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Mexico recovers letter from Hernán Cortés and manuscripts from the 16th century

Shared from / by Mexico Desconocido

 

These are historical documents of “incalculable value”, which after their theft in Mexico appeared in numerous art galleries and auction houses, according to the authorities.

Mexico recovered this Thursday in New York several archaeological objects and historical documents from the 16th century, among which is a letter from Hernán Cortés and a decree from Queen Isabel, which were described by Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard as “very old and very important for the history of Mexico”.

Historic documents from the 16th century, including Letter from Hernán Cortés, recovered by the New York Attorney General’s office and Home Land Investigations. Today they surrendered to the Secretary of Foreign Relations and were placed in the custody of our consulate to be transferred to Mexico City,” Ebrard wrote on his Twitter profile.

Ebrard accompanied his message with a short video in which the texts are shown; In it, there are also several archaeological objects and figures that had been stolen from the National Archive of Mexico and sold illegally.

The assistant district attorney for the New York district of Manhattan, Nitin Savur, who was in charge of delivering the objects to the Mexican Republic, described Hernán Cortés as an “infamous Spanish conqueror.”

Today, a week after Mexico’s Independence Day, we have the honor of returning 15 pieces associated with the infamous Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés to the people of Mexico, including a royal decree signed by the Queen of Spain in 1529 authorizing the return of Cortés. to the colonies, “said Nitin Savur, quoted in a statement.

Pieces of ‘incalculable’ value

According to the New York prosecutor’s office, these are archaeological documents and pieces from a collection “of incalculable value” that, after their theft in Mexico, appeared in numerous art galleries and auction houses.

Savur pointed out that his recovery was the result of efforts between the United States’ Antiquities Trafficking Unit and Mexican authorities.

These emblematic elements of the cultural heritage show the evolution of the Spanish state in Latin America and the roots of the Mexican identity; they return home, where they will be studied for generations to come,” stressed the assistant prosecutor.

Mexico sought the recovery of the manuscripts for more than a year

In September, a New York auction house put a rare treasure up for sale: a five-century-old letter revealing a political intrigue involving Hernán Cortés, the famous leader of the Spanish force that conquered what is today. Mexico.

Cortés’s papers rarely make it to the market. The 1521 document, offered by Swann Galleries, was expected to fetch between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000. It was going to be that way, until an intrepid group of academics from Mexico and Spain helped thwart the sale.

Note originally published in High Level.

Accounting critic says biggest problem facing Social Security, Medicare is trillions in unfunded debts

A sign is seen outside a US Social Security Administration building, November 5, 2020, in Burbank, California. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

by Mark Tapscott

Shared from/by The Epoch Times

Sept. 2, 2021

 

Social Security and Medicare trust funds are in dire financial condition due to rising benefit costs, but the biggest problem facing the two largest federal entitlement programs is how they’re funded, according to a nonprofit that advocates greater government transparency and accountability.

“Our bottom line is the trust funds are all a shell game, there is no money in the trust funds. As [former U.S. Comptroller-General] David Walker says, trust funds have no funds and should be distrusted,” Truth in Accounting (TIA) President Sheila Weinberg told The Epoch Times on Sept. 2.

Weinberg was referring to the fact that the trust funds receive what are in effect IOUs from the Treasury Department that are called “securities”—promises to pay a specified amount at a future date.

On Social Security, for example, the government pays interest on the securities, generally about 2 percent, and the total value of the securities is presently just less than $3 trillion. Securities are paid out of general revenues when they come due.

“We would also highlight the massive underfunding. Social Security is underfunded by $40 trillion, Medicare by $55 trillion. This represents the amount of money the government has promised in benefits, and they have no idea where they are going to get the money to pay for those promises,” Weinberg said.

The official U.S. national debt is $29 trillion, but Weinberg’s group maintains that the true amount is more than $133 trillion when the costs of benefits such as those promised by Social Security and Medicare are included in the calculation, according to the Chicago-based TIA.

Private sector pension plans are required by federal law to account for future benefits and to properly fund them. But the federal government doesn’t follow the same law for its own pensions.

Medicare has the largest unfunded benefits total at $55 trillion, followed by Social Security at $40 trillion, and government employee and retiree pensions such as the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) at $9 trillion. The official public debt and assorted other federal liabilities such as loan guarantees make up the balance.

Trustee reports made public earlier this week show that the Medicare trust fund that pays for hospitalization is due to reach insolvency in 2026, while the Social Security trust fund will reach that point in 2033, barring major reforms in how the two programs are funded and pay benefits.

Weinberg is far from alone in pointing to the unfunded debts of Social Security and Medicare.

“Yesterday’s reports on the financial status of various Medicare and Social Security trust funds once again identify unsustainable benefit promises in Medicare and Social Security programs,” Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) said in a statement on Sept. 1.

“The Hospital Insurance trust fund is projected to be exhausted around 2026; there are $60 trillion of unfunded liabilities in Social Security programs; and unfunded liabilities increased by trillions of dollars over the last year alone.”

Differences in unfunded liabilities calculations are typically due to differences in the number of years covered, how future benefits are estimated, and differences in demographic assumptions.

“While bipartisan efforts are necessary to make needed changes to address Medicare and Social Security long-term financial challenges, most Democrats want only to expand benefit promises further without generating sustainable trust fund solvency,” Crapo said.

“I agree with the report’s recommendation that ‘Congress and the executive branch work closely together with a sense of urgency to address these challenges,’ and urge bipartisanship and cooperation to do so.”

Crapo is the ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee, which would be a major player in any congressional or presidential initiative to reform the Social Security and Medicare trust funds.

President Joe Biden hasn’t offered any proposals to reform the funding underlying either Social Security or Medicare.

Congressional correspondent Mark Tapscott may be contacted at mark.tapscott@epochtimes.nyc. Follow him on Twitter at @mtapscott and on Parler at @Mtapscott.

 

Is injecting you a ‘vaccine’ the only way you can protect your health from viruses?

Have you wonder why our health professionals, those who claim working to save our lives and keep us healthy, never mention immune system, vitamins, natural immunity, and why we get sick?

Have you wonder why the thousands of medical doctors and scientists who have come out against the current vaccine have never been debated publicly or privately to hear their claims that there are other safer alternatives to the injection of vaccines – despite the fact that there is no data of future damages to our wellbeing and there is no one you can blame and sue for possible permanent damages to your health?

Have you heard of the phrase, “In the US there is no Health System, only disease management?”

And here is an anecdote that reflects the previous.

When the infamous Spanish flu epidemic killed thousands of people in 1918, Joseph Pilates noted that none of those who had undergone his physical training had contracted the infection; even today the symptom is treated and there is no thought to educate people on what can prevent the cause.

“I have not seen an ad about nutrition, smoking, lifestyles, but especially about sports and wellness / strengthening it has on the immune system.”

And continues by saying that close gyms, force us to breathe inside a mask, lock us up at home … quite the opposite of what a “healthy” body needs to stay healthy and alive.

I have discussed this with several doctors and medical students recently, about my wondering about how doctors are positioned within their medical practice, to prescribe pain killers, antibiotics, and at the last resort, surgery, amputation, but never mentioning strengthening our immune system as a way of prevention.

Here’s what others say:

When the infamous Spanish flu epidemic killed thousands of people in 1918, Joseph Pilates noted that none of those who had undergone his physical training had contracted the infection; even today the symptom is treated and there is no thought to educate people on what can prevent the cause.

I have not seen an ad about nutrition, smoking, lifestyles, but especially about sports and wellness/strengthening it has on the immune system.

They close gyms, force us to breathe inside a mask, lock us up at home … quite the opposite of what a “healthy” body needs to stay healthy and alive.

Healthy mind, healthy body and especially the important role of positive emotions

In an era of absolute hypochondria, much more must be done on the prevention of pathologies and on the psychophysical well-being of the person.

When the government hides opposite opinions – especially when it comes from recognized health professionals about the pandemic, it is my opinion that we are being lied to.

 

Study suggests consuming sugary beverages can increase your heart disease risk

by Joanne Washburn

 

9/28/2021 – Here’s one good reason to ditch sugary drinks: They can put you at risk of heart disease.

This is according to researchers from Boston, who found that older adults may be more prone to elevated blood levels of total cholesterol and other lipids (fats) if they drink sugary beverages daily. High blood levels of cholesterol and lipids have been associated with heart disease and its related complications.

The researchers arrived at this finding after looking at data from two groups of participants from the Framingham Offspring Study.

Sugary drinks linked to low “good” cholesterol levels

The researchers first analyzed data from the first group, which included over 3,000 participants in their 50s, 60s and 70s. These participants had joined the Framingham Offspring Study between 1991 and 2014. The researchers had access to their blood lipid levels, which were measured at baseline and again every four years over 12 years.

The researchers were also able to estimate the participants’ intake of different beverages using information gathered through surveys. When they analyzed the data, they found that those who drank one sugary drink per day had a 98 percent higher incidence of low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol than those who rarely drank sugary beverages.

HDL or “good” cholesterol removes excess low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol in the blood and carries it back to the liver, which then flushes it from the body. This mechanism is important because LDL or “bad” cholesterol can build up in the walls of your arteries, making them hard and raising your blood pressure. High blood pressure forces your heart to work harder and decreases blood flow to and from the heart.

Participants who drank sugary beverages every day also had a 53 percent higher incidence of high triglycerides. Triglycerides, the main form of fat in the body, are used by the body for energy. However, very high levels of triglycerides can put you at risk of many health problems, including heart disease and fatty liver disease.

These findings remained consistent when the researchers looked at data from the second group of participants, which included over 3,500 participants in their 40s who joined the Framingham Offspring Study between 2002 and 2011.

In this group, those who regularly drank sugary beverages also had low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides.

Given their findings, it’s clear to the researchers that sugary drinks should be avoided for optimal health in the long run. They advised against replacing plain water with sugary drinks, such as sodas and processed juices. Even naturally sweet drinks, like pure fruit juice, should be consumed in moderation and as part of a well-balanced diet, according to the researchers.

Healthy substitutes for sugary drinks

If you’re a sucker for sugary drinks, don’t fret. There are lots of healthy and naturally sweet drinks you can add to your diet. Here are some good options:

  • Fruit-infused water– Satisfy your sweet tooth the healthy way by adding fresh fruit slices to a glass of water. This is a great way to add flavor without adding sugar. Alternatively, try chopping up fruits and put them in an ice cube tray. Add water and freeze. Put them in your beverage for flavor and color.
  • Green tea– Green tea is packed with antioxidants that protect healthy cells from damage. Try it hot, iced or naturally sweetened with raw honey.
  • Pure fruit and vegetable juice– Juice whole fruits and vegetables for a healthy and refreshing drink.
  • Kombucha– If you’re after the fizzy quality of soda, try kombucha. This naturally fizzy, sweet and sour drink is essentially fermented tea. It’s also loaded with gut-friendly probiotics.
  • Coconut water– Unsweetened coconut water is full of vitamins and minerals. Some of those minerals, such as potassium, magnesium and sodium, also work as electrolytes to maintain fluid balance.

Sugary drinks can put you at risk of heart disease and its complications. Therefore, you’re better off sticking to water and other healthy beverages, such as tea, pure fruit or vegetable juice, coconut water and kombucha.

Sources:

MedicalNewsToday.com

Heart.org

EverydayHealth.com

US Border Patrol detains 14 Mexican soldiers who crossed into US  

The soldiers, one of whom was found with marijuana, said they weren’t aware they had crossed the border

 

by the El Reportero‘s wire services

 

Fourteen Mexican soldiers were detained by U.S. officials for several hours early on Saturday after they entered U.S. territory at El Paso, Texas, across the border from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

The soldiers, who crossed the bridge between the cities in two military vehicles, said they didn’t realize they had entered the United States.

The newspaper El Heraldo Chihuahua reported they were from southern Mexico and had only recently arrived at the northern border.

Border agents secured weapons and equipment for “safety and processing,” said U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), adding that Mexican military leadership was contacted and arrived shortly after.

Thirteen of the soldiers were processed without incident, but one was given a civil penalty after CBP officers discovered a small quantity of marijuana in his possession.

The soldiers appeared to have been handcuffed according to Reuters. Their vehicles and weapons were returned to them when they were released.

The border crossing was closed for about two hours due to the incident, a witness said.

One witness, who asked not to be named, described the tense moments when border officials stopped the soldiers. “The CBP yelled at the soldiers to put their hands up and drop their weapons immediately.”

Involuntary border crossings by Mexican military forces have occurred in the past, the newspaper El Universal reported, but usually in areas where the border is not clearly marked, rather than on international bridges.

With reports from Reuters, El Heraldo Chihuahua and El Universal

 

Ex-drug lords unite against ‘harassment’ in maximum security prison

The three men claim they have undergone ‘psychological torture’

 

The jailed former leaders of three drug cartels have shown their diplomatic side, coming together to make a joint complaint about their prison conditions.

The three men allege harassment and psychological torture by prison staff at the Altiplano maximum-security prison in México state.

The complainants are Servando Gómez Martínez, the former leader of the Knights Templar cartel in Michoacán; Mario Cárdenas Guillén, who led the Gulf Cartel in Tamaulipas; and Fernando Sánchez Arellano, the former leader of the Tijuana Cartel in Baja California.

The Attorney General’s Office requested that the judge who accepted the lawsuit dismiss the case but the request was turned down.

 

The three complainants have been provided by a public defense lawyer to argue their case.

The complaint was also signed by a string of other convicted cartel personnel, including former members of the Sinaloa Cartel and the former head of Los Zetas, which previously waged a civil war against the Gulf Cartel.

Cárdenas, recognized by the aliases “M-1” and “El Gordo,” served a first stint in prison from 1995 to 2007 and was released upon finishing his sentence.

He was arrested a second time in 2012 and given 20 years.

Gómez, also known as “La Tuta,” was arrested in 2015 and charged for organized crime, kidnapping, and drug trafficking offenses. In 2019, he was sentenced to 55 years in jail for the kidnapping of a businessman in 2011.

He faked a heart attack to enable Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s second prison escape in 2015.

ánchez, also known as “The Engineer,” was arrested in 2014. News website Infobae reported last year that the only standing charge against him was for money laundering.

With reports from Milenio.

Blamed for ‘invasion of violence’ in Chiapas community, migrants told they’re not welcome

‘If we catch you stealing you will be lynched!’ reads a sign

 

by Mexico News Daily

 

Residents of a small town in Chiapas are sending a clear and hostile message to Honduran migrants, whom they accuse of crimes such as rape, robbery and drug trafficking.

“If we catch you stealing you will be lynched! If you’re Honduran you’re no longer welcome in this neighborhood … continue on your way! We’re watching you,” read banners hung by a citizens’ group at various points in Pakalna, a community about five kilometers from Palenque.

According to a local government official people are fed up because Pakalna has been “invaded by violence.”

Leopoldo Contreras told the newspaper Milenio that federal authorities are aware of residents’ concern about the situation in Pakalna but have refused to relocate a shelter that attracts migrants to the town.

However, due to the residents’ threats toward migrants and its own personnel, the Jtactic Samuel Ruiz García shelter recently decided to close its doors. Contreras said residents want the closure to be permanent.

“… We don’t despise [migrants]; on the contrary we’ve helped them with work and food [but] we want [the shelter] to be closed and [the migrants] removed,” he said.

It’s not the first time that residents of Pakalna have shown hostility toward migrants. In March 2020, residents attacked and expelled some 130 Central Americans who had been staying in a local auditorium. They too were accused of committing crimes in the town, including robberies and assaults on women.

With the town’s shelter currently closed, exhausted migrants – who likely entered Mexico via the border with Guatemala in Tabasco – are sleeping on the streets, Milenio said. “Many commit crimes due to hunger and a lack of work,” the newspaper said.

However, one Honduran migrant who said he walked through jungle for four days to reach Pakalna said he just wanted to rest.

“One comes with the hope of resting for at least one day or a few days but we arrived to see the migrants’ shelter closed,” said Javier, who was forced to bunk down outside.“It was a critical situation for us last night because it rained,” he said.

Barefooted and wearing wet clothes after sleeping on a park bench, another Honduran said it was a shame that the shelter is closed. Luis said that a small number of migrants who have committed crimes in the town have given all migrants a bad name.

“In the vineyard of the Lord …  there are good people and bad people. Unfortunately those who come with the intention of doing damage ruin the path for those of us who come in peace and with the hope of finding a better course for our lives,” he said.

The director of the Jtactic shelter claimed that “some political leaders,” whom he didn’t name, are behind the threats toward migrants.

“There was a very belligerent group that ordered … people to go to the shelter with sticks and machetes as if we were criminals. I just want to say that [the threats and aggression] are documented before the National Human Rights Commission [CNDH] and also in a preliminary [criminal] investigation,” said Alberto Gómez, who is also a priest.

Fearful of more threats and the possibility that the shelter could be attacked, the Chiapas bishops’ association called on the federal government to provide a security guarantee so that the casa del caminante (wayfarer’s house), as the shelter is officially called, can reopen.

“We’re convinced that joining forces to attend to migrants as best we can with clear and concrete policies and actions that respect their dignity is urgent,” the association said in a missive directed to the federal government and the CNDH.

It said it has evidence of “campaigns of hate and xenophobic intolerance” that were carried out in Pakalna and forced the shelter’s closure.

Gómez rejected Contreras’ call for the shelter to shut permanently, asserting that not only should it reopen but a second facility should be built.

“We need a second shelter because [the Jtactic shelter] is unable to welcome a lot of people. Migration flows will keep growing and it’s not true that the flow will end with the removal of the shelter,” he said.

Record numbers of migrants have arrived in Mexico this year, including large numbers of Hondurans and Haitians. Many have been detained in the country’s south but thousands have reached northern border cities such as Tijuana, Reynosa and Ciudad Acuña.

With reports from Milenio

Contractor’s deal on California rent relief gets more lucrative

by Manuela Tobias

 

Despite an initial slow rollout of rent relief money, the state of California is extending and more than doubling its deal with the outside contractor it hired to get the money to tenants and landlords.

The contract with Horne LLP, a Mississippi-based accounting firm that specializes in disaster relief, jumped from $51.7 million when the program kicked off in March to at least $146.8 million in the amended agreement signed on Sept. 16, according to documents obtained by CalMatters through a public records request.

Under the new contract, which goes through March 2022, Horne will be responsible for administering $2.6 billion in rent relief, up from $1.15 billion when the program kicked off in March.

The increase follows the doubling of federal rental relief funds for California to $5.2 billion and the decisions by several big cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, to hand over their local rent relief programs to the state, according to Geoffrey Ross, deputy director at the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

Ross said the cities previously administering their own programs joined the state because of increased efficiencies; for example, the state can easily redistribute funds if one city or county has leftover money. He also said that local officials saw the state’s success with its contractor.

Horne, which has made emergency rent relief a line of business, isn’t in charge of distributing all the money that California has. The remainder of the $5.2 billion available for rent relief is being handled by local jurisdictions that are still disbursing the first round of funds, including Los Angeles, and those running their own programs for the second round, including Sacramento, Stockton, San Diego, Oakland and Alameda.

The amount that the state, and Horne, handles could increase if local jurisdictions also choose to hand over their program to the state, or if California gets anticipated leftover federal funds from other states.

But State Auditor Elaine Howle warned last week that California could lose as much as $337 million in federal rent relief because of how it reports spending to the feds. The Housing and Community Development Department disputes that will happen.

While the state bumped up Horne’s administrative fees in the renewed contract, it amounts to about 5% of the total rental assistance allotment — and still falls under the federal government’s 15% cap for administrative fees.

“Even though it’s a sizable amount of money, we’re able to actually now deploy additional resources,” Ross told CalMatters. “We have a pretty significant cost savings when you were to compare what it would cost for all 49 jurisdictions to run this center.”

Most of what Horne is receiving will go to staffing, which Ross said the company had already quadrupled, to about 1,200 employees, since the start of the program.

In September, the contract calls for at least 1,190 people to manage individual cases, 340 people to staff the call center and 19 people to manage funds. The staffing is supposed to drop off in November, to 650 case managers and 190 call center workers, and even more so by March.

If the state decides additional staffing is needed, the contract says Horne would provide 200 more employees within three weeks at an additional cost of $4 million a month to the state.

The money budgeted to pay Horne could technically be redirected to landlords and tenants if the company uses less staffing than predicted, Ross said.

Lots of big contracts

This is only one of a multitude of contracts worth tens of millions of dollars the state has signed with outside vendors in response to emergency needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. They include several to fix problems with unemployment benefits getting to jobless Californians. Some other deals have had problems.

Ross said the state had received multiple bids for this contract, and determined that Horne was the most qualified because of its expertise in disaster relief, including rent relief in Texas. While that rollout also started slowly, it has improved, according to media reports.

The state of California was unprepared to create the software or hire employees to get the money out in time before it started to be clawed back by the feds, Ross said.

“It is really hard to fully understand what’s the appropriate dollar amount for these kinds of things, particularly, to be honest, of a program of a scale and speed, which is fairly unprecedented,” said Vincent Reina of the University of Pennsylvania, whose research group has been studying rent relief distribution in California and Los Angeles.

To evaluate how effective the program has been, Reina said to look at three components: the total dollars distributed, the rate at which distribution has increased and whether the dollars have reached those who need it most. “And that’s where the data becomes really complicated,” he said.

On Sept. 27, the state announced it has paid out $650 million to 55,000 households, about a quarter of the $2.6 billion available. That’s a nearly 700% increase since June 28, when the state began the latest round of tenant protections, according to Russ Heimerich, a spokesperson for the state’s Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency.

Ross attributed the faster rollout to eased federal documentation requirements, which led to simpler applications, and an increase in how much landlords and tenants are eligible to receive.

While the eviction protections passed in June are set to expire on Sept. 30, rental assistance will continue to be available. To be covered by eviction protections through next March, eligible tenants must apply for rent relief.

“When an eviction matter comes before the court, the court is supposed to ask the landlord: ‘Have you participated in rent relief and has your tenant participated in rent relief?’ If the answer is yes, then the courts cannot take up the eviction matter until that case is decided,” Heimerich said.

Horne and the housing department are working on a separate phone line that courts could call to corroborate whether a plaintiff in an eviction case had applied for rental assistance, Heimerich said.

A landlord gets relief, finally

One landlord, Bill Phelps, told CalMatters he had on Monday finally received nearly $35,000 in missed rent payments for the 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom house he rents out for $3,500 a month in Concord. But he had applied for the money six months earlier, on March 15, the day the state opened its portal.

“It was a long, long, long wait, but I’m happy to get the money,” said Phelps, 72.

But he said his tenants, an unemployed couple with two kids who lost their jobs at the start of the pandemic, still plan to move in with family at the end of the month because they’re $7,500 behind in rent.

“I talked to the tenants and said, ‘The moratorium ends at the end of the month. You’re going to have to leave. I don’t want to start an eviction,’” Phelps told CalMatters. “That’s where I made the offer: I’ll forgive the $7,500 you owe if you’re out by the end of the month. I even kicked in $200 if they need it.”

Ross said money was still available and encouraged landlords and tenants to apply for rent through December to avoid having to leave. But they have to wait 15 days between the day they receive rental assistance, and their next application.

Phelps said he didn’t know that was an option, and would consider it. But he has little faith.

“If I would get my check right away, oh yeah, they can stay,” he said. “But the way that it is, I wouldn’t be getting this money until maybe next July or August. I’ll just sort of accept my losses, and just move forward and sell the house.”

Fellowship Initiative in Oakland expanding economic opportunity

by JPMorgan Chase’ Christina Dello Bueno

Vice President, Communications

Northern California | JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

While there’s no secret recipe for professional and financial success, we know that access to a broad set of learning and skills development experiences, networks and strong mentors are a defining experience for many. Unfortunately, these assets and critical ingredients to success are not equally available to everyone, as 1 in 3 young people will grow up without a mentor and many lack access to quality education and employment experiences.

But these inequities won’t solve themselves – they require intentional and deliberate action from leaders who not only have the power to help open the door but can hand over the keys for long-term success as well.

That’s why JPMorgan Chase created The Fellowship Initiative (TFI), a three-year program to provide Latino and Black young men with the education, skills and resources that contribute to greater economic mobility. This past February, TFI expanded to Oakland, extending intensive academic support, college and career readiness, and mentoring to local young men of color to help expand economic opportunity.

Through this initiative, 40 high school students (Fellows) in Oakland were paired with a mentor at JPMorgan Chase. Mentors will help the Fellows successfully complete high school by engaging them in academic and project-based learning activities, college and career planning and leadership development opportunities, all with the goal of preparing them for postsecondary pathways.

JPMorgan Chase is also collaborating with Kingmakers of Oakland, an independent non-profit that supports school districts across the country, to help young men of color succeed.

TFI offers professional and personal opportunities for young men to hone leadership and networking skills. Fellows like Kenneth Richardson from Skyline High School and An Lin from Oakland Charter High School are looking forward to gaining a sense of community through TFI and getting guidance for both their personal and professional growth.

“I would like guidance in many aspects of my life, such as being involved in community service, developing healthy relationships and navigating the college application process and lifestyle,” says Richardson. “The ultimate goal is to expand my network to further my growth and development in the professional spectrum,” adds Lin.

To date, more than 350 JPMorgan Chase employees have worked with TFI Fellows as mentors, coaches, speakers or volunteers. This year, the program serves youth in seven cities, including Oakland, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York with more to come, and has driven 100 percent admission to college among graduating Fellows.

“Many of these young men are the first in their families to access quality post-secondary opportunities, like college,” said Rudy Lozano, Head of The Fellowship Initiative, JPMorgan Chase. “Through TFI, we’re able to break down the barriers that too often limit economic mobility and invest in the growth of the next generation of leaders.”

During their time in TFI, students receive academic training and project-based learning, as well as one-on-one mentoring with JPMorgan Chase employees. Other focal areas of the program include mental health support, college readiness and planning support, professional and leadership development, and career awareness activities.

“We’re thrilled to have expanded here in the East Bay,” said David Diggs, Co-Executive Sponsor of the Bay Area TFI. “We’ve seen a lot of local interest in getting involved in TFI and by working with Kingmakers of Oakland, we’re optimistic about the impact this program will have on local young men of color.”

Through 2030, TFI will triple the number of young people it serves to more than 1,000 across several U.S. cities, building on Chase’s commitment to prepare youth for the future of work.

For more information about the program and how you can get involved, visit your local Chase bank or the TFI home page on jpmorganchase.com

Selena’s family and her husband Chris Perez end long legal feud

by the El Reportero‘s news services

 

Chris Perez, the husband of late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla, says that he and her family have worked out their differences after a long legal feud.

Perez and the Quintanilla family were locked in a legal dispute over Perez’s plan to create a miniseries based on his 2012 memoir, “To Selena, With Love.”

In 2017, Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, opposed the show and called the memoir an unauthorized book.

Quintanilla sued Perez and two companies planning to turn the book into a series. The lawsuit said at the time that after Selena’s 1995 murder, Perez signed a deal that gave all rights to Selena’s likeness and name to her estate.

Four years ago, a Texas judge ruled that the lawsuit could move forward. Lawyers for Perez wanted the lawsuit dismissed based on free speech grounds.

READ MORE: Texas judge allows lawsuit against Selena widower to proceed

Tuesday afternoon, Perez wrote in a tweet that the legal dispute with the Quintanilla family had been “amicably resolved.”

“Now that these issues are behind us, going forward, my hope, and the hope of the Quintanilla family, is for us to work together to continue to honor and celebrate the legacy of Selena,” he said.It’s unclear what both parties agreed to, but Abraham shared a similarly worded statement on his Facebook page. (Shared from/by ABC/13).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q0t98L_0Gg

 

Spanish Cinema in Los Angles and Miami

This year, Los Angeles and Miami join forces to co-host and present a hybrid In-Person/ On Site & Virtual special editon of

Recent Spanish Cinema on November 4-11, 2021, in Los Angeles & Miami, which will showcase some of the most outstanding contemporary Spanish Films.

Enjoy the best cinema from Spain More details and full program line-up to follow in October. Stay tuned for more at #recentspanishcinema.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) announced that its 44th Annual Awards Gala, taking place on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 6:30pm ET, will conclude with a special performance by multiple Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Juanes.

With a solo musical career that spans 20 years, Juanes has evolved into a genuine superstar, one of the most celebrated pop figures in the Spanish-speaking world. He has released ten best-selling albums, garnered a dozen No. 1 singles, performed on the most important stages around the world, and amassed a combined total of 25 Grammys and Latin Grammys. There are few accolades the singer-songwriter has not earned.

The impactful performance will close out a gala program featuring remarks by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other guests. The program will be emceed by Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Mariana Atencio; while internationally recognized culinary innovator Chef José Andrés and actress, philanthropist and activist Eva Longoria, both previous CHCI Medallion of Excellence recipients, will serve as 2021 Medallion co-presenters. The 44th Annual Awards Gala is sponsored by Bank of America,

The Annual Awards Gala is the culmination of CHCI’s Leadership Conference and signature events in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s theme Presente: Latinos Leading the Way, honors the contributions of Latino leaders and celebrates the legacy and diverse culture of the Latino community. Registration to the event is now open at chci.org.

Give us your huddled masses yearning to be vaccinated

by Jon Rappoport

 

And once we receive the genetic RNA shot, and suffer the consequences, those who survive will be awarded the carrot, the immunity passport that might allow us to re-enter normal life.

What a deal.

We’re all immigrants, outsiders in our own country, faced with conditions we must fulfill, in order to be granted rights and privileges once again. So we can re-enter America.

Natural Liberty, Constitutional Liberty, gone.

Because this is a crisis, say the experts.

The evidence that exposes the crisis as a hoax? Ignored by news media, censored by social media.

The government/medical experts are supported by an army of uninformed, brainwashed, ignorant citizens who unthinkingly obey.

Even the Great Reset sociopaths weren’t sure the population would cave in and meekly go along with COVID restrictions. But apparently the huddled masses were in desperate need of earning their right to be proud of SOMETHING, ANYTHING, to justify their existence.

Lock down? Close a business? Go broke? Wear a mask? Keep a distance? Get tested? Take the shot? “We’ll do anything to show our loyalty to a higher cause.”

Soldiers under withering fire from the enemy, soldiers lying on top of their dead comrades in foxholes of mud, bleeding soldiers, soldiers rising up to make one last assault across open exposed land against the enemy’s position—a picture from the past. Now people are waiting for behavioral orders because they’re terrified of an invisible germ. That’s the modern measure of courage. They summon up all their strength to delete a message that contains information contradicting Anthony Fauci.

The Orange Man heaps praise on his Operation Warp Speed. The Gray Man wearing a mask who can’t find his way from the shower to his bedroom in the White House residence tells the population to take the RNA shot. They comply. They are thus heroes. They do the right thing. They use the deadly weapons of Twitter and FB to rain fire down on anti-vaxxer troops.

Many people make the brave sacrifice of working from home. In their living rooms, they brave the mustard gas of interrupting pets and nagging children. Someone rings the doorbell. Is it a secret agent working for Dr. Mercola or Robert Kennedy, holding a lethal tract of misinformation about the spike protein? Would brains be captured and absorbed if they were exposed to a paragraph of subversive text?

Tucker Carlson, who dares to raise questions about the vaccine, must be de-platformed, even though the effort will make the assault on Iwo Jima seem like a Sunday picnic by comparison. Capture his hill, men. Take off your gloves and fight your way through to Instagram. Iwo, Normandy, Heartbreak Ridge, Tucker. Perhaps you weren’t raised for this war, perhaps your parents never conceived life could turn out like this, but now you have to take destiny in your own hands and mouse and click your way to glory.

Once there were the seafaring Vikings. Now there is a slender man in a suit with a perfectly trimmed beard who shows up on your television screen saying: “Hi. I work in Human Resources for a major corporation. You know, hiring the right people for the right jobs can be OVERWHELMING. Well, it was, until I connected with FlickWit, the online job search firm. Within hours, they send me resumes of precisely qualified candidates. My work day is now a joy…”

Thank God for that. Who raised him? Who wiped his nose every time he turned around? A doting mother who gave him a trophy for eating his peas?

“Now you listen to me, young man. If you’re going to play soccer, you wear that helmet. And don’t look at the girls in the stands. It could be interpreted as a sign of abuse. After practice, I’m taking you to the Hands Across the World Community Center to get the vaccine. You can have your choice. The Pfizer or the Moderna. It’ll make you a champion. Then we’ll talk to the doctor about puberty blockers.”

(Jon Rappoport, a veteran investigative reporter, is the author of three explosive collections, The Matrix Revealed, Exit From The Matrix, and Power Outside The Matrix.)

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