#mary ann mendoza

[autistpride]

How many of these famous autists do you recognize? And this isn't even a complete list!

So many amazing wonderful people are autistic. I will never understand why people hate us so much.

Actors/actresses/entertainment:

Chloe Hayden

Talia Grant

Rachel Barcellona

Sir Anthony Hopkins

Dan Akroyd

David Byrne

Darryl Hannah

Courtney Love

Jerry Seinfeld

Roseanne Barr

Jennifer Cook

Chuggaaconroy

Stephanie Davis

Rick Glassman

Paula Hamilton

Dan Harmon

Paige Layle

Matthew Labyorteaux

Wentworth Miller

Desi Napoles

Freddie Odom Jr

Kim Peek

Sue Ann Pien

Henry Rodriguez

Scott Steindorff

Ian Terry

Tara Palmer -Tomkinson

Albert Rutecki

Billy West

Alexis Wineman- Miss America contestant

Athletes:

Jessica- Jane Applegate

Michael Brannigan

David Campion

Brenna Clark

Ulysse Delsaux

Tommy Dis Brisay

Jim Eisenreich

Todd Hodgetts

John Howard

Anthony Ianni

Lisa Llorens

Clay Matzo

Frankie Macdonald

Jason McElwain

Chris Morgan

Max Park

Cody Ware

Amani Williams

Samuel Von Einem

Musicians:

Susan Boyle

Elizabeth Ibby Grace

David Byrne

Johnny Dean

Tony DeBlois

Christopher Dufley

Jody Dipiazza

Pertti Kurikka

James Jagow

Ladyhawke

Kodi Lee

Left at London

Red Lewis Clark

Abz Love

Thristan Mendoza

Heidi Mortenson

Hikari Oe

Matt Savage

Graham Sierota

SpaceGhostPurp

Mark Tinley

Donald Triplett

Aleksander Vinter

Comedians:

Hannah Gatsby

Robert White

Bethany Black

Scientists/inventors/mathematians/Researchers:

Damian Milton

Bram Cohen

Michelle Dawson

Carl Sagan

Writers:

Neil Gaimen

Mel Bags

Kage Baker

Amy Swequenza

M. Remi Yergeau

Sean Barron

Lydia X Z Brown

Matt Burning

Dani Bowman

Nicole Cliffe

Laura Kate Dale

Aoife Dooley

Corrine Duyvus

Marianne Eloise

Jory Flemming

Temple Grandin

John R Hall

Naomi Higashida

Helan Hoang

Liane Holliday Willey

Luke Jackson

Rosie King

Thomas A McKean

Johnathan Mitchell

Jack Monroe

Caiseal Mor

Morenike Giwa- Onaiwu

Jasmine O'Neill

Brant Page Hanson

Dawn Prince-Hughs

Sue Robin

Stephen Shore

Andreas Souvitos

Sarah Stup

Susanna Tamaro

Chuck Tingle

Donna Williams

Leaders:

Julia Bascom

Ari Ne'eman

Sarah Marie Acevedo

Sharon Davenport

Joshua Collins

Conner Cummings

Kevin Healy

Poom Jenson

Amy Knight

Jared O'Mara

David Nelson

Shaun Neumeier

Master Sgt. Shale Norwitz

Jim Sinclair

Judy Singer

Dr. Vernon Smith

Artists:

Miina Akkijjyrkka

Danny Beath

Deborah Berger

Larry John Bissonnette

Patrick Francis

Goby

Jorge Gutierrez

Lina Long

Johnathan Lerman

Julian Martin

Haley Moss

Morgan Harper Nichols

Tim Sharp

Gilles Tehin

Willem Van Genk

Richard Wawro

Poets:

David Eastham

Christopher Knowles

David Miedzianik

Henriette Seth F

[thebaronmunchausen]

paper cut / cover: Mary Anne Mendoza Gacer

[medium-observation]

DECEMBER RELEASE

Boop! The Musical - Chicago Tryout

December 3, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Jasmine Rogers (Betty Boop), Faith Prince (Valentina), Ainsley Anthony Melham (Dwayne), Erich Bergen (Raymond), Stephen DeRosa (Grampy), Angelica Hale (Trisha), Phillip Huber (Pudgy), Anastacia McCleskey (Carol), Lawrence Alexander (Ensemble), Colin Bradbury (Ensemble), Tristen Buettel (Ensemble), Joshua Michael Burrage (Ensemble), Gabi Campo (Ensemble), Daniel Castiglione (Ensemble), Rebecca Corrigan (Ensemble), Josh Drake (Ensemble), RJ Higton (Ensemble), Nina Lafarga (Ensemble), Morgan McGhee (Ensemble), Aubie Merrylees (Ensemble), Ryah Nixon (Ensemble), Christian Probst (Ensemble), Ricky Schroeder (Ensemble), Gabriella Sorrentino (Ensemble), Brooke Taylor (Ensemble)

Notes: Nice video from the second week of previews and Version 3.0. Some scenes are majorly wideshot due to the nature of the show, along with usher activity. Some washout can be seen at times but it's not too bad.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB5Cro

Video is $20

Six - Second US National Tour (Boleyn)

November 19, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Cassie Silva (s/b Catherine of Aragon), Zan Berube (Anne Boleyn), Aryn Bohannon (s/b Jane Seymour), Terica Marie (Anna of Cleves), Taylor Pearlstein (s/b Katherine Howard), Courtney Mack (t/r Catherine Parr)

Notes:

Excellent video of a fantastic group of alternates and Courtney's unexpected final performance as Parr!

NFT DATE: December 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3Ye3

Video is $20

Mrs. Doubtfire - First US National Tour

November 16, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Rob McClure (Daniel Hillard), Maggie Lakis (Miranda Hillard), Giselle Gutierrez (Lydia Hillard), Cody Braverman (Christoher Hillard), Emerson Mae Chan (Natalie Hillard), Aaron Kaburick (Frank Hillard), Nik Alexander (Andre Mayem), Romelda Teron Benjamin (Wanda Sellner), Leo Roberts (Stuart Dunmire), David Hibbard (Mr. Jolly/Ensemble), Jodi Kimura (Janet Lundy/Ensemble), Alex Branton (Ensemble), Jonathan Hoover (Ensemble), Sheila Jones (Ensemble), Julia Kavanagh (Ensemble), Marquez Linder (Ensemble), Alex Ringler (Ensemble), Lannie Rubio (Ensemble), Ian Liberto (s/w Ensemble), Lauryn Withnell (Ensemble), Julia Yameen (Ensemble)

Notes:

Near perfect capture of the tour! Some washout is seen in wideshots due to primary robs doubtfire outfit being so Bright.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3Z7Y

Video is $20

Frozen - First US National Tour

November 29, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Caroline Bowman (Elsa), Lauren Nicole Chapman (Anna), Erin Choi (Young Elsa), Annie Piper Braverman (Young Anna), Jeremy Davis (Olaf), Dominic Dorset (Kristoff), Collin Baja (Sven), Preston Perez (Hans), Jack Brewer (Oaken), Evan Duff (Weselton), Tyler Jimenez (Pabbie), Renée Reid (Bulda), Kyle Lamar Mitchell (King Agnarr), Katie Mariko Murray (Queen Iduna), Natalie Wisdom (s/w Head Handmaiden), Jack Brewer (Bishop), Kate Bailey (Ensemble), Kristen Smith Davis (Ensemble), Jason Goldston (Ensemble), Natalie Goodin (Ensemble), Zach Hess (Ensemble), Adrianna Rose Lyons (Ensemble), Alexander Mendoza (Ensemble), Nick Silverio (Ensemble), Daniel Switzer (Ensemble), Peli Naomi Woods (Ensemble), Michael Allan Haggerty (s/w Ensemble), Jessie Peltier (s/w Ensemble)

Notes:

Absolutely gorgeous video of this tour! Lots of wideshots and close ups.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB5mqB

Video is $20

Videos can be purchased through me at mediumobservationtrading@gmail.com

[sporadiceagleheart]

There was a Shooting outside of my streets Sunday night and an 18 year old was shot and killed that's why I'm making this edit to honor that 18 year old and other young kids and people who passed away sadly over the years it breaks my heart to see so many gone so young and innocent That 18 year old was in Augusta Georgia Hicks Road At the time of the shooting and Robb elementary school shooting was in 2022 Makenna Lee Elrod, Eliahna Torres, Jackie Cazares, Layla Salazar, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Nevaeh Bravo, Alyssa Alhadeff, Rachel Joy Scott, Kelly Ann Fleming, Judith and Maria Barsi, Heather Michele O'Rourke, Lucille Ricksen, Catherine Violet Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Jesse Lewis, Jessica Rekos, Emilie Parker, Avielle Richman, Caroline Previdi, Olivia Engel, Josephine Gay, Dylan Hockley, Madeleine Hsu, Star Hobson, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos,Lily Peters, Olivia Pratt Korbel, Elizabeth Shelley, Sara Sharif, Charlotte Figi, Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Charlotte Louise Dunn, Hannah Louise Scott, Skylar Annette "Sky " Neese, Tristyn Bailey, Adriana Dukic, Little Scarlett Taylor, Sara Fay Rivazfar, Daniela Carolina Vasquez Mazariegos, Lavinia Trematerra, Prince Octavius of Great Britain, Jenna Renea Mosier, Emma Grace Brinkerhoff, Alexis "Lexi" D'Shea Norred, Isabella Sara “Bella” Tennant, Rachel Marie D'Avino, Joanna Caroline “JoJo” Ross, Megan Rochelle Jenkins, Amberly Mendoza, Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, Mhairi Isabel Macbeath, Grace Audrey McDonnell, Amerie Jo Garza, Alexandria "Lexi " Rubio, Bella Bond, Sable Gibson, Olivia Dahl, Peggy Montgomery, Shirley Temple Black 1928-2014 and Baby LeRoy, Ashanti Grinage, Ava Martin White, Ava Jordan Wood, Amanda Todd, Sidra Hassouna, Zainab Momin, Selena Lau, Lacey Foy, Sarah Radney, Nylah Anderson, Park Boram, O.J. Simpson, Sophie North, Cassie Bernall, Jaime Guttenberg, Hana St. Juliana, Gina Montalto, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Emily Grace Jones, Natalie Danielle Brooks, Lois Janes, Louis XVII, Melissa Helen Currie, Corey Tyler DePooter, Kevin Allan Hasell, Paige Ann Herring, Rachael Elizabeth Hill, Emily Keyes, Emily Horten, Mei Leung, David Charles Kerr, Abigail McLennan, Dunblanesandyhook

[nikkiruncks]

(Left: 11 months old, Middle: 5 years old, Right: 15 years old)

Full Name: Samantha Sherri Runck

Nicknames: 'Sammy' (by everyone) ‘Baby girl’ ‘honey’ 'honey pie' (by Sarah), ‘doll’ ‘kid’ (by Jo), ‘sweet pea’ (by Nate), my darling grandchild (by Paula), 'kiddo' (by Alexis)

Birthday: November 12, 2010

Eye Color: Blue

Family: Sarah Mitchell (mother), Nate Runck (father), Connor II Runck (younger quadruple brother), Jasmine Runck (older quadruple sister), Jordan II Runck (youngest quadruple brother), Paula Mitchell (maternal grandmother), Bernard Mitchell (maternal grandfather), Joanna Mitchell (maternal aunt), Kelly Shaland (maternal aunt), Jonah Shaland-Mitchell (maternal cousin), Alexis Doilybug (maternal great-aunt), Paul Doilybug (maternal great-uncle), Quinn Martinez (maternal aunt), Erin Martinez (maternal aunt), Kimberly Mendoza (maternal great grandmother), Julio Martinez (maternal great grandmother), Jordan Mitchell (paternal great grandfather), Gina Mitchell (paternal great grandmother), Gia Mitchell (paternal great aunt), Jacob Mitchell (paternal great uncle), Samantha Marlon (paternal great aunt), Lulu Mitchell (paternal aunt), Laurie Forman (maternal step grandmother), Sherri Runck (paternal grandmother), Brian Bloomberg (paternal grandfather), Angie Barnett (paternal step grandmother), Gwen Runck (paternal aunt), Nikki Garcia (paternal aunt/godmother), Connor Runck (paternal great grandfather)†, Jay Kelso (honorary uncle/godfather), Leia Forman (honorary aunt), Mikayla Burke (honorary aunt), Sharon Adams (honorary aunt), Anne-Marie Kelso (honorary cousin), Lizzie Kelso (honorary cousin), Margot Kelso (honorary cousin)

Friends: TBD

Romances: Martha (girlfriend)

[likeastarmuses]

pinned post!

primary muses.

women

elizabeth 'lizzie' opal rojas | fc: rosa salazar. retired drug dealer trying to make a name for herself in the digital art world when she's not waiting on tables at a greasy diner.

felicity isabel mendoza | fc: odette annable. former biker girl in her teenage years, now a single mom and midwife who is undoubtedly the glue to her family.

nancy inez martin | fc: deborah ann woll. mousy former combat medic dealing with so much trauma from war that she's in compassion fatigue and in need of human warmth and connection.

peyton marie tower | fc: halston sage. the nepo baby who dared to be something else, refusing money and fame from her tech giant CEO father while forming a legacy with her small-town game shop.

soleil jessamine smith | fc: madison davenport. rebel without a cause seeking the spotlight, trying so desperately to be different from her backwoods roots but losing herself in the meanwhile.

twyla mae mooney | fc: margot robbie. a rainbow personified, left a cushy cosmetology job in north carolina to do makeup and costumes in los angeles.

una carys tempens | fc: samara weaving. petty thief and stripper, all in the name of supporting her much younger twin siblings while her mother suffers from drug addiction.

men

beacon jace namara | fc: daniel kaluuya. old soul music teacher in love with jazz, constantly seeking gigs where he can show off his trumpet skills.

elisha 'eli' james king | fc: jon bernthal. loud but also a sweetheart of a former firefighter from jersey living in a firewatch lookout in honor of his late best friend.

ezekiel 'zeke' isaiah lim | fc: steven yeun. mid-tier gamer/streamer who is the anchor of his large family, having spent a lot of his 20s caring for his mother who was diagnosed with alzheimer's once he graduated college.

ford atticus smith | fc: adam driver. quiet and stoic veteran who is taking care of his large family farm, as well as running his own ferry business across lake pontchartrain in lousiana.

jamie alexander thompson | fc: paul rudd. english professor and lover of sports with a few published books, mostly a dork but also occasionally perceived as a dilf.

jesse gabriel mendoza | fc: jd pardo. fresh out of prison and trying to find his place in society again, keeping out of trouble by taking care of his motorcycle and dabbling in tattoo art.

kirk tiberius james | fc: andrew garfield. longtime comic book artist looking to make his big break in the profession while managing a coffee shop in a college town.

quinn 'soap' philip shepard | fc: pablo schreiber. brooding mercenary with hardly a soft spot, thinks with his fists before his brain, and will likely try to intimidate anyone who dares to peer behind his guard.

**horror-based AU details under the cut.

please go to each individual muse to see the horror-based plot ideas i have for them! and please keep in mind muses aren't limited to the plots i've quickly scribbled down for them. i'd love to explore more verses and horror-based fandoms! some of my favorite horror movies/franchises/genres include but are not limited to:

the conjuring/insidious/the nun

evil dead

saw

slasher - child's play, friday the 13th, halloween

nightmare on elm street

ready or not/you're next

the thing/alien/predator/annihilation

pearl/x

the witch

hereditary

giallo-type stuff/dario argento horror

[leeyanyanyaaan]

About the Time and Memory Universe + Random Tidbits :)

About:

SO... this Time and Memory Universe of mine is just a self-indulgent, college, slice-of-life series that I do not plan on legitimately writing 💀

It may or may not also include time travelling and dystopian features... I'm yet to decide

Yes I know it has a lame ass name but I'm terrible at titles LMAO

It's more friendship-centred than romance, but all the characters are open-ended for ships :P

But yeah, there's no legit plotline. They're just struggling college students and a gang of friends :D it'd probably be an SMAU

They may be underdeveloped, but they are a work in progress!

PLEASE ask me questions about them (or literally any oc of mine) I'd be so happy to talk about them 😩🥺💕

The Full Cast:

Character Profiles pt 1 | pt 2

Education Majors

Cornelia Lee Anne Santos ('04) - Baby of the group, studying as an educator (unsure yet)

Joshua Jeongseok Lee ('03) - Friendly classmate, studying as an English language teacher

Angelina Mariel Bautista ('01) - Mom of the group, studying as a literature teacher

Samsul Hakim ('00) - Oldest, mentor, peacemaker, studying as a secondary teacher

Communication Majors

Jessica Jisoo Lee ('03) - Hangout planner, Big sis, studying as an advertising designer/event planner

Elijah James de la Cruz ('03) - Introvert adopter, chaos mood maker, studying as an interpreter and translator

Elena Mae de la Cruz ('03) - Keeps her brother in check, studying as a journalist

Design Majors and Others

Beatrice Abigail Mendoza ('04) - Childhood best friend, BFF, studying as a game designer

Kevin Shuchang Chen ('05) - The quiet but savage one, games 24/7, studying as a game developer

Yukiteru Sakimoto ('04) - Cafe worker, studying as an architect

Gabriel Zackary Santiago ('04) - family friend, coworker with Yuki, studying as an engineer

Supporting Characters (aka idk where to put them 🤡)

Daniel Chanyeol Yoon ('02) - Popular rich boy, studying business management

Seonghoon Kim ('03) - Tired of that guy above but his best friend, studying finance

Caleb Jayden Ramos ('04) - Childhood friends to strangers, studying construction

Vincent Nathan Steyn-Khan ('05) - Arrogant asshole classmate, studying engineering

Height Chart:

Now for some fun random stuff XD

The main gang's group chat (+Lee's contact names):

Barely Functioning Braincell Sharers™ (8)

Elijah (Eli)

Elena (Ate Ellie)

Jessica (Jessie Unnie)

Joshua (Josh)

Mariel (Ate Mari)

Samsul (Sam)

Kevin (Vin)

Lee

Headcanons

Ellie and Jessie first met being classmates since intermediate, bonding over having twin brothers. The brothers eventually meet too and the four have been pretty close ever since.

Eli met Kevin through being in a club together, and Eli being the extrovert, adopted the introvert.

Josh met Mari and Sam being in the same education course and often worked with them and they eventually joined the group.

Similarly, Josh meets Lee through the same process. Coincidentally, Lee caught Eli’s interest and he adopted the introvert too.

Eli and Ellie bicker the most and cause the most silly drama. Surprisingly, Kevin is one to start drama too. Eli tends to be the butt of the jokes. Mari and Sam are the parents of the group, and everyone babies Lee (and Kevin).

After hearing Lee call Ellie and Mari “Ate”, Jess insisted that Lee call her “Unnie” too

Lee bonds with the girl twins the most, talking about drawing, designing, writing, and music. 

Karaoke, dancing, gaming, binging, and study sessions!

Kevin isn’t usually called by nickname, BUT, only Lee is allowed to call Kevin “Vin”.

Hogwarts!AU

Gryffindor

Elijah (H)

Elena (H)

Jessica (H)

Zack (H)

Caleb (S)

Hufflepuff

Joshua (G)

Mariel (R)

Samsul (R)

Beatrice (R)

Yuki (R)

Ravenclaw

Kevin (S)

Seonghoon (S)

Slytherin

Lee (R)

Daniel (G)

Nathan (G)

Podcast/SM!AU

BFBS have a podcast called “ChillPog” (Eli came up with the name, please think of something better.)

They started it during their first year of uni, when the gang got together. Lee and Kevin have become a new addition.

They all use online aliases, eg. Lee = leeyanyan

Their real names get used in the podcast most the time anyways.

Yes, they all have clips and compilations of each other from fans.

They just chill and chat, talk about anything and everything. They have game nights, karaoke sessions, study sessions and all sorts of things.

Kevin, Eli and Samsul are gamer streamers.

Jess, Mariel and Yuki are vloggers.

Ellie (often joined by Eli and Jess), Zack and Bea are cover artists.

Ellie is also a content creator, and is generally all-around.

Lee is an underground casual cover artist. She hasn't told anyone about it and doesn't plan to :)

They each all have their own fanbases, Lee’s growing after her involvement with ChillPog

They’re basically like DanPlan/Plan3

They also have a second account for when the group needs to split into two for 4-player games

Jess, Ellie and Lee are in charge of the visuals. Ellie, Eli and Kevin are in charge of editing. Everyone else helps plan and storyboard.

Zack, Yuki and Bea also occasionally appear on the podcast.

Daniel is a model, Seonghoon his assistant. He gets fawned over at campus most the time.

Caleb and Nathan are Instagram influencers

Their Usernames:

Eli (EliJ) - the chaotic butt of the jokes guy

Ellie (emmielina) - picks a fight/gets bothered by her brother the most

Jess (Jijisoo) - their lovely sun

Josh (joshualee) - voice of reason

Mariel (Mariella B.) - mom of the group

Samsul (Hakimsul) - tired dad leader of the group

Kevin (Shuunken) - savage bastard

Lee (leeyanyan) - gremlin baby

[gangnamstylehqs]

oi mods, podem dar mwfc pra familia salazar? e pra agregados ocidentais no geral?

Para nosso queridos Salazar:

MUSE LOAN — Rachel Lee Tyler (1989), Nava Rose (1990), Kylie Versoza (1992), Alex Mallari Jr (1988), Khalil Ramos (1996), Joshua Garcia (1997).

MUSE CARD — Nadine Lustre (1993), Devon Seron (1993), Julie Anne San Jose (1994), Martin Del Rosario (1994), Donny Pangilinan (1998), Bretman Rock (1998).

MUSE MONEY — Liza Soberano (1998), Jane de Leon (1998), Vivoree Esclito (2000), C13 / c13vxon (1999), Elijah Canlas (2000), Joshua Alvarez (2001).

MUSE SAVING — Kathryn Bernardo (1996), Maris Racal (1997), Janella Salvador (1998), Daniel Padilla (1995), Iñigo Pascual (1997), Aljon Mendoza (2001).

MUSE MORTGAGE — Miya Horcher (1999), Julia Barretto (1997), Sarah Magusara (2001), Jimboy Martin (1997), Jameson Blake (1997), Jeremiah Lisbo (1998).

Para os ocidentais eu diria…

Zion Moreno, Sza, nattybrat, pamalaaam, ngnabii, glowprincess, afroblv, arliekontic, Asia Eros, salma.naranx, blkkstar, Kim Johansson, Anccy Twinkle, Cindy Kimberly, looseunicorns, iitsrhe, threemillion, carmenltran, 222juliet, aimebbyyy, De’arra Taylor, Nyané Lebajoa, luvyute, khloekatera, Rakiyah, noure.jfl, madisonmbt, chouxziza, Cherokee Jack, wizardblazd, Evan Mock, Reece King, Desire Mia, Froy Gutierrez, Louis Russell, Vincent Rayvon, Deaven Booker, Jan Luis Castellanos, Rahquise Bowen, Alton Mason, nathannuyts, Omar Apollo, nbao.t, zarruecos, jxrdan, Rauw Alejandro, verde.whatever, dnieccio, Fai Khadra, Manny Jacinto.

[ulkaralakbarova]

A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that’s destined to change everything. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Archie Gates: George Clooney Troy Barlow: Mark Wahlberg Chief Elgin: Ice Cube Conrad Vig: Spike Jonze Amir Abdullah: Cliff Curtis Adriana Cruz: Nora Dunn Walter Wogaman: Jamie Kennedy Captain Said: Saïd Taghmaoui Colonel Horn: Mykelti Williamson Captain Van Meter: Holt McCallany Cathy Daitch: Judy Greer Teebaux: Christopher Lohr Paco: Jon Sklaroff Debbie Barlow, Troy’s Wife: Liz Stauber Amir’s Wife: Marsha Horan Amir’s Daughter: Alia Shawkat Hairdressing Twin #2: Ghanem Algarawi Hairdressing Twin #1: Jabir Algarawi Western Dressed Village Woman: Bonnie Afsary Traditional Village Woman: Jacqueline Abi-Ad Deserter Leader: Fadil Al-Badri Kaied: Qaid Al-Nomani Iraqi Tank Major: Sayed Badreya Iraqi Troop Carrier Major: Magdi Rashwan Iraqi First Kill Soldier: Ali Afshar Berm Soldier / Truck Driver: Tank Jones Berm Soldier: Patrick O’Neal Jones Berm Soldier: Shawn Pilot Berm Soldier: Brett Bassett Cuts Troy’s Cuff Soldier: Jim Gaffigan Camp Soldier / Truck Driver: Al Whiting Camp Soldier / Truck Driver: Brian Patterson Camp Soldier: Scott Dillon Camp Soldier: Kwesi Okai Hazel Camp Soldier: Joseph Romanov Camp Soldier: Christopher B. Duncan Camp Soldier: Randy W. McCoy Camp Soldier: Mark Rhodes Camp Soldier: Scott Pearce Civil Affairs Company Clerk: Gary Parker Saudi Translator: Haidar Alatowa Iraqi Soldier with Map: Salah Salea Dead Iraqi Soldier: Doug Jones Iraqi Civilian Mother with Baby: Farinaz Farrokh Lying Iraqi – Bunker #1: Omar ‘Freefly’ Alhegelan Friendly Iraqi – Bunker #1: Hassan Allawati Pleading Civilian Woman: Sara Aziz Iraqi Civilian Man: A. Halim Mostafa Storeroom Captain – Bunker #2: Al Mustafa Iraqi Interrogation Sergeant: Anthony Batarse Iraqi Rifle Loader #1 – Bunker #2: Mohamad Al-Jalahma Iraqi Rifle Loader #2 – Bunker #2: Mohammed Sharafi Storeroom Guard – Bunker #2: Hillel Michael Shamam Iraqi Radio Operator: Joey Naber Black Robe Leader: Basim Ridha Iraqi Republican Guard Lieutenant – Oasis Bunker: Peter Macdissi Iraqi Republican Guard Sergeant – Oasis Bunker: Tony Shawkat Iraqi Republican Guard Sergeant – Oasis Bunker: Joseph Abi-Ad Troy’s Interrogation Guard – Oasis Bunker: Fahd Al-Ujaimy Troy’s Interrogation Guard – Oasis Bunker: Derick Qaqish Troy’s Republican Guard – Oasis Bunker: Hassan Bach-Agha Troy’s Republican Guard – Oasis Bunker: Fadi Sitto Deserter #1: Ali Alkindi Deserter #2: Abdullah Al-Dawalem Deserter #3: Rick Mendoza Republican Guard on Roof – Oasis Bunker: Jassim Al-Khazraji Fleeing Republican Guard – Oasis Bunker: Haider Alkindi Fleeing Republican Guard – Oasis Bunker: Kalid Mustafa Fleeing Republican Guard – Oasis Bunker: Ghazwyn Ramlawi Fleeing Republican Guard – Oasis Bunker: Raad Thomasian Fleeing Republican Guard – Oasis Bunker: Wessam Saleh Fleeing Republican Guard / Sniper – Oasis Bunker: Jay Giannone Fleeing Republican Guard / Sniper – Oasis Bunker: Sam Hassan Action Star: Brian Bosworth Iraqi Child: Donte Delila Iraqi Child: Dylan Brown Helicopter Pilot (uncredited): Rick Shuster Film Crew: Screenplay: David O. Russell Executive Producer: Bruce Berman Producer: Charles Roven Director of Photography: Newton Thomas Sigel Original Music Composer: Carter Burwell Production Design: Catherine Hardwicke Editor: Robert K. Lambert Set Decoration: Gene Serdena Costume Design: Kym Barrett Costume Supervisor: Bob Morgan Producer: Edward McDonnell Art Direction: Jann K. Engel Art Direction: Derek R. Hill Casting: Mary Vernieu Producer: Paul Junger Witt Casting: Anne McCarthy Makeup Artist: Adam Brandy Construction Coordinator: Lars Petersen Steadicam Operator: Larry McConkey Dialogue Editor: Donald L. Warner Jr. Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Herbick Makeup Artist: Donald Mowat Chief Lighting Technician: Terry Hall Key Grip: David L. Me...

[dankusner]

Uvalde grand jury visits scene of Robb Elementary massacre

Video still frames from the body camera of officer Justin Mendoza of law enforcement operations during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

A Uvalde grand jury visited Robb Elementary School as part of its inquiry into the 2022 mass shooting and the failed police response to the massacre.

The 12 jurors toured the school Tuesday morning for about an hour, the Express-News confirmed through sources familiar with the visit. It was unclear whether the jurors asked to see the scene.

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District said it did not coordinate the visit, and referred further questions to the Uvalde district attorney.

“The (grand) jury members' visit to Robb Elementary is outside the district's jurisdiction,” UCISD spokeswoman Anne Marie Espinoza said in an email.

District officials have said that demolition of Robb has been delayed because lawyers representing victims’ families and prosecutors have requested access to the school for their ongoing investigations.

Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell declined to comment on the grand jury’s visit, as well as how long it will continue its work or any questions regarding the grand jury.

Grand jury proceedings are secret.

On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers at Robb before he was shot dead by a Border Patrol-led team.

Law officers waited 77 minutes before breaching a classroom door to confront the gunman.

The delay resulted in roiling anger among victims' families and allegations that a quicker response to kill the shooter could have saved lives.

Nearly 400 law officers from local, state and federal agencies responded.

Mitchell convened the grand jury late last year.

It began hearing testimony in January — a day after the Justice Department released a report in Uvalde blasting the law enforcement response.

Mitchell has previously said that among the potential issues to be investigated are whether anyone helped the gunman buy weapons and ammunition, and whether any law enforcement officer could be held criminally responsible for the police response.

Visits to the crime scene by grand juries are rare.

In 2016, a grand juror in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case revealed that the grand jury he served on visited the crime scene — the Ramsey family home in Colorado — during its inquiry into that slaying.

The 6-year-old beauty queen, who lived in Boulder, Colo., with her parents and brother, was found dead in the family home’s basement on the day after Christmas in 1996.

JonBenet had been strangled and suffered a severe head injury.

UVALDE MASS SHOOTING

Ex-schools police chief indicted

Former officer who was among first in building also faces felony counts

AUSTIN — The former Uvalde schools police chief was indicted over his role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the local sheriff said Thursday.

Pete Arredondo was indicted by a grand jury on 10 counts of felony child endangerment/abandonment and briefly booked into the county jail before he was released on bond, Uvalde Sheriff Ruben Nolasco told The Associated Press in a text message Thursday night.

The Uvalde Leader-News and the San Antonio Express-News reported that former school officer Adrian Gonzales also was indicted on multiple similar charges.

The Uvalde Leader-News reported that District Attorney Christina Mitchell confirmed the indictment.

Mitchell did not return phone and email messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.

Several family members of victims of the shooting did not respond to phone messages seeking comment.

The indictments would make Arredondo, who was the on-site commander during the attack, and Gonzales the first officers to face criminal charges in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

A scathing report by Texas lawmakers that examined the police response described Gonzales as one of the first officers to enter the building after the shooting began.

The indictments were kept under seal until the men were in custody. It was unclear when Arredondo’s indictment would be publicly released.

The indictments come more than two years after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom, where he remained for more than 70 minutes before officers confronted and killed him.

In total, 376 law enforcement officers massed at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, some waiting in the hallway outside the classroom, even as the gunman could be heard firing an AR-15-style rifle inside.

The office of a former attorney for Arredondo said they did not know whether the former chief has new representation.

The AP could not immediately find a phone number to reach Gonzales.

Arredondo lost his job three months after the shooting.

Several officers involved were eventually fired, and separate investigations by the Department of Justice and state lawmakers faulted law enforcement with botching their response to the massacre.

Whether any officers would face criminal charges over their actions in Uvalde has been a question hanging over the city of 15,000 since the Texas Rangers completed their investigation and turned their findings over to prosecutors.

Mitchell’s office has also come under scrutiny.

Uvalde city officials filed a lawsuit last year that accused prosecutors of not being transparent and withholding records related to the shooting.

Media outlets, including the AP, have sued Uvalde officials for withholding records requested under public information laws.

But body camera footage, investigations by journalists and damning government reports have laid bare how over the course of over an hour, a mass of officers went in and out of the school with weapons drawn but did not go inside the classroom where the shooting was taking place.

The hundreds of officers at the scene included state police, Uvalde police, school officers and U.S. Border Patrol agents.

In their July 2022 report, Texas lawmakers faulted law enforcement at every level with failing “to prioritize saving innocent lives over their own safety.”

The Justice Department released its own report in January that detailed “cascading failures” by police in waiting far too long to confront the gunman, acting with “no urgency” in establishing a command post and communicating inaccurate information to grieving families.

Uvalde remains divided between residents who say they want to move past the tragedy and others who still want answers and accountability.

During the first mayoral race since the shooting, locals voted in a man who had served as mayor more than a decade ago over a mother who led calls for tougher gun laws after her daughter was killed in the attack.

Robb Elementary School is permanently closed.

The city broke ground on a new school in October.

Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo indicted

The former chief of the Uvalde school district police and a former officer have been indicted on charges of child endangerment for their roles in the bungled police response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School.

A Uvalde County grand jury indicted then-Chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo and then-officer Adrian Gonzales on charges of abandoning/endangering a child, a state jail felony.

They are the first criminal charges against law enforcement officers in connection with the May 24, 2022, incident, the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. Nineteen fourth-graders and two teachers were killed.

Arredondo, as chief of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's small police force, was the presumed incident commander.

Gonzales was a member of the school police force.

Arredondo turned himself in at the Uvalde County Jail on Thursday afternoon to be booked on 10 counts of child endangerment.

He was later released on bond.

Gonzales was charged in a separate indictment with 29 counts of child endangerment: one for each of the 19 children who died and one for each of 10 survivors who suffered physical or psychological injuries. He was expected to turn himself in on Friday.

Efforts to reach Arredondo for comment were unsuccessful.

Gonzales hung up in response to a reporter's call.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat whose district includes Uvalde, said Thursday that families of two of the victims told him they had met with Christina Mitchell, district attorney for Uvalde and Real counties, and that she briefed them on the indictments.

Mitchell disclosed in January that she had convened a grand jury to weigh the evidence and consider possible criminal charges related to the shooting.

On Tuesday, the 12 members of the grand jury toured the now-shuttered elementary school for about an hour.

Gutierrez expressed outrage that only Arredondo and Gonzales were indicted.

He noted that nearly 400 law enforcement officers from two dozen agencies, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, responded to the shooting.

"If they're going to indict those two officers, they need to indict the 13 DPS troopers in that hallway," Gutierrez said in an interview. "That's very disturbing to me."

Mitchell said Thursday that she could not comment on the indictments beyond thanking the grand jury for its work.

"They met for six months. They took a hard look at the case and were very deliberate and thoughtful in all their deliberations," she said.

The law enforcement response to the shooting has been widely condemned as an abject failure.

At least 380 officers from two dozen local, state and federal agencies went to the scene, but none forced their way into the classroom to confront the shooter until 77 minutes after he began his rampage.

In January, the U.S. Justice Department released the results of an exhaustive investigation that found that leadership failures caused needless delays in neutralizing the gunman while children lay bleeding in their classroom.

The inquiry was not a criminal investigation; it was a "critical incident review" to identify lessons to be learned.

That investigation and others faulted Arredondo for deciding early on to treat the shooter as a barricaded subject rather than an active threat to children in the classroom.

Under police doctrine, officers are supposed to act immediately to take down an active shooter, even at risk to their own lives.

In contrast, with a barricaded subject, time is not of the essence, and police can weigh their options.

“Had law enforcement followed generally accepted practices in an active-shooter situation and gone right after the shooter to stop him, lives would have been saved, and people would have survived,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in releasing the Justice Department report.

The shooter, an 18-year-old armed with a high-powered semiautomatic rifle, walked into the West Building at Robb Elementary at 11:33 a.m. on May 24, 2022.

He went to classrooms 111 and 112, which were interconnected, and fired more than 100 rounds in the next 2½ minutes, investigators later determined.

Arredondo and Gonzales, among the first officers on the scene, entered the building moments later.

Two other officers, both with the Uvalde Police Department, approached the classrooms, and when they were near the door, the shooter unleashed a barrage of rifle fire through the door and the wall.

Shrapnel struck one of those officers in the head and the arm, the other in the ear.

They retreated and began calling for reinforcements, bulletproof shields and other equipment.

At 11:55 a.m., Arredondo announced that police would not try to enter the classrooms and instead would clear the rest of the building and try to negotiate with the shooter, according to the Justice Department report and other inquiries.

Uvalde police officers wanted to storm the classroom as soon as they had bulletproof shields for protection, but Arredondo's announcement "overrode" that plan, according to an investigation conducted for the city of Uvalde.

Because the school police force had jurisdiction over the incident and Arredondo was its chief, officers and supervisors from the many other agencies that responded to the shooting deferred to his decisions, according to the Justice Department report.

Gonzales is barely mentioned in official reports on the shooting. The inquiry done for the city said Gonzales had SWAT training and that two months before the massacre, he was the instructor at an active shooter training for Uvalde school police held at the Southwest Texas Junior College Law Enforcement Training Academy.

Months after the massacre, the school district fired Arredondo and replaced the entire school police force.

Ana Rodriguez, whose 10-year-old daughter, Maite, died in the shooting, said of the indictments:

"It’s a step forward but this is simply not enough. There were numerous officers with knowledge that it was an active shooter situation. Others need to also be held accountable for their inaction."

Don McLaughlin Jr., Uvalde's mayor at the time of the shooting, pointed out that nearly 400 law enforcement officers from various agencies were on the scene that day.

"If you’re going to indict those (two) officers, then we need to look at the other agencies that had officers there, because all these reports seem to gloss over their involvement," he said.

Indictment: Pete Arredondo's missteps were 'criminal negligence'

UVALDE — In bungling the police response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, Pedro "Pete" Arredondo, then chief of the Uvalde school district police, committed crimes by intentionally endangering the lives of children, according to an indictment.

The indictment, voted by a Uvalde County grand jury and made public Friday, accuses Arredondo, 52, of acting "knowingly, recklessly and with criminal negligence" when he decided to try to negotiate with the shooter rather than send officers into the classroom immediately to confront and kill the 18-year-old attacker, who was armed with an assault rifle.

The charges are the first to be brought against law enforcement officers in connection with the May 24, 2022, massacre.

Arredondo "failed to identify the incident as an active shooter incident, failed to respond as trained … and instead called for SWAT, thereby delaying the response by law enforcement officers to an active shooter who was hunting and shooting a child or children in Room 112 at Robb Elementary School," the indictment states.

The shooter killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers. Arredondo is charged with child abandonment or endangerment, a state jail felony. The indictment lists 10 counts against him, one for each of 10 children who survived the massacre but suffered physical or psychological harm. He is not charged with responsibility for any of the deaths.

The indictment accuses Arredondo of directing officers to evacuate other classrooms in the fourth grade building at Robb before confronting the gunman, who was holed up in two interconnected classrooms, 111 and 112.

The indictment says Arredondo told other officers to hold off on breaching those rooms.

It also alleges that Arredondo neglected to find out whether the door to one of the two classrooms was locked and that he failed to provide keys and breaching tools to officers in a timely manner so they could bring the siege to an end.

The indictment goes on to say that Arredondo violated policy by failing to establish a command center, which left police officers, Border Patrol agents and other law enforcement personnel who responded to the shooting "without clear information or direction."

Also charged by the grand jury was Adrian Gonzales, a school police officer at the time of the shooting.

Gonzales, 51, of Kyle, is charged with 29 counts of child endangerment — one count for each of the 19 children killed and one for each of the 10 injured survivors.

Gonzalez — like Arredondo — was among the first officers on the scene, arriving minutes after the shooter and entering the fourth grade building through the south entrance.

By then, the attacker was inside rooms 111 and 112 and had fired more than 200 rounds from his AR-15-style rifle.

"After hearing gunshots and after being advised of the general location of the shooter and having time to respond to the shooter, Gonzales failed to engage, distract or delay the shooter” or even try to do so, the indictment states.

It also says Gonzales did not follow his active shooter training and “did not voluntarily deliver” any of the victims to a place where they could receive emergency medical care.

'Unprecedented'

Gonzales will fight the charges, said his lawyer, former Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood.

"Mr. Gonzales' position is he did not violate school district policy or state law," LaHood said.

"The application of this statute, to law enforcement, under these circumstances is unprecedented in the state of Texas," LaHood said.

"It is very early on in our representation, so we will be working to acquire the evidence the government is relying on in this accusation … It will take time to evaluate these allegations and the underlying facts."

Arredondo turned himself in Thursday and was booked into the Uvalde County Jail.

He was released on bond a short time later.

He was required to post a $10,000 bond on one of the counts of child endangerment.

He was released on his own recognizance on the others.

Gonzales surrendered to authorities Friday afternoon and was freed on terms identical to those for Arredondo.

The Texas Penal Code defines child abandonment/endangerment as "intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence" engaging in conduct that places a child younger than 15 in imminent danger of death, injury, or physical or mental impairment.

A child can be endangered through "acts or omissions," meaning that a failure to act can be deemed criminal under certain circumstances.

It was unclear whether other police officers would be charged.

Nearly 400 law enforcement personnel from two dozen local, state and federal agencies responded to the shooting.

It was also unclear why Arredondo was charged with regard only to 10 injured children, while Gonzales was also charged in relation to the 19 who were killed.

The indictment suggests Gonzales squandered an opportunity to prevent the shooter from getting inside the classrooms in the first place.

Without elaborating, it says he "failed to act in a way to impede the shooter until after the shooter entered rooms 111 and 112 … and shot at a child or children."

A private investigator who examined the shooting for the city of Uvalde said in his report that Gonzales was "the first officer on campus," arriving before the attacker had entered the school, and that Gonzales "passed the shooter while he drove up."

A similar reference appears in a Justice Department review of the incident.

The DoJ report does not name Gonzales, but says the officer drove into the school parking lot after hearing radio traffic about a shooter at Robb Elementary.

"The officer does not appear to see the subject, who is nearby in-between vehicles in the parking lot," the report states.

The police response to the shooting, the deadliest school shooting in Texas history and the second-deadliest ever in the U.S., has been widely condemned as an abject failure.

Despite the massive law enforcement presence, officers did not confront and kill the shooter until 77 minutes after he began his rampage.

During that time, terrified children called 911 from inside the classrooms, pleading to be rescued.

'Lives would have been saved'

In January, the Justice Department released the results of its investigation, which documented a cascade of leadership failures.

That investigation and other inquiries faulted Arredondo for deciding early on to treat the shooter as a barricaded subject rather than an active threat.

Under police doctrine, officers are supposed to act immediately to take down an active shooter, even at risk to their own lives.

In contrast, with a barricaded subject, time is not of the essence, and police can weigh their options.

“Had law enforcement followed generally accepted practices in an active-shooter situation and gone right after the shooter to stop him, lives would have been saved, and people would have survived,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in releasing the Justice Department report, which was a "critical incident review," not a criminal indictment.

The report described Arredondo as "the de facto on-scene incident commander" and said he "directed officers at several points to delay making entry into classrooms 111/112 in favor of searching for keys and clearing other classrooms.

"This was a major contributing factor in the delay to making entry into rooms 111/112," the report added. "The time it took to evacuate the entire building was 43 minutes.

"Chief Arredondo had the necessary authority, training, and tools," the Justice Department review said. "He did not provide appropriate leadership, command and control."

Arredondo has said he held off on sending officers into rooms 111-112 until the building had been evacuated because he wanted to avoid further loss of life from an exchange of gunfire with the attacker.

As the incident was unfolding, an officer's bodycam picked up Arredondo explaining that he was "trying to preserve the rest of the lives first."

Months after the massacre, the school district fired Arredondo and replaced the entire school police force.

The Texas Rangers began a criminal investigation on the day of the shooting.

A year ago, the Rangers turned the results of their investigation over to Christina Mitchell, district attorney for Uvalde and Real counties.

Mitchell disclosed in January that she had convened a grand jury to weigh possible criminal charges related to the shooting.

Former school district police chief indicted

2nd ex-officer charged with failing to protect children

UVALDE – A 10-count indictment made public Friday accuses former Uvalde school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo of 10 missteps that led to the botched law enforcement response to the active shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in May 2022.

Authorities on Thursday booked Arredondo into the Uvalde County Jail, where he spent about 90 minutes before being released on bond.

A grand jury also indicted former school district police officer Adrian Gonzales, whose role has been less public in the 25 months since the shooting.

A separate indictment charges him with 29 counts of child abandonment/ endangerment, accusing him of hearing gunshots and “having time to respond to the shooter,” but instead Gonzales “failed to engage, distract and delay the shooter and failed to act in a way to otherwise impede the shooter until after the shooter entered Rooms 111 and 112 of Robb Elementary School.”

The indictments are the culmination of a six-month grand jury investigation that included months of in-person testimony, including from Texas Department of Public Safety director Col. Steve McCraw in late February.

The officers face up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted of the state jail felony charges.

According to the documents, Arredondo is charged with failing to act to protect survivors of the attack, including then-10-year-old Khloie Torres, who called 911 during the attack and begged for help.

The documents also name Samuel Salinas, who was also 10 at the time, who said in interviews that he “played dead” to survive the attack.

The indictment states that Arredondo “failed to respond as trained to an active shooter incident … thereby delaying the response by law enforcement officers to an active shooter who was hunting and shooting a child or children in Room 112 at Robb Elementary School.”

It states that after he was informed that children were injured in the classroom, Arredondo directed law enforcement officers to evacuate a wing of the school before confronting the 18-yearold shooter.

The indictment also accuses him of wrongly attempting to negotiate with the shooter and declaring to other police officers that they should not breach the classroom until an evacuation had occurred.

The charges follow two years of intense pressure from the families of many of the shooting victims, who have repeatedly demanded accountability.

They also come after a damning U.S. Justice Department report in January that cited “cascading failures” in the botched law enforcement response.

“As a consequence of failed leadership, training, and policies, 33 students and three of their teachers — many of whom had been shot — were trapped in a room with an active shooter for over an hour as law enforcement officials remained outside,” the report concluded.

The indictments also serve as yet another contrast from the initial false narrative of police heroism that authorities first provided.

In the initial aftermath, officials said more children would have died had responding officers not acted more quickly — a story that fell apart in the following weeks and months and was completely dismantled when the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV obtained a 77-minute video of the law enforcement breakdown.

The cases mark the second and third times nationally that a law enforcement officer faced charges for failing to act during an on-campus shooting.

Last year, a Broward County, Florida, jury acquitted former sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson of child neglect and other charges for failing to confront a shooter who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

He was the only armed school resource officer on campus when that 2018 shooting started.

Legal experts said the case, had it resulted in a guilty verdict, could have set a precedent by more clearly defining the legal responsibilities of police officers during mass shootings

The facts are the facts, and bottom line is, McCraw lied about when his first DPS officer arrived and what he did.

McCraw told the Senate that his first-arriving DPS officer arrived after gunfire had stopped and immediately entered the building. This is not true. His DPS officer arrived outside the building while gunfire was going on, didn't enter, and then discouraged a Uvalde officer from entering the classroom.

McCraw would later tell the Senate that his DPS officers didn't enter the room because they had "misinformation“ – his DPS officers didn't know there were shot/injured children inside the classroom. Nonsense.

This DPS officer — SGT. JUAN MALDONADO — can be seen on DPS bodycamera saying: “God this is so sad, dude. He shot kids, bro." Other DPS officers also knew about the children inside the classroom. Condemn our highest-ranking law-enforcement official for lying to the Senate about the mass-murder of children.

Investigating the shooting: What we’ve learned.

Two years ago, twenty-one souls were taken in the most horrific way.

Afterwards, we expected our government agencies and even our media to treat this subject, the mass murder of children, with the seriousness it deserved – without sensationalism, politics, self-serving agendas, blame-deflection and finger pointing.

And without lies.

That didn’t happen.

We were naive.

Jeffrey Badger and Will Moravits are two Uvalde natives who were so disturbed by the lies and distortions that we started doing our own research.

We put up a Facebook page titled “The Uvalde Shooting: Facts, Lies and Narratives”, where we publish our findings.

We’ve been at it for a year and a half. Here’s what we discovered:

Because of media sensationalism, many Americans believe that the gunman was massacring children for over an hour while officers listened to their screams. Even Al Gore repeated this false narrative.

Colonel Steve McCraw, Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, has repeatedly lied. Not "deceived" or given a "different opinion".

But lied.

We have documented these lies by comparing his statements to the hallway and body-camera video. When he has not lied outright, he has cherry-picked facts and omitted other facts to manufacture his changing narratives.

Over thirty officers violated active-shooter protocols. This includes Uvalde officers, DPS officers, a Texas Ranger, and the highly trained SWAT/BORTAC Commander.

Poor police responses to mass shootings are common. At many shootings, officers don't even enter the building when there is an active shooter or while gunfire is going on (Pulse, Borderline, Parkland, Binghamton, Pittsburg Synagogue, etc.). Often, they wait outside the building until gunfire stops. And even then, they often don't enter.

If Uvalde officers had responded as officers did at several other shootings – waiting outside while the gunman roamed the building – we may have seen 50 or 100 dead children.

After the shooting, Governor Abbott and DPS Director McCraw put out a false narrative of police heroism and quick action. This is not surprising. After other shootings, officials and politicians often put out narratives of police heroism – even when police performed worse than Uvalde.

At some of these shootings, the officers who waited outside were later hailed as heroes. (See our work on the 2016 Pulse shooting.)

What was unique about Uvalde was not the poor police response. It was that the hallway and body-camera video was leaked to the public. We got to see the chaos and failures up close. That caused the false narratives to fall apart.

In his interview, Officer Coronado begged for somebody to tell him how to enter that room. So far, nobody has told him. DOJ/COPS delivered a 610-page report with 272 recommendations. Not one recommendation tells officers (including the highly trained BORTAC Commander, who waited) how to immediately enter that room without getting more children killed.

DOJ/COPS appears to be a corrupt organization. Their Critical Incident Reviews are largely blame-deflection and "scandal management". Here's why: a) The DOJ/COPS Uvalde report assigned blame to every single agency except to the fellow Federal Agency: Border Patrol, whose BORTAC team arguably violated protocols worse than anybody. b) At the Pulse shooting, one, two, and up to fourteen officers waited outside the building for nine minutes while the gunman fired 200 rounds inside. Officers then waited three hours before entering the bathroom to rescue shot/injured hostages. Severe violations of active-shooter protocols. Later, DOJ/COPS delivered a glowing report, saying all officers responded with "best practices" and "performed with great heroism and skill."

Compared to an ideal, the Uvalde police response was an abject failure.

Compared to other shootings, the Uvalde police response was decent. Just getting into the building – better than at many shootings – probably saved lives.

We need to learn from Uvalde, so that if/when officers are confronted with a similar situation, they will a) have the confidence to enter the room; and b) have the skills to enter that room without getting more children shot (as happened recently at the Lakewood shooting). So far, our government agencies have avoided the difficult questions. They have not given us any real "lessons learned”. On May 24, 2022, the adults failed to adequately protect the children at Robb School. Then, the adults failed again. Instead of asking difficult questions and coming up with solutions, the adults went for blame deflection, finger pointing and easy answers. It was the mass murder of children. The adults have to do better. There’s still time to change that.

Uvalde indictments test police duty to confront active shooters

After a grand jury indicted two former school police officers for their roles in the botched response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, legal experts are looking to a Florida trial for clues to how the charges could play out.

The central question in both cases: Can police be held responsible for doing nothing when lives are at risk?

Or, stated bluntly, is cowardice a crime?

Pedro "Pete" Arredondo, then chief of the Uvalde school district police, and one of his officers, Adrian Gonzales, are charged with child endangerment or abandonment for their alleged inaction on May 24, 2022, when a teenage gunman killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers.

In indictments made public Friday, a Uvalde County grand jury said Arredondo and Gonzales committed "criminal negligence" by failing to follow their active-duty training and confront the shooter immediately.

Instead, Arredondo directed officers to treat the attacker as a barricaded subject and tried to negotiate with him while children lay bleeding in their classrooms, his indictment states.

The siege ended when four Border Patrol agents and two sheriff's deputies stormed the classrooms and killed the shooter 77 minutes after he began his rampage.

Similar charges have been brought only once before.

A school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was charged with felony child neglect for failing to enter a building where a gunman was shooting at students and teachers.

Seventeen people were killed in the Feb. 14, 2018, incident.

A year ago, a Florida jury found the officer, Scot Peterson, not guilty of all charges.

Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, said the criminal charges in the Parkland and Uvalde shootings are “opening up a whole new legal frontier.”

“We have never in this country held police liable for cowardice — for failing to do their duty in one of these active shooter situations,” said Jarvis, who followed the Parkland proceedings.

'A heartless shooter'

Police have no legal responsibility to jump into dangerous situations to protect others, he said, even though the public expects law enforcement to do that in active shooter situations, and their training often dictates the same.

That’s led prosecutors to rely on difficult-to-prove charges such as child endangerment and neglect.

Adrian Gonzales, right foreground, helps other law enforcement personnel evacuate students and staff from Robb Elementary School during a mass shooting on May 24, 2022.

Gonzales was a school district police officer at the time.

He's charged with child endangerment for failing to act to neutralize the shooter.

Adrian Gonzales, right foreground, helps other law enforcement personnel evacuate students and staff from Robb Elementary School during a mass shooting on May 24, 2022.

Gonzales was a school district police officer at the time.

He's charged with child endangerment for failing to act to neutralize the shooter.

Still, Arredondo and Gonzales have a tough fight ahead of them, said Mark Eiglarsh, the Florida defense attorney who represented Peterson.

“The sympathy level is as high as it could possibly be as a result of the abhorrent acts committed by a heartless shooter,” Eiglarsh said by email. “That will make it especially challenging for the officers to get a fair trial.”

Jarvis said he wouldn’t be surprised if Arredondo and Gonzales try to have their trials moved to a venue outside Uvalde County, a rural county of 25,000 people, many of whom likely have strong feelings about law enforcement’s response to the shooting.

Political activism by parents of the slain children has kept a spotlight on the case for the past two years.

The families have pressed authorities to hold police accountable for the loss of life at Robb, and they have lobbied the Texas legislature, so far without success, to raise the minimum age to purchase semiautomatic weapons.

State Republican leaders instead have bolstered funding to fortify schools and increase access to mental health care.

Though the Parkland and Uvalde cases are similar, there are key differences that could affect the outcome of a trial, Eiglarsh said.

For one, Peterson said he didn’t know where the shots were coming from at Parkland, so he took cover.

He never questioned whether he was dealing with an active shooter.

Arredondo and Gonzales, by contrast, were among the first police officers on the scene and knew exactly where the shooter was: in a pair of interconnected classrooms.

Defense lawyers will likely argue “that while they might not have made the right calls, they did not commit a criminal offense,” Eiglarsh said. “They can concede that they were negligent, but they were not culpably negligent, which is a much higher standard.”

After Peterson was acquitted, Eiglarsh called the verdict “a victory for every law enforcement officer in this country who does the best they can do every single day.”

Sandra Guerra Thompson, a law professor at the University of Houston, said prosecutors have a high bar to meet in securing criminal convictions over the police response at Robb.

Gonzales' attorneys may argue that the officer was simply following Arredondo’s instructions, she said.

“As a moral matter, we would hope that officers would do this or would do that,” Thompson said. “But what we think is a good idea or the right thing to do isn't enough under the law to convict somebody of a crime for failing to act. You have to show that they were legally required to act, and that's going to be the hard part.”

'Failed to engage'

Arredondo and Gonzales were charged under a provision of the Texas Penal Code that defines child abandonment/endangerment as "intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence" placing a child younger than 15 in imminent danger of death, injury or mental impairment.

Under the law, a child can be endangered through "acts or omissions," meaning that a failure to act can be deemed criminal.

State and federal investigations into the Robb massacre have faulted police for failing to go into the classroom earlier, especially Arredondo as the chief of the school police. Arredondo has denied he was in charge, but reviews by the U.S. Justice Department and a special Texas House committee found that he was the de facto incident commander and that officers and supervisors from other agencies deferred to him.

The grand jury indictment blames Arredondo for wasting time by evacuating classrooms, looking for keys and trying to negotiate with the shooter, even though he had heard rifle fire and knew children and at least one teacher had been shot.

In Gonzales’ case, the indictment states that the former officer “failed to engage, distract or delay the shooter” even though he had time to do so.

Jarvis, the Florida law professor, said that since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, in which 12 students and a teacher were killed, the public has demanded that police “do the superhuman and do the impossible.” He said the Uvalde officers’ defense teams likely will contend that even if police had acted by the book, the outcome wouldn’t have been different.

To make that argument, they could point to a passage in the Texas House committee's report: "The attacker fired most of his shots and likely murdered most of his innocent victims before any responder set foot in the building." The Justice Department review, however, found that some lives would have been saved if police had neutralized the shooter earlier, allowing emergency personnel to reach the wounded.

Ultimately, Jarvis said, the only person to blame for mass shootings is the shooter.

The way to curb such violence is not to prosecute police officers for inaction but to “cut down on this gun culture that the United States has."

Jarvis said he worries the Uvalde and Parkland cases could encourage more police officers to retire or leave the field.

“Let's be honest,” Jarvis said. “Police are sitting there saying, ‘I don't have the firepower. I'm not being paid enough to do this. My job is to get home safely at night to my family.’”

After two years, two Uvalde CISD officers have been indicted.

Even with all that is known about the failed police response in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, it’s jarring to see former Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo in an orange jumpsuit.

As the Express-News reported Thursday, Arredondo, the presumed on-site commander at the shooting, and another officer were indicted on charges of child endangerment for their roles in the failed police response to the massacre.

On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

Although officers were on the scene within minutes and hundreds of officers from multiple agencies responded to the shooting, chaos reigned and it took some 77 minutes for federal officers to engage the killer.

Arrendondo faces 10 state jail felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child, one for each of the 10 fourth-graders who survived the massacre with physical and psychological injuries.

Then-Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers to respond to the shooting, was charged with 29 counts of child endangerment: 10 counts for the surviving students and 19 for the children killed.

These are the first criminal charges brought against any officers who responded to the massacre.

While the perceived delay in making a determination about charges has been a rightful source of consternation and outrage for surviving families, the limited scope of these charges, just two officers, has also sparked outrage.

“If they’re going to indict those two officers, they need to indict the 13 DPS troopers in that hallway,” state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat who represents Uvalde, said in an interview with the Express-News, referring to state troopers who also failed to immediately engage the shooter. “That’s very disturbing to me.”

Don McLaughlin Jr., Uvalde’s mayor when the massacre occurred, and a Republican, raised a similar concern, noting nearly 400 officers ultimately descended on the school.

“If you’re going to indict those (two) officers, then we need to look at the other agencies that had officers there, because all these reports seem to gloss over their involvement,” he said.

These are fair concerns, which Christina Mitchell, district attorney for Uvalde and Real counties, must address.

Why has it taken more than two years to charge officers for their failed response to the massacre?

And why only two officers when so many stood in the hallway of Robb Elementary School?

The indictment accuses Arredondo, 52, of acting “knowingly, recklessly and with criminal negligence” for neglecting to determine if the door to classrooms 111 and 112 was locked, as well as failing to provide keys and breaching tools to officers in a timely manner.

He also directed officers to evacuate other classrooms at Robb before confronting the 18-year-old gunman, who was holed up in the two interconnected classrooms, according to the indictment.

Arredondo didn’t follow his training to stop the killing first.

Whatever the outcome of these charges, innocence or guilt, whether or not other officers are charged, the Uvalde massacre is a calamity that will be felt for generations.

Nothing changes this.

There will always be questions about the confused and craven police response, just as there will always be the void of the lives lost, the graduations that will never occur, the dreams of children that were never given the chance to be made real.

Officers who waited in the hall at Robb Elementary School will have to live with that reality.

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La marcha femenina y su historial en los Juegos Panamericanos

Las competencias atléticas de los XIX Juegos Panamericanos en Santiago de Chile se iniciaron el domingo 22 de octubre con las carreras de maratón, ganadas por el peruano Cristhian Pacheco -revalidó su título de Lima 2019- y la mexicana Citlali Moscote, esta delante de la argentina Florencia Borelli y la peruana Gladys Tejeda. En hombres, el chileno Hugo Catrileo consiguió la medalla de plata, la primera de su país en esta distancia, seguido por el peruano Luis Fernando Ostos. Y el atletismo volverá a tener acción el domingo 29 con las competencias de marcha (20 km), donde se espera una lucida participación de los representantes sudamericanos, que han alcanzado los primeros peldaños mundiales en las últimas temporadas. Historial de la marcha femenina en los Panamericanos              Las pruebas femeninas de marcha comenzaron a realizarse en 1987 con los 10.000 m. pista, que continuaron por dos ediciones. Desde 1999 se vienen disputando los 20 km. en ruta. También en la edición de Lima 2019 se disputaron los 50 km., distancia que ahora se discontinuó del programa internacional femenino (reemplazada allí por los 35 km). La mexicana Graciela Mendoza venció en tres oportunidades consecutivas, siendo así la máxima campeona. Y en 2019 triunfó la colombiana Sandra Lorena Arenas, en lo que constituyó un anticipo de su gran performance olímpica (medalla de plata en Sapporo 2021).   Indianápolis, 12 de agosto de 1987 10.000 m. pista 1 María de la Luz Colín MEX 47:17.15, 2 Ann Peel CAN 47:17.97, 3 Mary-Anne Torrellas USA 47:35.12, 4 Lynn Weik USA 48:11.74. Graciela Mendoza MEX y Jennifer McCaffrey CAN dq   La Habana, 8 de agosto de 1991 10.000 m. pista 1 Graciela Mendoza MEX 46:41.56, 2 Debbi A. Lawrence USA 46:51.53, 3 Maricela Chávez MEX 47:44.73, 4 Lynn Weik USA 47:54.05, 5 Yoslaine Puñales CUB 51:07.43, 6 Lora Rigutto CAN 53:32.07, 7 Maribel Caldeín CUB 54:34.90, 8 María Magdalena Guzmán ESA 54:57.09, 9 Doris Vallecilla HON 57:37.07   Mar del Plata, 21 de marzo de 1991 10.000 m. pista 1 Graciela Mendoza MEX 46:31.93, 2 Michelle Rohl USA 46:36.52, 3 Francisca Martínez MEX 47:44.78, 4 Liliana Bermeo COL 48:29.02, 5 Holly Gerke CAN 48:46.69, 6 Miriam Ramón ECU 50:13.15, 7 Giovanna Morejón BOL 51:04.38, 8 Janice McCaffrey CAN 53:26.97, 9 Lidia Ojeda de Carriego ARG 53:32.56   Winnipeg, 26 de julio de 1999 20 km. ruta 1 Graciela Mendoza MEX 1:34:19- 2 Guadalupe Sánchez MEX 1:34:46- 3 Michelle Rohl USA 1:35:22- 4 Geovana Irusta BOL 1:35:56 - 5 Joanne Dow USA 1:36:33- 6 Ivis Martínez ESA 1:37:28- 7 Teresita Natividad Collado GUA 1:38:41- 8 Oslaidys Cruz CUB 1:39:23- 9 Janice McCaffrey CAN 1:47:05   Santo Domingo, 6 de agosto de 2003 20 km. ruta 1 Victoria Palacios MEX 1:35:16- 2 Rosario Sánchez MEX 1:35:21- 3 Joanne Dow USA 1:35:48- 4 Geovana Irusta BOL 1:37:07- 5 Sandra Zapata COL 1:38:49- 6 Ariana Quino BOL 1:38:50- 7 Natividad Collado GUA 1:39:18- 8 Antonia Amber USA 1:42:45- 9 Cristina Rodríguez DOM 1:51:46- 10 Francisca Lora DOM 1:52:30   Rio de Janeiro, 22 de julio de 2007 20 km. ruta 1 Cristina López ESA 1:38:59- 2 Miriam Ramón ECU 1:40:03- 3 María Esther Sánchez MEX 1:41:47 - 4 Tania Regina Spindler BRA 1:42:15 – 5 María del Rosario Sánchez MEX 1:42:47 – 6 Sandra Patricia Zapata COL 1:43:44- 7 Yadira Alexandra Guamán ECU 1:46:06 Geovana Irusta BOL, Verónica Colindres ESA, Jolene Moore USA, Teresa Vill USA, Leicy Rodríguez CUB, Evelyn Nuñez GUA dq Cisiane Dutra Lopes BRA, Glenda Blandón NCA dnf   Guadalajara, 23 de octubre de 2011 20 km. ruta 1 Jamy Amarilis Franco GUA 1:32:38- 2 Mirna Sulely Ortiz GUA 1:33:37- 3 Ingrid Johana Hernández COL 1:34:06- 4 Mónica Equihua MEX 1:34:50- 5 Rosalía Ortiz MEX 1:36:10- 6 Arabelly Orjuela COL 1:36:50- 7 Claudia Balderrama BOL 1:37:32- 8 Yadira Alexandra Guamán ECU 1:38:42- 9 Maria Lynn Michta USA 1:38:47- 10 Geovana Irusta BOL 1:41:43- 11 Milángela Francesca Rosales VEN 1:43:17- 12 Fariluz Eliana Morales PER 1:45:38. Lauren Michelle Forgues USA dnf, Cisiane Dutra Lopes BRA dnf Paola Bibiana Pérez ECU, Leisy Rodríguez CUB, Erica Rocha de Sena BRA dq   Toronto, 19 de julio de 2015 20 km. ruta 1 María González MEX 1:29:24- 2 Erica Rocha de Sena BRA 1:30:03- 3 Paola Bibiana Pérez ECU 1:31:53- 4 Sandra Lorena Arenas COL 1:32:36- 5 Kimberly Gabriela García PER 1:32:45- 6 Rachel Seaman CAN 1:32:49- 7 Maria Michta USA 1:33:07- 8 Alejandra Ortega MEX 1:35:03- 9 Wendy Gabriela Cornejo BOL 1:36:58- 10 Miranda Melville USA 1:37:45- 11 Cisiane Dutra Lopes BRA 1:38:53- 12 Katelynn Ramage CNA 1,46,03- 13 Cristina Esmeralda López ESA 1:47:33 Sandra Viviana Galvis COL dnf Claudia Balderrama BOL, Mirna Ortiz GUA dq   Lima, 4 de agosto de 2019 20 km. ruta 1 Sandra Lorena Arenas COL 1:28:03 GR- 2 Kimberly Gabriela García PER 1,29,00- 3 Erica Rocha de Sena BRA 1,30,34- 4 Ilse Ariadna Guerrero MEX 1,30,54- 5 Angela Melania Castro BOL 1,32,15- 6 Noelia Vargas CRC 1,33,09- 7 Rachelle Marie de Orbeta PUR 1,33,31- 8 Karla Johana Jaramillo ECU 1,33,54- 9 Maritza Rafaela Poncio GUA 1,36,49- 10 Mary Luz Andia PER 1,37,03- 11 Sandra Viviana Galvis COL 1,38,43- 12 Robyn Stevens USA 1,40,29- 13 Rebeca Pamela Enríquez MEX 1:41:28 Magaly Beatriz Bonilla ECU y Miranda Melville USA dq   5 de agosto 50 km. ruta 1 Johana Edelmira Ordóñez ECU 4:11:12- 2 Mirna Sucely Ortiz GUA 4:15:21- 3 Paola Bibiana Pérez ECU 4:16:54- 4 Viviane Santana Lyra BRA 4:22:46- 5 Elianay Santana da Silva Pereira BRA 4:29:33- 6 Mayra Carolina Herrera GUA 4:30:52- 7 Yoci Yoana Caballero PER 4:31:33- 8 Evelyn Carla Inga PER 4:36:36- 9 Stephanie Casey USA 4:50:31 Kathleen Burnett USA dnf   Tabla de medallas   Oro       Plata    Bronce  Total   México             6          2          3          11 Guatemala        1          2          -           3 Ecuador            1          1          2          4 Colombia          1          -           1          2 El Salvador       1          -           -           1 USA                 -           2          3          5 Brasil               -           1          1          2 Canadá             -           1          -           1 Perú                 -           1          -           1         Read the full article

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“Binibining Pilipinas 2023”

BY: MELANIE REAL

There have been several significant events happening in the Philippines in 2023. Here are some of them: ● Araneta City showcases sustainable fashion show with Binibining Pilipinas Beauties In conjunction with Women's Month and Earth Hour celebrations, Araneta City will host the Women Reinventing sustainable fashion show on March 24, 2023 at 1 pm in the afternoon at Farmers Square. The premiere city hired Binibining Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold and the Binibining Pilipinas 2023 candidates to showcase the exquisite work of Filipino designers crafted from eco-friendly materials. The Binibinis present an amazing collection of 12 local artisans who specialize in unique sustainable designs, as well as jewelry by Tina Campos and accessories by Christopher Munar, handbags by Ma. Delza's Native Product, and Aishe’s stylish shoes. All of them have made their mark on the local fashion scene with their creative sustainable products, made by women for women. Here are some of the top designers with the Binibini of the event; PNay (Binibini 1, Juvel Cyrene Bea Binibini 2, Elaiza Dee Alzona, Binibini 3, Lyra Punsalan, Binibini 4, Paulina Labayo, Binibini 5, Gianna Llanes, Binibini 6, Angelica Lopez, Binibini 7, Allhia Estores, Binibini 8, Mirjan Hipolito, Binibini 9, Babyerna Liong, Binibini 10, Rasha Cortez Al Enzi). Russ Cuevas ( Binibini 11, Kiaragiel Gregorio, Binibini 12, Xena Ramos, Binibini 13, Samantha Dana Bug-os, Binibini 14, Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano, Binibini 15, Jessilen Salvador). Adam Balasa (Binibini 16, Atasha Reign Parani, Binibini 17, Tracy Lois Bedua, Binibini 18, Andrea Marie Sulangi, Binibini 19, Julia Mae Mendoza,Binibini 20, Julianne Rose Reyes). James O'Briant (Binibini 21, Paola Allison Araño, Binibini 22,

Anje Mae Manipol, Binibini 23, Zoe Bernardo Santiago, Binibini 24, Anna Valencia Lakrini, Binibini 25, Yesley Cabanos). Peñaflorida Atelier (Binibini 26, Rheema Adarkkoden, Binibini 27, Zeah Nestle Pala, Binibini 28, Katrina Mae Sese, Binibini 29, Trisha Martinez, Binibini 30, Charismae Almarez). Christine Lam (Binibini 31, April Angelu Barro, Binibini 32, Sharmaine Magdasoc, Binibini 33, Katrina Anne Johnson, Binibini 34, Joy Dacoron, Binibini 35, Sofia Lopez Galve). Kutur ni Jean (Binibini 36, Mary Chiles Balana, Binibini 37, Pia Isabel Duloguin, Binibini 38, Lea Macapagal, Binibini 39, Loraine Jara, Binibini 40, Candy Marilyn Vollinger). and lastly Justine Aliman (Binibining Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold). Araneta City’s “Women Reinventing” sustainable fashion show kicks off the 2023 Binibining Pilipinas series of public events and events in the City of Firsts ahead of coronation night in May 2023. The event also marks the City of Araneta's participation in the global Earth Hour, which will take place on March 25, 2023. The Firsts city will join the hour-long energy saving event with lights-out event. Ali mall also has a POP QC Ecological Market and charging station for bicycle mobile phones. and a Trade-A-Bag promo in Farmers Plaza.

● Binibining Pilipinas 2023 talent show celebrates Women Supremacy On March 29 2023,The Binibining Pilipinas 2023 candidates showcased their quirky pasarela and talents in a one of a kind presentation at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City. Hosted by Bb Pilipinas Intercontinental 2022 Gabrielle Basiano, Bb Pilipinas Globe 2022 Chelsea Fernandez, Bb Pilipinas Grand International 2022 Roberta Tamondong, and Bb Pilipinas 2022 2nd runner-up Stacey Gabriel, the show highlights Filipino talents, colorful culture, and the supremacy of Filipina beauty. The quartet P-Pop girl group G22 kicked off the show with a fiery performance. Then the beauties rocked the stage in a JAG fashion show segment. Considered one of the major events for Binibining Pilipinas, the talent show proves the versatility of the

contestants. A total of 28 contestants conquered the audience and judges with their singing, dancing, and artistic talents. The Binibining Pilipinas 2023 Best in Talent will be announced on the Grand Coronation Night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

● Binibining Pilipinas 2023 set a date for Coronation Night

Manila, Philippines, 2023 the official ceremony for the 2023 Coronation night for Binibining Pilipinas will take place on Sunday , May 28, 2023 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Cubao. Show starts at 9:30pm. The pageant organizers Binibining Pilipinas charities INC (BPCI) announced the news on social media on Saturday, April 15, 2023. According to the announcement, the show will also be streamed live on A2Z, Kapamilya Live Online and Metro channels, as well as on the official YouTube channels of iWantTFC Binibining Pilipinas. This year's pageant featured 40 women representing the country in two International pageant —Miss International and Miss Globe International. The winners will be over from the current title holders 2022 Binibining Pilipinas International Champion Nicole Borromeo and 2022 Binibining Pilipinas Globe Champion Chelsee Fernandez. Gabrelle Camille Basiano and Roberta Tamondong have won the 2022 Philippine International Championship and the 2022 Philippine Grand International Championship respectively, but their titles will not be passed on. The Miss International franchise is taken over by Mutya ng Pilipinas while BPCI pulls out the Miss Grand International.

● Binibining Pilipinas withdraws from Miss Grand International franchise

The Manila Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc (BPCI) announced on Monday, November 7th that they are no longer renewing their franchise with the Miss Globe InternationaL (MGI) beauty pageant. BPCI did not provide any details on why it withdrew , but thanked the Miss Grand International organizers and wished them “the best in their future endeavors.” No Philippine Beauty queen has won the Globe crown since Miss Globe International opened in 2013.

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Come On being there for someone makes us feel like a good person the same as being there for the people and children who aren't here anymore we know that they are still with us in our hearts and watching over us from beyond the sky this edit says happy birthday and rest in peace to Ana “Anci” Božović Ana Božović and those who passed away

Adriana “Adri” Dukić, Little Annayah Rosa Balmer, Daniela and Sofia Mendoza, Elayna Grace Sandeen, Jane Eilish Preston January 3, 2017 - October 3, 2020, Lukas Duane Gluck, Grace Elizabeth “Amazing Gracie” Ekis, Grace Elizabeth Ekis, Alayna Renee Bretsik, Kaylynn Bella Mitchell-Broshears, Jocelyn Marie Ducharme

December 3, 2017 - September 28, 2021, Caroline Phoebe “Boo” Previdi, Royalty Rose Martinez

March 15, 2016 — March 12, 2024, Kinsley Reese Sandvik

June 21, 2011 – February 14, 2020, Nex Benedict, Abigail Hernandez, Kiera Lynne Driscoll,Kiera Driscoll,Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, Tamar Haya Torphiashvili, Isabella “Isa” de Oliveira Nardoni, Acelynn Staton-Contreras, Paisley Elizabeth Grace “Pais” Cogsdill, Nyziereya London Moore, Ellie-May Clark, Bella Edwards, Bella Bond, Ava Jordan Wood, Semina Halliwell, Leiliana Wright, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos, Lily Peters, Olivia Pratt Korbel, Elizabeth Shelley, Sara Sharif, Charlotte Figi, Jersey Dianne Bridgeman, Macie Hill, Sloan Mattingly, Audrii Cunningham, Emilie Parker, Jackie Cazares, Makenna Lee Elrod, Eliahna Torres, Nevaeh Bravo, Layla Salazar, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Bianca Devins, Catherine Violet Hubbard, Soren Chilson, Aubreigh Paige Wyatt, JonBenèt Ramsey, Rachel Joy Scott, Skylar Annette "Sky " Neese, Emily Grace Jones, Emily, Indy, Savanna and Rylie Nicholls, Joan of Arc, Stevie Stock, Riley Faith Steep, Lily Rose Diaz, Destiny Riekeberg, Colby Curtin, Gabrielle Barrett, Eliana Rose Lara, Natalynn Lea Miller, Maite Rodriguez, Alexandria Rubio, Makayla Lynn Brewster, Riley Ann Fox, Riley Ann Sawyers, Maranda Gail Mathis, Avielle Richman, Star Hobson, Sidra Hassouna, Brianna Florer, Kylie Rowand, Indy Llew, Ariya Jennings, Alexandra Hope Kelly, Amelia Brooke Harris, Makenzie Gongora, RaNiya Wright, Sierra Newbold, and more kids

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Anong Meron sa Bahay Namin children’s book illustration

This is a children’s book designed to engage kindergarteners, specifically 5-year old Filipinos from Ilocos and Central Visayas, to introduce the concept of reading, develop appreciation of art, and encourage conversations.

Anong Meron sa Bahay Namin (What’s around our house?) is about a girl that goes around their farm to find and learn about the different fruits and vegetables they have up until she realizes that she had filled her basket with a lot of variety of crops.

Story by Jovie Marie Mendoza Illustrations by Kristy Borromeo (me) Book Design by Anne Dela Cruz

2018 by US Agency for International Development (USAID) Produced by the Department of Education under the USAID Basa Pilipinas Activity

Not for sale, for education purposes only

An example of how the book is used by teachers :