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Bernard Marks
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I think about WTF happened to us and how to course correct. I currently live in northern Idaho. My avatar is a great grandfather whose traditional political views were similar to mine.
Ghislaine Maxwell To Rot In Prison After Judge Denies Bid For New Trial - ZH Maxwell gets to rot in prison until 2037 after a judge on Tuesday denied her bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and hold a new trial.  "Nearly all its claims are procedurally barred; the overwhelming testimonial and documentary evidence adduced at trial conclusively established her guilt; and her petition's claims are demonstrably meritless, and generally based on speculation, distortions, and/or outright falsehoods," Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said in the 67-page decision. "There is no fact that Maxwell fairly puts in dispute that has any potential to disturb the outcome of her trial." Maxwell, 64, was Jeffrey Epstein's right-hand, who procured minor girls for prostitution. She faced multiple other charges when Epstein died in prison in 2019, stemming from her activities between 1994 and at least 2004, according to documents and other evidence introduced at her trial. As the Epoch Times notes further, Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of participating in a conspiracy with Epstein that targeted minors for illegal sex acts. She is serving a 20-year prison sentence. A federal appeals court in 2024 upheld the sentence, and the Supreme Court in 2025 denied Maxwell's request to review that ruling.
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Bernard Marks 3 weeks ago
🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️ — The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has issued a security alert urging Americans in Israel and the Middle East to consider leaving due to the risk of “unforeseen” escalation. ➡️ It warned U.S. citizens to exercise heightened caution and be prepared for flight cancellations, temporary airspace closures, and other travel disruptions. image
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Bernard Marks 3 weeks ago
On August 1, 2009, Trisha Lynne Babcock was sitting in the driver’s seat of a car when a boy approached to rob her. When she resisted him, 12-year-old Demarco Harris shot her in the chest 3 times, and she later died at a hospital. Demarco’s sentence ended in 2017 because he turned 21. image
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Bernard Marks 1 month ago
An additional 24 monkeys are banned from Carnival Cruise Line after a massive brawl breaks out as a cruise ship docks in Galveston, Texas, over the wknd.
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Bernard Marks 1 month ago
During the Great Migration to America from 1620 to 1650, about 20,000 people came and stayed. After the Civil War in England that killed 10% of its population ended, people no longer wanted to flee, and some went back to England from the colonies. Very few Europeans immigrated to America between 1650 and 1776, but the population grew to 2 million. That is a 100-fold increase because of exponential growth from large families. Life in the colonies was dangerous, and many women and children died in childbirth. Imagine what we Americans could do to revive our population if people could just get their heads straight and focus on having and raising children, especially with the aid of modern technology and hospitals.