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#Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 #Mobile Suit Gundam 00 #Gundam 00 #SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom #Mecha #Anime #gifset

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f3lldrag0n · 3 years

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#graham aker #neil dylandy #gundam 00 #my gif #gundam dynames #union flag #union flag custom #00.gif

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murumokirby360 · 7 years

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High Grade Union Flag Blue Angels Custom Review

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monotoneguro · 3 years

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While cleaning, I decided to take an old toy sorter rack from my son's room that he wasn't using anymore and repurpose it for my own gundam kits. After digging out all of my finished kit boxes from my closet and set them up... I've found out I have a problem 🤣 There's only three kits on that shorter rack that aren't done, they just can't fit on the bookshelf next to it. •PG W-Gundam Zero Custom •MG Gundam Crossbones Full Cloth •(currently in progress) HG Graham's Union Flag Custom To be honest, I never realized I had ALL OF THIS. And 29 of 34 were bought just last year 🤦‍♀️ so much money spent last year just to cope with so much negativity in my own life...oh well. #sendhelp #gunpla #organization #gunplaproblems #gundammodelkits #cleaninghouse #nerdhome #backlog #ガンダム #ガンプラ #趣味 https://www.instagram.com/p/CKYRrTohO7S/?igshid=vwiu2x8ymm5j

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newingtonnow · 4 years

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The Newsies Strike Back

by Steve Thornton

The front page photo was startling, even to people who had lived in the city all their lives. On May 4, 1909, the Hartford Evening Post showed an alley just a block from the Colt Firearms factory. The tenement yards were full of garbage which “reeked of a germ-laden stench.” Not surprisingly, five people had just contracted diptheria in this Dutch Point neighborhood. Hartford was a thriving city at the start of the 20th century, but its poor people, mostly immigrants, still struggled and suffered. Hartford children sold newspapers as a way to survive. Seven days a week, often late into the night, as many as two hundred city youngsters sold the Post and the other Hartford newspapers for pennies a copy. Unfortunately for them, in 1909 the “newsies” found their meager living threatened as a result of a brawl between the country’s most powerful newspaper moguls.

Joseph Pulitzer, owner of the New York World, and William Randolph Hearst, who owned the New York Evening Journal, constantly competed with each other with an eye to maximizing profits. The rivals’ latest tactic was to refuse to credit distributors for unsold papers. Up until this time, newsboys bought bundles of papers and received compensation for copies they did not sell. When the two millionaires halted the practice, it hurt the newsies’ earnings. Both New York papers were popular in Hartford; several editions arrived by train each day. It was the job of Herman P. Kopplemann, Hearst’s agent in Hartford, to implement the latest cutback.

Newsies Respond by Organizing

The newsies were not about to accept this reduction without a fight. On the morning of May 1, 1909, boys from all over the city met at Zion Hall on Winthrop and Pleasant Streets (where Barnard Brown School now stands). It was raining, but that did not stop one hundred boys from marching behind a drum and bugle corps with a huge banner urging customers to buy only local newspapers. The next day the young workers formally created the Hartford Newsboys’ Association. Assisting them were Sol Sontheimer of the Central Labor Union, and Mary Graham Jones, the head social worker at the Hartford Social Settlement. The mass meeting elected Harry Brightman as union president and Morris Zalkovitz as vice president.

Miss Mary Graham Jones of the Social Settlement, Hartford, Conn. (center) and few of the newsboys (all ten years old and younger) that she invited to a Sunday afternoon party. In two days she secured the names of 39 newsboys and girls ten and under. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1909 – Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

The newsies’ union received a great deal of local support. Hartford drug stores refused to stock the two papers and many regular customers stopped buying them. Individuals and businesses made donations to the strike. At a second parade on May 17, all the newsies were carrying flags and wearing white caps and union pins, purchased with the aid they received.

Herman Kopplemann knew how to handle his boys, however. He had been through similar disruptions before, every time the newsboys faced a new pay cut. Kopplemann used strikebreaking tactics that had been perfected by industrialists who faced unionization on a mass scale: he hired black residents as strikebreakers to sell papers, he imported adults from out of town to intimidate the newsies (the young strikers beat them up) and he spread rumors that the strike was over. Kopplemann also recruited his brother Abraham to organize an “alternative” association to compete with the boys’ union.

Newsgirls waiting for papers. Largest girl, Alice Goldman has been selling for four years. Newsdealer says she uses viler language than the newsboys do. Besie Goldman and Bessie Brownstein are nine years old and have been selling about one year. All sell until 7:00 or 7:30 pm. daily. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1909 – Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Hartford, Conn., newsboys. Boy in middle, Joseph De Lucco, has been selling for eight years. Was arrested for stealing papers a while ago. Photograph by Lewis Hine, March 1909 – Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

To sow greater confusion in the newsies’ ranks, Koppelmann intimated that rival New York newspapers were secretly paying strike leaders to prolong the labor dispute at the expense of the rank and file. This the boys hotly denied: “We are fully competent to handle the situation in question, which is proven by the fact that we have fought our opponents successfully for two Sundays and seven week days without the aid of any publisher whatsoever,” wrote striker Nick Murano, most likely with the help of social worker Jones.

Hearst’s Journal even sent an undercover representative to Hartford to break the strike. A local clothing store owner exposed the Journal man when he tried to buy a large quantity of boys’ suits and shoes. Kopplemann planned to offer the duds as a bribe to any striking newsie who broke ranks.

Concluding the Newsie Era

In the end, the pressure on the newsies proved too great to withstand. The leading union figures traded charges of graft, fought with each other, and split their ranks. It is not known precisely what role Herman Kopplemann played in these disruptions, but the outcome served his purpose. On May 19, after three separate votes, the youngsters ended their strike.

Seven months later, the newsies learned that Herman Kopplemann was no longer the Hartford wholesale agent for Hearst’s Journal. Instead, there was a new distributor: Harry Brightman, former newsboy union president. Harry continued to live in Hartford, raised a family, and went on to become a successful used car salesman and a pillar of the community.

Herman Kopplemann parlayed his newspaper dealership into a political career. Ironically, he became the “friend of the working man,” successfully winning elections to serve on the city council, state senate, and US Congress. At the Connecticut General Assembly, Kopplemann introduced pro-labor legislation, including a bill to prohibit the state militia from interfering with labor strikes. He was endorsed by the progressive CIO and considered a solid New Dealer.

The newsies’ organizing efforts continued, but conditions only got tougher for them over the next decade. Hartford officials declared that the boys’ newspaper bundles blocked sidewalk traffic and were a nuisance. The cops roughly cleared the newsies out by throwing their papers into the gutter. The city also began to require all young paper sellers to register and wear ID badges. The eventual end of the newsies was signaled when the Hartford Times installed street corner vending machines, charging a nickle for every three-cent newspaper and eliminating the need for newsies altogether.

Steve Thornton has been a labor union organizer for 35 years and writes on the history of working people. This article originally appeared on ShoeLeatherHistoryProject.com

from Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project https://connecticuthistory.org/the-newsies-strike-back/

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YO WHAT THE FUCK? THIS IS COMING TO THE US?

DID I FUCKING SEE GRAHAM AKER’S UNION FLAG CUSTOM?

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gundamfight · 1 year

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therosecrest · 3 years

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#Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 #Mobile Suit Gundam 00 #Gundam 00 #Gundam #GN-002 Gundam Dynames #SVMS-01E Graham's Union Flag Custom #Mecha #Anime #gifset

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spectralsword · 7 years

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Gundam 00, Billy & Graham, "Upgrade"

The things Billy will do because his dear friend really loves his mech. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, @overflags have some Graham! Author is Lady Harken

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There was still so much to do with the final adjustments and testing, that Billy admitted, but he could swear Graham had been sitting in the cockpit of the customized Flag all day, even when they hadn't been running tests. "You're still here?" He asked, poking his head into the cockpit. "We're done with the tests. I heard you asked to have your dinner here, too."

Graham, who was sitting on the Flag's seat with his arms folded and a satisfied smile on his face, chuckled. "I'm too excited to leave right now. Tests or not, I need to get familiar with this."

"Sounds like something you'd do," Billy mused. "But will you now tell me what you're really here for?"

"Fine, fine. Let's just say, some people like the smell of new cars," Graham cheerfully replied. "How is this any different?"

Billy laughed. "It's not really, I guess, though this isn't a car, this is an expensive piece of customized military equipment. So maybe a tiny bit different, I'd dare to claim. We might've changed the cockpit to make it more suitable for the upgrades, but it's still pretty much the same as a normal Union Flag."

The expression on Graham's face turned a bit more serious. "I'll be heading into a battle against the Gundams in this," he said. "Same cockpit or not, I need to have the feel of it. This is where I'll watch them from; the Flag's eyes are my eyes, and these wings are the ones that'll carry me." He then grinned and patted the side of the seat. "Exciting, isn't it?"

"So in other words," Billy wondered. "What you're actually doing is spending time with your weapon. Sounds like my uncle's samurai stuff," he added with a chuckle. "What were you planning to do next, sleep in here?" Graham gave him another grin, and Billy rolled his eyes. "Oh I should've guessed. Too bad I'll have to remind you of security measures. I don't think they'll let you."

He really did want to do it, Billy found himself thinking as he watched Graham look defeated right then. "Well, but we could try talking to security?" Graham suggested, looking determined. "Or you could claim you need to do late night maintenance!"

"Flag cockpits aren't exactly made for sleeping," Billy pointed out but then smiled. "Though, what if I was pulling an all-nighter to check the latest adjustments, and I would need the pilot available for tests and... What am I even saying." He shook his head and laughed, not sure if it was because of what he had just said, or because Graham was looking quite excited and approving of the idea. "Wouldn't be the first time, especially considering how much work we've put into this thing. Oh, the things I do because of your love for your robot, I swear, getting myself stuck with this..."

"But you'll stop at nothing to make sure my Flag's tune-up is the best," Graham commented. "And I'll make sure this one will be the best Flag in existence."

Both statements were true, and Billy just nodded and went off to get his data tablet to get back to work on the Flag's adjustments.

End. ——————- Author’s notes: Graham Custom Flag setting again yes. These nerds. Happy birthday @overflags :D

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murumokirby360 · 6 years

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GundamFan520: Gundam Versus [PGSE] - Graham’s Customized Union Flag | Official Arcade Run

#GundamFan520 #Gundam Versus #PS4 #PlayStation4 #Arcade Run #SVMS-01E #Union Flag Graham Aker Custom #Custom Flag #Graham Aker Custom #SVMS-01E Union Flag Graham Aker Custom #SVMS-01E Custom Flag #SVMS-01E Graham Aker Custom #Mobile Suit Gundam 00 #Gundam 00 #機動戦士ガンダム00 #機動戦士ガンダム 00 #ガンダム00 #ガンダム 00

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GUNDAM VERSUS | SVMS-01E Union Flag Graham Aker Custom | Mission 01 part 2

Graham Aker, forever.

#graham aker #long live the flag #gundam versus

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gqazngaming · 6 years

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Gundam Versus |#3| Raise your Flag: Graham Aker Custom

The SVMS-01E Union Flag is latest model in Anti-Gundam Tech but will it be enough to overpower any Gundam? Watch this hype video to see if I can defeat the Gundam Exia using Graham Aker's Union Flag Custom! Fight for the future!

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SVMS-01E Union Flag, Graham Aker Custom. After the appearance of Celestial Being and the Gundam, the union sought to create custom mobile suit for their ace pilot, Graham Aker, which result this. I'm running out of idea what thing should i post. Man.

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On Inauguration Day, Washington offers portrait of a polarized America

CS Monitor, January 20, 2017

WASHINGTON--”We all want the same thing,” President Donald Trump said Friday to members of Congress and other dignitaries. “We’re all good people, whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, it doesn’t make any difference. We’re going to get along.”

President Trump’s message of goodwill at the traditional post-inaugural congressional luncheon seemed more an expression of hope over reality, in a political system that has grown increasingly polarized over the years.

And as violence broke out on the streets of Washington Friday--away from the inaugural festivities but aimed at marring an otherwise orderly transfer of presidential power--it was clear that words alone will not be enough to heal the nation’s divisions.

Protesters threw rocks, smashed windows, and lit small fires; police deployed tear gas and flash bangs. Six officers were injured, and 217 protesters were arrested. The last time there was large-scale unrest at an inauguration was in 1969, when antiwar protests led to dozens of arrests.

In all, it made for moments of anger and frustration, but violence didn’t typify the day. Groups of people wearing “Make America Great Again” caps walked by anti-Trump groups wearing pink knitted hats--the headgear of choice for Saturday’s big women’s march--and seemed to largely ignore each other.

Inauguration Day, of course, brings many who wish to celebrate and support the man they sent to Washington. Theirs were expressions of joy on a day meant to celebrate a hallmark of American democracy--the peaceful transfer of power.

The Graham family--mom, dad, and college student son--drove in overnight from Bristol, Tenn., to show their support for the new president, waving Trump flags and wearing Trump hats and T-shirts.

None had ever attended an inauguration before. So why now?

“Because I’m a huge supporter of Donald Trump, and I think he’ll make America great again,” said Steve Graham, an electrician.

How? Mr. Graham has a ready list: fixing the economy, securing the border, strengthening the military. “I think he’s a man of his word, and he’ll hold true to it.”

His wife, Darlene Graham, a realtor, says her No. 1 reason for supporting Trump is “his stand with Jesus Christ and his support for the state of Israel.”

Mr. Graham expects quick action, and quick results. Ms. Graham gives Trump a year to improve the nation. And son Justin says he’ll assess Trump’s performance by the midterm elections in 2018.

Everybody, it seemed, was eager to express their opinions--with both supporters and detractors expressing outsize views about the man and what he can accomplish.

Mary Moga did not vote for Trump. Nor did she vote for Hillary Clinton. And yet, standing before the festooned Capitol as the seated inaugural audience began to break up, she described the experience as “electric” and “surreal.” She came, she said, because “it’s about the US.”

But she also came to march. Ms. Moga, who is from Seattle, and her cousin, Debby Burger of San Diego, both plan to take part in the Women’s March on Washington Saturday. Ms. Burger campaigned for Hillary Clinton.

Just as a reporter asked what they thought of the speech, Moga’s daughter--one of five children she’s raised--passed by answering, “It was a joke.”

Cousin Burger chimed in. “He’s promising all these things he never could do.”

“I just hope and pray he surrounds himself with quality people,” added Moga.

Chad Suenram, standing rows away from where Donald Trump had just given his inauguration speech, came away feeling completely the opposite.

He says he was “blown away.” What he really liked was Trump’s message about “the positivity of the US prospering, of everyone growing together and just bringing back America.”

The promise of prosperity was the main reason Mr. Suenram, who has four kids, voted for Trump.

The Kansan, wearing an “All Lives Matter” button on his sweatshirt, says he came from “a struggle,” growing up in a trailer park. He started his own business in landscaping and has combined it with a foreclosure business. Through that, he’s seen a lot of families get kicked out of their homes.

“Like Barack Obama said, ‘It’s time for change,’ “ Suenram grinned. The businessman, who jumped on a plane at the last minute to get to Washington, echoed much of what Trump said in his inaugural speech. His greatest hope for the years ahead is that America prosper, “and for the wealth to come back to the common people.”

For Gordon Swanson, a retired Boeing employee from Everett, Wash., who flew in two days ago to celebrate, the joy of watching Trump came with a bitter note. He hadn’t put on his crisp, red “Make America Great Again” cap until he arrived at Union Station that morning, when inauguration revelers began to arrive.

“I knew I potentially would be challenged by somebody” who didn’t agree with Trump, he said. “It didn’t used to be this way,” he lamented, saying that the country had turned too far to the left under President Obama, whom he described as “negligent.”

This day was about the future, he said.

“I hope his nominee for the Supreme Court will have a big effect. I’m not so worried about myself, but I’ve got three grandkids,” he said, perched on a stool beside an eatery at Union Station, Washington’s main train station.

Outside the secure inauguration area, the scene was dramatically different. By early afternoon, thousands of protesters walked down I Street toward Franklin Square waving posters for Black Lives Matter, Dakota Access Pipeline resistance, and lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual rights.

The march seemed orderly enough--thousands of people sticking to the streets while pedestrians took pictures from the sidewalks, some of them wearing “Make America Great Again” hats. But an undercurrent of hostility eventually broke through.

A nearby Starbucks and Bank of America ATM station had their glass windows shattered by protesters. Armed guards stood nearby to prevent looting, and stores put up makeshift “closed” signs--though customers were still inside.

Pro- and anti-Trump chants sprang up, with one protester telling a young man in a red hat, “Join us. We are doing this for you, too.”

Eventually, some of the demonstrators began throwing rocks and bottles at police officers. Newspaper vending machines outside The Washington Post were tipped over and set on fire. At other locations around the city, protesters tried to block access to various inaugural events, though there were no other reports of violence.

#Donald Tump #Trump inauguration #Inauguration Day

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