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Los Angeles, 1943. A photograph exists that studio executives wished had never been taken.
Mae West, Hollywood's most unapologetically sexual woman, walks down a sunlit street beside Albert "Chalky" Wright. The image is simple, unremarkable at first glance. Two people, side by side, caught mid-stride.
But this wasn't a movie set. This wasn't choreographed. And Chalky Wright wasn't playing a part.
He was a featherweight boxing champion. Sharp mind, quiet dignity, fierce loyalty. Hollywood's publicists called him her "driver" when they couldn't avoid mentioning him entirely. The word was a shield, a carefully constructed lie that kept something explosive safely categorized.
Because what existed between Mae West and Chalky Wright was real. And in 1940s America, that reality was more than scandalous. In dozens of states, it was criminal.
Interracial relationships didn't just raise eyebrows. They shattered the foundational racial codes that segregation demanded everyone obey. A white movie star and a Black man, walking together as equals, as companions, as partners. That was rebellion in its purest form.
Mae West had spent her entire career refusing to behave. She wrote her own scripts because male writers couldn't capture her voice. She served jail time in 1927 for her Broadway show Sex. She turned innuendo into art and made censors squirm.
But this was different. This wasn't scripted defiance. This was her life.
When the management of her Los Angeles apartment building informed her that Chalky couldn't come upstairs because Black visitors were prohibited from white residents' floors, Mae didn't protest.
She bought the building.
No debate. No negotiation. Just a transaction that eliminated the barrier completely. Now she owned the space, and no one could dictate who entered it.
That's what power looks like when it's wielded for love. Not grand gestures or public declarations. Just quiet, absolute action that dismantles the obstacle and moves forward.
Chalky never sought cameras or headlines. In 1935, when someone tried to blackmail Mae, he worked directly with police to protect her. No fanfare. No credit. Just loyalty.
They chose each other for decades in a world that made that choice illegal. Mae never confirmed what they were to each other. She didn't owe explanation to systems built to destroy what they shared.
She simply walked beside him. And refused to apologize for it.
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Women killed by men named in Parliament
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Believing they didn’t see her online racist remarks she deleted before she went
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Glad they are together at the end
Always followed them - reminds me of the last few days with my own Mum.
Couldn’t add it to any other Mother’s Day thread as I am ‘banned’ from being friendly
Or helpful 😂😂
Bye Nanna - off to heaven
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No children - you can still have Mother’s Day
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How the world has changed
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He is dumb and proves it
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Tez tells it like it is
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The title didn’t really describe the event
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wirral-mum-dragged-killer-son-33556632?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target
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I hope they go to prison - but I have my doubts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5gnerwnweo
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Take prisoners - end up as one
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyve7vn7m7t
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How people reacted coming back from Dubai
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If you ever moan about your brother or sister
Imagine being joined to them all your life
Ronnie and Donnie are no longer with us but this documentary about their lives is intriguing
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Well, he's certainly not a Muslim
Mexican brothel-loving bishop ousted by Pope Leo.
Bishop Emanuel Shaleta charged with visiting brothels and stealing thousands of dollars from his church
Bishop Emanuel Shaleta was suspected of trying to flee San DiegoCredit: Chaldean Diocese of St Thomas the Apostle
Andrew Buncombe
in Seattle
A California bishop accused of frequenting Mexican brothels and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church has been ousted by Pope Leo.
Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to 17 charges, including money laundering and embezzlement, when he appeared before a court earlier this week.
The 69-year-old had been arrested last week at San Diego international airport where he was seemingly trying to flee the country.
Prosecutor Joel Madero claimed that Mr Shaleta was “on his way to Germany”.
He added: “Given his access to funds, the fact that he had over $9,000 (£6,700) in the bag when he was stopped, and the fact that he has these international ties, we’re close to Mexico, I do believe that some bail to ensure he shows up is appropriate.”
Mr Shaleta spent four nights in jail before he was charged. He was released on bail after paying $125,000 (£93,163).
The prosecutor said the charges were connected to the monthly rent of the church and that there were discrepancies in the accounts.
The bishop had led worshippers at the St Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, near San Diego, from 2017 until his resignation was accepted this week by the 70-year-old pontiff.
Pope Leo’s office said it had also received the resignation of the church’s Cardinal Louis Sako. The cardinal has not been accused of any offences.
Pressure on Pope
The Vatican launched an investigation into the bishop in 2025 over allegations of wrongdoing.
News site The Pillar, which covers the Catholic Church, said pressure on Pope Leo had been mounting to oust the bishop.
The levelling of charges was seen as the last straw, JD Flynn, editor-in-chief, told a local television channel.
“My observation of Pope Leo is that he is, and will be, a by-the-book administrator,” Mr Flynn told The Telegraph.
“I see this as a sign Leo intends to govern with a strong hand when he needs to, and especially when this level of dysfunction is manifested or alleged.”
Sharon Appelbaum, Mr Shaleta’s lawyer, has been contacted by The Telegraph.
She told the court her client intended to fight the charges and that he had never “abused any penny of the church money”.
“On the contrary, I have done my best to preserve and manage the donations of the church properly,” Mr Shaleta said via his lawyer.
In June 2025, a month after he was elected, the Pope said: “It is urgent to root in the whole church a culture of prevention that does not tolerate any form of abuse – neither of power or authority, nor abuse of conscience, spiritual or sexual abuse.”
The Vatican said: “The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego of the Chaldeans, United States of America, presented by Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta.”
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‘Active shooter’ at Jewish temple and school in Michigan
Live‘Active shooter’ at Jewish temple and school in Michigan
12 March 2026 5:31pm GMT
Local news reported that a driver crashed into Temple Israel
Smoke was seen risisng from Temple Israel after reports a driver crashed into the building
Police are responding to reports of an active shooter at a Jewish synagogue and school in Michigan.
Local news reported that a driver crashed into Temple Israel in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield.
There was a large police response and authorities have asked the public to avoid the area.
Temple Israel is home to one of the largest Reform Jewish congregations in the US.
The Jewish Federation of Detroit ordered all Jewish organisations in the area to lockdown.
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People getting together to help
Welcoming new people and helping them learn and intergrate
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https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/nigel-farage-invests-in-kwasi-kwarteng-crypto-firm/
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Money raised to repair James Bulger’s headstone
After disgraceful damage undertaken in February
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https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/tunbridge-wells-robber-jailed-after-officers-recognised-tattoo/
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How it was (Edited)
We don’t want to go back to this
The harder a wife works, the cuter she looks" is a famous 1930s advertising slogan for Kellogg's PEP cereal. Running in LIFE Magazine around 1938-1939, it promoted vitamin-fortified food to help women stay energetic for domestic chores. The phrase represents 1930s gender expectations, linking a wife's productivity to her appearance.
Key Details About the Slogan:
Origin: It was a Kellogg's PEP cereal advertisement from the late 1930s, often misidentified as a 1950s ad.
Context: The ad campaign aimed to sell fortified cereal by suggesting it gave women the energy for cooking, cleaning, and dusting.
Messaging: The ad implies that a wife's value was closely tied to her domestic performance and maintaining a cheerful, appealing appearance while working.
Cultural Impact: It is frequently cited as a prime example of vintage, sexist marketing that reflected strict, mid-century gender roles. -
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Racially abused and then attacked his victim
With an axe - and he gets 4 years!!
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Vote of no confidence (Edited)
About time - copied from Facebook
🚨 Just eight months into Reform running Warwickshire County Council and the leader is already facing a vote of no confidence.
George Finch, the Reform leader of Warwickshire County Council, will face the motion next week after a string of controversies.
🌪 Attacks on council staff�🚔 Attacks on partner organisations including Warwickshire Police�🔒 Breaches of confidentiality�🗳 Ignoring the will of the council after losing votes
Green councillors say Finch has repeatedly abused the office of leader and brought Warwickshire into disrepute. One councillor said his behaviour has been “cheap and nasty political point scoring”. And in January Finch even said he wanted “boots on the necks” of council officers. Public servants who cannot answer back.
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Intimidation at a woman’s freedom march
The comments are disgraceful too
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As hope not hate makes a mark on advertising on GB News
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The two men below are Mark Whitworth on the left found guilty of a string of depraved crimes against children including the rape of a child under 13. The other man is Karl Sharples who was found guilty of other depraved crimes including sexually assaulting and raping a child.
The silence from the far right and such defenders of women and children as Yaxley-Lennon concerning these men and their crimes has been deafening. If though they had been from a different demographic such as Muslim we would have heard the outrage all over social media.
Yet here is the very same Yaxley-Lennon doing an interview with Russel Brand, a man who has formally been charged with seven sexual offences against women as of March 2026:
Between 1999 and 2005, two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, one count of indecent assault.
2009, one count of rape, one count of sexual assault.
The whole interview was basically Yaxley-Lennon fawning over Brand and never challenged him over any of the sexual abuse and rape allegations he faced. Instead he said Brand was and I quote:
“Brave and bold.” and that Brand is “paying a higher price” for his beliefs.
When the allegations were brought up he tried to frame them as a smear campaign against influential dissidents similar to his framing of allegations against Donald Trump. Brand used the interview to characterise the rape allegations as political persecution and Yaxley-Lennon just nodded in agreement.
So white men who rape children, nothing, white famous people accused of multiple rape, fawning interview, men with different ethnic minorities we hear him shouting from the rooftops everywhere.
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Another corrupt Tory goes into retirement to avoid having to give the millions he corruptly gained from the public purse during Covid.
5 years on & no repercussions.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/PkvUfl_5QSo?si=xKTnlkT4XSU_hH0v
Putting that by-election into context
