Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

Paranormal 7 Minutes

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is well known for several reasons. It was one of the most expensive prisons ever built in the world and utilized a radical philosophy. It housed some of America’s most notorious criminals, and it is said to be the most haunted prison in the country.

The idea of a new type of prison system came about in 1787, just four years after the American Revolution was over when important men were gathered at the home of Benjamin Franklin to discuss prison reform. At that time, the Walnut Street Jail was located directly behind Independence Hall, and the conditions there were terrible.

Men, women, and children who had committed all manner of crimes, from petty theft to murder, were jailed together on what amounted to little more than dirty pens, which were overcrowded, disease-ridden, cold, dangerous, and generally unsupervised. Abuse by both jailers and fellow inmates was common, and food, heat, clothing, or protection was only provided if the inmate could afford the price. Rape, robbery, and beatings were common practices, and it wasn’t unusual for prisoners to die from cold or starvation.

These abuses led to the formation of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, which met at Benjamin Franklin’s house to discuss improvements and alternatives. One member, a prominent Philadelphia physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, named Benjamin Rush, called for “a house of repentance” rather than prisons, where the name “penitentiary” came from. Rush proclaimed that radical change was needed and believed that crime was a “moral disease.” Further, he suggested that a “house of repentance” would be a place where prisoners could meditate on their crimes, experience spiritual remorse, and undergo rehabilitation. The plan was built around the idea of solitary confinement that would allow criminals to meditate on their crimes and involved no corporal punishment. The other men agreed, and the method, which became known as the Pennsylvania System, would be utilized at Eastern State Penitentiary and other facilities throughout the world.

The men soon convinced the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and started their work at the Walnut Street Jail. In 1790, a small “Penitentiary House” with 16 solitary cells was built. The inmates were segregated by sex and crime, vocational workshops were instituted to occupy the prisoners’ time, and much of the abusive behavior was abolished. But the facility was still overcrowded, and as the city’s population increased, so did the crime.

Though it would be decades before a new prison was built, the ground was broken for the Eastern State Penitentiary in a cherry orchard outside the city in 1822. Designed by British-born architect John Haviland, the penitentiary would be unlike any seen before with seven single-level cell block wings radiating from a central surveillance hub, from which one guard could see down all of the cell blocks. Haviland was inspired by English prisons and asylums built beginning in the 1780s and gave it a neo-Gothic look. The building’s imposing facade was meant to be intimidating, although its battlements and windows were fake. Its interior was designed much like a church.

Though it was seven years before it would be completed, the penitentiary opened in 1829. With an initial capacity for 250 inmates, every prisoner would have his own 8 x 12-foot cell, which featured central heating, a flush toilet, running water, a shower/bath, a skylight, and a private exercise yard.

From the minute the inmates entered the facility, they were kept isolated. They were escorted into the prison with an eyeless hood placed over their heads. Afterward, the isolation continued so they could contemplate their crimes and read the Bible, which would lead to penitence and reformation.

To accomplish this goal, inmates could not mingle with other prisoners or continue relations with friends and family outside. When they were outside their cells, they were required to wear masks to hide their faces in their private exercise yards, which they were allowed to use one hour per day, with minimized interactions with the guards. During their time in their cells, they worked on prison projects such as shoemaking or weaving. Their only contact was with the warden, who was required to visit every inmate every day, and the overseers who were mandated to see each inmate three times a day. But even this communication was made through a small portal where meals and work materials were passed.

But just two years later, in 1831, it was already clear that the penitentiary would have to hold more criminals. Soon, second floors were added to all of the wings. This same year, the first female prisoner was confined in the penitentiary.

In 1832, the first inmate made his escape from the prison. For some reason, this inmate was not entirely confined to solitude and served as the warden’s waiter. He made his escape by lowering himself from the roof of the front building. He was later captured and returned but escaped in the same way in 1837.

By the 1870s, the prison needed more space, and four new cell blocks were added in 1877 between the existing wings. Before long, the individual exercise yards were eliminated, and inmates exercised together, but they were still required to wear masks and be silent.

Though the reform plan of the Pennsylvania System called for no corporal punishment, this was not the case. Guards and councilors were known to have designed various physical and psychological torture regimens for various infractions. One of these, called the “water bath,” subjected inmates to being doused with water outside during winter months and then hung on a wall until ice formed on their skin. Another torture called the “mad chair”, in which prisoners were bound tightly for days until their circulation was cut off. The “iron gag” involved tying an inmate’s hands behind the back, with a chain trapped to an iron collar in the mouth, which caused the tongue to tear and bleed.

Under Block #14 was dug an underground cell that was called the “Hole.” Here, inmates would stay locked, sometimes for weeks, with no light, no human contact, with only bread and water to eat. 

In January 1970, the prison closed, and the inmates were sent to the State Correctional Institution at Graterford. After a riot at a prison in Holmesburg, the prison again housed some of those inmates. In 1971 it was officially closed forever.

Over the course of its 142 years, the penitentiary held some 75,000 inmates, including Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone, and notorious bank robber Willie Sutton. More than 100 inmates escaped during this time, but all were recaptured, except for Leo Callahan.

While the prison was operating, two guards and several inmates were murdered within the walls. Other prisoners committed suicide, and hundreds of others died from disease and old age.

Named a National Historic Landmark in 1965, the prison sat abandoned after it was closed, during which time it was heavily vandalized, and trees began to grow in the buildings.

The City of Philadelphia purchased the property intending to redevelop it. Proposals included demolishing the building to use the site as a criminal justice center, a mall, or a luxury apartment complex. But in 1988, a task force successfully petitioned the city to stop pursuing development, and in 1994, the Pennsylvania Prison Society opened the prison for historic tours.

Today, the Eastern State Penitentiary, kept in a state of “preserved ruin,” continues to operate as a museum and historic site. It is open year-round for tours, and special events are held throughout the year.

In addition to its long history, the penitentiary is said to be the most haunted prison in the United States. For years, it has been investigated by paranormal groups and has been featured in several television shows. These investigators, staff, and visitors have reported dozens of paranormal activities and numerous sightings of ghostly entities.

One of the first stories told of ghostly activity was by famed Chicago gangster Al Capone, who was housed in the prison for eight months in 1929-1930. Though he had the nicest cell in the prison, which included a desk, a lamp, paintings, and a radio, he said he was haunted by the ghost of James Clark, who was one of the victims of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago. Allegedly, Capone screamed every night in fright, screaming at “Jimmy” to go away and leave him alone.

In the 1940s, both prisoners and guards began to have several unusual experiences and unexplained sightings. Many of these events involved spooky shadows and unexplained noises.

Today, many people have reported that Cellblock 12 is an area of high paranormal activity, where cackling and whispers are heard, and the apparition of a prisoner is seen. In Cellblock 6, shadowy figures are often seen sliding along the walls, and the sounds of whispers, screams, and laughter have been heard.

In Cellblock 4, many have seen ghostly anguished faces and hearing loud whispers. On one occasion, a locksmith working in this area who was removing an old lock from a cell door had a vivid experience. He described having felt as if he was overcome by a massive force, and was unable to move or speak, while distorted forms swirled around the cellblock, one of which appearing to beckon to him.

Many people have reported seeing the silhouette of a guard in one of the watchtowers.

On the third floor of one cell block, numerous visitors say they’ve heard the sound of cell doors suddenly opening and then slamming shut.

The catwalk is an area where many paranormal events have occurred. Here, a shadow figure was caught on a video, people have felt extreme temperature fluctuations, and one visitor captured a male voice saying “I’m lonely” on an EVP.

Visitors and staff report disembodied screams, cries of pain, sadistic laughter, and whispers throughout the prison. Others have reported the sounds of cell door handles jiggling, furniture being dragged across floors, large objects rolling on the roof, and ghostly footsteps.

Many have seen sudden orbs or streaks of light appearing, felt unseen people tapping them on the shoulder, get overwhelming sensations of being watched, and in general have feelings of dread.

Source: Legends of America

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  1. Morning All!
    what a rude awakening this morning! I was in that half asleep/half awake state when i heard a loud bang! Metal sounding. We have a metal roof but it didn’t sound that close. I jumped out of bed, woke hubby, but he didn’t hear a thing. After he dressed, he took a flashlight out on the deck–i told him to take a gun–it could have been a bear and it’s still really dark out there.
    he came back in and said there’s a tree fallen on our wood shed…hopefully we can tell more when it gets light out.

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    1. Oh, dang! Hello, new wood shed! Sheesh! Colder than a brass monkey’s balls here! Only 21 when I got up!!! Brrrr…….interesting open, Pat! Amazing what the power of suggestion can do to people…

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      1. Morning Filly!
        it seems like the back of the shed took most of the brunt of it…it might be bent a little–but dang it–it’s not wrecked much if all!
        that IS COLD!!!!!!
        I was more amazed at Capone’s cell–fancy digs for the worst prison, right?
        you and i disagree on hauntings…if I go first, I’ll come back and let you know they’re real…
        bwahahahahahha

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          1. it’s a dead ash…which is why we try to take those down if we see them leaning towards the house or the driveway…he thought we could take that one down “sometime”. mother nature beat us to it!

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              1. I woke up pissed, Pat……I was literally ready to shoot someone yesterday, with my internet problems. Jason told me they can put a different antenna on my roof, with a reflector on it, but that would just catch the wind even more so we’ll see what he says. He is going to stop by tomorrow afternoon to see if there is something they can do.

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  7. copied from wolf’s…this is interesting

    pgroup2Online
    Coyote
    October 18, 2022 00:42

    Resubmitted from late last night, for possible comments back to me:

    “Sect. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void.”
    — Amendment 14

    Note the bold portion. If a coup against DJT is proved, then ALL salaries, contracts, pensions, payoffs, etc. (even those already paid out) are property of the USA and are subject to be reappropriated to the US Treasury.

    How sweet it would be to watch Comey, and his ilk and the Mueller investigation team et al forced to surrender assets up to the value of their fraudulently obtained largess.
    So what exactly is Durham doing? Sure looks like he is laying the foundation for a Department of Clawback based on the 14th Amendment. And the leftist thugs started it with calling J6 an insurrection so they could use a different section of the amendment to block DJT from running again even though there is no block for the office of POTUS.

    “May you live in interesting times.” — ancient Chinese proverb

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  16. did not watch this video, but it would not surprise me at all…from tcth

    Citizen817
    October 18, 2022 4:34 am

    Not surprising at all. Just wondering how many other world leaders are lying about their vaccine status. 👇

    ‘Macron and Most MPs Are Not Vaccinated’

    (5 minutes)
    https://rumble.com/v1nq5a4-french-presidential-candidate-shocks-the-world-president-macron-and-most-mp.html

    https://rairfoundation.com/french-presidential-candidate-shocks-the-world-macron-and-most-mps-are-not-vaccinated/

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  22. Entire Article @ Fox29: “NEWTOWN, Pa. – Political signs in southeastern Pennsylvania have been found booby-trapped with razor blades, which resulted in sliced fingers for one resident, police said.

    Upper Makefield Township police said Sunday that a campaign sign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro was placed without permission on someone’s property, and while trying to remove it the resident found that razor blades had been “placed around the perimeter of the sign.”

    “Obviously, this was designed to inflict punishment on anyone who attempted to remove the sign,” police said in a social media post.

    Police said they inspected all campaign signs and found razor blades placed around the perimeter of signs for two other Democratic candidates, John Fetterman and Ashley Ehasz. Fetterman is running for U.S. Senate and Ehasz for U.S. House.

    Police said their investigation continues and warned residents to exercise caution in removing signs placed on their property without permission, and to call them if “any implements” have been installed on the signs.

    “Over the past election cycles, we have dealt with theft of signs, vandalism of signs, neighbor disputes, etc., but this is the first time we have dealt with this situation,” police in the Bucks County community said, calling it “totally unacceptable and a disgusting act.”

    “No matter your political affiliation, no matter your candidate preference, resorting to this type of depravity is unacceptable and criminal. We can do better and must,” police said.”

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  23. EXCERPT:

    “I’m worried. “Is ‘rainbow fentanyl’ a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no,” NPR assures me. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned in these past few years it’s to believe the opposite of what experts say. The media has given up trying to get people to trust it and now asks it to trust its handpicked experts. And those experts say the same exact things that the media says.

    Every subject is now tackled by experts. Do you think that a Senate candidate who can barely grasp a sentence is worrisome?

    “Fetterman’s use of captions is common in stroke recovery, experts say,” the Washington Post wheedles. Experts tend to say that Democrats should be elected and Republicans shouldn’t be. They agree that when a Democrat does something it’s very different than when a Republican does it. And if you think the experts are biased, the experts will say that they’re not. Q.E.D.

    Experts warn of the rise of “misinformation”. And misinformation has come to be defined by people disagreeing with experts. Experts say that anyone who disagrees should be deplatformed. If you disagree with the deplatforming, they say you should be deplatformed too.

    Much like Canadians say “eh”, and the Brits say “innit”, the media says “experts say”.

    The media is notorious for sticking “experts say” in any story no matter how irrelevant. No opinion, no matter how stupid or wrong, can fail to be headlined with expert opinion. Take, “Can a Person Be Fat and Fit? Health Experts Say Yes”, “Anatomy Does Not Determine Gender, Experts Say” and “Is it safe to blow out birthday candles? Here’s what experts say”.

    I don’t know about you, but I always consult experts before blowing out candles.

    The COVID era led to a boom in credentialism and expertism. These aren’t playing quite as well as they used to. “Is COVID Under Control in the US? Experts Say Yes” duels with “There are the new COVID variants that experts say could fuel a winter surge” which was preceded by, “Is the COVID pandemic over? Too soon to say, experts insist.” At least in China, they always say the same thing. “Tight control needed for outbreaks, experts say.” Now and forever.

    Expert originated from the Latin meaning a person who had become wise through experience. It now has nearly the opposite meaning of someone who has a degree and credentials. To consult an expert is to roll off a litany of degrees and titles with little emphasis on wisdom or experience.

    When Jill Biden insisted on being called “Dr”, the media rallied to her defense. “She has a title of her own that isn’t ‘wife’ but ‘expert,’ in this case on education.” Rana el Kaliouby, “an expert in artificial emotional intelligence”, urged other PhDs to add “‘Dr’ to your twitter name to show how many of us there are. We deserve respect.” Experts in being experts say they deserve respect.

    The use of doctorates in titles is ubiquitous in European countries as a class signifier. Americans used to ridicule the absurd pomposity of non-medical doctors who wore doctor drag because we never had much of a class system. Credentialism is constructing one made out of experts who have never been less credible even in the days of phrenology.

    Jill Biden’s thesis for her Ed.D degree was filled with spelling errors and read like a freshman term paper. It was based on a questionnaire and Kyle Smith noted that “again and again, the books she cites turn out to contain a huge proportion of the material relevant to her discussion in their first 20 pages.” But experts say all of that is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.”

    https://www.frontpagemag.com/dont-trust-experts-experts-say/

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  26. Entire Article @ JustTheNews:

    “Former CNN President Jeff Zucker and former MSNBC President Phil Griffin both defended their network’s decisions to not report on the Hunter Biden laptop story in the closing weeks of the 2020 presidential election.

    “He was never arrested,” Griffin said during an event with the Bipartisan Policy Center think tank earlier this month. “The Justice Department was looking into it, never reported it until he is the son of a candidate. I don’t think it’s a main story until that happens.”

    Federal authorities now reportedly have enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden with tax- and gun-related crimes.

    “He was the son of the candidate, he wasn’t the candidate,” Zucker said.

    CNN “did not know enough about” the story to cover it and “the problem” was that former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was the first to come forward with materials from the laptop belonging to then-candidate Joe Biden’s son, Zucker said.”

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  28. EXCERPT: “The United States government is actively selling potential surveillance devices to American military personnel and families on military bases that are directly manufactured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), The National Pulse can reveal.

    Chinese-made smart televisions in the homes of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and their families, as well as millions of other Americans, could be collecting massive amounts of personal and technical data and transmitting it back to CCP affiliates in mainland China.

    Two brands of smart television primarily sold in the U.S. – TCL and Hisense – have drawn recent scrutiny. According to The National Interest, “Both TCL and Hisense are Chinese government state-owned enterprises that are under the control of the Qingdao and Guangdong governments, respectively.” SEC filings show that TCL is owned specifically by the Huizhou Municipal Government in China’s Guangdong province.”

    https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/10/17/u-s-military-bases-sell-chinese-govt-made-smart-devices-with-privacy-policies-stating-data-can-be-sent-to-china/

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  29. EXCERPT: “On their front page on Saturday, The Washington Post reported on the latest form of Democrat trickery: “Newspapers with a partisan aim filling the void of traditional media.” They’re right to call out this deceptive tactic of using the “trappings” of real newspapers to spread Democrat messaging. But seriously, doesn’t this also sound a lot like….The Washington Post? It uses the trappings of a traditional newspaper to spread Democrat messaging. Post reporter Michael Scherer began:

    ‘Pennsylvania’s most widely circulated newspaper showed up, without fanfare or explanation, in the mailboxes of about 1 in every 5 households in the state this April.

    A 12-page tabloid with a circulation of 953,000, it has arrived every month since, with articles from the Associated Press, crosswords, recipes and useful updates on which nearby towns had the lowest gas prices. But nowhere in its pages does it disclose its true mission.

    The Pennsylvania Independent is, in fact, a new sort of political-journalism hybrid becoming more popular on the left — just one part of a quiet four-state, $28 million election year effort by the liberal-leaning American Independent Foundation and partner groups aimed at swaying voters in the midterm elections.

    Only the articles offer a clue of the underlying intent: A piece in the October issue described the opposition to “any gun safety measures” by “New Jersey resident” Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania. Other stories detailed President Biden’s domestic manufacturing initiative, Republican denials of the 2020 election results and a proposal for a national abortion ban by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.).’

    The headline on The Pennsylvania Independent that was pictured was “GOP election deniers take center stage.” That’s indistinguishable from “traditional” liberal media. The big difference is the fake paper only has 12 pages. This could have described Jeff Bezos:

    More: https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2022/10/17/lol-mirror-check-washpost-warns-democrats-putting-out-fake

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  31. Vinca’s on the bathroom counter – each one has 4 blooms on it! Well, not those inside the feeder but they bloomed earlier. I have to water them every other day or so since they are sitting right underneath the heating vent.

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      1. I’m looking forward to next year and the ones in the feeder taking off, as well as figuring out the best place to put the others outside. I was thinking about underneath the willow tree but they have to have 6 hours of sun in order to bloom consistently. So that won’t work…..I do have the spot behind my shed where I originally planted raspberries that have since died. There is a fence set up there the width of the shed for the vines to climb, and a LOT of sun. I’m thinking that would be the best place but I wouldn’t be able to see them. Ah, well….I’ll figure it out next year.

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              1. That will never happen, my dear! Don’t waste your time! LOL – besides the fact I hate that stuff, WTH would I DO with it???? I’ve already got all of my latch-hook creations taking up one whole wall in my hallway, and another big one hanging in my bedroom. Not to mention the rug on the floor…..

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  32. Gun rights advocate Kyle Rittenhouse has announced the launch of his new YouTube channel that delivers content centered around the Second Amendment. Rittenhouse’s new business venture comes as he readies to sue media companies, celebrities, and politicians for smearing him before, during, and after his self-defense case trial.

    On Sunday, Rittenhouse announced he is launching his own YouTube channel. Rittenhouse released a trailer for his channel and said it will be dedicated to creating content centered around guns and the 2nd amendment. He was joined for the announcement by popular YouTuber Brandon Herrera, who Rittenhouse said has offered him some “great advice.”

    “Hey guys thank you guys for checking out my YouTube channel,” Rittenhouse says in the clip. “I have some great content that I look forward to making for you guys. Thank you Brandon for helping me get started and for letting me film with you and for giving me some great advice.

    Brandon said: “I don’t know if it’s great advice yet we’ll see how the channel goes. “It is advice,” he joked.

    “It’s advice, we don’t know if it’s quite great, yeah we’ll see, we’ll see,” Rittenhouse added.

    Brandon said: “You guys can help him out by going ahead and liking this video, commenting, and boosting the algorithm. And tell him what kind of content you want to see and also of course by subscribing.”

    “Thank you guys very much for continuing to support me and I’ll see you guys in the videos to come,” Rittenhouse concludes.”

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  33. Here ya’ go, Pat!

    Entire Article @ JustTheNews: “Former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard will campaign for Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.

    A press release from the Lake campaign announced that the former Democrat would be featured in a Tuesday campaign rally in Chandler, Ariz., along with GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters and Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh.

    Gabbard made headlines last week after announcing she would leave the Democratic Party, which she said had lost its way.

    “I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue & stoke anti-white racism,” Gabbard lamented.

    The former Hawaii representative appeared in a political ad for Washington Republican House candidate Joe Kent just one day later.”

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          2. It’s on YT – Llamas in Luray – my friend, David’s Father decided he wanted to breed llamas. I helped them move 7 or 8 of them to his farm. Watch it in the morning and tell me which one is me! LOL

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  44. EXCERPT: “Germany’s center-left “traffic light coalition” has launched a new asylum program for “particularly vulnerable Afghans” despite Afghans having one of the poorest integration records of any migrant group in the country.

    “We are acting and fulfilling our humanitarian responsibility. On the basis of defined admission criteria, we can offer protection to particularly endangered and vulnerable persons from Afghanistan,” Federal Minister of Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) said when announcing the program on Monday.

    At the same time, the minister said she was monitoring municipalities’ ability to receive and integrate refugees because many are already burdened by the over 1 million refugees who arrived in Germany this year, daily Junge Freiheit reports.

    Currently, 12 of 16 German states are blocking the intake of new refugees due to strained social services, overflowing classrooms, and a lack of accommodation options. Afghans, in particular, have posted a problem in the past. As Remix News previously reported, in 2020, 21,773 crimes were recorded from the Afghan community, including 94 murders and homicides. In the same year, German citizens were suspected of more than 1.3 million crimes recorded but with 72 million German citizens, this represents a crime rate of 1.8 percent. In the case of serious acts, it is 0.002 percent. In the case of Afghans, these figures are 7.8 percent and 0.03 percent, respectively.

    According to statistics from the Federal Labor Office published by the daily Die Welt, of the roughly 280,000 German Afghans, 69,000 have jobs, amounting to about one in four. However, in this regard, they do better than other major migrant groups, including Syrians. Germany’s Afghan population represents the fourth-largest Afghan diaspora in the world.”

    https://rmx.news/germany/german-government-plans-to-take-in-1000-endangered-afghans-per-month-despite-poor-integration-record/

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        1. right!
          you ever notice how the people with so MANY mansions–like obummer, blm patrice, movie stars, etc–NEVER open their homes to refugees, migrants or the like. and they have the room and the wherewithal to provide HELP/FOOD/CLOTHING…its always those just getting by that have to “help”

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  45. we went out to survey the damage. the very back of the shed is dented down–the tree is still resting on it. it’s not a wide thick tree–but it is tall–so cutting it down might be a challenge. we’ll tackle it this weekend.

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  46. Ah ha! Thought so!!! WP is fucking with people!

    From Wiki: “In September 2010, it was announced that Windows Live Spaces, Microsoft’s blogging service, would be closing and that Microsoft would partner with WordPress.com for blogging services.[14]”

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    1. Ah! The hypocrisy on display!!!

      “Matt Mullenweg commented: “WordPress.com supports free speech and doesn’t shut people down for ‘uncomfortable thoughts and ideas, in fact, we’re blocked in several countries because of that.”[22]

      In August 2018, WordPress.com began removing several pages that suggested the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.[23]”
      ————–
      “In advance of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey of 2017, a rainbow banner was placed at the top of the WordPress Reader.[24] This was also done in June 2015, in celebration of the US Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.[25]”

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  47. yikes…hopes she enjoys the free gifts the vandals are heaving at her house…
    from tcth

    sunnydaze
    October 18, 2022 1:37 pm

    Too funny.

    …..” Marxist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant led the charge against police officers in Seattle. Sawant pushed to defund the police in Seattle.
    Now vandals are hurling human sh*t at her house every night and she is begging for police protection.”……

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/10/cop-hating-marxist-seattle-begs-police-protection-vandals-continue-hurl-sht-house-every-night/

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  48. stealing checks? stealing ballots??? article doesn’t say. 5 charged with possessing postal keys in chicago
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    CHICAGO – Five Chicago area residents have been charged with unlawfully possessing U.S. Postal Service keys or stealing from the mail.

    Savannah S. Shandor, 29, of Chicago, Joseph T. Solomon, 37, of Norridge, Thaddeus J. Harper, 42, of Chicago, Shaun A. White, 25, of Chicago and Jordan J. McPhearson, 31, of Chicago are all charged with unlawfully possessing a U.S. Postal Service key.

    Shandor, Solomon and Harper are also charged with stealing pieces of mail, authorities said.

    According to prosecutors, the charges are a result of an ongoing federal investigation into thefts of postal keys and mail called “Operation Broken Arrow.”

    The defendants allegedly were in possession of the keys or stole mail in Chicago this year and last year.

    “It is illegal under federal law to possess a stolen or reproduced key suited to a U.S. Postal Service lock,” said U.S. Attorney Lausch. “We will continue to work with our federal and local law enforcement partners to hold accountable anyone who unlawfully possesses such a key or steals from the mail.”

    Unlawfully possessing a postal service key is punishable by a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

    Theft of mail carries a maximum sentence of five years.

    https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/operation-broken-arrow-5-chicago-area-residents-charged-with-possessing-us-postal-service-keys

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  49. do dems EVER tell the truth? mcmuffin is a dem–debt -owing see eye a plant
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    FIRST ON FOX: Utah Senate candidate Evan McMullin has paid over $1.6 million to Democratic firms and uses the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, despite running as an independent to unseat Republican Sen. Mike Lee.

    McMullin, who unsuccessfully ran for president as an independent in 2016, has also neglected to pay back over $600,000 in debts incurred during his failed campaign.

    Republicans have accused the Democratic Party of trying to deceive voters in Utah by supporting McMullin, who has repeatedly said he is the “Independent” voice and left the GOP in 2016, instead of supporting an explicit Democrat.

    “The Democrats are doing something really deceptive and dishonest,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News earlier this month. “Instead, you’ve got McMuffin who is theoretically running as an independent … but the Democrat Party in Utah has endorsed him.”

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcmullins-campaign-paid-out-over-1-6-million-dem-firms-calling-himself-independent

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    1. He went to the Middle East with McShame way back when – IDR if it was Syria, Iraq…..I’ve got a picture somewhere…..ok – I had that wrong – not sure if the bottom pic is in the ME but it shows Egg McMuffin and Adam Kinzinger with a terrorist who had previously met with McShame – I saw it originally at CTH:

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