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  1. europesays.com/afrique/82792/ Me Brigitte Aké Mensah épse Roger Gouria, avocate au barreau de Côte d’Ivoire, non-voyante: « Mon handicap, une force. Je l’assume pleinement » (Interview) #Afrique #Aké #au #avocate #barreau #Brigitte #Côte #CôteD'Ivoire #d’Ivoire #de #épse #Force #Gouria #handicap #Interview #Je #l’assume #Me #Mensah #Mon #NonVoyante: #pleinement #Roger #une

  2. Where Wayne Gretzky ranked Roger Federer among the greatest athletes in history in 2017

    misryoum.com/us/sports/where-w

    Roger Federer enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career in 2017, winning two Grand Slam titles.The Swiss maestro, who went on to win 20 Grand Slam titles before his retirement in 2022, defeated Rafael Nadal in the Australian...

    #Where #Wayne #Gretzky #ranked #Roger #Federer #among #the #greatest #athletes #history #2017 #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

  3. The 183-Minute World War II Blockbuster Roger Ebert Slammed Lands on a New Streamer

    misryoum.com/us/movies/the-183

    In 1997, James Cameron became the king of the world with Titanic, the epic disaster romance that made Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet household names. A year later, Ben Affleck's career hit the stratosphere with a lead role in Michael...

    #The #183Minute #World #War #Blockbuster #Roger #Ebert #Slammed #Lands #New #Streamer #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

  4. #TimeTravelingGhost EP 5 Part 63: Jurassic Era

    1/21/26 #TimeTravelAuthors #count #Wss366 #Roger #Mastoprompt

    “Chosen ones?” Emily repeated. “Could you explain?”

    "It's a literary trope where someone, usually unsuitable, is 'chosen' to save the world while fighting against impossible odds."

    “Trope? Pray tell, what does that mean?”

    “A literary cliché.”

    “So, you think we’ve been chosen to stop the Illuminati?”

    “Not really. It’s more likely that we're Lovecraftian characters who will be polished off or driven insane by implacable dark forces.”

    “We could just travel to a pleasant time and place and live out our ghostly lives.”

    “When you were alive, you could have just written a nice ‘women’s column,’ and ignored the threat in Europe. But you didn’t.”

    Emily smiled, kicked a piece of coral, and then said, “No more than you can turn your back on this. There are things more significant than our puny lives and happiness.”

    #Roger that! Bogart couldn’t have said it better.”

    “You know I can’t #count the number of times you make references I don’t understand.”

    “Actor, 1940s. He starred in big films, including ‘Casablanca,’ where he says, ‘It doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.’”

    “It’s a good line even if your imitation smells like yesterday’s fish.”

    Casablanca (1942), starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, & Paul Henreid:

    #TootFic #MicroFiction #NMFic #NMTTA

  5. Nous vous proposons très humblement de découvrir le formidable groupe neuchâtelois CLEBS. :ch_Neuchatel: 🎸

    ... Juste, pour vous préparer physiologiquement à une éventuelle future conjonction canine.

    clebs-punk.bandcamp.com

    #CLEBS #punk #neuchatel #Roger #PantalonDeSecu #Vultures #ChienSploitation #hardcore #bandcamp #tootradio #RogerFederer #SuisseRomande

  6. #Krampus upon allegiance with #Roger and #SteveSmith of #AmericanDad ?

    NOTME>>
    "I've heard of that practice, and it's interesting to consider. In the context of self-improvement, "flogging" oneself can be seen as a form of discipline, self-punishment, or self-mastery. It's a way to challenge oneself and push oneself to grow and improve.

    However, it's important to note that "flogging" oneself should be done with caution and consideration for one's well-being. Over-reliance on self-punishment can lead to negative consequences, such as self-doubt, guilt, or a lack of motivation.

    In terms of knights and castles, "flogging" was a common punishment for misbehaving knights. It was a way to teach them a lesson and demonstrate the consequences of their actions. In modern terms, it can be seen as a form of discipline and self-control.

    If you're considering "flogging" yourself as a means of self-improvement, I would recommend finding a balance between the practice and your overall well-being. It's essential to remember that self-improvement should be a positive and constructive process, and that over-reliance on self-punishment can lead to negative consequences.

    I hope this perspective helps you in your self-improvement journey. Let me know if you have any further questions!
    <<NOTME
    No. it's just #Tabnine #LLM thing

  7. A team of Iranian hackers impersonated #Ginni #Thomas,
    the wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice #Clarence #Thomas,
    in an effort to extract information from people close to former President Donald Trump, CNN reported.

    An indictment unsealed on Friday alleges that the three Iranian men gained access to the email account of a Trump campaign official this summer,
    which allowed them to steal debate-preparation material and information on possible vice presidential candidates.

    The practice is known as “spear phishing” among hackers.

    Among the people whose accounts were compromised were #Roger #Stone, the veteran Republican dirty trickster previously pardoned by Trump before he left office.

    Between April and May 2024, email was used as part of a phishing campaign that targeted, among others, a former security adviser to a former president.

    Ginni Thomas was one of a number of identities fraudulently used by the hackers to target the Trump campaign.

    The others have not been named but the victims detailed by the Justice Department include a series which appear closely linked to Trump,
    suggesting that the use of names such as Ginni Thomas was a successful move by the Iranians.

    Among those who fell for the phishing scam were a former deputy director of the CIA,
    a former ambassador to Israel,
    an ex-State Department adviser who appears to have advised the failed Nikki Haley campaign for president,
    and a former presidential homeland security adviser.

    Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and Yasar Balaghi face charges of identity theft and wire fraud.

    The indictment says they were acting on behalf of Iran’s #Islamic #Revolutionary #Guard Corps.

    Although Ginni Thomas is not mentioned by name in the indictment, it says that the hackers created a fake email using the identity of a
    “spouse of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice.”

    In addition to being the wife of a Supreme Court justice, Thomas is a conservative activist.

    She made headlines for sending texts to Donald Trump’s then Chief of Staff #Mark #Meadows, on Jan. 6, 2021, urging him to overturn the election
    —as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.

    One read, “Biden and the Left [are] attempting the greatest Heist of our History.”

    Thomas, a conservative firebrand, claims that she does not influence her husband.

    thedailybeast.com/how-donald-t

  8. (3/3)

    As the Murdoch #succession battle plays out in a US court,
    a separate fight is brewing over control of #News #Corp

    Australian and US investment groups take aim at #dual #voting #rights system that
    ⚠️gives family a dominant voice over how empire is run

    Australian pension funds and governance groups have criticised the share voting powers that allow Rupert Murdoch to control News Corp,
    -- as a secret legal case over the future control of the company is heard in the US state of Nevada.

    The push to untangle News Corp’s structure,
    which allocates different voting rights according to share type,
    ⭐️is being driven by agitators trying to loosen the billionaire’s grip over the media empire
    🔸and stop that influence being passed to his heirs.

    Murdoch has been in Nevada for hearings this week,
    after seeking to 🔹change the terms of a family trust to ensure that his eldest son,
    Lachlan, remains in charge of the company’s stack of newspapers and television networks, including the Wall Street Journal and Fox News.

    The proceedings prompted the US hedge fund Starboard Value to propose a resolution to eliminate News Corp’s dual class share structure,
    -- arguing that the political disagreement in the family
    “could be paralyzing to the strategic direction” of News Corp,
    according to The New York Times.

    Dual structures are commonly used by company founders to retain control of a business even when they have a minority shareholding,
    with Murdoch holding 40% of voting rights via a 14% shareholding.

    Debby Blakey, the chief executive of the A$86bn Hesta superannuation fund, told Guardian Australia that
    “one share, one vote” was fundamental to good corporate governance.

    She said the fund’s “engagement, voting and advocacy activities continue to reflect this belief”.

    “Hesta remains committed to engaging with companies and using our shareholder votes to drive change that helps create long-term investment value for our members,” Blakey told Guardian Australia.

    The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors said it also supported a “one share, one vote” capital structure.

    “Voting is a fundamental shareholder right and one of the key ways for shareholders to ensure accountability at listed companies,” ACSI said.

    #Rupert #Murdoch #dual #class #accountability #Michael #Wolff #Roger #Ailes #Starboard #Value #Jeffrey #Smith

  9. (2/3)

    For example, #Rupert #Murdoch owns 17% of equity in the media empire 👉 and 39% of the voting power.

    “The fight for control of the Murdoch empire is only magnified by the #dual #class structure,” says Charles Elson, a leading authority on US corporate governance issues.

    “The idea is I am the smartest person in the world and I should run the company as its king.

    Other shareholders can say we believe you. If that’s a condition of investing, so be it.”

    ❌But critics of unequal dual-class voting say the structure weakens executive accountability.

    “That’s the problem – it basically destroys #accountability,” says Elson.

    Passing that power on generationally, he adds, only makes it worse.

    “How do you know the talent is genetic?
    Simply because they’re the children doesn’t mean they have the same business acumen as the father
    and it’s not how you pick the leader of a company or a country.”

    The Murdoch biographer and antagonist #Michael #Wolff wrote recently that the late Fox News chair and CEO #Roger #Ailes told him that the Murdoch sons,
    Lachlan and James,
    “are both wannabe little kings”.

    But that was before open warfare broke out.

    “I think they both really believe they were put on earth to show up their father, rather than the reality,
    which is that they would be mid-level media executives making a quarter million a year and grateful for it, without their old man.”

    Earlier this month, the hedge fund #Starboard #Value sent a letter to shareholders of News Corp, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, calling for the company to eliminate its dual-class share structure.

    In the letter, the Starboard CEO, #Jeffrey #Smith, argued:
    “This transition of power from Rupert Murdoch to his children has allowed for complicated family dynamics to potentially impact the stability and strategic direction of News Corp.”

    Four Murdoch children with voting rights, Smith added,
    “could be paralyzing to the strategic direction”
    and, more importantly:
    “We are not sure why their perspectives should carry greater weight than the views of other shareholders.”

    News Corp said it believed its dual-class capital structure
    “promotes stability and has facilitated the successful implementation of News Corp’s transformational strategy and long-term outperformance for all News Corp stockholders”.

    The outcome of the Nevada court battle will not immediately affect the family’s control of the Murdoch empire
    but could in the fullness of time if Murdoch dies or becomes incapacitated.

    “If the stock is split up and the family doesn’t get along, the company could face real challenges and it becomes a very bumpy road for the other investors who are not part of the drama.”

    But as the caravan of Black SUVs ferried warring Murdochs in and out of court last week, there was at least one certainty, Elson says.

    While Rupert Murdoch still lives, the company remains firmly under his thumb.

    “Rupert Murdoch calls the shots and when he’s gone he really doesn’t have that worry any more. -- He’s done.”

  10. Roger Corman; dieser Name sagt wenigen etwas. Wie gross aber der Einfluss dieses Mannes auf Hollywood war, zeigt David Hain in seinem neusten Videos essay.
    #video #essay #hollywood #roger #corman #film #behaind #david #hain
    youtube.com/watch?v=rlhbAFzI90

  11. Leonard Leo’s ambitions extend beyond the courts.

    Organizations within his network have reportedly funded at least 40 groups advising Project 2025, per NBC News. 

    Leo is also linked to
    💥Project 2025 💥co-author #Roger #Severino
    —VP of 💥Domestic Policy at Heritage💥
    —who served as the Director of the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Trump.

    Severino began his career at the💥 “Becket Fund for Religious Liberty” 💥where Leo sits on the board of directors.

    Severino is one half of a “Catholic Right” power couple.
    The other half is Leonard Leo protégé Carrie Severino, who previously clerked for Becket and #Clarence #Thomas.  

    It was Roger Severino who wrote the section of Project 2025 outlining a ⭐️plan to withdraw the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill ⭐️(mifepristone),
    which is also under attack in a case pending before the Supreme Court.

    If the religious right fails to convince the Supreme Court, Project 2025 is their “Plan B” (pun intended). 

    Leo and his network are also linked to #Kevin #Roberts,
    a rabidly partisan fundamentalist Catholic activist,
    who has served as president of Heritage since 2021. 

    In 2020, Roberts had been featured on the Resources page of “WhereYouAre,” which calls itself a “collaboration of people in touch with … centers of Opus Dei in Texas.”

    #Opus #Dei is a “small but powerful”  group “within the Catholic Church” whose members “abide by strict conservative teachings''
    and “believe they are called to serve God” not only in their personal lives, but also in their professions, per the Australian Broadcasing Center.

    Many of Opus Deis’ members keep their membership a secret. 

    Leo reportedly belongs to Opus Dei. 

    Leo also sits on the 💥Napa Legal Institute’s 💥board of directors,
    a faith based organization whose chairman of the board is #Timothy #Busch,
    one of Leo’s closest allies.

    Bush co-founded Napa Legal’s sister organization, the 💥Napa Institute💥, whose annual conference in July 2022 included Kevin Roberts as a speaker. Leo is a Napa Institute donor. 

    In December that year, Busch announced that the Napa Institute would open an office near the U.S. Capitol within the headquarters of the 💥Eternal World Television Network  💥(EWTN),
    a global Catholic-themed television and radio network. 

    The month before, Kevin Roberts had been interviewed during an EWTN broadcast where he called himself an abortion “purist”
    and said that he wanted “not a single abortion happening in this country.”

    Roberts reconnected with Leo’s network in 2023 when he spoke during⭐️ “A Duty to God and Country,” ⭐️
    an event organized by the 💥Catholic Information Center 💥(CIC) and Napa Institute.

    As noted, Leo sits on CIC’s board of directors. 

    Meanwhile, Project 2025 (Heritage) Director #Paul #Dans belongs to the New York chapter of the 💥Federalist Society, 💥which is co-chaired by Leo at the national level,
    while #Steve #Bannon, Project 2025’s unofficial media partner, has served with Leo on the board of directors of 💥Reclaim New York 💥(founded by #Rebekah #Mercer). 

    Bannon, you may recall, has closely aligned himself with proponents of the so-called “rad trad” (radical traditional) Catholicism movement
    and specifically said that he wants to destroy the administrative state,
    an express goal of Project 2025.

    As observed by Media Matters, Bannon has repeatedly used his War Room perch to normalize Project 2025’s radical agenda. 

    crownewsletter.substack.com/p/

  12. The Origin of Student Debt:

    Regan advisor warned that Free College would create a Dangerous Educated Proletariat

    It’s important to understand how Americans came to #owe the current cumulative total of *more than $1.6 trillion* for higher education.

    In 1970, Ronald Reagan was running for reelection as governor of California. He had first won in 1966 with confrontational rhetoric toward the University of California public college system and executed confrontational policies when in office. In May 1970, Reagan shut down all 28 UC and Cal State campuses in the midst of student protests against the Vietnam War and the U.S. bombing of Cambodia. On October 29, less than a week before the election, his education adviser #Roger A. #Freeman spoke at a press conference to defend him.

    Freeman’s remarks were reported the next day in the San Francisco Chronicle under the headline “Professor Sees Peril in Education.”

    According to the Chronicle article, Freeman said, “We are in #danger of producing an #educated #proletariat. … That’s dynamite! We have to be #selective on who we #allow [to go to college].”

    “If not,” Freeman continued, “we will have a large number of highly trained and unemployed people.”

    Freeman also said — taking a highly idiosyncratic perspective on the cause of fascism —“that’s what happened in Germany. I saw it happen.”

    theintercept.com/2022/08/25/st