Rhodes, and I've never said this about anyone who I've sentenced: You, sir, present an ongoing threat and peril to this country, to the republic and the very fabric of our democracy." Rhodes, it is clear you have wanted the democracy of this country to devolve into violence," Mehta told him. District Judge Amit Mehta delivered the sentence after a defiant Rhodes stood before him in an orange jumpsuit and claimed he was a "political prisoner" who, like Trump, was trying to oppose people "who are destroying our country." Capitol riot that sought to keep Donald Trump in the White House. WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The founder of the far-right militant Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for seditious conspiracy, the longest sentence imposed to date over the Jan.
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Gina Holmes, bestselling author of Crossing Oceans and Dry as Rain Her stories manage to challenge and comfort me all the while keeping me glued to the page. "Carla Stewart writes with incredible heart and warmth. A worthy read."- Rachel Hauck, award winning author of Dining with Joy Stardust is a smooth, inviting, well told story that will stick with you long after you read the last line and close the book. "Carla Stewart is one of the best at slicing out a piece of Americana and serving it to the reader in a delicious story. Cannon, bestselling author of I'll Be Home for Christmas and Twang A gripping storyline that is inspiring and unforgettable."- Julie L. Her latest novel, Stardust is told with heart and skill and obvious love for her characters. "With beautiful imagery that engages all the senses, Carla Stewart swept me right into the world of the bayou in the 1950's. Another winner from an author with a uniquely beautiful talent!"- Lisa Wingate, national bestselling and award-winning author of Dandelion Summer and Blue Moon Bay You'll love the journey as much as the final destination. "A reverence for the past and a keen eye for interesting characters make Stardust as bright and magical as a twinkling neon sign on a dark, lonely two-lane. Her first book, The Greengrocer and His TV: The Culture of Communism after the 1968 Prague Spring (Cornell University Press, 2010), is a history of everyday life in the two decades after the Soviet invasion. in European History at New York University, as a MacCracken Fellow, studying with the late historian Tony Judt. in International and East European Studies, as a Jackson Fellow, at the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, and then a Ph.D. She majored in the College of Letters Program, graduating in 1987 with honors, and winning the Horgan Prize for short fiction. Her family later moved to the United States, where Bren attended Garden City High School in New York, and then Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Growing up in Watford, outside of London, Bren attended the Watford Grammar School for Girls and the Northwood College for Girls. In 1968, the Soviet-Warsaw Pact Army invaded Czechoslovakia, bringing an end to the Prague Spring, and her family managed to leave for the United Kingdom just weeks before the borders closed shut. She now writes narrative nonfiction with a focus on women’s history.īren was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. Her earlier work focused on postwar Europe, particularly the history of everyday life behind the Iron Curtain. She teaches at Vassar College as the Adjunct Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies on the Pittsburgh Endowment Chair in the Humanities. |