I have created an Excel table that has around 250 sheets. All with different data and it can be navigated by buttons between the sheets. There are also hyperlinks in the records to call up outsourced files. I save the whole thing as HTML so that many people can use it without accidentally breaking something. The problem is that this HTML is not created responsively. I would make the effort and adjust each sheet afterwards, but I have to edit/expand this table several times over the next few years. Does anyone have a better idea?

We are very happy to offer you these free online Reiki courses and we hope that you will have a beautiful Reiki online learning experience with us. Please feel free to simply choose a course that feels right for you and of course, please move through these Reiki online training courses, as you feel guided to.

1. The Love Inspiration Usui Reiki Healing System

We are delighted to offer you the chance of learning Usui Reiki, Advanced Usui Reiki & Usui Reiki Gold to help you bring more love, light & healing into your life. This is by far our most popular free online Reiki course and it is truly a wonderful system of healing & purification, that can help to raise your energetic vibration closer towards more love, light, peace and relaxation. ​
The free Advanced Usui Reiki & Usui Reiki Gold levels that we also offer here then expand on the basic Usui Reiki courses so that each recipient can be guided beautifully towards a multitude of very high and pure healing frequencies, which can help to bring about a very significant and deep healing and transformation within.
Access these free Usui Reiki courses here - https://www.loveinspiration.org.nz/usui-reiki.html

1. Free Universal Reiki Courses

The Universal Reiki Series is another one of our free online Reiki courses which gives you the opportunity to learn a variety of different Reiki's, which can help to bring about a significant amount of healing and purification, in a relatively short period of time. Simply choose a Reiki course that suits you best and open up to receiving these beautifully free healing energies & attunements with much love.
​Given the higher vibrational nature of these energies, these healing systems are offered for those who have either completed or partially completed their Usui Reiki training so please be sure to check out the pre-requisites for each Universal Reiki course prior to starting.
Access these free Universal Reiki courses here - https://www.loveinspiration.org.nz/universal-reiki.html

1. Free Kundalini Reiki & Advanced Kundalini Reiki Courses

We are delighted to offer our free Kundalini Reiki online courses to anyone who wishes to learn. This is also one of our most popular free online Reiki Courses and it is the original system of Kundalini Reiki*, as 'brought through' by Mr Ole Gabrielsen*. This free Kundalini Reiki course can help to bring you much love, healing and purification.
As an extension to the Kundalini Reiki levels, Love inspiration also offers the Advanced Kundalini Healing energies that have been brought through to help expand on the existing Kundalini Reiki healing system, for all to benefit from. ​
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1. Master Level Symbols Courses

For those who may have completed some of our other free online Reiki courses, and who progressing nicely on their energy based healing journey, we are very happy to share these Master Level Symbols courses, freely and with love.
​Each of these symbols have been brought through to Love Inspiration at various points on our own journey and will help to bring a range of different frequencies into your healing practices, for the benefit of all. We hope that you will enjoy these beautiful Master Level courses and may they help to bring much love, joy and happiness into your life!
Access these free Master Level Symbols courses here - https://www.loveinspiration.org.nz/master-level-symbols.html

1. Divine Light Meditation

The Divine Light Meditation can also be thought of as a free online Reiki course. This is a very simple system of Reiki 'meditation' or enery based meditation that helps to enhance the flow of energy around our body. Working with a number of healing symbols, this practice will help to bring enhanced spiritual awareness, love and a feeling of one-ness within. These energies can be received by anyone, regardless of previous experiences so we hope that you will enjoy these beautiful energies with much love & gratitude!
Access these free Divine Light Meditation course here - https://www.loveinspiration.org.nz/divine-light-meditation.html
We are delighted to offer you these free online Reiki courses and we hope that you will have a beautiful Reiki online learning experience with us. Please feel free to download whichever free Reiki online courses feel right for you and of course, please feel free to move through these Reiki online training courses as you feel guided to.

550 years ago (2 June 1474)

• ⛪ The unfinished Assumption Cathedral (Успенский собор, aka Dormition Cathedral) in the Moscow Kremlin, built by Masters Krivtsov and Myshkin, collapsed during an earthquake and had to be rebuilt from scratch. This exquisite photo is by u/dwilko414

250 years ago (2 June 1774)

• 👩‍⚖️ The British Parliament passed the second Quartering Act, which required governors in colonial America to harbour British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided, and to provide them with food. The Act was seen by colonists as one of the Intolerable Acts, which led to the outbreak of the American War of Independence and the convening of the first Continental Congress.
• 💰 In what is now Mexico City, Pedro Romero de Terreros founded the Nacional Monte de Piedad under the name of "Sacro Real del Monte de Piedad de Ánimas", a "pawnshop with a conscience" that provided a solution to the economic problems of the city's inhabitants. It's the oldest financial institution in the Americas and its business model has been replicated in many countries, including India and China. Business is still booming -- today, it grants more than 9 million new loans every year.
• 🌄 Birth of British explorer and politician William Lawson, who pioneered the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales, Australia) by British colonists, opening up vast regions of Australia for settlement and agriculture. The town of Lawson in the Blue Mountains is named after him.

100 years ago (2 June 1924)

• 🪶 The Indian Citizenship Act (aka Snyder Act) granted full citizenship and civil rights to Native Americans. The picture shows US President Calvin Coolidge with four Osage Indians after signing the act. However, despite being granted citizenship, many Native Americans continued to face significant discrimination and legal barriers.
• 🚂 Birth of Russian engineer Nikolay Leonidovich Shchukin (Николай Леонидович Щукин), designer of steam locomotives. His name is so perfect for steam locomotives... the Shch was actually named after him!
• 🖼️ Death of German painter Friedrich Kallmorgen, famous for his Impressionist paintings of cities and landscapes such as "Antwerpen" (1883).

50 years ago (2 June 1974)

• 👑 Jigme Singye Wangchuck (འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག) was crowned King of Bhutan. Following the death of his father, Jigme Dorje Wangchuck, the sixteen-year-old crown prince had already ascended the royal throne in 1972 -- his formal coronation took place on 2 June 1974 in Thimphu. Jigme Singye Wangchuck actually was the one who introduced the famous concept of Gross National Happiness, which emphasises holistic development and well-being over purely economic measures of success. His reign saw significant modernisation efforts in Bhutan while preserving its cultural heritage.
• 🌜 Soviet probe Luna 22 (Луна 22) entered lunar orbit, completing 3,875 orbits of the Moon by November 1975.
• ⛷️ Death of British skier and mountaineer Sir Arnold Lunn. A pioneer of modern alpine skiing, he and Walter Amstutz developed the modern rules for slalom and downhill skiing, which were adopted by the FIS World Federation in 1928.
• 🏎️ Death of Japanese racecar drivers Hiroshi Kazato (風戸 裕) and Seiichi Suzuki (鈴木誠一) at the Fuji Speedway, after they collided on the embankment. Here is a video of the crash.
• 🎬 Death of Cuban filmmaker Sara Gómez, the first Cuban woman to direct a movie ("De cierta manera"). Sadly, she died of an asthma attack during the filming of this very movie, at the very young age of 31.

It's not the Stone Age of the Internet anymore, we have a Canvas API that is fully capable of working with images. Instead of "upload and resize image", we can save some server resources and speed things up with "resize image and upload" - https://devncoffee.com/resize-image-in-html-js/

(I'd appreciate any suggestions to my application as well)

• Demographics: Male, Indian, TX, very competitive public high school
• Hooks: first generation, "grew up in a predominantly white area"
• Intended Major(s): Computer Science or Data Science
• ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1530 SAT (790 M, 740 RW)
• UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.95 UW, 5.485 W (Weighted GPA is a bit different here, I don't know my 4.0 yet), rank 54/943
• Coursework:

AP World (5), AP CSP (5), IB History of the Americas, APCSA (5), IB English, AP Environmental Science (5), AP PreCalculus (5), AP Human Geography (5)
Taking IB History II, IB English II, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, IB Psych, AP Physics I, Engineering, AP Stats next year
Dual Credit Philosophy, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Art Appreciation, US History (Final grades were 99%)
Honors Algebra 2, Honors Biology, Honors Computer Science/Programming II, Honors English II, Spanish 2 Honors, Honors Chemistry, Computer Science III (AP-like class), Honors Physics. (Took all possible Computer Science classes in my school)

• Awards:

4x National Qualifier in TSA, 1x State Champion in TSA
Qualifying Events in TSA are VR, Webmaster, Manufacturing Prototype and Software Development, while State Champion is VR
Schoolhouse.world Acclaimed Tutor Award
2x Minesweeper.Online Tournament Winner
Hasley Memorial Award Winner (Local Award given to 3 people yearly for experience, impact, distinction, recommendation, and personality by recommendation)
Microsoft Office Associate and Expert Certified
MTA and ITS Java Certified
PCEP (Entry), PCAP (Associate), and PCPP (Professional) Python Certified
USACO Gold Qualifier
AP Scholar with Distinction
3x UT Dallas Battle of the Brains Winner
Congressional App Challenge Winner with my friend
Math UIL 2x State Qualifier in Calculator Applications
Science Olympiad State Qualifier in Disease Detectives and Anatomy/Physiology
2x School Student of the Month
TSA Student of the Month
3x Python Institute Scholar
National Merit (Unknown if Commended or Semi-Finalist yet)

• Extracurriculars:

Researched at the University of Texas at Dallas under a professor in Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in Python the first year and published a UTD research paper detailing our experiences. In the second year, I mentored new students in the program and participated in further research to amplify my paper to be globally published
Accepted into the competitive HSRA Program at UT Austin in the College of Natural Sciences for Computational Astrophysics, where we use Python and Data Science to analyze databases like GAIA for Astronomy and derive conclusions.
Served as TSA Chapter Committee Leader and Mentor in 3 separate years
Volunteered for 200+ hours of community service throughout high school through Red Cross and Key Club
Interned at numerous companies through the span of 3 years such as Accenture, TATA Quants, and Coforge
Currently in a job with Knowt.io as a member of their Content and Software Development Team, where we work together to address the fast-growing userbase coming to Knowt as an alternative for Quizlet. We have created numerous applications like KnowtAI and expanded our offerings towards all types of global exams. Started in November 2023
Lead Tutor and Content Developer at Schoolhouse.world for its Computer Science department. Through the span of 2 years, I helped thousands of students from over 100 countries learn computing, programming, and artificial intelligence
Competitive coder at hackathons and other events, and mentored hundreds of kids in Python and Java for novice programming
Secretary and Vice President of my school's research club, where I led and supervised a team of 100+ students with a diverse array of scientific interests to write their own research papers and publish it in platforms like RARS
Competitive Player in Minesweeper for tournaments and mentored new players in summer bootcamps to teach them Minesweeper
Volunteered over 400 hours through the span of 5 years at Storehouse (Same place where I got Hasley Award)
Founder of a local non-profit where we work with local governments and companies to not only receive grants but also provide access to technology for under-served areas. I was inspired from my trip to India to teach kids in underprivileged areas the power of programming and Artificial Intelligence just like how I did with Schoolhouse.World. Through the course of 2 years, we now have a strong volunteer base of 25 and have helped over 500 students in our area towards their passion.
Built numerous applications and websites for local companies and for my job at Knowt that required Django, Flask, CSS/HTML/JS, Python, Node.JS, Java, and React
Black Belt in TaeKwonDo

• Essays/LORs/Other:

Essays were outstanding, really connected my passion of Minesweeper and programming with my lifelong goals and passions that could be achieved with my Computer Science degree. Supplements were also very well, and I mentioned research and further passion, so I would say 9/10
CEO of Storehouse (Where I got the Hasley Award): 10/10, She was an amazing mentor and leader for me, and we really bonded well during my 5 years of volunteering there
Research Mentor and Professor at UTD: 9/10, he was also very amazing, and as a lead professor of instruction, he really addressed my thoughts and encouraged me to expand
IB History Teacher: 10/10, he was one of the best teachers I could have asked for in high school. The way he taught the class allowed me to grow and develop more than in any other class before.
Software Development Manager and Mentor at Accenture: 10/10, this was the best ever intern experience I had, and without him, I wouldn't even be here
AP CSA Teacher: 9/10, also an amazing teacher just like my IB History Teacher
Counselor: 9/10, one of the best people I met at school

• Schools: ED/EA/RD: undecided (I'm not really sure if many of my schools are Target or Reach, I'd appreciate if someone suggest me strong schools for Computer Science)

Thinking of applying to:
Safety: UT Dallas, Texas A&M
Target: UT Austin
Reach: UWash, UC System (Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine and Davis), UMD, Stanford, CMU, UIUC, UNC

b.1) Click the one that's the arrow-and-a-dotted-square (upon hovering it, it should say "Select an element in the page to inspect it - Ctrl + Shift + C"). So the shortcut is pressing Ctrl + Shift + C. This should turn the icon blue. b.2) Try to hover over the right bar such that the entire column gets highlighted in a transparent blue. This will most likely end up selecting MapRightbar\_Main b.3) Look back at the "Elements" tab. Mess around with it near MapRightbar\_Main (should be easy to find since you just highlighted it). MapLayout\_Rightbar should be somewhere above it. b.4) Click MapLayout\_Rightbar 

Lucio Fulci never fails to intrigue me with his incredibly ambitious projects and dedication to the craft. Not one to let a budget stand in his way, Fulci takes on large effects heavy films and delivers regardless of the visual appeal. Sometimes the effects in his movies are just downright ugly. But he makes it look so good. Warriors of the Year 2072 is no exception. It’s beautiful. Vibrant and crisp. A stark contrast to what I would think the future would have looked like.
Poster
Written and Directed by Lucio Fulci and featuring a cadre of screenwriters including Dardano Sacchetti (The Beyond, City of the Living Dead, and Amityville II), Elisa Briganti (Zombie, A Blade in the Dark, and 1990: Bronx Warriors), and Cesare Frugoni (Island of the Fishmen). We are treated to an early Running Man type story of vengeance, complete with gladiatorial fights and motorcycle chariots.
Fulci's mastery of practical effects is on full display, with impressive miniature work reminiscent of Ishiro Honda's iconic creations. The art direction is superb, and the use of wax work, particularly in the melting faces and walls, adds a grotesque yet mesmerizing touch. His willingness to experiment with various practical effects techniques is evident throughout the film. There is even a bit of animation and rotoscoping.
“Okay Raven, now I want you to zap me with your magic stick!”
American actor Jared Martin plays our lead. He grew to fame on the TV show, Dallas in 1978. He's actually really great in this and I would have loved to have seen him in some other Italian features. He plays Drake, the biggest TV star in the world, who was recently framed for taking the law into his own hands and murdering his wife's assailants. He's given a chance to clear his name if he competes in a new gladiator-esq TV show for a struggling network, the WBS Gladiator Contest. And once the movie starts heating up, Martin holds his own. It was easy to get on his side as he’s pretty likable. And his attempts to escape and push his weight around were amusing.
“Drake! The world's most popular Kill Bike Champion! Now condemned to die for killing the three men that brutally murdered his lovely wife. AVOXO”
Everyone in the cast is pretty unique for the most part. Fred Williamson is the most famous of the bunch and this is right in the middle of his Italian escapades. We've already seen him pop up in our project on films like Vigilante and 1990: The Bronx Warriors. Always a gruff badass and always welcome on my TV screen. I recognized a few more faces including Italian actor Al Cliver (Devil Hunter & Endgame), he's always great. And he never lives 😂. But also Claudio Cassinelli (Lion in the Desert & The Scorpion with Two Tails). He's sort of a big deal in Italian cinema and he's perfect for this Fulci picture.
Another thing that added to my enjoyment of this picture is Riz Ortolani's soundtrack as a standout element. It's good. Just what I would expect. The main theme perfectly complements the film's action and suspense. I was humming it all day. I was also pleased to see that the soundtrack is available on the Severin blu-ray release as a welcome bonus for fans.
Now a few gripes. While the film boasts a talented writing team, the script feels somewhat unfinished and rushed. Drake being framed and abducted by WBD could have been expanded on. Maybe even focusing on the development of a gladiator program could have been further explored. And it plays fast and loose with the plot development. But these complaints are less of a distraction and more par for the course with cheap Italian scifi. I wasn't too bothered and these flaws didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of the film. It remains entertaining and engaging throughout, with multiple viewings revealing new details and nuances. The film's unique blend of action, suspense, and dark humor makes it a perfect fit for a late-night viewing on a show like MonsterVision.
It’s always a treat to watch Fulci movies. You never know where you’re going or just what’s going to transpire. While it's far from perfect, Warriors of the Year, 2072 is a far more entertaining feature than A Man Called Rage and Rats: Night of Terror. Three stars.
Warriors of the Year 2072
(aka. Rome 2072 A.D.: The New Gladiators, Fighting Centurions and Rome 2033 - The Fighter Centurions)
Release Date: January 28th, 1984
RottenPop Rating: ★★★
Director: Lucio Fulci Writers: Lucio Fulci, Dardano Sacchetti, Elisa Briganti, and Cesare Frugoni Starring: Jared Martin, Fred Williamson, Howard Ross, Eleonora Brigliadori, and Cosimo Cinieri
Studios: Regency Productions
Country: Italy
Genres: Sci-Fi Action
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The most important thing to remember is that with the resources available today we are all able to accelerate historic performance just by will power and healthy mind support, yes this includes a balanced diet as well and you'd be surprised some foods that are healthy for the brain like walnuts or lions mane and shitaki mushrooms! (Some of these depend on individual health limitations such as nut alergies or immunodisease so before taking any particular vitamins and supplements please do consult with a health professional)
So ok, now you want to know how to find this information yes? Well let's begin with the most important one!
This post will contain regular updates with new sources, check back often!
Update!
[5-18] Added College/University Ivy League level Online Video Classes from OpenCourseWare
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KNOWLEDGE

I want everyone to be aware that there are indeed easy to access textbooks for Academic Knowledge here at the OpenStax community! https://openstax.org/
for instance here's a thorough list of mathematics course textbooks: https://openstax.org/subjects/math
and of course a well covered set of science textbooks: https://openstax.org/subjects/science
Very common i use these as resources and i will tell you they have less fluff and more vital information necessary to pass to its reader based on the subject and not overly dependent on trick questions and not only that but clear question answering not aimed at attempting to obfuscate the actual quality of information provided vs the "applicable" side of textbooks attemping to relate math to its reader.
So overall these textbooks are not overly complicated with fluffy sentences but get straight to the point sort of books. I have always recommended them and still do to this day, if you need books, especially in the STEM space, this is the place to get a great foundation of content.

Open Course Ware

List of OCW courses Click Here
A concept deriving from the Open Source movement to provide information to the world for free to improve civilization one step at a time, you will find tons of online classes available... from MIT... or thousands of other Ivy league Colleges... FOR FREE.
Ofc you can't just graduate with the degree, but literally if you wanted to learn anything in College or University and you feel like you can't because it's too expensive, time to move on from the past and enter the world of the free flow of knowledge!
Gutenberg is a very nice option as well, for more open to the public novels and what many would call "old" books, some even archaic. But if your at a wonder for something to read how about Dante's Inferno? Grab a search on it here at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ However, Gutenberg is no Amazon Kindle store, so you'll have to have antique taste in content to truly enjoy the library!
~Welcome~ ~to (Open Sourcing) GNU License~ ~to the General Public~, keep this OpenX in mind when considering a whole ecosystem of software as well offered like a full office suite compatible and comparable with Microsoft Office, but for no cost at all: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-1.0.html

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OnlyOffice which is my favorite and most comfortable version of OpenOffice (There's that OpenX again) download below
https://www.onlyoffice.com/download-desktop.aspx?from=desktop
GIMP is my favorite Image Editor comparable to Photoshop if you truly know how to use filters and manually recrease photoshop automations, all that extra fanciness is nice but its really what your paying a high price in photoshop for, GIMP is of course FREE! and the name itself is GNU Image Manipulation Program : https://www.gimp.org
There are some of my favorite Video Editing software as well as antivirus, firewall, 3D editing, and so many pieces of free software out there remember with the right guidance you could easily save a lot of money and be able to learn and do so much to help put a step ahead from yesterday!

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There seems to be some confusion here in the wake of the Kansas Supreme Court decision concluding that its state constitution did not include a right to vote. People found this sobering and they should. What you should NOT is believe that the United States Constitution guarantees citizens a right to vote. And you should let that discovery take you down other paths of inquiry, too.
To clear the record: The Supreme Court has made clear what it thinks of the "right to vote." E.g., Purcell v. Gonzalez, 549 U.S. 1 (2006) (right to vote is a "political" right); Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 370 (1886) (right to vote "not regarded strictly as a natural right, but as a privilege merely conceded by society, according to its will, under certain conditions, nevertheless it is regarded as a fundamental political right"). It shouldn't surprise you that the Kansas Supreme Court cited these opinions, beginning its analysis with the notion that the right to vote is a “political” not a “fundamental” right. These are just words, of course, but in the realm of jurisprudence, rhetoric becomes reality. This may seem absurd, but I assure you: It is pretty much totally accepted, not controversial, and also pretty basic knowledge among lawyers and jurists (and those who cover the law) alike that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee its citizens a right to vote.
Don't trust me? Let’s take a look at what SCOTUS and a few other sources have said:

• Minor v. Happersett (1875): “The Constitution of the United States does not confer the right of suffrage upon any one.”
  
• McPherson v. Blacker (1892): “The constitution does not provide that the appointment of electors shall be by popular vote; it leaves that matter to the legislature."
  
• Pope v. Williams (1904): “The privilege to vote in any state is not a privilege arising under the Constitution of the United States."
  
• Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections (1966): “The right to vote in state elections is not granted by the United States Constitution, except as it is protected by other provisions of the Constitution."
  
• Kramer v. Union Free School District (1969): “The right to vote, per se, is not a constitutionally protected right; rather, it is a right conferred by the states and the federal government.”
  
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973): “[T]he right to vote, per se, is not a constitutionally protected right.” (they like this line and repeat it often)
  
• Richardson v. Ramirez (1974): “It is unquestionable that the right to vote, per se, is not a constitutionally protected right.”
  
• Bush v. Gore (2000): “The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States unless and until the state legislature chooses a statewide election as the means to implement its power to appoint members of the Electoral College."
  
• Shelby County v. Holder (2013): “The Constitution and laws of the United States ‘do not confer the right of suffrage upon any one’.” (quoting earlier decision, btw Shelby eviscerated the Voting Rights Act)
  

How about other popular sources more accessible to people who don't like reading case law? Sure:

• NYT: "Does the Constitution Guarantee a Right to Vote? The Answer May Surprise You. For decades, the courts and Congress have taken the lead in expanding the legal right to vote, but the founders never explicitly included it."
  
• "Created Equal: The right to vote wasn’t included in the Constitution. Why not?"
  
• "If you were to look for a right to vote in the U.S. Constitution or Bill of Rights, you might have trouble finding one. Surprisingly, nowhere in the original text does it say that U.S. citizens have a right to vote."
  
• "The right to vote is not in the Constitution"
  

And if you want to translate your shock into some form of “liberal” or “progressive” action, feel free to read about the call for a constitutional amendment to actually enshrine that right in the Constitution:

• Call for a Right to Vote Amendment after Shelby County

OK, you've scrolled to this point and you're still thinking, for some reason, hey what about the 15th, 19th, 26th Amendments? They mention the “rights of citizens to vote,” what's that then?

• Well, those amendments mention or recite such rights, but they only say those rights -- undefined in the Constitution itself -- shall not be “abridged” on the basis of race or sex or age. People should know the U.S. constitution confers few to zero “positive rights” — most rights are defined in the negative, identifying only what the state cannot do or abridge. This is a very consequential distinction.
  
• Now ask yourself: could any white man vote after the founding of the country? No. Only landowners could vote. How’s that happen if the Constitution conferred a right on all citizens to vote? Well, that’s because voting requirements largely are set by the states! Which is why women in some states could vote before women in other states (for a fun aside, find out why Wyoming was the first state to let women vote). And remember, when the 15th Amendment was enacted, women still weren’t allowed to vote. That’s a good indication that simply reciting a “right” is not the same as conferring that right on “citizens.” In our bizarre federalist system “the right of citizens … to vote” is actually defined by state law. There are thus age requirements, residency requirements, there used to be literacy requirements, property-ownership requirements, and so on. To this day some states do not allow convicted felons to vote. Sure, there are certain voting rights conferred by things like, surprise surprise, laws like the voting rights act, but that is a law that SCOTUS has gleefully and steadily eviscerated (in Shelby and elsewhere).
  

Disclaimer: English is not my first language and this is my second real post. Apologies for miany mistakes.
Over a year ago a YouTube video about the artwork destroyed in the September 11 attacks rekindled my interest in 9/11. I started reading about the attacks, the events surrounding them, the people involved in the events, as well as WTC complex itself: its history, its architecture, its features and its layout. I was already aware of first responders' fight for health benefits and the health conditions that could arise from the exposure to the remains of WTC. Now I learned that some of the same-sex partners of the victims were denied survivor benefits and had to fight for them in court. One such person was Keith Bradkowski. He was considered ineligible for survivor benefits, as the airlines at the time did not recognize domestic partnerships. His partner was Jeffrey Dwayne Collman. Collman was a flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11 who lost his life, when the terrorists flew it into the World Trade Center. The interview mostly concerned Keith's crusade for the recognition, survivor benefits and changes in the inheritance laws, so I decided to look for additional information about Jeff's life. I found another older interview with Keith, article about Jeff's parents (or rather his father and stepmother) and Jeff's Find a Grave profile. He was born in 1959, was 41 at the time of his death and lived in Novato, California, but was originally from Yorkville, Illinois. Keith was his partner of 11 years. His parents divorced when he was a child, and it broke the family. Before his father remarried, he lived with some other relatives. He had three brothers (I later found out that he had many more siblings). One predeceased him. This brother's name was Mark Allen Collman. According to Find a Grave he was born in 1957 and died in 1979. The fact that this family lost two young sons, one of them the deadliest terrorist attack in history, made me understandably sad. I opened Mark's profile. He was born on July 22. 1957 in Aurora, Illinois. The date of his death was 1979, with no day and month. His profile's description read: "Cenotaph for man missing since April 3, 1979." I was even more sad, but as a true crime buff I was also intrigued. I set out to find all the info that I can get about his disappearance. Unfortunately, there isn't a lot written about it. It's coverage seems to be minimal. No newspaper articles, no podcasts, no documentaries. His Charley Project page claims that he went missing from his hometown of Yorkville, Illinois on April 3, 1979. At the time he lived with his parents in a basement bedroom and worked second shift at a Model Box factory off Route 47 and Cannonball Road in Yorkville. According to The Charley Project his parents realized that he was missing after his boss called them to say that he hadn't shown up for work. On the other hand his Doe Network page claims that his mother (his parents divorced years before his disappearance) called from out of state, when she had not heard from him for two weeks. No one ever heard from him again. Charley Project quotes his parents as saying that he was very close to his younger brothers and would never have willingly gone for this long without contacting them. His parents had him declared legally dead after his disappearance and placed a stone for him at the cemetery. He's regarded an endangered missing and foul play is considered possible. Mark's Charley Project page admits that there's little information available about his case. We don't know what he was wearing and we don't know if he took anything with himself. Possibly because it was his mother, who lived out of state, that reported him missing and she had no way to know what he was last wearing or if he left on foot or by car. Mark was a White male, he had brown hair and eyes, stood between 5'10" - 5'11" and weighted between 140 - 160 lbs. He had a small scar on the side of his nose (unknown which side) according to Doe Network, or on the side of his chin according to The Charley Project. I found more information about his disappearance on Websleuths forum and a blog called Whereabouts Still Unknown. Webslauths users were inspired by the (now unavailable) Naperville Sun article from 2011. Here's a quote from the this article (via Websleuths forum):
"On Sunday I wrote about Kay and Dwayne Collman's very public grief in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that claimed the life of their son Jeffrey.
Like so many of the victims, the body of the 41-year-old flight attendant on board the first plane that hit the World Trade Center was never recovered, except for a couple of finger bones that are now buried at River Hills Cemetery in Batavia.
But what the Collmans have kept much more private is that next to Jeffrey's memorial is a similar marker for his older brother, whose burial site is also missing a body.
In 1979, the Collmans' 21-year-old son Mark disappeared and was never heard from again. The shy young man, a 1975 graduate of Yorkville High School, had been living at home at the time and was employed at the Model Box factory off Route 47 and Cannonball Road.
Because he worked a 3 to 11 shift and his bedroom was in the basement, Kay and Dwayne didn't necessarily see Mark every day. So when his boss called to say he'd not shown up to work on April 3, 1979, it was the family's first indication something was wrong."
Websleuths users managed to submit his data for a NamUs, Charley Project and Doe Network in 2011. Before that Mark Allen Collman was absent from all databases. Websleuth users also provided more info: he had many half-siblings and step-siblings, he wasn't on the best terms with his father (that also applies to Mark) and Jeff's and Mark's divorced mother was the one who paid for her sons' graves and according to them she was the one who reported Mark missing. Some comments made by their father in the article about Mark's disappearance and mentioned on Websleuths seem to confirm that their relationship was far from perfect. And then, there's a book called "Jeff's Way: The Story of 9/11 Flight Attendant Jeffrey Collman". It was written by Douglas O'Keeffe, Jeff's co-worker and friend. Both Websleuths and Whereabouts Still Unknown quote this book on Mark's disappearance. According to the book Mark, Jeff and their father Dwayne all worked for the same company in April of 1979. Apparently Mark had a fistfight with his father on the day before, which probably contributed to his disappearance. He left behind his paycheck and his savings. There's also one more theory only mentioned briefly on Websleuths, but expanded on Whereabouts Still Unknown. It's apparently a local rumor based on speculations, not supported by any evidence. We know that Mark attended Yorkville High at the time when Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House, was a teacher and wrestling coach there. In 1981 Hastert won a congressional seat and later went on to become the longest running Speaker in U.S. history. In May 2015 Hastert was indicted on federal charges of structuring bank withdrawals to evade bank reporting requirements and making false statements to federal investigators. Investigators alleged that the funds Hastert had withdrawn were used as a hush money to conceal his past sexual misconduct. In 2016 prosecutors alleged that Haskert had molested at least four boys some as young as 14 during his time as a high school wrestling coach. Hastert later admitted to molesting the boys whom he had coached. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison. Some speculate that Mark was either one of Hastert's victims or he was a witness to his crimes, who was then silenced to prevent him from harming Hastert's reputation. Someone also suggested that Mark lived near the area that Larry Eyler traveled in and picked up his victims, Yorkville is also close to John Gacy's area of operation. Several John Does has been ruled out as Mark. Mark's dental records and DNA are available. Sadly, both of his parents died not knowing what had happened to him, his mother died in 2004 and his father died in 2022. If Mark alive today, Mark Allen Collman would be 66 years old.
Sources
Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/mark-allen-collman
Doe Network: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4564dmil.html
Mark's Find a Grave page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147230782/mark_allen-collman
Websleuths forum thread about Mark's case: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/il-mark-collman-21-kendall-county-3-april-1979.148614/
Whereabouts Still Unknown post about Mark: https://whereaboutsstillunknown.wordpress.com/2018/12/07/mark-collman/
Jeff's Way by Douglas O'Keeffe: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19858906-jeff-s-way
Excerpt about Mark's disappearance: https://books.google.com/books/about/Jeff_s_Way.html?id=-GS-pBlQ9kUC#v=onepage&q=jeff%20collman's%20brother%20Mark&f=false
Interview with Keith Bradkowski: https://abc7news.com/amp/911-attacks-september-11-anniversary/11013395/
Article about Dwayne and Kay Collman: https://patch.com/illinois/yorkville/local-couple-featured-in-patch-remembers-911-in-911-snapshots

With FFIE and CRKN some of the latest penny stocks to go parabolic, could the next one be BURU?
BURU
38M outstanding shares
22M Float
Market Cap 6.1M
Enterprise Value 16.6M
NUBURU® is leading the transformation to a world of high-speed, high-quality metal machining and processing. NUBURU ground-breaking blue laser technology has defined a new class of high-power, high-performance blue lasers, starting with the standard AO laser and the high-brightness BL™ series lasers, which each enable radical gains in speed and quality for metal processing.
NUBURU lasers unlock a path to new designs for both conventional laser-metal machining and additive manufacturing (3D printing). Copper welding was the first application to benefit from the unique capabilities of the blue laser, with rapid processing and spatter-free welding that enables many new applications not possible with infrared lasers.
THE SHORT SQUEEZE!

1. Insiders have gained more shares over the past months. https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/buru/insider-activity
2. Patent Portfolio is worth $100 million.
3. Last years Bridge Loan, called for .25 cent exercisable warrants, THAT can be repurchased by the company if the stock trades above $1.50. (Obiously they know something BIG is coming perhaps?) https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/buru/insider-activity
4. Recently secured a Purchase Order from BlueScan Solutions, the medical device manufactoring segment is worth more than 6 billion dollars. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuburu-enters-medical-device-market-123000887.html
5. Secured their 2nd contract with NASA - to advance blue laser power transmission technology as a unique solution to dramatically reduce the size and weight of the equipment needed for Lunar and Martian applications. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuburu-announces-second-contract-nasa-131000100.html
6. Recent $3 million investment - These changes would allow for the acquisition of additional assets and the strategic diversification of the Company’s business. - Can an upcoming acquisition be on deck? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuburu-announces-3-million-dollar-142100970.html
7. Feb 7th PR stated: Company will assess a full range of strategic alternatives, including a sale, merger, divestiture, recapitalization, going private transaction, additional financing, and other significant transactions. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuburu-announces-evaluation-strategic-alternatives-130000152.html
8. Dec 19, 2023 PR stated: today announced it has received a purchase order for its BlueScan solution from a worldwide leader in coil and motor winding and assembly systems to produce electric motors. In adherence to strict confidentiality agreements, we cannot disclose the name of the prestigious company we have received the purchase order from. - Big named partner. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuburu-expands-automotive-manufacturing-offering-130000346.html
9. Nov 15th, 2023 PR stated: today announced it has been awarded a purchase order from a best in class, multinational electronics manufacturer with manufacturing capabilities across Asia, Latin America, Europe and the U.S. - Another Big unnamed partner. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuburu-awarded-purchase-order-major-130000147.html
10. Also have deals with the US AIR FORCE. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuburu-successfully-completes-contract-awarded-130000758.html
11. Currently ORTEX shows : 18% short of the free float, with 4.3m shares on loan and 99% utilization.

Patent Portfolio: 220 granted and pending patents.
https://www.nuburu.net/patents/
Website:
https://www.nuburu.net/
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@nuburuinc.2323

In a world where creativity knows no bounds, individuals like Freddi Wald stand as beacons of inspiration, driving positive change through their unwavering dedication to the arts. As a marketing and communications executive, arts leader, and ardent supporter of creative expression, Freddi Wald has left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape.
With a career spanning marketing, communications, and arts advocacy, Freddi brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Her passion for the arts is infectious, fueling her mission to help organizations elevate their fundraising efforts and expand their reach. Through her strategic guidance and tireless advocacy, she has empowered countless individuals and organizations to harness the transformative power of art.
But Freddi's impact extends far beyond the boardroom. As a staunch advocate of art as therapy, particularly for underserved youth, she has championed initiatives aimed at providing creative outlets for self-expression and healing. Her belief in the ability of art to foster connection and resilience has touched the lives of many, offering hope and inspiration in the face of adversity.
What sets Freddi apart is her unwavering commitment to building authentic connections. Whether forging partnerships with donors, foundations, or corporations, she prioritizes relationships rooted in trust, integrity, and mutual respect. It is this relational approach that has enabled her to cultivate enduring support for the causes she holds dear.
As we celebrate the artistry of Freddi Wald, let us recognize the profound impact she has had on the arts community and beyond. Through her visionary leadership and unwavering advocacy, she has helped shape a world where creativity flourishes, connections deepen, and individuals find solace and strength in the transformative power of art.
Join us in honoring Freddi Wald and her remarkable contributions to the arts. Together, let us continue to champion creativity, cultivate connections, and build a more vibrant and inclusive cultural landscape for generations to come.

Just received an offer of SMU IS this evening. Now I'm wondering if I should withdraw my acceptance for SIT SE.
First, some context: Current goal is to a software engineer, although, can't guarantee that goal won't change someday 😂. Settled on SE because I have some experience in front-end web dev (HTML,CSS, JS), so SE seemed like a good pick to expand my skills in development since I do enjoy the process of creating a website.
Based on the curriculum, SIT SE seems like a good course to pick up technical skills for the industry (but please feel free to correct me). And, since the modules are already structured, there's no need for any bidding which is also great, even though the trimester-based system is kind of a turn off. Also slightly worried about coping because I'm not sure if I'll be able to learn other languages easily just cause I can do HTML/CSS.
For SMU IS, we don't pick a specialisation until year 3, so that's good to explore other areas in IT as before choosing a specialised track. I've also heard from my friends pursuing other degrees in SMU that the bidding system is a competitive pain in the ass. And since the modules are not structured, we're recommended to plan in advance and that seems really intimidating. And then there's the compulsory volunteer service, ugh. I've heard that the prof-student ratio is pretty good as well so that's a plus point. The competitiveness is something I'm worried about too.
Another thing about SMU, I graduated from a diploma with 70% design and 30% web dev. Ideally, most graduates would become UI/UX designers or engineers, but most of us graduated with an odd mix of skills in the end, and we don't excel in either area. As a result, those (that I know of) who entered the working world are not doing well. I'm worried that is what might happen with the lack of specialisation until year 3 in SMU. But I think I might just be overthinking.
School fees don't really matter because I'm going to take a loan either ways so 🤷
tldr;

• SIT: more structure and specialised technical skills in SE from Y1
• SMU: less structure, more exploration but focus on technical skills is not so much (and ofc the name is more recognised)

Tbh, I feel like I'm just overthinking and have some preconceived notions from god knows where and I need someone to slap those out of me so I'll get my thoughts together. Idk man, some advice would be much appreciated.

Title: Divulging Myanmar's Statistical surveying Scene: Investigating AMT marketresearch and Then some

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Presenting AMT marketresearch
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Introduction

In today's fast-paced business environment, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Workforce management, a cornerstone of organisational success, is no exception. As companies strive to enhance productivity and efficiency, innovative staffing solutions have emerged as game-changers. These solutions leverage cutting-edge technology and flexible work arrangements to meet the dynamic needs of modern businesses. Let's dive into how these revolutionary approaches are transforming workforce management.

Understanding Workforce Management

What is Workforce Management?

Workforce management (WFM) encompasses all the activities required to maintain a productive workforce. This includes employee scheduling, attendance tracking, compliance with labor laws, and performance management. Essentially, WFM ensures that the right number of employees with the right skills are in the right place at the right time.

Importance of Efficient Workforce Management

Efficient workforce management is vital for several reasons. It helps businesses reduce labor costs, enhance productivity, and improve employee satisfaction. When done correctly, it ensures that operations run smoothly, customers are satisfied, and employees feel valued and engaged.

The Evolution of Staffing Solutions

Traditional Staffing Methods

Traditionally, staffing involved a lot of manual processes. HR managers would sift through stacks of resumes, conduct numerous interviews, and manually schedule shifts. While this approach worked for decades, it was time-consuming and often inefficient.

The Shift to Innovative Solutions

The advent of technology has revolutionized staffing solutions. Today, AI-driven recruitment tools, cloud-based platforms, and flexible work arrangements are becoming the norm. These innovations not only streamline the hiring process but also offer greater flexibility and scalability.

Key Components of Innovative Staffing Solutions

Technology Integration

AI and Machine Learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are at the forefront of innovative staffing solutions. These technologies can analyze vast amounts of data to identify the best candidates, predict workforce needs, and even automate routine HR tasks. For instance, AI-driven chatbots can handle initial candidate screenings, freeing up HR professionals to focus on more strategic tasks.

Cloud-Based Platforms

Cloud-based platforms offer a centralized system for managing all aspects of workforce management. These platforms provide real-time access to employee data, streamline communication, and facilitate remote work. They also enable businesses to scale their operations quickly and efficiently.

Flexibility and Agility

Gig Economy Integration

The gig economy is transforming the traditional employment model. More and more businesses are tapping into a pool of freelancers and contract workers to meet their staffing needs. This approach offers flexibility, allowing companies to scale their workforce up or down based on demand.

Remote Work Facilitation

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote work. Innovative staffing solutions now include tools and platforms that facilitate remote work, ensuring employees can collaborate effectively from anywhere. This not only expands the talent pool but also improves work-life balance for employees.

Benefits of Innovative Staffing Solutions

Cost Efficiency

Innovative staffing solutions can significantly reduce costs. By automating routine tasks and optimizing workforce schedules, businesses can cut down on labor expenses. Additionally, the flexibility of gig workers and remote employees can lead to substantial savings on overhead costs.

Enhanced Productivity

When employees are matched to roles that suit their skills and preferences, productivity soars. Innovative staffing solutions use data-driven insights to ensure the right fit, leading to higher efficiency and better outcomes.

Improved Employee Satisfaction

Happy employees are productive employees. Flexible work arrangements, opportunities for remote work, and AI-driven career development tools contribute to higher job satisfaction. This, in turn, reduces turnover rates and fosters a more engaged workforce.

Case Studies of Successful Staffing Innovations

Company A's Transition to AI-Driven Hiring

Company A, a tech startup, faced challenges in scaling its workforce quickly. By implementing an AI-driven recruitment system, they reduced the time-to-hire by 50% and improved the quality of hires. This allowed them to grow rapidly without compromising on talent quality.

Company B's Success with Remote Workforce Management

Company B, a marketing firm, adopted a cloud-based workforce management platform to facilitate remote work. This move not only ensured business continuity during the pandemic but also led to a 20% increase in employee productivity and a 15% reduction in operational costs.

Implementing Innovative Staffing Solutions in Your Business

Assessing Current Workforce Needs

Before implementing any new solutions, it's crucial to assess your current workforce needs. Identify the gaps in your existing system and determine what improvements are necessary. This could involve conducting surveys, analyzing performance data, and consulting with department heads.

Choosing the Right Technology

Not all technologies will suit every business. It's important to choose solutions that align with your specific needs and goals. Look for scalable platforms that offer the features you require, such as AI capabilities, cloud integration, and flexibility for remote work.

Training and Development

Introducing new technology requires proper training. Ensure your HR team and managers are well-versed in using the new tools. Provide ongoing support and resources to help them adapt to the changes seamlessly.

Overcoming Challenges in Innovative Staffing

Resistance to Change

Change can be daunting, and resistance is natural. To overcome this, communicate the benefits of the new solutions clearly to your team. Involve them in the decision-making process and provide adequate training to ease the transition.

Data Security Concerns

With the increasing reliance on technology, data security is a major concern. Ensure that the platforms you choose have robust security measures in place to protect sensitive employee information. Regular audits and compliance checks can help maintain data integrity.

Future Trends in Workforce Management

Predictive Analytics

Predictive analytics is set to revolutionize workforce management. By analyzing historical data, businesses can predict future staffing needs, identify potential issues, and make proactive decisions. This leads to more efficient and effective workforce planning.

Virtual Reality in Training

Virtual Reality (VR) is emerging as a powerful tool for employee training. VR can simulate real-life scenarios, providing immersive training experiences that enhance learning and retention. This is particularly useful for high-risk industries like manufacturing and healthcare.

Conclusion

Innovative staffing solutions are transforming workforce management, offering businesses new ways to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve employee satisfaction. By leveraging technology and embracing flexible work models, companies can stay ahead in a competitive landscape. As we move into the future, staying adaptable and open to new staffing innovations will be key to sustained success.

The profusion of identical green tents at this spring’s anti-Israel protests struck many as odd. “Why is everybody’s tent the same?,” asked New York mayor Eric Adams. Like others, the mayor suspected “a well-concerted organizing effort” driving the protests. More recent reporting shows a concerted push behind the Gaza protest movement. But it is not as simple as a single organization secretly rallying protesters or buying tents. Instead, the movement’s most determined activists represent a network of loosely linked far-left groups. Some are openly affiliated with well-known progressive nonprofits; others work in the shadows.
The movement also draws on diverse but generous sources of financial backing. Those funding streams may soon be augmented by the federal government. As I chronicled last year in a Manhattan Institute report, “The Big Squeeze: How Biden’s Environmental Justice Agenda Hurts the Economy and the Environment,” the administration’s massive program of environmental justice grants seems designed to prioritize the funding of highly ideological local groups. The Inflation Reduction Act, for example, earmarks $3 billion for “environmental and climate justice block grants” intended for local nonprofits. Today, hundreds of far-left political groups include language about environmental issues and “climate justice” in their mission statements. If just a fraction of planned grants flows to such groups, the effect will be a gusher of new funding for radical causes.
As the Gaza protests spread across U.S. college campuses, many observers noted an eerie uniformity among them. From one campus to the next, protesters operated in disciplined cadres, keeping their faces covered and using identical rote phrases as they refused to talk with reporters. The Atlantic noted the strangeness of seeing elite college students “chanting like automatons.” Students held up keffiyeh scarves or umbrellas to block the view of prying cameras and linked arms to halt the movements of outsiders. At Columbia University and elsewhere, protesters formed “liberated zones,” from which “Zionists” were excluded. Around the edges of the encampments, the more militaristic activists donned helmets and goggles and carried crude weapons, apparently eager to mix it up with police or counter-protesters. We’ve seen these tactics before—notably during the “mostly peaceful” Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, when full-time agitators helped ignite riots, set up a police-free (and violence-plagued) zone in Seattle, and laid nightly siege to Portland, Oregon’s federal courthouse.
In a remarkable work of reporting, Park MacDougald recently traced the tangled roots of organizations backing pro-jihad protests, both on and off campuses. These include Antifa and other networks of anonymous anarchists, along with “various communist and Marxist-Leninist groups, including the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Party, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), and the International ANSWER coalition,” MacDougald writes. Higher up the food chain, we find groups openly supported by America’s growing class of super-rich tech execs or the anti-capitalist heirs of great fortunes. For example, retired tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, who is married to Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, funds The People’s Forum, a lavish Manhattan resource center for far-left groups. As the Columbia protests intensified, the center urged members to head uptown to “support our students.” Following the money trail of other protest groups, MacDougald finds connections to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Ford Foundation, and—surprising no one—the George Soros-backed Tides Foundation.
Of course, the current wave of anti-Israel protests also involves alliances with pro-Hamas organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine. Last November, Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies testified to the House Ways and Means Committee that SJP and similar groups have deep ties to global terrorist organizations, including Hamas.
For many keffiyeh-wearing protestors, however, a recently professed concern for Palestinians is just the latest in a long list of causes they believe justify taking over streets and college quads. In Unherd, Mary Harrington dubs this medley of political beliefs the “omnicause,” writing that “all contemporary radical causes seem somehow to have been absorbed into one.” Today’s leftist activists share an interlocking worldview that sees racism, income inequality, trans intolerance, climate change, alleged police violence, and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts all as products of capitalism and “colonialism.” Therefore, the stated rationale for any individual protest is a stand-in for the real battle: attacking Western society and its institutions.
In the U.S., this type of general-purpose uprising goes back at least to the riots at the 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. In those protests, mainstream liberal factions—including labor unions and environmentalists—were joined by “black bloc” anarchists and other radicals eager to engage in “direct action” against police. That pattern—relatively moderate demonstrators providing a friendly envelope for hard-core disruptors—formed the template for many later protests: the Occupy Wall Street encampments in 2011, demonstrations following the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, 2016’s Standing Rock anti-pipeline movement, and of course, the calamitous summer of 2020.
These uprisings were not entirely spontaneous. In some cases, activists spend months planning mass actions—for example, against economic summits or political conventions—and can recruit street fighters from across the country. In others, an event, such as George Floyd’s death, sparks popular protests involving neophyte demonstrators. Those attract far-left activists, who swoop in to organize and expand the struggle, often tilting it toward more radical action.
That has certainly been the case at the college Gaza-paloozas. At Columbia, the New York Times spotted a woman old enough to be a student’s grandmother in the thick of the action as protesters barricaded that school’s Hamilton Hall. The woman was 63-year-old Lisa Fithian, a lifetime activist, who Portland’s alternative weekly Street Roots approvingly calls “a trainer of mass rebellion.” A counter-protester trying to block the pro-Hamas demonstrators told NBC News, “She was right in the middle of it, instructing them how to better set up the barriers.” Fithian told the Times she’d been invited to train students in protest safety and “general logistics.” She claims to have taken part in almost every major U.S. protest movement going back to the 1999 “Battle in Seattle.”
America’s radical network has plenty of Lisa Fithians, with the time and resources to travel the country educating newcomers about the “logistics” of disruptive protests. And these activists appear to have played key roles in the college occupations. The New York City Police Department says nearly half the demonstrators arrested on the Columbia and City University of New York (CUNY) campuses on April 30 were not affiliated with the schools. One hooded Hamilton Hall occupier—photographed scuffling with a Columbia custodian before getting arrested—turned out to be 40-year-old James Carlson, heir to a large advertising fortune. According to the New York Post, Carlson lives in a $2.3 million Park Slope townhouse and has a long rap sheet. For example, in 2005, he was arrested in San Francisco during the violent “West Coast Anti-Capitalist Mobilization and March Against the G8.” (Those charges were dropped.)
For a quarter-century now, Antifa and other anarchist networks have worked to refine tactics and share lessons following each major action. At Columbia, UCLA, and other schools, authorities found printouts of a “Do-It Yourself Occupation Guide” and similar documents. The young campus radicals are eager to learn from their more experienced elders. And, like the high-achieving students they are, they follow directions carefully. MacDougald asked Kyle Shideler, the director for homeland security and counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy, about the mystery of the identical tents. There was no need for a central group to distribute hundreds of tents, Shideler said. Instead, “the organizers told [students] to buy a tent, and sent around a Google Doc with a link to that specific tent on Amazon. So they all went out and bought the same tent.”
In other words, America’s radical class has gotten very skilled at recruiting and instructing new activists—even from among the ranks of elite college students with a good deal to lose. How much more could this movement accomplish with hundreds of millions in federal dollars flooding activist groups around the country?
From its first week in office, the Biden administration has trumpeted its goal to funnel more environmental spending toward “disadvantaged communities that have been historically marginalized,” partly by issuing grants to grassroots organizations. Previous environmental justice (EJ) grant programs were small in scope. But, with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, a huge pool of grant money became available. EPA administrator Michael Regan told reporters, “We’re going from tens of thousands of dollars to developing and designing a program that will distribute billions.”
More than a year and a half later, it remains hard to nail down just where the Biden administration’s billions in EJ grants will wind up. Money is being distributed through a confusing variety of programs, and the process of identifying recipients is ongoing. To help outsource the job of sifting through proposals, the EPA last year designated 11 institutions as “Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers.” These groups are empowered to make subgrants directly to community organizations, under streamlined EPA oversight. In all, the Biden administration has entrusted these outfits with distributing a staggering $600 million in funding. The money is expected to start flowing this summer.
The EPA’s grantmakers include a number of educational institutions and left-leaning nonprofits. For example, the EPA chose Fordham University as its lead grantmaker in the New York region. Fordham, in turn, lists as partners two nonprofits that oppose immigration enforcement. (One, the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, states on its website: “NJAIJ believes in the human right to migrate, regardless of citizenship or political status.”) Neither group claims expertise in environmental issues. Given that the IRA’s eligibility requirements for EJ grants are extremely vague, however, perhaps that’s not a problem. Almost any activity that could help “spur economic opportunity for disadvantaged communities” (in the words of Biden’s EJ executive order) might qualify.
Perhaps the most prominent—and problematic—EPA grantmaker is the Berkeley, California-based Climate Justice Alliance. The CJA is a consortium of mostly far-left activist groups. It describes its mission as working for “regenerative economic solutions and ecological justice—under a framework that challenges capitalism and both white supremacy and hetero-patriarchy.” The group is a vigorous proponent of the omnicause, embracing almost every left-wing concern as a manifestation of climate change. For example, the CJA website proclaims: “The path to climate justice travels through a free Palestine.” MacDougald notes that the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, one of CJA’s affiliated groups, “organized an illegal anti-Israel protest in the Capitol Rotunda in December at which more than 50 activists were arrested.”
The CJA website also includes a section dedicated to the cause known as Stop Cop City. It refers to an effort to halt the construction of an 85-acre police and firefighter training center outside Atlanta. Rag-tag activists from around the country have gathered around the facility since 2021. They have repeatedly battled with police—sometimes with fireworks and Molotov cocktails—and used bolt cutters to enter the site and torch construction equipment. (CJA’s Stop Cop City page features a cartoon illustration of three childlike activists; one brandishes bolt cutters.) The group also backs a legal defense fund for activists arrested in attacks on the training center or in other protests. For those looking for more inspiration, CJA links to an interview with former Black Panther and self-described revolutionary Angela Davis.
The Alliance is not an ideological outlier in Biden’s EJ coalition. On the contrary, when the White House assembled its White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC), a panel of outside experts meant to provide “horizon-expanding EJ advice and recommendations,” it chose CJA co-chair Elizabeth Yeampierre to help lead the committee. Like other members of the panel, she sees environmental issues through an ideological, not a scientific, lens. “Climate change is the result of a legacy of extraction, of colonialism, of slavery,” Yeampierre told Yale Environment 360. As a group, radical EJ activists tend not to focus on pragmatic ways to reduce pollution and carbon emissions; for them, the real goal is overturning what they see as an exploitative economic and political system. Since these are the voices the White House chose to help shape its EJ policies, we can assume this worldview will dominate grantmaking decisions.
In February 2023, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, along with fellow committee member Pat Fallon, wrote to EPA administrator Regan asking for more information on the EPA’s grant programs. They noted that the EPA’s own studies of EJ grants issued in previous years showed sloppy supervision. According to an EPA report, an earlier version of the program funded projects that did “not logically lead to the desired environmental and/or public health [result].” Without better oversight and more clearly defined goals, the congressmen wrote, the EPA’s EJ grant machine risks becoming simply a “slush fund for far-left organizations.”
Since then, the administration has done little to reassure skeptics. To the contrary, the EPA has put at least one far-left organization—CJA—in charge of distributing $50 million in grant money. No doubt, many of the EPA grants will go to worthwhile projects. But money is fungible. A group that gets a large grant to, say, clean up dirty parks or teach children about recycling will also be able to hire more staff and divert more resources to political action.
With graduation behind them, most of the anti-Israel college protesters have stowed away their keffiyehs and moved on to summer vacations or internships. But the peripatetic activists who helped guide and intensify those uprisings are doubtless already planning their next actions. After all, two political conventions are looming. This fall, the college protests will likely flare up again, though by then perhaps focused on a different facet of the omnicause. And, with hundreds of millions in fresh funding flowing through the activist ecosystem, the groups that quietly nurture extremists—like those who firebombed “Cop City,” or who chant “Intifada Revolution!,” or who block bridges in the name of “climate”—will be more emboldened than ever.
A Slush Fund for Radical Protesters? City Journal (city-journal.org)
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