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    Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Was Released From A Russian Prison On August 1, 2024

    Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich Is Free

    Wall Street Journal Reporter Has Being Released From A Russian Prison I recently wrote about Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. He was released from a Russian prison in a prisoner exchange. Also released were Paul Whelan, Vladimir Kara-Murza, who won a Pulitzer Prize from columns he wrote in his prison cell, and Alsu Kurmasheva. He should never have been kidnapped by Putin in the first place. His release was joyous, but as a friend of his at The Guardian writes: I knew, too, that those 70 weeks in prison would be time that this young man could not reclaim – and that these long months of fear and uncertainty…

  • History,  Politics,  Resistance

    Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Is Bringing A Powerful Message Of Joy In 2024!

    Tim Walz Minnesota

    Tim Walz Is The Governor Of Minnesota Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in the 2024 Presidential elections! He is a very popular governor. You can see why in this great video by Keith Edwards: 5 Minutes and 27 Seconds of Tim Walz Being AWESOME. While he is most famous for signing a bill to guarantee free school lunches for every child in the state (that’s why the children are hugging him in that video!), he has also done many great things for the state of Minnesota! His Accomplishments As Governor of Minnesota Some of Tim Walz’s Signature Accomplishments: His Background Walz was…

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    Berlin 1936: Fascism, Fear, and Triumph Set Against Hitler’s Olympic Games (2016) | Book Review

    Berlin 1936 Olympic Games book cover

    Berlin 1936: Fascism, Fear, and Triumph Set Against Hitler’s Olympic Games by Oliver Hilmes Genres: History, Non-Fiction Original Publication Date: 2016 Source: I purchased this book Find the Author: Goodreads, Amazon Berlin 1936: Fascism, Fear, and Triumph Set Against Hitler’s Olympic Games takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympic Games, describing events in the German capital through the eyes of a select cast of characters: Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, sportsmen and journalists, writers and socialites, nightclub owners and jazz musicians. Berlin 1936 Olympic Games Promoted Nazi Propaganda In 1931, Germany was awarded the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. In 1933, Adolph Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. Despite…

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    A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell (2019) | Book Review

    American spy: A Woman Of No Importance Book Cover

    A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell Genres: Biography, Non-Fiction Original Publication Date: 2019 Source: I purchased this book Goodreads Find the Author: Website, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon American spy: In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.” The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill’s “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and–despite her prosthetic leg–helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we…

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    I Stand With Evan Gershkovich

    Typewriter Evan Gershkovich

    I Stand With Evan Gershkovich Over one year ago Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was arrested and imprisoned in Russia. The Russians claim that Gershkovich was a “spy.” He could face up to twenty years in a Russian prison. He will stand trial on June 26th. As the Committee to Protect Journalists writes: The start of Gershkovich’s trial comes after he has already spent more than 14 months behind bars for no other reason than his work as a journalist,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Russian authorities must immediately release Gershkovich, drop all charges against him, and stop prosecuting members of…