Thursday, May 6, 2021
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Robert E. Lee: The Soldier
*“He was a foe without hate; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty; a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring…a Christian without hypocrisy…He was a Caesar, without his ambition; Frederick, without his tyranny; Napoleon, without his selfishness, and Washington, without his reward.”[1]
– Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill.
*This is on an oil painting I have of Lee by my Great Aunt Dixie, below with her Mammy. LINK
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[Photos] Long Xuyen, an Enterprising Mekong Delta Trading Hub in the 1920s
Founded on the banks of the Hau River, Long Xuyen began as a trading post and has prospered into one of the Mekong Delta’s major cities today.
The land that is now Long Xuyen was among the last unexplored regions of southwestern Vietnam, according to research by academic Phan Văn Kiến. In 1789, in order to protect the area from raids by Siam and Chenla forces, the then-Nguyen Lord established a small outpost called Dong Xuyen.
The post grew into a small township by the era of Tu Duc Emperor (mid-19th century) with the local Dong Xuyen Market turning into a bustling commercial hub. When the French seized control of southern Vietnam, the market was renamed Long Xuyen.
A reservoir next to the Hau River. It's now part of Nguyen Du Park in Long Xuyen City.
In 1868, the French administration divided An Giang Province into five arrondissements (hạt tham biện in Vietnamese) — a French administrative unit similar to a district. One of them was named after the market, and the district later grew into the city we know today.
The black-and-white images in this collection were taken by an unnamed photographer commissioned by the French administration to document life in its then-territories.
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VIDEO: Criminal FBI-DOJ Began Secretly Spying on Rudy Giuliani on May 1, 2018 — THE DAY HE BECAME TRUMP’S ATTORNEY
Via Billy
There is no law and order in America today.
Only corrupt Marxists and totalitarians punishing anyone who stands in their way.
The criminals at the DOJ-FBI started spying on American patriot Rudy Giuliani on May 2, 2018. That was THE SAME DAY he agreed to become President Trump’s attorney in the Russia Hoax scandal.'
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The High Functionary’s War
President Jefferson Davis’ message to the Third Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States at Richmond, Virginia, July 20, 1861 (excerpts):
“Commencing in March last, with an affectation of ignoring the secession of the seven States which first organized this Government; persisting in April in the idle and absurd assumption of the existence of a riot which was to be dispersed by a posse comitatus; continuing in successive months the false representation that these States intended offensive war, in spite of conclusive evidence to the contrary . . . the President of the United States and his advisors have succeeded in deceiving the people of those States into the belief that the purpose of [the Confederate] Government was not peace at home, but conquest abroad; not the defense of its own liberties, but the subversion of those of the people of the United States.”
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Foreign investors are increasingly choosing Vietnam as a China plus one destination
With several investors moving or diversifying their production, choosing an alternate production base may be challenging especially during a pandemic.
Investors should therefore do a thorough due diligence and ensure that they are well prepared before relocating their production.
Vietnam Briefing employs our Business Intelligence services to highlight important factors when choosing to relocate or diversify your manufacturing operations.
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Chicago Man’s Attack On Couple In Alley Behind Home “shocks the conscience”…Gouges Eyes With Fingers, Sticks Wood Block In Victims Eye, Bites Off Parts Of Ears
Via Mike
An incredible act of random violence took place in one of America’s most violent cities. Yet, very few media outlets are reporting about what happened in Chicago, a city that’s been run by Democrats for decades. The dishonest mainstream media only appears to be interested in reporting on stories that have been approved by the Democrat Party, which seeks to divide America, like those that involve law enforcement either killing or shooting minorities who resist arrest.
Here’s the real-life horror show that the dishonest media is ignoring…
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‘Woke’ Coke Pauses Diversity Plan After ‘Intense Backlash,’ Plan Author Suddenly Resigns
Coca-Cola has pressed pause on a controversial “diversity plan” after what Fox News described as an “intense backlash,” and the company’s general counsel, Bradley Gayton, who authored the plan, has now abruptly resigned.
As The Daily Wire reported back in February, “Coca-Cola debuted a new policy this year implementing a diversity quota for the outside counsel it retains, saying it will only hire law firms that commit to providing 15 percent of billed time from black attorneys, higher than the percentage of African Americans in the U.S. population.” Law firms working with the soft drink giant, were also required, under the new policy, to “commit that at least 30% of each of billed associate and partner time will be from diverse attorneys, and of such amounts at least half will be from Black attorneys.”
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“At First Quietly, Then Much Less Quietly”
Via Billy
The Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, was launched in 1971 as the Defense Race Relations Institute (it changed to DEOMI in 1979). But whatever the name, the mandate’s always been the same: pollute the armed forces with propaganda about how America is racist, sexist, “homophobic,” and an all-around evil place filled with Klansmen and Himmlers.
DEOMI employs a trickle-down methodology, indoctrinating base commanders who then pass along the propagandizing to their rank-and-file service members.
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