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Why do Democrats and liberals say that the parties “have switched sides”?

The turn of the South from Democrat to Republican-leaning was a long and complex process. I wouldn’t call it a myth but the ‘switched-sides’ narrative is a gross oversimplification. Focusing on just one or two elections fails to show the whole picture. Firstly a few facts to dispel some myths: Many big northern urban areas were turned solidly blue during the Depression and never voted Republican again thereafter. NYC, Boston and St Louis haven’t voted Republican since 1924. Detroit and ,the cities, of Chicago and Cleveland* haven’t voted Republican since 1928 and Philadelphia hasn’t since 1932. *although Cook and Cuyahoga counties went red in 1952, 1956 and 1972 due to suburban Republican support. 2. Certain ethnic immigrant groups in the North such as Irish Catholics were already loyal Democratic voters before the realignment, the North was nowhere near as unanimously Republican as the South was unanimously Democratic. 3. African American voters have voted majority Democratic since 1936 due to New Deal programmes. No Democratic candidate thereafter received less than 60% of the black vote. The best a Republican did was Eisenhower in 1956 winning 39% of the black vote due to this status as a war hero and relatively progressive stance on civil rights. 4. The last time that a Democratic candidate fully swept the South, winning every state was 1944. Clearly the realignment process began before the Civil Rights Act or the Southern Strategy. So what has happened since 1944? I believe it comes down to 6 steps. I will try to include not just the South but also why regions such as the liberal Northeast ‘switched’ as well. STEP 1: Division between the voting trends of the Deep and Upper South. 1948, was the first time Democratic dominance of the Solid South cracked due to many white Southerners ditching Truman’s pro-civil rights platform to vote for segregationist Dixiecrat Thurmond instead. If we move on to the start of Eisenhower’s presidency in ,1952,, apart from Kentucky and West Virginia, which were strongly linked to the New Deal, only the Deep South voted Democratic due to the presence of segregationist Arkansas governor John Sparkman on the ticket. The Deep South states were voting Democratic, seeing this was the way to maintain segregation. Other Southern states such as Texas and Florida, happily voted for Eisenhower. These states tended to have more Northern immigrants, especially urban centres such as Houston and Dallas (the first areas of Texas to become reliably Republican). STEP 2: URBANIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY The following image shows just how dependent Kennedy was on the urban vote for his 1960 victory. Without the coalitions of Irish, Italian and Eastern European immigrants that brought out a surge in Democratic support in the nation’s urban areas, he would undoubtedly have lost the election. This had a number of major consequences. The states of New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island voted more Democratic compared to the nation as a whole and would do so in every election after this. Pennsylvania and Minnesota would also do this until Trump’s Rust Belt strategy ended those streaks. Despite having a Southerner as his VP candidate, Kennedy’s candidacy received a less than enthusiastic response from the South. Mississippi’s population voted for an unpledged slate of electors who ditched Kennedy. States such as Arkansas, which had voted Democrat in every election for almost 100 years went to him by single digit margins. He became the first Democrat to win the presidency without Virginia or Florida. As a result, the reliable Democratic base shifted from the South to the nation’s urban enclaves. STEP 3: CIVIL RIGHTS and the 1964 landslide The two maps below show the 1956 and 1964 state by state results, almost a complete reversal. The Northeast went from being the most Republican to the most Democratic region of the nation and the South did the opposite. The obvious explanation for this was Civil Rights legislation LBJ promised to pass. Goldwater, the libertarian-leaning Republican candidate, opposed this. This was the year Strom Thurmond defected to the Republicans. The narrative is that the Deep South turned against LBJ in racist anger and the rest of the nation voted in enthusiastic support for the end of segregation. Some people even claim this is when the parties switched sides and the racists began voting Republican. Well, this ignores many factors: First of all, Kennedy’s death nearly a year before this had shaken the entire nation. The idea of having 3 presidents in the space of a year seemed too much for a lot of the population. LBJ was promising to continue Kennedy’s legacy. In Kennedy’s home region of the Northeast, this may have boosted LBJ’s support more than any anti-extremism sentiment against Goldwater. Secondly, states which adamantly supported segregation such as Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina still voted for LBJ. Tennessee had even voted for Nixon 4 years earlier and so this was a definite movement towards LBJ, suggesting the election was about more than civil rights. But most importantly, this was the ,last election in which Southern whites voted majority Democratic,. Yes that’s right, the election which supposedly caused all the racists to switched sides was the last when this group voted Democratic on a pro-civil rights platform. However, this election was the first time that Vermont voted Democratic and Georgia voted Republican. It showed strongholds of either party were prepared to defect when the platform did not gain the support of voters. STEP 4: The so-called Southern Strategy and Nixon The Southern Strategy has been documented to some extent. The Lee Atwater interview is often brought up in which he says that the strategy went from shouting racial slurs to talking about cutting welfare. Whatever your own views on this, it seems that in 1968 it did not work. From 1960 to 1968, the only gains Nixon made in the South were the Carolinas. The only states Nixon lost which he had won in 1960 were Washington and Maine (home state of the Dem VP candidate) . This goes against the idea of 1964 being the realigning election but suggests it was more of an anomaly. However, on closer inspection, the presence of explicit segregationist George Wallace as a candidate stopped Nixon winning over many of his target voters. Even though Nixon lost most of the Deep South, he gained a higher share than his Democratic rival in all these states, even despite the fact that African Americans were now voting in full force after the Voting Rights Act. We need only move to the 1972 election, when the South was so put off by George McGovern, a true social and economic liberal, to see that it became the strongest Republican region in the nation. In fact, according to the exit polls of the time, it voted 71–29% Republican, meaning that white support for the Democratic nominee in the South outside of heavily unionized Kentucky and Tennessee counties was practically negligible. STEP 5: The Rebound from Carter This general trend was massively interrupted when Georgia-born Southern Democrat Governor Carter won the Dem nomination. Having accepted that segregation had ended, a considerable proportion of Southern whites were wooed by his religiousness and connected with his Southern heritage. Thus, Carter won every state in the South except for rural Oklahoma, more culturally tied to the plains states and Virginia, mostly due to the strong wealthy suburban vote in the Northern region of the state. However, it’s still worth noting whites voted 52–46% Republican. Despite Carter being a hometown guy and incumbent President Ford fairly moderate compared to current Republicans, most Southern whites ended up voting Republican. So, it can be established that in presidential elections from hereon, Southern white evangelicals were happy to vote Republican. However, it’s worth noting that at this time more of them still identified as Democrats than Republicans. Looking at the 1980 election map, it seems like another era to us today. The West Coast and even New England appear solidly Republican and the blue patches are mostly in the South. Hardly the switch of sides we thought had happened. However, the Reagan Era and the Conservative Revolution in the Republican party gained the support of the South. By 1984, more Southerners finally identified as Republican than Democrat. In the 1984 election itself, when the Democratic candidate was soundly defeated, again the base of support makes itself clear. Even though Mondale only won his home state of Minnesota, he won: NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, Detroit, St Louis, Milwaukee, Madison, Cleveland, Pittsburgh. Yep, once again, the urban enclaves are the Dem base. STEP 6: Clinton to Bush The 1988 election shows that after a crushing 49-state landslide defeat in 1984, when the Democrats began to rebuild in 1988, it was from the North. It was still a sound defeat but it established new Democratic areas of strength in the liberal Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest regions. Labour-heavy West Virginia stands out as the sole southern state not to vote for Bush. Importantly, as the Republican party was becoming ever more conservative-orientated, this was the last time former Republican bastions such as California, Illinois and Vermont voted Republican. Though the Clinton Era again allowed Democrats to become competitive in the South, Clinton still lost the Southern white vote by high margins. In 1996, for example, his second strongest state in the Deep South region other than his home state of Arkansas was Louisiana. He won this state by a double digit margin yet only won a 1/3 of the white vote. Without the black vote, Democrats would have been unable to compete in the South. And so we come to the end of the journey at 2000 where we finally recognise the modern political map. Without a charismatic Southern-sounding Arkansian boasting the Democratic candidacy, every state of the South (excluding mid-Atlantic Maryland and Delaware) gives its complete support to the Republicans. And as I’m sure any Democrat is aware, this was in a year when Republicans lost the popular vote. The South, along with the Plains States and Upper Mountain West, now formed the Republican base. The main thing you should take away from this is that if there was a switch of sides it was slow and gradual. The Democratic Party has been the home of liberals since the 1930s. The regional flip took more time, between 1964 and 2000 there was rarely an obvious divide between North and South in elections due to a large number of other trends in the country such as the urban-rural divide. Today though, interestingly, it seems as if this trend may be reversing. Georgia, Florida and Texas are all trending blue and Minnesota, Michigan and Maine are returning to at least becoming competitive again for Republicans.

Was Uncle Tim Scott lying when he said America is not a racist country?

Tim Scott was obviously lying. Of course, you could ask any of the following for their own opinion on Tim Scott’s ridiculous claim — this is a partial list of the unarmed blacks who have been murdered by police officers. However, unfortunately, these Americans can no longer answer you — being permanently dead: Daunte Demetrius Wright, October 27, 2000 - April 11, 2021, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Shot: Brooklyn Center Police Officer, April 11, 2021 Marvin David Scott III, 1995 - March 14, 2021, McKinney, Texas Peppered sprayed/Restrained with spit hood/Asphyxiated: 7 Collin County Jail Detention Officers, March 14, 2021 Patrick Lynn Warren Sr., October 7, 1968 - January 10, 2021, Killeen, Texas Shot: Killeen Police Officer, January 10, 2021 Vincent “Vinny” M. Belmonte, September 14, 2001 - January 5, 2021, Cleveland, Ohio Shot: Cleveland Police Officer, January 5, 20201 Angelo Quinto, March 10, 1990 - December 26, 2020, Antioch, California Knee on neck/Asphyxiated: December 23, 2020 Andre Maurice Hill, May 23, 1973 - December 22, 2020, Columbus, Ohio Shot: December 22, 2020, Columbus Police Officer Casey Christopher Goodson Jr., January 30, 1997 - December 4, 2020, Columbus, Ohio Shot: December 4, 2020, Franklin County Sheriff Deputy Angelo “AJ” Crooms, May 15, 2004 - November 13, 2020, Cocoa, Florida Shot: November 13, 2020, Brevard County Sheriff Deputies Sincere Pierce, April 2, 2002 - November 13, 2020, Cocoa, Florida Shot: November 13, 2020, Brevard County Sheriff Deputies Marcellis Stinnette, June 17, 2001 - October 20, 2020, Waukegan, Illinois Shot: October 20, 2020, Waukegan Police Officer Jonathan Dwayne Price, November 3, 1988 - October 3, 2020, Wolfe City, Texas Tasered/Shot: October 3, 2020, Wolfe City Police Officer Dijon Durand Kizzee, February 5, 1991 - August 31, 2020 ,Los Angeles, California Shot: August 21, 2020, Los Angeles County Police Rayshard Brooks, January 31, 1993 - June 12, 2020 ,Atlanta, Georgia Shot: June 12, 2020, Atlanta Police Officer Carlos Carson, May 16, 1984 - June 6, 2020 ,Tulsa, Oklahoma Pepper Sprayed/Shot in Head: June 6, 2020, Knights Inn Tulsa Armed Security Guard, former sergeant and detention officer with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office David McAtee, August 3, 1966 - June 1, 2020, Louisville, Kentucky Shot: June 1, 2020, Louisville Metropolitan Police Officer Tony “Tony the TIger” McDade, 1982 - May 27, 2020 ,Tallahassee, Florida Shot: May 27, 2020, Tallahassee Police Officers George Perry Floyd, October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020, Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota Knee on neck/Asphyxiated: May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Officer Dreasjon “Sean” Reed, 1999 - May 6, 2020, Indianapolis, Indiana Shot: May 6, 2020, Unidentified Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Brent Charles Ramos, January 1, 1978 - April 24, 2020, Austin, Texas Shot: April 24, 2020, Austin Police Detectives Daniel T. Prude, September 20, 1978 - March 30, 2020, Rochester, New York Asphyxiation: March 23, 2020, Rochester Police Officers Breonna Taylor, June 5, 1993 - March 13, 2020, Louisville, Kentucky Shot: March 13, 2020, Louisville Metro Police Officers Manuel “Mannie” Elijah Ellis, August 28, 1986 - March 3, 2020, Tacoma, Washington Physical restraint/Hypoxia: March 3, 2020, Tacoma Police Officers William Howard Green, March 16, 1976 - January 27, 2020, Temple Hills, Maryland Shot: January 27, 2020, Prince George’s County Police Officer John Elliot Neville, 1962 - December 4, 2019, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Asphyxiated (hog-tied in prone position)/Heart Attack/Brain Injury: December 2, 2019, Forsyth County Sheriff Officers Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, November 28, 1990 - October 12, 2019, Fort Worth, Texas Shot: October 12, 2019, Fort Worth Police Officer Elijah McClain, February 25, 1996 - August 30, 2019 ,Aurora, Colorado Chokehold/Ketamine/Heart Attack: August 24, 2019, Aurora Police Officers and Paramedic Ronald Greene, September 28, 1969 - May 10, 2019, Monroe, Louisiana Stun gun/Force: May 10, 2019, Louisiana State Police Javier Ambler, October 7, 1978 - March 28, 2019 ,Austin, Texas Tasered/Electrocuted: March 28, 2019, Williamson County Sheriff Deputy Sterling Lapree Higgins, October 27, 1981 - March 25, 2019 ,Union City, Tennessee Choke hold/Asphyxiation: March 24-25, 2019, Union City Police Officer and Obion County Sheriff Deputies Gregory Lloyd Edwards, September 23, 1980 - December 10, 2018, Brevard County Jail, Cocoa, Florida Kneed, Punched, Pepper Sprayed, Tasered, and Strapped into a restraint chair with a spit hood over his head/Failure to Provide Medical Care: December 9, 2019, Brevard County Sheriffs Emantic “EJ” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., June 18, 1997 - November 22, 2018, Hoover, Alabama Shot: November 22, 2018, Unidentified Hoover Police Officers Charles “Chop” Roundtree Jr., September 5, 2000 - October 17, 2018, San Antonio, Texas Shot: October 17, 2018, San Antonio Police Officer Chinedu Okobi, February 13, 1982 - October 3, 2018, Millbrae, California Tasered/Electrocuted: October 3, 2018, San Mateo County Sheriff Sergeant and Sheriff Deputies Anton Milbert LaRue Black, October 18, 1998 - September 15, 2018, Greensboro, Maryland Tasered/Sudden Cardiac Arrest: September 15, 2018, Greensboro Police Officers Botham Shem Jean, September 29, 1991 - September 6, 2018, Dallas, Texas Shot: September 6, 2018, Dallas Police Officer Antwon Rose Jr., July 12, 2000 - June 19, 2018, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Shot: June 19, 2018, East Pittsburgh Police Officer Saheed Vassell, December 22, 1983 - April 4, 2018, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: April 4, 2018, Four Unnamed New York City Police Officers Stephon Alonzo Clark, August 10, 1995 - March 18, 2018, Sacramento, California Shot: March 18, 2018, Sacramento Police Officers Dennis Plowden Jr., 1992 - December 28, 2017, East Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shot: December 27, 2017, Philadelphia Police Officer Bijan Ghaisar, September 4, 1992 - November 27, 2017, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Alexandria, Virginia Shot: November 17, 2017, U.S. Park Police Officers Aaron Bailey, 1972 - June 29, 2017, Indianapolis, Indiana Shot: June 29, 2017, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officers Charleena Chavon Lyles, April 24, 1987 - June 18, 2017, Seattle, Washington Shot: June 18, 2017, Seattle Police Officers Fetus of Charleena Chavon Lyles (14-15 weeks), June 18, 2017, Seattle, Washington Shot: June 18, 2017, Seattle Police Officers Jordan Edwards, October 25, 2001 - April 29, 2017, Balch Springs, Texas Shot: April 29, 2017, Balch Springs Officer Chad Robertson, 1992 - February 15, 2017, Chicago, Illinois Shot: February 8, 2017, Chicago Police Officer Deborah Danner, September 25, 1950 - October 18, 2016, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: October 18, 2016, New York City Police Officers Alfred Olango, July 29, 1978 - September 27, 2016, El Cajon, California Shot: September 27, 2016, El Cajon Police Officers Terence Crutcher, August 16, 1976 - September 16, 2016, Tulsa, Oklahoma Shot: September 16, 2016, Tulsa Police Officer Terrence LeDell Sterling, July 31, 1985 - September 11, 2016, Washington, DC Shot: September 11, 2016, Washington Metropolitan Police Officer Korryn Gaines, August 24, 1993 - August 1, 2016, Randallstown, Maryland Shot: August 1, 2016, Baltimore County Police Joseph Curtis Mann, 1966 - July 11, 2016, Sacramento, California Shot: July 11, 2016, Sacramento Police Officers Philando Castile, July 16, 1983 - July 6, 2016, Falcon Heights, Minnesota Shot: July 6, 2016, St. Anthony Police Officer Alton Sterling, June 14, 1979 - July 5, 2016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Shot: July 5, 2016, Baton Rouge Police Officers Bettie “Betty Boo” Jones, 1960 - December 26, 2015, Chicago, Illinois Shot: December 26, 2015, Chicago Police Officer Quintonio LeGrier, April 29, 1996 - December 26, 2015, Chicago, Illinois Shot: December 26, 2015, Chicago Police Officer Corey Lamar Jones, February 3, 1984 - October 18, 2015, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Shot: October 18, 2015, Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Jamar O’Neal Clark, May 3, 1991 - November 16, 2015, Minneapolis, Minnesota Shot: November 15, 2015, Minneapolis Police Officers Jeremy “Bam Bam” McDole, 1987 - September 23, 2015, Wilmington, Delaware Shot: September 23, 2015, Wilmington Police Officers India Kager, June 9, 1988 - September 5, 2015, Virginia Beach, Virginia Shot: September 5, 2015, Virginia Beach Police Officers Samuel Vincent DuBose, March 12, 1972 - July 19, 2015, Cincinnati, Ohio Shot: July 19, 2015, University of Cincinnati Police Officer Sandra Bland, February 7, 1987 - July 13, 2015, Waller County, Texas Excessive Force/Wrongful Death/Suicide (?): July 10, 2015, Texas State Trooper Brendon K. Glenn, 1986 - May 5, 2015, Venice, California Shot: May 5, 2015, Los Angeles Police Officer Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., August 16, 1989 - April 19, 2015, Baltimore, Maryland Brute Force/Spinal Injuries: April 12, 2015, Baltimore City Police Officers Walter Lamar Scott, February 9, 1965 - April 4, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina Shot: April 4, 2015, North Charleston Police Officer Eric Courtney Harris, October 10, 1971 - April 2, 2015, Tulsa, Oklahoma Shot: April 2, 2015, Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Phillip Gregory White, 1982 - March 31, 2015, Vineland, New Jersey K-9 Mauling/Respiratory distress: March 31, 2015, Vineland Police Officers Mya Shawatza Hall, December 5, 1987 - March 30, 2015, Fort Meade, Maryland Shot: March 30, 2015, National Security Agency Police Officers Meagan Hockaday, August 27, 1988 - March 28, 2015, Oxnard, California Shot: March 28, 2015, Oxnard Police Officer Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr., October 18, 1995 - March 6, 2015, Madison, Wisconsin Shot: March 6, 2015, Madison Police Officer Janisha Fonville, March 3, 1994 - February 18 2015, Charlotte, North Carolina Shot: February 18, 2015, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Natasha McKenna, January 9, 1978 - February 8, 2015, Fairfax County, Virginia Tasered/Cardiac Arrest: February 3, 2015, Fairfax County Sheriff Deputies Jerame C. Reid, June 8, 1978 - December 30, 2014, Bridgeton, New Jersey Shot: December 30, 2014, Bridgeton Police Officer Rumain Brisbon, November 24, 1980 - December 2, 2014, Phoenix, Arizona Shot: December 2, 2014, Phoenix Police Officer Tamir Rice, June 15, 2002 - November 22, 2014, Cleveland, Ohio Shot: November 22, 2014, Cleveland Police Officer Akai Kareem Gurley, November 12, 1986 - November 20, 2014, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: November 20, 2014, New York City Police Officer Tanisha N. Anderson, January 22, 1977 - November 13, 2014, Cleveland, Ohio Physically Restrained/Brute Force: November 13, 2014, Cleveland Police Officers Dante Parker, August 14, 1977 - August 12, 2014, Victorville, California Tasered/Excessive Force: August 12, 2014, San Bernardino County Sheriff Deputies Ezell Ford, October 14, 1988 - August 11, 2014, Florence, Los Angeles, California Shot: August 11, 2014, Los Angeles Police Officers Michael Brown Jr., May 20, 1996 - August 9, 2014, Ferguson, Missouri Shot: August 9, 2014, Ferguson Police Officer John Crawford III, July 29, 1992 - August 5, 2014, Beavercreek, Ohio Shot: August 5, 2014, Beavercreek Police Officer Tyree Woodson, July 8, 1976 - August 2, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland Shot: August 2, 2014, Baltimore City Police Officer Eric Garner, September 15, 1970 - July 17, 2014, Staten Island, New York Choke hold/Suffocated: July 17, 2014, New York City Police Officer Dontre Hamilton, January 20, 1983 - April 30, 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Shot: April 30, 2014, Milwaukee Police Officer Victor White III, September 11, 1991 - March 3, 2014, New Iberia, Louisiana Shot: March 2, 2014, Iberia Parish Sheriff Deputy Gabriella Monique Nevarez, November 25, 1991 - March 2, 2014, Citrus Heights, California Shot: March 2, 2014, Citrus Heights Police Officers Yvette Smith, December 18, 1966 - February 16, 2014, Bastrop County, Texas Shot: February 16, 2014, Bastrop County Sheriff Deputy McKenzie J. Cochran, August 25, 1988 - January 29, 2014, Southfield, Michigan Pepper Sprayed/Compression Asphyxiation: January 28, 2014, Northland Mall Security Guards Jordan Baker, 1988 - January 16, 2014, Houston, Texas Shot: January 16, 2014, Off-duty Houston Police Officer Andy Lopez, June 2, 2000 - October 22, 2013, Santa Rosa, California Shot: October 22, 2013, Sonoma County Sheriff Deputy Miriam Iris Carey, August 12, 1979 - October 3, 2013, Washington, DC Shot 26 times: October 3, 2013, U. S. Secret Service Officer Barrington “BJ” Williams, 1988 - September 17, 2013, New York City, New York Neglect/Disdain/Asthma Attack: September 17, 2013, New York City Police Officers Jonathan Ferrell, October 11, 1989 - September 14, 2013, Charlotte, North Carolina Shot: September 14, 2013, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Carlos Alcis, 1970 - August 15, 2013, Brooklyn, New York City Heart Attack/Neglect: August 15, 2013, New York City Police Officers Larry Eugene Jackson Jr., November 29, 1980 - July 26, 2013, Austin, Texas Shot: July 26, 2013, Austin Police Detective Kyam Livingston, July 29, 1975 - July 21, 2013, New York City, New York Neglect/Ignored pleas for help: July 20-21, 2013, New York City Police Officers Clinton R. Allen, September 26, 1987 - March 10, 2013, Dallas, Texas Tasered and Shot: March 10, 2013, Dallas Police Officer Kimani “KiKi” Gray, October 19, 1996 - March 9, 2013, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: March 9, 2013, New York Police Officers Kayla Moore, April 17, 1971 - February 13, 2013, Berkeley, California Restrained face-down prone: February 12, 2013, Berkeley Police Officers Jamaal Moore Sr., 1989 - December 15, 2012, Chicago, Illinois Shot: December 15, 2012, Chicago Police Officer Johnnie Kamahi Warren, February 26, 1968 - February 13, 2012, Dothan, Alabama Tasered/Electrocuted: December 10, 2012, Houston County (AL) Sheriff Deputy Shelly Marie Frey, April 21, 1985 - December 6, 2012, Houston, Texas Shot: December 6, 2012, Off-duty Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darnisha Diana Harris, December 11, 1996 - December 2, 2012, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Shot: December 2, 2012, Breaux Bridge Police Office Timothy Russell, December 9. 1968 - November 29, 2012, Cleveland, Ohio 137 Rounds/Shot 23 times: November 29, 2012, Cleveland Police Officers Malissa Williams, June 20, 1982 - November 29, 2012, Cleveland, Ohio 137 Rounds/Shot 24 times: November 29, 2012, Cleveland Police Officers Noel Palanco, November 28, 1989 - October 4, 2012, Queens, New York City, New York Shot: October 4, 2012, New York City Police Officers Reynaldo Cuevas, January 6, 1992 - September 7, 2012, Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: September 7, 2012, New York City Police Officer Chavis Carter, 1991 - July 28, 2012, Jonesboro, Arkansas Shot: July 28, 2012, Jonesboro Police Officer Alesia Thomas, June 1, 1977 - July 22, 2012, Los Angeles, California Brutal Force/Beaten: July 22, 2012, Los Angeles Police Officers Shantel Davis, May 26, 1989 - June 14, 2012, New York City, New York Shot: June 14, 2012, New York City Police Officer Sharmel T. Edwards, October 10, 1962 - April 21, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada Shot: April 21, 2012, Las Vegas Police Officers Tamon Robinson, December 21, 1985 - April 18, 2012, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Run over by police car: April 12, 2012, New York City Police Officers Ervin Lee Jefferson, III, 1994 - March 24, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia Shot: March 24, 2012, Shepperson Security & Escort Services Security Guards Kendrec McDade, May 5, 1992 - March 24, 2012, Pasadena, California Shot: March 24, 2012, Pasadena Police Officers Rekia Boyd, November 5, 1989 - March 21, 2012, Chicago, Illinois Shot: March 21, 2012, Off-duty Chicago Police Detective Shereese Francis, 1982 - March 15, 2012, Queens, New York City, New York Suffocated to death: March 15, 2012, New York City Police Officers Jersey K. Green, June 17, 1974 - March 12, 2012, Aurora, Illinois Tasered/Electrocuted: March 12, 2012, Aurora Police Officers Wendell James Allen, December 19, 1991 - March 7, 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: March 7, 2012, New Orleans Police Officer Nehemiah Lazar Dillard, July 29, 1982 - March 5, 2012, Gainesville, Florida Tasered/Electrocuted: March 5, 2012, Alachua County Sheriff Deputies Dante’ Lamar Price, July 18, 1986 - March 1, 2012, Dayton, Ohio Shot: March 1, 2012, Ranger Security Guards Raymond Luther Allen Jr., 1978 - February 29, 2012, Galveston, Texas Tasered/Electrocuted: February 27, 2012, Galveston Police Officers Manual Levi Loggins Jr., February 22, 1980 - February 7, 2012, San Clemente, Orange County, California Shot: February 7, 2012, Orange County Sheriff Deputy Ramarley Graham, April 12, 1993 - February 2, 2012, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: February 2, 2012, New York City Police Officer Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., April 12, 1943 - November 19, 2011, White Plains, New York Tasered/Electrocuted/Shot: November 19, 2011, White Plains Police Officers Alonzo Ashley, June 10, 1982 - July 18, 2011, Denver, Colorado Tasered/Electrocuted: July 18, 2011, Denver Police Officers Derek Williams, January 23, 1989 - July 6, 2011, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Blunt Force/Respiratory distress: July 6, 2011, Milwaukee Police Officers Raheim Brown, Jr., March 4, 1990 - January 22, 2011, Oakland, California Shot: January 22, 2011, Oakland Unified School District Police Reginald Doucet, June 3, 1985 - January 14, 2011, Los Angeles, California Shot: January 14, 2011, Los Angeles Police Officer Derrick Jones, September 30, 1973 - November 8, 2010, Oakland, California Shot: November 8, 2010, Oakland Police Officers Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr., October 29, 1990 - October 17, 2010, Pleasantville, New York Shot: October 17, 2020, Pleasantville Police Officer Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones, July 20, 2002 - May 16, 2010, Detroit, Michigan Shot: May 16, 2010, Detroit Police Officer Steven Eugene Washington, September 20, 1982 - March 20, 2010, Los Angeles, California Shot: March 20, 2010, Los Angeles County Police Aaron Campbell, September 7, 1984 - January 29, 2010, Portland, Oregon Shot: January 29, 2010, Portland Police Officer Kiwane Carrington, July 14, 1994 - October 9, 2009, Champaign, Illinois Shot: October 9, 2019, Champaign Police Officer Victor Steen, November 11, 1991 - October 3, 2009, Pensacola, Florida Tasered/Run over: October 3, 2009, Pensacola Police Officer Shem Walker, March 18, 1960 - July 11, 2009, Brooklyn, New York Shot: July 11, 2009, New York City Undercover C-94 Police Officer Oscar Grant III, February 27, 1986 - January 1, 2009, Oakland, California Shot: January 1, 2009, BART Police Officer Tarika Wilson, October 30, 1981 - January 4, 2008, Lima, Ohio Shot January 4, 2008, Lima Police Officer DeAunta Terrel Farrow, September 7, 1994 - June 22, 2007, West Memphis, Arkansas Shot: June 22, 2007, West Memphis (AR) Police Officer Sean Bell, May 23, 1983 - November 25, 2006, Queens, New York City, New York Shot: November 25, 2006, New York City Police Officers Kathryn Johnston, June 26, 1914 - November 21, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia Shot: November 21, 2006, Undercover Atlanta Police Officers Ronald Curtis Madison, March 1, 1965 - September 4, 2005, Danziger Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: September 4, 2005, New Orleans Police Officers James B. Brissette Jr., November 6, 1987 - September 4, 2005, Danziger Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: September 4, 2005, New Orleans Police Officers Henry “Ace” Glover, October 2, 1973 - September 2, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: September 2, 2005, New Orleans Police Officers Timothy Stansbury, Jr., November 16, 1984 - January 24, 2004, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: January 24, 2004, New York City Police Officer Ousmane Zongo, 1960 - May 22, 2003, New York City, New York Shot: May 22, 2003, New York City Police Officer Alberta Spruill, 1946 - May 16, 2003, New York City, New York Stun grenade thrown into her apartment led to a heart attack: May 16, 2003, New York City Police Officer Kendra Sarie James, December 24, 1981 - May 5, 2003, Portland, Oregon Shot: May 5, 2003, Portland Police Officer Orlando Barlow, December 29, 1974 - February 28, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada Shot: February 28, 2003, Las Vegas Police Officer Nelson Martinez Mendez, 1977 - August 8, 2001, Bellevue, Washington Shot: August 8, 2001, Bellevue Police Officer Timothy DeWayne Thomas Jr., July 25, 1981 - April 7, 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio Shot: April 7, 2001, Cincinnati Police Patrolman Ronald Beasley, 1964 - June 12, 2000, Dellwood, Missouri Shot: June 12, 2000, Dellwood Police Officers Earl Murray, 1964 - June 12, 2000, Dellwood, Missouri Shot: June 12, 2000, Dellwood Police Officers Patrick Moses Dorismond, February 28, 1974 - March 16, 2000, New York City, New York Shot: March 16, 2000, New York City Police Officer Prince Carmen Jones Jr., March 30, 1975 - September 1, 2000, Fairfax County, Virginia Shot: September 1, 2000, Prince George’s County Police Officer Malcolm Ferguson, October 31, 1976 - March 1, 2000, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: March 1, 2000, New York City Police Officer LaTanya Haggerty, 1973 - June 4, 1999, Chicago, Illinois Shot: June 4, 1999, Chicago Police Officer Margaret LaVerne Mitchell, 1945 - May 21, 1999, Los Angeles, California Shot: May 21, 1999, Los Angeles Police Officer Amadou Diallo, September 2, 1975 - February 4, 1999, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: February 4, 1999, New York City Police Officers Tyisha Shenee Miller, March 9, 1979 - December 28, 1998, Riverside, California Shot: December 28, 1998, Riverside Police Officers Dannette “Strawberry” Daniels, January 25, 1966 - June 7, 1997, Newark, New Jersey Shot: June 7, 1997, Newark Police Officer Frankie Ann Perkins, 1960 - March 22, 1997, Chicago, Illinois Brutal Force/Strangled: March 22, 1997, Chicago Police Officers Nicholas Heyward Jr., August 26, 1981 - September 27, 1994, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: September 27, 1994, New York City Police Officer Mary Mitchell, 1950 - November 3, 1991 , The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: November 3, 1991, New York City Police Officer Yvonne Smallwood, July 26, 1959 - December 9, 1987, New York City, New York Severely beaten/Massive blood clot: December 3, New York City Police Officers Eleanor Bumpers, August 22, 1918 - October 29, 1984, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: October 29, 1984, New York City Police Officer Michael Jerome Stewart, May 9, 1958 - September 28, 1983, New York City, New York Brutal Force: September 15, 1983, New York City Transit Police Eula Mae Love, August 8, 1939 - January 3, 1979, Los Angeles, California Shot: January 3, 1979, Los Angeles County Police Officers Arthur Miller Jr., 1943 - June 14, 1978, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Chokehold/Strangled: June 14, 1978, New York City Police Officers Randolph Evans, April 5, 1961 - November 25, 1976, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot in head: November 25, 1976, New York City Police Officer Barry Gene Evans, August 29, 1958 - February 10, 1976, Los Angeles, California Shot: February 10, 1976, Los Angeles Police Officers Rita Lloyd, November 2, 1956 - January 27, 1973, New York City, New York Shot: January 27, 1973, New York City Police Officer Henry Dumas, July 20, 1934 - May 23, 1968, Harlem, New York City, New York Shot: May 23, 1968, New York City Transit Police Officer *************************************************

What city in Tennessee would you move to if you could not move to Nashville or Memphis?

I’ve lived in a very small town in Kentucky (300 pop.) but I grew up in a very large metro area—Philadelphia. My actual home address was in a suburban-community of 3000. I’ve since retired and moved to a 300,000 suburb of Atlanta. Yuk to traffic and double yuk to crime here. I’ve lived in West Knoxville and was a group who fought Mayor Randy Tyree on annexation in 1981 and won in court. But that’s all to explain that big cities have big problems. Small towns have small-time gossips. I’ve spent time working in Kyles Ford, Tennessee and Sneedville, TN. I worked in Morristown and Newport also. Sweetwater, Tennessee was my introduction to the South, having moved from Cincinnati to the South—y’all! I attended college in Cincinnati and K-town and UT Knoxville. I’ve met the ,Melungeon, people out on Snake Hollow Road in Hancock County! Remote and isolated area. I’ve spent time in Memphis and been to Graceland numerous times. I’ve spent an evening on Beale Street! I’ve been to the Grand Ole Opry and all over Nashville. (Traffic sucks) My choice would be Townsend (between Maryville and Gatlinburg) along the Little River. Lovely, serene, remote, great place to unwind from life as my dotage progresses. Sevier County was one of my telco areas on which I have driven every road, dirt path and 4-lane highway. Original Question: ,What city in Tennessee would you move to if you could not move to Nashville or Memphis?

How many states are there in the United States?

To expand on ,Myles Guest,’s answer- West Coast (California, Washington State, Oregon) Size- 333,524 sq. miles (863,823 sq. kilometers) Population- 51,085,172 Liberal, although rural areas are quite conservative Far more leisurely pace of life compared to the Northeast Wide swaths of Desert in Southern California, Eastern Washington, and Eastern Oregon Tends to be quite rainy in Coastal Washington, Oregon, and Northern California Very diverse population All three states are huge Lots of weed Huge tech industry Beautiful beaches Great outdoor opportunities and natural wonders Very urbanized People tend to be quite friendly, albeit it seems pretty superficial Well educated populace, although public school system quality varies, the region is home to excellent universities such as UCLA, UC Berkley, UC Davis, USC, University of Oregon, University of Washington, and more Entertainment industry is huge Very entrepreneurial-minded populace Spanish is widely spoken Lots of fantastic Asian and Mexican cuisine. Large Korean, Japanese, Filipino, and Latino/Hispanic population Very high cost of living Below average in terms of religiosity Youthful and growing population Major cities in the region include- Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland (OR), and Seattle Los Angeles is the largest city on the West Coast and the 2nd largest in the nation with about 4 million inhabitants Silicon Valley is testament to the West Coast’s entrepreneurial mindset. Many world-famous companies such as Google, Apple, and Facebook are based out of the Silicon Valley. Seattle is also a tech juggernaut with Amazon Inc., Microsoft, and Boeing getting their starts in Seattle The West Coast is home to wide swaths of desert throughout California, Oregon, and Washington New England (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont) Size- 62,688 sq. miles (162,361 sq. kilometers) Population- 14,810,001 Solidly liberal, the Democratic Party is competitive and successful in rural New England Southern New England (Mass, Conn, RI) are fast paced states with some aggressive drivers High population density (Southern New England has a population density comparable to Belgium) Although Southern New England is very densely populated and urbanized, Northern New England is still very rural with most people living in small towns or rural areas Small size. All of the New England states are some of the smallest in the nation with the exception of Maine which is over 50% of New England’s land area. New England is officially the smallest region in the United States by a very long shot Lots of weed ((Seriously, all six New England states beat ,California, in terms of the proportion of people using weed with all six New England states among the top ten “stoner” states)) Traditionally Roman Catholic, however rates of church attendance, prayer, and belief in God are the lowest in the US (majority are irreligious) here in New England, especially in Northern New England. Religious landscape is similar to Canada Heavily forested and mountainous. New England states are among the most forested in the United States Very homogenous population with the exception of large cities in Southern New England Some of the best seafood on the planet, and obviously a seafood-orientated cuisine Cold and dreary Winters Populace tends to be quiet and rather introverted. It may be difficult to make friends if moving here World renowned for its Autumns Very affluent region with the lowest poverty levels in the nation along with a high cost of living. Taxes are also some of the highest in the nation here Large Francophone minority in Northern New England Very outdoorsy minded people. Hunting, skiing, boating, hiking, and 4x4ing are popular activities Well known for its maple syrup Some people say that New Englanders have funny accents and vocabulary. Not everybody has a “Boston” accent, but the New England accent is still quite prevalent, especially among natives and older people Very intellectual and well-educated populace with New England being one of the intellectual meccas of the planet with Boston and the Greater New England region being home to some of the best universities on the planet. To no surprise, New England is the best educated region in the United States with excellent public school systems and the highest proportion of adults attaining higher degrees. We all know the famous New England universities such as Harvard, Brown, Yale, Dartmouth, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Colby, UMass Amherst, Tufts etc.. New Englanders are rabid sports fans. College sports aren’t very popular with the exception of hockey and basketball, but almost everyone in New England follows the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics with upmost loyalty. Very little agriculture with New England being one of the prime industrial areas of the world in its heyday. Nowadays services and high-tech manufacturing are the prime cornerstones of our economy Very historical and old by American standards Aging population and a very low birthrate. Population decline on the forecast, especially in the Northern half where the median age is about 44 years, the oldest in the United States Major cities in the region include- Boston, Worcester, Providence, Stamford, Hartford, Manchester, Portland (ME), and Burlington (VT) Boston, Massachusetts, New England’s largest city with about 685,000 inhabitants, a city that punches way above its weight in the fields of education, healthcare, technology, and cultural influence Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, New England’s highest peak at 6,288 ft. (1,917M) New England is quite well known for its maritime culture and numerous seaside cities such as Portsmouth, New Hampshire Mid-Atlantic (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, D.C.) Size- 123,790 sq. miles (320,615 sq. kilometers) Population- 49,395,836 Fast paced and aggressive lifestyle Densely populated Very diverse population. The Mid-Atlantic is/was often the gateway for immigrants entering into the United States Heavily urbanized Cold Winters, hot Summers Relatively affluent with high cost of living and Great seafood and pizza Inhabitants tend to be brash and rather blunt. It may come off as rude to some Arguably the most important region of the United States. It is home to our government and New York City is our prime financial and cultural center Relatively mountainous away from the coast Not really entrepreneurial minded compared to the West Coast. Much more hierarchical work environment and culture Well educated populace, public school systems are quite good and the region is also home to excellent universities such as Colombia, Princeton, John Hopkins, NYU, SUNY Buffalo/Stony Brook, UPenn, and more Mostly Roman Catholic, however below average in terms of religiosity Mostly liberal although rural areas can be quite conservative Entertainment industry is also quite large in the Mid-Atlantic with numerous actors and musicians having their start in New York City Upstate New York is severely underrated for its natural beauty and outdoor excursions Similar to New England, the Mid-Atlantic is also quite historical by American standards Stagnant population growth Major cities include- New York City, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Newark, Buffalo, Albany, and Wilmington New York City, the largest city in the United States and one of the most important cultural and economic centers on the planet Along with the Mid-Atlantic’s huge power regarding economics and culture, they are also home to our nation’s capital where one of the world’s most powerful nations makes its decisions Although this region is known for its bustling cities, it has a well-kept secret, Upstate New York, one of the most underrated places in the United States The South (Virginia, Carolinas, West Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma) Size- 835,387 sq. miles (2,163,642 sq. kilometers) Population- 112,336,036 Mild Winters with little to no snowfall. Summers are very hot and humid Historically very agricultural and still is to this day Friendly and warm populace. Southerners are some of the most hospitable and welcoming people in the US The South is pretty known for having a slow and leisurely pace of life Diverse population. The American South is home to large numbers of Blacks, Latinos/Hispanics, Asians, Florida and Texas have large Spanish speaking populations, and a large Francophone minority in Louisiana. Despite its dark history regarding race, it is arguable that the American South has the best racial integration in the United States in the present The South is very conservative politically. All of the South is pretty solidly Republican with the exceptions of Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina being GOP leaning swing states The South is considered to be very religious with the “Bible Belt” located in the South. Although Louisiana has a fair number of Roman Catholics due to its French origins, most of the South identifies with Evangelical Protestantism. The South leads the nation and the developed world in rates of religiosity, making the American South rather unique as a developed region with such high religiosity Southern cuisine is flat out delicious. Louisiana has a very unique Acadian/Creole infused cuisine and of course the South is quite well known for having some of the best BBQ and fried chicken on the planet The South, similar to New England, is actually pretty outdoorsy with wide outdoor opportunities. The prospects for hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, and 4x4ing are quite ample The South isn’t very affluent with high levels of poverty, however the cost of living is among the lowest in the United States. 80K a year stretches you much farther here than 80k a year in Massachusetts College football almost rivals Christianity as a religion in the South with some of the best NCAA DI teams in the nation hailing from the SEC conference Like New England, the South is also known for its accents, but due to the increased diversity of the South, the Southern accent isn’t as prevalent as before The South has pretty subpar public school systems, but I will say that the South is also home to some very reputable and excellent universities such as Tulane, Vanderbilt, UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech The South will likely become more and more influential and prevalent in the United States. The population is growing rapidly, many companies are moving to Southern cities such as Dallas and Atlanta, and Florida recently overtook New York as the third most populous state in the nation. The South is rising again, but in a good way The South is also diverse geographically with deserts in Texas, the prairie of Oklahoma, the mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina, and the swamps of Louisiana and Florida Major cities include- Houston, Dallas, Austin, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, and Birmingham Houston, Texas. The largest city in the South with over 2 million inhabitants and is a major player in the fields of logistics, aeronautics, and energy Classic Southern meal of chicken, collard greens, mac n’ cheese, and a biscuit The Bayous of Louisiana where the Acadians settled and created Cajun culture The Midwest (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri) Size- 734,874 sq. miles (1,903,315 sq. kilometers) Population- 68,179,351 Agricultural, especially in the Dakotas, Kansas, and Nebraska while manufacturing is the traditional economic driver of the Great Lakes States (Illinois, Michigan etc..) All of the main American automakers with the exception of Tesla is based out of Detroit, Michigan. Ford, GM, and Chrysler all call Detroit home. Although Illinois and Minnesota are blue states, the rest of the region is kind of all over the place. Michigan and Wisconsin are swing states, Ohio and Iowa are GOP-leaning swing states, Nebraska, Indiana, and Missouri are red states, while the Dakotas and Kansas are among the “reddest of the red.” This is one of the most competitive regions in the nation politically The region ranges from prairies out in the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas to the rolling farmland of Illinois to the sparsely populated forests and lakes of Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan Most of the region is kind of in an economic slump as the nation moves away from manufacturing, however North Dakota is among the fastest growing states in the nation with a booming oil industry and a healthy and growing economy The region is also quite diverse with large amounts of Blacks, Asians, Hispanics/Latinos, and Native Americans. Minnesota and North Dakota are also home to large Somali populations This region received large amounts of immigration from Germany and Scandinavia/Nordic nations. The cuisine is hearty and simple along with plenty of beer. Wisconsin in particular is known for its brewers The region is pretty average in terms of religiosity with the Lutheran Church being more prevalent here than anywhere else, mainly due to the large amount of immigration from Germany and Scandinavia/Nordic nations Winters are cold and snowy with very hot Summers Most of the region has a pretty neutral American accent (the one you hear in TV and movies) although many in Minnesota and North Dakota have accents that sound pretty Canadian People here tend to be quite “wholesome” for a lack of a better term and quite friendly The cost of living is quite low and your salary can stretch quite far here This region also has many outdoor pursuits with hunting, boating, and fishing being big here The school systems here are varying in quality and this region is home to some excellent universities such as the University of Chicago, Notre Dame University, University of Michigan, and Marquette College football is also quite big here with well known teams from the University of Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and more. This region is also huge in college basketball with Notre Dame, Indiana University, University of Kansas, etc.. having successful basketball teams Overall, there is population decline, especially in Illinois and Michigan, while North and South Dakota are growing quite rapidly Major cities in this region include- Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland, Fargo, Des Moines, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Wichita, Indianapolis, and more Chicago, Illinois. The region’s largest city with 2.7 million inhabitants, and the third largest in the US. Chicago is an important economic and cultural center and is a world city The Ford F-150, manufactured in Michigan, has been the best selling vehicle in the United States and Canada for over 20 years and running The Great Lakes are one of the key features of the Midwest and the Great Lakes led to the Midwest becoming an industrial powerhouse. The Great Lakes contain 21% of the world’s freshwater volume Mountain West, ,(Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico) Size- 863,942 sq. miles (2,237,600 sq. kilometers) Population- 24,158,117 These states are very sparsely populated and huge in size. To give perspective, they are larger than many nations, and some are over 2.5x the size of the entire New England region The region is heavily urbanized and the economy revolves around services and resource extraction along with the federal government owning a vast amount of land in this region This region ranges from arid deserts to alpine mountains and forests. Many of the most beautiful natural wonders in the United States are located in this region This region is quite diverse with a large amounts of Hispanics/Latinos and Native Americans. Spanish is widely spoken in some Mountain West states such as Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico The region is pretty below average in terms of religiosity with the exception of Utah which is the only state where Mormons constitute a majority of the population. Mormons also exist in sizable numbers in Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Arizona People in this region tend to speak in a neutral American accent (the one you hear in tv and movies) Outdoor opportunities in this region are ample with hiking, skiing, and 4x4ing being huge Yes, cowboys still do exist, especially in Montana and Wyoming. Instead of horses, most drive large pick-up trucks and SUVs nowadays Summers tend to be hot and dry while Winters are cold and snowy in more mountainous areas Since there is so little rainfall in this part of the nation, agriculture is only sustainable via irrigation Many of the roads out here are flat and straight for miles and you can go for many miles without seeing any roadside services. The American West really give you a perspective on how huge the United States is The region is politically diverse as well. New Mexico is a blue state while Colorado and Nevada are blue leaning swing states. Arizona and Montana are GOP leaning states while Utah and Idaho are very red states This region is growing rapidly in population, especially in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona. The population is quite young and youthful as well Major cities include- Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Tuscon, Boise, Billings, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, and Cheyenne Phoenix, Arizona, the largest city in the Mountain West region with over 1.5 million inhabitants in the middle of a desert wasteland Salt Lake City is home to the world headquarters of the LDS or Mormon Church. The Mountain West is the only region in the United States with a considerable amount of Mormons among its population Anasazi cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. These Native American ruins have been around for hundreds of years. This area has been inhabited by humans since 7500 BCE Alaska and Hawaii Size- 674,199 sq. miles (1,746,167 sq. kilometers) Population- 2,167,333 The only two US states which are separated from the continental United States Hawaii isn’t even in North America. It’s located in Oceania and is the Northernmost island group in Polynesia Alaska is the Northernmost state in the US with part of its territory above the Arctic Circle Alaska is the most sparsely populated and remote state in the US Alaska and Hawaii are very diverse states. Alaska is home to a sizable native population and Hawaii is a blend of everything from Native Hawaiians, Asians, Blacks, Whites, and more. Native languages are spoken by sizable minorities throughout these two states Both of these states are below average in terms of religiosity Hawaii is a solidly blue state while Alaska is a solidly red state Like New England and the West Coast, weed is quite prevalent in Alaska with a high proportion of recreational users Much of Alaska isn’t really hospitable for humans with wide stretches of Arctic tundra and most of the state having a cold climate for most of the year with brief stretches of warm Summer. Hawaii is a tropical paradise with warm temperatures year round As said earlier Alaska is covered in everything from mountains, forests, tundra, and much more. Hawaii is covered in active volcanoes, beautiful beaches, and tropical rainforests The cost of living is also quite high in both of these states due to logistics Major cities include- Honolulu, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Hilo Honolulu, the largest city with over 390,000 inhabitants Denali, the highest peak in the US and North America at 20,310 ft. (6,190M). This peak makes Mt. Washington look like a small hill Native Hawaiians Of course we can’t also forget about the numerous American territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands etc.. These territories are also unique and different in their own ways, but that’s for another question. Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels

Is it a good idea to buy a 5 year old Mercedes-Benz that has 70,000 miles on it?

This answer will provide you with the details that should help you make your own informed and personal decision. Hopefully to prevent a forlornly, awkward, and lost in thought, glassy eyed stare while pumping gas or waiting at light with enivious or remorsfule wonderings. You know the kind. “Should I've taken their advise?” or “How hard would it be to track someone down with only a username?” First, a few facts behind this answer. I've “dabbled” in the automotive industry for at least 40 years. That is all, I'll admit to. (Has nothing to do with ego and everything to do with the nature of this industry). My experience is limited to passenger & racing vehicles. The brands I haven't been employed by are every Japanese car and light truck manufacturer but doesn't exclude motorcycle manufacturers. I've owned a full service shop or two. (Yeah, Okay, at least I'm admitting it and learned my lesson…the second time around..) Working on cars and motorcycles for other people is a deed that never fails to punish you. Yet, I occasionally (didn't say I was a quick learner:,-), turn around and offer assistance to an obvious hood up. Flashing, blinking lights talk to me about mysteries in need of solutions. Lately, I've been associating the briarwood rabbit with those lights as well. Still, I'll make the next 4 right hand turns thinking that was damn good story and that is all. I've owned or possessed for some duration, more marques than can be bought today. I've only purchased 1 brand new vehicle and a manufacturer other than MB but just as large and almost as old, forced me to buy one of their cars, (a truck with 3 letters on it's grill) or loss my job. An egotistical ignorant mistake of a new division boss who was hired straight from college , new nothing about cars but had thing for sword fighting. Touche and Thank you! The vehicle I traded in for that new New Truck was a 1994 S500. This amazing coupe debuted in 1992. The last one to rolled off in Germany in 1999 upon a legendary platform, the C140 / W140 chassis.. 9 years doesn't seem like that long of production run until you understand the C140/ W140 was the Flagship of Mercedes Benz and during that 9 years the engineers didn't learn how to make it better. Nope, they learned how to make it less. See even at a cost of over a $100k for a common luxury sedan/ coupe in 1994, MB was losing money on every one it sold since 1992. Mercedes is known for bringing it all on the If a car is unpopular in the dealership and the manufacturer can't afford the cost of retooling, you will find that vehicle for rent at the more popular rental companies. A drive around the nearest airport is a good indicator of models that you can purchase at a 3rd of their sticker price 60 to 90 days after rolling off a dealers lot. Reason are either bad reputation ie mechanical failure rate or unliked design. MB has never filled any rental car slots other than rental boutiques where they usually only rent high priced cars in very limited numbers. The only MB that I might have seen a little to often was the R series. Who knows maybe it had some issues maybe it didn't. It didn't flood the airports here on the west coast but they popped up at major rental house enough to notice and take off my maybe list. 1994 is the last year Mercedes Benz built the absolute best car you could buy and spared no expense making sure of that. If you bought a 1994 S class today which had been serviced and properly washed according to minimum manufacturers recommendations odds are better than a sure bet that you'd like or more likely love your car and valet wouldn't hesitate to park it up front and close to wear you hand over your keys. If you could find a running 1995 S class and it had also been maintained on schedule (when not interrupted by major repairs and warranty adjustments) you would immediately notice to things as you approach what was the exact same vehicle when it was released. One, valet is a last resort. Two, the interior would make you promise not to admitting you have a car if someone other than immediate family hints they need a ride. Also the owner would be rattling off all the receipts stuffed in the glovebox, center consoles both front and back and more than likely a few folders or boxes within the trunk as if selling points. (Advise; if a seller advertises major repairs or overhauls it's never good news unless it's a expensive necessary scheduled maintenance item they inadvertently paid for before knowing they were selling the car or the repair upgrades or eliminates and known pattern failure designed into the car. More on this later…if your good. 1995 was the year Mercedes Benz decided to compete with all it's intimidators. Prior to 1995 it simply ignored them by simply spending more money on their vehicles than anyone else, but the flattery coming from the far East was becoming more refined as it became more efficient. A subject Mercedes had never concerned itself with. Excess had never been associated with efficient. Don't get me wrong though, pre 1995 MB was a luxury brand like today. It's design wasn't for everyone. Its engineering and fit and finish were seldom rivaled. If you wanted to grow old with one car and you only wanted it initial purchase to be your major outlay, MB was known by those in the know to be that car. We're talking mainly S class here. Though these cars could be found all over the world fufilling unbelievable tasks with millions of miles on their odometers. In fact, the previous S class W124 I believe probably holds the record for most successful chassis created around the world. The band The Clash made a music video when those first came out on location in the middle East and fearured a w124 that had a documented million + miles due to it's day job as a taxi…this wasn't even a liner note at the time because Mercedes wasn't a popular brand in the US and Us customers would never ever believe that a car even a taxi had a million miles on it. US vs REST OF THE WORLD car buyers. This was how Mercedes and Porsche designated their vehicles. The differences were mainly minor law changes concerning laws in saftey specs such as bumper height , angle of bumps inside the lights, color of the lights etc. Which is why it was easy to import a MB into the US by means other then official and why their were so many grey market cars and none today. Yet the difference between European cars and US cars made by GM, FORD and Chrysler was almost unnoticeable in the show room. Within 2 years on the road the difference was as stark as 1994 and 1995 S classes. The difference was simply culture and what Europe demanded was much different than what the big US 3 taught the American public to want. In the US it pretty well known now that we were very advanced in the black arts of marketing and advertising and many nation's were paying attention and taking notes as American children learned to say on phrase more than any other on Saturday morning… I want that. Little did their parents notice as they slept in if they could. Nor did they notice their spending habits and choices changing to habits not their own if TV, newspapers as well as magazines had any time in their shrinking schedules. They sure don't build em like they use to! That statement is absolutely accurate… depending on how you mean it. American youth are convince by aging and mistaken elders into believing that cars built in America were built to last. Hmm, how do I approach this??? As recent as the early 1990s American cars didn't have scheduled maintenance unless that American car or truck was a import that was simply rebadged an American auto. This actually fooled most people even when the imposter was parked beside it's long lost twin from the dock. America had alwAys been a 3k oil change routine and if you were throwing new wires or plugs at it, it was either a commercial or friend of friend told someone cause dealerships here were very slow to become parts changers but due to early strides in marketing witchcraft, the oil industry convinced consumers to change their oil every 3 thousand miles or their car would die. How, by tricking the government who in turned hypnotized the auto industry it was in their best interest. So American , at least a lot of em, changed there oil on such an excessive schedule it's no wonder they thought we wouldn't have any left for the Facebook kids. In reality they were learning to assist in the very short lives of American vehicles. But that is another story. Point is American manufacturers didn't approach cars like a craft it wasn't personal. Since ww11 the corporations in America had vastly expanded assembly plants and quick lines. Soon to be followed by a hungry and inexperienced union labor bill. Hey they had to sell cars not fix em but the right hand didn't think of telling the right hand. So as late as the 80s you could find a “mechanic” who could very well diagnose your car a by just walking up to it while you explained in another language what was wrong. He was bilingual and would ask questions that amazingly led you to believe he had the touch. Well he did, as much as one could when working around cars that averaged 40–60k miles before needing a motor or transmission…but by the eighties the big three were nearing the goal which had always separated them from Europe. The American car buying public was being schooled to purchase a new car every 2 years and damn if the lease thing wouldn't take them there as long as it didn't get categorized as a felony beforehand. So diagnostic wizards of many dealerships became buried in heavy line jobs that slowly killed the life out them. To speed things up a bit, the big three instituted back handed compliments like extended bumper to bumper warranties which buried them in jobs that didn't require and mind just time and a lot of that time was gratzi at least to the “tech” who spent 22 hours replacing your motor after spending more time arguing with the factory rep that it is a warranty related failure than the factory was trainning him anymore. The factory had more in-store for him than just the 12 hours in labor pay he had no choice to settle for in return for the tedious comeback prone work he performed on your US built sedan or coupe and it would be a gift that kept on taking. Not only were customers forbidden from talking to these new “technicians” like lube and chassis tech or heavy line tech. Hell I didn't remember my own title week to week. But they convinced techs that consumers were evil and manipulating, out to steal their hours and just pump them for trade secrets. On top of this if that job they hated for 22hrs that they had to fight for 3 hrs to get approval for, in which they received at most a crappy vhs screening within a very busy shop if they were will to skip some billable hours in order to have a chance at figuring out what the engineers themselves didn't really know, they could relax in the knowledge that they'd have 12 solid hrs on next week's check which almost covered the weekly payment to the parade of tool guys that showed up every week almost everyday but never at lunch time sell crack out of a truck to junkies trying to learn to swim in waters that were changing way to fast due to some very crafty and way to smart well dressed men somewhere on Madison Ave who rarely had no working knowledge of the vehicles whose jobs were stealing your soul and draining your faith in what was once your passion…well don't forget, if that car comes back with any issues, which even the best mechanics of the day had comebacks when removing over 5000 different pieces from the center of a car with up to 25k pieces at the moment and had to set it aside because the factory isn't into fixing cars but guess what, they don't like shipping parts either. So rest assured she'll be back and the factory has given everything away on the sales floor and the dealership wants nothing to do with it so they give you the stink eye as though you could prevent a motor from breaking down that the factory designed to last for only 2 years with a 3 year warranty or perhaps your expensive torque wrench can't keep calibration on the 8000 fasteners you dialed in. No worries man, it's got a lifetime warranty. What else did you expect? Free calibrations? It was so damn funny when the tool guy started laughing , you had to join in to keep your hands on the promise to pay 125 in order to calibrate the tool you bought 2 months ago and not reach up and make real the homicide that is playing inside your head, except you missed the hilarious part about it taking up to six weeks but he tell you that when he tells you he has no loaners, “not on torque wrenchs, that his highest demand loaner!). Yeah, if this sounded like your kinda fun, you too could make six figures and still be considered living in poverty after tool expenses and boy, you hadn't seen computers yet. I mean, you might be asking who the target? But if that was bleak it was for a point. I just have flashbacks and night terrors 4 nights a week these days so imagine if I wrritten this 10 years ago. Europeans trash cars As did most of the people who drove them stateside…Mercedes Benz that is. I don't have a reason but some of worst interiors were not inside caravans. No, there trades in of flagship Mercedes Benz. Some hadn't had the oil changed ever a didn't have any left… but in 2 weeks it would be like new on the used car lot.

People accuse America of 'White Supremacism', but wouldn't a White Supremacist country expel, genocide, or otherwise remove the citizenship of non-whites? Also, wouldn't it censor or murder any 'traitor' who speaks up in their defense.

RE: “wouldn't a White Supremacist country expel, genocide, or otherwise remove the citizenship of non-whites? Also, wouldn't it censor or murder any 'traitor' who speaks up in their defense.” That is ,exactly, what is going on in the United States of America, right now. Sometimes, it is overt. Much more often, it is covert. In other words — ,pay attention. — RE: ,Genocide, — recent cases of unarmed blacks being shot dead or murdered by white police officers: Patrick Lynn Warren Sr., October 7, 1968 - January 10, 2021, Killeen, Texas Shot: Killeen Police Officer, January 10, 2021 Vincent “Vinny” M. Belmonte, September 14, 2001 - January 5, 2021, Cleveland, Ohio Shot: Cleveland Police Officer, January 5, 20201 Angelo Quinto, March 10, 1990 - December 26, 2020, Antioch, California Knee on neck/Asphyxiated: December 23, 2020 Andre Maurice Hill, May 23, 1973 - December 22, 2020, Columbus, Ohio Shot: December 22, 2020, Columbus Police Officer Casey Christopher Goodson Jr., January 30, 1997 - December 4, 2020, Columbus, Ohio Shot: December 4, 2020, Franklin County Sheriff Deputy Angelo “AJ” Crooms, May 15, 2004 - November 13, 2020, Cocoa, Florida Shot: November 13, 2020, Brevard County Sheriff Deputies Sincere Pierce, April 2, 2002 - November 13, 2020, Cocoa, Florida Shot: November 13, 2020, Brevard County Sheriff Deputies Marcellis Stinnette, June 17, 2001 - October 20, 2020, Waukegan, Illinois Shot: October 20, 2020, Waukegan Police Officer Jonathan Dwayne Price, November 3, 1988 - October 3, 2020, Wolfe City, Texas Tasered/Shot: October 3, 2020, Wolfe City Police Officer Dijon Durand Kizzee, February 5, 1991 - August 31, 2020 ,Los Angeles, California Shot: August 21, 2020, Los Angeles County Police Rayshard Brooks, January 31, 1993 - June 12, 2020 ,Atlanta, Georgia Shot: June 12, 2020, Atlanta Police Officer Carlos Carson, May 16, 1984 - June 6, 2020 ,Tulsa, Oklahoma Pepper Sprayed/Shot in Head: June 6, 2020, Knights Inn Tulsa Armed Security Guard, former sergeant and detention officer with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office David McAtee, August 3, 1966 - June 1, 2020, Louisville, Kentucky Shot: June 1, 2020, Louisville Metropolitan Police Officer Tony “Tony the TIger” McDade, 1982 - May 27, 2020 ,Tallahassee, Florida Shot: May 27, 2020, Tallahassee Police Officers George Perry Floyd, October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020, Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota Knee on neck/Asphyxiated: May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Officer Dreasjon “Sean” Reed, 1999 - May 6, 2020, Indianapolis, Indiana Shot: May 6, 2020, Unidentified Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Brent Charles Ramos, January 1, 1978 - April 24, 2020, Austin, Texas Shot: April 24, 2020, Austin Police Detectives Daniel T. Prude, September 20, 1978 - March 30, 2020, Rochester, New York Asphyxiation: March 23, 2020, Rochester Police Officers Breonna Taylor, June 5, 1993 - March 13, 2020, Louisville, Kentucky Shot: March 13, 2020, Louisville Metro Police Officers Manuel “Mannie” Elijah Ellis, August 28, 1986 - March 3, 2020, Tacoma, Washington Physical restraint/Hypoxia: March 3, 2020, Tacoma Police Officers William Howard Green, March 16, 1976 - January 27, 2020, Temple Hills, Maryland Shot: January 27, 2020, Prince George’s County Police Officer John Elliot Neville, 1962 - December 4, 2019, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Asphyxiated (hog-tied in prone position)/Heart Attack/Brain Injury: December 2, 2019, Forsyth County Sheriff Officers Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, November 28, 1990 - October 12, 2019, Fort Worth, Texas Shot: October 12, 2019, Fort Worth Police Officer Elijah McClain, February 25, 1996 - August 30, 2019 ,Aurora, Colorado Chokehold/Ketamine/Heart Attack: August 24, 2019, Aurora Police Officers and Paramedic Ronald Greene, September 28, 1969 - May 10, 2019, Monroe, Louisiana Stun gun/Force: May 10, 2019, Louisiana State Police Javier Ambler, October 7, 1978 - March 28, 2019 ,Austin, Texas Tasered/Electrocuted: March 28, 2019, Williamson County Sheriff Deputy Sterling Lapree Higgins, October 27, 1981 - March 25, 2019 ,Union City, Tennessee Choke hold/Asphyxiation: March 24-25, 2019, Union City Police Officer and Obion County Sheriff Deputies Gregory Lloyd Edwards, September 23, 1980 - December 10, 2018, Brevard County Jail, Cocoa, Florida Kneed, Punched, Pepper Sprayed, Tasered, and Strapped into a restraint chair with a spit hood over his head/Failure to Provide Medical Care: December 9, 2019, Brevard County Sheriffs Emantic “EJ” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., June 18, 1997 - November 22, 2018, Hoover, Alabama Shot: November 22, 2018, Unidentified Hoover Police Officers Charles “Chop” Roundtree Jr., September 5, 2000 - October 17, 2018, San Antonio, Texas Shot: October 17, 2018, San Antonio Police Officer Chinedu Okobi, February 13, 1982 - October 3, 2018, Millbrae, California Tasered/Electrocuted: October 3, 2018, San Mateo County Sheriff Sergeant and Sheriff Deputies Anton Milbert LaRue Black, October 18, 1998 - September 15, 2018, Greensboro, Maryland Tasered/Sudden Cardiac Arrest: September 15, 2018, Greensboro Police Officers Botham Shem Jean, September 29, 1991 - September 6, 2018, Dallas, Texas Shot: September 6, 2018, Dallas Police Officer Antwon Rose Jr., July 12, 2000 - June 19, 2018, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Shot: June 19, 2018, East Pittsburgh Police Officer Saheed Vassell, December 22, 1983 - April 4, 2018, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: April 4, 2018, Four Unnamed New York City Police Officers Stephon Alonzo Clark, August 10, 1995 - March 18, 2018, Sacramento, California Shot: March 18, 2018, Sacramento Police Officers Dennis Plowden Jr., 1992 - December 28, 2017, East Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shot: December 27, 2017, Philadelphia Police Officer Bijan Ghaisar, September 4, 1992 - November 27, 2017, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Alexandria, Virginia Shot: November 17, 2017, U.S. Park Police Officers Aaron Bailey, 1972 - June 29, 2017, Indianapolis, Indiana Shot: June 29, 2017, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officers Charleena Chavon Lyles, April 24, 1987 - June 18, 2017, Seattle, Washington Shot: June 18, 2017, Seattle Police Officers Fetus of Charleena Chavon Lyles (14-15 weeks), June 18, 2017, Seattle, Washington Shot: June 18, 2017, Seattle Police Officers Jordan Edwards, October 25, 2001 - April 29, 2017, Balch Springs, Texas Shot: April 29, 2017, Balch Springs Officer Chad Robertson, 1992 - February 15, 2017, Chicago, Illinois Shot: February 8, 2017, Chicago Police Officer Deborah Danner, September 25, 1950 - October 18, 2016, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: October 18, 2016, New York City Police Officers Alfred Olango, July 29, 1978 - September 27, 2016, El Cajon, California Shot: September 27, 2016, El Cajon Police Officers Terence Crutcher, August 16, 1976 - September 16, 2016, Tulsa, Oklahoma Shot: September 16, 2016, Tulsa Police Officer Terrence LeDell Sterling, July 31, 1985 - September 11, 2016, Washington, DC Shot: September 11, 2016, Washington Metropolitan Police Officer Korryn Gaines, August 24, 1993 - August 1, 2016, Randallstown, Maryland Shot: August 1, 2016, Baltimore County Police Joseph Curtis Mann, 1966 - July 11, 2016, Sacramento, California Shot: July 11, 2016, Sacramento Police Officers Philando Castile, July 16, 1983 - July 6, 2016, Falcon Heights, Minnesota Shot: July 6, 2016, St. Anthony Police Officer Alton Sterling, June 14, 1979 - July 5, 2016, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Shot: July 5, 2016, Baton Rouge Police Officers Bettie “Betty Boo” Jones, 1960 - December 26, 2015, Chicago, Illinois Shot: December 26, 2015, Chicago Police Officer Quintonio LeGrier, April 29, 1996 - December 26, 2015, Chicago, Illinois Shot: December 26, 2015, Chicago Police Officer Corey Lamar Jones, February 3, 1984 - October 18, 2015, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Shot: October 18, 2015, Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Jamar O’Neal Clark, May 3, 1991 - November 16, 2015, Minneapolis, Minnesota Shot: November 15, 2015, Minneapolis Police Officers Jeremy “Bam Bam” McDole, 1987 - September 23, 2015, Wilmington, Delaware Shot: September 23, 2015, Wilmington Police Officers India Kager, June 9, 1988 - September 5, 2015, Virginia Beach, Virginia Shot: September 5, 2015, Virginia Beach Police Officers Samuel Vincent DuBose, March 12, 1972 - July 19, 2015, Cincinnati, Ohio Shot: July 19, 2015, University of Cincinnati Police Officer Sandra Bland, February 7, 1987 - July 13, 2015, Waller County, Texas Excessive Force/Wrongful Death/Suicide (?): July 10, 2015, Texas State Trooper Brendon K. Glenn, 1986 - May 5, 2015, Venice, California Shot: May 5, 2015, Los Angeles Police Officer Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., August 16, 1989 - April 19, 2015, Baltimore, Maryland Brute Force/Spinal Injuries: April 12, 2015, Baltimore City Police Officers Walter Lamar Scott, February 9, 1965 - April 4, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina Shot: April 4, 2015, North Charleston Police Officer Eric Courtney Harris, October 10, 1971 - April 2, 2015, Tulsa, Oklahoma Shot: April 2, 2015, Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Phillip Gregory White, 1982 - March 31, 2015, Vineland, New Jersey K-9 Mauling/Respiratory distress: March 31, 2015, Vineland Police Officers Mya Shawatza Hall, December 5, 1987 - March 30, 2015, Fort Meade, Maryland Shot: March 30, 2015, National Security Agency Police Officers Meagan Hockaday, August 27, 1988 - March 28, 2015, Oxnard, California Shot: March 28, 2015, Oxnard Police Officer Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr., October 18, 1995 - March 6, 2015, Madison, Wisconsin Shot: March 6, 2015, Madison Police Officer Janisha Fonville, March 3, 1994 - February 18 2015, Charlotte, North Carolina Shot: February 18, 2015, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Natasha McKenna, January 9, 1978 - February 8, 2015, Fairfax County, Virginia Tasered/Cardiac Arrest: February 3, 2015, Fairfax County Sheriff Deputies Jerame C. Reid, June 8, 1978 - December 30, 2014, Bridgeton, New Jersey Shot: December 30, 2014, Bridgeton Police Officer Rumain Brisbon, November 24, 1980 - December 2, 2014, Phoenix, Arizona Shot: December 2, 2014, Phoenix Police Officer Tamir Rice, June 15, 2002 - November 22, 2014, Cleveland, Ohio Shot: November 22, 2014, Cleveland Police Officer Akai Kareem Gurley, November 12, 1986 - November 20, 2014, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: November 20, 2014, New York City Police Officer Tanisha N. Anderson, January 22, 1977 - November 13, 2014, Cleveland, Ohio Physically Restrained/Brute Force: November 13, 2014, Cleveland Police Officers Dante Parker, August 14, 1977 - August 12, 2014, Victorville, California Tasered/Excessive Force: August 12, 2014, San Bernardino County Sheriff Deputies Ezell Ford, October 14, 1988 - August 11, 2014, Florence, Los Angeles, California Shot: August 11, 2014, Los Angeles Police Officers Michael Brown Jr., May 20, 1996 - August 9, 2014, Ferguson, Missouri Shot: August 9, 2014, Ferguson Police Officer John Crawford III, July 29, 1992 - August 5, 2014, Beavercreek, Ohio Shot: August 5, 2014, Beavercreek Police Officer Tyree Woodson, July 8, 1976 - August 2, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland Shot: August 2, 2014, Baltimore City Police Officer Eric Garner, September 15, 1970 - July 17, 2014, Staten Island, New York Choke hold/Suffocated: July 17, 2014, New York City Police Officer Dontre Hamilton, January 20, 1983 - April 30, 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Shot: April 30, 2014, Milwaukee Police Officer Victor White III, September 11, 1991 - March 3, 2014, New Iberia, Louisiana Shot: March 2, 2014, Iberia Parish Sheriff Deputy Gabriella Monique Nevarez, November 25, 1991 - March 2, 2014, Citrus Heights, California Shot: March 2, 2014, Citrus Heights Police Officers Yvette Smith, December 18, 1966 - February 16, 2014, Bastrop County, Texas Shot: February 16, 2014, Bastrop County Sheriff Deputy McKenzie J. Cochran, August 25, 1988 - January 29, 2014, Southfield, Michigan Pepper Sprayed/Compression Asphyxiation: January 28, 2014, Northland Mall Security Guards Jordan Baker, 1988 - January 16, 2014, Houston, Texas Shot: January 16, 2014, Off-duty Houston Police Officer Andy Lopez, June 2, 2000 - October 22, 2013, Santa Rosa, California Shot: October 22, 2013, Sonoma County Sheriff Deputy Miriam Iris Carey, August 12, 1979 - October 3, 2013, Washington, DC Shot 26 times: October 3, 2013, U. S. Secret Service Officer Barrington “BJ” Williams, 1988 - September 17, 2013, New York City, New York Neglect/Disdain/Asthma Attack: September 17, 2013, New York City Police Officers Jonathan Ferrell, October 11, 1989 - September 14, 2013, Charlotte, North Carolina Shot: September 14, 2013, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Carlos Alcis, 1970 - August 15, 2013, Brooklyn, New York City Heart Attack/Neglect: August 15, 2013, New York City Police Officers Larry Eugene Jackson Jr., November 29, 1980 - July 26, 2013, Austin, Texas Shot: July 26, 2013, Austin Police Detective Kyam Livingston, July 29, 1975 - July 21, 2013, New York City, New York Neglect/Ignored pleas for help: July 20-21, 2013, New York City Police Officers Clinton R. Allen, September 26, 1987 - March 10, 2013, Dallas, Texas Tasered and Shot: March 10, 2013, Dallas Police Officer Kimani “KiKi” Gray, October 19, 1996 - March 9, 2013, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: March 9, 2013, New York Police Officers Kayla Moore, April 17, 1971 - February 13, 2013, Berkeley, California Restrained face-down prone: February 12, 2013, Berkeley Police Officers Jamaal Moore Sr., 1989 - December 15, 2012, Chicago, Illinois Shot: December 15, 2012, Chicago Police Officer Johnnie Kamahi Warren, February 26, 1968 - February 13, 2012, Dothan, Alabama Tasered/Electrocuted: December 10, 2012, Houston County (AL) Sheriff Deputy Shelly Marie Frey, April 21, 1985 - December 6, 2012, Houston, Texas Shot: December 6, 2012, Off-duty Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darnisha Diana Harris, December 11, 1996 - December 2, 2012, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Shot: December 2, 2012, Breaux Bridge Police Office Timothy Russell, December 9. 1968 - November 29, 2012, Cleveland, Ohio 137 Rounds/Shot 23 times: November 29, 2012, Cleveland Police Officers Malissa Williams, June 20, 1982 - November 29, 2012, Cleveland, Ohio 137 Rounds/Shot 24 times: November 29, 2012, Cleveland Police Officers Noel Palanco, November 28, 1989 - October 4, 2012, Queens, New York City, New York Shot: October 4, 2012, New York City Police Officers Reynaldo Cuevas, January 6, 1992 - September 7, 2012, Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: September 7, 2012, New York City Police Officer Chavis Carter, 1991 - July 28, 2012, Jonesboro, Arkansas Shot: July 28, 2012, Jonesboro Police Officer Alesia Thomas, June 1, 1977 - July 22, 2012, Los Angeles, California Brutal Force/Beaten: July 22, 2012, Los Angeles Police Officers Shantel Davis, May 26, 1989 - June 14, 2012, New York City, New York Shot: June 14, 2012, New York City Police Officer Sharmel T. Edwards, October 10, 1962 - April 21, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada Shot: April 21, 2012, Las Vegas Police Officers Tamon Robinson, December 21, 1985 - April 18, 2012, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Run over by police car: April 12, 2012, New York City Police Officers Ervin Lee Jefferson, III, 1994 - March 24, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia Shot: March 24, 2012, Shepperson Security & Escort Services Security Guards Kendrec McDade, May 5, 1992 - March 24, 2012, Pasadena, California Shot: March 24, 2012, Pasadena Police Officers Rekia Boyd, November 5, 1989 - March 21, 2012, Chicago, Illinois Shot: March 21, 2012, Off-duty Chicago Police Detective Shereese Francis, 1982 - March 15, 2012, Queens, New York City, New York Suffocated to death: March 15, 2012, New York City Police Officers Jersey K. Green, June 17, 1974 - March 12, 2012, Aurora, Illinois Tasered/Electrocuted: March 12, 2012, Aurora Police Officers Wendell James Allen, December 19, 1991 - March 7, 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: March 7, 2012, New Orleans Police Officer Nehemiah Lazar Dillard, July 29, 1982 - March 5, 2012, Gainesville, Florida Tasered/Electrocuted: March 5, 2012, Alachua County Sheriff Deputies Dante’ Lamar Price, July 18, 1986 - March 1, 2012, Dayton, Ohio Shot: March 1, 2012, Ranger Security Guards Raymond Luther Allen Jr., 1978 - February 29, 2012, Galveston, Texas Tasered/Electrocuted: February 27, 2012, Galveston Police Officers Manual Levi Loggins Jr., February 22, 1980 - February 7, 2012, San Clemente, Orange County, California Shot: February 7, 2012, Orange County Sheriff Deputy Ramarley Graham, April 12, 1993 - February 2, 2012, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: February 2, 2012, New York City Police Officer Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., April 12, 1943 - November 19, 2011, White Plains, New York Tasered/Electrocuted/Shot: November 19, 2011, White Plains Police Officers Alonzo Ashley, June 10, 1982 - July 18, 2011, Denver, Colorado Tasered/Electrocuted: July 18, 2011, Denver Police Officers Derek Williams, January 23, 1989 - July 6, 2011, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Blunt Force/Respiratory distress: July 6, 2011, Milwaukee Police Officers Raheim Brown, Jr., March 4, 1990 - January 22, 2011, Oakland, California Shot: January 22, 2011, Oakland Unified School District Police Reginald Doucet, June 3, 1985 - January 14, 2011, Los Angeles, California Shot: January 14, 2011, Los Angeles Police Officer Derrick Jones, September 30, 1973 - November 8, 2010, Oakland, California Shot: November 8, 2010, Oakland Police Officers Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr., October 29, 1990 - October 17, 2010, Pleasantville, New York Shot: October 17, 2020, Pleasantville Police Officer Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones, July 20, 2002 - May 16, 2010, Detroit, Michigan Shot: May 16, 2010, Detroit Police Officer Steven Eugene Washington, September 20, 1982 - March 20, 2010, Los Angeles, California Shot: March 20, 2010, Los Angeles County Police Aaron Campbell, September 7, 1984 - January 29, 2010, Portland, Oregon Shot: January 29, 2010, Portland Police Officer Kiwane Carrington, July 14, 1994 - October 9, 2009, Champaign, Illinois Shot: October 9, 2019, Champaign Police Officer Victor Steen, November 11, 1991 - October 3, 2009, Pensacola, Florida Tasered/Run over: October 3, 2009, Pensacola Police Officer Shem Walker, March 18, 1960 - July 11, 2009, Brooklyn, New York Shot: July 11, 2009, New York City Undercover C-94 Police Officer Oscar Grant III, February 27, 1986 - January 1, 2009, Oakland, California Shot: January 1, 2009, BART Police Officer Tarika Wilson, October 30, 1981 - January 4, 2008, Lima, Ohio Shot January 4, 2008, Lima Police Officer DeAunta Terrel Farrow, September 7, 1994 - June 22, 2007, West Memphis, Arkansas Shot: June 22, 2007, West Memphis (AR) Police Officer Sean Bell, May 23, 1983 - November 25, 2006, Queens, New York City, New York Shot: November 25, 2006, New York City Police Officers Kathryn Johnston, June 26, 1914 - November 21, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia Shot: November 21, 2006, Undercover Atlanta Police Officers Ronald Curtis Madison, March 1, 1965 - September 4, 2005, Danziger Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: September 4, 2005, New Orleans Police Officers James B. Brissette Jr., November 6, 1987 - September 4, 2005, Danziger Bridge, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: September 4, 2005, New Orleans Police Officers Henry “Ace” Glover, October 2, 1973 - September 2, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana Shot: September 2, 2005, New Orleans Police Officers Timothy Stansbury, Jr., November 16, 1984 - January 24, 2004, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: January 24, 2004, New York City Police Officer Ousmane Zongo, 1960 - May 22, 2003, New York City, New York Shot: May 22, 2003, New York City Police Officer Alberta Spruill, 1946 - May 16, 2003, New York City, New York Stun grenade thrown into her apartment led to a heart attack: May 16, 2003, New York City Police Officer Kendra Sarie James, December 24, 1981 - May 5, 2003, Portland, Oregon Shot: May 5, 2003, Portland Police Officer Orlando Barlow, December 29, 1974 - February 28, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada Shot: February 28, 2003, Las Vegas Police Officer Nelson Martinez Mendez, 1977 - August 8, 2001, Bellevue, Washington Shot: August 8, 2001, Bellevue Police Officer Timothy DeWayne Thomas Jr., July 25, 1981 - April 7, 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio Shot: April 7, 2001, Cincinnati Police Patrolman Ronald Beasley, 1964 - June 12, 2000, Dellwood, Missouri Shot: June 12, 2000, Dellwood Police Officers Earl Murray, 1964 - June 12, 2000, Dellwood, Missouri Shot: June 12, 2000, Dellwood Police Officers Patrick Moses Dorismond, February 28, 1974 - March 16, 2000, New York City, New York Shot: March 16, 2000, New York City Police Officer Prince Carmen Jones Jr., March 30, 1975 - September 1, 2000, Fairfax County, Virginia Shot: September 1, 2000, Prince George’s County Police Officer Malcolm Ferguson, October 31, 1976 - March 1, 2000, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: March 1, 2000, New York City Police Officer LaTanya Haggerty, 1973 - June 4, 1999, Chicago, Illinois Shot: June 4, 1999, Chicago Police Officer Margaret LaVerne Mitchell, 1945 - May 21, 1999, Los Angeles, California Shot: May 21, 1999, Los Angeles Police Officer Amadou Diallo, September 2, 1975 - February 4, 1999, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: February 4, 1999, New York City Police Officers Tyisha Shenee Miller, March 9, 1979 - December 28, 1998, Riverside, California Shot: December 28, 1998, Riverside Police Officers Dannette “Strawberry” Daniels, January 25, 1966 - June 7, 1997, Newark, New Jersey Shot: June 7, 1997, Newark Police Officer Frankie Ann Perkins, 1960 - March 22, 1997, Chicago, Illinois Brutal Force/Strangled: March 22, 1997, Chicago Police Officers Nicholas Heyward Jr., August 26, 1981 - September 27, 1994, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot: September 27, 1994, New York City Police Officer Mary Mitchell, 1950 - November 3, 1991 , The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: November 3, 1991, New York City Police Officer Yvonne Smallwood, July 26, 1959 - December 9, 1987, New York City, New York Severely beaten/Massive blood clot: December 3, New York City Police Officers Eleanor Bumpers, August 22, 1918 - October 29, 1984, The Bronx, New York City, New York Shot: October 29, 1984, New York City Police Officer Michael Jerome Stewart, May 9, 1958 - September 28, 1983, New York City, New York Brutal Force: September 15, 1983, New York City Transit Police Eula Mae Love, August 8, 1939 - January 3, 1979, Los Angeles, California Shot: January 3, 1979, Los Angeles County Police Officers Arthur Miller Jr., 1943 - June 14, 1978, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Chokehold/Strangled: June 14, 1978, New York City Police Officers Randolph Evans, April 5, 1961 - November 25, 1976, Brooklyn, New York City, New York Shot in head: November 25, 1976, New York City Police Officer Barry Gene Evans, August 29, 1958 - February 10, 1976, Los Angeles, California Shot: February 10, 1976, Los Angeles Police Officers Rita Lloyd, November 2, 1956 - January 27, 1973, New York City, New York Shot: January 27, 1973, New York City Police Officer Henry Dumas, July 20, 1934 - May 23, 1968, Harlem, New York City, New York Shot: May 23, 1968, New York City Transit Police Officer

Are there any pharaohs that we know for sure were black/sub-Saharan African?

Yes,, of course, its Africa. The Nubians (Kushite / Kingdom of Kush) ruled over Egypt during the 25th Dynasty and there were other such as King Amenhotep III and Queen Queen Tiye in the 18th dynasty (Painted chocolate Brown and sculpted with defined Nubian features): Queen Tiye ,Tiye - Wikipedia,: King Amenhotep III ,Amenhotep III - Wikipedia,: King Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye: 25th Dynasty (Nubians),, ,Nubians - Wikipedia,, Rise of the Black Pharaohs | PBS Programs Here is a list of Black Pharoas according to Egyptologist (,Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt - Wikipedia,): Piye ,Piye - Wikipedia,: The twenty-fifth dynasty originated in ,Kush,, which is presently in Northern ,Sudan,. The city-state of ,Napata, was the spiritual capital and it was from there that ,Piye, (spelled ,Piankhi, or ,Piankhy, in older works) invaded and took control of ,Egypt,. Piye personally led the attack on Egypt and recorded his victory in a lengthy hieroglyphic filled stele called the "Stele of Victory." Piye revived one of the greatest features of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, pyramid construction. An energetic builder, he constructed the oldest known pyramid at the royal burial site of ,El-Kurru, and expanded the ,Temple of Amun at Jebel Barkal,. Although ,Manetho, does not mention the first king, Piye, mainstream Egyptologists consider him the first Pharaoh of the 25th dynasty. Manetho also does not mention the last king, ,Tantamani,, although inscriptions exist to attest to the existence of both Piye and Tantamani. Piye made various unsuccessful attempts to extend Egyptian influence in the ,Near East,, then controlled from ,Mesopotamia, by the ,Semitic, ,Assyrian Empire,. In 720 BC he sent an army in support of a rebellion against Assyria in ,Philistia, and ,Gaza,, however Piye was defeated by ,Sargon II,, and the rebellion failed. Shebitku ,Shebitku - Wikipedia,: Shebitku, conquered the entire ,Nile Valley,, including Upper and Lower Egypt, around 712 BC. Shebitku had ,Bocchoris, of the preceding Sais dynasty burned to death for resisting him. After conquering Lower Egypt, Shebitku transferred the capital to ,Memphis,. Recent research by Dan'el Kahn suggests that ,Shebitku, was king of Egypt by 707/706 BC. This is based on evidence from an inscription of the ,Assyrian, king ,Sargon II,, which was found in ,Persia, (then a colony of Assyria) and dated to 706 BC. This inscription calls Shebitku the king of ,Meluhha,, and states that he sent back to Assyria a rebel named ,Iamanni, in handcuffs. Kahn's arguments have been widely accepted by many Egyptologists including Rolf Krauss, and Aidan Dodson and other scholars at the SCIEM 2000 (Synchronisation of Civilisations of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C.) project with the notable exception of ,Kenneth Kitchen, and ,Manfred Bietak, at present. Although the Manethonic and classical traditions maintain that it was Shebitku's invasion which brought Egypt under Kushite rule, the king burning his opponent, Bocchoris-Bakenranef, alive, there is no direct evidence that Shabaqo did slay Bakenranef, and although earlier scholarship generally accepted the tradition, it has recently been treated more sceptically. Shabaka ,Shabaka - Wikipedia,: Shabaka, restored the great Egyptian monuments and returned Egypt to a theocratic monarchy by becoming the first priest of ,Amon,. In addition, Shabaka is known for creating a well-preserved example of Memphite theology by inscribing an old religious papyrus into the ,Shabaka Stone,. Shabaka supported an uprising against the ,Assyrians, in the ,Philistine, city of Ashdod, however he and his allies were defeated by ,Sargon II,. The most recent archaeological evidence shows that Shabaka ruled Egypt after Shebitku and not before—as previously thought. The construction of the tomb of Shebitku (Ku. 18) resembles that of Piye (Ku. 17) while that of Shabaka (Ku. 15) is similar to that of Taharqa (Nu. 1) and Tantamani (Ku. 16) [39 – D. Dunham, El-Kurru, The Royal Cemeteries of Kush, I, (1950) 55, 60, 64, 67; also D. Dunham, Nuri, The Royal Cemeteries of Kush, II, (1955) 6-7; J. Lull, Las tumbas reales egipcias del Tercer Periodo Intermedio (dinastías XXI-XXV). Tradición y cambios, BAR-IS 1045 (2002) 208.] . secondly, Payraudeau notes in French that "the Divine Adoratrix Shepenupet I, the last Libyan Adoratrix, was still alive during the reign of Shebitku because she is represented performing rites and is described as "living" in those parts of the Osiris-Héqadjet chapel built during his reign (wall and exterior of the gate) [45 – G. Legrain, "Le temple et les chapelles d’Osiris à Karnak. Le temple d’Osiris-Hiq-Djeto, partie éthiopienne", RecTrav 22 (1900) 128; JWIS III, 45.]. In the rest of the room it is Amenirdis I, (Shabaka's sister), who is represented with the Adoratrix title and provided with a coronation name. The succession Shepenupet I - Amenirdis I thus took place during the reign of Shebitku/Shabataqo. This detail in itself is sufficient to show that the reign of Shabaka cannot precede that of Shebitku/Shabataqo. Finally, Gerard Broekman's GM 251 (2017) paper shows that Shebitku reigned before Shabaka since the upper edge of Shabaka's NLR #30's Year 2 Karnak quay inscription was carved over the left-hand side of the lower edge of Shebitku's NLR#33 Year 3 inscription. This can only mean that Shabaka ruled after Shebitku Taharqa ,Taharqa - Wikipedia,: Taharqa, was a Nubian king that ruled over Egypt after the Kushite invasion. He ruled as Pharaoh from Memphis, but constructed great works throughout the Nile Valley, including works at Jebel Barkal, Kawa, and Karnak. At Karnak, the Sacred Lake structures, the kiosk in the first court, and the colonnades at the temple entrance are all owed to Taharqa and Mentuemhet. Taharqa built the largest pyramid in the Nubian region at ,Nuri, (near ,El-Kurru,). From the 10th century BC onwards, Egypt's remaining ,Semitic, allies in ,Canaan, (modern ,Israel,, ,Jordan,, ,Palestinian Territories, and ,Sinai,) and southern ,Aramea, (modern southwestern ,Syria, and southern ,Lebanon,) had fallen to the ,Mesopotamian, based ,Assyrian Empire,, and by 700 BC war between the two empires became inevitable. Taharqa enjoyed some success in his attempts to regain a foothold in the Near East by allying himself with various ,Semitic peoples, in the south west Levant subjugated by Assyria. He aided ,Judah, and King ,Hezekiah, in withstanding a siege by King ,Sennacherib, of the Assyrians (2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 37:9). There are various theories (disease, divine intervention, Hezekiah's surrender) as to why the Assyrians failed to take the city. However, Sennacherib's annals record Judah was forced into tribute after the siege. Sennacherib drove the Egyptians from the entire region and back into Egypt. After preventing the Egyptians from gaining a foothold in the region, the Assyrians did not return to the area to do battle for another 20 years, being preoccupied by revolts among their Babylonian brethren and also the Elamites, Scythians and Chaldeans. Sennacherib was murdered by his own sons in revenge for the destruction of the rebellious Mesopotamian city of ,Babylon,, a city sacred to all Mesopotamians, the Assyrians included. His successor, King ,Esarhaddon,, tired of attempts by Egypt to meddle in the Assyrian Empire, began an invasion of Egypt in 671 BC. Taharqa was defeated, and Egypt conquered by Esarhaddon. Taharqa fled to his ,Nubian,homeland. Esarhaddon describes "installing local kings (i.e. rulers and governors) ,Nubians,/,Kushites, I deported from Egypt, leaving not one left to do homage to me". The Assyrian conquest ended the Nubian invasion that was in the 25th dynasty in Egypt. However, the Assyrians only stationed their own troops in the north, and the native Egyptian puppet rulers installed by the Assyrians were unable to retain total control of the south of the country for long. Two years later (669 BC), Taharqa returned from Nubia and seized control Egypt from the native vassal rulers as far north as Memphis. ,Esarhaddon, set about returning to Egypt to once more eject Taharqa from the south; however, he fell ill and died in the northern Assyrian city of ,Harran, before departing. His successor ,Ashurbanipal, sent a general with a small, well-trained army corps which easily defeated and ejected Taharqa from Egypt once and for all. He died in Nubia two years later. Taharqa remains an important historical figure in Sudan and elsewhere, as is evidenced by ,Will Smith,'s recent project to depict Taharqa in a major motion picture. As of 2017, the status of this project is unknown. A study of the sphinx that was created to represent Taharqa indicates that he was a Kushite pharaoh from Nubia. Tantamani ,Tantamani - Wikipedia,: His successor, ,Tantamani,, also made a failed attempt to regain Egypt from the ,Assyrian Empire,. He invaded Egypt and defeated Necho, a native Egyptian prince and vassal ruler of ,Ashurbanipal,, taking ,Thebes, in the process. The Assyrians, based in the north, then sent a large army southwards. Tantamani was routed and fled back to Nubia, and the Assyrian army ,sacked Thebes, to such an extent that it never truly recovered. A native Egyptian ruler, ,Psamtik I,, was placed on the throne, as a vassal of ,Ashurbanipal, of Assyria; he was the first ruler of the ,Twenty-Sixth Dynasty,. In 656 BC, ,Psamtik I, peacefully took control of rebellious Thebes and effectively unified all of Egypt, though it remained subject to Assyria until the Assyrian Empire began to tear itself apart with a brutal series of internal civil wars in the 620s BC. Tantamani and the Nubians were never again to pose a threat to either Assyria or Egypt. However, upon his death, Tantamani was buried with full honours in the royal cemetery of ,El-Kurru,, upstream from the ,Kushite, capital of ,Napata,. The Twenty-fifth Dynasty ruled for a little more than one hundred years. The successors of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty settled back in their Nubian homeland, where they established a kingdom at ,Napata, (656–590 BC), then, later, at ,Meroë, (590 BC – 4th century AD). Modern Day Nubians: * ,If certain people keep changing the criteria for being “Black” Shaka Zulu will be re-classified as Caucasian lol. As you can see in the graph below Cushitic (Nubians) are more closely related to other Africans Nilo-Sahara, Niger-Kordofanian, W. Pygmy, and South African Khoesan. Africans have more diversity that other groups. So a European has only 1 profile represented below, however Africans have many because different Africans can have more difference between each-other than a outsider and a another type of African. Some use this fact to align certain Africans with other outside groups for political reasons.

What are some rare photos of world history?

This is a super long answer that will take you on a photo tour of history. 1.,Charming Einstein. CNN article, Einstein and sandals. 2. In 1974, a child who first heard a sound with a hearing aid. 3. In 1920, U.S. border inspectors stopped ,refugees from fleeing to Mexico,. 4,. On Sweden's first day of changing traffic rules to right in 1967, all drivers were at a loss what to drive,. 5. In 1920, a tramp asked King George V of England for money. 6. Slimming machines in the 1930s in the United States. 7. In 1956, 3.75MB hard disk was removed from Pan Am aircraft,. 8. In 1955, a father prepared a surprise for the child. 9. Austrian children receiving new shoes during World War II. 10. One of the earliest photos of the Sphinx in Egypt, taken in 1880. 11. In 1944, 18-year-old Norma Jane Mortensen worked in a California factory. Later, she changed her name to "Marilyn Monroe",. 12. In 1979, Obama took photos with other basketball team members at his alma mater. 13. In 1969, Hillary Rodham, who had just graduated from college, changed her name to Hillary Clinton after she got married. 14. 1958: Elvis Presley in the army. 15. In 1944, British distilleries used fighter planes to transport barreled beer to officers and soldiers on the front line. 16. In 1975, Vietnam War Orphans were shipped to Los Angeles. 17. In 1998, Sudan's civil war killed at least 100 people a day. In MSF's camp, the scrawny boy lines up to get his food, but at this moment is snatched by another man, then strides away… 18.,In 1932, construction workers rested on steel beams during construction of RCA buildings in New York City. At that time, in the era of the great depression, the unemployment rate was very high, many college students became construction workers, and even six Harvard graduates interviewed for an elevator operator position. 19. Hitchcock served tea for the MGM lion. Yes, the one who often appeared at the beginning of a movie. 20. On June 17, 1991, a small truck fled from the foot of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. This is the second largest eruption in the 20th century. 21,. Soldiers share bananas with lambs during the war, 1944 22. Tomb of women and husbands of different religions, 1888. 23. French little girl kisses American soldiers on Valentine's day, 1945. 24. In 1992, Michael vs. Michael. Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson,. 25. In 1990, Michael Jackson was invited to attend an opening ceremony. The owner who invited him became president of the United States 26 years later. His name is Donald Trump. 26. In 1955, customers at the London record store auditioned for records in a soundproof room. 27. In 1911, the diving suit developed weighed 250 kg, which was the ancestor of diving suit later. 28. In 1994, Bill Gates sat on 330000 pieces of paper with a CD in his hand and told the world: The CD can record more than 330000 pieces of paper. 29. Little girl with penguin in zoo, 1937. 30. Blind women swimming with guide dogs, 1966 31. Black kitten waiting for milk, 1954 32. In 1964, a hotel owner poured sulfuric acid into a swimming pool because he could not tolerate black people swimming in a "clean" pool. 33. The last kiss of World War II soldiers before going to sea,. 34. In 1956, Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn were backstage at the Oscars. 35. In September 1960, Chiang Kai Shek, who had always been serious in front of the media, put out his tongue to make a face. 36. Courts of the Qing Dynasty in China. 37. In 1923, the British tested the new bulletproof vest. 38. In 1958, elephants were surfing. 39. Nuns and children dancing. 40. On May 29, 1974, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai finally shook hands and said goodbye, and Zhou was admitted to the hospital that night. 41. A group photo of Mei Lanfang, a master of art in the East, and Chaplin, a master of art in the West. 42. In the winter of the late Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi enjoyed the snow. 43. Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, was being renovated at the Fushun war criminals Management Institute and was sewing his own clothes. 44. Girls on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1970s 45. During the cold war, a West Berlin man kicked the East Berlin police 46. The statue of liberty in 1970s 47. Former US President Ford, playing traditional games with Japanese Geisha in Tokyo,. 48. A soldiers of the Royal Guard fainted during a review by Queen Elizabeth II. 49. Princess Elizabeth, who served in the army in World War II, later the queen of England. 50. The imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century -- Yuanmingyuan,.,It will soon be destroyed by the British and French invaders. 51. In 1944, in order to prevent Hitler from running away in disguise, the Allied forces released this set of pictures of "Hitler's possible disguise". 52. Iran, 1960, women in fashion. It's very different from today. 53. In 1960, ruby bridges was the first African American to enter a white primary school in the south of the United States. 54. In 1947, the 23-year-old woman jumped from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and smashed into the roof of a car on the street. Strangely, she didn't suffer too much shock. Her death was quiet and elegant, just like sleeping. 55. In 1952, the paramount theater in Hollywood, the first color 3D film in history, Bwana devil. 56. It was on April 18, 1955, when Einstein left the office with the table set, he died that night. 57. In the early 1990s, when AIDS was spreading, a father was comforting his dying son in his hospital bed. The photo, published in the November issue of life in 1990, is widely believed to have changed public awareness of AIDS. 58. In Arlington, Texas, in 1991, then President H.W. Bush kicked off for major league baseball. 59,. In 1963, Arnold Schwarzenegger was in his first bodybuilding competition when he was just 16 years old. 60. In 1945, after the capture of Berlin, a Soviet soldier held a statue of Hitler. 61. During the first World War, a British photographer shot a trench battle. What was on the night sky was not fireworks, but the light track formed by the mutual firing of mortars. 62. Anthony Biddle, a famous Colonel, is a master of unarmed combat. In this picture, he ordered his trainees to stab him with bayonets, but they never did, because he was able to disarm them by himself. 63. Many people forget the impact of war on nature and human beings. In this photo, a Russian Reindeer is watching as Hurricane fighters bombard a hillside in Murmansk. 64. A group photo of the legendary fighter Ali and the Beatles. 65. This photo was taken by Fortune magazine in 1981 and is being discussed by two technology leaders. What are they talking about? Maybe it's the future of technology. 66. Titanic before sinking, 705th survivor photographed by RMS Carpathia photographer on board. 67. Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his dorm when he was a sophomore at Harvard. He looks like he's drunk, and no one knows that the social software will bring him tens of billions of dollars. 68. The picture of 1862 shows for the first time the actual operation of the metro train at edgewell Road Station in London. It is only composed of wooden train carriages. 69. Stalin made funny moves between the documentary. 70. American astronaut Buzz Aldrin may not be the first man to land on the moon, but he is the best self portrait ever taken. Completed the selfie at the Gemini space ship in 1966. Although the length of this answer will be too long, I will continue to add some historical photos, you can choose to continue reading~ 71.,Dubai 22 years transformation. 72.,1912, test football helmets. 73.,In 1940, after the London air raid, a young man read in the ruins, the title of the book is "the history of London". Churchill and Rufus were in chatterwell in 1950. 74.,On August 23, 1989, two million Lithuanians,Latvians and Estonians joined hands to form an adult wall to protest peacefully against Soviet rule. 75. 1981 LEGO ad. 76. In 1965, Hawking married Jane Wilde. 76. In 1885, the statue of Liberty was completed in Paris. 77. In 1961, Fritz, a TV star bulldog. 78. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. made a speech on "I have a dream". it looked at the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial. 79. The B-29 bomber flew over Mount Fuji. 80. The 14-year-old signed for Manchester United. 81. In the 1960s, London, the classic red double decker bus, the little boy crossing the street and his "mini double decker bus". 82. In November 1963, de Gaulle attended Kennedy's funeral. 83. In 1966, George Lincoln Rockwell, the leader of the US Nazi party, gave a speech in Lafite square near the White House to support the US Army in Vietnam. 84. In 1946, the cemetery of Henry chapel in Belgium, where 7992 American soldiers died in World War II were buried. 85. In 1968, IGBO soldiers in Nigeria's civil war. 86. On May 1, 1919, Lenin gave a speech on International Labor Day in red square. 87. In 1918, in front of Grand Central Station in New York, a pyramid was made of helmets of German soldiers. 88. In 1965, the man skated in New York Central Park. 89. In 1948, the redecorated White House. 90. In 1942, the Ukrainian city of Kerch was slaughtered by the Nazis. 91. In 1972, Americans were in Vietnam. 92. On April 29, 1945, American soldiers found a boxcar full of corpses in DAHAO concentration camp. 93. In 1970, old Truman was in his hometown,independence city. 94. When Nixon visited China in 1972, he was thinking about how to use chopsticks. 95. On September 12, 1953, the Kennedy couple married. 96. In 1957, in Berkshire, Elizabeth II drove by herself, carrying Prince Charles and Princess Anne on the road. 97. In 1960, the Sydney Opera House was under construction. 98. In 1965, the pageos balloon satellite was tested in a airship hangar in North Carolina. It looks like an alien spaceship or a product of the future, with a strong sense of technology. 99. In 1971, the men of the Corleone family. The welcome of this answer surprised me! At the same time, a photo causes controversy, and I will replace it. The choice of these photos is random. You can see that they can be "big" or "small". You may find that a picture of a person who influences the world is a life scene. This is what I think of as history - these people, regardless of their influence, are part of history. They will all live in the memory of some people. I am willing to share those most precious memories, and I choose to continue this answer and finally complete it. 100. The little actors in the movie Harry Potter, Emma and Rupert. 101. The Empire State Building after it was hit by B-25 on July 28, 1945. 102,. Theodore Roosevelt, the US president who took part in boxing at Harvard. 103. In 1956, the Hungarian Revolution. 104. In 1992, when the "Rodney king" uprising in Losangeles, South Koreans were defending their homes. 105. In 1944, the Royal Albert Hall in London, "a salute to the Red Army". 106. Goering in the Nuremberg trial. 107. Halloween, 1925. 108. In September 1997, outside Kensington Palace, people gave flowers to Princess Diana. 109. John browning and his m1917 water-cooled machine gun. 110. Kennedy and Johnson were at Cape Canaveral Air Base during the Cuban missile crisis. 111. In the spring of Prague in 1968, Soviet tanks entered Czechoslovakia. 112,. Fidel Castro and the world's first astronaut Yuri Gagarin warmly embraced. 113. Castro laid a wreath for Lincoln in Washington. 114. In 1980, Spielberg examined the model at the scene of the shooting of "the Raider.". 115. Star Wars, Millennium Falcon cockpit. 116. Hitler examined the 800mm Gustav super heavy rail gun. 117. On the wedding day of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler was his best man. Hitler walked behind the bride and groom in his coat and hat. 118. The first picture in space, 1946 after World War II, was taken by some soldiers and scientists with a German V2 rocket equipped with a camera. 119. Henry Ford.(Ford founder), Edison(phonograph, camera, light bulb inventor), Warren Harding(29th president of the United States) and Harvey Firestone (founder of Firestone)chat together. 120. During World War II, the B-29 super fortress bomber, the "little boy", was hurled over Hiroshima. 121. The quagga, a subspecies of the common zebra, died out in the late 19th century. It is the only live burro photographed, London Zoo, 1870. 122. This is the cover photo of the Beatles' famous album Abbey Road, right? No, this is a picture of them coming back to the opposite side of the street in the opposite direction. 123. In 1962, F1 pilots launched at ultra-low altitude. The pilots survived but suffered multiple fractures. 124. Manhattan, 1908. 125. On April 12, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham for an unauthorized demonstration. 126. Before NASA had PowerPoint. 127. Fallen man, World Trade Center, 9.11, 2001. 128. In 1945, Mona Lisa returned to the Louvre after World War II. 129. Memphis, Tennessee, the first Piggly wiggly, opened in 1916, which is the first truly self selected supermarket. 130. Around 1930, Mussolini and the Italian Fascist Party headquarters. 131. At the end of World War II, the Soviet sniper Lyudmila pavrichenko, who had killed 309 enemies, was the most capable female sniper in history. 132. In 1963, John Lennon was at Abbey Road studio. 133. In 1943, German soldiers took a break and played with a kitten. 134. Staff canteen of Disneyland in 1961. 135. The first McDonald's uncle, Willard Scott. 136. A steamboat on the Mississippi River in 1907. 137. On September 11, 2001, there was no airliner over the United States. They landed at the airport nearby. Many small airports have a lot of large wide bodied airliners parked, and they are waiting for instructions to resume. 138. A Japanese plane that was killed in the battle of Saipan in 1944. 139. In 1909, Tolstoy told his granddaughter a story. 140. California loggers cut redwoods. 141. Japanese samurai probably photographed between 1860 and 1880. 142. Osama bin Laden, 14, second from the right. 143. In 1999, Google employees. 144. Churchill went swimming. 144. In 1868, a Native American looked down on the newly built first transcontinental railway. Build the statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro. 145. 1911 Times Square, New York. 146. Che Guevara. 147. 1944, London, Ronald Dahl and Hemingway. 148. 1870s, Fiji mountain warrior. 149. In 1942, Erwin Rommel, known as "Fox of the desert", was in the western desert of the North African battlefield. 150. On April 22, 1970, the first World Earth Day, more than 7000 people gathered in Philadelphia's Independence Square. continue 151. In 1947, when the prisoners of war returned to Vienna, a mother was asking for information about her son. 152. A worker lies on the arm of a mercury statue at Grand Central Station in New York. 153. In 1891, the old Bismarck and his two dogs. 154. 1940 anti war protesters in Washington, D.C. 155. In 1974, a Chinese martial arts delegation visited the United States. Kissinger shook hands with a young man. He later became a Chinese martial arts superstar, Jet Li. 156. The crew of the Soviet cruiser "red Caucasus" and its pet bear. 157. On May 3, 1963, in Birmingham, the United States, these children were arrested for violating the apartheid law. 158. On November 1, 1952, the first nuclear fusion weapon, "Ivy Mack". 159. March may 1871, roadblocks in the Paris Commune Movement. 160. On July 21, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, Marina ginesta, a 17-year-old girl who is a member of the Youth Federation of the Communist Party of Spain, overlooks the chaotic Barcelona. 161. On New Year's Eve in 1977, Shah of Iran and Jimmy Carter met. Shortly afterwards, a revolution broke out in Iran. 162. In 1911, East London police disguised themselves as dockmen in an investigation into drug smuggling. 163. Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Federation of fascists, East London, October 4, 1936. 164. In 1925, stuntmen Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger played tennis on a flying plane. 165. In 1963, Shi Guangde burned himself in South Vietnam to protest against the religious oppression of the South Vietnamese government and the United States. 166. In 1914, Brooklyn bridge builders. 167. In April 1954, the West Germans released balloons full of propaganda materials to the East. 168. In 1935, “big” cats and “small” cat at the zoo in Tacoma, Washington. 169. In October 1927, the fifth Solvay conference was held in Brussels, Belgium. This is the most complete photo of the world's heavyweight scientists. the photo includ: The Nobel Prize winners in physics are Lorentz 1902, Curie 1903, Bragg 1915, Planck 1918, Einstein 1921, Bohr 1922, Compton 1927, Heisenberg 1932, Schrodinger 1933, Dirac 1933, Pauli 1945, born 1954. The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Madame Curie in 1911 and Debye in 1936. 170. The three giants of Yalta: Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. 171. Life magazine published on December 2, 1957 has a humorous animal column. At that time, the picture title was "high-income Alpaca in big cities". The note is "Alpaca Linda is driving home on Broadway. She just finished filming a TV show on ABC New York, and now she can relax and stretch her neck to enjoy the lights on the most famous street in the world. " 172. It's hard to imagine Soviet soldiers and American soldiers doing so well. After the anti fascist victory in 1945, the Soviet Union and the US army got together. 173. In 1985, the guerrillas attacked the Ministry of justice of Bogot á, and even the tanks entered! 174. Moscow, 1977. The lights on the tall building make up the "CCCP", which is very spectacular. 175. Soviet fashion women in the 1970s. 176. In 1961, ham, the first chimpanzee in space, returned to earth. 177. Kennedy played "Princess and Prince" with his daughter. 178. Around 1935, Ferdinand Porsche showed Hitler the Volkswagen Beetle. 179. During the London bombing, St Paul's Cathedral remained intact after an air raid. 180. During the 1973 oil crisis, people had a picnic on the highway. 181. In 1939, people entered the temporary air raid shelter in Chongqing. 182. In 1958, a car theater in the United States broadcast "Ten Commandments". 183. In 1943, native people in the Pacific Ocean appreciated the F4U pirate fighter. 184. 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall. 185. In 1963, American pilots watched a napalm bomb attack from the cockpit in Vietnam. 186. In 1990, when Eastern Europe was in chaos, a 106 year old Armenian man defended her house with a gun. 187. Windows 95 is available. 188. "The Last Jew of Vinica," Ukraine, 1942. 189. One of the best representatives of the great depression was "wandering mother" in Oklahoma in 1936. Florence Owen Thompson, 32, has seven children. 190. In 1945, two Soviet soldiers held up the Soviet flag on the roof of the German parliament building in Berlin. 191. In the Nanjing Massacre, which began in 1937, Japanese soldiers killed 300000 people by cruel means. 192. In the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Chinese soldiers rescued a child from the ruins. This famous picture is called "unite as one, hold up life". 193. The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is known as the grandest opening ceremony in history. 194. In 1956, an apartheid ice cream shop in Alabama. 195. On July 16, 1969, the rocket carrying Apollo 11 broke through the sound barrier. 196. In 1945, allied soldiers jeered at Hitler's Nazi gestures on the balcony of the German Chancellor's office. 197. In the 1950s, Soviet soldiers fed polar bears in armored vehicles. 198. 1970s, Los Angeles, the bus to the beach. 199. In 1938, Tibetan noble soldiers drinking tea in Suozi armour. 200. In 1950, a steam engine passed the Detroit highway.This picture gives us the illusion that two times are combined. 201. At the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, the Hindenburg airship flew over the main venue. 202. In 1916, Diana Manas, 24, was called "the beauty of the century". 203. In 1924, Lenin and Stalin. 204. The cover of Time, May 19, 1980. 205. On August 1, 1971, Apollo 15 members placed an aluminum sculpture "fallen astronauts" on the moon in memory of 14 American and Soviet astronauts who died in space flight or training. 206. In 1944, the Soviet Union took action in baghlakion. 207. On December 7, 1941, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, New York citizens snapped up newspapers. 208. In 1957, the first computer of Norwich City government was transported to the office of the financial department. 209. In 1972, IRA fighters opened fire on British troops in Northern Ireland. 210. In 1965, a civil rights activist was arrested during a protest in front of the Los Angeles government building. 211. In the 1950s and 1960s, American real estate companies began to advertise nuclear bomb hole. 212. The Kalinan diamond (star of Africa), discovered in South Africa on January 26, 1905, is the largest natural diamond raw stone to date. Top: raw stone; middle: 9 diamonds after cutting; bottom: glass imitation. 213. On December 15, 1941, a week after the Pearl Harbor incident, Ruth Lee, a waitress in a Chinese restaurant, planted the flag of the Republic of China on the beach in Miami to avoid being recognized as a Japanese. 214. In 1994, in Rwanda, more than 1.5 million people died in the Holocaust in three months. 215. Khmer Rouge, an organized "self extinction". 216. Chernobyl in 1981, the most serious nuclear accident in history. Soviet helicopters are throwing sand to bury radioactive dust. 217. Tagore, an Indian poet, was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for literature. 218. Nehru and Gandhi. 219. In 1994, friends began broadcasting. 220. In January 2007, the first generation of iPhone was released, which opened the "Apple mobile era". 221. On July 8, 2011, during the sts-135 mission, the space shuttle Atlantis lifted off, marking the end of the space shuttle era, which lasted for 31 years. 222. It's the first picture ever taken in France in 1825. It took eight hours to exposure. end

Have you ever had an experience with God or the "divine," and what happened?

It was Thanksgiving week in 1973. I was working for the Hilton in downtown Dallas. I got off that night after my 3 to 11 shift and was immediately heading to Indiana. I had a ‘73 Ford Pinto that I just loved to drive fast. On my way out of Dal on R.L. Thornton Freeway [I-30 East] I spied a guy who looked like a college student wearing a white smock raincoat. I never picked up hitch-hikers. But this guy was standing on the paved shoulder right before you get to Lake Ray Hubbard under a street pole light. Just as quickly as I saw him, I disregarded my momentary inclination to assist him. He was holding a destination sign that said “NYC”. That just struck me as unusual. I felt a sense of guilt as I just left him alone standing in the rain in my rear view mirror. It was raining moderately to heavy at times. I was 21, male, full of testosterone. I loved road trips and needing sleep was not a factor. But I was tired. I had my usual coffee and an AM radio to listen to WBAP radio when I could. I was rolling. As was my habit, I passed every car and truck on the interstate. There was talk of Nixon changing the speed limit to 55mph but not yet. That would happen in January 1974. So I was enjoying my race-like driving, but trying to make it home in 12 hours [765 miles] was my challenge. I planned to stop in Memphis to eat breakfast at my aunt's house which was near Elvis' house. If I was lucky, I might see “the king” at the white gate. After passing everyone on the interstate, suddenly I see the same dude wearing the white raincoat and a beard in Dal standing on the paved shoulder in the rain between Hot Springs and Little Rock. I was mystified. How in the “sam hill” could that guy get further East of me when I've been out-running everyone? I stopped. He climbed in. For the first time in my life I picked up a hitch hiker. I thought a rider would keep me awake. The mystery of this fact, my curiosity, and the adrenaline rush that raced through my head made me instantly awake. It was about 3 A.M. Upon entering the car, my traveller had a small bag, a thermos of juice, and some Mexican cookies. He thanked me. He said he was travelling from Mexico City to NYC. He offered me juice and cookies. I declined. I did not want to drink or eat anything from Mexico. I told him that I saw him in Dal when I was leaving. I confessed to him that I thought about picking him up just for the company. But I didn't want to take a chance to slow down even for a minute. He nodded. I did talk with him about how in the world did he get further East of me when I'm passing everyone. He shrugged his shoulders and just smiled. This mystery haunted me. I replayed in my mind the trip so far trying to remember a single vehicle of any kind that would have passed me! None…..absolutely none came to mind. I always keep a clean car. I always wash and wax my cars before a road trip. This time I did not because of the rain. But my interior was always neat and tidy. One of the objections in my mind “against” picking up a wet hitch hiker was getting my car seat and carpet wet. But after I picked him up, I noticed that my seats and carpet were dry. But so was this guy's white coat! This was another matter that created a sense of wonder. But I was thrilled my car was not being messed up by my visitor. I filled up in Little Rock while my h-hiker just sat in my car waiting. He didn't stretch his legs or pee. I thought that he might be thinking that I would leave him and take off without him. But I would not have done that. It was now around 4 A.M. It was still raining. My quiet rider seemed wide awake the entire way. As we got closer to West Memphis, I told him that I could drop him off in Memphis. He had planned on going through Nashville on his way to NYC. I would drop him off a block from the interstate on my exit to my aunt’s house. I did just that. I made my exit and pulled onto the paved shoulder. I wished him good luck and safe travels. I told him that I’m sorry it's still raining. He closes the passenger door, and I put the car into 1st gear to slowly merge onto Elvis Presley Blvd. Just then I looked back to wave at my hitch hiker from my rear view mirror. To my surprise and astonishment, he is gone. He had vanished. I stopped the car. I got out. I looked. Nothing. All this in less than 30 seconds. My hitch hiker had become a phantom! It took me 5 minutes to reach my Aunt's house where I told the story of this “close encounter” experience to which I had no explanation. My uncle, the pastor of Graceland Baptist Church, told me of Heb. 13:2 which talks about angelic encounters with divine purposes. Abraham once actually entertained 2 angels that walked, talked, and looked like people, too. Who's to say …was this angel sent to keep me awake? There is no explanation other than a divine encounter for this experience. It is common to feel alienated from God in life sometimes. But the experience of being connected directly knowing that my life had enough significance to send an angel to assist me on a journey impacted me greatly. The notion that God cares about me specifically changed my perspective. Not all angels have wings! But they can appear from nowhere!

How can the US President issue an amnesty for criminals who violate the law, according to his authority? Is this not an undemocratic act?

Governors of each state have the authority to commute or pardon state crimes. This is often done in mercy or when someone is found to have been wrongly convicted to overturn the record. Most recently, I can think of the West Memphis Three as a local commutation of their sentence. The men were unfairly convicted but were not given a pardon, which means they have their freedom but the governor doesn't want them to sue for wrongful imprisonment or get too sassy crowing about their innocence. That's not fair, but it's all the justice some people get in life. On the federal level, the President can do the same for federal crimes. Often this is done at the end of a term to keep complaints about it down. Ford pardoned Nixon to end the Watergate scandal. Carter gave amnesty to all Vietnam war draft resisters. Bush Sr. let a lot of the Iran-Contra players off the hook. Clinton pardoned Escobar and FALN. W. commuted Scooter Libby's sentence for outing Valerie Plame (Trump pardoned him 2 years ago). Obama commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence, aaand the dumpster fire has the recent list of actual criminal cronies with very little reason or public call for their release. You know what doesn't make sense in all this? Leonard Peltier is still in jail.

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