#poor alonzo does not have a last name ):

[slashingdisneypasta]

Lars, Alonzo and Le Pelt (And perhaps Jasper in 1996??) all having crushes on Cruella is my favourite XDD Like I get it, my bros, I g e t it, but holy moly my brethren in christ have some self respect-

I wanna have a tea party with all these men XD

[cryptidvoidwritings]

Act 1 down here is a desperate list of moments

-Tanto and Cori flubbed the moment when he’s supposed to lift her so he just sort of bridal carried her in a spin

-chorus Tugger has a cute moment with Bill Bailey right at the end of Naming; Bill Bailey is at his legs and chorus Tugger reaches down to hold him

-chorus Tugger also dramatically motions (thing that one meme of Will Smith) to Munkustrap when they get to his name in Naming

-Skimbleshanks lays out long during Gumbie (while the kittens mice are coming out) and Quaxo sort of lays out on top of his side, Skimbleshanks pets his head.

-Cassandra and Alonzo get changed into the beetle costumes on the stage

-“TERRIBLE BORE”: Tugger wraps the left arm around Quaxo’s shoulders and taps his chest with the right hand and makes a face like “oh you scamp you love this”

-Pounce made a hilarious face just before Tugger sat on him

-Tugger does a little “come here” wave at Admetus, Admetus does a “who, me??” and makes the chair, steals a nuzzle from Tugger

-Alonzo shoos away Bill to join the fan club line up with Mungo, Cori, and Admetus

-Quaxo spent most of the number after terrible bore up above the stage

-poor baby Pouncival got so bullied into swiping at Griz by Admetus and Pounce (Munkustrap got mad at them)

-Demeter went twice to touch Griz; the first time she shied away but the second time Munk stopped her

-Bombalurina told Munk to back off when Demeter started singing about Griz

-Pouncival and Bill Bailey tried to swat and bat at Bustopher’s feet when he’s doing the wind-up step at the end of the number

-Tugger watches Munkustrap singing his part of Old Deut while grooming himself lazily

-Munkustrap is wary of Tugger’s solo but trusted him to behave enough to take over the solo line

-Then Munkustrap and Tugger trade back-of-hand pats as they start the duet; it stared with Munkustrap kinda waving for Tugger to come down from the tire and then they just kept touching the back of each other’s hands

-Munkustrap trying to hold the kittens back until Deut opened his arms for them and then RELEASE THE KITTENS still gets me

-Mungojerrie couldn’t get his shoebox to stay on his head during Pekes and Pollicles and had to do without

-Munkustrap was much less harried by Alonzo-Rumpus kicking over his head, which made it seem more rehearsed

-sorry not sorry it was DAMN GOOD to see Gillian Lynn’s uninterrupted choreography during the ball

-Tugger kneels down by Rumple right after his “nothing to do at all” line and squishes her cheeks

-Tugger, Demeter and Munkustrap are all together during the nap orgy. Tugger hangs with either Tanto or Cori for a moment during the actual pas de deux, but goes back to the two of them for the cuddle up and wavy arms.

-Quaxo and Pounce are together during pas de deux and it’s not particularly platonic

-Tugger touches Alonzo’s waist going by him to get into place during the ball, Alonzo holds his hand as he passes

-Quaxo is down center front a lot y’all I keep staring into Sinisi’s eyes and it’s weird

-they all hiss a lot

THINGS I FORGOT TO MENTION BEFORE ACT 2 started

-Electra is the one who goes crazy at the end of Tugger’s number; he went to put his hands by her mouth to hush her but she was moving too much and knocked into his hand instead- she kissed it and he giggled out the last “about it”

-Skimbleshanks playing the tennis racket as a guitar during the ball

-the absolutely ginormous hug Tugger gives Deut after he bows to him and helps him onto the tire (which by the way he was perched with one leg up in the tire and one on the step and holding out his hands in preparation to take Deut’s hands so he could help him up); Munkustrap and Tugger held a hand each once Deut was safely facing the crowd and just hugs everywhere.

-Tugger kissing Jenny’s hand during the ball right before the pas de deux starts

-Munk having so much fun during Pekes and Pollicles; wiggling his fingers with increasing urgency at Rumpel and Pounce because he needs them to be dogs and bark omg why aren’t you ready??? all the while smiling

-when Griz comes out after the ball Electra goes to Tugger for comfort

-Jenny and Tugger are totally friends they joke around in the back a lot they probably have a stitch n bitch night like one a week

-Jenny is still such a mom

[sevenkittensinatrenchcoat]

Korean Character Bios

I posted before about some characters bios from the 2008 South Korea Tour. I tried to translate the bios for the named swings with mixed results.

Well, it turns out that I’d completely failed to notice that Google Translate actually has a Korean keyboard that let me type more letters than other online keyboards did, and I was able to get some slightly better translations this time. Also, I did all of them. I’ve Google Translated all the character bios.

So, here they are:

Seductive Cat / Grizabella

She was a member of the Jellicles as a seductive, pure, curious cat, but she left the Jellicle society to experience a bigger and wider world. Now, marginalized for her shabby appearance, she returns to the Jellicle society to become a Jellicle member again.

(Notes: It appears that the word “seductive” is used to mean “glamorous”.)

Rebellious Cat / Rum Tum Tugger

A member of the Jellicles, he’s a cat who does only what he wants to do and has a clear sense of self. He likes to receive attention and is charismatic just by being himself, so he is the most popular with female cats.

Prophet Cat / Old Deuteronomy

As the eldest ancestral cat of the Jellicles, he is intelligent, wise, respected, and loved. Every year at the Jellicle Ball, a cat is selected and sent to the Heaviside Layer to become a new Jellicle cat.

(Notes: “ball” was actually “festival”, but I shifted terminology to match. Also, is Old D the ancestor of all Jellicles?)

Leader Cat / Munkustrap

A young and responsible leader cat who protects and takes care of the Jellicle Tribe. the Jellicle Cats trust and follow him as a leader.

Theatre Cat / Gus

After Old Deuteronomy, he is the oldest and has been a Jellicle member for many years. He was a famous actor when he was young, but now he is suffering from a serious illness.

Wealthy Cat / Bustopher Jones: 

Although not a member of the Jellicles, he is an aristocratic cat who is always welcomed. In his spare time, he likes to play golf and enjoy lavish meals.

(Notes: So Bustopher isn’t a Jellicle? I’m still not sure what defines a Jellicle in this version.)

Kind Cat / Jellylorum: 

She is a middle-aged, kind-hearted cat who always takes care of old Gus and the kittens.

Thief Cat Couple / Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer: 

A playful and clever couple of thief cats who are always causing trouble together.

(Notes: The word for “thief” sometimes translated as “stray” but only when applied to the word “cat”, so I’m guessing the Korean term for “stray cat” might be “thief cat”. But, Jerrie and Teazer are clearly not strays in their number’s lyrics, so I used the translation that applied to them. Also, the word “couple” translated as “pair” sometimes, so this isn’t confirming a romantic pairing, but they could’ve been playing it that way anyway, for all I know, so take that how you will.)

Train Cat / Skimbleshanks: 

As a train conductor, he is an orderly cat who takes on all the responsibilities of the train. An uncle to all cats, kittens love to hear his stories as a storyteller.

Magician Cat / Mr. Mistoffelees: 

The best magician, though he can’t speak. He can even make things disappear. As a great magician, he rescues the kidnapped Old Deuteronomy.

(Notes: “Magician” can also translate as “wizard” or “sorcerer”. This Misto is mute, which makes sense for a production from this region and era. Outside of Japan, east Asian productions are usually based on Australian ones, which is where the named swings come from. Although the first Australian productions had Misto sing, they later made him mute, only to switch back more recently. 2008 was during the mute era.)

Sensual Cat / Bombalurina: 

She is a very sensual and sexy cat, popular with male cats who pay attention to her sexual desires. As Demeter’s older sister, she always protects her.

(Notes: I think “older sister” might not be literal. She might just be a sort of “older sister figure”. It’s not clear.)

Sensitive Cat / Demeter: 

Because of Macavity, she is anxious and nervous about everything. She is also at risk of being kidnapped by Macavity. If she shows any signs of anxiety, it’s always a sign that Macavity is nearby.

(Notes: So, she’s always anxious, because of Macavity, but if she’s anxious, which is all the time, Macavity’s nearby. Is Macavity nearby all the time? This one is weird.)

Siamese Cat / Cassandra: 

Possesses a strange beauty. As the only hairless Siamese cat, she always behaves arrogantly.

(Notes: Despite the better keyboard, this one wouldn’t translate properly, so there’s some stuff missing. This is the general idea of what I think was being said. I wonder how having a Siamese cat in the cast affected Growltiger.)

Gumbie Cat / Jennyanydots: 

During the daytime, she sits all the time and seems lazy, but at night she’s actually a busy cat who educates bugs and mice.

White Cat / Victoria: 

She is the purest, most innocent cat. This Jellicle Ball is her first, but she presents a beautiful dance.

Philosophical Cat / Plato: 

A cat who doesn’t move much, so he looks lazy, but he reads a lot and is always careful with his actions.

(Notes: I thought this characterization was weird until I realized that he’s “philosophical” because he’s Plato. He’s literally named after a philosopher. Since Australia-based productions at this time where Broadway-based, Broadway inspirted Australia inspired South Korea, Plato is just Macavity’s double and doesn’t have much to really do, so I guess they decided to have a bit of fun with the character.)

Villain Cat / Macavity: 

The mob boss of the feline world. Kidnapped Old Deuteronomy as the villain who commits evil deeds.

Just Cat / Alonzo: 

A masculine cat who is always dignified and protects young cats, even in inconspicuous places. He rescues Demeter from Macavity. They spend their lives together.

(Notes: More Broadway-based stuff. It seems like Broadway-based Alonzos are the superheroes of the Cats world.)

Copy Cat / Pouncival: 

A boy who wants to be a man. He follows Skimble around.

(Notes: His title more literally means “mimicking cat”, but how could I not translate it this way? Anyway, here’s another translation that wouldn’t cooperate with me. The first sentence ended up something like “a young male cat who wants to be worn by an adult male cat”. I couldn’t get it to make sense, so I guessed at what it was supposed to mean. He is Skimble’s copycat at that’s adorable.)

Curious Cat / Sillabub: 

Victoria’s best friend, a curious, intelligent, and pure kitten. She helps Grizabella return to the Jellicles by singing ‘Memory’ together.

Twin Cats / Coricopat and Tantomile: 

Mysterious twin cats who are not yet adults, but are still mature and have excellent cognitive skills. They always move together and do the same things.

(Notes: The twins are kittens/junior cats in this version, apparently.)

Teenage Cat / Tumblebrutus: 

A teenage boy who wants to be a man. His actions take precedence over thoughts and words, and he gets a lot of guidance from Munkustrap, because he can’t read the room.

(Notes: Very much a Broadway characterization. His first sentence was nearly the same as Pouncival’s. “read the room” was more literally “interpret the atmosphere”, but I thought this sounded more natural. Also, Munkustrap Adopts Kittens With Poor Social Skills.)

And now, named swings:

Stubborn Cat / Victor: 

He is more stubborn than any other cat and has a temperamental personality.

Meditating Cat / Olivia: 

She is a deep thinker with a determined personality.

Gentleman Cat / Admetus: 

An internally strong, generous, and gentle cat with a masculine appearance.

(Notes: Admetus has a personality closer to your average Broadway-based Plato than Plato does.)

Loner Cat / Quaxo: 

He’s a solitary cat with a strong sense of pride and arrogance, so he doesn’t fit in well with those around him.

Busy Cat / Electra: 

She likes to be involved, so she’s always busy and distracted.

Bragging Cat / George: 

Has a tendency to show off what he has.

(Notes: This one, just like the last time, broke down completely. It ended up saying “He has a tendency to show off what he has, rather than what he has”.)

Attentive Cat / Jemima: 

She’s attentive in everything and always acts responsibly.

Emotional Cat / Etcetera: 

She’s a cat who fits in everywhere and has emotions that take precedence over her head.

Emotional!

That’s all of them.

[seancekitsch]

I was Never Young: A Klaus x Reader fic

Anyways uhhh heres my fic based on the Klaus spin off series!! I made sure not to really spoil anything in the series if u guys haven't finished it yet but it does take place after the series events. there's no smut which is weird for me bc i usually write just smut but like yolo this is where it went.

Klaus had been through the ringer. Los Angeles seems to just be more of the same, so why even leave home? Right, he’d been kicked out and cut off. Well, at least one of those problems has disappeared, he thinks as he pats the ugly little satchel full of money at the side of his hip.

He meanders down the street, no real direction or motive as he shuffles down. The diazepine is starting to wear off, and he’s going to need something to dull the corners of his mind in about an hour. A neon green sign draws his eyes, looks as sick as he’s about to be.

‘Cobra’s’ the sign says, and this one is probably as good as any.

The bar has exactly six people inside of it, he realizes as he pushes the door open. It’s hazy, full of the stale and welcoming scent of menthol tobacco. Perfect, Klaus thinks.

The bartender is a stern looking man, like he used to be a wrestler. Maybe this is what Luther or Diego will look like in thirty years if they don’t eat their wheaties.

There are two other men sitting in a booth by the corner, deep in conversation with one another. They’re boring suits, no one that Klaus could have for company. He’s just looking for someone alive to have a conversation with while he numbs himself. Someone alive, he clarifies to himself. His last friend left for heaven’s greener pastures, which he’s happy for him, but maybe the guy could have stuck around on this plane of existence for a weekend longer.

There’s a couple at the end of the bar that looks like they're on a date. In the middle of the day? Wonder if their spouses know they aren't at work. Klaus laughs out loud, poor bastards.

And then there's you, with your mixed drink, absentmindedly swirling it with your little stirrer. You seem like a safe bet, so his feet drag him over to sit down at the middle of the bar near you. He more or less throws himself into the chair, his feet immediately feeling the relief. He’s still clammy and feverish in the come down, his stomach hurts, but that’s nothing a little booze and sugar can’t help.

You notice the guy as soon as he walks in. Of course you do. After a few years, you start to recognize people even if you don’t know them. You don’t recognize him. He looks paranoid, fresh off a set and worried about what a job will do, for and to him. Poor thing. Probably one of those River Phoenix types. Young, pretty, and overwhelmed.  In teen mags one day, in the obituaries the next. All preventable, hundreds of people that could step in if money meant more than the people around you.

“Hey,” the guy next to you greets you, his voice uneven, watery and cautious. His hands shake a little as he pulls a stack of cash out of his threadbare satchel, pulling a few bills from the rubberband holding it together and flattening them out against the bar.

“Hey, yourself. You new here?” He looks surprised as the words leave your lips, but is interrupted by the bartender approaching.

“Yeah, whatever that special is for today, that’ll do,” he orders like he doesn't really know what to do at the bar. He turns back to you, looking ever so boyish and lost with his big green eyes.

“How did you-?”

“How did I know you're new here?” You throw the rest of your drink back, carelessly placing it at the far end of the bar from you, “Because you don't look absolutely beaten down. I mean, you look a little twitchy, but you look fresh.”

Fresh? That’s not at all how Klaus would describe his look, having not slept in days and having been using an extreme amount of controlled substances, even for his standards.

The bartender slides a glass towards him, and he scrambles to catch it. There’s a total of two umbrellas, a flamingo stirrer, and two straws in it. In all, garish and hard to look at. The bartender takes the money, and they nod at each other.

“You look kinda young to be here,” with that remark, Klaus takes a long sip of the fruity cocktail he ordered, a sickening blue color so intense you bet it could substitute as hair dye.

“You do too,” you quip. You’d been working in this town for a few years now, on and off movie sets and bartending clubs with live acts. This boy? He looked fresh. Like he’s just been taken for his first ride. He looked rough and unused to it.

“How old are you?” he asks,  he can’t place your age or accent. You look just as young as him, if not younger. You sound southern- Boston- Chicago- western and somewhere European he can’t place. Is that what Hollywood does to people's speech patterns? Is that gonna happen to him? But you seem to be as much an anomaly here as he does.

“How old are you?” you mimic back.

Klaus stares in awe as you rest your elbow against the bar, making sure he sees that as you snap your fingers, a cigarette materializes between them. You quickly shift the rolled tobacco to rest between your index and middle finger, ready to place it against your lips.

“Listen, I’m old enough.” That's all you have to say about that.

“Yeah,” he agrees, “Sometimes I think I was never young.”

You exhale sharply through your nose, the hint of a laugh.

“Yeah, alright.” You fish around in your jacket pocket for the lighter and ask, “Do you wanna get out of here? Only smoking bar in town, but it ain’t got hotdogs.”

Hotdogs, Klaus thinks, He remembers having sausage back home, but he’s never had a hotdog.

“Why are you lookin’ at me like that? You never been to a baseball game or something?”

He shook his head, no. Klaus hadn’t ever seen a baseball game. He knew the history of it, the impact it had on American society. All from a very clinical and academic standpoint. Sports weren’t really his thing.

“Nah, I always preferred activities with a bit more... uh, substance.” He laughs at his own joke, whether you get it or not really doesn’t matter.

“Right, right. So River, what’s your real name?” You talk with the cigarette but between your teeth, lighting it quickly, before the lighter in your hand vanishes from sight.

“It’s….. uh, It’s Klaus.”

You give him your name, and he repeats it, tests the name out on his tongue.

You take a deep inhale, blowing the smoke out of the corner of your mouth.

“So Klaus, wanna buy us some hotdogs?”

You leave as soon as he finishes his drink, and he talks in a way that he thinks might be too much. But you listen. You’re the first living person that’s actually listened to what he had to say since he got here. He asks about you, your story, but he doesn’t get as much as he wants. You like your smoking, you’re a special effects designer, you dropped out of high school to come out here, and you fucking love Alonzo’s hotdogs.

“Hey ‘Lonzo!” you shout, interrupting Klaus mis sentence, raising both arms above your head, the baggy sleeves of your jacket falling closer to your elbows.

“How’s my kid doin?” The man shouts back. A tall man, with heavy brows and a mustache. “And who’s this?”

“My friend Klaus here just directed a movie! With Vivian Clarke, and the kid’s never had a hotdog! Can you believe it!” Your footfalls come quicker, starting to jog as you clear the end of the block, Klaus starts to shuffle quicker to catch up. When he gets to see the man up close. clear chocolate brown eyes greet him. He looks pretty trustworthy, Klaus thinks, Like Santa Claus, or John Stamos. Basically, like anyone but Dad or Viv.

Alonzo asks all about Klaus’ recent accomplishment, not exactly something he wants to talk about, but he likes that Alonzo is genuinely curious and polite. The only thing you say is “extra relish, on both. Big shot director pays.” during the conversation, focusing more on finishing your cigarette and stubbing it out with the toe of your boot. Klaus looks down and the cigarette butt leaves no trace on the concrete.

“So back there,” he says as you wait for your dogs to be handed over, “That cigarette business, are you a magician?”

“Nah,” you say, not fully meeting his gaze, “I’m a Libra.”

You nod at the guy as he finally pulls the dogs over the edge of the cart he operates. Extra relish, just like you asked. When he places the hotdog in Klaus’ hands, the redhead’s eyes go wide. Guess he wasn’t kidding about never having relish, you think.

“Huh,” he starts, dumbfounded by the hunk of grease and meat and relish in his hands, “I’m a Libra too, actually.”

“Guess that’s something about balance or something,” you say, effectively ending the conversation again by opening your mouth as wide as you can to accommodate the sheer mass of one of Alonzo’s hotdogs.

He looks at the meal, his first and probably only for today, and then takes your lead, opening his mouth as wide as he can before finally chomping down on a huge bite of it. The bite is… heavenly. Pickled vegetables and chutneys exploding on his tastebuds, the coolness of it contrasting with the fresh off the grill meat. No offense to mom or Pogo, but none of their cooking could ever hold a candle to this street hotdog.

“Good, yeah?” Your voice, distorted by a mouth full of food, breaks his almost nirvana like trance.

“So good,” he tries to say, mouth just as full as yours. He finishes chewing, swallows with a huge gulp.

“You got any more food spots to show me?”

[dominzc]

——— character development !

Basic Character Questions

first name? dominic

surname?  wright

middle name? alonzo (é o nome do avó dele por parte materna, homenagem)

Nicknames? domi ou dom

date of birth? um kkkk 

age? 21

Physical / Appearance

hair style? ok eu sou pessima em descrever, mas ele tem o cabelo preto, é um pouquinho mais comprido e  meio messy, é cacheado bem bonitinho, ele diz que não cuida muito mas o erik provavelmente sabe que ele cuida sim.

height? 1,77

glasses or contact lenses? sim, óculos! ele tem miopia bem alta, de cinco graus e meio, e acabou desenvolvendo estrabismo por isso, já faz alguns bons anos mas ele não gosta nenhum pouco disso.

which facial feature is most prominent? ele acha que os olhos chamam bastante atenção por causa do estrabismo mesmo 

favorite body part? o pescoço.

tattoos? varias e listinha delas já foi postada então vc já sabe.

type of clothes? e-boy, mas com dez mil marcas diferentes e ainda mais extra.

race / ethnicity? branco/mexicano (mas não tem muito contato com a cultura mexicana)

mannerisms?  a postura dele muda um monte conforme as pessoas que ele está perto, ele sempre relaxa quando é pessoas que ele tá confortavel, da super pra notar a mudança. quando ele fica nervoso ele corre pegar alguma coisa pra ter na mão, sei lá porque. 

are they in good health? não muito, ele até vai pra academia umas 3 vezes por semana, mas só come besteira e bebe/usa drogas demais.

Personality

are they more optimistic or pessimistic?  pessimista.

are they introverted or extroverted? extrovertida.

what bad habits do they have? vários?? até difícil listar, ele é mto o rei da auto-sabotagem, então vive fodendo tudo ao seu redor sozinho mesmo.

what makes them laugh out loud? ele não ri muito, mas erik é meio que a única pessoa que consegue fazer ele gargalhar.

how do they display affection?  por mais que não pareça, o dominic é bem carinhoso, ele é até meio chato de grudento quando está em um relacionamento. ele gosta bastante de cuidar das pessoas e até é bom nisso, ele é bem príncipe, não sei dizer e ele teria só uma ou duas love language pq ele faz meio que um pouco de tudo.

do they make snap judgements or take time to consider? demora, ele já foi julgado bastante não quer fazer isso com os outros.

what haunts them? várias coisas, de novo, rei da auto sabotagem, mas acho que duas das maiores são: sua sexualidade (e o fato dele claramente estar gostando do erik) e o medo do futuro, ele não leva a faculdade a sério, ele não consegue levar nada a sério e não se sente suficiente para esse tipo de coisa..

what are their political views? ele nasceu burro né, não leva a politica a sério, mas quando ele vota (o que não é sempre, desculpa) é esquerda.

are they indoorsy or outdoorsy? outdoorsy, ele ama festas.

Friends and Family

Is their family big or small? Who does it consist of? ele é filho único, então sua família é bem pequena. seu pai se chama aaron e tem 48 anos, sua mãe se chama Eva e tem 44 anos. Ele tem bastante primos e tios, que ele não é distante, mas não é próximo também. daquele tipo que você vê a cada quatro ou cinco meses numa festa de familia (não mais agora que ele se mudou mas vc entendeu)

What is their perception of family? seus pais e ele não tem uma relação saudável a algum tempo, desde a época de adolescente rebelde do dominic basicamente. eles brigam bastante, mas no final da conta ele ama seus pais muito, iria ficar devastado se algo acontecesse e tem muito medo de decepcionar eles.

Describe their best friend. é o erik, óbvio. eles são vizinho desde criança, os dois cresceram juntos, passaram por tudo juntos. dominic confia no menino mais do que confia em si mesmo até, e ele faz quase de tudo para ver ele bem. 

Do they have any pets? não

Did they grow up rich or poor? rico hm.

Love

Do they believe in love at first sight? não, ele não se apaixonou de verdade por ninguém na vida ainda, então pensar em algo como amor a primeira vista parece maluco.

Are they in a relationship? sim! a uns três/quatro meses, com uma menina chamada maggie.

How do they behave in a relationship? Ele trata ela MUITO bem, mas o problema que ele é vacilão e vive traindo ela.

When did you character last have sex? nesse dia mesmo é dificil ter uma namorada e um namorado, ele não fica sem sexo nunca.

What sort of sex do they have? acho que depende muito pra ele, ele pode fazer tanto mais kinky com tapa e etcs, mas também é mais vanilla. depende demais do dia e de como tá tudo, acho que normalmente é mais simples com uns tapinhas e enforcada só de leve mas deixa mais especial para quando quer impressionar sldkkkk 

Work, Education and Hobbies

What is their current job? herdeiro kkkkkkk

What do they think about their current job? acha ótimo, óbvio.

What are some of their past jobs? hm kkkkk

What are their hobbies? ele tem alguns, por exemplo: ama futebol (brasileiro mesmo), video-games e ele sabe tocar piano, inclusive muito bem, mas esse é algo que ele faz bem pouco.

Favourites

what is their favourite animal? no momento gekko mas é porque ele quer um.

what place would they most like to visit? hm acho que amsterda

what is their favourite colour? azul ou preto.

what is their favourite day of the week? sabado

Possessions

what is on their bedside table? bagunça serve de reposta? ok, eu não vou dizer tudo em detalhes, porque ele tem duas estantes do lado da cama. ele tem uma luminaria de cada lado, também é onde ele guarda seus três perfumes, uma caixinha com maconhas, cinzero, garrafas de água e xicaras sujas ksdkdkk mas assim, é mais treco mesmo?? deve ter alguma decoração que ganhou de presente, coisa boba assim.

what is in their purse or wallet? ele quase nunca anda com mochila, normalmente tá com sua carteira que tem sempre seus documentos, seus cartões, algum dinheiro e moeda e umas duas camisinhas. quando leva a bolsa é pra faculdade e tem o notebook e algum caderno ali. 

what is their most treasured possession? ele não é apegado demais a coisas matérias, o que é esquisito pra alguém que tem dez mil coisas de marca, mas só não sei?? 

Spirituality

do they believe in the afterlife? não tem certeza, foi criado em uma familia cristã, mas é complicado pra ele. tem dia que ele tem certeza que existe uma vida depois, outra não.

what are their religious views? é meio que a mesma coisa do que com afterlife. tem dias, aonde ele acredia muito em religião e deus, e em outros aonde ele acha impossivel e maluquice. 

what do they think heaven is? imagina de uma maneira meio infantil, na real? algo meio dourado e magico, e bom.

are they superstitious? Um pouco, principalmente por influencia da sua mãe.

how would they like to die? desde que seja indolor e que ele não sofra, pra ele tá tudo bem. mas odiaria ter uma morte trágica e novo.

what is their zodiac sign? hm kkkk

Daily life

what are their eating habits? ele cozinha até okay, mas é preguiçoso pra cozinhar o que leva ele a pedir muita comida fora e nem sempre ser a coisa mais saudavel do mundo, mas tenta se controlar, principalmente pelo peso.

do they have any allergies? não.

What do they do first thing on a weekday morning? se ele tá sozinho, provavelmente olhar pro celular. se ele tá com o erik (ou a maggie) normalmente vai dar atenção pra pessoa com beijinhos e etc.

what do they do on a Sunday afternoon? em alguma festa ou na maggie.

what is the soft drink of choice? café

what is their alcoholic drink of choice? gin ou whiskey 

Miscellaneous

what or who would your character dress up as for Halloween? ele não é muito criativo, então provavelmente iria pedir ajuda pro erik e aceitar o que ele falasse pra ele vestir. (ou quando tá amorando faz  algo de casal)

If they could call one person for help, who would it be? erik, concerteza.

what would they do if they won the lottery? ele já é rico, nunca sonhou com isso de verdade, mas provavelmente iria dar uma parte enorme do premio pro erik, investir um tanto em algumas empresas e etc e viver tranquilo fazendo nadas.

Do they believe in happy endings? para si mesmo? não. mas para os outros sim, e sempre tenta fazer os outros verem isso. 

what is their idea of perfect happiness? ele não sabe direito, acho que estar em paz com as coisas na sua vida que o atormentam (sua relação com seus pais, sua relação com o seu futuro e sua sexualidade). provavelmente isso o deixaria feliz o suficiente. e dinheiro pra fazer o que quiser de verdade é sempre um bom bonus (apesar dele já ter uma mesada enorme)

what would they ask a fortune teller? provavelmente alguma coisa idiota pra ver se ela é real ou não porque não acredita nisso sdlmkkkkk

what sport do they excel at? futebol.

What sport do they suck at? futebol americano, ele tentou porque parecia mais cool mas ele é um lixo.

If they could have a superpower, what would they choose? acho que ele iria querer ter controle do fogo, não é útil mas é legal.

[pseudonym-lux]

Character Questionnaire - Astrid Turner

Basic Character Questions. 1. First name     Astrid 2. Surname     Turner 3. Age When writing the journal: eighteen During the events in the journal: five, ten, sixteen, seventeen

Physical / Appearance 1. Height     5′6 2. Weight    115lbs. 3. Build     Athletic/hourglass, lean and a little muscular 4. Hair colour     Black 5. Hairstyle     Loose, or tied back out of her face 6. Eye colour     Brown 7. Scars     Plenty. Left thigh, right ankle and right arm from her mother. Many others from her many fights with rogue vampires. Most are hidden beneath her clothes 8. Type of clothes     Edgy. Leather jackets, anything black unless it’s a dress or skirt. Ripped jeans. Combat boots. 9. Are they in good health?     Well aside from not having a heartbeat and being half-dead, I would say so.

Personality 1. Are they more optimistic or pessimistic?     Pessimistic without a shadow of a doubt. 2. Are they introverted or extroverted?     Introverted. 3. What bad habits do they have?     Keeping secrets. 4. Mental Handicaps     Minor PTSD. 5. How do they want to be seen by others?     As strong, like she can handle anything the world throws at her even if it should crush her under the weight of it. 6. How do they see themselves?     She knows she’s a generally closed off and distrustful person 7. What is their greatest fear?     She won’t be able to protect the people she loves, that her secrets will get the hurt or killed or something even worse 8. What are their biggest secrets?     That she hunts vampires, doesn’t have a heartbeat and is a Vampire-Human hybrid. 9. When was the last time they cried?     When she killed her mother and watched her burn up from the garlic oil she injected into her. 10. What haunts them?       Killing her mother. 11. If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?       Her knowledge of vampires and hybrid status.

Friends and Family 1. Is their family big or small? Who does it consist of?     She has a small family. It consists of her grandparents. 2. What is their perception of family?     It’s important and you should never take it for granted that you have one. You never know when they’ll be taken from you forever. 3. Describe their best friend.      Well, you see, she has two, so I will describe both of them. Hazel Warner is a ray of sunshine. She is bubbly and sweet and kind and the person you go to when you don’t know what to do and just need someone to lean on or listen. Theo Beckett is the defiant jock stereotype. He cares about his friends and is actually really smart and good at school and wants to be a good person. 4. Ideal best friend?     Combine Hazel and Theo into one person. 5. Describe their other friends.     Ha. Funny. You think she is capable of having more friends. But I suppose that this is the category that Lonnie would fall under. Alonzo “Lonnie” Bonilla is an approximately 300-year-old vampire that was friends with Astrid’s father, Malcolm, and is a reformed vampire that helps to reform other vampires as well.

Past and Future 1. What was your character like as a baby? As a child?     She was a very sweet baby and child (up until 5 that is). 2. Did they grow up rich or poor?     Neither. Maybe upper middle class. 3. Did they grow up nurtured or neglected?     She was nurtured for sure. Her parents were very loving and her grandparents were as well. 4. What is their greatest achievement?     The fact that I can’t think of one is very sad. 5. What was their first kiss like?      She hasn’t had it yet. 6. What is the worst thing they did to someone they loved?      Killed them. 7. What advice would they give their younger self?     Life is a shitstorm. But you will survive it. 8. What smells remind them of their childhood?     Blood. Ice cream parlours. 9. What was their childhood ambition?     To be a ballerina. 10. What is their best childhood memory?     Running around in the backyard on a sunny day with both her parents. 11. What is their worst childhood memory?     Watching her father be killed. 12. Strongest childhood memory?     Watching her dad cut a vampire’s throat, choking on the blood spray and then having to watch as another vampire then killed her dad.

Love 1. Do they believe in love at first sight?     She did when she was little but doesn’t anymore. 2. Are they in a relationship?     Nope. 3. When did your character last have sex?

4. What sort of sex do they have?

5. Has your character ever been in love?     Nope. 6. Have they ever had their heart broken?     By someone she’s romantically interested in? Nope.

Conflict 1. How do they respond to a threat?     Not well. By trying to fight it. 2. Are they most likely to fight with their fists or their tongue?     FISTS. 3. What is your character’s kryptonite?     Her friends and family. 4. If your character could only save one thing from their burning house, what would it be?     Saying thing implies this to be a material item, not a person, so she would save her book on vampire lore. Since this is her house that would mean all the photos of her parents would be at her grandparents' house and that would be the only other thing she would try to save. 5. How do they perceive strangers?     With distrust. 6. What are their phobias?     Atychiphobia - Fear of failure (failing her friends and family)     Autophobia - Fear of being alone (losing her loved ones and having no one)     Heliophobia - Fear of the sun (instinctual, she knows it’s bullshit)     Iatrophobia - Fear of doctors (she was poked and prodded a lot by doctors as a kid)     Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals (again, she spent a lot of bad time in the hospital) 7. What is their choice of weapon?     Typically a stake, but she also really likes knives. 8. Have they ever been bullied or teased?     Pity the fool who tries.

Work, Education and Hobbies 1. What is their current job?     Vampire Hunter. 2. What do they think about their current job?     It doesn’t pay, like, at all, but the job satisfaction is high and it’s a good way to get her anger out in a productive manner. 3. What are their hobbies?     … vampire hunting 4. Educational background?     She hasn’t graduated from high school yet. 5. Intelligence level?     I mean, she’s no genius protege but she’s smart for sure. 6. Do they have any specialist training?     Does knowing how to kill vampires count? 7. Do they play a sport? Are they any good?     No and No.

Favourites 1. What place would they most like to visit?     Literally anywhere warm and sunny because that brings the likelihood of encountering a vampire down to practically zero. 2. What is their favourite colour?     Black. 3. What is their favourite day of the week?     Friday. 4. What is their favourite food?     Doritos.

Possessions 1. What is in their fridge?     Food. Beverages. Probably lunch meat, cheese, lettuce, assorted fruits and veggies, juice of some kind or another, milk, leftovers. 2. What is on their bedside table?     Probably Doritos. 3. What is in their bin?     Crumpled paper, wrappers, empty Dorito bags. 4. What is in their purse or wallet?     Not a lot. The essentials mostly (ID, debit card, cash, points cards/gift cards). She has a stamp/rewards/etc. card for the ice cream parlour as well that she always carries with her. 5. What is their most treasured possession?     The book of Vampire Lore she got from Lonnie.

Spirituality 1. Who or what is your character’s guardian angel?     Ha. 2. Do they believe in the afterlife?     She wishes that she could. 3. What are their religious views?     If, and this is a big if, there’s a God out there, he’s abandoned Earth. 4. What do they think heaven is?     She doesn’t think there is one. 5. What do they think hell is?     Her life? 6. Are they superstitious?     Not generally. 7. What would they like to be reincarnated as?     She doesn’t want to be reincarnated. 8. How would they like to die?     Peacefully.

Values 1. What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person?     Being turned into a Vampire. 2. What is their view of ‘freedom’?     Having the choice to do what you please, when you please, without having to worry that the potential consequences could cost someone their life or cause an injury or something else bad to happen. 3. When did they last lie?     She told her friends she imagined the “man” (vampire) that she saw watching them. 4. What’s their view of lying?     Sometimes it’s necessary to protect people and keep them from worrying.

Daily life 1. What are their eating habits?     Doritos. 2. Do they have any allergies?     Nope. 3. Describe their home.     Homey? Cluttered in a “lived in” sort of way. Cozy. 4. Are they minimalist or a clutter hoarder?     Whatever the middle of that spectrum is. 5. What is the soft drink of choice?     Dr. Pepper

Miscellaneous 1. Who is their hero?     Her dad. 2. What or who would your character dress up as for Halloween?     She wouldn’t if it were up to her. 3. Are they comfortable with technology?     She’s a teenager living in 2017. She’s very comfortable with technology. 4. If they could save one person, who would it be?     Her dad. 5. If they could call one person for help, who would it be?     Lonnie. 6. What is their greatest regret?     If she had to pick one, maybe killing her mother. But even if it’s something she is haunted by doing, she doesn’t necessarily regret it. 7. What is their perception of redemption?     It’s very possible, but it takes a lot of work and effort to truly redeem yourself. 8. Do they believe in happy endings?     Not really. 9. What is their idea of perfect happiness?     No Vampires and her parents are alive. 10. What would they ask a fortune teller?     To fuck off. She doesn’t believe in fortune tellers. 11. If your character could travel through time, where would they go?     Back to when her father was killed. 12. If they could have a superpower, what would they choose?     She would trade her “superpowers” for a normal life any day.

[yetanotherwrittingblog]

Crows curse, chapter one official

A/N: Its edited.

In the city of Bianchi, the sun hung low in the sky and the people continued to party as the night drew nearer, casting a golden glow on everyone and everything, making it seem so ethereal, like he wasn’t on the mortal realm, like he had joined his ancestors in the afterlife and celebrated everything that he was, everything that he did with abandon.

Music could be heard from every street, from every home, from the lake that bordered one side of the city to the hills that bordered the other. It was magical, the way each band played, and each singer sung, each a different song but no less beautiful than the next. It was the individuality, the creativity, the pride that they all carried in their music that really made the mood what it was. It echoed all across the city, and it was the dancers, twirling in time that made it truly come alive. Everyone was throwing their whole soul into celebrating, and he couldn’t blame them. It had been far too long since the citizens had let loose like this, and it was much needed.

This was a day of celebration, hope lighting each and every citizen with the promotion of Captain Anastagio Rossi. Most, if not all, knew of his reputation from the battles a group of revolutionists insisted on waging. His team had led several successful missions, storming their holds and flushing them out of their country or executing them under The Queens orders.

Anastagio, or Captain Rossi, as everyone had immediately taken to calling him, sat, watching dancers, eating exotic foods and drinking equally exotic wines next to The Prince, Concetto Bianchi, pleased at his promotion. Captain Rossi lifted his cup and watched the civilians twirl around, carefree and happy, in time with the upbeat music. With the threat of Crow looming on them the last month, it was easy to understand why they would want to de-stress and forget for a little while.

After the death of beloved King Alonzo, the city fell into what seemed to be a perpetual fog of grief, and it had been far too quiet for their city.

It had gotten worse after the news of who exactly had done it was released to the masses. Royal Mage and The Majesties personal doctor, their name now banned in fear of their familiars overhearing, Crow. It had come as a shock to everyone.

However, no one has actually been able to capture them yet, and so far, they haven’t made a move since that fateful day one month ago.

It now fell on Captain Rossi’s shoulders, as the Royal Captain, to look for and bring in Crow. It was a burden, one he wished he didn’t have, but it wasn’t his choice to make. Or, if he did choose not to look for them, he would be put on trial for disobeying the direct orders from The Queen.

He feared for Crow. No one actually truly knew what happened that night except for two people. Crow, and the servant who supposedly saw them murdering the king. Captain Rossi had doubts as to what actually happened that night.

This was supposed to be a day, and night, of celebration. Why he was thinking of such things, he didn’t know. Just enjoy the night, he scolded himself, this is for you. He sighed and closed his eyes. He wont be able to enjoy the party. He hasn’t been able to enjoy much of anything lately, the stress weighed down on his shoulders too harshly.

A different kind of weight fell onto his shoulders, pulling him out of his thoughts.

“What’s on your mind, Anastagio?” Prince Concetto cooed, fluttering his eyelashes at the Captain. “Is the party not to your satisfaction? I could think of a few ways to satisfy you if its not.”

He resisted the urge to roll his eyes, “Large crowds just aren’t my forte, your Highness. And with the threat of Crow, I would have thought that they would stay in doors, avoiding getting killed. With everyone out, especially like this...”

The Captain felt, more than heard, The Prince laugh. “Is that what your calling it now? Well, think of it this way, if Crow does decide to descend on some poor unsuspecting victim, we’ll know fairly quickly, someone is bound to see the body and talk will spread like a wildfire during a drought.”

He grimaced at the comparison, early childhood memories coming to mind.

“I’m not entirely convinced that partying all day and all night on my behalf, considering that Crow hasn’t been caught yet.” Captain Rossi said with a frown, “Its not very safe for them to be out like this. In all honesty, I would prefer that no one died tonight in the first place. And the best way to prevent that right now is to stay off the streets and avoid large scale activity, like this, so that someones murder wont be hidden by the celebration.”

Prince Concetto laughed loudly as he righted himself, gesturing for more wine. He thanked the servant and dismissed them for the rest of the night.

“I think I have an idea of what you would rather have, but unfortunately the day is coming to a close and I have to leave the city in the morning to visit the northern sector. Enjoy the party, Captain Rossi.” Prince Concetto winked as he left the table.

Captain Rossi could see a gaggle of girls eyeing him with the intensity of a predator stalking its prey. As much as he wanted to return to his home, it was becoming very clear that he wont be leaving the celebration without a dance or several. He shuddered at the mere thought of getting back onto the dance floor. Not again, he promised himself. Not after last time.

Taking a sip of his own drink, he stood and mentally prepared himself for the onslaught of torture- dancing, he definitely meant dancing. He passed the one group that was making him feel like a young rabbit out in the fields staring down a dog, and nearly flinched when they started giggling. Walking faster, he avoided making eye contact with anyone and began his search for a secluded area to watch the sunset. It was far too crowded, he thought as he clutched his wine closer to him. He was glad he brought his drink with him, if he can think fast he could say that he has business to attend to, people to speak with, if he can’t… it’ll be just like last time all over again.

He took the back alleyways, heading towards the upper section of the city, closer to the castle, and less populated than the mid section. Buildings slowly began moving further apart from each other, letting the air flow easier. This allowed small gardens take up space, creating small areas to escape to.

He picked up his pace, weaving past people. If he didn’t hurry, he wouldn’t make it to the specific balcony in time for the sunset. It was, in his opinion, the best place in the city, and one of the lesser known spots of paradise.

Taking a right, he came to a little hidden treasure he found the first year he came to this city. It seemed as if he had made it on time, the sun hadn’t gone down yet, but soon it would. The balcony was set in the upper Middle district, the entrance hidden by the ivy hanging down. It was probably why most missed it, it blended in with the rest of the wall.

It looked to be one of the many gardens tended by the gardeners staffed by the queen. It was positioned to overlook the lake. He came here when he needed time to himself, to escape his duties when he wasn’t needed. Unfortunately, since the kings murder, his time had shrunk until he barely had enough time to sleep. Despite his earlier thoughts, he was coming to appreciate the time off the party granted.

He pulled his cape off and laying it on the ground like a picnic blanket, eager to settle down and watch the sunset over the lake. This was his favorite time of the day, when everybody was heading home for the day and the city was finally settling down, usually. It was the transition from the bustle of the day to the quiet of the night, when so few are still out, and nature begins its lullaby. It reminded him of home.

The sky exploded into a kaleidoscope of colors as the fireworks began. It was clear that mages from all standings, the old and the young, the accomplished and the ones just starting to learn, were having a little bit of fun showing off, each firework as unique as the one who casted the spell. Behind the bright explosions, the moon started to rise. It was full, and Captain Rossi took a moment to thank the heavens that lycanthropy wasn’t an issue in Bianchi.

A noise at the entrance of the balcony made him rethink his thought, and prayed to the heavens that lycanthropy was not a problem in Bianchi. How embarrassing would it be if he contracted it on the night of his promotion?

Setting his cup down, he stood and gripped his sword. A figure stood behind the curtain of ivy, before coming through into the garden.

A woman. It was just a woman, in a simple, yet elegant, blue dress. There was something familiar about her, she almost reminded him of his mother. There was an air of familiarity about her, he began to relax, before catching himself. Taking his hand off his sword, he could see the moment when she saw him. Her entire body language shifted, and she walked towards him.

“Gio.” Soft. Raspy. Barely above a whisper and it sounded as if someone had done something horrendous to her, a curse perhaps. He had heard of such curses, and had once been on the receiving end of it for a week. It had been difficult to talk with restrained vocal cords, but it had been possible, but not without pain.

“Don’t I look pretty, Gio?” She stalked forward, coming closer to him with an odd look in her eye, as if she was amused about something, but in pain. An immense amount of pain.

And then he saw her eyes. Gold, encircled by a small band of red. And in that moment, he knew that wasn’t an ordinary woman.

Crow had taken several steps back as Anastagio glared at them, his sword under their chin quicker than they had blinked. Their hands were raised in a non-threatening manner, and by their stance alone, it was clear that they weren’t there for a fight, but none of that mattered. Not right now. Not after what they had done.

“Gio, please, I need help.” they hissed out, dropping their glamour.

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sorry for making y’all read this again but its (in my opinion) better this time!

[keywestlou]

FIRST GOOD NIGHT OUT.....IT WAS LIKE OLD TIMES

The flavor finally returned!

Yesterday for me was the 18th day since coming off self-quarantine. Prior to last night, I had been out only 4-5 times.

Last night not only was I out, I had a good time! The old days prior to the virus had returned!

My evening was to start at 6. Don and Chris were meeting me at the Pier House Beach Bar for a drink and then out to dinner.

I was early. Discovered Jean and Joe Thornton at the bar enjoying an early diner. Jean was wearing a crazy Kentucky Derby hat.

The lovely Janine was bartending. She has worked the Beach Bar more than 20 years.

Chatted with Jean and Joe till Don and Chrs arrived. Jean was enjoying stone crabs. Reminded me yesterday was the season’s last harvest. She offered me a claw.

Don and Chris presently live near Syracuse. We met in Key West many years ago and have become good friends.

Poor Don! He had a foot problem far worse than mine. He was somewhere in the U.S. on business. Wisconsin if I recall correctly. He fell on a curb. Broke bones between knee and ankle, the ankle itself, a bone in his foot, and tore ligaments.

Good job, Don!

It has been a long recovery. He is better. Walks without assistance. He showed me a photo of the screws they removed from his leg. Heavy hardware.

We stayed at the Beach Bar and watched the Kentucky Derby with Jean and Joe and everyone else.

The Derby was exciting, as always. Two things impressed me.

Medina was the seventh horse trained by Bob Baffert that won. Baffert is the guy with the headful of white hair. He is now the Tom Brady of racing. No one else has won 7 times.

Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim and wife Julie were also in attendance. They met 27 years ago at the Kentucky Derby.

Boeheim also owned a “piece” of one of the horses running. Hidden Stash. Boeheim owns “two hairs of the tail.”

Actually, he does own a piece of Hidden Stash. Syracusan Adam      Weitsman owns Hidden Stash and for real gave Boeheim a small piece of the horse.

Unfortunately, Hidden Stash finished way back in #14 position.

Jim and Julie watched Hidden Stash make a run for the roses. As mentioned earlier, Jim and Julie met at the Kentucky Derby 27 years ago. Coach yesterday said, “It’s great to be back!”

I doubt Boeheim is into horse racing in any fashion, other than described herein. I have known him personally since 1981 and horse racing is not part of the man.

Bob Kastner came over to say hello mentioning he had met me a couple of times at the Chart Room and reads this blog every day. Thank you, Bob. I may have misspelled his name. If so, I apologize. He also introduced me to his wife.

The Derby over, it was time for dinner. Don had made reservations at a new restaurant. The Belmare.

Many Key West restaurants closed because of the pandemic. The Commodore was one. Sad. I had been a customer on and off for over 20 years. The best prime rib in town!

The Commodore was on the second floor near Alonzo’s. On the first floor was the famous and busy Boat. The  Boat is gone. Replaced by a hamburger restaurant owned by a movie star whose name escapes me. Both the Commodore and the Boat were owned by the same person.

The Belmare is top shelf. High end. Attractive. Decor basically the Commodore with minimal changes.

Don and Chris had eaten at the Belmare the previous evening. It was so good they wanted to go a second night. Don has a gregarious personality. Met many staff through him including Lucy the manager and bartenders Matthew and Kim.

Food and service were excellent. I enjoyed a piece of grouper, Don a lobster mixture, Chris the same except with shrimp.

Enjoyed Don and Chris’ company. We had not seen each other in over a year.

Such was my evening. Like the “old” days.

Don, Chris and I parted ways after dinner. Me to my car to go home. Don and Chris to Duval to party.

This afternoon an easy one. A manicure and pedicure at 2 with Tammy.

Enjoy your Sunday!

FIRST GOOD NIGHT OUT…..IT WAS LIKE OLD TIMES was originally published on Key West Lou

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The Interior Voices of America in If Beale Street Could Talk

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

Barry Jenkins follows the success of MOONLIGHT with a dynamic, intimate story based on the novel IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK by James Baldwin.

It is incredibly regrettable to say that the progress we have made is still not enough to claim we are better off with our current justice system. Last year, the case of Cyntoia Brown rose to the public eye when she was granted clemency after serving 15 years in prison for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was only 16 years old. Brown saw little justice in her case; at the same time, unharmed people from poor minority communities have repeatedly been more likely to be stopped or gun-down by police officers. Philando Castile was shot down inside his car after being stopped by a police officer and informed him that he had a permit for his gun. Botham Jean was shot down by his downstairs police neighbor while in his own home because she thought she saw him breaking into her apartment. Stephon Clarke was shot in his grandma's backyard because the cops believed he was reaching out for a gun which turned out to be a cellphone. These crimes appear to be a never-ending disease. Their names along with the names of every victim who have suffered from systemic racism enforced by the people who are supposed to protect them should resonate in the voices of every citizen of this country. Instead, what we get are the typical "what happened before" questions, short mainstream media attention, and little discourse provided by our legislators.

In part, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK is a masterfully crafted film which allows audiences to reflect on the consequences of our country's racist epidemic through characters' emotions.

We begin the film with an aerial tracking shot of Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt (Stephan James) and Clementine "Tish" Rivers (KiKi Layne) walking down the stairs next to a river. The camera, located at a physically higher position than them, is brought down to a medium shot of the couple holding each other, followed by a medium shot of the characters starting at the camera. Almost never again in the film do we get an aerial shot like the opening one, but we do get ceaseless amounts of medium shots of the characters at eye level; suggesting we might have walked into the film with a similar preconception of the characters but to understand their story, we have to see them at their same level.

Revealing the news about Tish and Fonny's baby also reveals a candid understanding of the characters, particularly the two grandmothers. Tish's mother Sharon (movingly portrayed by Regina King) is caring and firm about the way she questions Tish in the kitchen. When it comes time to reveal the news, a medium shot of a nervous looking Tish staring up at us cuts to her family in their living room. Now Sharon is informed, and they are both telling the rest of the family together. This leap is indicative of the love Sharon has for her daughter. By establishing the two characters' relationship, looking through Sharon's eyes, and suddenly cutting before Tish even says anything, we understand that Sharon doesn't need to hear a reason to feel empathetic for her daughter. The abrupt absence of a moment depicts an image of motherly affection.

Fonny's parents Mr. and Mrs. Hunt (Michael Beach and Aunjanue Ellis) give polar opposite reactions to Tish's announcement. While Mr. Hunt celebrates, Mrs. Hunt disapproves of the conception and condemns the two for having sexual relations in the first place; Fonny's sisters also reinforce a derogatory language towards Tish. The self-imposed judgment that they adopt has little to do with religious belief as Mrs. Hunt expresses and more with societal oppression against African Americans. One only needs to observe both their attitude and costuming to understand. Their dresses are reminiscent of the traditional 1960s wife fashion and their hair is combed down as to imitate that same style. This look is in sharp contrast to Tish and her sister's high-waisted pants and afro hair, which was typical of the 1970s black woman. The willingness of Mrs. Hunt and her daughters to turn back on their culture and attack those who suffer in the same struggle suggests that they have fallen victim to a system which wishes to suppress and divide black Americans. While it successfully manages to segregate these two families, Ellis' performance as she leaves the house illustrates the character's inner confliction. Mrs. Hunt goes from forcibly mouthing the words "that child" as if to proceed it with something offensive but instead, whimpers the same words out of the house. This moment is symbolical of her struggle to wish for tenderness in a society that perpetuates violence and hatred.

Immediately following the harsh interaction between the two families, we jump back to the time when Tish and Fonny went on their first date. The film's narrative is nonlinear, so it goes back and forward from before and after Fonny was sent to prison. The film leaps from periods of grief/anguish to ones of affinity/joy and vice versa. Very often we go through periods of emotional instability in our daily lives; similarly, the juxtaposition of these sequences suggests the relentless unpredictability of life itself. What's more, a lot of the sequences before Fonny is sent back to prison have a lush dream-like quality to them. We can assume this is because we are experiencing the story from Tish's consciousness and she looks back at these memories with a gentle introspection. But previous collaborator of Jenkins also reinforces this sentiment with a sweeping score that parallels the film's tone. The encompassing sounds of the harp, trumpet, and violin compose a melodious harmony deserving of its own examination.

In Fonny's apartment, their first sexual interaction is touching but shot with realistic attributes. When Fonny and Tish are kissing in his bed, the camera captures them passionately touching each other in a medium shot. The shot stays with them as they undress and the music gets progressively lower. The sequence seems to become increasingly more uncomfortable to witness when the music goes away, and there is no dialogue. Simultaneously, it places the focus on the character's body movements; this is revealing of their emotions. Tish is looking down and up at Fonny until her back in facing the camera. Fonny cannot stop staring at her with a concerned look on his face as he covers her with his sheets. When the shot cuts, it is to see Fonny play music and back again to a close-up of Tish with little space in her frame compared to him. The space in which the characters find themselves is symbolic of their own confidence. Fonny in a full shot visualizes his poised attitude while Tish's close-up visualizes her timidness. This sequence depicts the character's inner feelings at a meaningful part of any relationship.

The latter sequence is one in which its purpose is to explore the humanity of the characters, but one of the film's major themes is the subject of systematic oppression. How does a black body navigate through a sea of racist discrimination? The two scenes which best highlights this subject (and are arguably the best entirely) see Fonny and Dany (Brian Tyree Henry) having a conversation and Fonny inside prison. Both revolve around this concept and ponder on what it mentally does to its victims. In a powerful performance by Henry, we witness a man explain the reason why he got sent to prison and what it did to him. The camera pans from side to side in the conversation, creating an energetic fluidity between the two men. Every time it turns from Fonny to Dany, the tone gets severely more cynical and eerie. Henry's performance assures us that this man has been broken down; a close-up sees him utterly disturbed and unsettled, a full shot briefly captures him tearing up, he is without any consolation that "the white man" would show him justice. This scene depicts a man reflecting on a hurtful past and foreshadowing another's near future.

The next sequence does not include dialogue, and it almost relies on visuals alone to express the mentality of a man in prison. A traveling full shot of Fonny is circling him as he works on a sculpture which then cuts to a close-up of his face laying in his cell bed; this suggests that now we are looking back at one of his memories. Fonny is free to move around this space unrestrictively and the flowy movement of the camera captures this going in circles. The spatial freedom established by this shot illustrates Fonny's retrospective outlook of this memory. Next, a static shot captures his face motionless and with minimal space in the frame; another close-up shows him motionless again and with a single tear running down his face. The subtext implies that we are seeing a man when he felt his freest juxtaposed to when he felt most entrapped.

Another thing that is important to point out is the presence of smoke in the mise-en-scene of both sequences. This smoke is cloudy, all-encompassing, like a blanket hovering over the characters. One reading could see the smoke to be symbolic of the system itself, as it is restrictive and you can't seize it. Another reading could see it as a catalyst for these men to reveal their emotions, Dany expressing pain and Fonny expressing bliss. This decision is completely subjective, but the presence of smoke in these two sequences is more than mere coincidence. Nevertheless, these moments effectively dwell on systematic oppression as one of the film's main themes by portraying the emotional consequences it had on two different men.

In an interview with Slash Film, director Barry Jenkins noted on the challenges of adapting James Baldwin's novel: "so much of the power of his writing is how he goes into the interior lives of the characters. So you understand how the story is making these characters feel and what those feelings are saying about life in America, about American society. So the challenge was, how do you make a film, which is not interior text, which is all surface in a certain way – you’re outside them, you’re not inside of their heads – but how do you still translate this interior voice? "

At its best moments, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK is a cinematic landscape of faces which communicate the interior voices of its characters. These voices represent a familiar story to its audience, one which stimulates those who have experienced prejudice based on race and influences those who have not. With the election of a bigoted president who continues to perpetuate racist propaganda, American society evidently still has many issues to address and resolve; beginning with the acknowledgment of how slavery and discrimination have evolved through our system of justice. As observers of this film, we will make a decision one way or another on how to react to the way the system treated these characters. But regardless of this, after watching IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, we can pave the way towards being more empathetic as well as seeing another person's struggle as our own.

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THOUGHT IT WAS A DROUGHT.. 

Us? Not having any tea to SPILL? You’ve got it all wrong. We are the best gossip blog in L.A. We ALWAYS have tea! We will ALWAYS have the tea. Read it and weep, children. Ya’ll stay hydrated. 

XOXO, L.A ALERT. 

Who remembers those suicidal heartbroken tweets Roxanne was posting about a mystery man? We now know who it was all about, Quadir! You ever meet a man who fucked you over soooo bad that you said fuck love and ran off to raise a single dad’s family for some consistent dick? ME EITHER. She was tweeting about Quadir last week and begging Janaria to stop trying to ruin their relationship.. (GIRL, don’t nobody wanna be single and lonely like you!) She’s one of those people you’ve gotta say, “I know we’re best friends but, DAMN.” to. This week she posted Michael W. for MCE AND was seen making his kids breakfast. Has Janaria been teaching her the tricks about moving up so fast? Let us know ASAP! Have fun, Michael! Tell us about the Brujeria and Chill sessions!

Let’s talk about Ezekiel now. The pregnant woman abuser who redeemed himself as daddy of the year! The other night, mother Luna shut him the hell down about taking baby Arielle to Melody’s, he went CRAZY..and I mean, crazy. He ran ALL the way to his car with the baby in his arms and sped off to Melody’s! He ran quicker than the examiner did when she got a hold of their DNA test results! (Thanks to Maury Povich, we know who the father is!) Anyways, who invites a baby over to a party full of drunk people? Melody does. And they weren’t sipping no grape juice for communion! During the party Melody’s tongue went down Michael’s throat in Jesus’s name. Even the congregation started crying when they saw it! (Baby Arielle). We’re saddened to say we expected a little more from Melody. Jesus and Therapy?

Janaria had a good time at the beach with Terrell, and he probably thinks she’s changing her life around to become a stepmom. Let’s begin, shall we? She started with a lie to Terrell about a Hickey she got from Muhammed. Said it was from Savior and Lord knows he isn’t checking for her ass, according to Twitter. (Is you car fixed, daddy?) Muhammed came looking for his watch in the middle of Terrell and Janaria hanging out and Janaria lied again after Terrell asked if he slept over in her bed. She said she slept in Amir’s room. The same Amir who moved out and got his own house on the hills! Dear Terrell, aren’t you top flight security at the one and only Ace of Diamonds?! You protect a bunch of SKRIPPAS all day and you can’t see that this one is LYING to you? We’re taking your flashlight away. Goodbye!

Let’s talk about some mess on the TL!

It was early Sunday morning and all we could hear was the birds, COCKADOODLEDOING! We don’t know what started it but Brilliant started shading her favorite cousin Mya up and down the TL! Gang, gang, Janaria and Roxy weren’t having it. It got so crazy that we had to take down our lace fronts! According to Janaria, they’re bad for the edges. (Thanks girl!) Our edges were snatched some more when Brilliant said she was going to send her goons for Roxy! Look! We can NOT have two convicts fighting under our watch! The Twitter scuffle didn’t end in any trips to the park, which is a good thing! We even got some airtime from Luna and Cassidy! Cassidy girl, if you’re looking for a job, ask Janaria for the hook up! Get on over there and help them sell them car parts to pay for Muhammad’s $10,000 chain! And you’re probably wondering where he got the chain from? O'Neal’s Jewelers! You know he had to run and apologize after trying Mr. Oneal’s wife. They were about to be on some PAPOOSEXREMYMA gangsta rap time. #BLACKLOVE #MEETTHEMACKIES. (And Zyair, why are you charging 10,000 for that little behind chain?! We watch The Price is Right and you ain’t slick!)

We peeped something else that you all may have not and we are HERE for it! Savior and Bellamy sitting in a tree, K-I-S-y'all we’re just playing! GOTCHA! But we did see that he welcomed her back with open arms and is trying to get her over Not-So-Bald Bae and potentially under him. He was even commenting gorgeous and heart eyes under all of her pictures! Hm? Could we be onto something?

Not-So-Bald Bae is doing alright for himself, by the way! If he isn’t in AOD, spending his mortgage on the SKRIPPAS, he’s seen with Melody or Aliana, another jobless friend of ours. No worries, Lonzo is going to take care of you now! We love us some Alonzo! He’s the sweetest and most underrated guy in L.A! Our man, told Bellamy off and he free’d himself! If Aliana doesn’t snatch him, we will.

After Hakeem, Nnamdi, Cain, Breonna..and whoever else. (Poor Adonis, we know he’s confused!) Little Miss Ava has finally settled down and married Aiden. CONGRATULATIONS! Give that MEOW a rest! And we know exactly what you’re thinking. She’s even faster at moving on up than Janaria and Roxanne. Was Gloria leaving L.A. the reason he married Ava? Maybe so. But it looks like Gloria’s back in town. How is Ava handling the new girl, Sevyn who BOLDLY tweeted Aiden (her newly husband) to text her? How will she handle Gloria coming back to swoop Aiden off his feet again?

Cain..Cain..Cain. He’s the MOST popular man in L.A. He’s had his share of Luna, Arian, Ava, Emory, (there’s more!) Bellamy, Quinn AND now he’s with Mya and he’s happier than ever! He’s always happier than ever! We give it until April 8th, and they’ll be done. Like DAMN, Cain! We wouldn’t be surprised if we caught you in bed with our MOTHER. He just so happens to fall in love fast! We will say he might have to watch out for Mya..who knows what she’s capable of. I mean she took her best friend’s, ex-boyfriend. Now that’s some tea for another day. Sip. Sip. We have one request through, Amir, we hear you’re giving out free pap-spears and vaccinations? Could you give us a call???? We have a few people to refer you, per Cain.

Lazuli! How were you a virgin last week, but now you’re not? You got some 'splaining to do! Terrell, maybe? No. We KNOW it was Terrell. You got us SHOOK with that one. Mya isn’t the only out here stealing boyfriends. Caroline and Lazuli (they’re roommates!) messed with the same guy. According to Lazuli, Caroline liked Marc but said she’d stop talking to him for Lazuli who had no intentions on being with him anyway. Speaking of SHOOK, from a scale of 1-10 how shook was Aniyah after being left out in the cold by her husband? The same husband who fucked her best friend, Arian? Aniyah went from messing with an eighteen year old, Pharaoh to getting married within a week. She’s even faster than Cain. Let’s hope those KFC chicken drumstick legs can take her on over to find a new man. Oh, wait! She’s been messing with Alonzo and is now best friends with Mya. Mya can’t be any lower of an ex-friend to Bellamy than she already is. We truly feel sorry!

Congratulations Houston! We like Ace of Diamonds, keep the drama rolling in! We absolutely love it. You might’ve kicked Main Event to the curb for being the most drama filled club in L.A. Aliana and Quinn (the manager) argued over Aliana (the bartender) sneaking drinks. In what world does a bartender not have the availability to drink? Houston’s keeping things LOCKED down and we aren’t making a pun with his last name either! Speaking of locked down, Quinn was boo’d up with Hendrix on the clock. (Our possessive bae). Aliana wasn’t afraid to snitch about that to Houston either. After he got them both to his office, Aliana stormed out, so we can only assume what had happened in there. (4Play’s hiring, girl!). We peeped Michael S. getting an hour lapdance from Chanel. Jesus and Therapy did its job because Melody didn’t go off on him like we would’ve! She continued having a good ‘ol time with her girls. Same with Bellamy. You can tell she was trying a little TOO hard to make Alonzo jealous, but it worked! After seeing Bellamy dancing with Mekhi, Alonzo LEFT the club and went home. The night had gotten even better once Elias stepped onto the scene. (He might be our new old bae). He had gotten comfortable with Zeno at the bar. We think they’d make a cute couple. Both sophisticated, educated, financially stable and what not. Go them! Quinn and Hendrix have been going..steady. Hendrix keeps her in check when it comes to commenting under tweets. He almost went off after he saw Quinn under Chevy’s tweet, and we ain’t talking about a big bodied Silverado. Houston! Did Quinn fail to mention that she’s WORKING with the Main Event owner for her newest project? Some manager!

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Portrait de Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, by Jean-Marc Nattier

Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) had recruited men who fought in the American Revolutionary War  and had also supplied arms to American revolutionaries.

One of his recruits was Pierre-Charles L’Enfant (9 August 1754 – 14 June 1825), an architect and engineer who designed the Washington National Mall. L’Enfant was dismissed and replaced by Andrew Ellicott (24 January 1754 – 28 August 1820) who criticized L’Enfant Plan and Pierre-Charles L’Enfant. In 1902, the McMillan Commission did away with Andrew Ellicott’s revisions. The Washington Mall was redesigned using L’Enfant Plan.

The Figaro Trilogy

The Barber of Seville (1773; 1775)

The Marriage of Figaro (written in 1778, performed in 1784, published in 1785)

The Guilty Mother (1791; 1966[opera])

The Marriage of Figaro as the centrepiece of Beaumarchais’ “Figaro trilogy” 

Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro (K 492) (1786)

    Le Mariage de Figaro, 1784

Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart, 1786

The Marriage of Figaro (1784)

At an early point in his life, Beaumarchais did recruit men willing to join the Americans in their struggle for independence, but he is known mainly as the author of the Figaro trilogy, which consists of three plays: The Barber of Seville (1775), The Marriage of Figaro  (1784), and The Guilty Mother (1791).

A problematical comedy

the second instalment in the Figaro trilogy

Accepted for production in 1778 (Comédie-Française)

Vilification of French aristocracy: condemned by Louis XVI

Revised: change of location

Performed in France in 1784

Published in France in 1785

  The Marriage of Figaro is the second instalment in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy, but constitutes the centrepiece of Beaumarchais’ trilogy. It was written in 1778 and accepted for production by the Comédie-Française in 1781. However, as first written, it vilified French aristocracy and so shocked Louis XVI that he banned the production of the play.

The play was problematical because Count Almaviva, who marries Rosina in The Barber of Seville, or the Futile Precaution (1778), wants to consummate Figaro’s marriage to Susanna, Figaro’s bride. Beaumarchais revised the play and moved the action to Spain. Ironically, Count Almaviva wanted to avail himself of a right he had abolished: “the feudal droit du seigneur, the right of the lord of the manor to sleep with his servant’s bride on her wedding night.”[I]  

The Marriage of Figaro is a comedy inspired by the commedia dell’arte. Given the conventions of comedy, the Count’s plans will therefore be foiled. The innmorati will be helped not only by clever zanni and other servants, but also by Rosina, Almaviva’s wife, whose marriage to the Count, a philanderer, did not end altogether “well.” The play also features a redeeming discovery. The Count wants Figaro to marry Marcellina, Bartolo’s housekeeper, but it turns out that Figaro is the love child of Marcellina and Bartolo. One does not marry one’s mother. Bartolo therefore proposes marriage to Marcellina. There will be two weddings, which is not uncommon in comedy.

Zanni

The Marriage of Figaro’s Cherubino,[II] a character reminiscent of Cupid, the mythological god of desire, could be called a zanni. He is forever in love and gets into trouble. However, he also provides comic relief as do zanni in the commedia dell’arte. Zanni are stand-up comics. In Passion Plays, comic interludes were inserted between the acts. The same stratagem can also be used inside comedy. Some “comic” is always at the ready not only to “fill in,” but also to support zanni (servants, one of whom is clever, but the second, clumsy).

As part of the props, we have incriminating letters and, in the case of the Barber of Seville, the Count, disguised as Lindoro, a name borrowed from the commedia dell’arte, we have musicians serenading Rosina. Guitars are inextricably linked with the commedia dell’arte. They are a prop that Watteau and Picasso, Picasso especially, depicted abundantly.

Moreover, to fool the Count, the Countess dresses as Susanna, Figaro’s bride-to-be, while Susanna dresses as the Countess. Therefore, when the Count court Susanna, he is in fact courting his wife. He reveas his plans to seduce Susanna, but find Rosina attractive. It is quite normal in comedies for the Alazṓn , the Count to undo himself, except that comedy is kind. Cross-dressing is also a frequent device in the comic text and it is rooted in the topsy-turvy world of the Roman Saturnalia, not to mention the last days of l’ancien régime. 

Beaumarchais and the Revolution  

After Beaumarchais relocated The Marriage of Figaro, “[t]he feudal droit du seigneur” became a distant right and wrong. Louis XVI lifted the ban on the production of The Marriage of Figaro and the play was performed by the Comédiens français ordinaires du Roi, on Tuesday, 27 April 1784, and the text was published in 1785. Yet the play remained problematical. Although The Marriage of Figaro is a Shakespearean “all’s well that ends well,” the conventional ending, or dénouement, of comedies, in the Marriage of Figaro, this ending seems a little theatrical.

First, the Barber of Seville‘s Rosina has married a philanderer. Second, Georges Danton  commented that Beaumarchais’ Marriage of Figaro had “killed off the nobility.” (See The Marriage of Figaro, play, Wikipedia). Jesus of Nazareth might have said “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” (Matthew 1:5-7) Georges Danton voted in favour of the execution of Louis XVI. (See Georges Danton, Wikipedia.)

Mozart’s Le nozze de Figaro (1786)

Beaumarchais or Pierre de Beaumarchais’ Marriage of Figaro was made famous by Mozart‘s (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) Nozze di Figaro, a four-act opera buffa, or comic opera composed in 1785 on a libretto (the text) by Lorenzo da Ponte (10 March 1749 – 17 August 1838). Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) premiered in Vienna at the Burgtheater, on 1 May 1786. It has remained a favourite opera often associated with Mozart only, not Pierre de Beaumarchais.

The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Barber of Seville (1775)

The Barber of Seville; or, the Useless Precaution[III] was performed and published in 1775 as Le Barbier de Séville; ou, la précaution inutile. It is the first play in Beaumarchais Figaro’ trilogy. The play was written in 1773, but it was not performed until 23 February 1775, when it premiered at the Comédie-Française in the Tuileries. Although I have prepared a point by point description of the plot of The Barber of Seville, I am quoting Britannica’s summary. Simply add the name Lindoro, a guitar, and a few suspicious letters. The Count first dresses as a poor student named Lindoro.

“Rosine (known as Rosina in the opera), the ward of Dr. Bartholo, is kept locked in her room by Bartholo because he plans to marry her, though she despises him. Young Count Almaviva loves her from afar and uses various disguises, including one as Alonzo, a substitute music teacher, in his attempts to win her. Bartholo’s roguish barber Figaro is part of the plot against him. Indeed, it is Figaro who steals the key to Rosine’s room for Almaviva. Unfortunately, Almaviva is in his disguise as Alonzo when he meets Rosine. Though in love with “Alonzo,” Rosine is convinced by the suspicious Bartholo that Alonzo intends to steal her away and sell her to a wicked count. Disappointed, she agrees to wed Bartholo that very night. All of Figaro’s ingenuity is required to substitute Count Almaviva for Bartholo at the wedding ceremony.”[IV]

  Portrait of Gioachino Rossini in 1820, International Museum and Library of Music, Bologna (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816)

In 1816, Le Barbier de Séville; ou, la précaution inutile (four acts)[V] was made into a two-act opera by Giaochino Rossini on a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The Barber of Seville, or the Futile Precaution or Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L’inutile precauzione premiered on 20 February 1816 at the Teatro Argentina, in Rome.

Beaumarchais’ Guilty Mother (1792)

The Guilty Mother, subtitled The other Tartuffe (La Mère coupable ou l’autre Tartuffe), a play in five acts, is the final part of the Figaro trilogy. Tartuffe is a play by Molière. The character Tartuffe feigns devotion. The Guilty Mother was completed in 1791, but not performed until 1792 at the Théâtre du Marais. The French Revolution had gained impetus, which made it necessary for Beaumarchais to take away his title from Count Almaviva. The Guilty Mother   will be discussed in a later post.

Marius Milhaud‘s The Guilty mother or La Mère coupable (1966)

The Guilty Mother or The other Tartuffe was set to music: an opera in three acts (Op. 412), by Marius Milhaud, to a libretto by Madeleine Milhaud. It is the final instalment in Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy and was first performed at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, on 13 June 1966. (See La Mère coupable [The Guilty mother], Wikipedia.)

Jean-Antoine Watteau‘s Italian comedy.

  Mezzetin, Jean-Antoine Watteau

The Italian Comedy, Watteau

La Surprise, Watteau

The Love Song, Watteau

The Rebirth of Brighella and the Birth of Figaro

Figaro is heir to the commedia dell’arte‘s Brighella, a zanni. He joins Pedrolino-Pierrot, Harlequin, Scapino, and other zanni. In fact, Figaro himself joins the rank of the zanni. As portrayed above, he looks like Harlequin, but he may disguised as Harlequin. Figaro is an iconic figure in France. To be precise, Figaro is an institution: a newspaper, founded in 1826 and published in Paris. Le Figaro is the second-largest paper in France. It takes its motto from Beaumarchais’ Figaro trilogy:

“Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n’est point d’éloge flatteur.”

(“Without the freedom to criticise, there is no true praise.”)

  Brighella, Maurice Sand

Scapino, Maurice Sand

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Leo Rauth’s “fin de siècle” Harlequin (27 June 2014)

Pantalone: la Commedia dell’arte (20 June 2014)

Designing Washington, DC (cont’d) (25 May 2014)

Designing Washington, DC: Pierre-Charles L’Enfant (23 May 2014)

Notes

The Commedia dell’arte

Bartolo is a dottore

Lindoro is one of the names innamorati used in the commedia dell’arte

Figaro is a Brighella (a zanni in the commedia dell’arte, who helps the innamorati overcome obstacles to their marriage)

The guitar is an essential prop

Letters are used all the time: false, anonymous, incriminating…

  Sources and Resources

  The Marriage of Figaro is an Online Library of Liberty, full text EN

Le Mariage de Figaro is a Gutenberg Project [EBook #20577] FR

Male innamorati are called: Arsenio, Aurielo, Cinthio, Fabrizio, Flavio, Fedelindo, Florindo, Leandro, Lelio, Lindoro, Mario, Ortensio, Ottavio, Sireno, often the son of Pantalone, Silvio, Tristano

Female innamorati are called: Angelica, Aurelia, Beatrice, Bianchetta, Celia, Clarice, Clori, Cinzio, Emilia, Eularia, Flaminia, Florinda, Filesia, Filli, often the daughter of Pantalone, Isabella, Lavinia, Lidia, Orazio, Ortensia, Silvia, Turchetta, Vittoria 

Brighella

Maurice Sand, Masques et bouffons (comédie italienne), 1860

Flûte de Brighella, Enrico Brunelleschi (Photo credit: Christie’s) (This image cannot be enlarged.)

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[I] Watteau depicted Mezzetino, a zanni, playing the guitar. The guitar is also a major motif in Picasso’s art.

[II] See Commedia dell’arte, Wikipedia, under Subjects.

  [III] “The Barber of Seville.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.

Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 13 Jul. 2014.

<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52863/The-Barber-of-Seville>.

The Count also calls himself Lindoro.

  [IV] Op. cit.

  [V] Op. cit.

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PHARISEEISM IS TODAY’S JUDAISM

The Truth that Baptist pastors refuse to tell you:

Modern day Judaism is the Phariseeism so reviled by Jesus Christ.

How the Church Became Apostate

a Reshare

Turning the spotlight of God's Word on Phariseeism: “Marxism, Socialism, or Communism in practice is nothing but state-capitalism and rule by a privileged minority, exercising despotic and total control over a majority having virtually no property or legal rights. As is discussed elsewhere herein, Talmudic Judaism is the progenitor of modem Communism and Marxist collectivism as it is now applied to several billion or more of the world’s population. Only through a thorough understanding of the ideology from which this collectivism originates, and those who dominate and propagate it, can the rest of the world hope to escape the same fate. Communism/Socialism was originated by Jews and has been dominated by them from the very beginning.”

"Socialism was originated by Jews, and today Jews play a leading role in its spread and interpretation.” Hitler slaughtered over 6 million Jews in the early 1940’s while in Russia the Jews slaughtered over 20 million Christians during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and they vow to bring it to America. It’s well underway and if America does not turn back to God it will happen here. Let’s take a serious look at the history of Judaism in the New World?

How the history of the Jews in the New World brought about the current Apostasy in the Church of modern time? To understand all of this we must know the history of Judaism!

The history of Judaism in the new world actually began with Columbus' trip to the West Indies. On August 2, 1492, over 300,000 Jews were expelled from Spain under a royal edict because of their treacherous dealings with the invading Moors from North Africa and for their unscrupulous business practices. In many instances during the height of the Moorish invasion, cities which were under attack by the Moslem hordes had their gates opened from within by Jews who had been befriended by the city's inhabitants. On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail to the west in an attempt to find a short-cut passage to China. He took a group of five Jews with him. These were not refugees by any definition but were wealthy, prominent businessmen who hoped to make a financial killing on the gold they expected to find.

The old wives' tale that Queen Isabella sold her jewels to finance this trip will not stand up under historical research. These Jews, who were known as "maranos," had converted to Catholicism because it was to their advantage to do so. At this time they wielded great influence in the Spanish court. Luis de Santagel, who was an important Valencian merchant and the royal tax collector, was one of these men who went with Columbus. Another was Gabriel Sanchez, a relative of Santagel who was the royal treasurer of Spain. Their mutual friend, the Jew Juan Cabero, the royal chamberlain in charge of the royal house accompanied them also.

There were four other Jews associated with this epic journey. Columbus' interpreter, Luis de Torres; his surgeon, Marco Benal, a physician; and Alonzo de Ia Calle. Luis de Torres was the first European to set foot ashore in the New World and the first to discover the use of tobacco.

These Jews worked on Queen Isabella's imagination by telling her that Columbus would discover unheard of riches and that they would be able to convert thousands to Catholicism. Isabella, being a very devout Catholic, was moved by this to give her consent to the voyage. Santagel himself advanced 17,000 ducats, equal to about 50,000 pounds in modern money.

All of the Jews who accompanied Columbus were richly rewarded for the part they played in this work, and they repaid Columbus by betraying him through a conspiracy engineered by the ship's doctor, Benal. Columbus landed in a Spanish prison.

From the very beginning, Jews gravitated to the New World, many settling in what is now Brazil. But due to expected Jewish conduct, they were forced to emigrate and headed north where they ended up in the Dutch colony under Peter Stuyvesant, in what is now New York State. Stuyvesant had experience dealing with the Jews in Holland and was reluctant to allow them into the colony, but allowed them to remain because of the large sums of money they invested in the Dutch East Indies Company. It is the same old story of greed on the part of so-called Christians.

From their base in New York, they became the backbone of the African slave trade, owning most of the slave ships which plied the waters between Africa and the New World with their pitiful passengers. Records in the public library in Boston, Massachusetts, show the names of the Jewish owners of these slave ships. They also owned most of the distilleries in the area which distilled the rum that became a media of exchange for slaves in Africa.

Jews were at first forbidden to enter public service or open retail stores in the thirteen colonies so they went into foreign trade. They made New York City the principal port in the New World and this city has been their paradise of gain ever since. To the International Jews, it is their capital city. Some Jewish leaders in recent years have boldly declared that the United States is their "Promised Land," and that New York City is their "New Jerusalem."

By the time of the American Revolution, there were about 4,000 Jews in the colonies, most of them well-to-do traders. They helped the revolutionary cause by lending large sums of money at exorbitant interest rates to the revolutionists.

By 1850, the Jewish population had increased to over 3,300,000. It would be impossible today to list all the businesses controlled by American and International Jews in this country, or to intelligently estimate the enormous power they have over our government.

From the height of their economic pinnacle, they control the entire Babylonian money system of finance and industry. There is not a citizen among us, man or woman, rich or poor, who does not in some way pay tribute to Jewish money power. You can count on your fingers the preachers, politicians, industrialists, and educators who are not debtors to the Jews and therefore not under their power.

Jewish financial power resembles an "imp" which one cannot see, yet he has his fingers in every pocket. He is especially experienced in the art of seduction, having received his training from the "master seducer" of all John 8:44. He speaks to the captive Christian world and sneeringly says: Worship me, and I will give you all of this; I will lead you to happiness. This is the same tempting promise his spiritual father made to Christ in Matthew 4:8 and 9. While he promises happiness, his promises lead to slavery and horrible death.

At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a Jew from Frankfort, Germany, by the name of Rothschild, borne on the wave of the power of gold, rose to phenomenal prominence in Europe. He became the visible head of this Jewish world power. All other Jews bowed to him. He was the king of world finances and commanded the masses of world Jewry, as sure as Adolf Hitler ever commanded the army of the Third Reich. It is impossible to calculate the influence of this family for they had countless billions of dollars in wealth and, at their beck and call, presidents and kings cringed at their spoken word. They were as much the ruler of the world as any crowned head of state, and their subjects were the countless millions who toiled in every country to add to their power and wealth.

In the twentieth century, this European Jewish family was challenged in the New World by another Jewish dynasty, that of the Rockefeller clan. These people hid their Jewishness under the facade of Protestantism and engaged in a life and death financial struggle for world supremacy.

The profits acquired by these international Talmudist bankers were used to improve their social standings. They mingled with and intermarried into some of the most prominent families of Europe and America, even into the royal family of Britain. Their longing for supremacy in the Arts and Sciences was part of their longing to be recognized by the cream of society. This meant that they had to acquire power in literature, medicine, and public education while controlling the professions of Law and Journalism. This they set out to do.

Today, Jewish journalists form a closely connected, powerful combine composed of the most clever and industrious minds of Jewry who are dedicated to the furtherance of International Talmudic Judaism. They have appropriated the right to intervene in foreign affairs to the point where their Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith (an unregistered agent of the Israeli government, operating illegally yet with impunity in American affairs) controls the American Congress. Powerful politicians, such as Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas and Senator Percy of Illinois have learned to their sorrow the price of bucking Zionist interests in Washington, D.C.

As Jews attained social status, they invaded the Christian world and brainwashed Christians of various religious hues into accepting a false theology that placed the Christ-haters in the position of being God's Chosen who can do no wrong. Blinded by Jewish cries of "world brotherhood," and from the cries of the National Council of Churches who epitomize apostate Christianity, the clergy of America are befuddled by the humane appearances of Jewish theories and seem incapable of perceiving the danger which threatens the Christian world with extinction. Samuel Untermeyer, who arranged for the International Boycott Conference in Amsterdam, Holland, in July 1933, stated: “... the holy war ... in which we (Jews) are embarked, is a war which must be waged unremittingly... the Jews are the aristocrats of the world... this boycott must be against all German goods and services... we will drive the last nail in the German coffin”. This was long before there was any sign of pressure against the Jews in Germany.

During World War II, the Administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was literally overrun by Zionist Jews. There is mounting evidence which has been surfacing over the years which proves that America was deliberately led into World War II by the Zionist interests in Roosevelt's Administration.

The Hon. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of Defense during World War II, wrote in his daily diary for November 21, 1941, two weeks prior to Pearl Harbor:

The President called a cabinet meeting this morning and told us that he wanted us to be at war with Japan, but that he did not want it to appear to the public that the United States had fired the first shot. Roosevelt then went ahead to knowingly provoke the Japanese into an overt attack on Pearl Harbor. This intrigue, better known as treason, came at a time when Roosevelt was mesmerizing the American public with his "Fireside Chats," in which his theme was, "Ah hate wah! And we'll nevah send American boys to fight on fawen soil. Nevah! Nevah! Nevah!" All this while he was actively engaged in plans to do just that!

When Harry Truman succeeded F.D.R. in the seat of power in Washington, he carried on in Roosevelt's footsteps and on May 15, 1948, gave official recognition to the government of the State of Israel in Palestine. Truman called these terrorists a "peace-loving nation," which had come into being through terrorist methods. Since that day, we have poured countless billions of tax dollars into shoring up this state, and by doing so have completely alienated the Moslem world which was at one time our staunch ally.

The pathway to Talmudic subservience has continued ever since, through the Administrations of: Harry Truman; Dwight David Eisenhower, who was of Swedish Jewish extraction; Lyndon Baines Johnson; Richard Millhouse Nixon; Gerald Rudolph Ford; James Earl Carter; Ronald Wilson Reagan, William Clinton, George Herbert Walker Bush, George W. Bush, Barrack Obama, and now Donald Trump. In actuality, President Bush and Donald Trump have been the only presidents since WW II who have ever said "No!" to the Zionists.

Rather than endure the smears which they knew would come their way if they bucked Zionist interests in Washington, the vast majority of Congress have been willing to sell future generations of Americans into virtual slavery to the Talmudic internationalists. They have become, for the most part, spineless, egotistical people so taken up with the importance of their political positions that they believe they can do no wrong. They have become guilty of the grossest hypocrisy of all times, as they deliberately evade the one and all-important issue of who is controlling America. They are willing to cooperate in the destruction of their own white race for a little momentary security, popularity, and power.

There is no need here for me to provide the details of Communism's Jewish origin, both of its brains and its financing. Suffice to say that leading Jews have boasted about years of the part they played in its establishment and success. It can be summed up in two statements; one made in The London Jewish Chronicle, April 4, 1918:

“... there is much in the fact of Bolshevism itself; in the fact that so many Jews are Bolshevists; in the fact that the ideals of Bolshevism are consonant (in agreement) with the finest ideals of Judaism and a statement made by the Red Rabbi, Stephen S. Wise some years later. When asked his opinion of Communism, he said: Some call it Communism; I call it Judaism.

We will see the finest teaching of Judaism as they come into agreement with the teachings of International Communism in The Talmud. The Jewish plan for world conquest is not new. It was begun in the dusty halls of ancient Babylon and has been carried on, secretly for the most part, until today it stands on the verge of success. In 1902, the Grand Sanhedrin of Constantinople laid down their Vengeance Protocol which called for them to corner the control of the world's wealth. The Jewish Council which met at Basil, Switzerland in 1879 drew up a far-reaching plan for world conquest which has become known as the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion which contains the "blueprint" for world conquest. World Jewry, and their stooges in the Christian world call this work a counterfeit. But we must remember that before there can be a counterfeit there must first be an original, and one accomplished at forgery makes his copy as close to the original as possible. So the question is not whether the Protocols are a forgery, but whether world-Jewry is following their plan. "By their fruits, ye shall know them" and since the turn of the twentieth century, World Zionism has marched to the plan of the Protocols.

I will not go into the long and fascinating account of how World Jewry gained control of American economics. This account is fully documented in the Congressional records which details how the Talmudists gained control over the economy of America.

The Jewish writer, Maurice Samuels, in his book, “You Gentiles”, on page 23 states:

“I do not believe the primal difference between Gentiles and Jews is reconcilable. You and we may come to an understanding, but never reconciliation. There will be irritation between us as long as we are in intimate contact”.

The Apostle Paul termed it: “Contrary to all men...” 1 Thess. 2:15.

On page 155 of this same book, Samuels says: “We Jews, we the destroyers, will remain the destroyers. Nothing you can do will ever meet our demands.”

Jeremiah, the Old Testament prophet, said in Jeremiah 9:5 and 6:

“And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit, they refuse to know me, saith the Lord”.

While the brainwashed preachers of America have told their people that the Jews are the Chosen People, the risen Son of God, Jesus our Lord and king said to them in Revelation 2:9 and 3:9:

"... I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan."

Our Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christian churches are inspiring the enemy of Christianity by putting a cloak of respectability around the Talmudic enemy. If the truth were known among Christians at large, the Talmudists would come tumbling down from their lofty perch. How the Talmudists must laugh in secret as they see national religious leaders such as Jerry Fail-well and Pat Robber-son glorify God's worst enemies.

The plan of the Talmudists to control the world press and with it the thinking (and I use the term loosely) of Christians everywhere was broken down into three phases:

1. Journals which are under Jewish control, either by outright ownership or through their control;

2. Journals bearing the banner of a specific nationality, such as German, Irish, Spanish, Greek, Italian, etc.

3. Journals printed specifically under the Talmudist banner.

The first class is made up, for all intents and purposes, by those important newspapers and magazines which are controlled or owned outright by Jews, but often under the editorship of Gentiles. Today, over 47 weekly magazines, with a circulation of well over 79 million, are owned or controlled by the Talmudists Jews.

Magazine ownership and/or control

TV Guide, Walter H. Annenberg

McCall's, Robert Stein, Editor

Good Housekeeping, Harrison Aaron Mitnich

Time, Andrew Heiskell, Chairman

Newsweek, Katherine Meyer Graham, Chairman

Sports Illustrated, Andrew Heiskell, Chairman

U.S. News & World Report, Lester Tanzer, Editor

Esquire, Stanley Spregel, Vice Pres.

Sports Afield, Harrison Aaron Mitnich, Treasurer

In the even more important field of daily newspapers, over 909 major daily newspapers are Talmudist Jewish owned and/or controlled. Following are the top eleven:

Newspaper ownership and/or control

Wall Street Journal, Walter Henry Phillips, President

New York Daily News, I.W. Gold, Advertising Manager

Los Angeles Times, Simon Ramo, Director

New York Times, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, President

Chicago Tribune, Edward Engle, Vice Pres.

Detroit News, G. Gingold, Vice Pres.

Detroit Free Press, John Livingston Weinberg, Director

Chicago Sun Times, Howard A. Seitz, Director

Philadelphia Bulletin, Herbert Shugar, Director

Washington Post, Katherine Meyer Graham, Chairman

New York Post, Byron S. Greenberg, Vice Pres.

All the above newspapers are Jewish controlled. In addition, there are at least 17 daily newspapers with circulation between 250,000 to 500,000 which are Jewish owned and/or controlled. Examples are:

San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Atlanta Journal, Indianapolis Star, Boston Globe, Kansas City Times, St. Louis Globe, Democrat Omaha World Herald.

All of the major TV networks are under the control of the Talmudists:

ABC, Leonard H. Goldenson, Chairman

CBS, William S. Paley, Chairman

NBC, Robert W. Sarnoff, Chairman

Metro-Media T.V., Herbert G. Klein, Vice Pres. and Director

There are many more, but this will suffice for now.

This same control can be traced in the media, Hollywood, the stage, the sugar industry, the tobacco industry, the liquor industry, professional sports, banking, the American Bar Association, the National Education Association, pornography, prostitution, music, drugs and more. In other words, by following the procedures laid down in The Babylonian Talmud, this alien people, who make up less than 3% of our population, exert almost complete control over once Christian America.

Today, it is said that America is to blame for most of the ills which afflict the world. It could much more accurately be said that the International Talmudic financiers are the effect of our troubles. The cause, as anyone who has read Deuteronomy 28 knows, is the disobedience of God's people which always brings oppression from their enemies.

So today, we see the confusing and frightening sight of a nation of 235 million people being controlled largely by a minority of less than 3%. Deuteronomy 28:43 and 44 says:

“The stranger (alien) that is within thee (Israel) shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low ... he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.”

This has happened because our white Christian people have allowed it to happen.

While Christians in America have been willing to open our doors and share our freedoms with the Jewish people, they, in turn, do not want to share America with Christians. They want it all! Whenever they are thus accused, and their international plot exposed, they dredge up the plaintive cry of "anti-Semitism," and publish another dreary account of what they call the "holocaust." Anyone who commits crimes against our people should be tried and punished. It does not matter who they are, minority or majority, Israelite or Gentile, Jew or Christian.

There will always be apologists for the Jews, especially among the brainwashed forces of fundamentalism and evangelicalism. They will say: "Why accuse all Jews of the crimes of the few?" It is because the Jewish communities of America collectively cooperate with the Internationalists in their crimes, and there are very few Jewish voices who speak out against this. One who did a few years ago was Oscar Levy, who in the foreword of his book, “The Historical Significance of the Russian Revolution”, stated that while the Jews came to the world as our saviors, they were, in essence, its "seducers and destroyers."

The Talmudists for centuries have practiced the art of deception until it has become a second nature to them. They have waged war on this earth for over 25 centuries and are taught the art of deception from birth. This means that every Jew, potentially, is a combat-ready intelligence expert.

International Talmudic Jewry has always had a four-pronged strategy:

1. Manipulate the members of the host nation into helping the Jews, no matter how dangerous this assistance is to their own country.

2. If individuals refuse to cooperate, bypass them and take care of them in the "mopping" operation.

3. If they actively resist, mark them for destruction and then destroy them through defamation of character which can be achieved through a controlled press, or even by using a nation's due process of law.

Listen to their own words from their textbook Psycho-politics, page 52:

Recruit every agency of the nation marked for slaughter into a foaming hatred of Christianity ... You must subort district attorneys, and judges into an intense belief ... that Christian practice is vicious, bad, insanity-causing, and publicly hated and intolerable. Just as in Russia, we destroyed, after many years, the Church, so we must destroy all faiths in nations marked for conquest. (Emphasis added.)

The only faith which is inviolate is the Talmudic faith of Judaism, and:

4. Never let any individual or organizations in the host nation use the media or the courts to counterattack Talmudism.

This has become so successful in America that when a Jew attacks a Christian, or some Christian practice, it is considered "freedom of speech and the press," but if the Christian does the same thing, it immediately becomes a "hate crime," with the horrible label of "anti-Semitic" attached.

If I, as an Anglo-Saxon writer, were to charge openly that my writings were not accepted, not because they were untrue, but because they exposed Talmudism and could not pass Jewish censorship, there would be an immediate hue and cry spearheaded by fundamental Christian leaders who would label me an "apostate." Not because I had departed from Biblical truths, but because I turned the spotlight of God's Word on His enemies! They would immediately classify me as being prejudiced, although most of them do not even understand the meaning of the term. The word "prejudice" comes from the Latin word, "praejudicium" which means: "to form an opinion without knowing the facts." But even when truths are painstakingly documented, both from Scriptures and history, the prostitutes of Talmudism scream "apostate."

Talmudism has one major flaw. It must work in secret in order to be successful. So when people know the truth about this foe of mankind, they will successfully defend themselves against it. The victims must not know what is happening! They must either be lied to or become so confused that they refuse to accept the truth. This truth is self-evident: If Talmudism can be exposed, it can be defeated! Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." Truer words were never spoken. This is why all attempts at exposure are greeted with howls of anguish from the Jewish leaders who try to label the truth seekers as "kooks," "dangerous extremists," "haters," "fascists," "neo-Nazis," and "anti-Semitics." They cannot allow our white Christian citizens to know their plans. This is the reason that books such as this are printed and why they are hated by the Talmudists.

When Jesus spoke to the Talmudist leaders in John 8:32-33, they revealed the fact that they were not Israelites when they boastingly said: "We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man; ...."

What more proof do you need that these Talmudist Pharisees were not of Israel? Here they openly admit it. They are openly boasting of the fact that they were never in bondage to anyone, which means they could not be Israel since anyone who has ever studied the Bible knows that Israel had been in bondage in Egypt for hundreds of years. (Try this one on your minister and see how he will wiggle around this fact.)

Since we are assured that "the truth shall set you free," we see the Jewish world go to any lengths to keep the truth from our brainwashed people. No matter what the rabbi at an ecumenical meeting may say to the goyim who listen to him, rest assured that he is not seeking the kingdom of God on this earth, but a material Jewish kingdom where he will be the master in control. The desire of the Talmudists, according to their own writers, will be fulfilled when the wealth of the world lays at their feet and all mankind bows down before them.

I believe that Henry Ford, Sr. understood this truth when he stated in his book, “The International Jew”:

If the Jews were fully understood by the Gentiles (non-Jews), if the Christian churches, for example, were freed from their delusions that the Jews are Old Testament people, and if the churches really knew what the Talmudic religion was all about, this policy of misrepresentation would die. This policy succeeds because there is a feeling strongly entrenched in Christians by their religious leaders to the point where their people believe it is dangerous to oppose the Jews in anything; for whoever opposes a Jew, damns himself. The "fear of the Jews" is a very real element in our life. It is as real among Jews as among "non-Jews" since the Jew is bound by fear of his own leaders, and he exercises the fear of the curse throughout all the sphere of his religion.

If Jews were really Old Testament people if they were really conscious of a "mission for the blessing of all mankind," (which is our Israel heritage) the very things in which they offend the Christian world would disappear. If the Jew is being attacked, it is not because he is a Jew, but because he is the source and life of certain tendencies and influences which, if they are not checked, will mean the destruction of moral society.

In his book, “The Writings of Benjamin Franklin”, New York, 1905-1907, author Albert H. Smythe writes:

As the American colonies rose in revolt against political oppression occasioned by the attempt of Jewish banking houses in Europe to consolidate their economic foothold in the New World, no man among the Founding Fathers was more alert to their designs than that shrewd elder statesman of the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin. Writing to John Adams from Passy, France, November 26, 1781, Franklin declared:

"I think that keeping us out of possession of fifty thousand pounds sterling worth of good for securing the payment of a demand for damages is not only dishonorable treatment but a monstrous injustice. It seems to me that it is principally with John Neufville of Amsterdam, Holland, we have to do; and although I believe him to be as much a Jew as any in Jerusalem, I did not expect that, with so many and such constant professions of friendship for the United States with which he heads his letters, he would attempt to enforce his demands by a procedure so abominable. His proposition of terms on which he would borrow money for us stamped his character on my mind with an impression so deep that it is not yet effaced."

De Neufville was a Dutch-Jewish international banking house that wanted to make a loan to the Continental Congress on the modest security of the entire Thirteen States, with the stipulation that all American trade and exchange would go through them. This is exactly what the International Talmudists are attempting to do today with the Third World countries.

Many of Franklin's letters revealed his utter loathing for these alien, anti-Christ people who were attempting to get rich off the suffering of Americans. His most damning indictment of Jewry was contained in his famous prophecy before the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia. He declared:

(“I fully agree with General Washington, that we must protect this young nation from an insidious influence and penetration. That menace, gentlemen, is the Jews!

In whatever country the Jews have settled in any great number, they have lowered its moral tone; depreciated its commercial integrity; have segregated themselves and have not been assimilated; have sneered at and tried to undermine the Christian religion upon which this country was founded by objecting to its restrictions; have built a state within a state; and when opposed have tried to strangle that country to death, as in the case of Spain and Portugal.

For over 1700 years, the Jews have bewailed their sad fate in that they have been exiled from their homeland, as they call Palestine. But gentlemen did the world give it to them in fee simple, they would at once find some reason for not returning. Why? Because they are vampires and vampires do not live on vampires. They cannot live among themselves. They must subsist off Christians and other peoples not of their race.

If we do not exclude them from these United States in the Constitution, in less than 200 years they will have swarmed here in such numbers that they will dominate and devour the land, and change our form of government for which we Americans have shed our blood, given our lives, our substance and jeopardized our liberty!

Jews, gentlemen, are Asiatics, let them be born where they will, no matter how many generations they are away from Asia, they will never be otherwise. Their ideas do not conform to an American's and will not, even though they live among us for ten generations. A leopard cannot change his spots. Jews are Asiatics and are a menace if permitted entrance, and should be excluded by this Constitutional Convention.”)

For many years, this speech was found among the diaries of Charles Cotesworth Pickney, of South Carolina, who attended the Constitutional Convention as a delegate. Then mysteriously, it disappeared from the Philadelphia City Museum in the 1930's and all references to it were withdrawn. Immediately, the Jewish leaders in America gleefully pounced on this as proof that the "Franklin prophecy" was a forgery, just as they said the same for The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, The Communist Rules for Bringing about a Revolution and The Communist Textbook on Psycho-politics.

But whether Franklin's prophecy was fake or not, regardless of whether it was an elaborate hoax, what he foresaw has come to pass. It is a painful fact!

If Benjamin Franklin was alive today, you can be assured that he would be in the forefront of those who are trying to save this Christian nation from Talmudic control. White Christian Americans must remember this fact, for it is all important to our survival! The Talmudists are not the cause of our overwhelming problems. They and the aliens in our midst are merely the effects of Israel's disobedience. (Deuteronomy 28 will graphically explain it to you.) When Israelites become more concerned with "doing their own things," than in obeying their God, we can expect these things to happen. In Jeremiah 22:21 we read: “I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyest not my voice”.

In Deuteronomy 28, we get a clear picture of what will happen to Israel if they obey their God. But, beginning with verse 15, we read dire warnings of the price we will pay for disobedience. Think about Korea and Vietnam, as you read verse 25: “The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies”;  

In both of these wars, we were whipped by nations smaller than most of our states. We did not have a "peace with honor" in either of them, no matter what charlatans like Henry Kissinger said to the contrary.

Verse 33 continues: “The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up”; (Emphasis added)

Think about this as you ask what has happened to our strategic food supply since 1985. We have none now. In case of a national emergency, this nation would be hungry in less than thirty days.

In verses 43-44 we read: “The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high and thou shalt come down very low ... he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail”.

Ask yourself what has happened to Anglo-Saxon leadership in America in the last fifty years? Who controls our economy? It is not our own people. America's economy is at the mercy of International Jewish Banking families, eight of them in this order:

1. ROTHSCHILD BANK of London and Berlin

2. LAZARD BROTHER BANK of Paris

3. ISRAEL MOSES SEIF BANK of Italy

4. WARBURG BROTHERS BANK of Amsterdam and Hamburg

5. LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK of New York City

6. KUEHN-LOEB BANK of New York City

7. CHASE MANHATTAN BANK of New York City

(As you know, Chase Manhattan is controlled by the international Rockefeller interests.)

8. GOLDMAN-SACHS BANK of New York City

Each of these banks is Jewish controlled and today approximately 300 Jewish businessmen, who are closely associated, often by intermarriage, control the money system of the world. They control an interlocking, international banking cartel of unimaginable wealth and power which has stolen billions of dollars from the American taxpayer since the Federal Reserve Act became law in 1913. All by the application of Talmudic banking practices. Stop and think about what you have just read!

According to Theodore Hertzl, father of modern Zionism, the Talmudic question arises whenever Jews appear because they bring it with them. It is not their large numbers which cause the problem, but their Talmudic business principles and practices of which they love to boast. We will see when we get into The Talmud itself how these Jews are allowed by their own laws to cheat any goyim with a clear conscience.

Jewish power has become so strong in America that we see a turning away from the Christian principles of our founding fathers to the heathen philosophies of Babylonia. This is being accomplished by Jewish propaganda. The Jews have always been known as "propagandists." They initiated the idea of brainwashing or thought control as it is more accurately titled. This was the technique used against our fighting men in Korea and Vietnam, it is being used to seduce millions of youth in our government schools, and it is used in the Judeo-Christian churches of this nation. These are not Christian ideas, or American ideas, but the ideas of a heathen, alien philosophy which is contrary to everything we say we believe in as Christians.

The Talmudists insist over and over again that they "gave us our Scripture," "gave us our God," "gave us our religion," and gave us our Saviour!" None of the claims are valid since none of these things have a Jewish origin.

Few Jewish leaders claim any spiritual mission for Jew-dom theirs is a mission to control a one-world government under the wise men of Jew-dom. As far back as 1881, a Jewish spokesman, Goldwin Smith, professor of Modern History at Oxford University, boastingly said: We Jews regard our race as superior to humanity, and look forward, not to its ultimate union with other races, but our triumph over them.

In 1858, the head rabbi of Europe stated: “Wars are the Jews harvests, for by them we kill off the Christians and harvest their gold. We have already killed a hundred million of them, and the end is not yet”.

This was before the inter-family American Civil War and the fratricidal WWI and WWII. Samuel Roth, a noted Jewish author, stated to a fellow Jew: “We came to the world pretending to escape persecution, and we are the most deadly persecutors in all the wretched annals of man”.

In The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion which I have mentioned before and which the Jewish world calls a forgery, we read in Article II, Par. 5:

... Through the press we gained power to influence while remaining ourselves in the shade; thanks to the press, we have the gold of the world in our hands, notwithstanding that we have had to gather it out of oceans of blood and tears. But it has paid us, though we have sacrificed many of our own people. Each victim on our side is worth, in the sight of God, a thousand goyim.

If an intelligent being from another planet were to visit this world, they would react with shock if they were told that the greatest source of strength of our enemies rested in, and emanated from, the Christian church. Thinking Christians should read 1 John 2:22-23 which provides a perfect word description of an anti-Christ. This description fits the Talmudists more closely than any other group on the surface of this planet. Then in 2 John 10 and 11, we are told that anyone who gives these anti-Christ’s aid and comfort in any way, even by word of mouth, "becomes partakers of their evil deeds." The Babylonian Talmud calls our Saviour and King, Jesus the Christ, an "illegitimate bastard," (SANHEDRIN, 67a). In another place, it says that Christ is the "illegitimate son of a Roman soldier and a Jewish prostitute named Mary and that he was conceived during menstruation."

How in God's name can those who go by the name of Christian support those who by their own admission are anti-Christ’s, who hate everything Christians are supposed to stand for and who openly advocate the destruction of the same? If the libraries in our seminaries were required to identify the books which were written by anti-Christ Jews, there would be a drastic reduction in those pastors who have been brainwashed by the equally brainwashed seminarians. The fiction that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were Jews will not stand up to even the scantest Biblical research any more than the words of Genesis 12:3 pronounce a curse against anyone who takes a stand against these evil people.

One of the pressing issues in the Christian world today should be an effort to liberate our white Christian people from what the Scriptures call, "Fear of the Jews." The pastors of our churches should be required to tell our people the truth that the Jews today are not Israelites, and that most certainly they are not all of Israel. This is readily proven by the obvious conclusion that they do not carry any of the fingerprints necessary to establish their claim. Following are but a few of the Scriptural fingerprints of Israel:

1. Israel was to glorify Jesus the Christ, the Messiah, who was prophesied by the Hebrew prophets. Do the Jews demonstrate this glorification?

2. Israel was commissioned by Jesus Christ to carry the message of God's salvation to all men, everywhere Matthew 28:18-20). For centuries, who has carried out this commission? The Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Scandinavian peoples. At any time since the birth of Christ, have the Jews witnessed to any one of God's salvation through Jesus?

3. Israel was to lose her identity as a people after God divorced them. They were to be scattered among the nations and forget who they were Hosea 1:9-10. Have the Jews ever lost their "identity?" Even though most Jews today are of Turko-Mongol racial extraction and have no racial heritage to the tribes of Israel, they never stop shouting from the housetops that they are the "Chosen Ones."

4. Israel was designated by God to be a Holy People because they were His servants. They were to spread the Word of God, His kingdom and His salvation. The Jews certainly boast of being a "holy people," and a "superior people," they never admit to being servants.

5. Israel was to bring forth Kingdom fruits. The Anglo-Saxon peoples have, in varying degrees, been exhibiting these fruits. Can we point to a time in the centuries since Christ where the Jews have done so?

6. Israel was to become known as "Sons of the Living God" following their captivities and dispersion among the nations. Born-from-above Anglo-Saxons have this distinction. The Jews have never been known by this description.

7. Israel was to become a "company of nations," and a "great nation." The United Kingdom and America certainly fulfill this prophecy. While the Israelis can today claim to be a powerful military force in the Middle East, it is only because America has pumped in billions of dollars and resources to keep it afloat. Even their leaders admit that if we withdrew our support, they would collapse. Reaching back into history from the time of Christ, where have the Jews ever been a "great nation," or a "company of nations?" History is silent.

8. Who is known as Isaac's Sons, or Sax-sons certainly not the Jews?

9. Israelites were to be great colonizers, taming the vast wildernesses and establishing colonies which became nations wherever they went. The Jews have been a scourge to all nations wherever they went and, in many cases, those nations expelled them. They were not hated for "His namesake," but for their Talmudic practices.

***Does your pastor teach that the Jews comprise all of Israel? The truth is, they are not even a part of it! If you would like Scriptural and historical facts to support this statement, you can discover for yourself what the Bible really says about the Jews as it contrasts with the teachings of your pastor.

As mentioned earlier, the flaccid, milquetoast condition of most American Christian churches was not brought about by science, or by scholarship, but can be traced to German-Jewish Higher Criticism. This trend in thinking became popular during the nineteenth century when it was believed that to have a full-rounded theological education one must attend a seminary in Europe. The defenders of our Bible and the Christian faith have been sadly handicapped in the defense of their faith because they have not been shown the origin and purpose of the Talmudic Jewish attack against Christianity. It was not a Christian attack, nor a German attack, but a Talmudic Jewish attack perfectly tuned to Talmudic teachings which were not discussed by Dr. Neusner in his book about The Talmud. In fact, he was very careful to avoid reference to them. The majority of economic and social mush which comes from our pulpits today was prepared by Jewish professors who have infiltrated most Christian seminaries, even those of the evangelicals and fundamentalists. It is no wonder that concerned Christians refer to these apostate schools as "religious cemeteries." Very little comes out of them except Talmudic corruption. If there is any place where the Jewish question should be honestly approached it should be in the Christian church. Instead, in their "approved blindness," they are often champions of the very enemies who have taken an oath to destroy them.

I am not now, nor have I ever, counseled radical reaction against Jews. But, we do need an objective examination of what has happened in the modern church which has caused her to lose her power. Ask yourself. Where do the harmful influences come from which are destroying Christian America? Who are the people who protest the use of Christian symbols in public places (and now they are objecting to these symbols in privately funded areas) where, as a Christian nation, we have displayed them for hundreds of years? Who protests the use of a city park for an Easter sunrise program? Or protests the performance of a high school presenting the Messiah each year at Christmas? Who would deny your child the right to read his, or her, Bible in school during their free time? They can read some pretty violent comic books or books from the school library depicting sex scenes, but God forbid if they read their Bibles. The Bible has been made verboten by one group only.

I dare you to read objectively the controlled news. If you decide to be objective, you will readily see that 90% of the complaints made against anything Christian, many of which are downright stupid, come from Jewish sources. Whenever you see an article in the news pertaining to some right-wing Christian action, nine times out of ten you will see a statement from some big-shot, Anti-Defamation League spokesman trying to explain that action. Yet this agency is anti-Christian, anti-American and an unregistered agent of a foreign country, operating illegally on American soil. Why is this allowed? Why does our government allow the A.D.L. to act as an unlicensed office of the Justice Department? They are the ones who are pushing for hate legislation while operating as America's foremost haters and persecutors.

The attempt to take Christ out of Christmas and replace Him with Santa Claus is Jewish backed. The attempt to replace Christ with the Easter bunny during the Lenten season is another attack against what we have held sacred. It is not prejudiced or bigotry when I state these facts. It is the truth and you must recognize it as such. Ask yourself why is it allowable for a Christian to criticize most anyone else; Catholic, Mormon, Moslem, Buddhist, etc., but under no circumstances may you tell the truth about the Jews? Please don't offer up that phony God's Chosen People bit, or misapply Genesis 12:3 as the basis for your answer.

We have seen the sad spectacle in our colleges and universities of the radicals who have sought to disrupt our educational process. It does little good to attack these radicals when they are mostly immature youths. But, is it wrong to show that most of this social radicalism comes from Jewish sources and that almost 100% of these radical college groups are run by young Jews from wealthy Jewish families? This acknowledgment comes from sad experience with them during the Vietnam War. See who it is that burns the American flag, or uses it to wipe their feet. Who is it that immerses an image of Christ on the cross in a bottle of his own urine? Why are a vast majority of the more than 40,000 Marxist college professors also Jews?

During the Vietnam War, I worked the college circuit as I lectured for the John Birch Society. I had 25 confrontations during that period with radical groups, some serious physical confrontations which included an attack against me at Kansas State University in Lawrence, Kansas, in April 1972. In 100% of these cases, these radicals were led by young Jews from wealthy Jewish families. Was there a reason behind this? I believed there was, and in the summer of 1979, I set aside all my scheduled activity to try and find out what that reason was. I went to Jewish sources to gather information and found that it was Jewish Higher Criticism, in both the church and school, which had been responsible for the destruction in our youth of a sense of respect for their Christian heritage of freedom. Additionally, I learned it was the Jewish revolutionary social doctrine which went hand-in-glove with Higher Criticism which was bringing about the long-planned Jewish social revolution. These two ideas cannot exist apart from each other as they are mutually dependent, and they are the fulfillment of Talmudic teachings which seek to split the goyim society by means of ideas.

Verification of this plan can be seen in the writings of the Jewish author, Marcus Eli Ravage, in the January 1928 issue of Century Magazine. I quote:

“We Jews are at the bottom of nearly all your wars; not only of the Russian Revolution but of every other major revolution in your history ... We did it solely with the irresistible might of our spirit, with ideas and propaganda”.

Oscar Levy, another Jewish writer, in the preface to the book, “The World Significance of the Russian Revolution”, said:

“There is scarcely an event in modern Europe that cannot be traced back to the Jews. We Jews today are nothing else but the world's seducers; its destroyers; its incendiaries; its revolutionaries”.

The Jewish Chronicle, a leading Jewish newspaper in the United States, in its April 4, 1918, issue stated: “there is much in the fact of Bolshevism itself, in the fact that so many Jews are Bolshevists, in the fact that the ideals of Bolshevism (the forerunner of Communism) are consonant (in agreement with) the finest ideals of Judaism (Talmudism).

The American Hebrew, the leading Jewish newspaper in the United States in 1920 said: “What happened in Russia shall also, through the same Jewish mental (Talmudic) and physical forces, become a reality over the entire world.

The Christian world has known of these threats ever since Jewish radicals in Thessalonica Acts 17:6 hauled Jason and other Christian leaders before the civil authorities, accusing them of "turning the world upside down."

The Jewish system of procedures, or Talmudic System, is known by educators and seminarians, yet such is the power of the Talmudists, that few are willing to put forth a warning of the destruction which awaits a sleeping Christianity.

The Talmudic principle is simplicity itself. First, secularize and humanize the public schools. Prepare the mind of the goyim children to accept one-world propaganda. This can be vividly illustrated by a teacher's handbook, published by a radical Jewish child psychologist by the name of Paul Brandwein. In its opening statement, Brandwein said: “Remember every child comes to school insane because of what they have learned at home and in their church. It is your task as a teacher to heal this insanity and prepare the child to become one of the international children of the future”.

This book was in the Texas school system for a short time, but due to the efforts of the Mel Gabler family, it was removed.

Ask yourself why it is that in our public (government) schools much is made of "Black Studies Week," while much of the history that points to the white Christian heritage of America has been withdrawn? Could it be that one principle being used is to discourage our culture of patriotism, love of country and its connection to the Christian faith? This is the liberalism which is applauded by Jewry, the Jewish-controlled labor unions, the National Education Association and many of our clergy and politicians. One of these boldly declared: If the Jews can get away with it, more power to them. If the Jewish idea is stronger than that of the Christian, let it win!

This is how Christian nations are destroyed! And, the fight is not being waged fairly. How can children, or their parents, make proper judgments regarding the best course of action for their families, or their nation, when the media which is filling their living rooms daily with trash and lies, is under the control of the very enemy they have need to fear. The great ideals of Christian Anglo-Saxondom have kept from white people under the guise that these ideals constitute "racism." It is not a fair fight when our white Christian youth are offered Jewish-Talmudic ideas and ideals in place of Christian American ideas and ideals. Let the Anglo-Saxon heritage of our people have free course among their Anglo-Saxon sons and daughters and we will see Christian ideas and ideals triumph 100% of the time. This is why there is such an intensive drive on the part of world Jewry to keep the truth from our white Christian people.

It was Judaism that began this struggle. They invaded this fair country, not in order to make it a better place to live, but for their own gain. Let no man or woman of the white race fear them. But let this fight be fought on a fair basis. That is all that will be necessary for the truth to triumph! We need not fear world Jewry, or the evils of Talmudism, as long as our people are allowed to know the truth.

Today, our white society is confronted over and over again with the horrid term, "anti-Semitism." Yet there can be no such thing unless "Semitism" first exists. The Jews love to complain about how they were forced by Christians to live in the ghettos of Europe, yet the ghettos were a Jewish invention! The Jews have always desired to separate themselves because they have always despised Christians. They are taught by The Talmud, that "contact with the goyim contaminates them."

Yet strangely enough, it is not the Gentile who says that Jewish Talmudism is incompatible with white Christianity. This separatism is practiced by the Jews themselves! The Jew looks upon the Christian as a "Johnny-Come-Lately," and since Americanism is of Christian origin and invention, they are taught to despise it. The idea that America was founded as a Republic is repugnant to the Jewish mind so they have set about to change us into a socialist, democratic welfare state with them in control, of course.

The Jew from the earliest times had gloried in religious persecution. It is the thing which has kept their hatred alive, and the brainwashed minions of Christianity have aided them in their deception. In his book, “Israel's Final Holocaust”, Baptist Evangelist Jack Van Impe says that the Jews have been persecuted throughout history because they were "God's chosen people and Satan hated them." But this is not true! Scripture and history prove otherwise. Jews have been run out of every country in Europe, not because of their religion in itself, but because of their unscrupulous use of usury and their immoral practices. There is no religious persecution of Jews in America. There is religious prejudice brought about by the intolerable Talmudic resentment for everything non-Jewish and practiced by Jews against Christians. If the truth concerning Talmudic teachings were made known to the majority of Christians, the Jews would be forced to leave America.

Religious prejudice is totally contrary to Anglo-Saxon genes. We have always regarded a man's religion as a matter of conscience and allowed others to believe as they will as long as they do not infringe on the rights of others. This has always been an integral part of the American dream. But it is interesting to note that the cry of "bigot," in America is raised by the very people who are the world's worst bigots, the Jews.

One of the world-wide undertakings of the Roman Catholic Church which has received worldwide acclaim from Catholics, Protestants and even non-Christians, has been the magnificent Passion Play of Oberammergau. Hundreds of thousands flock to view the depiction of Christ's passion. Yet the Jews see this as a vicious, anti-Semitic plot against them and have forced the directors to change portions to conform, not to the truth, but to Jewish demands.

Yet recently when a blasphemous movie was filmed in Hollywood under the direction of the Jew, Lou Wasserman, entitled The Last Temptation of Christ, and Christian anger rose to a new height against this blasphemy, Wasserman went to Jerry Falwell, then head of the Moral Majority, asking him to temper Christian protests. When Falwell suggested to this Jew that they remove the movie from the market, Wasserman reacted with anger. Many of the liberal pulpits of America praised this anti-Christ Jewish movie which made our Lord out to be a whoremonger. This is the Talmudic mentality.

There is no politician in recent years who has been able to give evidence of his Christian faith without coming under Jewish attack. As early as June 1921, the Jewish press in America raised a clamor when it stated that Christian churches were not competent to teach Americanism because the churches held that Christian teachings and good citizenship were synonymous.

The parallel between the Protocols and Talmudism is so pronounced that worldwide Jewry believes in the common Jewish prophecy that "Christianity is doomed to perish." Or, as one communist leader said, "We will banish God from the skies." If Christianity should perish, it will be because it becomes Judaized as is happening in a majority of our churches.

Have you ever wondered why with 45-million born-again Christian Americans, according to their own estimates, our beloved country has been sliding into hell at a faster rate in the past fifty years than at any time in our history? Could it be that these professing Christians are the "salt which has lost its savor" which the King talks about in Luke 14:34-35? He said:

“Salt is good: but if the salt has lost his savor (its ability to act as salt) wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land nor yet for the dunghill (garbage dump), but men cast it out.

The main characteristic of salt is to stop corruption. Too much salt when making bread stops the action of the yeast. Remember back before the days of the deep freeze, when we salted our meat to preserve it? When salt loses this property, it is good for nothing. How many Christians do we see these days that fit this characteristic? When you find Christians who have lost their salt, you will find he or she has probably come under the influence of Judaism.

Throughout all of this, remember one thing: It is the "Jewish idea," the Talmudic teaching which is the question at issue. It is not the Jewish people themselves.

It is the Jews that ran the Clinton Administration and not Bill Clinton. See for yourself and don’t be deceived all your life, you may wake up when it is too late and haft to sue your brain for non-support for being so stupid. Slavery only awaits a nation that forgets God. “The nation is turned into hell that forgets God”.

The JEWS who ran the Clinton’s and the USA:

"America's Rulers – Are They All Jews?

Is this like the Jewish Administration of Hitler's Germany?"

THE JEWS IN BILL CLINTON'S CABINET

Who Run Clinton and the USA? (1/4/1998)

The following is a list of Jews that represented the Clinton Administration:

Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State; Robert Rubin, Secretary of Treasury; William Cohen, Secretary of Defense; Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture; Samuel Berger, Head National Security Council; Evelyn Lieberman, Deputy Chief of Staff; Stuart Eizenstat, Under Secretary of State; Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative; Susan Thomases, Aide to First Lady.  

Janet Reno, Attorney General; Joel Klein, Assistant Attorney General;

Gene Sperling, National Economic Council; Ira Magaziner, National Health Care; Peter Tarnoff, Deputy Secretary of State; Alice Rivlin, Economic Advisory; Janet Yellen, Chairwoman, National Economic Council; Rahm Emanuel, Policy Advisor; Doug Sosnik, Counsel to President; Jim Steinberg, Deputy to National Security Chief; Jay Footlik, Special Liason to the Jewish Community (no other group has a special Liason); Robert Nash, Personal Chief; Jane Sherburne, President's Lawyer; Mark Penn, Asia Expert to NEC; Sandy Kristoff Health Care Chief; Robert Boorstin, Communications Aide; Keith Boykin, Communications Aide; Jeff Eller, Special Assistant to Clinton; Tom Epstein, Health Care Adviser; Judith Feder, National Security Council; Richard Feinberg, Assistant Secretary Veterans;

Hershel Gober, Food and Drug Administration; Steve Kessler, White House Counsel; Ron Klein, Assistant Secretary Education; Madeleine Kunin, Communications Aide; David Kusnet; Dept. AIDS Program; Margaret Hamburg, Dir. Press Conferences; Many Grunwald, Liason to Jewish Leaders; Karen Adler, Dir. State Dept. Policy; Samuel Lewis, National Security Council; Stanley Ross, National Security Council; Dan Schifter, Director Peace Corps.; Eli Segal, Deputy Chief of Staff; Alan Greenspan, Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank; Robert Weiner, Drug Policy Coordinator; Jack Lew, Deputy Director Management and Budget; James P. Rubin; Under Secretary of State; David Lipton, Under Secretary of The Treasury; Lanny P. Breuer, Special Counsel to The President; Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative to NATO; Kenneth Apfel, Chief of Social Security; Joel Klein, Deputy White House Counsel; Sidney Blumenthal, Special Advisor to First Lady; David Kessler, Chief of Food & Drug Administration; Seth Waxman, Acting Solicitor General; Mark Penn, Presidential Pollster; Dennis Ross, Special Middle East Representative; Howard Shapiro, General Counsel for the FBI; Lanny Davis, White House Special Counsel; Sally Katzen, Secretary of Management and Budget; Kathleen Koch, Heads FBI Equal Opportunity Office; John Podesta, Deputy Chief of Staff; Alan Blinder, Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve; Janet Yellen, Heads Council of Economic Advisors; Ron Klain, Chief of Staff for Al Gore

The Jewish U.S. Ambassadors: 12/04/98

The Jewish US Ambassadors mentioned here have been chosen not because of their ethnic origin, but because of their political ideology and political position regarding the Palestine question, as political actors.

They are mentioned not because they are Jews, but they are mentioned because we believe that the Jewish lobby in the US has created a dangerous concentration of power which we believe is troublesome to the democracy of that country and dangerous for the peace in the Middle East. It is a political analysis which has been made by many observers, including Israeli newspapers.

Just the fact that the Jews don't agree with our political views should not allow them to deprive us of our human right of freedom of speech. The tragic reality is this: freedom of speech is now almost non-existent in many European countries. We hope that censorship will not prevail over the content of any.

The situation in the Middle East that is much inflamed, the parties concerned in the debate and the conflict only reflect the real polarization. To Palestinians and Muslims, the Zionists appear to be the Nazis of today as they were fifty years ago in Germany. To the victims of Zionism this ideology is not experienced as something positive but as a symbol of evil.

This Jewish concentration of power in the USA gives world Jewry tremendous influence to promote their "special agenda". Never before in American history have so many Jews been appointed as US Ambassadors. They are all members of powerful Jewish organizations.

These are hardened supporters of Israel and the "Jewish race". It is impossible for them to put the interests of America ahead of their Zionist state. None of the following would hold these ambassadorships unless they were members of the ruling Jewish elite. Here is their listing which you will never see in the daily press.

Some Jewish U.S. Ambassadors:

Germany:

Ambassador John C. Kornblum, Germany has long been seen as an adversary of the Jews. Thus a Jewish Ambassador places them under direct Jewish pressure.

France:

Ambassador Felix Rohatyn

Rohatyn is a former partner in the Jewish Lazard Freres investment bank. In September the French oil company, "Total," invested $2 billion in the production of oil in Iran. Rohatyn is seeking to Veto this project due to Israel's hostility toward Iran. Rohatyn said;

"Globalization doesn't carry a threat, but it carries discipline."

Poland:

Ambassador Daniel Fried

Chester Grabowski, editor of "The Polish Post Eagle", and others urged Clinton to name a Polish American. This plea was ignored. There has never been a Jew ambassador to Poland before as Jews hold an animosity toward Poles. This is considered as a gross insult. Regardless, Fried jokingly said: "I will now have to brush up on their language."

Denmark:

Ambassador Edward E. Elson

Dr. Fields attended Marist High School in Atlanta with the Elson brothers. He learned that their family made a fortune in the textile business and is big contributors to the Democratic Party.

Hungary:

Ambassador Donald M. Blinken

This country has long been considered "anti-Semitic". Budapest has the largest Jewish population in Europe, some 125,000 Jews, only exceeded by Paris Thus Blinken can protect their financial interests.

Romania:

Ambassador Alfred H. Moses

At one time Romania was ruled by an all-Jewish Communist Party under Anna Pauka. Romania is closely allied with Israel. Six members of the Rumanian Senate, three of them priests, objected to Clinton's 1994 appointment of Moses, stating that he was closely connected to the fallen Communist Ceausescu regime.

Belgium:

Ambassador Alan J. Blinken

Antwerp, Belgium, is the diamond capital of the world, next to Tel Aviv. The diamond business is totally Jew-controlled. Blinken is in a position to further protect their interests. He is related to the Blinken ambassador to Hungary.

Belarus:

Ambassador Kenneth S. Yalowitz

Belarus is located between Poland and Russia. It once had a huge Jewish population. They still have interests there.

South Africa:

Ambassador James A. Joseph

The Jewish Oppenheimer family controls this gold mining capital of the world. The Jewish-run South African Communist Party and the ANC now control the government and loyally do the bidding of the gold interests.

India:

Ambassador Frank G. Wisner

This economic powerhouse has long sided with the Arabs against Israel and needs more Zionist control.

Turkey:

Ambassador Marc Grossman

The "Kemalist" Turkey is the only Middle East border country with a military alliance with Israel. They pose a threat to Syria and Iraq over long-simmering border disputes. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a secret Jewish infiltrator! This explains the alliance between the Ataturk-influenced military regime in Turkey and the fraudulent and criminal state of Israel! This also explains the opposition of the "kémalian" junta against the renaissance of Islam amongst the Muslim people of Turkey!

New Zealand:

Ambassador Josiah H. Beeman

Egypt:

Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer

Egypt is the recipient of the second largest amount of US foreign aid. This is to "buy off" Israel's southern front. Any hostility toward Israel would end the aid.

Sweden:

Ambassador Thomas L. Siebert

Morocco:

Ambassador Marc C. Ginsberg

Singapore:

Ambassador Timothy A. Chorba

Zambia:

Ambassador Arlene Render

Brazil:

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky

This is South America's largest country and economic powerhouse. Jews have huge investments here.

Bolivia:

Ambassador Curt W. Kamman

This is another mineral rich country; copper, magnesium, lead, etc.

Mexico:

Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow

Davidow was formerly Assistant Secretary Of State, for South America under Albright. Mexico sends the US more immigrants and trade than any other nation.

Canada:

Ambassador Gordon Giffin

Thus Clinton has given both border neighbors, Mexico and Canada, to Jewish operatives.

Cuba:

US Interest Head, Michael G. Kozak

One would think Cuba would have a Spanish Catholic "Interest Chief" instead of a Jew!

Norway:

Ambassador David B. Hermelin

Hermelin is a Michigan multi-millionaire real estate developer and president of the World Jewish ORT Union. He owns Palace Sports and Entertainment, "The Palace" of Auburn Hills and the "Pine Knob Music Theater".

Switzerland:

Ambassador Madeleine M. Kunin

Kunin is the former Democratic governor of Vermont. Her four children attended a Hebrew school. The New York Times of Oct. 4, 1997 says she, "doggedly pursues the Swiss on the issue of (Russian) gold for holocaust survivors."

What George Washington and Benjamin Franklin said about the Jews?

George Washington

('Maxims of George Washington' by A. A. Appleton & Co.)

"They (the Jews) work more effectively against us, than the enemy's armies. They are a hundred times more dangerous to our liberties and the great cause we are engaged in . . . It is much to be lamented that each state, long ago, has not hunted them down as pest to society and the greatest enemies we have to the happiness of America." George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

(This prophecy, by Benjamin Franklin, was made in a "CHIT CHAT AROUND THE TABLE DURING INTERMISSION," at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention of 1787. This statement was recorded in the dairy of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a delegate from South Carolina.)

"I fully agree with General Washington, that we must protect this young nation from an insidious influence and penetration. The menace, gentlemen, is the Jews.

In whatever country Jews have settled in any great number, they have lowered its moral tone; depreciated its commercial integrity; have segregated themselves and have not been assimilated; have sneered at and tried to undermine the Christian religion upon which that nation is founded, by objecting to its restrictions; have built up a state within the state; and when opposed have tried to strangle that country to death financially, as in the case of Spain and Portugal.

For over 1700 years, the Jews have been bewailing their sad fate in that they have been exiled from their homeland, as they call Palestine. But gentlemen did the world give it to them in fee simple, they would at once find some reason for not returning. Why? Because they are vampires, and vampires do not live on vampires. They cannot live only among themselves. They must subsist on Christians and other people not of their race.

If you do not exclude them from these United States, in their Constitution, in less than 200 years they will have swarmed here in such great numbers that they will dominate and devour the land and change our form of government, for which we Americans have shed our blood, given our lives our substance and jeopardized our liberty.

If you do not exclude them, in less than 200 years our descendants will be working in the fields to furnish them substance, while they will be in the counting houses rubbing their hands. I warn you, gentlemen, if you do not exclude Jews for all time, your children will curse you in your graves.

Jews, gentlemen, are Asiatics, let them be born where they will nor how many generations they are away from Asia, they will never be otherwise. Their ideas do not conform to an American's, and will not even though they live among us ten generations. A leopard cannot change its spots. Jews are Asiatics, are a menace to this country if permitted entrance, and should be excluded by this Constitutional Convention."

Benjamin Franklin

Peter Styvesant

(Letter to the Amsterdam Chamber of the Dutch West India Company, from New Amsterdam, September 22, 1654.)

(17th century Dutch governor in America.)

"The Jews who have arrived would nearly all like to remain here, but learning that they (with their customary usury and deceitful trading with the Christians) were very repugnant to the inferior magistrates, as also to the people having the most affection for you; the Deaconry also fearing that owing to their present indigence they might become a charge in the coming winter, we have, for the benefit of this weak newly developing place and land in general, deemed it useful to require them in a friendly way to depart; praying also most seriously in this connection, for ourselves also for the general community of your worships, that the deceitful race, such hateful enemies and blasphemers of the name of Christ, not be allowed further to infect and trouble this new colony."

Peter Styvesant

Thomas Jefferson

(18th century American statesman)

"Dispersed as the Jews are, they still form one nation, foreign to the land they live in."

Thomas Jefferson (D. Boorstin, THE AMERICANS)

"Those who labor in the earth are the Chosen People of God, if ever he had a chosen people."

Thomas Jefferson (NOTES ON VIRGINIA) clilist.htm

Are you still blind to who is behind all the trouble in America and how the Christian Church went Apostate?