My hope is that all the destroy our history to replace it with true evil, get God’s Almighty judgement

Confederate monument melted down to create new, more inclusive public art

October 26, 20233:00 PM ET Debbie Elliott

Foundry workers at an undisclosed location begin the long process of disassembling and melting down the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The statue was a focal point of deadly riots in Charlottesville, Va. in 2017.

Communities across the American South have removed Confederate monumentsfrom public spaces in recent years. Some have gone to museums, others are locked away in storage.

But one particularly controversial statue from Charlottesville, Va. is on a different journey — to be transformed into something new.

The massive bronze sculpture of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, in uniform, astride his horse Traveller, stood in a downtown Charlottesville park for nearly a century. It was at the center of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017, when Neo-Nazis and white supremacists tried to stop the city's plans to remove the statue.

It came down to cheers in July of 2021.

"Today the statue comes down and we are one small step closer to a more perfect union," said then-mayor Nikuyah Walker.

A homemade sign that says Heather Heyer Park rests at the base of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in a downtown Charlottesville, Va. park on August 18, 2017. Heyer was killed by a neo-Nazi during a white nationalist rally.

A flatbed truck carries a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the Market Street Park July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. Initial plans to remove the statue sparked the infamous "Unite the Right" rally where Heather Heyer was killed, two state troopers died, and dozens of people were injured.

Charlottesville prevailed in a protracted legal battle with the Sons of Confederate Veterans and other groups, and donated the Lee statue to a coalition that proposed to melt it down and create a more inclusive public art installation.

"We want to transform something that has been toxic in the Charlottesville community," says Jalane Schmidt, a religious studies professor at the University of Virginia and one the project's organizers. "We want to transform it into a piece of art that the community can be can be proud of, and gather around and not feel excluded or intimidated."

"People are willing to die for symbols," Schmidt says. "And as we saw in Charlottesville, they're willing to kill for them too."

Lawsuits to stop the project failed, and last weekend organizers moved forward, with great secrecy, to disassemble and melt down the Lee monument.

The work is being done at an out-of-state foundry. NPR agreed not to reveal its location or the identity of the workers because they fear repercussions.

Workers at a foundry heat pieces of the Robert E. Lee statue. It is being melted down and poured into ingots which will later be used to create a new art exhibition in Charlottesville, Va.

Workers hammer and slice off parts of the Robert E. Lee statue that stood in Charlottesville, Va. for decades. The city took it down in 2021 and donated the monument to a group working to transform it into a new piece of public art.

They use a torch to score the head of the statue, in the pattern of a death mask. Lee's face falls to floor with a loud clank.

The symbolism is poignant for Andrea Douglas, executive director of the Jefferson School African American Cultural Center in Charlottesville, which is leading the project.

"The act of myth-making that has occurred around Robert E. Lee, removing his face is emblematic of the kind of removal of that kind of myth," Douglas says.

The project is called Swords into Plowshares, taken from a Bible verse in the book of Isaiah.

The saber from Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue is plunged into a crucible to be melted down.

A furnace is ignited and heats to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit in a side yard of the foundry. Workers feed pieces of the verdigris statue, including General Lee's saber, into a large vessel inside called a crucible.

"We are turning swords into something else," says Douglas. "That saber is the object of violence and it was the object of power, the object of conquest. I think that is an important symbol to really sort of dig into"

Just after nightfall, foundry workers remove the crucible which glows a bright red-orange, and pour the steaming molten bronze into molds.

Jalane Schmidt says the most exciting part for her is seeing the new ingots created.

"Because that's about going forward," she says watching the workers flip out the blocks of metal as if turning out a loaf of bread.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/26/1208603609/confederate-general-robert-e-lee-monument-melted-down-charlottesville-virginia

“SEVEN COUNTRIES IN FIVE YEARS”: THE 2001 REGIME’S WAR PLAN RESURFACES IN 2023?

October 27, 2023 (a day ago)

We’re beginning to really uncover the past dirty deeds of our corrupt government, and the revelations are truly alarming. Let’s rewind to 2001, when the United States was attacked by Osama bin Laden. Now, we know our government lied to us about “weapons of mass destruction,” but it seems they had an even grander and more deadly scheme in mind, which prominently featured Iran—a nation, alongside Russia, they’ve been itching to attack. Interestingly, the echoes of the past resonate a tad too closely with our present in 2023, as talk of a potential war with Russia and Iran resurfaces once again. Round and round our war machine goes, right?

This recent deep dive into 2001, spotlighted by Joe Rogan, reveals chilling revelations from General Wesley Clark. Clark claims that the U.S. had ambitions to topple seven countries in just five years. Rogan also examines the potent wartime propaganda used to convince citizens that airstrikes and warfare are the only viable solutions.

Here’s what popular X user KanekoaTheGreat said in his post:

.@JoeRogan and @ComicDaveSmith highlight the startling claims made by General Wesley Clark, who asserted that the U.S. government had formulated plans to attack seven Middle Eastern countries, ultimately culminating with Iran, days after the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

The conversation delves into the propaganda used to justify these wars, the staggering profits amassed by weapons manufacturers—amounting to trillions of dollars—and the tragic toll of millions of innocent lives lost.

“They decide they want to fight these wars. Then, they make up an excuse that they tell the American people. Then, these weapons companies rake in hundreds of billions of dollars in profits, and babies get slaughtered. That’s what really happens. Innocent men, women, and children die.”

Today, Secretary of State Blinken warned Iran that the U.S. will respond ‘decisively’ to any attacks targeting U.S. personnel.

This statement follows his warning, issued two days ago, that the U.S. expects increased hostilities from Iran directed at U.S. forces.

The question remains: Will the Biden administration and the U.S. government finally get its war against Iran?

It’s important to recognize that citizens of the United States and people around the world are currently being pounded with wartime propaganda that’s coming from places like Ukraine, Russia, Israel, and Palestine, but predominantly from the United States. As you navigate this intricate minefield of emotions, it’s important to remember that these are narratives carefully crafted by the regime for reasons that support war—their biggest money-maker.

(These two goons in the picture are not in charge of anything, but they deserve the judgement of God, because neither have a soul, and thats why they chose them.)

https://revolver.news/2023/10/seven-countries-in-five-years-the-2001-regimes-war-plan-resurfaces-in-2023/

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NYC developers rip judge in Trump case — and some predict ex-prez will win on appeal

Jennifer Gould

New York real estate developers slammed the judge who stripped Donald Trump of his business empire for allegedly inflating the prices of his properties — with some predicting the decision will be overturned on appeal.

Justice Arthur Engoron issued a summary judgment last month calling for a receiver and the canceling of the Trump Organization’s business certificates after state Attorney General Letitia James filed a $250 million civil fraud lawsuit against the former president.

His ruling was temporarily paused by an appeals court at the start of trial, which continued this week.

“I don’t think Trump will lose his properties or his business licenses because of one eccentric judge making a decision on his own. I think [the decision] will be reversed on appeal, but I could be wrong,” one major real estate player said.

Top developers interviewed by The Post — including those who love Trump and those who loathe him — admit there has always been a bit of embellishment when dealing with banks about their properties.

“The Real Estate Board of New York’s annual party — the equivalent of Vanity Fair’s Oscar party — is even dubbed ‘The Liar’s Ball,'” one developer noted.

However, the ramifications of possibly losing their properties is no joking matter, and Engoron’s decision — whether it is an overreach or not — has sent a chill through the industry.

“Canceling business certificates is carte blanche to go after anyone for anything,” one concerned developer said. “I’m not defending Trump. But now they have another tool in their toolbox. Where does it end? It’s a little scary.”

Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen spent two days on the standthis week testifying that he “reverse engineered” Trump Organization asset values based on whatever number Trump chose.

The former president’s defense has been, essentially, that every developer lies and that there was no victim because the bank loans were paid back and that everyone made money.

The onus falls on banks to do their due diligence before issuing any loans, one legal expert told The Post.

“No one lost money. No one got hurt. Everyone got paid in full — even overpaid since the assets were inflated,” real estate lawyer Adam Leitman Bailey said.

The argument carried weight with many developers, including one who has clashed with Trump in the past.

“So Trump is a fraud. We all know it. He always has been. He’s the world’s best con man. The question is, if everybody knows you are a fraud, who are you defrauding?” the developer said.

But another legal expert dismissed the notion that Trump committed a victimless crime.

Business litigation attorney David Slarskey said the Trump Organization’s extreme lies and falsifications go way beyond developers’ standard “fudge factor” — what developers themselves call “puffery” and “aggressive interpretation” of truth.

“The victims of the fraud are not the banks but the integrity of the system itself,” Slarskey said.

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“It is not a question of whether a bank makes a profit but what role does this organization play in the ecosystem and does that need to be addressed.”

He added that the Trump Organization’s outright lies and falsifications of square footage at Trump’s Fifth Avenue penthouse, for example, are so “grossly out of line with anything anyone could imagine that it becomes a regulatory issue, that this is the kind of organization that shouldn’t be allowed to operate in New York.”

Trump is known to have embellished almost everything about Trump Tower.

He said it was 68 stories tall when it was really 58 stories.

He said his penthouse triplex was 30,000 square feet instead of 10,000.

He hired undocumented Polish works, promised to pay them and then didn’t — until they sued.

He promised to save Art Deco pillars that were on site, part of the former Bonwit Teller building, but he didn’t.

“I remember being in his penthouse decades ago,” one developer said. “Donald was looking for an appraisal and told someone in the room it was 30,000 square feet.Then he looked at me and winked.”

https://nypost.com/2023/10/27/business/nyc-developers-rip-trump-judge-predict-he-will-win-on-appeal/

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Everyone lies even the right rightous, did it hurt anyone? NO! These people expect no one lies, think banks will trust them. This government is built upon lies and so is business in high stakes arena.