regarding school closure in the event of positive tests in the school community.”
In CDC guidelines for K-12 schools, administrators are instructed to encourage hygiene, the use of cloth face masks, and staying at home when appropriate. The guidelines also suggest that staggered scheduling of classes, backup staffing, and modified seating norms that upholds physical distancing be established.
The guidelines, which were last updated in May, also note that the “lowest risk” setting to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is virtual-only learning options, while in-person classes lacking social distancing remain the “highest risk” setting.
The Trump administration has largely dismissed the possibility of offering parents fully online instruction, however.
“Now that we have witnessed it on a large scale basis, and firsthand, virtual learning has proven to be TERRIBLE compared to In School, or On Campus, Learning,” Trump wrote in a Twitter post on Friday. “Not even close! Schools must be open in the Fall.”
Now that we have witnessed it on a large scale basis, and firsthand, Virtual Learning has proven to be TERRIBLE compared to In School, or On Campus, Learning. Not even close! Schools must be open in the Fall. If not open, why would the Federal Government give Funding? It won’t!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2020
While the transition to online schools has dealt setbacks to the educational plans of students – especially students in low-income areas who were already struggling in public schools – educators have demanded that states and school administrators ensure prioritize the safety of students and educators amid the growing surge of COVID-19 cases.
In an open letter to California lawmakers published Wednesday, the California Teachers Association noted that its members are “deeply concerned that politics are being played with the lives of children and the educators who serve them.”
“President Donald Trump [has] implored the nation’s schools to physically open amid a new wave of COVID-19 diagnoses,” the teachers’ union wrote. “In doing so, he pointed to other countries’ abilities to reopen their schools as evidence that America’s schools needed to do the same. President Trump ignores the fact that these other countries invested heavily in PPE, health and safety protocols for education and testing – the very resources that he is threatening to withdraw.”
On Friday, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement alongside teachers’ unions and school superintendents to defend schools from the administration’s threats to withhold funds from schools that don’t reopen this fall. The doctors blasted the “one-size-fits-all approach” as inappropriate for deciding to reopen schools.
“Withholding funding from schools that do not open in person fulltime would be a misguided approach, putting already financially strapped schools in an impossible position that would threaten the health of students and teachers,” the children’s doctors wrote in a statement with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and AASA, the School Superintendents Association.
“We should leave it to health experts to tell us when the time is best to open up school buildings, and listen to educators and administrators to shape how we do it.”
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--Extreme ‘Heat Dome’ to Fry U.S. With Record Temperatures from 90F to 121F for Several Weeks

( TMU ) – It was only to be expected that in an already brutal year , the summer of 2020 was going to be the absolute worst .
And now , it appears that a sizzling “ heat dome ” will be frying most of the continental United States for several weeks starting this weekend .
What this means is that over 80 percent of the U.S. population – encompassing 265 people – can expect sweltering heat over the next week with highs exceeding 90 .
Another 45 million people will be facing highs in the triple digits .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ season of lethal heat ranging from 90°F to 121°F , not to mention extreme tropical storms , wildfires , and extreme weather related to La Niña conditions , reports the Independent .
On Friday , the National Weather Service issued excessive heat watch alerts for “ dangerously hot conditions ” and forecast that between Friday and Tuesday , over 75 record high temperatures would be reached or exceeded , with heat expected to increase in the following week .
On Saturday , temperature in Las Vegas reached a sweltering 112°F with the temperature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while in Phoenix temperatures hit 115°F with Sunday expected to bring a withering 116°F before coasting at or above 110°F through the next week .
The new extremes sharply raise the danger of heat-related illness and death , further adding to the woes of hospitals struggling with surging COVID-19 infections in hard-hit regions and states like Arizona , California , Nevada and Texas .
“ The heat wave will be very long-lived , lasting multiple weeks in some areas with only a few days of near-normal temperatures during that span , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the popular site Weather Underground , told CBS News .
“ This will increase the odds of heat illness and heat-related deaths.
” And for those who may be feeling a little bored sheltering at home , there could be some excitement in store for you in the form of thunderstorms in the Midwest and Northeast , hurricanes in the South , and wildfires in the Southwest and West Coast .
This less-than-good news comes as the east coast buckles down and braces itself for Tropical Storm Fay , which is set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York , and inundate parts of New Jersey with flash floods .
The news comes as many are already struggling to stay cool during the COVID-19 lockdown without air conditioning , or even the jobs and income to keep their AC units operational if they do have them .
Heat domes occur when the atmosphere keeps hot ocean air trapped as if it were under a lid or cap , with the end result being conditions of persistent high pressure and sustained heat for a prolonged period of time , sprawled over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse , the larger the heat dome becomes , the hotter and more longer-lasting it will be .
According to a team of National Ocean Services researchers who set up the Modeling , Analysis Predictions and Projections program to figure out why heat domes occur , they found that the primary cause was strong changes in ocean temperatures from west to east in the tropical Pacific Ocean during the prior winter .
“ This happens when strong , high-pressure atmospheric conditions combine with influences from La Niña , creating vast areas of sweltering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ dome ’ , ” the ocean service said .
Warnings of the brutal heat dome come one day after the NWS issued a La Niña watch Thursday predicting a 50 to 55 percent chance that the phenomenon would develop in the coming months , ensuring an intensification of the Atlantic hurricane season and a growing number of hurricanes and tropical storms .

(TMU) – It was only to be expected that in an already brutal year, the summer of 2020 was going to be the absolute worst.
And now, it appears that a sizzling “heat dome” will be frying most of the continental United States for several weeks starting this weekend.
What this means is that over 80 percent of the U.S. population – encompassing 265 people – can expect sweltering heat over the next week with highs exceeding 90. Another 45 million people will be facing highs in the triple digits.
Additionally, we can expect a full season of lethal heat ranging from 90°F to 121°F, not to mention extreme tropical storms, wildfires, and extreme weather related to La Niña conditions, reports the Independent.
On Friday, the National Weather Service issued excessive heat watch alerts for “dangerously hot conditions” and forecast that between Friday and Tuesday, over 75 record high temperatures would be reached or exceeded, with heat expected to increase in the following week.
Summer is in full swing! Tropical Storm Fay formed in the Atlantic. Thunderstorms, some severe, in the Plains and Upper Midwest. Excessive heat up to 121 F possible in the Desert Southwest into early next week. Critical fire weather threats continue for portions of the West. pic.twitter.com/iUODiRglYd — National Weather Service (@NWS) July 10, 2020
On Saturday, temperature in Las Vegas reached a sweltering 112°F with the temperature expected to increase to 114°F on Sunday, while in Phoenix temperatures hit 115°F with Sunday expected to bring a withering 116°F before coasting at or above 110°F through the next week.
The new extremes sharply raise the danger of heat-related illness and death, further adding to the woes of hospitals struggling with surging COVID-19 infections in hard-hit regions and states like Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.
“The heat wave will be very long-lived, lasting multiple weeks in some areas with only a few days of near-normal temperatures during that span,” Jeff Masters, Ph.D. and founder of the popular site Weather Underground, told CBS News. “This will increase the odds of heat illness and heat-related deaths.”
https://twitter.com/bhensonweather/status/1282067349282140160
And for those who may be feeling a little bored sheltering at home, there could be some excitement in store for you in the form of thunderstorms in the Midwest and Northeast, hurricanes in the South, and wildfires in the Southwest and West Coast.
This less-than-good news comes as the east coast buckles down and braces itself for Tropical Storm Fay, which is set to thrash the New England region, deluge New York, and inundate parts of New Jersey with flash floods.
https://twitter.com/CollinGrossWx/status/1282033640612954117
The news comes as many are already struggling to stay cool during the COVID-19 lockdown without air conditioning, or even the jobs and income to keep their AC units operational if they do have them.
Heat domes occur when the atmosphere keeps hot ocean air trapped as if it were under a lid or cap, with the end result being conditions of persistent high pressure and sustained heat for a prolonged period of time, sprawled over massive geographical regions.
To make matters worse, the larger the heat dome becomes, the hotter and more longer-lasting it will be.
According to a team of National Ocean Services researchers who set up the Modeling, Analysis Predictions and Projections program to figure out why heat domes occur, they found that the primary cause was strong changes in ocean temperatures from west to east in the tropical Pacific Ocean during the prior winter.
“This happens when strong, high-pressure atmospheric conditions combine with influences from La Niña, creating vast areas of sweltering heat that get trapped under the high-pressure ‘dome’,” the ocean service said.
Warnings of the brutal heat dome come one day after the NWS issued a La Niña watch Thursday predicting a 50 to 55 percent chance that the phenomenon would develop in the coming months, ensuring an intensification of the Atlantic hurricane season and a growing number of hurricanes and tropical storms.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--Maxwell Has Videos Of Two “Prominent US Politicians” With Underage Girls, Friend Says

( TMU ) – A former Jewel thief who uses the pseudonym William Steel says that he knew both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell personally and that they showed him recordings of “ two prominent US politicians having sex with minors.
” He said that the pair forced him to watch the videos to prove that they had power , and that they bragged about “ owning ” influential figures and world leaders .
Steel told The Sun “ They wanted to convince me of their power and who they held in their grip .
They boasted about ‘ owning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of very powerful people – celebrities , world figures – in those videos having sex , threesomes , even orgies with minors.
” The former friend also mentioned two ‘ high-profile ’ American politicians who were in videos with minors .
He said that Maxwell seemed more enthusiastic about showing the videos than Epstein .
“ Ghislaine was more into showing me those than Jeff .
When you ’ re in a situation like that , you have to pretend to be non- judgmental .
But it was shocking , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and intimidate me .
They were so powerful because of who they knew worldwide , ” he added .
Steel is now an author , who wrote a memoir in 2018 titled Sex And The Serial Killer , which was about his relationship with multi-millionaire suspected serial killer Robert Durst .
Steel says that Epstein and Maxwell would regularly buy his stolen jewelry to give as gifts to the young girls that they were abusing .
“ None of it was for them .
They didn ’ t need to buy stolen jewelry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to buy stolen jewelry for the girls , but they did .
They would buy it as gifts for girls they were trying to impress or groom , ” he explained .
Steel claims that he met Epstein in the mid-1990s at a diamond dealer ’ s store in Palm Beach .
“ We were in the upstairs room at a very high-end diamond dealer , the kind of place where only a few people are allowed in at a time .
I was there doing what I do .
I was meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a young girl who looked only about 13 or 14 and he had his hand in the back of her shorts .
That ’ s what first got my attention .
She was so young and he was much older .
That ’ s when I knew that he was dirty .
I had about 200,000 dollars worth of jewellery that I was getting rid of and later I struck up a conversation with him .
Me being a cocky young guy from New York City , seeing their arrogance and their wealth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an opportunity to milk them for what I could , ” he recalled .
Steel went on to claim that he and Maxwell became “ intimate.
” “ I met Ghislaine at some point later and we were intimate a few times .
I wouldn ’ t say it was a relationship — it was all about what she could use me for to help them , ” he said .
Steel was quick to clarify that he never had any interactions with any of the underage girls in Epstein ’ s company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sources have previously indicated that Maxwell has a secret stash of recordings and plans to use the footage as a bargaining tool with prosecutors .

(TMU) – A former Jewel thief who uses the pseudonym William Steel says that he knew both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell personally and that they showed him recordings of “two prominent US politicians having sex with minors.”
He said that the pair forced him to watch the videos to prove that they had power, and that they bragged about “owning” influential figures and world leaders.
Steel told The Sun “They wanted to convince me of their power and who they held in their grip. They boasted about ‘owning’ powerful people. I saw videos of very powerful people – celebrities, world figures – in those videos having sex, threesomes, even orgies with minors.”
The former friend also mentioned two ‘high-profile’ American politicians who were in videos with minors.
He said that Maxwell seemed more enthusiastic about showing the videos than Epstein.
“Ghislaine was more into showing me those than Jeff. When you’re in a situation like that, you have to pretend to be non- judgmental. But it was shocking,” he said.
“They wanted to impress me and intimidate me. They were so powerful because of who they knew worldwide,” he added.
Steel is now an author, who wrote a memoir in 2018 titled Sex And The Serial Killer, which was about his relationship with multi-millionaire suspected serial killer Robert Durst.
Steel says that Epstein and Maxwell would regularly buy his stolen jewelry to give as gifts to the young girls that they were abusing.
“None of it was for them. They didn’t need to buy stolen jewelry. They didn’t even need to buy stolen jewelry for the girls, but they did. They would buy it as gifts for girls they were trying to impress or groom,” he explained.
Steel claims that he met Epstein in the mid-1990s at a diamond dealer’s store in Palm Beach.
“We were in the upstairs room at a very high-end diamond dealer, the kind of place where only a few people are allowed in at a time. I was there doing what I do. I was meeting my fence. I saw Jeff with a young girl who looked only about 13 or 14 and he had his hand in the back of her shorts. That’s what first got my attention. She was so young and he was much older. That’s when I knew that he was dirty. I had about 200,000 dollars worth of jewellery that I was getting rid of and later I struck up a conversation with him. Me being a cocky young guy from New York City, seeing their arrogance and their wealth — I just looked at it as an opportunity to milk them for what I could,” he recalled.
Steel went on to claim that he and Maxwell became “intimate.”
“I met Ghislaine at some point later and we were intimate a few times. I wouldn’t say it was a relationship — it was all about what she could use me for to help them,” he said.
Steel was quick to clarify that he never had any interactions with any of the underage girls in Epstein’s company.
As TMU previously reported, other sources have previously indicated that Maxwell has a secret stash of recordings and plans to use the footage as a bargaining tool with prosecutors.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--Ghislaine Maxwell In Isolation, Seeking Release From Prison Over COVID Concerns

( TMU ) – Ghislaine Maxwell ’ s lawyers are arguing for her to be released from prison on bail , citing concerns about the coronavirus .
Maxwell was already placed in isolation as a precaution , and will be making her next court appearance through a video link for the sake of social distancing , according to The Sun .
“ As this court has noted , the Covid-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health risk to incarcerated individuals , and Covid-19-related restrictions on attorney communications with pre-trial detainees significantly impair a defendant ’ s ability to prepare her defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if Ms Maxwell continues to be detained , her health will be at serious risk and she will not be able to receive a fair trial , ” Maxwell ’ s lawyers said in their bail argument , according to the Guardian .
“ Ms Maxwell will be at significant risk of contracting Covid-19 if she is detained , and she will not be able to meaningfully participate in the preparation of her defense due to the restrictions that have been placed on attorney visits and phone calls in light of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s attorneys claim that she is not a flight risk and that she has been in contact with investigators all along .
They claim that she reached out to federal prosecutors shortly after Epstein ’ s arrest and has kept in constant contact ever since , informing them about where she was staying .
This story is very different than the one told by law enforcement officials , who say that Maxwell was on the run since Epstein ’ s arrest .
“ She has never once attempted to ‘ hide ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has never shown any intent to leave the country , ” the lawyers said .
They proposed putting Maxwell on house arrest at a location in New York City with GPS monitoring .
Maxwell continues to maintain her innocence , and her lawyers claim that she has been the victim of media bias , which has resulted in numerous death threats .
“ Ever since Epstein ’ s arrest , Ms Maxwell has been at the center of a crushing onslaught of press articles , television specials and social media posts painting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and prejudging her guilt .
The sheer volume of media reporting mentioning Ms Maxwell is staggering , ” her lawyers argued .
“ The ‘ open season ’ declared on Ms Maxwell after Epstein ’ s death has come with an even darker cost – she has been the target of alarming physical threats , even death threats , and has had to hire security guards to ensure her safety .
The media feeding frenzy , which has only intensified in recent months , has also deeply affected her family and friends , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ sometimes the simplest point is the most critical one : Ghislaine Maxwell is not Jeffrey Epstein.
” Still , there is significant evidence of Maxwell being extensively involved in Epstein ’ s life .
According to multiple witnesses , she was also heavily involved in his child trafficking network as well .
In fact , it sources close to her have said that she has a pile of evidence against very influential and powerful people that she intents to use as a bargaining tool in the case against her .
Her lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooperate with prosecutors .

(TMU) – Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers are arguing for her to be released from prison on bail, citing concerns about the coronavirus.
Maxwell was already placed in isolation as a precaution, and will be making her next court appearance through a video link for the sake of social distancing, according to The Sun.
“As this court has noted, the Covid-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented health risk to incarcerated individuals, and Covid-19-related restrictions on attorney communications with pre-trial detainees significantly impair a defendant’s ability to prepare her defense. Simply put, under these circumstances, if Ms Maxwell continues to be detained, her health will be at serious risk and she will not be able to receive a fair trial,” Maxwell’s lawyers said in their bail argument, according to the Guardian.
“Ms Maxwell will be at significant risk of contracting Covid-19 if she is detained, and she will not be able to meaningfully participate in the preparation of her defense due to the restrictions that have been placed on attorney visits and phone calls in light of the pandemic,” they added.
Maxwell’s attorneys claim that she is not a flight risk and that she has been in contact with investigators all along.
They claim that she reached out to federal prosecutors shortly after Epstein’s arrest and has kept in constant contact ever since, informing them about where she was staying.
This story is very different than the one told by law enforcement officials, who say that Maxwell was on the run since Epstein’s arrest.
“She has never once attempted to ‘hide; from the government or her accusers, and has never shown any intent to leave the country,” the lawyers said.
They proposed putting Maxwell on house arrest at a location in New York City with GPS monitoring.
Maxwell continues to maintain her innocence, and her lawyers claim that she has been the victim of media bias, which has resulted in numerous death threats.
“Ever since Epstein’s arrest, Ms Maxwell has been at the center of a crushing onslaught of press articles, television specials and social media posts painting her in the most damning light possible and prejudging her guilt. The sheer volume of media reporting mentioning Ms Maxwell is staggering,” her lawyers argued.
“The ‘open season’ declared on Ms Maxwell after Epstein’s death has come with an even darker cost – she has been the target of alarming physical threats, even death threats, and has had to hire security guards to ensure her safety. The media feeding frenzy, which has only intensified in recent months, has also deeply affected her family and friends,” they claimed, adding that, “sometimes the simplest point is the most critical one: Ghislaine Maxwell is not Jeffrey Epstein.”
Still, there is significant evidence of Maxwell being extensively involved in Epstein’s life. According to multiple witnesses, she was also heavily involved in his child trafficking network as well.
In fact, sources close to her have said that she has a pile of evidence against very influential and powerful people that she intents to use as a bargaining tool in the case against her.
Her lawyers have indicated that she intends to fully cooperate with prosecutors.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-11--Elon Musk Says Neuralink Brain Implant Could Cure Depression And Addiction

( TMU ) – In a series of tweets this week , the eccentric billionaire Elon Musk announced that the brain implant one of his companies is working on could cure mental illnesses like depression or addiction .
Musk called the breakthrough both “ great and terrifying , ” and implied that nearly all of our mental processes are open to influence , considering that they are all nothing more than electrical impulses .
Musk announced that new details about the Neuralink project would be coming on August 28th and Twitter user Pranay Pathole asked about what the technology may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be used to retrain the part of the brain which is responsible for causing addiction or depression ?
It ’ d be great if Neuralink can be used for something like addiction/ depression , ” he asked , according to the Independent .
Musk replied , “ For sure .
This is both great and terrifying .
Everything we ’ ve ever sensed or thought has been electrical signals .
The early universe was just a soup of quarks and leptons .
How did a very small piece of the universe start to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Musk has made similar claims in previous interviews .
During his interview on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast , Musk said that this device could allow humans to communicate telepathically .
“ You wouldn ’ t need to talk .
You would be able to communicate very quickly and with far more precision , ” he said .
Musk ’ s assertions are controversial , but there are many scientists making the same predictions .
According to a report published by the Royal Society of Science in 2019 , neural interfaces could potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other ’ s minds .
“ People could become telepathic to some degree , able to converse not only without speaking but without words – through access to each other ’ s thoughts at a conceptual level .
Not only thoughts , but sensory experiences , could be communicated from brain to brain .
Someone on holiday could beam a ‘ neural postcard ’ of what they are seeing , hearing , or tasting into the mind of a friend back home , ” the report suggested .
However , this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would come after significant development .
First , the technology will be used to treat brain diseases like Parkinson ’ s and then scale up to more difficult problems from there .
Last year , Musk announced that his company was already having success with the implant during tests on animals .
Human trials are already expected to begin this year .
The company will be inserting electrodes into human brains using a robot surgeon .
The surgery will insert very fine threads into the brain , and the threads are covered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for messages to and from the brain .
Musk said that the threads will work by recording the information being transmitted by neurons and synapses onto a tiny sensor , which can then be integrated with special software .
He then revealed that the team has been testing the invention on primates , and were able to successfully augment a monkey ’ s brain with this technology .
Musk says that this technology is far less invasive than similar brain-computer interfaces on the market , and he hopes that this could be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disorders .
However , in theory , this device can be integrated with artificial intelligence in a way where people could possibly “ upload ” things to their brain , kind of like how Neo in “ The Matrix ” learned Kung Fu from a computer .

(TMU) – In a series of tweets this week, the eccentric billionaire Elon Musk announced that the brain implant one of his companies is working on could cure mental illnesses like depression or addiction. Musk called the breakthrough both “great and terrifying,” and implied that nearly all of our mental processes are open to influence, considering that they are all nothing more than electrical impulses.
Musk announced that new details about the Neuralink project would be coming on August 28th and Twitter user Pranay Pathole asked about what the technology may be capable of.
“Can Neuralink be used to retrain the part of the brain which is responsible for causing addiction or depression? It’d be great if Neuralink can be used for something like addiction/ depression,” he asked, according to the Independent.
Musk replied, “For sure. This is both great and terrifying. Everything we’ve ever sensed or thought has been electrical signals. The early universe was just a soup of quarks and leptons. How did a very small piece of the universe start to think of itself as sentient?”
Musk has made similar claims in previous interviews. During his interview on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast, Musk said that this device could allow humans to communicate telepathically.
“You wouldn’t need to talk. You would be able to communicate very quickly and with far more precision,” he said.
https://www.facebook.com/JRoganFans/videos/440832756768377
Musk’s assertions are controversial, but there are many scientists making the same predictions. According to a report published by the Royal Society of Science in 2019, neural interfaces could potentially allow people to communicate silently by reading each other’s minds.
“People could become telepathic to some degree, able to converse not only without speaking but without words – through access to each other’s thoughts at a conceptual level. Not only thoughts, but sensory experiences, could be communicated from brain to brain. Someone on holiday could beam a ‘neural postcard’ of what they are seeing, hearing, or tasting into the mind of a friend back home,” the report suggested.
However, this is a very advanced implementation of this technology that would come after significant development. First, the technology will be used to treat brain diseases like Parkinson’s and then scale up to more difficult problems from there.
Last year, Musk announced that his company was already having success with the implant during tests on animals. Human trials are already expected to begin this year.
The company will be inserting electrodes into human brains using a robot surgeon. The surgery will insert very fine threads into the brain, and the threads are covered in electrodes that will create a pathway for messages to and from the brain.
Musk said that the threads will work by recording the information being transmitted by neurons and synapses onto a tiny sensor, which can then be integrated with special software. He then revealed that the team has been testing the invention on primates, and were able to successfully augment a monkey’s brain with this technology.
Musk says that this technology is far less invasive than similar brain-computer interfaces on the market, and he hopes that this could be used to cure a variety of different brain disorders. However, in theory, this device can be integrated with artificial intelligence in a way where people could possibly “upload” things to their brain, kind of like how Neo in “The Matrix” learned Kung Fu from a computer.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-12--Captive Orca Suffers Near-Complete Tooth Loss, Constant Pain While Confined in Aquarium

( TMU ) – Animal rights advocates are expressing concern about a Orca named Inouk who has been kept in such reprehensible conditions that his teeth have almost entirely been lost after the orca as driven to incessantly gnaw at his enclosure .
French animal rights group One Voice released shocking images showing Inouk ’ s dire dental state resulting from his prolonged , unnatural confinement in Marineland Antibes , a controversial amusement park in the south of France , reports LADBible .
As of January , 46 aquatic mammals – including beluga whales , orcas , and a newborn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the park was founded , drawing sharp criticism and boycott calls from opponents of cetacean captivity .
“ The only killer whales in France are at the Marineland Park in Antibes , ” One Voice explained .
“ Inouk is special because he has eaten away the walls of the pool to the pool liner gel .
He is in constant pain .
The main thing that we denounce is him not being able to live as he should , and the physical consequences of his mental suffering.
” The adult male @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaigners demanding his freedom .
Inouk suffers from a collapsed dorsal fin and swims in circles , indicating grave stress , poor health and trauma .
He also bites on toys placed in his tank and the walls of his enclosure .
“ In summary , Inouk suffered and likely continues to suffer from tooth loss , tooth fracturing , and from teeth with exposed pulp , ” campaigners from One Voice said last year .
“ Inouk likely suffers from acute and chronic stressors associated with unnatural confinement .
In effect , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to captivity.
” One Voice has demanded an end to breeding programs in aquariums due to the high mortality rate in such confined conditions .
They also are demanding that the French government ban the sale of wild marine mammals that should be free to live in the wild .
The group says they were supposed to hold a meeting with French officials on Thursday , but authorities postponed the meeting without explanation “ to a future date , ” LADBible reports .
“ These animals are highly intelligent and need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can never replace their natural habitat , ” One Voice founding president Muriel Arnal said .
“ In the wild they would swim a hundred miles a day .
Here , muscles are weak and they are bored.
” “ They are constantly being medicated , they fight amongst each other , but in the ocean they would be able to flee , ” she added .
Mothers are also routinely separated from their babies , heavily impacting the aqautic mammals ’ mental health .
Orcas live in tightly-knit family groups with sophisticated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from generation to generation , researchers have found .
Additionally , killer whales ’ suffering is an acute concern because their intelligence exceeds that of great apes like gorillas , chimpanzees and bonobos , while they are also highly social animals that have their own language with dialects that evolve based on their environments , just like humans .
The highly self-aware mammals have the second-largest brains of any creature on the planet .
One voice has urged that the whales be kept in protected oceanic sanctuaries where they are free to swim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constantly swim in circles , and where the apex predators are free to hunt sea birds , squid , octopuses , fish , and other maritime wildlife that they subsist on .
Orcas are genetically built to live , migrate , and thrive in the vast openness of the ocean , where they swim an average of 40 miles per day – which is a matter of necessity more so than ability , according to National Geographic .
“ If you have evolved to move great distances to look for food and mates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of movement , whether you ’ re a polar bear or an elephant or an orca , ” said Naomi Rose , a marine mammal scientist at the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington , D.C. “ You put [ orcas ] in a box that is 150 feet long by 90 feet wide by 30 feet deep and you ’ re basically turning them into a couch potato.
” One voice is suing French authorities for turning a blind eye to orcas ’ suffering .
The group is demanding €500,000 ( USD $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to set up a marine sanctuary for the killer whales .

(TMU) – Animal rights advocates are expressing concern about a Orca named Inouk who has been kept in such reprehensible conditions that his teeth have almost entirely been lost after the orca as driven to incessantly gnaw at his enclosure.
French animal rights group One Voice released shocking images showing Inouk’s dire dental state resulting from his prolonged, unnatural confinement in Marineland Antibes, a controversial amusement park in the south of France, reports LADBible.
As of January, 46 aquatic mammals – including beluga whales, orcas, and a newborn bottlenose dolphin – have died at Marineland since the park was founded, drawing sharp criticism and boycott calls from opponents of cetacean captivity.
“The only killer whales in France are at the Marineland Park in Antibes,” One Voice explained. “Inouk is special because he has eaten away the walls of the pool to the pool liner gel. He is in constant pain. The main thing that we denounce is him not being able to live as he should, and the physical consequences of his mental suffering.”
The adult male orca has long been the subject of campaigners demanding his freedom. Inouk suffers from a collapsed dorsal fin and swims in circles, indicating grave stress, poor health and trauma. He also bites on toys placed in his tank and the walls of his enclosure.
#inouk has a dorsal fin collapse like in wild because he spend time at surface. It’s gravity because it’s made of collagen. Bad teeth like some in wild because he was fragile as calf and he has no hand to catch what he want. #seaworld #marineland pic.twitter.com/p8nWIz78fs — Mermaid Fight (@CarolineLegent) July 8, 2019
“In summary, Inouk suffered and likely continues to suffer from tooth loss, tooth fracturing, and from teeth with exposed pulp,” campaigners from One Voice said last year. “Inouk likely suffers from acute and chronic stressors associated with unnatural confinement. In effect, he has a reduced quality of life due to captivity.”
One Voice has demanded an end to breeding programs in aquariums due to the high mortality rate in such confined conditions. They also are demanding that the French government ban the sale of wild marine mammals that should be free to live in the wild.
The group says they were supposed to hold a meeting with French officials on Thursday, but authorities postponed the meeting without explanation “to a future date,” LADBible reports.
Killer Whale Loses All Its Teeth Gnawing At Enclosure@ladbiblehttps://t.co/XFaIzaWTvu
"The only killer whales in France are at #Marineland #Antibes. Inouk has eaten away the walls of the pool to the pool liner gel. He is in constant pain~@onevoiceanimal #SaveINOUK #Blackfish — Orca S※O※S (@OrcaSOS) July 11, 2020
“These animals are highly intelligent and need to be in the ocean. A pool can never replace their natural habitat,” One Voice founding president Muriel Arnal said. “In the wild they would swim a hundred miles a day. Here, muscles are weak and they are bored.”
“They are constantly being medicated, they fight amongst each other, but in the ocean they would be able to flee,” she added.
Mothers are also routinely separated from their babies, heavily impacting the aqautic mammals’ mental health. Orcas live in tightly-knit family groups with sophisticated and unique cultures that are passed down from generation to generation, researchers have found.
I don't mind Marineland's trainer dragging John Hargrove but I do mind him trying to downplay the severity of Inouk's teeth (or his lack thereof). Inouk has no teeth left. Not a single one. Hazel told me he used to vomit so frequently that his stomach acid destroyed them all. pic.twitter.com/3vzyVW5fnG — ????? ? (@Pilo2Lilo) May 26, 2019
Additionally, killer whales’ suffering is an acute concern because their intelligence exceeds that of great apes like gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos, while they are also highly social animals that have their own language with dialects that evolve based on their environments, just like humans. The highly self-aware mammals have the second-largest brains of any creature on the planet.
One voice has urged that the whales be kept in protected oceanic sanctuaries where they are free to swim long distances in straight lines rather than constantly swim in circles, and where the apex predators are free to hunt sea birds, squid, octopuses, fish, and other maritime wildlife that they subsist on.
Orcas are genetically built to live, migrate, and thrive in the vast openness of the ocean, where they swim an average of 40 miles per day – which is a matter of necessity more so than ability, according to National Geographic.
“If you have evolved to move great distances to look for food and mates then you are adapted to that type of movement, whether you’re a polar bear or an elephant or an orca,” said Naomi Rose, a marine mammal scientist at the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, D.C. “You put [orcas] in a box that is 150 feet long by 90 feet wide by 30 feet deep and you’re basically turning them into a couch potato.”
One voice is suing French authorities for turning a blind eye to orcas’ suffering. The group is demanding €500,000 (USD $565,800) that they hope to use to set up a marine sanctuary for the killer whales.
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themindunleashed--2020-07-14--Ghislaine Maxwell Is Moved From “Cell To Cell” To Prevent Assassins From Killing Her

( TMU ) – Former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is said to have evidence that shows powerful world leaders being involved in crimes against children , and concerns are growing that her life could be in danger .
At the Metropolitan Detention Center ( MDC ) in Brooklyn , New York , where Maxwell arrived last Monday , the staff has taken extreme measures to prevent an assassination or suicide from happening on their watch .
At first , Maxwell ’ s clothes were taken away , and she was forced to wear paper gowns as a precaution , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ materials that she could use to hang herself with .
She was later allowed to wear normal prison clothes and is now no longer considered a suicide risk , but authorities are still concerned about her safety .
She is being moved from cell to cell in an attempt to prevent potential assassins from knowing where she is .
A source told the Daily Mail that , “ She is being moved from cell to cell and sometimes has a cellmate , sometimes not .
[ The authorities ] are terrified someone will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving her around .
Jeffrey Epstein died behind bars and they [ the authorities ] are terrified someone will try to kill Ghislaine.
” There are also concerns that a coronavirus outbreak at the prison could take her life .
“ Conditions are terrible at the jail and there ’ s an outbreak of Covid which could kill her .
It ’ s impossible for her to talk to her lawyers or family in a timely way .
How can she prepare a defence when the lawyers can ’ t even get hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As The Mind Unleashed previously reported , Maxwell is in COVID isolation and hoping to be released on bail because of the virus .
However , it is doubtful that isolation from a virus of this nature is possible at a facility like this , especially with her being moved from cell to cell so frequently .
Maxwell and Epstein had many powerful friends , but once Epstein was arrested , those friends likely began to see the pair as a liability .
A former jewel thief that had a business relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell claims that they made him watch videos where he saw at least two prominent US politicians sexually assaulting underage girls .
Earlier this week , a lawyer for Epstein victims said that Prince Andrew is on the secret stash of recordings that Maxwell plans to use as a bargaining tool to get a reduced prison sentence .
‘ There is no doubt Prince Andrew would have been captured on footage filmed in rooms and private areas of Epstein ’ s property , ” attorney David Boies said .
On Sunday , Boies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know there were cameras throughout the New York mansion and in Epstein ’ s other properties .
We know there were a multitude of cameras and very large quantities of tapes .
Prince Andrew would have been included .
He would certainly have been included among the people who would have been captured on the tapes.
” At this point , it is highly possible that any evidence that Maxwell had against her former friends is already in the hands of investigators .

(TMU) – Former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is said to have evidence that shows powerful world leaders being involved in crimes against children, and concerns are growing that her life could be in danger.
At the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, where Maxwell arrived last Monday, the staff has taken extreme measures to prevent an assassination or suicide from happening on their watch.
At first, Maxwell’s clothes were taken away, and she was forced to wear paper gowns as a precaution, so she didn’t have any materials that she could use to hang herself with.
She was later allowed to wear normal prison clothes and is now no longer considered a suicide risk, but authorities are still concerned about her safety. She is being moved from cell to cell in an attempt to prevent potential assassins from knowing where she is.
A source told the Daily Mail that, “She is being moved from cell to cell and sometimes has a cellmate, sometimes not. [The authorities] are terrified someone will try to kill her so they keep moving her around. Jeffrey Epstein died behind bars and they [the authorities] are terrified someone will try to kill Ghislaine.”
There are also concerns that a coronavirus outbreak at the prison could take her life.
“Conditions are terrible at the jail and there’s an outbreak of Covid which could kill her. It’s impossible for her to talk to her lawyers or family in a timely way. How can she prepare a defence when the lawyers can’t even get hold of her?” the source said.
As The Mind Unleashed previously reported, Maxwell is in COVID isolation and hoping to be released on bail because of the virus. However, it is doubtful that isolation from a virus of this nature is possible at a facility like this, especially with her being moved from cell to cell so frequently.
Maxwell and Epstein had many powerful friends, but once Epstein was arrested, those friends likely began to see the pair as a liability. A former jewel thief that had a business relationship with Epstein and a sexual relationship with Maxwell claims that they made him watch videos where he saw at least two prominent US politicians sexually assaulting underage girls.
Earlier this week, a lawyer for Epstein victims said that Prince Andrew is on the secret stash of recordings that Maxwell plans to use as a bargaining tool to get a reduced prison sentence.
‘There is no doubt Prince Andrew would have been captured on footage filmed in rooms and private areas of Epstein’s property,” attorney David Boies said.
On Sunday, Boies told The Mail that, “We know there were cameras throughout the New York mansion and in Epstein’s other properties. We know there were a multitude of cameras and very large quantities of tapes. Prince Andrew would have been included. He would certainly have been included among the people who would have been captured on the tapes.”
At this point, it is highly possible that any evidence that Maxwell had against her former friends is already in the hands of investigators.
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