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Chicago, 31MAY'70
N&W northbound #124 "City of Decatur" with Wabash combine in consist at Ashburn crossing. An unrepainted car - baggage/buffet/lounge - follows the Geep towards Dearborn Station. The car behind it appears to be originally Nickel Plate but relettered for the N&W.
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Art at the Festival of Cranes in Decatur Alabama
Decatur, Alabama is a city of history, culture and art. During the Festival of the Cranes held January 12-14, 2024, there were several events where they included art in a variety of way. The festival showcases the migration of 14,000 Sandhill Cranes and endangered Whooping Cranes. These cranes come to Decatur, and the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (WNWR). My friend Annie Jansen and I arrived…
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#Family#Troopers#Training center#Manuel teran#Activist#Ajc#Decatur#Brian spears#Jeff filipovits#City of atlanta#Georgia open records act#Georgia beau#Georgia bureau of investigation#Gbi#Atlanta
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Best News of Last Week - December 11
1. Biden administration to forgive $4.8 billion in student loan debt for 80,300 borrowers
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it would forgive an additional $4.8 billion in student loan debt, for 80,300 borrowers.
The relief is a result of the U.S. Department of Education’s fixes to its income-driven repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
2. Detroit on pace to have lowest homicide rate in 60 years this year
A partnership to reduce Detroit crime is being praised with the City on pace for the fewest homicides in 60 years.
"This is the day we’ve been waiting for, for a long time," said Mayor Mike Duggan. The coalition which includes city and county leaders that Detroit Police Chief James White formed in late 2021 to return the criminal justice system in Detroit and Wayne County to pre-Covid operations.
3. Dog that killed 8 coyotes to protect sheep running for Farm Dog of the Year
Over a year ago, Casper was stacked up against a pack of 11 coyotes, and he overcame them all to protect the livestock at his Decatur home. Now he needs your help.
Casper, the Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dog, needs the public to vote for him to become the American Farm Bureau's "Farm Dog of the Year: People's Choice Pup" contest.
4. Shimmering golden mole thought extinct photographed and filmed over 80 years after last sighting
De Winton's golden mole, last sighted in 1937, has been found alive swimming through sand dunes in South Africa after an extensive search for the elusive species.
5. About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have released their first joint report to strengthen understanding of renewable energy resources and their intricate relationship with climate variability and change.
In 2022 alone, 83% of new capacity was renewable, with solar and wind accounting for most additions. Today, some 40% of power generation globally is renewable, due to rapid deployment in the past decade, according to the report.
6. Jonathan the Tortoise: World’s oldest living land animal celebrates 191st birthday
The world’s oldest living land animal - a Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan - has just celebrated his 191st birthday. Jonathan’s estimated 1832 birth year predates the invention of the postal stamp, the telephone, and the photograph.
The iconic creature lived through the US civil war, most of the reign of Queen Victoria, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, and two world wars.
7. New enzyme allows CRISPR technologies to accurately target almost all human genes
A team of engineers at Duke University have developed a method to broaden the reach of CRISPR technologies. While the original CRISPR system could only target 12.5% of the human genome, the new method expands access to nearly every gene to potentially target and treat a broader range of diseases through genome engineering.
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"Stop Cop City"
Graffiti in Decatur, Georgia in solidarity with the struggle to defend the Atlanta Forest from being cleared to make way for a massive police training facility dubbed 'Cop City'.
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Charleston Heights, Las Vegas, November 21, 1969
At the center of the image is Jones Blvd and the present-day path of US 95. (The former road in 1969 was called West Fremont Ave.) Vegas Dr. & Decatur, top right. Charleston Blvd at the bottom of the frame.
Aerial photo by Teledyne Geotronics, via UCSB. Full 5K image.
• Charleston Heights survey: Where the Living is Easy: An Architectural Survey of the Charleston Heights Neighborhood (PDF) Prepared by ZoAnn Campana for the City of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, 2023.
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Chicago, 31MAY'70
N&W "Air Brake Instruction Car" on end of Northbound #124 "City of Decatur" passing "Ashburn." The Wabash had several U.P. painted cars (with Wabash lettering) for their shared "Cities" trains via Kansas City.
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boygenius at forest hills stadium.
photos by christopher hall.
boygenius rolled their Re:Set music festival into a sold out Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday night. They are the best band in the universe at this moment. They are one body moving together - eyes, lungs and heart. An astounding combination of friendship and art. Their microphones voltroning together to form a hurricane gust of love for 100 minutes.
They blessed us with a brand new song - Boyfriends - on Saturday. Another deep sea plunge into the sublime. When one of your favorite bands plays something you've never heard before it sometimes lifts you off the soles of your feet. You have no reference to where it will go or how it will end. Each new note and chord change sending you somewhere you've never been before. Most of the time you go to concerts to hear the songs you've heard one thousand times before - to sing along, to bring you back to the moment you listened to it with someone else. From here on out, I'll remember who I was standing with on that tennis court whenever I listen to Boyfriends.
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Previously on Mixtape:
Photos of boygenius at the fox theater.
Photos of boygenius at the premiere of "the film".
Photos of Lucy Dacus at All Things Go.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Red Rocks.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Roskilde.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers with Special Guest Lucy Dacus at Forest Hills Stadium.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Kilby Block Party 3.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at The Stone Pony.
Photos of Julien Baker at Fox Theater.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Leaders Bank Pavilion.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Brooklyn Steel - Night Two.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Brooklyn Steel - Night One.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Variety Playhouse.
Photos of Julien Baker at 9:30 Club.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Forest Hills Stadium.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Webster Hall.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Moroccan Lounge.
Photos of Better Oblivion Community Center at Outside Lands.
Photos of Julien Baker at Amplify Decatur.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Newport Folk Festival.
Photos of Boygenius at Brooklyn Steel.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Newport Folk Festival.
Photos of Julien Baker at Shadow of the City.
Photos of Julien Baker in Prospect Park.
Photos of Julien Baker at White Eagle Hall.
Photos of Julien Baker at Union Transfer.
Photos of Julien Baker at Outside Lands.
Photos of Julien Baker at Newport Folk Festival.
Christopher Hall tweets over here. We're in Love.
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Memorial of the African-American People of Georgia in Favor of the Sumner Civil Rights Bill
Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of RepresentativesSeries: Petitions and Memorials Referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryFile Unit: Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents Which Were Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary during the 43rd Congress
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 26th, 1874. Whereas, Hon. A. H. Stephens in his speech before Congress, January 5th, 1874, said that colored people of the State of Georgia did not desire the passage of the Civil Rights Bill; and whereas, the Georgia Legislature has also adopted resolutions, informing the Congress of the United States that the colored people of Georgia do not desire the passage of said Civil Rights Bill; and whereas, the allegations of Mr. Stephens and the Georgia Legislature are without foundation in fact: therefore, Resolved, That we, a portion of the colored citizens of Georgia, do most solemnly deny, both the speech of A. H. Stephens, and said Resolutions of the Georgia Legislature, so far as they relate to the colored citizens of this State being adverse to the passage of said Civil Rights Bill. Therefore, Resolved, That some arrangement be made by this meeting to deny the fact of the said assertions of Mr. Stephens, and the Georgia Legislature. 2. Resolved, That we, the citizens of the city of Atlanta, Ga., immediately inform the Congress of the United States, that we desire a speedy passage of the said Civil Rights Bill; and that we claim it as a right they owe us, as members of the Republican Party, and more particularly as citizens of the United States. 3. Resolved, That we most heartedly congratulate and thank Mr. Elliott, for his able and pointed speech, January 6th, 1874, in the House of Representatives of the United States, in behalf of the passage of the Civil Rights Bill, and in vindicating the ability and patriotism of the colored citizens of this country. Respectfully, J. O. WIMBISH W. D. MOORE, SECRETARY, J. B. FULLER, CHAIRMAN. Therefore, We, a committee appointed at a mass meeting of the colored citizens of the city of Atlanta, Ga., held on the 26th day of January, 1874, with power to forward on the above expression of eleven thousand of colored citizens of this City, do make this PETITION: To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives: We, the undersigned committee, do hereby respectfully petition your honorable bodies to speedily pass the Civil Rights Bill, now under consideration in Congress, as the earnest request of the above stated citizens; wit hthe further request that your honorable bodies will, in view of the unjust manner in which we are now treated by the Legislature and the judicial tribunals in this State, enact such laws as, in your wisdom, are necessary to secure each citizen in the United States, without regard to race, color, or previous condition of servitude, equal civil and political rights, privileges and immunities before the law. And we your petitioners will ever pray. Dr. H. E. BAULDIN REV. ROMULUS MOORE C. WIMBISH C. H. MORGAN JAS. A. TATE. [Added by type beside list of names] Committee. We, the undersigned, members of the Georgia Legislature, fully endorse the above Resolutions and Petitions: T. G. CAMPBELL, SR. Ex. Senator 2d District. T. G. CAMPBELL, JR., Representative of McIntosh Co. I. H. ANDERSON, Senator 23d District. JASPER BATTLE, Representative of Thomas Co. A. J. NICHOLSON, Representative of Decatur Co. J. HEARD, Representative of Greene Co. JAMES B DEVEAUX, Senator 21st District. JAMES BLUE, Representative of Glynn Co. A. J. ATKINSON, Representative of Thomas Co. W. A. GOLDEN, Representative of Liberty Co.
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Police have carried out multiple violent arrests at Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, in what appears to be the first campus crackdown in recent days to involve rubber bullets and teargas after students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine and against Cop City.
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In a statement released on Mondoweiss, student organizers wrote, “We are students across multiple Atlanta universities and community members organizing against Cop City and the genocide of Palestinians at the hands of US imperialism. We are demanding total institutional divestment from Israeli apartheid and Cop City at all Atlanta colleges and universities.”
The statement accused the university of being uniquely “complicit in genocide and police militarization” and said the protesters’ fight against Cop City “is interconnected with global movements against oppressive state practices, most notably the Palestinian struggle for liberation”.
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The university’s student-run newspaper, Emory Wheel, reported that officers deployed gas into the crowd. The Atlanta Community Press Collective, a local independent outlet, also reported use of teargas on the crowds, in addition to stun guns and rubber bullets being deployed against the protesters.
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In a statement released on Thursday, the university said, “Several dozen protesters trespassed into Emory University’s campus early on Thursday morning and set up tents on the Quad. These individuals are not members of our community. They are activists attempting to disrupt our university as our students finish classes and prepare for finals. Emory does not tolerate vandalism or other criminal activity on campus. The Emory police department ordered the group to leave and contacted Atlanta Police and Georgia State Patrol for assistance.”
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As the crackdowns continued in the south, Princeton University students in New Jersey set up their own Gaza solidarity encampment on Thursday morning at 7am. Two students were arrested and barred from campus. It is unclear when they will be able to return.
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Haunted States of America: Illinois
A Field Guide to Chicago Hauntings (2001) by Jim Graczyk
Unsurprisingly, Chicago is a very haunted city. There are quite a few books out there with stories of Chicago's spooks, but Chicago Hauntings is less story, more places to visit. It's a list of various haunted or otherwise spooky places in Chicago, with a brief description and the address where you can find it.
Some places you may have heard of, like Jane Addam's Hull House or H.H. Holme's "Murder Castle," but some are more obscure. Did you know there's a bleeding stop sign at the intersection of Riverside Dr. and Olmstead Ave.?
Chicago Ghosts also includes short histories on major disasters in Chicago, including the Iroquois Theatre fire in 1903 and the capsizing of the SS Eastland in 1915. You can also find information about famous plane crashes and murders that took place within the city limits.
If you're interested in other books about Chicago hauntings, we have:
Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City (1997) by Ursula Bielski
Chicagoland Ghosts (1997) by Dylan Clearfield
Windy City Ghosts (2000) by Dale Kaczmarek
If you'd like books about Illinois hauntings outside of Chicago, check out:
Dark Harvest: The Compleat Haunted Decatur (1997) by Troy Taylor
Haunted Alton: History & Hauntings of the Riverbend Region (1999) by Troy Taylor
Ghost Stories of Illinois (2000) by Jo-Anne Christensen
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Police allegedly use rubber bullets and teargas at university protest in Georgia
Multiple arrests at crackdown on Emory University campus encampment focused on Palestine and Cop City
Police have carried out multiple violent arrests at Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, in what appears to be the first campus crackdown in recent days to involve rubber bullets and teargas after students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine and against Cop City.
On Thursday, Emory students set up multiple tents on the campus’s lawns in protest against the university’s ties to Israel, as well Atlanta’s Cop City, a police and fire department training center that is being constructed on a 171-acre plot in a forest south-east of Atlanta.
In a statement released on Mondoweiss, student organizers wrote, “We are students across multiple Atlanta universities and community members organizing against Cop City and the genocide of Palestinians at the hands of US imperialism. We are demanding total institutional divestment from Israeli apartheid and Cop City at all Atlanta colleges and universities.”
The statement accused the university of being uniquely “complicit in genocide and police militarization” and said the protesters’ fight against Cop City “is interconnected with global movements against oppressive state practices, most notably the Palestinian struggle for liberation”.
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Following the set-up of the encampments, multiple Emory and Atlanta police officers, as well as Georgia state patrol officers, arrived on campus, with videos showing the officers forcefully arresting people. One video appeared to show multiple officers holding down a restrained person as they tased the person. Another video showed an officer arresting Noelle McAfee, chair of the university’s philosophy department.
The university’s student-run newspaper, Emory Wheel, reported that officers deployed gas into the crowd. The Atlanta Community Press Collective, a local independent outlet, also reported use of teargas on the crowds, in addition to stun guns and rubber bullets being deployed against the protesters.
In a video posted online, one person who identified themself as Bella said, “I’m a senior at Emory University. Today we were trying to build an encampment … We were out here chanting peacefully … All of a sudden a huge patrol of police … basically swarmed the entire crowd.
“Students of color were significantly targeted throughout the process. There were Black students that were being tased, there were Black students that were being teargassed. I got teargassed as I was trying to leave the protest,” Bella added.
In a statement released on Thursday, the university said, “Several dozen protesters trespassed into Emory University’s campus early on Thursday morning and set up tents on the Quad. These individuals are not members of our community. They are activists attempting to disrupt our university as our students finish classes and prepare for finals. Emory does not tolerate vandalism or other criminal activity on campus. The Emory police department ordered the group to leave and contacted Atlanta Police and Georgia State Patrol for assistance.”
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