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ivankahasbeentreatedsounfairly · 4 months ago

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By Peter Baker

More than 100 former national security officials from Republican administrations and former Republican members of Congress endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday after concluding that their party’s nominee, Donald J. Trump, is “unfit to serve again as president.”

In a letter to the public, the Republicans, including both vocal longtime Trump opponents and others who had not endorsed Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 2020, argued that while they might “disagree with Kamala Harris” on many issues, Mr. Trump had demonstrated “dangerous qualities.” Those include, they said, “unusual affinity” for dictators like President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and “contempt for the norms of decent, ethical and lawful behavior.”

“As president,” the letter said, “he promoted daily chaos in government, praised our enemies and undermined our allies, politicized the military and disparaged our veterans, prioritized his personal interest above American interests and betrayed our values, democracy and this country’s founding documents.”

The letter condemned Mr. Trump’s incitement of the mob attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, aimed at allowing him to hold onto power after losing an election, saying that “he has violated his oath of office and brought danger to our country.” It quoted Mr. Trump’s own former vice president, Mike Pence, who has said that “anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.”

The letter came not long after former Vice President Dick Cheneyand his daughter, former Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, both said they would vote for Ms. Harris. Democrats featured a number of anti-Trump Republicans at their nominating convention last month, including former Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. Mr. Pence has said he will not endorse Mr. Trump but has not endorsed Ms. Harris.

The 111 signatories included former officials who served under Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush. Many of them had previously broken with Mr. Trump, including two former defense secretaries, Chuck Hagel and William S. Cohen; Robert B. Zoellick, a former president of the World Bank; the former C.I.A. directors Michael V. Hayden and William H. Webster; a former director of national intelligence, John D. Negroponte; and former Gov. William F. Weld of Massachusetts. Miles Taylor and Olivia Troye, two Trump administration officials who became vocal critics, also signed.

But a number of Republicans who did not sign a similar letter on behalf of Mr. Biden in 2020 signed the one for Ms. Harris this time, including several former House members, like Charles W. Boustany Jr. of Louisiana, Barbara Comstock of Virginia, Dan Miller of Florida and Bill Paxon of New York.

In their letter, the Republicans acknowledged concerns about “some of the positions advocated by the left wing of the Democratic Party,” and some of them have been quite critical of the Biden-Harris administration. Just last year, Mr. Zoellick wrote a newspaper essay eviscerating Democratic economic policies. But the letter said that “any potential concerns” about Ms. Harris “pale in comparison to” those over Mr. Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/us/politics/republican-officials-harris-endorsement.html

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ulkaralakbarova · 6 months ago

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When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Jack Ryan: Harrison Ford Dr. Caroline “Cathy” Ryan: Anne Archer Sally Ryan: Thora Birch Sean Miller: Sean Bean Kevin O’Donnell: Patrick Bergin Annette: Polly Walker Lord William Holmes: James Fox Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson: Samuel L. Jackson Adm. James Greer: James Earl Jones Paddy O’Neil: Richard Harris Marty Cantor: J.E. Freeman Dennis Cooley: Alex Norton Watkins: Hugh Fraser Inspector Highland: David Threlfall Owens: Alun Armstrong Sissy: Berlinda Tolbert Lord Justice: Gerald Sim First Aide: Pip Torrens Ashley: Thomas Russell Charlie Dugan: Andrew Connolly Ned Clark: Keith Campbell Jimmy Reardon: Jonathan Ryan Court Guard: P.H. Moriarty Interviewer: Bob Gunton CIA Technician: Ted Raimi Secretary: Brenda James Paddy Boy: Karl Hayden Lady Holmes: Claire Oberman Young Holmes: Oliver Stone The Electrician: Tom Watt Constable: Tim Dutton Constable: Martin Cochrane Rose: Ellen Geer Winter: John Lafayette Ferro: Shaun Duke Spiva: Fritz Sperberg CIA Analyst: Allison Barron Dr Shapiro: Philip Levien FBI Agent Shaw: Jesse D. Goins Avery: Michael Ryan Way FBI Director’s Bodyguard (uncredited): Peter Weireter Film Crew: Director of Photography: Donald McAlpine Original Music Composer: James Horner Screenplay: W. Peter Iliff Producer: Mace Neufeld Producer: Robert Rehme Director: Phillip Noyce Screenplay: Donald Stewart Editor: William Hoy Editor: Neil Travis Casting: Cathy Sandrich Gelfond Makeup Artist: Michael Key Casting: Amanda Mackey Executive Producer: Charles H. Maguire Makeup Department Head: Peter Robb-King Art Direction: Joseph P. Lucky Hairstylist: Anne Morgan Costume Design: Norma Moriceau Makeup Artist: Pat Gerhardt Set Decoration: John M. Dwyer Makeup Artist: John R. Bayless Production Design: Joseph C. Nemec III Stunts: Dick Ziker Stunts: Terry Leonard Visual Effects Supervisor: Robert Grasmere Visual Effects Supervisor: John C. Walsh Stunt Coordinator: Andy Bradford Stunt Coordinator: Steve Boyum Stunts: Michael T. Brady Stunts: Janet Brady Stunts: William H. Burton Jr. Stunts: Bobby Bass Stunts: Keith Campbell Stunts: David Burton Stunts: Clarke Coleman Stunts: Gerry Crampton Stunts: Cynthia Cypert Stunts: Laura Dash Stunts: Gabe Cronnelly Stunts: Steve M. Davison Stunts: Jeff Imada Stunts: Jeffrey J. Dashnaw Stunts: Annie Ellis Stunts: Richard M. Ellis Stunts: Tony Epper Stunts: Elaine Ford Stunts: Kenny Endoso Stunts: James M. Halty Stunt Coordinator: Martin Grace Stunts: Steve Hart Stunts: Scott Hubbell Stunts: Craig Hosking Stunts: Henry Kingi Stunts: Joel Kramer Stunts: Paul Jennings Stunts: Gene LeBell Stunts: Gary McLarty Stunts: Mark McBride Stunts: Bennie Moore Stunts: Valentino Musetti Stunts: John C. Meier Stunts: Alan Oliney Stunts: Chuck Picerni Jr. Stunt Double: Bobby Porter Stunts: Steve Picerni Stunts: Tony van Silva Stunts: Chad Randall Stunts: Rod Woodruff Stunt Double: Vic Armstrong Second Unit Director: David R. Ellis Stunts: Gregory J. Barnett Stunts: Tim A. Davison Novel: Tom Clancy Movie Reviews: John Chard: Good guys are real good, and the bad guys are real bad. Patriot Games is a more than serviceable thriller, perhaps a bit out of date when viewing it now, but still a very effective good against evil piece. The source material is so dense and intricate it was always going to be hard to condense that into a 2 hour movie, but I feel the makers manage to keep it fleshy whilst making the respective characters interesting and watchable. The acting on show is more than adequate, Harrison Ford is great in the role of Jack Ryan, he manages to portray him as a sensitive family man who can step up to the plate when things get ugly, and Anne Archer is solid enough as the wife and mother caught up in the web of nastiness unfolding. The baddies are led by the brooding Sean Bean who is a little under written, whilst Richard Harris is sadly underused. However, the action set pieces make their mark and thankfully we get a riveting...

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yasbxxgie · 5 years ago

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Earlier this year, a group of St. Louis police officers were put on administrative leave after their racist social media posts were resurfaced, prompting the police department to launch an investigation into them. Now, the head of St. Louis’ police union is calling for its members to support their fellow cops by liking themselves to Marvel’s violent vigilante character the Punisher.

Despite the fact that Gerry Conway has expressed that it’s disturbing when people in positions of power embrace the Punisher as a symbol for their own sense of justice—and Frank Castle himself has recently gone on the record as thinking that cops who idolize him need to rethink their life choices—some police continue using the symbol.

Ed Clark, the head of St. Louis’ police union, is urging officers to use an altered version of the vigilante’s logo after 22 police officers within the union found themselves under an internal investigation. It was discovered by the Plain View Project (an initiative drawing attention to the social media posts of law enforcement officials) that they posted a variety of racist and Islamophobic remarks to their social media pages which raised serious questions. The posts are documented on Plain View Project’s site on a few individual pages. After seeing some of the posts for himself, Police Chief John W. Hayden, Jr. called them “deeply insensitive,” and insisted that the police department’s internal investigation into the officers would be “an extensive process and a competent process.”

According to a NY Daily News report, in response to the posts being unearthed, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner moved to permanently block seven of the officers in question from submitting cases to her office, while the remaining 15 were eligible to have their privileges reinstated following a deeper look into their conduct.

“Police integrity is at the core of the community’s confidence in the criminal justice system,” Gardner said in the release. “After careful examination of the underlying bias contained in those social media posts, we have concluded that this bias would likely influence an officer’s ability to perform his or her duties in an unbiased manner.”

When reached for comment via email, a representative for the St. Louis Metropolitan Department told io9, “We do not have any further comment.” Marvel did not respond with a comment for this story at the time of publishing.

Last Wednesday evening, union head Clark took to the group’s Facebook page to upload a letter in which he claimed that the officers under review could no longer send their cases to prosecutors because they posted a variation of the Punisher logo (a “thin blue line design” seemingly meant to bring attention to the “Blue Lives Matter” belief system), and did not mention the officers’ other documented posts. Clark called the review process “political”:

The fact is, there will always be someone who finds fault with any symbol we identify with or person we choose to carry our message. The Blue Line symbol and the Blue Line Punisher symbol have been widely embraced by the law enforcement community as a symbol for the war against those who hate law enforcement. It’s how we show the world that we hold the line between good and evil.

What jumps out most immediately from Clark’s statement is how matter-of-factly he articulates his and many other cops’ misguided, and frankly alarming, belief that they should be free to wage war on people. One could argue that Clark and the other fan-cops who worship the Punisher simply don’t understand who or what the character is. In Frank Castle, it seems Clark and his peers see someone who would defend the cops under investigation, and given how the Punisher usually responds to his opponents, the message is more than chilling.

While Clark and the union cops may not want to grapple with reality over fiction, Police Chief Hayden made it abundantly clear in a letter of his own why the officers are being looked into and stated that the Punisher in no way represents the police force’s express mission of protecting the public. Here is a portion of his public statement:

As law enforcement officers, our fundamental responsibility is to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all to liberty, equality and justice. This is the oath we all took.

Although fictional in nature, the Punisher logo does not coincide with our mission to protect life and property and achieve a peaceful society...Undeniably, the recent social media coverage impacts our community relations, our potential ability to protect your integrity, and forces us all to work harder to build and mend relationships. While social media can be an asset in continuing relations with family, friends and colleagues, we all must remain cognizant of the messages certain posts may send and the interpretation the community may have of them.

What Hayden is saying is rather obvious, but apparently, it needs to be repeated: When police officer slap on the Punisher’s logo, they aren’t just stating that they’re fans or that they look up to Frank Castle. The message they’re sending says that they want the public to see them the same way civilians see the Punisher—as lethal people armed to the teeth who have no qualms about shooting first because they’re certain they’re in the right.

+Kentucky Police Remove 'Punisher' Logo From Cop Cars After People Rightfully Point Out He's a Murderer

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fanarchoslashivist · 3 years ago

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@thequeer-quill

Sorry I had to go looking through old emails to find the lists sent to me, the fiction section is my personal rec list of books I'm reading and authors I love. I always always insist anyone who wants to write Indigenous characters in their stories need to read Indigenous authors. Not just to show support, but you’ll not find a better teacher on ensuring you're not falling into racist tropes and tokenizing your characters than by surrounding yourself with beloved stories and characters from that demographic.

For non fiction I've separated culture, language, and lore from the ones that focus on regions, historical events, wars, and people.

I know I'm missing books, but I was sent a lot of recs in private messages I can't track down. Generally if you see a book by these three authors they are the #1 recommended resource from everyone I've spoken with.

C.A. Weslager

Anthony F.C. Wallace

Paul A. W. Wallace

Some of these books are very old so they'll have dated terminology, be out of print, and can be expensive (Red Men on the Brandywine goes for over $200) so I have not been able to read everything on this list. I know there are more than a few with ebooks available through libraries, and some ebooks. My goal is to one day have all these books as PDFs, even if I have to buy and scan them myself.

Fiction

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

The Trickster Trilogy by Eden Robinson

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Crow Winter by Karen McBride

Ghost Lake by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler

Celia's Song by Lee Maracle

Chasing Painted Horses by Drew Hayden Taylor

The Björkan Sagas by Harold Johnson

Wrist by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler

A Line of Driftwood: The Ada Blackjack Story by Diane Glancy

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg

Feral series by Cynthia Leitich Smith

How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

Spirits Dark and Light: Supernatural Tales from the Five Civilized Tribes by Tim Tingle

March Toward the Thunderby Joseph Bruchac.

The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac

Blue Bear Woman by Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau

The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel by Drew Hayden Taylor

The absolutely true diary of a part time indian by Sherman Alexie

Anthologies

Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time

Indigenous LGBT Sci-fi Anthology

Walking the Clouds

Indigenous Sci-fi Anthology

New Suns

Speculative Fiction by People of Color

Taaqtumi

An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

Love After the End

Anthology of indigiqueer Speculative fiction

Picture Books

Little Bear Builds a Wigwam by Sherman Stoltzfus

When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger & Sue Katz

The Legend of the Cape May Diamond by Trinka Hakes Noble

Non fiction

Native Harvests: American Indian Wild Foods and Recipes by E. Barrie Kavasch

We Are Still Here! The Tribal Saga of. NewJersey’s Nanticoke and Lenape Indians, John R. Norwood

The Indians of New Jersey: Dickon Among the Lenapes, M.R. Harrinton

Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians by Gladys Tantaquidgeon

Oklahoma Delaware Ceremonies, Feasts, and Dances, Frank G. Speck

A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Gladys Tantaquidgeon

History, Manners, and Customs of the Indian Nations Who Once Inhabited Pennsylvania and the Neighboring States, John Heckenwelder

The Celestial Bear Comes Down to Earth, Frank G. Speck

Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing, Richard C. Adams

Mythology of the Lenape, John Bierhorst

A Study of the Delaware Indian Big House Ceremony, Frank G. Speck

David Zeisberger’s History of Northern American Indians, Rev. David Zeisberberger

Eastern Shore Indians of Virginia and Maryland, Helen C. Rountree and Thomas E.Davidson

Memoirs of Rev. David Brainerd, Based on the Life of Brainerd, Prepared by Jonathan Edwards, D.D. and Afterwards Revised and Enlarged by S.E. Dwight

Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder has Her Say, Amy Hill Hearth

The Culture and Acculturation of the Delaware Indians, William W. Newcomb, Jr.

A Lenape Among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman by Dawn G. Marsh

A Delaware – English Lexicon by Zeisberger & Whritenour.

The Lenape and Their Legends, With Text & Symbols By Daniel G. Brinton

The Lenape-Delaware Indian Heritage, Herbert Kraft

The Nanticoke, Frank W. Porter, III.

The Nanticoke and Conoy Indians, Frank G. Speck

The Nanticoke Community of Delaware, Frank G. Speck

The Nanticoke Indians Past and Present, C. A. Weslager

A Nation of Women – Gender and Colonial Encounters Among the Delaware Indians by Gunlög Fur

Colonialism in the Margins: Cultural Encounters in New Sweden and Lapland by Gunlög Fur

White Deer and Other Stories Told by the Lenape, John Bierhorst

A Delaware Indian Symposium, Herbert Kraft

History

A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania by Dr. George P. Donehoo.

Walking Purchase Hoax of 1737 by Ray Thompson.

The Victory With No Name – The Native American Defeat of the First American Army by Colin G. Calloway

William Penn’s Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians by William Penn.

Indian Paths of Pennsylvania by Paul A. W. Wallace

The Indian Wars of Pennsylvania by C. Hale Sipe.

The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania by C. Hale Sipe.

Teedyuscung: King of the Delawares by Anthony F.C. Wallace

C.A. Weslager's many books

Red Men on the Brandywine

Delawares Forgotten Folk

Delawares Forgotten River

Delewares Burried Past

The Nanticoke Indians

Into the American Woods: Negotiations on the Pennsylvania Frontier by James H. Merrell.

The Ambiguous Iroquois Empire by Francis Jennings.

The Crucible of War: 7 Years War & the Fate of the British Empire in British North American 1754-1766 by Fred Anderson

At The Crossroads: Indians & Empires on a Mid-Atlantic Frontier, 1700-1763 by Jane T. Merritt

The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America by Scott Weidensaul

Dark & Bloody Ground: The American Revolution Along the Southern Frontier by Richard D. Blackmon

Gods of War, Gods of Peace by Russell Bourne

Our Savage Neighbors: How the Indian War Transformed Early America by Peter Silver

#thequeer-quill #Indigenous books #lenape history

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sinale · 3 years ago

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songsofprotestpeacerevolution · 5 years ago

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President Trump continues to use inflammatory language as many Americans protest the unlawful death of George Floyd and the unjust treatment of black Americans by our justice system. As the protests have grown, so has the intensity of the president’s rhetoric. He has gone so far as to make a shocking promise: to send active-duty members of the U.S. military to “dominate” protesters in cities throughout the country — with or without the consent of local mayors or state governors. On Monday, the president previewed his approach on the streets of Washington. He had 1,600 troops from around the country transported to the D.C. area, and placed them on alert, as an unnamed Pentagon official put it, “to ensure faster employment if necessary.” As part of the show of force that Trump demanded, military helicopters made low-level passes over peaceful protesters — a military tactic sometimes used to disperse enemy combatants — scattering debris and broken glass among the crowd. He also had a force, including members of the National Guard and federal officers, that used flash-bang grenades, pepper spray and, according to eyewitness accounts, rubber bullets to drive lawful protesters, as well as members of the media and clergy, away from the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church. All so he could hold a politically motivated photo op there with members of his team, including, inappropriately, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Looting and violence are unacceptable acts, and perpetrators should be arrested and duly tried under the law. But as Monday’s actions near the White House demonstrated, those committing such acts are largely on the margins of the vast majority of predominantly peaceful protests. While several past presidents have called on our armed services to provide additional aid to law enforcement in times of national crisis — among them Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson — these presidents used the military to protect the rights of Americans, not to violate them. As former leaders in the Defense Department — civilian and military, Republican, Democrat and independent — we all took an oath upon assuming office “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” as did the president and all members of the military, a fact that Gen. Milley pointed out in a recent memorandum to members of the armed forces. We are alarmed at how the president is betraying this oath by threatening to order members of the U.S. military to violate the rights of their fellow Americans. President Trump has given governors a stark choice: either end the protests that continue to demand equal justice under our laws, or expect that he will send active-duty military units into their states. While the Insurrection Act gives the president the legal authority to do so, this authority has been invoked only in the most extreme conditions when state or local authorities were overwhelmed and were unable to safeguard the rule of law. Historically, as Secretary Esper has pointed out, it has rightly been seen as a tool of last resort. Beyond being unnecessary, using our military to quell protests across the country would also be unwise. This is not the mission our armed forces signed up for: They signed up to fight our nation’s enemies and to secure — not infringe upon — the rights and freedoms of their fellow Americans. In addition, putting our servicemen and women in the middle of politically charged domestic unrest risks undermining the apolitical nature of the military that is so essential to our democracy. It also risks diminishing Americans’ trust in our military — and thus America’s security — for years to come. As defense leaders who share a deep commitment to the Constitution, to freedom and justice for all Americans, and to the extraordinary men and women who volunteer to serve and protect our nation, we call on the president to immediately end his plans to send active-duty military personnel into cities as agents of law enforcement, or to employ them or any another military or police forces in ways that undermine the constitutional rights of Americans. The members of our military are always ready to serve in our nation’s defense. But they must never be used to violate the rights of those they are sworn to protect.

89 former Defense officials: The military must never be used to violate constitutional rights

Leon E. Panetta, former defense secretary

Chuck Hagel, former defense secretary

Ashton B. Carter, former defense secretary

William S. Cohen, former defense secretary

Sasha Baker, former deputy chief of staff to the defense secretary

Donna Barbisch, retired major general in the U.S. Army

Jeremy Bash, chief of staff to the defense secretary

Jeffrey P. Bialos, former deputy under secretary of defense for industrial affairs

Susanna V. Blume, former deputy chief of staff to the deputy defense secretary

Ian Brzezinski, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Europe and NATO

Gabe Camarillo, former assistant secretary of the Air Force

Kurt M. Campbell, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Asia and the Pacific

Michael Carpenter, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia

Rebecca Bill Chavez, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Western hemisphere affairs

Derek Chollet, former assistant defense secretary for international security affairs

Dan Christman, retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army and former assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

James Clapper, former under secretary of defense for intelligence and director of national intelligence

Eliot A. Cohen, former member of planning staff for the defense department and former member of the Defense Policy Board

Erin Conaton, former under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness

John Conger, former principal deputy under secretary of defense

Peter S. Cooke, retired major general of the U.S. Army Reserve

Richard Danzig, former secretary of the U.S. Navy

Janine Davidson, former under secretary of the U.S. Navy

Robert L. Deitz, former general counsel at the National Security Agency

Abraham M. Denmark, former deputy assistant defense secretary for East Asia

Michael B. Donley, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force

John W. Douglass, retired brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force and former assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy

Raymond F. DuBois, former acting under secretary of the U.S. Army

Eric Edelman, former under secretary of defense for policy

Eric Fanning, former secretary of the U.S. Army

Evelyn N. Farkas, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia

Michèle A. Flournoy, former under secretary of defense for policy

Nelson M. Ford, former under secretary of the U.S. Army

Alice Friend, former principal director for African affairs in the office of the under defense secretary for policy

John A. Gans Jr., former speechwriter for the defense secretary

Sherri Goodman, former deputy under secretary of defense for environmental security

André Gudger, former deputy assistant defense secretary for manufacturing and industrial base policy

Robert Hale, former under secretary of defense and Defense Department comptroller

Michael V. Hayden, retired general in the U.S. Air Force and former director of the National Security Agency and CIA

Mark Hertling, retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army and former commanding general of U.S. Army Europe

Kathleen H. Hicks, former principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy

Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force

John P. Jumper, retired general of the U.S. Air Force and former chief of staff of the Air Force

Colin H. Kahl, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Middle East policy

Mara E. Karlin, former deputy assistant defense secretary for strategy and force development

Frank Kendall, former under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics

Susan Koch, former deputy assistant defense secretary for threat-reduction policy

Ken Krieg, former under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics

J. William Leonard, former deputy assistant defense secretary for security and information operations

Steven J. Lepper, retired major general of the U.S. Air Force

George Little, former Pentagon press secretary

William J. Lynn III, former deputy defense secretary

Ray Mabus, former secretary of the U.S. Navy and former governor of Mississippi

Kelly Magsamen, former principal deputy assistant defense secretary for Asian and Pacific security affairs

Carlos E. Martinez, retired brigadier general of the U.S. Air Force Reserve

Michael McCord, former under secretary of defense and Defense Department comptroller

Chris Mellon, former deputy assistant defense secretary for intelligence

James N. Miller, former under secretary of defense for policy

Edward T. Morehouse Jr., former principal deputy assistant defense secretary and former acting assistant defense secretary for operational energy plans and programs

Jamie Morin, former director of cost assessment and program evaluation at the Defense Department and former acting under secretary of the U.S. Air Force

Jennifer M. O’Connor, former general counsel of the Defense Department

Sean O’Keefe, former secretary of the U.S. Navy

Dave Oliver, former principal deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics

Robert B. Pirie, former under secretary of the U.S. Navy

John Plumb, former acting deputy assistant defense secretary for space policy

Eric Rosenbach, former assistant defense secretary for homeland defense and global security

Deborah Rosenblum, former acting deputy assistant defense secretary for counternarcotics

Todd Rosenblum, acting assistant defense secretary for homeland defense and Americas’ security affairs

Tommy Ross, former deputy assistant defense secretary for security cooperation

Henry J. Schweiter, former deputy assistant defense secretary

David B. Shear, former assistant defense secretary for Asian and Pacific security affairs

Amy E. Searight, former deputy assistant defense secretary for South and Southeast Asia

Vikram J. Singh, former deputy assistant defense secretary for South and Southeast Asia

Julianne Smith, former deputy national security adviser to the vice president and former principal director for Europe and NATO policy

Paula Thornhill, retired brigadier general of the Air Force and former principal director for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs

Jim Townsend, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Europe and NATO policy

Sandy Vershbow, former assistant defense secretary for international security affairs

Michael Vickers, former under secretary of defense for intelligence

Celeste Wallander, former deputy assistant defense secretary for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia

Andrew Weber, former assistant defense secretary for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs

William F. Wechsler, former deputy assistant defense secretary for special operations and combating terrorism

Doug Wilson, former assistant defense secretary for public affairs

Anne A. Witkowsky, former deputy assistant defense secretary for stability and humanitarian affairs

Douglas Wise, former deputy director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

Daniel P. Woodward, retired brigadier general of the U.S. Air Force

Margaret H. Woodward, retired major general of the U.S. Air Force

Carl Woog, former deputy assistant to the defense secretary for communications

Robert O. Work, former deputy defense secretary

Dov S. Zakheim, former under secretary of defense and Defense Department comptroller

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/05/89-former-defense-officials-military-must-never-be-used-violate-constitutional-rights/

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luvneedsnosyt · 6 years ago

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My Favorite Albums of 2019 (So Far)

Here is my list of my favorite albums half-way through 2019

You can find my list of my favorite albums of 2018 here And my list of my favorite EPs of 2018 here

My Monthly top albums lists from 2019: January, February, March, April, May

Honorable Mention:

Alice Merton - Mint Genre: Pop

Proof: No Roots / Lash Out

Anderson .Paak - Ventura Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

Proof: Chosen On (Feat. Sonya Elise) / Jet Black (Feat. Brandy)

Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: bad guy / you should see me in a crown

blackbear - ANONYMOUS Genre: alt-R&B / Hip Hop

Proof: SWEAR TO GOOD / HIGH1X

Bring Me the Horizon - amo Genre: Rock / Alternative

Proof: in the dark / medicine

Cautious Clay - Table of Context EP Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: REASONS / HONEST ENOUGH

Circa Waves - What’s It Like Over There? Genre: Alternative / Rock

Proof: Sorry I’m Yours / Be Somebody Good

Dabin - Wild Youth Genre: Electronic / Dance / Future Bass

Proof: In Flames (Feat. Lexi Norton) / Alive (Feat. RUNN)

Dawn Richard - New Breed Genre: alt-R&B / Electronic

Proof: shades / sauce

Dermot Kennedy - Dermot Kennedy Genre: Indie Pop / Soul

Proof: Power Over Me / Moments Passed

GoldLink - Diaspora Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

Proof: Zulu Screams (Feat. Maleek Berry & Babi Bourelly) / More

Hozier - Wasteland, Baby! Genre: Indie Pop / Soul / Folk

Proof: Movement / Dinner & Diatribes

James Blake - Assume Form Genre: Progressive Pop / Electronic / Indie Pop

Proof: Barefoot in the Park (Feat. ROSALÍA) / Where’s the Catch? (Feat. André 3000)

Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima Genre: Alternative / Indie Rock

Proof: Turn the Light / Woman

Kevin Abstract - ARIZONA BABY Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Joyride / Use Me

Maverick Sabre - When I Wake Up Genre: Pop / Soul

Proof: Slow Down (Feat. Jorja Smith) / Weakness

The List:

16. Little Simz - GREY Area Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Offense / Boss / Venom / Pressure (Feat. Little Dragon)

15. Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative

Proof: Harmony Hall / This Life / How Long? / Sympathy

14. LÉON - LÉON Genre: Pop / Soul

Proof: Lost Time / Falling / Hope Is A Heartache / You And I // Bonus: Grey - Want You Back (Feat. LÉON)

13. Foals - Part 1: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Genre: Rock / Alternative

Proof: Exits / White Onions / In Degrees / On The Luna

12. Denzel Curry - ZUU Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: ZUU / RICKY / BIRDZ (Feat. Rick Ross) / CAROLMART (Feat. Ice Billion Berg)

11. G Flip - Drink Too Much EP Genre: Pop

Proof: Drink Too Much / Bring Me Home / Killing My Time / About You // Bonus: I Am Not Afraid

10. Elohim - BRAINDEAD EP Genre: Electronic / Synth Pop

Proof: running / tv / metamorphine / flagpole sitta (Harvey Danger cover w/ ALOWNATION)

9. Sigrid - Sucker Punch Genre: Pop

Proof: Sucker Punch / Basic / Don’t Feel Like Crying / Don’t Kill My Vibe // Bonus: Strangers (R3HAB Remix) / Don’t Kill My Vibe (Gryffin Remix)

8. Lizzo - Cuz I Love You Genre: Hip Hop / R&B

Proof: Cuz I Love You / Soulmate / Tempo (Feat. Feat. Missy Elliott) / Heaven Help Me

7. Seven Lions - Ophelia Volume 1 Genre: Electronic / Dance / Trance

Proof: Start Again (Feat. Fiora) / Ocean (w/ Jason Ross Feat. Jonathon Mendelsohn) / First Time (w/ SLANDER & Dabin Feat. Dylan Mathew) / Dreamin’ (Feat. Fiora) // Bonus: Ocean (Au5 Remix) w/ Jason Ross Feat. Jonothan Mendelson / Dreamin’ (Sunny Lax Remix) Feat. Fiora / Island (Dimibo Remix) (w/ Trivecta & Wooli Feat. Nevve) / Sojourn (w/ Crystal Skies) / Let Go (Festival Mix) Feat. Fiora

6. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life Genre: Pop

Proof: Give A Little / The Knife / Alaska / Say It // Bonus: Give A Little (Mokita & GOLDHOUSE Remix) / Alaska (Toby Green Remix) / Alaska (Tycho Remix)

5. Nick Murphy - Run Fast Sleep Naked Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: Harry Takes Drugs On The Weekend / Sanity / Yeah I Care / Dangerous

4. Tyler, The Creator - IGOR Genre: Hip Hop / alt-R&B

Proof: IGOR’S THEME (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert) / EARFQUAKE (Feat. Playboy Carti, Charlie Wilson & Jessy Wilson) / I THINK (Feat. Solange & Ryan Beatty) / WHAT’S GOOD (Feat. slowthai & Jarrod Carmichael)

3. Khalid - Free Spirit Genre: Pop / R&B / Soul

Proof: Better / Right Back / Outta My Head (w/ John Mayer) / Free Spirit // Bonus: Better (Jayvon Remix) / Better (no clue? Remix) / Talk (Disclosure VIP Mix) / Talk (Jarami Remix) / Talk (Alle Farben Remix)

2. Big Wild - Superdream // Superdream (Remixes) EP Genre: Electronic / Synth Pop / Dance

Proof: Joypunks / 6′ to 9′s (Feat. Rational) / No Words / She Makes Magic // Purple Sand (My Home) (pluko Remix) / City of Sound (Crooked Colours Remix) / Heaven (GG Magree Remix)

1. Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe Genre: Pop / R&B / Alterntaive

Proof: In Your Head / Paralysed / Tears / Heavyweight Champion Of The Year

Others:

Good: Adela - On The Line EP, AJ Tracey - AJ Tracey, Aldous Harding - Designer, Alesso - ALESSO MIXTAPE - PROGRESSO Vol. 1 EP, Alina Baraz - The Color Of You (Remixes) EP, Allie X - Super Sunset (Analog), Aly & AJ - Sanctuary EP, The Amazons - Future Dust, Anna Clendening - Waves EP, Ari Lennox - Shea Butter Baby, Anna Lunoe - Right Party EP, Ariana Grande - thank u, next, Ashe - Moral of the Story: Chapter 1 EP, Asiahn - Love Train 2, AURORA - A Different Kind of Human, Autograf - Love & Retrograde EP, Avicii - TIM, A1 - Turbulence, Bad Bunny - X 100PRE, Barrie - Happy to Be Here, Bassnector - Reflective (Part 4) EP, Bastille - Doom Days, BAYNK - Someone’s II EP, Beast Coast - Escape from New York, Beirut - Gallipoli , Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center, Betty Who - Betty, Big K.R.I.T. - TDT, Big Thief - U.F.O.F., Blaqk Audio - Only Things We Love, Blu & Oh No - A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night, Boy Harsher - Careful, Boogie - Everythings for Sale, B00TY - High Art EP, Brasstracks - Before We Go EP, Broken Social Scene - Let’s Try the After (Vol. 1) EP, Broken Social Scene - Let’s Try the After (Vol. 2) EP, Broods - Don’t Feed The Pop Monster, bülow - Crystalline EP, Bun B & Statik Selektah - TrillStatik [Mixtape], Cage The Elephant - Social Cues, Carlie Hanson - Junk EP, Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated, Casey Veggies - Organic, Casey Veggies & Rockie Fresh - Fresh Veggies [Mixtape], Cehryl - Slow Motion, Charly Bliss - Young Enough, Chase & Status - RTRN II JUNGLE, The Chemical Brothers - No Geography, Cherry Glazer - Stuffed & Ready, Choosey & Exile - Black Beans, Christelle Bofale - Swim Team EP, Chrome Sparks - Be On Fire EP, Ciara - Beauty Marks, Citizen Cope - Heroin and Helicopters, Clairmont The Second - The Second’s Do You Drive?, Collie Buddz - Hybrid. Crumb - Jinx, Crystal Fighters - Gaia & Friends, Curren$y & Statik Selektah - Gran Turismo, CZARFACE & Ghostface Killa - Czarface Meets Ghostface, David B - BLEU, Deadmau5 - Polar (Music from the Netflix Film), Deante’ Hitchcock - Just A Sample 2 EP, Deerhunter - Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?, DeJ Loaf - Go DeJ Go Vol. 1 EP, Delta Heavy - Only In My Dreams, Destiny Rogers - Tomboy EP, Devin Morrison - Bussin’, Dijon - Sci Fi 1 EP, Dinah Jane - Dinah Jane 1 EP, Diplo - Europa EP, Diplo - Higher Ground EP, DJ Khaled - Father of Asahd, Dog Blood - Turn Off The Lights EP, Dreezy - Big Dreez, The Drums - Brutalism, Dua Saleh - Nūr EP, DUCKWRTH - THE FALLING MAN, ELHAE - Trouble In Paradise, Emily Wells - The World Is Too ___ For You, Emotional Oranges - The Juice, Vol. I, Eric Bellinger - The Rebirth 2, Eryn Allen Kane - a tree planted by water EP, The Faint - Egowerk, FEELS - Post Earth, FIDLAR - Almost Free, flora cash - Press EP, Flume - Hi This Is Flume [Mixtape], Flying Lotus - Flamagra, Frances Cone - Late Riser, FRENSHIP - Vacation, Freya Riding - You Mean The World To Me EP, Froth - Duress, Gary Clark Jr. - This Land, Gesaffelstein - Hyperion, The Get Up Kids - Problems, Giggs - BIG BAD…, girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary, gnash - we, GRiZ - Find My Own Way EP, GRiZ - Ride Waves, Gryffin - Gravity Pt. 1 (Remixes) EP, GTA - La Nueva Clásica (Remixes), Gus Dapperton - Where Polly People Go to Read, HÆLOS - Any Random Kindness, The Hamiltones - Watch the Ton3s EP, Hayden James - Between Us, The Head and the Heart - Living Mirage, Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile, Hello Yello - Love Wins EP, Higher Brothers - Five Stars, Hikaru Utada - Face My Fears EP, Holly Herndon - PROTO, Ida Mae - Chasing Light, ilo ilo - wish i said this to u sooner EP, India.Arie - Worthy, Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve, Intellexual - Intellexual, Interpol - A Fine Mess EP, Izzy Bizu - GLITA EP, Jack & Jack - A Good Friend Is Nice, Jacob Latimore - Connection2, Jade Bird - I Get No Joy EP, Jade Bird - Jade Bird, Jaden - ERYS IS COMING EP, Jai Waetford - Figure It Out EP, Jai Wolf - The Cure To Loneliness, James Bay - One My Messy Mind EP, JAMESDAVIS - MASTERPIECE EP, Jamie Cullum - Taller, Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!, The Japanese House - Good At Falling, Jasmine Thompson - colour EP, Jay Prince - WONDER EP, Jayda G - Significant Changes, Jean Deaux - Empathy EP, Jenny Lewis - On The Line, Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler - brent EP, jesse saint john - don’t stop dancing. life gets sad. EP, J-E-T-S - Zoospa, JOHN.k - if we never met EP, JOHNNYSWIM - Moonlight, JOHKOY - 404, Jonas Brothers - Happiness Begins, Jordan Rakei - Origin, Josephine Wiggs - We Fall, Judah & The Lion - Pep Talks, Juice WRLD - Death Race for Love, Julia Michaels - Inner Monologue, Pt. 1 EP, Kari Faux - CRY 4 HELP EP, Kasbo - Places We Don’t Know Remix EP, Kaskade - Redux 003, KÁRYYN - The Quanta Series, Kehlani - While We Wait EP, Kelsey Lu - Blood, Kerli - Shadow Works, Kevin Abstract - ARIZONA BABY EP, Kevin Abstract - Ghettoboy EP, Kevin Morby - Oh My God, KIAN - BLISS EP, Kiana Lede - Myself EP, Kishi Bashi - Omoiyari, Koffee - Rapture EP, Ladytron - Ladytron, Lafawndah - Ancestor Boy, Lemaitre - Fast Lovers EP, The Lemonheads - Varshons 2, Lexie Liu - 2030, Lil Skies - Shelby, Lissie - When I’m Alone: The Piano Retrospective, Local Natives - Violet Street, Logic - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Lolo Zouaï - High Highs to Low Lows, Loote - lost EP, Lonas - Youth EP, Lost Kings - Paper Crowns EP, Louis Futon - Way Back When, Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning, LSD - Labrinth, Sia & Diplo Presents… LSD, Lucky Daye - Painted, Lucy Rose - No Words Left, Mac DeMarco - Here Comes the Cowboy, Mack Keane - Donna Ave EP, Manila Killa - 1993 EP, Malibu Ken (Aesop Rock & TOBACCO) - Malibu Ken, Manatee Commune - PDA, Mansionair - Shadowboxer, Marco McKinnis - E’Merse EP, Maren Morris - GIRL, Maribou State - Kingdoms in Color Remixed, MARINA - LOVE + FEAR, Matt Maeson - Bank on the Funeral, McClenny - I’m Not Here EP, MED & Guilty Simpson - Child of the Jungle, Meg Mac - Hope, Megan Thee Stallion - Fever, Melii - phAses, Mereba - The Jungle Is The Only Way Out, Mickey Kojak - Coming Together EP, Middle Kids - New Songs for Old Problems EP, Mike Posner - A Real Good Kid, Mr. Carmack - Demolish [Mixtape], Mndsgn - Snaxx, MorMor - Some Place Else EP, The National - I Am Easy to Find, Nightly - Talk You Down EP, NIKI - wanna take this downtown? EP, Nina Nesbitt - The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change, no rome - Crying In The Prettiest Places EP, Noah Kahan - Busyhead, Norah Jones - Begin Again, Octavian - Endorphins, ODESZA - A Moment Apart Remixes EP, Offset - Father of Four, Oliver Dion - Exposed, Olivia O’Brien - Was It Even Real?, Omar Apollo - Friends EP, Panda Bear - Buoys, Patoranking - Wilmer, P!nk - Hurts 2B Human, Pink Sweat$ - Volume 2 EP, Phonte - Pacific Time EP, Plaid - Polymer, PnB Rock - TrapStar Turnt PopStar, Pond - Tasmania, PRETTYMUCH - Phases EP, Priests - The Seduction of Kansas, Prince - Originals, PUP - Morbid Stuff, Queen Herby - EP 5, Quelled Chris - Guns, Raja Kumari - BLOODLINE EP, Rat Boy - International Unknown, Raveena - Lucid, Rema - Rema EP, Reptaliens - VALIS, Rich The Kid - The World Is Yours 2, Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats - Anger Management, Rhye - Spirit, Rhys Lewis - In Between Minds EP, Rotimi - Walk With Me EP, Rudimental - Test Our Differences, Ruti - Racing Cars EP, Ryan Leslie - Fleurier Flows EP, RY X - Unfurl, RY X - The Water EP, SAFE - STAY, Said The Whale - Cascadia, St. Lucia - Remixed, Sammie - Everlasting, Santana - Africa Speaks, Santi - Mandy & The Jungle, Sara Bareilles - Amidst the Chaos, SASAMI - SASAMI, Saweetie - ICY EP, ScHoolboy Q - CrasH Talk, The Score - Pressure EP, Seasons - American Authors, Set It Off - Midnight, Set Mo - Surrender, Shafiq Husayn - The Loop, Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow, Shlohmo - The End, Shy Girls - Bird on the Wing, Silversun Pickups - Widow’s Weeds , Skepta - Ignorance Is Bliss, slenderbodies - soraya EP, slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain, Smif-N-Wessun - The All, Snake City - Hurts, SNBRN - Solé, SOAK - Grim Town, SOB X RBE & Hit-Boy - Family Not a Group, SOB X RBE & Marshmello - Roll the Dice EP, Sofia Kourtesis - Sofia Kourtesis EP, Solange - When I Get Home, SonReal - The Aaron LP, StayLoose - The City, Stef Chura - Midnight, Steve Lacy - Apollo XXI, Striking Matches - Morning EP, Styles P - S.P. The Goat: Ghost of All Time, Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself / With My Whole Heart EP, Summer Walker - CLEAR EP, Sunflower Bean - King of the Dudes EP, Super Duper - Vessels EP, SVEA - This is EP, SYML - SYML, The Tallest Man On Earth - I Love You, Talos - Far Out Dust, Tank and the Bangas - Green Balloon, Tayla Parx - We Need To Talk, Taylor Bennett - The American Reject EP, Tech N9ne - N9na, TENDER - Fear of Falling Asleep, Terror Jr - Unfortunately, Terror Jr, Tiësto - Together, Tink - Voicemails, The-Dream - Menage a Trois: Sextape Vol. 1,2&3, T-Pain - 1UP, TOBi - STILL, Tom Walker - What A Time To Be Alive, Toro y Moi - Outer Peace, Tory Lanez - International Fargo [Mixtape], Trevor Jackson - Rough Draft 2, Tritonal - U & Me , The Vamps - Missing You EP, Various Artists - For The Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones), Various Artists - Music Inspired by the Film Roma, Vasco - Tender Luv EP, Virginia to Vegas - Heartland St EP, Walshy Fire - Walsey Fire Presents: ABENG, Wallows - Nothing Happens, Wand - Laughing Matter, Weezer - Weezer (The Teal Album), Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising, Wild Belle - Everybody One of a Kind, Wu-Tang Clan - Of Mics and Men EP, X Ambassadors - ORION EP, XYLØ - pretty sad EP, Yeasayer - Erotic Reruns, Yeek - IDK WHERE, YG - 4REAL 4REAL, Yhung T.O. - On My Momma 2, Zacari - Run Free Run Wild EP, Zhavia Ward - 17 EP, 2 Chainz - Rap or Go to the League

Meh: A Boogie wit da Hoodie - Hoodie SZN, Berner - El Chivo, Birdman & Juvenile - Just Another Gangsta, Burna Boy & DJDS - Steel & Copper EP, Calboy - Wildboy, Casilofi - Create, Create, Create EP, DREAMERS - LAUNCH FLY LAND, DJ Muggs & Mach - Hommy: Tuez-Les Tous, Future - Future Hndrexx Presents: The WZRD, Future - SAVE ME EP, HiDoraah & Dolly White - Slimestas EP, Kenny Garrett - Hoax, Kevin Gates - Only The General Gon Understand EP, Logic - Supermarket, Miley Cyrus - SHE IS COMING EP, Night Lovell - GOODNIGHT LOVELL, Pet Shop Boys - Agenda EP, Pi’erre Bourne & Cardo Got WIngs - Pi’erre & Cardo’s WIld Adventure [Mixtape], Rod Wave - PTSD, Shy Glizzy - Covered N Blood, Spellling - Mazy Fly, Tee Grizzley - Scriptures, Tyga - Legendary, Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y - 2009, 03 Greedo - Still Summer in the Projects

Naw: Scarlxrd - INFINITY, Weezer - Weezer (The Black Album), Yung Gravy - Sensational, Zheani - The Line Censored

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Wild Pink Interview: 99% Literal

Photo by Hayden Sitomer

BY JORDAN MAINZER

One of the breakout indie rock albums of 2018 came from Wild Pink, the New York band led by John Ross that found success the same way The War on Drugs did: embracing the heartland. You wouldn’t necessarily think of rural America when you think of Brooklyn, let alone modern-day Philly. But Ross keeps both his music and his real stories broad enough to apply anywhere. At first a punk band who released two EPs in 2015, Wild Pink dropped their self-titled debut last year. Right then, Ross immediately started writing what would become Yolk in the Fur. At the same time, he was exploring ambient music with his solo project Eerie Gaits, something that added to the sonic expanse of Yolk. (EG released a split single with Dondadi in April.)

When I spoke to Ross a few months ago over the phone, he was at home in Brooklyn, having just played the record release show for Yolk in the Fur. (They played 7 of the 10 songs, still figuring out how to duplicate the remaining 3 due to their additional production.) Two nights ago, they started a tour with label mates Restorations; they play Empty Bottle Saturday night along with Cleveland’s Signals Midwest. If you’ve seen Wild Pink before, they may be a bit different this time around, and not just because of their new songs. They’ve added a keyboard player, and when playing in NYC, a pedal steel player.

Read my conversation with Ross below.

Since I Left You: Beyond what might be obvious to the listener, how is Yolk in the Fur unique as compared to the debut or anything else you’ve released?

John Ross: Man, I don’t know. I feel like in the past, I didn’t spend as much time on the songs. Each song on this record got its fair share of time.

SILY: What was the recording process like?

JR: We went with Justin [Pizzoferrato] of Sonelab in Western Mass. We did two days with him. There are a few songs I started recording at home, but then I brought it to Justin.

SILY: What influenced some of the sonic shifts from the debut--increased use of synthesizers, space, etc.?

JR: I think I just wanted it to sound bigger. After that first record came out, I started using synthesizers on my solo project Eerie Gaits. So I wanted to incorporate them into these songs.

SILY: Did doing Eerie Gaits, apart from having synthesizers at your disposal, have an influence on the aesthetic of Yolk in the Fur?

JR: Absolutely. I love ambient music. I think Yolk in the Fur has ambient music in its DNA. Everything that I do has some roots in that world for sure.

SILY: Lyrically, the new record has quite a bit of a sense of time and place. There are a lot of specific references to specific places and things. To what extent are they based on events or people, or are they based more on ideas or feelings?

JR: It’s all pretty literal. Like 99% literal. So every time there’s a time and place, it’s nonfiction. Or at least coming from an actual time and place. Maybe there’s some liberties taken here and there.

SILY: How do you decide what stories you want to tell?

JR: I don’t know. It becomes clearer when you spend time with an idea, whether or not it’s gonna make it or not. It kinds of becomes clearer, if that makes sense.

SILY: What about the title track made you want to name the album after it? Or did that come in reverse?

JR: The album title came after the title track. The lyrics around the title are a good representation of what I think the record is about.

SILY: A lot of lines are broad and sweeping and suggest a long period of time, and it fits with nostalgic, expansive music. Can you talk about the interplay between the music and the lyrics?

JR: It’s not anything I’m aware of doing. I gravitate towards and dig emotional music. Not emo, but emotional music. Sweeping, romantic stuff. It’s just what I enjoy listening to. That’s how the songs end up.

I like cinematic music. My music, to me, has a cinematic quality, and the lyrics are pretty narrative and lend themselves to a cinematic feeling.

SILY: Have you ever written a film score?

JR: Yeah. I’ve done the music for some short films and a feature film several years ago. I write a lot of commercial music. So putting music to video is something I enjoy doing.

SILY: What’s the story behind the album art?

JR: We knew that we wanted to have the same format as the first record. It’s the same dimensions, just a variation in the color and image. It’s an image from NASA of the Kuwaiti oil fires of 1991. In the same way I don’t exactly know why “Yolk in the Fur” is about knowing when you need to stand up and be tough, that image is just kind of looking at a huge representation of how shitty humanity can be. The striking image, at first you might not even be able to tell what it is, then when you do know, you’re like, “Oh fuck. There’s something seriously wrong with people who would do that to the planet.”

SILY: The shape of it almost looks like the Grim Reaper.

JR: Oh, cool! My opinion, at first glance, it looks beautiful, but when you study it more, you see the horror in it, which is a cool dichotomy.

SILY: A lot has been written about the difference in tone between your first two records, this one a bit more optimistic. How would you say that the new record balances between a sense of acceptance about the way things are and will always be and a yearning to make things better?

JR: I think the record is definitely more optimistic. I think the first record is loosely about how shitty things are in the world today. This record is definitely about that as well, but also appreciating people in your life and still trying to see some optimism in the world. There are a few songs on there about seeing something mundane that has some beauty in it.

SILY: What gives you optimism on a daily basis?

JR: I love working on music every day. That’s huge. Honestly, my dog.

SILY: Animals may be less intelligent than us, but you never question their innate goodness.

JR: They’re pure.

SILY: Do you still identify with the aesthetic of your early material that’s a bit more punk and raw?

JR: No, but as soon as something’s released, you kind of just move on. Actually, for some reason, I just listened to the Good Life songs for the first time in 2 or 3 years, and it sounded like a totally different band. But I’m glad it started there. I’m glad it’s where it is now, too. I don’t really listen to a ton of punk music.

SILY: What's next for you?

JR: I’m writing another record right now, so I hope to start recording it at the end of this year or early next year at the latest. I’m also working on another Eerie Gaits record.

SILY: Do you have any idea what shape either of those records are going to take?

JR: I have some ideas--I don’t want to say too much and paint myself into a corner--but I have some rough ideas. I am writing quite a bit.

SILY: Is there anything you’ve been listening to, watching, or reading lately that’s caught your attention?

JR: Ken Burns’ Vietnam. I’m really enjoying the new Middle Kids record. I always like Bruce Springsteen. A lot of ambient music. I also just found this Ethiopian jazz guy I’ve been really liking, Mulatu Astatke.

Wild Pink & Restorations tour dates:

10/11 - Columbus, OH at Big Room Bar w/ Signals Midwest 10/12 - Cleveland, OH at Grog Shop (Signals Midwest's 10-Year Anniversary Party) 10/13 - Chicago, IL at The Empty Bottle w/ Signals Midwest 10/14 - Milwaukee, WI at Cactus Club 10/16 - Hamtramck, MI at The Sanctuary 10/17 - Toronto, ON at The Garrison 10/18 - Buffalo, NY at Rec Room 10/19 - Asbury Park, NJ at Asbury Park Brewery 10/20 - Brooklyn, NY at Rough Trade 10/21 - Philadelphia, PA at The First Unitarian Church

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This Week in AEW Podcast 4/17/2021

I felt like doing a podcast today, so I threw one together. Catch up with the Dam Blog and the week in AEW.

For your convenience I included Elevation and Dark results. Look at all that shit!

Listen Here <---------- or anywhere you can download podcasts.

Podcast Notes

0-17 Catching up with AEW, WWE and Dam Blog talk

17-26 My time with Cyberpunk post patches

26-37 BTE

37-44 Elevation results

44-48 Dark results

48-1:19 Dynamite review and final thoughts

4/12/21 – Elevation Results

Source:WrestlingInc.com -- https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/04/aew-dark-elevation-live-coverage-4-12-thunder-rosa-vs-diamante-miro-and-more/

10 defeats Zack Clayton

Miro defeats Hayden Backlund

Hikaru Shida and Tay Conti defeat Katalina Perez and Leila Grey

Hybrid 2 defeat Carlie Bravo and Dean Alexander

Orange Cassidy defeats John Skyler

Konosuke Takeshia defeats Danny Limelight

FTR defeat Jay Lyon and Midas Black

Death Triangle defeat Andre Montoya and Vary Morales

Dante Martin defeats Baron Black

Dr. Britt Baker defeats Skye Blue

Nick Comoroto and QT Marshall defeat Andrew Palace and Cole Karter

Mike Sydal defeats MT Nakazawa

Leiyla Hirsch defeats Shanna

Penta El Zero M defeats Brandon Cutler

Thunder Rosa defeats Diamante

Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky defeat Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss

Best Friends defeat Cesar Bononi and Peter Avalon

4/13/21 – Dark Results

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Killed by SPD during the decade after John T. Williams (2010 to present)

26 or 27 people were killed by the SPD during the decade (10.67 years) from January 1, 2000 until August 29, 2010, the day before John T. Williams was murdered. See the listing here.

30 people were killed by the SPD during the decade (10.67 years) after John T. Williams murder, from August 31, 2010 until April 28, 2021.

National estimates suggest that for every police shooting that results in a death there are the same, or as much as twice as many, police shootings that don't result in death, therefore getting far less press coverage.

All SPD killings documented here do not involve motor vehicle collisions/accidents. See 2000 to 2010 SPD killings for an explanation.

º Unknown º Eric Blaine Evans º Mike Kwan-Yu Chen º Henry Frankie Lee, Sr. º James David Anderson º Jack Sun Keewatinawin º Joel Douglas Reuter º Martin Anwar Duckworth º Leonid G. Kalyuzhnyy º Andrew Joseph Law º Cody Willis º Spafford º Austin James Derby º Larry Andrew Flynn º Stephen Porter Johnston º Sam Toshiro Smith º Shun Ma º Raymond Azevedo º Che Andre Taylor º Michael L. Taylor º Damarius Butts º Charleena Lyles º Kyle Gray º Jason Seavers º Iosia Faletogo º Danny Rodriguez º Ryan M. Smith º Shaun Lee Fuhr º Terry J. Caver º Gregory Taylor º Derek J. Hayden º Isaiah Hinds º unnamed º William Michael Stephens º

01. Vu Hoang Quach 11/22/2010 Asian man shot by SPD on Beacon Hill, had loaded handgun; 2:30 pm Monday, parked car in an alley near S Atlantic St. btwn 14th-15th Ave S in Beacon Hill; “SWAT officers saw the man holding the gun to his head”; inquest ordered 02. Eric Blaine Evans 10/23/2011 unarmed; tried to grab officers drawn gun

03. Mike Kwan-Yu Chen 09/10/2012 had sword; tasered to death; mental health crisis

04. Henry Frankie Lee, Sr. 09/23/2012 had gun; 78 y.o. with dementia, was holding gun at doorway to house, "raised gun," and two SPD officers fired; mental health crisis

05. James David Anderson 01/27/2013 had gun & fired at officers

06. Jack Sun Keewatinawin 02/26/2013 had knife/"large piece of metal"; schizophrenic; taser didn't work; 3 officers fired; mental health crisis

----- March 27, 2013 CPC starts meeting -----

07. Joel Douglas Reuter 07/05/2013 had gun & fired at officers; schizophrenic; mental health crisis

08. Martin Anwar Duckworth 08/12/2013 had gun & pointed it at officers; tried to hijack bus downtown; mental health crisis

09. Leonid G. Kalyuzhnyy 11/29/2013 had rifle & fired at officers

10. Andrew Joseph Law 01/20/2014 had fake gun & pointed it at officers at in the dark

11. Cody Willis Spafford 04/03/2014 had knife; had robbed bank earlier; mental health crisis

12. Austin James Derby 07/01/2014 had pellet gun w/orange tip removed & pointed it at cops

13. Larry Andrew Flynn 07/30/2014 white, had broken bottle; homeless, intoxicated, & “really agitated” & labeled by 911 “mental male”, CIT requested by officers & arrived on scene, was in mental health facility in 2012; Taser used

14. Stephen Porter Johnston 08/30/2014 had gun & fired at cops

15. Sam Toshiro Smith 07/17/2015 White, had 10.5″ sushi knife; mental health crisis; officer stopped patrol car next to Smith’s for ~89 sec., then got out & fired 3 times 1.45 sec. after Smith displayed knife barefoot; Smith had a blood-alcohol content of 0.26 (severely impaired, 0.30 is stupor) as well as 0.25 mg/L of cocaine in his blood (low end of toxic range); killed by Sgt. Shaun Hilton involved in 2010 beating & lawsuit.

16. Shun Ma 12/03/2015 no weapon; mental health crisis; died in hospital, ME determined as result of "an altercation with police” (homicide) during arrest; https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/seattle-man-dies-after-struggle-with-police-hospitalization/

17. Raymond Azevedo 12/06/2015 had gun & fired at cops

18. Che Andre Taylor 02/21/2016 claim of gun which wasn't present/visible when shot by police

Kenneth Dion Williams Jr. 04/07/2016 police pursuit ended in crash killing driver & a driver of an oncoming car

19. Michael L. Taylor 10/11/2016 had knife; "Jungle" fight; mental health crisis

Name Withheld By Police 12/08/2016 police pursuit ended in crash

20. Damarius Butts 04/20/2017 had gun & fired at cops; Pioneer Sq. convenience store robbery

----- Council passes accountability legislation 05/22/2017, signed by mayor 06/01/2017, goes into effect 07/01/2017 -----

21. Charleena Lyles 06/18/2017 had knife; mental health crisis

22. Albert W. Fredericks, Jr. 11/17/2017 Black; police restrained him to prevent him from repeatedly standing in traffic on Aurora; died on scene; mental health/drug crisis; autopsy determined the primary cause of death acute combined methamphetamine & alcohol intoxication; there will be a KC Inquest Sept. 2022; http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2017/11/18/death-investigation-in-north-seattle-2/ ~7-9 minutes where ambulance is there but no one notices he stopped breathing (18:21 - 27:06 in video)

----- Durkan takes office November 28, 2017 -----

23. Kyle Gray 12/11/2017 had gun & fired at cops; shot in Magnuson Park

24. Jason Seavers 02/19/2018 had gun & had fired at cops earlier, was reaching in back seat of car when shot by police

Porter Dean Feller 06/03/2018 mentally ill man where cop lied to mom & he later committed suicide

25. Iosia Faletogo 12/31/2018 had gun, though not in hand; 2019OPA-0015 OPA Closed Case Report completed 9/19/2019

26. Danny Rodriguez 02/07/2019 had knife; mental health crisis

Richard T. Lee 03/29/2019 Lake City gunman crashed into driver when pursued by police

27. Ryan M. Smith 05/08/2019 had knife; mental health crisis; 2019OPA-0482 OPA Closed Case Report completed 1/6/2020

Elliott Yearby 12/16/2019 pursuit ended w/car crash

28. Shaun Lee Fuhr 04/29/2020 had gun & was shooting earlier; gun not visible when he was shot w/baby; mental health crisis?;

29. Terry J. Caver 05/19/2020 had knife; mental health crisis; 2020OPA-0519 OPA Closed Case Report completed 8/5/2021

30. Gregory Taylor 02/09/2021 had gun & shot two people & SPD claimed he raised gun at cops; mental health crisis?

31. Derek J. Hayden 02/16/2021 had knife; mental health crisis

32. Isaiah Hinds 08/05/2021 had gun & fired at officers; 13 rounds fired

33. unnamed 01/05/2022 machete & knife; mental health crisis; pursued by multiple officers & K9; stabbed dog after dog bit crotch/thigh area; shot 7 times; coded as “White” in SPD OIS data

34. William Michael Stephens 03/05/2022 had rifle & pointed it at police at Federal Building; mental health crisis

35. Martinez Yanez (19) 03/16/2022 person involved in Bellevue cannabis store robbery exchanged gunfire w/police in Hillman City, involved officers from State Patrol, KC Sherriff, Kent, & Bellevue police; two SPD officers fired their weapons

36. Marshall Curtis Jones III 06/01/2022 5:48 PM in Kent, shot by members of PNW Violent Offenders Task Force incl. an SPD detective who fired 2 rounds; had only knife

unknown 07/18/2023 ~8 AM 39 y.o. white man in downtown Seattle w/knife; SURVIVED; OPA report issued January 2024 & ruled Lawful & Proper

37. Bruce Coval Meneley 04/17/2024 3:14 PM in Tukwila; reached for gun when child sex crimes task force tried to arrest him

** Those denoted with “mental health crisis” have clear indications of pre-existing mental health issues and were experiencing an exacerbation of these issues when killed. Those without such designations are only indicative of no or unclear information **

32 SPD killings since John T. Williams: 15 had edged or no weapons in their possession at time of killing (with fake firearms considered a weapon for this analysis).

26 SPD killings since CPC started meeting (March 27, 2013): 12 had edged or no weapons (with fake firearms considered a weapon for this analysis).

SHOT BY SPD BUT DID NOT DIE (list incomplete):

Joshua Guarino 06/01/2013 had knife, shot by officers, didn’t die; mental illness

Michael Uivary 06/19/2016 had knife; Dearborn St.; didn't die; mental illness

NOT INCLUDED ON THIS LIST BUT DIED IN SEATTLE WITH POLICE INVOLVEMENT:

Oscar Eduardo Perez-Giron 06/30/2014 KC Sheriff shot at Light Rail, SPD not involved

Elliott Yearby 12/16/2019 died in crash after an SPD police pursuit

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A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are no longer how he expected. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Cale Erendreich: David Tennant Sean Falco: Robert Sheehan Katie: Kerry Condon Derek Sandoval: Carlito Olivero Riley Seabrook: Jacqueline Byers FBI Agent Olivia Fuller: Tracey Heggins Don Falco: Rob Nagle Patti Falco: Lorraine Bahr Rowan Falco: Jacob Resnikoff Nino: David Meyers Detective Wayne Banyon: Tony Doupe Helen Leyton: Lisa Brenner Jocelyn: Sofia Hasmik Officer Aguilar: Delpaneaux Wills Sabine: Hannah Barefoot Mitchell: Danny Bruno Young Cale: Austin Leo FBI Agent: Jared Q. Miller FBI Agent Driver: Lydia Reim FBI Supervisor: Brandon Boyce Female Cop: Dana Millican Girlfriend #1: Emily Kimball Horse Trainer: Sam Bangs Newscaster: Brenda Braxton Uniform Cop: David S. Hogan Valet: Alex Donnolo FBI Agent: Tim Bennett Umbrella Ped: Chris Ihlenfeldt Film Crew: Producer: Dean Devlin Original Music Composer: Joseph LoDuca Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell Second Unit Director: Carsten H.W. Lorenz Property Master: John Pearson-Denning Makeup Artist: Eva Lohse Director of Photography: David Connell Art Direction: Michelle Jones Screenplay: Brandon Boyce Editor: Brian Gonosey Production Design: Nate Jones Extras Casting: Susan Funk Producer: Marc Roskin Costume Design: Critter Pierce Gaffer: Neil Holcomb Steadicam Operator: Gary L. Camp Extras Casting: Bill Marinella Second Unit Director of Photography: Matthew Moriarty Foley Artist: Jörg Klinkenberg Makeup Department Head: Christina Kortum Stunt Double: Tim Bennett Construction Coordinator: Dean G. Roberts Scenic Artist: Ellen Lepinski First Assistant Director: Gregory J. Pawlik Jr. Sound Editor: James Gallivan Dialect Coach: Mary McDonald-Lewis Script Supervisor: Andy Spletzer Co-Producer: Mark Franco Special Effects Coordinator: William Boggs Assistant Editor: Lana Wolverton Focus Puller: Bob Webeck Stunt Double: Daniel Locicero Stunt Double: Kym Stys Still Photographer: James N. Clark Key Grip: Art Bartels Assistant Production Coordinator: Naomi Yospe Casting Associate: Marin Hope Makeup Artist: Stephanie June Johnson Unit Production Manager: Brandon Lambdin First Assistant “C” Camera: Ronnie Dennis Assistant Property Master: Sean Fong Producer: Rachel Olschan Set Decoration: Benjamin Hayden Stunt Coordinator: Kent W. Luttrell Assistant Editor: Rick Chapman Sound Designer: Mark Hailstone Dolly Grip: Todd England Nicodemus Location Manager: Robert Warberg Boom Operator: Heidi DuBose Stunt Driver: Michelle Damis Utility Stunts: Lex Damis First Assistant “A” Camera: Kyril Cvetkov Hair Department Head: Autumn Sanders Production Accountant: Colleen Emry Hairstylist: Dusti Leon Stunt Driver: Ken Clark Second Assistant Director: Devan Linforth Script Coordinator: Kerry Glover Stunt Double: Anthony Oh Makeup Artist: Tammy Brant Second Second Assistant Director: Jesse Bellis Second Second Assistant Director: James McCoy Leadman: Jason Beveridge Construction Foreman: Jarred Decker Greensman: Rick Lepinski Set Designer: Jason Raines Foley Mixer: Jean-Marie Gilles Stunt Driver: Tommy Goodwin Stunt Double: James A. Smith Second Assistant Camera: Michael Crockett Second Assistant Camera: Madison Rowley Best Boy Grip: Brian Shotzbarger Best Boy Electrician: Jeremiah Skender Costume Supervisor: Alison Carlos Set Medic: Michael Fine Set Medic: Taylor Saxon Producer: Tony Malzone Movie Reviews: offscreenbabble: I did not enjoy the movie. The trailer looked really interesting and I really like David Tennant.The movie had some strange editing choices. It’s unintentionally funny but not a movie thats so bad its fun. To give you a quick spoiler free review it’s about a valet who tries to rob David Tennant’s place. When he is about to leave he sees a woman tied up. The rest of the movie is him trying to notify the police but it becomes a “Cat and Mouse” game between the valet and David Tennant. But increasingly gets silly and overall the stuff that is s...

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LUCY BUYS WESTINGHOUSE

Summer 1958

Cast

Lucille Ball (Herself) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon, which was not a success and was canceled after just 13 episodes.

Desi Arnaz (Himself) was born in Cuba in 1917 and immigrated to America as a youngster. He was a musician who married Lucille Ball in 1940 after meeting her on the set of 1939’s Too Many Girls, which he had done on stage in New York. In order to keep him ‘off the road’ Ball convinced producers to cast him as her husband in a new television project based on her radio show “My Favorite Husband.” The network was convinced. In 1951, Arnaz and Ball began playing Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, roles they would be identified with for the rest of their lives. The couple had two children together, Lucie and Desi Jr. In 1960, Ball and Arnaz divorced. Desi became a producer, responsible for such hits as “The Mothers-in-Law” (1967-69). He re-married in 1963. Desi Aranz died in 1986, just a few years before Ball.

William Frawley (Himself) was already a Hollywood veteran when he was hired by Desi Arnaz to play Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy.” After the series concluded he joined the cast of “My Three Sons” playing Bub Casey. He did an episode of “The Lucy Show” in October 1965 which was his final TV appearance before his death in March 1966.

Vivian Vance (Herself) was born Vivian Roberta Jones in Cherryvale, Kansas in 1909, although her family quickly moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she was raised. She had extensive theatre experience, co-starring on Broadway with Ethel Merman in “Anything Goes.” She was acting in a play in Southern California when she was spotted by Desi Arnaz and hired to play Ethel Mertz, Lucy Ricardo’s neighbor and best friend. The pairing is credited with much of the success of “I Love Lucy.” Vance was convinced to join the cast of “The Lucy Show” in 1962, but stayed with the series only through season three, making occasional guest appearances afterwards. She made a total of six appearance on “Here’s Lucy.” She also joined Lucy for a TV special “Lucy Calls the President” in 1977. Vance died two years later.

Ross Elliott (Mr. Hayden, Westinghouse Executive) played the director of Lucy’s famous Vitameatavegamin commercial in 1952. He played Ross, Ricky’s publicity agent in three other episodes. From 1961 to 1964 he played another TV director on “The Jack Benny Program.” He played a film director in “Lucy and the Return of Iron Man” (TLS S4;E11) in 1965. His final appearance with Lucille Ball was “Lucy, The Sheriff” (HL S6;E18) in 1974.

Hazel Pierce (Extra on the Tijuana Street Set) was Lucille Ball’s camera and lighting stand-in throughout “I Love Lucy.” She also made frequent appearances on the show. She went on to make several on-camera appearances on “The Lucy Show.” Pierce was an uncredited extra in the film Forever Darling (1956).

Alan Roberts (Mexican Boy) was born Alan Costello. Also in 1958, he appeared on "Leave it to Beaver” as a Spanish boy who is befriends by the Beaver. His last screen credit was in 1965 and he died in 2008 at the age of 59.

Although only seen from the back here, Roberts has a supporting role in “Lucy Goes to Mexico.”

Bennett Green (Voice of the Director) was Desi Arnaz’s camera and lighting stand-in during “I Love Lucy.” He also made frequent appearances on the show as well as on “The Lucy Show.”

Roy Rowan (Announcer) was the announcer for all Lucille Ball's sitcoms and also made occasional on-camera appearances.

Extras from the Tijuana Street scene of “Lucy Goes To Mexico” (LDCH S2;E1).

"Lucy Buys Westinghouse" (working title) is a promotional film intended for network affiliates and the Westinghouse dealers when Desilu partnered with the company for the “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” series. This was an anthology series that presented a different story each week. “The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” ran from 1958 to 1960 and each episodes was introduced by Desi Arnaz, standing in front of a show curtain (a stipulation of Westinghouse’s sponsorship). Lucy and Desi also sometimes participated in the Westinghouse commercials, hosted by Betty Furness. This series notably gave birth to “The Untouchables,” which was later picked-up by Desilu for a full series, as well as “The Twilight Zone.” Like “I Love Lucy,” the series originally aired on Monday nights.

“Lucy Buys Westinghouse” is the film’s unofficial title for reference purposes. It should not imply that Lucy buys the Westinghouse Corporation, just Westinghouse products.

It would also present “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” (originally titled “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show”) which continued the escapades of the Ricardos and the Mertzes after the cancellation of “I Love Lucy” in 1957. The first five of the hour-long series' 13 episodes were run as specials, sponsored by Ford.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation was founded on January 8, 1886 by its founder George Westinghouse (1846–1914). The corporation purchased CBS in 1995.

There are no opening or closing credits, but it is likely that the film was directed by Jerry Thorpe and written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf, the team responsible for all the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hours” during seasons 2 and 3. The “I Love Lucy” theme music is used.

Lucille Ball is referred to as Mrs. Arnaz, the only time she is ever called by her married name on film. Vivian Vance and William Frawley portray themselves, although like Lucy, their characters behave more like their fictional counterparts than the actors themselves. The half hour film includes footage of “Lucy Goes to Mexico” being filmed at Desilu Studios.

Desi Arnaz gives a representative of Westinghouse a tour of Desilu Studios (actually three studio properties) while Lucy tries to secretly place orders with him for Westinghouse products. The Gower Street studio was formerly owned by RKO and with the purchase came all the props and costumes, and stock film from its earlier productions.

The film was originally shot in black and white and included on a video titled “Lucy's Lost Episodes.” When the film was included on an “I Love Lucy” DVD as a bonus feature, it was colorized. It was never broadcast on television in its entirety and it is not known if it was ever used for the purpose it was intended. The film occasionally uses a laugh track.

At the start of the film, Lucy is sitting at Desi's desk, looking through the Westinghouse catalog.

Lucy: “I was just reading about the all-new mobile speed Westinghouse vacuum cleaner. It's a dilly!”

Desi's office is decorated with photographs of his children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as their Emmy Awards and other memorabilia. Lucy makes fun of the way Desi says 'Westinghouse' as 'Westin-Gouse'. He then calls their spokes people Betty Furness and John Cameron Swayze 'Betty Furnace' and 'John Cameron Sweezie'.

Desi mentions to Mr. Hayden the list of prestigious writers who want to join the Desilu team: Aaron Spelling, Rod Serling, Adrian Spies, and Garsin Kanin. Aaron Spelling directed “The Night the Phone Rang” which (coincidentally) starred Ross Elliott (Mr. Hayden). Aaron Spelling had appeared on “I Love Lucy” and in 1986 convinced Lucille Ball to return to television with her last series, “Life With Lucy.” Rod Serling directed “The Time Element” which eventually led to his series “The Twilight Zone.” New Jersey native Adrian Spies directed six installments, including “So Tender, So Profane” starring Desi Arnaz. There is no record of Garsin Kanin ever writing for the “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse” series.

Desi says that the first show will be “Bernadette” (“Song of Bernadette”) adapted by Ludi Claire, who also adapted “The Bridge on San Luis Rey.” Desi is referring to the 1958 television adaptation of “San Luis Rey,” not the 1944 feature film.

When Bill Frawley and Vivian Vance drop by to invite the Arnaz's to lunch at the commissary, Desi offers to pay in order to get Lucy out of his hair during the tour.

Bill: “Oh, no you don't. This is my treat. Fred Mertz might be a tightwad, but not Bill Frawley.” Vivian: “Oh, well, in that case Bill, we'll go to Romanoffs.” Bill: “Romanoffs?” Vivian: “Okay, Fred Mertz, we'll go to the commissary.”

Romanoffs was a classy Hollywood restaurant that was mentioned several times on “I Love Lucy.” Not surprisingly, it was also a favorite dining spot of the Arnaz's. Romanoffs became known for their chocolate souffles and Noodles Romanoff. The landmark eatery closed for good on New Year’s Eve 1962, although the famous noodles can still be found in your frozen food case thanks to Stouffers.

Vivian: “Let's eat. I'm starved.” Bill: “Okay, Ethel.” Vivian: “The name is Vivian.” Bill: “The name may be Vivian, but the appetite is Ethel.”

Desi and Mr. Hayden depart for their studio tour and Lucy recruits Vivian and Bill to help her with her plans to get Westinghouse appliances for her dressing room.

Vivian: “Is this a plot to put something over on Desi?” Lucy: “Well...” Bill: “As Betty Furness would say, 'You can be sure, if it's Lucy.'”

Betty Furness (1916-94) was the product spokesperson for Westinghouse's television commercials. She would conclude with their slogan “You can be sure, if it's Westinghouse.”

Desi conducts the first part of the studio tour via helicopter. They first fly over Desilu Gower, so named because it was located on Gower Avenue. They then hover over Desilu Motion Picture Center, a flew blocks away. This was where “I Love Lucy” was filmed from 1953.

Then they fly to Desilu Culver, located in Culver City, also known as Forty Acres due to its size. This is where MGM made Gone with the Wind. They fly over a destroyed Tara, twenty years after the film was made.

Once they land, Vivian and Bill distract Desi while Lucy (disguised as a helicopter mechanic) approaches Mr. Hayden to order appliances. She doesn't get very far before Desi returns.

Desi shows Hayden some painters working on the cave set for their “Song of Bernadette” starring Pier Angeli. The same set was later re-purposed for an episode of “Star Trek.” Vivian asks to speak to Desi privately, while Bill directs Mr. Hayden to talk to the 'man' on the ladder. Lucy is disguised as one of the painters. Once again, Lucy is interrupted when Desi returns.

Desi: (to Vivian) “Are you crazy or somethin'?” Bill: “What's the matter?” Desi: “Vivian wants to play Bernadette.” Bill: “That would be a miracle.”

Next, they visit the Tijuana Street set that will be used for “Lucy Goes To Mexico.” A director's voice shouts for quiet on the set, and they get to watch a scene being shot. This scene (where a zebra cart stalls traffic in the street) is directly from the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” Because it briefly features Lucille Ball, Bill Frawley, and Vivian Vance (who are supposedly standing nearby watching the scene being shot with Desi), the scene must have been shot prior to the filming of “Lucy Buys Westinghouse” and inserted later. Even Lucy can’t be in two places at once!

Desi mentions that all the “Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” Westinghouse commercials will be themed to tie into the show. For “Lucy Goes To Mexico” the theme is fiesta.

Westinghouse merchants will receive fiesta themed signage and other promotional materials.

Unbeknownst to them, Lucy is right behind them disguised as a window display mannequin in a sombrero and serape. Through the use of pantomime (Ball's favorite skill) she orders a 21” television from Mr. Hayden.

During a visit to the props department, William Frawley discovers a model he says is King Kong. In fact, it is actually from Mighty Joe Young (1949). Lucy is then discovered by Hayden hiding in a gorilla costume. Because Lucy's dialogue is crystal clear beneath the gorilla mask (and there is a slight delay in the gorilla's corresponding actions), it is likely that Ball was not actually inside the costume.

Back in Desi's office, he tells Hayden that actor George Murphy is vice president of public affairs for Desilu and will act as their Westinghouse good will ambassador. Murphy had done four films with Lucille Ball, including A Girl, A Guy, and a Gob (1941, above).

Desi discovers that Lucy's dressing room is crowded with new Westinghouse appliances including a pink roaster, a mint green blender, a 21” television set, and a powder blue electric dryer - with Lucy hiding inside it!

Desi: (to viewers) “Well, we'll see you in October, folks. If she's dry by then.”

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