Saturday, May 07, 2022

GLORIA STEINEM: "A tree grows from the bottom up..."

A voice like an echo from the past - here's an entire string of new news stories

Gloria Steinem on the unequal consequence of overturning Roe v ...

Gloria Steinem is in her late 80s now. She has spent a lifetime fighting for women's rights — including their right to control their own...
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Gloria Steinem reacts to Supreme Court draft on abortion

CNN

Feminist activist Gloria Steinem tells Christiane Amanpour that making decisions about our own physical selves is the basis of democracy.
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Despite Setbacks To Reproductive Freedom, Gloria Steinem ...

Forbes

Gloria Steinem settled into her chair next to Ann Olivarius, a renowned attorney who has gone up against major organizations to battle...
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Love Letter: Is Nostalgia Disempowering?

The New York Times

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CITY OF MESA STARTS TO REALIZE 1,200-YEAR OLD WATER DROUGHT IS SERIOUS

Intro: The signs were there all these many years - all these many years of 'Build it and They will come' in rampant unchecked and unrestrained relentless unsustainable Suburban Sprawl that has devoured the entire East Valley.

There are, however, no signs that the Mesa City Council or the city government has any plans to stop-and-think about any of the consequences when they have fast-tracked approvals for more thousands of new homes, water-guzzling data centers and industrial parks.

Paying lip-service to the crisis is one thing - taking responsible action is another

Mesa Statement Following Arizona Department of Water Resources and Central Arizona Project Joint Colorado River Shortage Briefing

May 6, 2022 at 11:48 am
Due to historic drought, climate change and over-allocation, conditions on the Colorado River are worsening. While deeper shortages may come quicker than anticipated, Mesa recognizes the situation is serious and continues to strategically plan for a...

Water Agencies Announce Historic Partnership

May 3, 2022 at 1:03 pm
Today, in Las Vegas, Nevada, water agencies across Arizona, California, and Nevada, along with the Department of the Interior announced a historic effort to invest $200 million in conservation efforts to bolster the Colorado River’s Lake Mead, under...

Ripples of History from Mesa's Colonial History to The Present Days

Intro: In 1890 the practice of Polygamy was forbidden by The Church causing some families to escape south of the border to escape the laws. One family - the Le Barons - established a colonia in the State of Chihuahua while others became "Land Barons" here in the-then Territory of Arizona owning vast tracts of acreage that turned into real estate empires.

We were reminded of one part of that extensive history caught in the following headline over one 'shocking episode' that was followed up by a drowning in the floods on the Tonto River Basin by members of the same colonia that resulted in the deaths of three children.

06 November 2019

The Latter-Day LeBaron Family Here In Mesa > Shocking Road-Side Slaughter In Mexico Recalls A Long History

This is LeBaron Building here on Main Street before the City's Façade Improvement Program changed the exterior on the sidewalk frontage forever.
Way back in 1888-1896 William Johnson LeBaron was the mayor for eight years.
In a post on this blog from 24 August 2018 , it was noted that The LeBaron Building, sold last year, has a lot of history to tell how early Mormon family business owners - and six generations of their descendants - expanded into other finance and insurance enterprises, and real estate speculation here in downtown Mesa.
You can find out in the following official historic preservation sources:
1 https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/historic-preservation/robson-historic-district
2. https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/historic-preservation/evergreen-historic-district
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In an earlier post from March 2017, it was also noted that Milo LeBaron – LeBaron & Carroll Insurance - is on The Board of Directors for this organization that had Andy Biggs address a luncheon crowd, that listed one other family member along with 30+ other individuals and the companies they represent:

01 March 2017

2017 East Valley Statespersons’ Luncheon

2017 East Valley Statespersons’ Luncheon – Sponsored by APS
April 19, 2017 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
ASU Memorial Union Ventana Ballroom

Dedicated to the PHX East Valley

The East Valley Partnership is a coalition of civic, business, educational and political leaders from Apache Junction, Chandler, Florence, Fountain Hills, Gila River Indian Community, Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Salt River Pima- Maricopa Indian Community, Tempe and Pinal County dedicated to the economic development and promotion of the East Valley of Greater Phoenix, Arizona.

One more related post from the year before

https://mesazona.blogspot.com/2016/12/religion-in-city-government-part-1.html

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The one-story LeBaron Building, on the north side of Center Street just east of Country Club Drive and a Valley Metro Light Rail station platform, is likewise getting "a face-lift" in the neglected downtown area that now qualifies as an Opportunity Zone with long-term tax incentives for real estate developers, depending on the regulated improvements and use of the buildings.

Looming behind is the tallest building here in downtown Mesa, the 15-story Courtyard Towers, an assisted-living facility.

Here are two updates (from 2019 and 2022)
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After the Façade Improvement Project
[image taken 15 Oct 2019]
It's next to the stark-white Oro Microbrewery where there's a sign painter up on a ladder.
There's a FOR LEASE sign by CBRE in front, along with a "Stiletto" piece of public art that has since been re-located to another location.

212 W Main remained a vacant commercial storefront for a while as you can see by the sign in front of the right portion of the original Le Baron Building now sporting a striped awning.

There's a new business there now - Gus's Fried Chicken

> 212 W. Main (now vacant and available for lease)

Address	212 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201
Parcel ID	138-55-001
Property class	Store Building - Commercial (1120)
Buildings on lot	2
Square footage	6,464
Year built	1945
Stories	1

5 Star DJ Center (Five Star DJ Center) has been open and operating in the valley since 2004 and specializes in DJ Sound, lighting, electronic repair (synthesizers included).

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> National Comedy Theatre

Address	214 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201
Parcel ID	138-55-011
Property class	Store Building - Commercial (1120)
Buildings on lot	2
Square footage	4,900
Year built	1940
Stories	1

---- that's included in the video tour for this press release from the City of Mesa Newsroom:

Funding Announced to Help Downtown Mesa Small Businesses

April 19, 2022 at 4:38 pm

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> National Comedy Theatre

Address	214 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201
Parcel ID	138-55-011
Property class	Store Building - Commercial (1120)
Buildings on lot	2
Square footage	4,900
Year built	1940

PLACE YOUR BETS: The Allure of Gambling on Bloodstocks...Chances-to-Win

Intro: The writer of this report on Bloomberg has obviously done his homework ahead of time to trace this thoroughbred's pedigree. David Papadopoulos has even calculated some odds for readers, leaving it all open-ended in the pursuit of payoffs for win, place or show

Pursuits

One Kentucky Derby Bet Has Already Made a 1,600% Profit

White Abarrio, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione up, wins the Holy Bull Stakes in Hallandale Beach, Florida.Photographer: Liz Lamont/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM/Shutterstock

ByDavid Papadopoulos

May 6, 2022, 12:00 PM UTC

"The gray colt White Abarrio is one of about a dozen legitimate contenders in this year’s Kentucky Derby. He’s not my top choice or second or third, for that matter, but the bettors will amble over to the parimutuel windows on Saturday to plunk down millions of dollars on him.

White Abarrio, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione up, wins the Holy Bull Stakes in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Figure he goes off at odds of 10-1 or so. . ."

Listen to this article

3:47

INSERT:

White Abarrio Summary

Along with Make It Big, White Abarrio gives trainer Saffie Joseph the chance to improve on his sole Kentucky Derby runner to date, eighth-placed 2020 runner Ny Traffic. Bred in Florida by Spendthrift Farm, White Abarrio was a $7,500 purchase at the OBS Winter sale in 2020 prior to being re-sold for $40,000 at the OBS March sale of two-year-olds. Like fellow Derby contender Barber Road he is a son of Race Day, the Grade 2-winning son of Tapit who now stands in Korea. His dam Catching Diamonds, a daughter of Into Mischief, is from a family that has produced numerous sprinter-milers, so Derby stamina must be a question mark.

By Alastair Bull

Friday, May 06, 2022

BLEEPING COMPUTER REPORTS: Security, Technology, Crypto Currency, Software, and Government

Intro: On the subject of incorrect claims by ISPs for high-speed fiber internet connections, the Federal Trade Commission is starting to enforce honesty - stop "lying" to its customers and support its high-speed internet claims.

Security

NIST updates guidance for defending against supply-chain attacks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released updated guidance on securing the supply chain against cyberattacks.

Lawrence Abrams
May 05, 2022
02:15 PM
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Technology

FTC to force ISP to deploy fiber for 60K users to match speed claims

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today proposed an order requiring Connecticut-based internet service provider Frontier Communications to stop "lying" to its customers and support its high-speed internet claims.

Sergiu Gatlan
May 05, 2022
01:43 PM
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Security

Microsoft, Apple, and Google to support FIDO passwordless logins

Microsoft, Apple, and Google announced today plans to support a common passwordless sign-in standard (known as passkeys) developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the FIDO Alliance.

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May 05, 2022
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COLONIA LEBARON: Struggle for Community Control That Unleashed A Multi-Generational Crimewave

Here's the series storyline for a documentary series: In the 1940s, a group of Mormon dreamers started a town in the Mexican desert.

But what began as a utopian vision quickly turned sour when the founding family’s son, Ervil LeBaron, struggled for control of the community and unleashed a multi-generational crimewave – the ripples of which are still being felt today.

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INSERT The LeBaron family (left to right) Ervil, Joel, Verlan, Alma, and Floren

--- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ervil Morrell LeBaron (February 22, 1925 – August 15, 1981) was the leader of a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group who ordered the killings of many of his opponents, using the religious doctrine of blood atonement to justify the murders. He was sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of an opponent, and died there in 1981. He had at least 13 wives in a plural marriage, several of whom he married while they were still underage, and several of whom were involved in the murders

History

After The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) officially abandoned the practice of polygamy in 1890, some polygamous Mormons, who were later excommunicated from the LDS Church, moved south to Mexico to continue the practice without the interference of U.S. law enforcement. Alma Dayer LeBaron, Sr. was one of these people, and in 1924 moved his family, which included his two wives and eight children, to northern Mexico. There, the family started a farm called "Colonia LeBaron" in Galeana, Chihuahua.

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From bank robbery to drug smuggling, auto theft rings to multiple murders, a deadly cult evolved into a sophisticated organized crime family. In Deliver Us From Ervil, journalist Jesse Hyde tells the story of Ervil LeBaron and the unlikely ensemble of reporters, cops, survivors and family insiders trying to halt his bloody legacy.

Deliver Us From Ervil Novel (Society & Culture)

1: The One Mighty and Strong Deliver Us From Ervil

Documentary

It’s 2022, and journalist Jesse Hyde arrives in Colonia LeBaron. It’s a strange but thriving Mormon town, deep in the Mexican desert. While investigating a cartel massacre, Jesse uncovers the story of the LeBarons – a family whose dreams of founding a utopian community swiftly turned into a dystopian nightmare, as a faction of their town transformed into a murderous cult. Jesse traces the origins of this place, from the 1940s to the present day, its founding family and the feud between Joel LeBaron and his fanatic brother Ervil that started it all.

2: The Massacre in Los Molinos Deliver Us From Ervil

Documentary

Ostracised from his family and his home, Ervil continues to build his cult from across the border in the US. When he starts threatening Colonia LeBaron with an attack, the townsfolk prepare their defences and brace themselves for the worst. But when Ervil LeBaron’s followers eventually do act, they manage to catch their victims unaware. Jesse returns to the scene of a 1974 massacre, only to find some survivors with surprising loyalties, despite the devastation.

Deliver Us From Ervil is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

Depictions[edit]

Films

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993) at IMDb, directed by Jud Taylor

Television

Deadly Devotion Season 3 Episode 4 Murderous Mormons (2015) at IMDb
Evil Lives Here: Season 3 Episode 8 Blood Atonement

Nonfiction

Ben Bradlee, Dale Van Atta (1981). Prophet of blood: the untold story of Ervil LeBaron and the lambs of God. ISBN 9780399123719.
Rena Chynoweth (1990). The Blood Covenant. Diamond Books. ISBN 9780890157688.
Scott Anderson (1994). The 4 O'Clock Murders: The True Story of a Mormon Family's Vengeance. Random House. ISBN 9780440216292.
Jon Krakauer (2004). Under the banner of heaven: a story of violent faith. ISBN 9781400078998.
Irene Spencer (2009). Cult Insanity: A Memoir of Polygamy, Prophets, and Blood Atonement. Hachette Book Group. ISBN 9781599952130.
Ruth Wariner (2016). The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir. Flatiron Books (Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1250077691.
Anna LeBaron (2017). The Polygamist's Daughter. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN 9781496417558.