Friday, December 24, 2021

Article by Vladimir Putin “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians”


 



……………Therefore, modern Ukraine is entirely the product of the Soviet era. We know and remember well that it was shaped – for a significant part – on the lands of historical Russia. To make sure of that, it is enough to look at the boundaries of the lands reunited with the Russian state in the 17th century and the territory of the Ukrainian SSR when it left the Soviet Union………….

 ……….In essence, Ukraine's ruling circles decided to justify their country's independence through the denial of its past, however, except for border issues. They began to mythologize and rewrite history, edit out everything that united us, and refer to the period when Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union as an occupation. The common tragedy of collectivization and famine of the early 1930s was portrayed as the genocide of the Ukrainian people…………

 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/page/37

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Ethan Crumbley's parents charged with involuntary manslaughter


 

The parents of a 15-year-old boy, Ethan Crumbley, who shot dead four fellow students at his high school in the northern US state of Michigan were charged with involuntary manslaughter today.  


James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, were each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald announced at a press conference.

 

Crumbley, 43, uploaded a letter to then President Trump in 2016, thanking him for “allowing my right to bear arms” and pleading with him to “end Common Core” — an educational standard that details what children should know at a certain age.


“As a female and a Realtor, thank you for allowing my right to bear arms,” the letter continued. “Allowing me to be protected if I show a home to someone with bad intentions. Thank you for respecting that Amendment.”

 

Thursday, December 2, 2021

James Dorrin Hayward, WA Nationals Australia MP

 



A West Australian upper house MP has been charged over the alleged child sex abuse of an eight-year-old girl.  

James Dorrin Hayward, the Nationals member for the South West, is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday.  Mr Hayward was the vice president of the federal branch of the Nationals and served as the state president from 2015 to 2019.  He also served as a City of Bunbury councillor and was a former journalist and video producer.