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Bertie Wooster (official name Bertram Willoughby Wooster) is a carefree, wealthy young man living in London with his valet Jeeves.
Aunt Dahlia is Bertie´s ¨good aunt¨, and is quite jovial. She often jokingly insults Bertie. She also uses her chef, Anatole, as a threat for Bertie to help her when she needs it.
Madeline Bassett is (according to Bertie Wooster) a droopy girl, first mentioned in "Right Ho, Jeeves." She was formerly engaged to Bertie but is later enaged to Bertie´s friend, Gussie Fink-Nottle.
Sir Roderick is a forceful personality. He is a nerve specialist (or, as Wooster calls him, the loony doctor) and the father of Honoria Glossop, to whom Bertie was once engaged. Bertie and Sir Roderick are often att odds, but following the events of "Thank You, Jeeves," become good friends.
The Jeeves books were well-received.
Below is a list of both the Jeeves short stories, as well as images from them.
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Querelle is a 1982 West German–French drama movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and based on the 1947 novel by Jean Genet. It stars Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet, Axel Bauer, Roger Fritz and was distributed by Gaumont.
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Tony Scannell
Tony Scannell (14 August 1945 – 26 May 2020) was an Irish actor. He was best known for playing DS Ted Roach in "The Bill" and appeared in the 1980 movie "Flash Gordon". He was declared bankrupt in 2002. He was a Freemason.
Scannell died on 26 May 2020 aged 74 from unknown causes.
Provab Technosoft
Provab Technosoft is an award-winning software development company. It develops next-generation travel technology solutions, custom web applications and native mobile applications for global customers. It is headquartered in Bangalore India and has a customer base in 48 countries.
In 2019, PROVAB received the Iconic Achiever's award for being the leading travel technology company.
In 2018, PROVAB received the Business & Service Excellence award.
In 2017, The CEO of Provab Technosoft, Anand Shukla was felicitated with Young Entrepreneur award for outstanding achievements in business and social service.
In 2015, PROVAB received the Leadership Award.
McDonough, Georgia
McDonough is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 22,084 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Henry County.
Barbara (singer)
Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997) was a French pop singer-songwriter and actress. She took her stage name, Barbara, from her grandmother. Her song "L'Aigle noir" sold 1 million copies in twelve hours.
In 1971, she co-starred with Jacques Brel in "Franz".
Barbara, who smoked many times, died of respiratory failure.
First Name: Carmen
First Name: Carmen is a 1983 French Swiss crime movie directed by Jean-Luc Godard and loosely based on the Bizet's opera "Carmen". It stars Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem Roussel, Hippolyte Girardot.
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar (22 July 1936 – 28 May 2020) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He was a Member of Parliament for Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2004 to 2009. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2020. He was a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal political party.
He was also the chairman and managing director of the Malayalam daily newspaper "Mathrubhumi".
Kumer died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Calicut, India on 28 May 2020, aged 83.
Claude Goasguen
Claude Goasguen (12 March 1945 – 28 May 2020) was a French politician. He was a member of the National Assembly for Paris from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1997 until his death in 2020. He was a member of The Republicans.
For a short time, he was Minister of Reform of the State, Decentralisation and Citizenship in 1995 under Prime Minister Alain Juppé.
Goasguen died on 28 May 2020 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France from COVID-19, aged 75.
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Church.
Guy Bedos
Guy Bedos (15 June 1934 – 28 May 2020) was a French actor and comedian. He was born in Algiers. He was best known for his roles in "Sweet and Sour", "Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!" and "All Together". He was also famous for his left-wing political support and he had supported politicians such as François Mitterrand.
Bedos died on 28 May 2020 in Paris of problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 85.
University of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a public research university in Merced, California. It is the newest campus of the University of California. The university has 8,847 undergraduate students and 686 graduate students.
On May 19, 1988, the Regents of the University of California voted to begin planning to place a campus in the San Joaquin Valley due to an increase in the number of students at the other campuses. On May 19, 1995, the Board of Regents chose Merced as the location for the system's tenth campus. In 2001, the university used an $11 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to buy a 7,300 acre plot of land next to Lake Yosemite just north of Merced. This was the largest land purchase by the University of California for one of its campuses.
Al Rex
Albert Floyd Piccirilli (July 13, 1928 – May 25, 2020), also known by his stage name Al Rex, was an American bass player. He was known for playing with Bill Haley & His Comets. He started playing for them in 1949 and became known for "wild antics" on stage. He was born near Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania.
Rex died at his home in Norristown, Pennsylvania on May 25, 2020 at the age of 91.
Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Plymouth Township is a township with home rule status in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,525 at the 2010 census.
Henri van Zanten
Henri Carel van Zanten (March 18, 1957 – May 22, 2020) was a Dutch artist. He was born in Rotterdam.
Van Zanten started working under the Stanislavski method. His mentor was the Belgian theatre reformer Jan Decorte. Van Zanten was active from 1982 as an artist, actor and director. He was known for his street art and directing many art movies. He called himself an "omni artist". His best known work was "ʼuʼ".
Van Zanten died on May 22, 2020 in Berlin at the age of 63.
Peter Alexander (artist)
Peter Alexander (February 27, 1939 – May 26, 2020) was an American artist. He was part of the Light and Space artistic movement in southern California in the 1960s. He was best known for his resin sculptures from the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Los Angeles.
In 1980 he was awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
He was a longtime friend of Christopher Isherwood. A portrait of Alexander by Isherwood's former lover Don Bachardy has been seen at the Laguna Art Museum.
In October 2011, Craig Krull Gallery exhibited a survey of Alexander's work, including paintings and sculptures from 1970 to 2009.
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020) was a German actress. She was born in Munich. She was known for appearing in movies directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She had lead roles in "The Merchant of Four Seasons" (1971) and "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" (1972).
Hermann died on 26 May 2020 in Berlin, aged 77.
Anthony James (actor)
Anthony James (born James Anthony; July 22, 1942 – May 26, 2020) was an American actor. He was known for playing villain in Western movies or television series. He was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
His movie roles include: "P.J." (1968) and "...tick...tick...tick..." (1970). He played one of the lynch mobsters in "High Plains Drifter" and appeared the horror movie "Burnt Offerings" (1976). He had roles in "Blue Thunder" (1983), " Nightmares" (1983), and "" (1991).
James died on May 26, 2020 of cancer, aged 77.
Federico García Vigil
Federico García Vigil (5 January 1941 – 27 May 2020) was a Uruguayan composer and conductor. He was the conductor of the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1994 to 2008. He was born in Montevideo.
García Vigil died on 27 May 2020 in Montevideo, aged 79.
Battle of Huế
The Battle of Huế was a battle of the Vietnam War during the Tet Offensive. It happened between 31 January and 2 March 1968. Since Huế was part of an important route between Danang and the North Vietnam-South Vietnam border, Huế was an important target for communist Vietnamese soldiers to attack. The battle was one of the deadliest in the war. Even today, visitors to the city can see signs that the battle was fought in Huế. Some buildings that were damaged or destroyed were never fixed. Other buildings still have bullet holes left from the battle.
WorkPuls
Workpuls is an automated time tracking and employee monitoring software. Their offices are locations in San Francisco (California) and Belgrade (Serbia). Finances Online awarded Workpuls with a "Rising Star Award" in 2016, and a "Great User Experience Award" in 2017.
After developing the software, Ivan Petrovic founded Workpuls in San Francisco, California in February 2015. It is used by companies that wants to optimize workflow by automatically tracking and analysing their employees computer activities. The product is conceived as a SaaS solution and described as a tool for improving the insight of HR professionals, complementary to traditional performance management.
The company raised its seed round of investments in August 2016, when it became a part of South Central Ventures portfolio in partnership with StartLabs. In May 2019 the company received a third round of investments from South Central Ventures.
Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In 1954, after the Viet Minh defeated France during the First Indochina War, France gave up control of Vietnam, but France also split Vietnam in two halves. The Vietnamese DMZ would be a place where many battles would take place during the Vietnam War. After North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam at the end of the war, the Vietnamese DMZ was no more and the two countries were united into one Vietnam.
Viet Minh
The Viet Minh (also known as Vietnamese Independence League, or Việt Nam Độc Lập Đồng Minh Hội) was an Vietnamese organization who fought for Vietnam's independence from France.
It was founded by Pac Bo and Ho Chi Minh in 1935 or 1936. It fought against Japan during World War II with help from the United States and the Republic of China.
After World War II ended, the Viet Minh would fight against France during the First Indochina War. The Viet Minh would win the war and Vietnam would be independent, but it would be split into two countries, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
Bun bo Hue
Bun bo Hue is a beef rice noodle dish from the city of Hue.
The Merchant of Four Seasons () is a 1971 West German drama movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Ingrid Caven, Kurt Raab, Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch. It was distributed by Tango Film.
The dancing plague (or dance epidemic) of 1518 was when a massive case of dancing mania happened in Strasbourg, Alsace (now modern-day France), in the Holy Roman Empire in July 1518. Somewhere between 50 and 400 people took to dancing for days.
The outbreak began in July 1518 when a woman began to dance randomly in a street in Strasbourg. Some sources claim that, for a short time, the plague killed around fifteen people per day; however, the sources of the city of Strasbourg at the time of the events did not mention the number of deaths, or even if there were any deaths.
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich is an American television miniseries about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The miniseries is based on the 2016 book of the same name by James Patterson, and co-written by John Connolly and Tim Malloy. "Filthy Rich" was released on May 27, 2020.
"Filthy Rich" tells a stories of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, and how he used his money and power to do these crimes.
The trailer for the first season was released on May 13, 2020.
HBO Max
HBO Max is an American subscription video on demand streaming service from WarnerMedia Entertainment. It is part of AT&T's WarnerMedia. The service was launched on May 27, 2020.
HBO Max is based on WarnerMedia's HBO premium TV service. It includes all of its programming. Movies and television shows made by Warner Bros., as well as companies that it owns such as CNN, Cartoon Network, TBS, and Turner Classic Movies, are in this streaming website.
New Albany, Ohio
New Albany is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, located northeast of the state capital of Columbus. Most of the city is located in Franklin County. New Albany had a population of 10,933 in 2019.
Les Wexner
Ghislaine Maxwell ( ; born 25 December 1961) is a British socialite and the youngest child of publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell.
She moved to the United States after her father's death in 1991 and became a close partner of businessman and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell has faced allegations of sexually trafficking underage girls for Epstein and others, charges she has denied.
Maxwell founded the ocean-advocacy group The TerraMar Project in 2012. The organization announced it was closing on 12 July 2019, a week after the sex trafficking charges brought by New York federal prosecutors against Epstein became public.
On 27 December 2019, "Reuters" reported that Maxwell was among those under FBI investigation for helping Epstein. Since Epstein's arrest, Maxwell has been in hiding, communicating with the courts only through her lawyers.
On 12 March 2020, she filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in the U.S. Virgin Islands against Epstein's estate seeking compensation for her legal fees.
On 2 July 2020, Maxwell was arrested by the FBI in Bradford, New Hampshire.
Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991), was a British media proprietor, Member of Parliament (MP), and fraudster. He was known for his publishing companies.
After his death, huge difference in numbers in his companies' finances were revealed, including his fraudulent actions on Mirror Group pension fund.
In 1991, his body was discovered floating in the Atlantic Ocean, having fallen overboard from his yacht. He was buried in Jerusalem.
I Am a Tuvan
"I Am a Tuvan", known in the Tuvan language as Men – Tıva Men ("Мен – Тыва Мен"), is the regional anthem of the Republic of Tuva, a federal subject of Russia located in south Siberia. It was composed by Olonbayar Gantomir with words by Bayantsagaan Oohiy. It was adopted officially by the Great Khural of Tuva on 11 August 2011 replacing the previous anthem "Tooruktuğ Dolgay Tañdım".
As Tuva is part the Russian Federation, Russian is an official language of the republic.Male reproductive system
The male reproductive system consists of the penis, scrotum, testicles and a variety of the interior glands like the prostate. All these bodies' parts are very important when it comes to the normal functioning of the body. Each one of them has a different role to play.
Most causes of infertility in men is as a result of male reproductive system disorders. An abnormal penis may not be able to deliver the semen properly. In hypospadias or epispadias where the opening of the penis is in an abnormal position, male infertility is a possibility.
Varicocele: This is a condition characterized by enlargement, elongation and coiling of the blood vessels around the scrotum. Most times, it appears as bag of warm in the scrotum. It is seen in 10% of normal males and 40% of males with infertility.
Drugs: Impotence in men has been found as side effects of some drugs like nitrofurantoin, antihypertensive drug particularly the sympatholytic ones, cimetidine, cancer drugs etc.
Irradiation like X-ray, GSM etc. triggers release of free radicals and can directly halt the Spermatogenesis (process of sperm formation). This is the reason behind covering the scrotum (Testes) during X-ray.
Autoimmune Antibodies: It has been found that some people have antibodies (defense chemicals) against their own sperm cells. By this interaction, the antibodies destroy the sperm cells leading to Azoospermia, oligospermia or normospermia depending on the degree of damage. This condition can be treated if diagnosed.
Liver disease: The liver is a vital organ which ensures that the male hormone (testosterone) dominates in action than female hormone, oestrogen. This it does by breaking down the oestrogen continually. However in a case of liver disease which may impair liver functions, the level of female hormone, oestrogen, increases leading to male characteristics, loss of pubic hair and impotence.
Tangerines ( "Mandarinebi", ) is a 2013 Estonian Georgian movie directed by Zaza Urushadze and starring Lembit Ulfsak, Giorgi Nakashidze, Elmo Nüganen, Mikheil Meskhi. It was distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2015.
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Wolfram Mathematica
Wolfram Mathematica (usually called Mathematica) is a modern technical computing system made by Wolfram Research.
Today, Wolfram Mathematica is used for the following purposes:
This system is made with the Wolfram Language (programming language named after Stephen Wolfram).
Since 1988, Wolfram Research has released the following versions of Wolfram Mathematica:
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Seven Sinners (1925 movie)
Pat Kilbane
Patrick F. "Pat" Kilbane (born November 5, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for his three seasons as a cast member on "MADtv" (1997–2000), as well his memorable appearance in the 1996 ""The Bizarro Jerry"" episode of "Seinfeld", in which he played Bizarro Kramer. Kilbane's first book, "The Brain Eater's Bible: Sound Advice for the Newly Reanimated Zombie", was released on March 18, 2011. He was born in Lakewood, Ohio.
Barrow Wake
Barrow Wake is a scenic view in Gloucestershire, near Birdlip, England.
It is a beautiful area. It has been, however, subject to reports of particular anti-social use.
Barrow Wake was as the location for the music video "Wytches" by Pagan Rock Band Inkubus Sukkubus in December 1993.
Inkubus Sukkubus also released an album titled "Barrow Wake - Tales of Witchcraft & Wonder Volume 1", The Album features the title track "Barrow Wake", which is written about Barrow Wake.
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Kemp's ridley sea turtle ("Lepidochelys kempii"), also called the Atlantic ridley sea turtle. is the rarest species of sea turtle and is critically endangered.
It is one of two living species in the genus "Lepidochelys" (the other one being "L. olivacea", the olive ridley sea turtle).
Oryukdo
Oryukdo is an archipelago that is southeast of the Uam Peninsula in Busan, South Korea. It is one of the symbols of Busan.
In the order close to the land, there are six islands: Shield Island, Pine tree Island, Suri Island, Awl Island, Oyster Island, and Lighthouse Island. In the past, Shield Island and Pine tree Island, which were connected to Haesik Island, were collectively called Usakdo Island, but in 2011, they were organized under the name of the uninhabited island.
Robert Stanley Weir
Robert Stanley Weir was the author of the Canadian Anthem, O Canada.
Anan Ameri
Anan Ameri is an American museum director and writer. She won a Palestine Book Award. The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services named her 2020 Arab American of the Year. In 2005, "The Detroit News" named her Michiganian of the Year.
She was born in Damascus. She studied at Wayne State University.
She was founding Director of the Palestine Aid Society of America. She was founding director of the Arab American National Museum.
Term limits in the United States
Term limits in the United States refers to the limits imposed on the amount of time an official may serve in a particular position.
The state of Virginia does not allow governors to serve consecutive terms, though the total amount of time as governor has no limit.
In New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin the governor can serve for an unlimited amount of time with no restriction of any kind.
In Arkansas, California, Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, and Oklahoma, the governor is limited to two terms in total (consecutive or nonconsecutive).
Governors in the following states cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms at a time: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
In Indiana and Oregon, the governor cannot serve more than 8 out of any 12 years.
In Montana and Wyoming, the governor cannot serve more than 8 out any 16 years.
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
"This is about the 2006 game. For the original game, check Sonic the Hedgehog (video game). For the movie, check Sonic the Hedgehog (movie). For the character, check Sonic the Hedgehog (character)."
Sonic the Hedgehog is a side-scrolling platform video game. It was released in 2006 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Since it is similarly name to the original 16-bit game, it is commonly said as Sonic 06’
The game is considered one of the worst Sonic the Hedgehog games of all time. It is notorious for glitches and long loading times.
Charles W. Bryan
Charles Wayland Bryan (1867-1945, D-NE) was a relative of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and was the governor of Nebraska. He was also nominated by by the Democratic Party to serve as the vice-presidential nominee in 1924.
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Bob Andras
Robert Knight "Bob" Andras (21 February 1921 – 17 November 1982) was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada from 1965 to 1980. He was a part of the Liberal Party during this time. He represented two electoral areas in Ontario. They were Port Arthur and Thunder Bay—Nipigon. Andras was from Lachine, Quebec. He moved to Port Arthur, Ontario to work in a car dealership.
As a politician, Andras was a part of the cabinet of Canada many different times. Most of the time, this was when Pierre Trudeau was the Prime Minister. He was Minister without Portfolio from 1968 to 1971, Minister of State for Urban Affairs from 1971 to 1972, the Minister of Status of Women from 1971 to 1974, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs in 1972, Minister of Manpower and Immigration from 1972 to 1976, President of the Treasury Board from 1976 to 1978, and Minister of State for Economic Development from 1978 to 1979. For the 1980 federal election, he said he wouldn't try to be elected again.
One of the most important things Andras did was help the "Immigration Act, 1976" become a law. This was when he was the Minister of Manpower and Immigration. The law replaced the "Immigration Act of 1952". The law made sure that there was a minimum amount of immigrants Canada let in, and that immigrants would be let in without discriminating on their ethnicity, gender, or country they came from. Andras also tried to work with Jean Chrétien to help with making public policy of the First Nations people.
Andras died on 17 November 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is after he fought cancer for a year.
Stephen F. Austin High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)
Stephen F. Austin High School is a high school in Sugar Land, Texas.
Sacatepéquez Department
Sacatepéquez is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Antigua Guatemala.
Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala
Santa Rosa is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Cuilapa.
Emanuel County, Georgia
Emanuel County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, 22,598 people lived there. The county seat is Swainsboro.
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Ashland, Mississippi
Pirates (1986 movie)
Pirates is a 1986 French Tunisian adventure comedy movie directed by Roman Polanski and starring Walter Matthau, Charlotte Lewis, Roy Kinnear, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Damien Thomas, Olu Jacobs, Ferdy Mayne. It was distributed by Cannon Films and was a box office bomb. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1987.
Heidenlöcher
Heidenlöcher is a 1986 Austrian–West German drama movie directed by Wolfram Paulus. It starring Albert Paulus, Rolf Zacher, Florian Pircher, Helmut Vogel, Matthias Aichhorn.
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Stemke
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Stemke (born July 15, 1980) is an American volleyball player and coach.
She was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team.
She participated at the 2002 Women's Volleyball World Championships and 2003 Pan-American Games.
She graduated from University of Wisconsin. She coached for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hugh Parmer
Hugh Quay Parmer (August 3, 1939 – May 27, 2020) was an American lawyer, businessman and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1965. He was later a member of the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1991. Between 1977 to 1979, he was Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas.
Parmer died in Fort Worth on May 27, 2020 at the age of 80.
George Floyd protests
The George Floyd protests are ongoing protests and riots that started in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, Minnesota, United States. Unrest began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and continued into September. Floyd died while being arrested by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) on May 25. Protests spread to many cities in the United States, and later the world.
Some of the protesters at the MPD's Third Precinct fought with law enforcement officers, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets. On May 27, one man was shot at a pawn shop and died. Witnesses recall hearing him say "George is a monkey!" Additionally, the Third Precinct's windows were smashed. A supermarket was looted, and other buildings were attacked and set on fire. At least thirteen people were killed so because of the protests, but overall, most protests were peaceful. According to a September 2020 report by the U.S. Crisis Monitor, almost 95% of all protests were nonviolent.
On May 28, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency, and Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz called in 500 Minnesota National Guard troops. More businesses across the Twin Cities were damaged and looted.
MPD in the Third Precinct building attempted to hold off the protesters with tear gas, but around 11:00 pm, protesters overran the building and set it on fire. It had been evacuated.
Both Walz and Frey added curfews. U.S. President Donald Trump assured Walz of U.S. military support.
The activist group Black Lives Matter is involved in the protests, but the protests do not have one leader or one organization.
There were many attacks on journalists, both in the Twin Cities and at sister protests.
The George Floyd protests took place in the spring and early summer of 2020, shortly after the number of deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 in the United States reached 100,000. The COVID-19 pandemic had already affected black and other non-white Americans more than white Americans. Experts said that the protesters might spread the virus to each other.
Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, May 30: "You have a right to demonstrate. You have the right to protest. God bless America. You don't have a right to infect other people. You don't have a right to act in a way that's going to jeopardize public health. ... You can have an opinion but there are also facts, and you're wrong not to wear a mask."
Some experts said the COVID-19 pandemic helped cause the George Floyd protests and made them larger. Scholar Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith of the Yale School of Medicine said, "They are protesting against police brutality and excessive force, no question, but they're also protesting for the ability to live their lives fully and completely, and to not have their lives cut short, either by force or preventable diseases."
Experts thought that the George Floyd protests would cause more people to catch COVID-19. In the United States, however, that did not happen as of July 1. Scientists said this could have been because the number of cases in large cities like New York was already going down, because the protests took place outside, because the protesters mostly wore masks, or because the protesters usually kept moving by walking or marching. Other experts said that because most of the protesters were young, healthy adults, perhaps they did catch COVID-19 and had not noticed.
There were sister protests in all 50 of the United States and in the capital, Washington, D.C., Some of the protests were peaceful and others had violence and looting. The National Guard moved out into more than 25 of the nation's 50 states.
Many early protests were peaceful but some turned violent. In some places, police remained calm, and in others they used force, tear gas, and rubber bullets. In Washington, D.C. one man let more than 50 protesters come into his house so they could escape from the police who were chasing them. Two weeks into the protests, 9300 people had been arrested in the United States, 1500 in New York and 2700 in Los Angeles.
In Newark, New Jersey, 12,000 people protested over the weekend of May 31, but no one damaged any stores and no one was arrested. The Newark Community Street Team, which formed in 2014, worked to prevent violence. Newark city leaders said that the young black Americans among the protesters were the reason the protest stayed peaceful. Camden, New Jersey and Flint, Michigan also had peaceful protests.
Protesters outside the White House, the building in Washington, D.C. where the president lives, called for President Trump to resign. Some threw bottles. The United States Secret Service took President Trump to a bunker in the White House. On Monday, June 1, the Secret Service used tear gas on peaceful protesters outside the White House so President Donald Trump could walk to St. John Church and have his picture taken with a Bible.
On the weekend of June 6-7, protests in the United States were even bigger but mostly peaceful, according to "The New York Times" and the protesters were more unified in what they wanted: police reform. There were tens of thousands of protesters in large cities like New York and Seattle and also protests in smaller towns like Marion, Ohio and Vidor, Texas. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday morning that New York City was stopping its 8:00 p.m. curfew.
The activist group Black Lives Matter sued the police department of Seattle, Washington on Tuesday June 9. That evening, protesters took over Seattle's city hall for about one hour. The protesters left city hall on their own; no one pushed them out. Protesters took over part of downtown Seattle, calling it the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. At some point in june, there were four shootings in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. On July 1, city officials sent the police to clear the protesters out. They arrested 13 people.
The Georgia NAACP planned a March on Georgia for June 15. Thousands of people marched to the Georgia state capitol building to stop police brutality. The marchers also said they were marching because Georgia had made it harder for black people to vote by closing so many voting places that the ones that were left had very long lines, because they think Georgia's citizens' arrest laws are unfair, because of the killing of Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
In New York City, a group called Street Riders NYC organized bicycle riders to ride through the city chanting "Whose streets? Our streets," "Say his name: George Floyd," and other slogans. Bicycle protests could have thousands of people, often riding through parts of the city where protesters do not usually go. One of Street Riders NYC's founders, Peter Kerre, told the "New York Times" "We went deep, deep into the hood, places where these folks have never seen a march come through, and suddenly they're seeing 6,000 bikes. The reaction was just priceless, folks crying out with gratitude, coming out to say 'Thank you.'"
In late June, protesters came to City Hall Park in New York City and built a camp there with a welcome desk, library, tea hut, and kitchens. They were led by the group Vocal-NY. They demanded that the city remove US$1 billion from the city's police department's $6 billion budget and spend it on education and other things. New York City decides on its yearly budget on July 1.
As of June 4, journalists covering the protests were attacked more than 300 times, 192 of them by the police, 69 of them physical attacks. 49 journalists were arrested.
On the morning of May 28, white Minneapolis police officers arrested Omar Jimenez, a reporter for CNN, and his crew while they were filming the protests. Jiminez is black. He told the officers that he and his crew were journalists and offered to move further away, but the officers arrested them anyway. They were released later that day. Walz apologized to CNN, and said publicly that Jiminez and his crew had only been doing their jobs and acting within their rights. A white CNN reporter who had been working a block away from Jiminez noted that he had not been bothered by the police, only asked who he was.
In Minneapolis alone, Linda Tirado of "The Guardian" was blinded in one eye. Ali Velshi of MSNBC was shot in the leg. In Washington, D.C., Amelia Brace and Tim Myers of 7News Australia were with the protesters who were pushed away so Donald Trump could walk to St. John Church.
Sometimes protesters attacked journalists. In Washington D.C., protesters threw things at journalists from Fox News. In Atlanta, someone attacked CNN headquarters.
Suzanne Nossel of the human rights group PEN America blamed President Trump, who has said bad things about journalists since before he was elected. Human rights lawyer Tendai Biti said it reminded him of dictatorships in Africa.
According to a report written by the U.S. Crisis Monitor, Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), and the Bridging Divides Initiative of Princeton University, almost 95% of the protests were peaceful. They studied 10,600 protests between late May and late August and found that 10,100 had no violence. Only 570 protests had any violent acts. In cities where some protests were violent, it tended to happen in one or a few places and not through the whole city. Out of all protests connected to Black Lives Matter, 93% had no violence.
There were also protests outside the United States, in London, Toronto, Beijing, Berlin, Addis Ababa, and other places. Some of these international protesters said they wanted to support George Floyd but also notice the racist actions by police in their own countries. In Toronto, protesters remembered the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a black woman who fell out of her balcony when the police were in her apartment. Londoners protested outside a the Grenfell Tower where many blacks and Arabs died in a fire. Parisians remembered Adama Traoré, who died after being arrested by French police. Australians planned protests remembering David Dungay, an Australian Aboriginal man who died after being arrested. Dungay also said "I can't breathe," twelve times. Some protesters have told their own leaders that they want new laws against racism.
At least one white supremacist group, Identity Evropa, pretended to be on the protesters' side on Twitter. They said they were part of antifa and told protesters to loot white neighborhoods. They were caught, and Twitter took their posts down for breaking their rules about violence, spam, and fake accounts.
As of the first week of July, drivers drove cars into groups of protesters 66 different times in the United States alone. Seven of the drivers were police. At least two people died. 24 drivers have been charged with crimes.
In mid-July in Portland, Oregon, federal agents began arresting protesters by pulling them into vehicles that did not have police markings on them. They did not tell the protesters exactly why they were being arrested. Some protesters were later charged with crimes and others were released.
These agents were from the federal government. Some of them were from Special Operations Group and Customs and Border Protection’s BORTAC. Legally, federal agents are only allowed to arrest people on suspicion of federal crimes. Officially, they are only supposed to protect property that belongs to the U.S. federal government, but they have arrested people who were not near federal property. They did not ask the State of Oregon or the City of Portland for permission to arrest people in Portland. The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, said he did not want the federal agents in the city. Governor of Oregon Kate Brown said it was "political theater from President Trump has nothing to do with public safety" and "a blatant abuse of power by the federal government."
On July 18, Navy Seabee veteran Christopher David, 53, heard about hte arrests and went to downtown Portland to talk to the agents. Federal agents take an oath to defend the United States Constitution. David wanted to ask the agents how they could arrest people and defend the Constitution. Instead of answering him, they sprayed him with pepper spray and hit him with batons. They broke his leg. The event was caught on video.
On the night of July 22-23, protesters in Portland came to a federal building and threw fireworks over the fence. Federal agents used tear gas on the crowd. They also teargassed Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who had come out to talk to the protesters.
In Brooklyn, New York, video showed an officer pushing a seventy-year-old man. The man fell down and bled from his head. Both were white. The officer, Vincent D'Andraia had also hurt other protesters. He was suspended and charged with assault. D'Andraia was the first New York City police officer charged with a crime because of things he did during the George Floyd protests.
In Seattle, Washington, Nikolas Fernandez, 31, drove his car into a group of protesters and shot one man. He said he was afraid for his life because the protesters tried to grab him through his window. Firefighters took the man Fernandez shot to the hospital.
In Richmond, Virginia on Sunday, June 7, Harry H. Rogers drove his car into a group of protesters. Rogers, 36, is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group. Authorities charged Rogers with attempted malicious wounding, felony vandalism, and assault and battery and the prosecutor said she would consider charging him with a hate crime.
In Chicago, Illinois on Monday, August 10, people broke windows and stole things in the Magnificent Mile, which is Chicago's main shopping area. Two people were shot. Thirteen police officers were injured. More than 100 people were arrested. The city raised the bridges leading to the Magnificent Mile and stopped public transit so no one else could go in. Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot said that Chicago did not need Federal agents.
People donated money to black-led political groups, especially bail funds. Bail funds provide money to help people who have been arrested get out of jail before their trials. The National Bail Fund Network got $75 million in two weeks. The Minnesota Freedom Fund got $20 million in four days. The Bail Project got more than $15 million. There was so much that some groups could not count it all. Black Lives Matter got $5 million from one petition alone. Some groups received so much money that they did not need more and told donors to go to other groups.
As of June 9, 2020, nineteen people have died because of the protests:
According to Pew Research, two thirds of American adults thought the protests were good: 60% of white adults, 86% of black adults, 75% of Asian adults and 77% of Hispanic adults.
Some said the Floyd protests showed America was losing its place as a leader of other countries. French journalist Pierre Haski said on June 1, "Beijing could not have hoped for a better gift. The country that designates China as the culprit of all evils is making headlines around the world with the urban riots."
Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz wanted change: "It is time to rebuild. Rebuild the city, rebuild our justice system, and rebuild the relationship between law enforcement and those they're charged to protect. George Floyd's death should lead to justice and systemic change, not more death and destruction."
On June 2, 2020, Governor Walz said the Minnesota Department of Human Rights would investigate the Minneapolis Police Department. Governor Walz said, "The investigation will review MPD's policies, procedures and practices over the last 10 years to determine if the department has utilized systemic discriminatory practices towards people of color."
Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero said the Department could have the results of its report in "several months."
President Donald Trump spoke about his sympathy for George Floyd and his family, but also called the protesters "thugs" and said "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." Twitter hid the post because it broke their rules about presenting violence as good. Trump blamed the protests on "weak" Democratic mayors and governors and on the anti-fascist movement antifa, saying he would declare it a terrorist organization.
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is black and a Republican (the same as Trump), called Trump's tweets "not constructive."
On June 1, Trump told the cities and states with protests that they must stop the trouble or else he would send the military to do it. The law that allows Trump to do this, the Insurrection Act of 1807, was last used in 1992 for the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
Also on June 1, just before 7:00 p.m., when people had been ordered to stay off the street, police and Secret Service fired flash-bangs and tear gas at protesters near the White House. They did this to make the protesters leave St. John Church. Then President Trump walked to St. John Church, held up a Bible, and had his picture taken. Bishop Mariann E. Budde, the Episcopal religious leader for Washington D.C., said Trump did not say any prayers or talk about George Floyd. The next day, several Democrats and two Republicans said Trump was wrong to do this. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, a Republican, said. "But there is a fundamental — a constitutional — right to protest, and I'm against clearing out a peaceful protest for a photo op that treats the word of God as a political prop."
Officials from the Minneapolis announced on June 5 that the police were no longer allowed to use chokeholds on people. On June 7, the city council voted to take apart the police department and replace it with something else.
The Minnesota state legislature attempted to write a new law that would redesign all police departments in Minnesota. In 2020, Minnesota's state legislature is the only one in the United States in which one political party controls one house and the other party controls the other. The United States Democratic Party has the majority of people in the Minnesota House of Representatives and the United States Republican Party has the majority of people in the Minnesota State Senate. The Democrats wanted large changes to policing in Minnesota, like letting the state attorney general investigate police killings and restoring voting rights to felons. The Republicans wanted small changes, like making a rule against using chokeholds like the one Chauvin used to kill George Floyd. Democrats said they did not like the Republican plan because it was mostly things that police departments had already tried. At midnight on Friday June 19, the Minnesota state legislature ran out of time. Their session ended, and no neither plan became law.
Many American cities and states removed statues of Confederate soldiers and officers during the George Floyd protests. Sometimes the protesters pulled the statues down and sometimes the city councils decided to remove them. On June 5, the United States Marine Corps announced they would not allow Confederate flags at their bases. The Confederates were the pro-slavery side of the American Civil War in the 1800s. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Confederate statues and flags support white supremacy. Protesters also damaged or pulled down statues of Christopher Columbus in at least seven cities, including Miami, Boston, Baltimore, Maryland, Richmond, Virginia and Columbus, Ohio.
Universities renamed buildings. Columbia University's medical school was founded by Samuel Bard, a doctor who knew George Washington. He also owned slaves. In 1931, Columbia named a dormitory building Bard Hall after him. Columbia's Teacher's College took the name Edward L. Thorndike off a building. Thorndike had hated Jews and supported sexism and eugenics. Princeton University renamed Wilson College because the man it was named after, President Woodrow Wilson had racist policies.
In June, the United States Senate ordered the military to change the names of all military bases named after Confederates, such as Fort Bragg. They have three years to pick new names.
In Bristol, England, a crowd pushed down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it in the harbor. On July 15, people put up a statue of Jen Ried, a Black Lives Matter protester. The next day, the government of the city took the statue down because no one had asked permission to put it up. The city officials took the statue to a museum. The statue is called "A Surge of Power (Jen Reid)" and it was made by Marc Quinn.
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