#District News

[banglakhobor]

সৌরনীলের মৃত্যুতে এখনও হাহাকার, সরেছেন হকাররাও, পার্থর দফতর সরাতে রা কাড়ছেন না কেউ

পার্থপ্রতিম ঘোষ, সুকান্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়, প্রকাশ সিনহা:  বেহালায় ছাত্রের মৃত্যুর পর যান নিয়ন্ত্রণে তৎপর হয়েছে পুলিশ (Behala Accident)। প্রশাসনের নির্দেশে বড় রাস্তা থেকে কিছুটা সরেছেন হকাররা। কিন্তু, এখনও পার্থ চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের (Partha Chatterjee) অফিস মাথা তুলে দাঁড়িয়ে রয়েছে ডায়মন্ড হারবার রোডের একাংশ জুড়ে।যদিও এই নিয়ে কোনও মন্তব্য করতে চাইলেন না বেহালা পশ্চিমের বিধায়ক। বেহালায় বড়িশার স্কুলে এখন…

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#Behala Accident #District News #Kolkata Local NEws #Kolkata News #News #Partha Chatterjee: #TMC #কলকাতা #পার্থ চট্টোপাধ্যায় #বেহালা দুর্ঘটনা

[justdavina]

The Cutest Transgender Girl There Is!!....Ever!😍

#trans community #trans #transfem #transgenderwoman #trans pride #transgender #transgirl #lgbtlove #queer #halloween san francisco #castro san francisco #castro street #castro district #justdavina #just girly things #justdavinasanfrancisco #gay girls #gay news #im gay #so gay #im so gay #gay #gayhot #gay pride #pansexual #pansexualpride #pan #bigender

[oneofthosenightbees]

Hey guys is it gay to fall for your boss you met in the fighting pit????

(A collection of @cotl-flower-crown gang au doodles cause it has taken over my mind)

#cw suggestive #cult of the lamb #cult of the lamb oc #cotl gang au #cotl red district au #narilamb #That croc is going through several new life discoveries in this gang #mostly pining for someone that he knows won’t ever return his feelings but he’s fine with the status quo

[agelessphotography]

Flatiron - Evening, Edward Steichen, 1904-05

#photography #vintage photography #vintage #black and white photography #edward steichen #flatiron building #new york #new york city #1900s #american #street scene #street photography #night scene #flatiron district #manhattan #100 notes

[buggiebite]

Let’s Get Married

It took a couple years, but Katniss wanted a change to her somewhat monotonous life. She loved Peeta. So much that she rolled over one night and asked him to marry her.

Thanks for the inspo, @katnissmellarkkk !

#they have a toasting with few people #Katniss changes her last name because I said so and I also think she would to start over in her life and be someone new #Katniss Everdeen brings thoughts of war and desperation but Katniss Mellark brings hope for a new day #married Everlark #Everlark #buggiebite #the hunger games #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #fanart #thg #katniss everdeen fanart #district 12 #the hunger games fanart

[reasonsforhope]

Donald Trump charged in Georgia for efforts to overturn the 2020 election

Link here, because WaPo's security measures stop Tumblr previews. Non-paywall link here.

"Former president Donald Trump and 18 others were criminally charged in Georgia on Monday in connection with efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state, according to an indictment made public late Monday night [on August 14, 2023].

Trump was charged with 13 counts, including violating the state’s racketeering act, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiring to impersonate a public officer, conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiring to file false documents.

The Recap

The historic indictment, the fourth to implicate the former president, follows a 2½-year investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D). The probe was launched after audio leaked from a January 2021 phone call during which Trump urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to question the validity of thousands of ballots, especially in the heavily Democratic Atlanta area, and said he wanted to “find” the votes to erase his 2020 loss in the state.

Willis’s investigation quickly expanded to other alleged efforts by Trumpor his supporters, including trying to thwart the electoral college process, harassing election workers, spreading false information about the voting process in Georgia and compromising election equipment in a rural county. Trump has long decried the Georgia investigation as a “political witch hunt,” defending his calls to Raffensperger and others as “perfect.”

The Details

“Trump and the other Defendants charged in this Indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump,” the indictment states.

A total of 41 charges are brought against 19 defendants in the 98-page indictment. Not all face the same counts, but all have been charged with violating the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Willis said she has given those charged until Aug. 25 to surrender.

Among those charged are Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who served as Trump’s personal attorney after the election; Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows; and several Trump advisers, including attorneys John Eastman, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro...

Prosecutors brought charges around five subject areas: false statements by Trump allies, including Giuliani, to the Georgia legislature; the breach of voting data in Coffee County; calls Trump made to state officials, including Raffensperger, seeking to overturn Biden’s victory; the harassment of election workers; and the creation of a slate of alternate electors to undermine the legitimate vote. Those charged in the case were implicated in certain parts of what prosecutors presented as a larger enterprise to undermine the election."

-via The Washington Post, August 14, 2023

#trump #donald trump #trump indictment #fani willis #district attorney #united states #us politics #good news #2020 election #january 6 #georgia #fulton county #criminal justice #racketeering #rudy giuliani #sidney powell #john eastman #fuck trump

[blueiskewl]

‘Rare’ 400-Year-Old Tomb Found in China

For centuries, the pale blue doors of an imposing stone tomb remained largely shut. When archaeologists in China finally walked in, they found themselves surrounded by a “rare” and elaborate interior.

Archaeologists excavated the ancient stone tomb in Xinfu District ahead of highway construction, Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology said in a March 6 news release shared via a post on Weibo.

The tomb was about 400 years old, dating to the Ming dynasty, and well-preserved, archaeologists said. The roughly 83-foot-long grave was made up of a sloping passageway, main burial chamber and smaller back chamber.

The 400-year-old tomb was sealed with a stone gatehouse and set of double doors, a photo shows.

Inside the main burial chamber, archaeologists found two wooden coffins. The painted coffins were decorated with gold diamonds, leaves, flowers and other designs. Several pottery jars containing grain, oil or other liquids were also found in the room.

The final back chamber held several pieces of wooden furniture including altars, tables and chairs, the institute said. Most of the furniture was collapsed and broken, photos show.

Archaeologists also found “writing tools such as inkstones, Chinese calligraphy brush pens, and pen holders” in the back chamber, according to an article from the China Daily, a state-controlled news outlet.

Several inscriptions on the coffins and walls helped researchers identify the deceased as a man who lived between 1533 and 1588, the institute said.

Because of the tomb’s high-quality artifacts and preservation, archaeologists described the grave as “rare” and elaborate.

Archaeologists have excavated over 60 tombs ahead of the highway construction projects, the institute said.

Xinfu District is in Shanxi Province and about 300 miles southwest of Beijing.

#‘Rare’ 400-Year-Old Tomb Found in China #Xinfu District #Shanxi Province #Ming dynasty #ancient graves #ancient tombs #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient china #chinese history #chinese art

[puppyeared]

is this your card? ♦️♣️♥️♠️ it isnt but you dont wanna hurt his feelings

#this was supposed to be a warmup but i got carried away.... i havent drawn in so long that its been hard to focus orz #im testing a new brush for fun. again.. i think i can use this for clean lineart..?? im surprised i went as long as i did with the #narinder brush honestly... but i wanna try something new so here we are again #if i could get my shit together id love to draw a model of his van because i have smth really cool in mind..i was looking at pictures #of old wooden caravans like the horse drawn ones and i wonder if i could combine that with the shape of an RV #i like the ones with a door at the rear bc it kinda lookslike a train caboose.. maybe he'd get someone to weld him a custom ride!! #idk how intricate and detailed i can design it without making it a pain in the ass to draw every time BUT i have a general idea #it would probably have a door on the side but idk if itd flip down to make a stage or upwards to make a roof?? and then theres a #curtain behind it where he would come out and do his show methinks.. ive been looking at pictures of camping vans on pinterest for ideas #i dont think he LIVES in the van since i mentioned his home is an old run down theatre when he isnt on the road. i wanna draw that too #but the RV should have enough for long travels like a bed and cabinets..? maybe a net hanging on the ceiling where all his props go #id like to think of ideas for a hometown.. toronto has a huge entertainment district so it would make sense for him to live there #although id also love to base parts of it from vancouver since id love to go back and visit </3 #..would there be furth names for those places?? nyancouver... clawronto... whinnypeg (like a horse whinny)... #pawson creek.... purrlington... otterwa.. i love coming up with names lol #my art #myart #my oc #oc #sleight #laikas comet oc #fan character #fur #furry art

[vintagehomecollection]

The bath in the New Orleans Junior League Decorator Showcase, designed by Ann Holden and Ann Dupuy in 1987.

Interior Visions: Great American Designers and the Showcase House, 1988

#vintage #vintage interior #1980s #80s #interior design #home decor #bathroom #relief #ancient #antique #furniture #fabric #sisal #Italian #Roman #neutral #New Orleans #Garden District #style #home #architecture #bathtub

[250318]

© 지니어스 | do not edit and/or crop logo

#stray kids #hyunjin #happy hyunjin day! #han #p:fantaken #fs:genius #200129 #district 9 unlock tour #district 9: unlock in new york #e:clé levanter

[banglakhobor]

নকল বাক্স তৈরি করে ব্যালট জলে ফেলেন বিরোধীরাই! আজব দাবি মন্ত্রী জ্যোতিপ্রিয়র

সমীরণ পাল, শিবাশিস মৌলিক, উজ্জ্বল মুখোপাধ্যায়: পঞ্চায়েত নির্বাচনে অবাধ ব্যালট লুঠ চোখে পড়েছে। পুকুরের জলেও ভাসতে দেখা গিয়েছে ব্যালট বাক্স, তার দায় এবার বিরোধীদের কাঁধেই চাপালেন রাজ্যের মন্ত্রী জ্যোতিপ্রিয় মল্লিক (Jyotipriya Mallick)। তাঁর দাবি, বিজেপি-সিপিএম-কংগ্রেস ব্যালট বাক্সের মতো টিনের বাক্স তৈরি করেছে। তার পর নকল ব্যালট ছাপিয়ে, বাক্সে ভরে পুকুরে-রাস্তায় ফেলছে এবং পুলিশকে জানিয়েছে।…

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#Ballot Box #BJP #Congress #CPM #District News #Jyotipriya Mallick #News #Panchayat Elections 2023 #TMC #জ্যোতিপ্রিয় মল্লিক #তৃণমূল #পঞ্চায়েত নির্বাচন #ব্যালট বাক্স

[viridiansunset]

Garden District

New Orleans

#aesthetic #architecture #new orleans #louisiana #cityscape #tropical #creole architecture #palms #garden district

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will honor Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 killing helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement, and his mother with a national monument across two states.

Till, 14 and visiting from Chicago, was beaten, shot and mutilated in Money, Mississippi, on Aug. 28, 1955, four days after a 21-year-old white woman accused him of whistling at her. His body was dumped in a river.

The violent killing put a spotlight on the U.S. civil rights cause after his mother, Mamie Till-Bradley, held an open-casket funeral and a photo of her son's badly disfigured body appeared in Black media.

The national monument designation across 5.7 acres (2.3 hectares) and three sites marks a forceful new effort by the President to memorialize the country's bloody racial history even as Republicans in some states push limits on how that past is taught.

"America is changing, America is making progress," said the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., 84, a cousin of Till's who was with the boy on the night he was abducted at gunpoint from the relatives' house they were staying at in Mississippi.

"I've seen a lot of changes over the years and I try to tell young people that they happen, but they happen very slow," Parker said on Monday in a telephone interview as he traveled from Chicago to Washington to attend the signing ceremony at the White House as one of approximately 60 guests.

Tuesday marks the 82nd anniversary of Till's birth in 1941. One of the monument sites is the Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago, where Till's funeral took place.

The other selected sites are in Mississippi: Graball Landing, close to where Till's body is believed to be have been recovered; and Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse, where two white men who later confessed to Till's killing were acquitted by an all-white jury.

Signs erected at Graball Landing since 2008 to commemorate Till's killing have been repeatedly defaced by gunfire.

Now that site and the others will be considered federal property, receiving about $180,000 a year in funding from the National Park Service. Any future vandalism would be investigated by federal law enforcement rather than local police, according to Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, Mississippi.

Other such monuments include the Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and the laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison.

Biden, an 80-year-old Democrat, will likely need strong support from Black voters to secure a second term in the 2024 presidential election.

He screened a film recounting the lynching, "Till," at the White House in February. Last March, he signed into law a bipartisan bill named for Till that for the first time made lynching a federal hate crime.

A Republican field led by former President Donald Trump has made conservative views on race and other contentious issues of history a part of their platform, including banning books and fighting efforts to teach school children accounts of the country's past that they regard as ideologically inflected or unpatriotic.

"This is an amazing, teachable moment to talk about the importance of this story as an American story that everybody can share in now, particularly at a time when people are trying to rewrite history," said Christopher Benson, president of the non-profit organization the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute in Summit, Illinois.

“We have a memorial now that is not erasable. It can't be banned and it can't be censored, and we think that's a very important thing.”

#us politics #news #reuters #2023 #biden administration #president joe biden #Emmett Till #national monuments #Mississippi #Illinois #Mamie Till-Bradley #civil rights movement #Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. #Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ #Graball Landing #Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse #Patrick Weems #Emmett Till Interpretive Center #Christopher Benson #Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute #racism #white supremacists #white supremacy #lynching

[visit-new-york]

Financial District, Manhattan

#Financial District #new york city #new-york #new york #newyork #nyc #ny #manhattan #urban #city #usa #United States #buildings #travel #journey #outdoors #street #architecture #visit-new-york.tumblr.com

[buggiebite]

The Boy - Sketches

Primarily post-war. Growing back together.

#with new technology seeping into the districts little by little #I’d canon things like radios to be common #Katniss finds the happiness and urge to dance #to teach her boy how to dance without stepping on her feet #making sure their doors are locked so Haymitch doesn’t burst them and catch them having fun as Katniss teaches Peeta to line dance #they slow dance too don’t worry #rebuilding the bakery #painting #peeta mellark fanart #Peeta Mellark #Katniss Everdeen #Katniss Everdeen fanart #buggiebite #the hunger games #everlark #fanart #district 12 #the hunger games fanart

[reasonsforhope]

According to the World Resources Institute, the number of electric school buses operating or delivered in the United States more than doubled—from 598 in 2022 to 1,285 through June 2023—all driven to serve school children while providing cleaner air in 40 states.

Looking into the near future, the number of electric school buses that were already funded or on-order nearly tripled, and were spread across districts located in 49 states.

The emissions-free buses are found in 914 U.S. school districts and private fleet operators, according to the evidence-based nonprofit’s report published in September, 2023: State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US.

California leads all states, with over 2,000 committed electric buses across the sprawling territory. This is more than five times as many EV buses as the next leading state, Maryland, with 391 commitments.

New Jersey has the second largest increase with 107 new buses, while West Virginia has the third largest increase with 42 new commitments. The updated data shows electric school bus commitments are now more evenly distributed across all regions of the country.

The Top 5 School Districts by Number of Electric School Buses are:

Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)

Los Angeles Unified School District

New York City Public Schools

Twin Rivers Unified School District (California)

Troy Community Consolidated School District (Illinois)

“We estimate approximately 69,000 students across the country are currently served by electric school buses that are delivered or in operation,” said the report authors, Lydia Freehafer, Leah Lazer, and Brian Zepka.

Zero pollution from tailpipes while buses are idling or driving means the students, staff, and community will be exposed to significantly less harmful air particulates that contribute to asthma and lung disease. The environment also benefits from reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The federal government’s Clean School Bus Program, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, is one of the biggest funders of these vehicles, having awarded 2,339 electric school buses—with more on the way.

-via Good News Network, December 30, 2023

#united states #us politics #sustainability #climate change #hope posting #school #school district #school buses #electric vehicles #ev #clean air #carbon emissions #pollution #air pollution #high school #public school #california #los angeles #maryland #new york #illinois #good news #hope #environmentalism #driving #epa #environmental protection #biden administration