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Submitted: May 25, 2022
Decided: August 3, 2022
The Appellant, DeJoynay Ferguson, pled guilty in Superior Court to one count of Murder by Abuse or Neglect in the First Degree, six counts of Child Abuse in the First Degree, and two counts of Child Abuse in the Second Degree.
The plea was made pursuant to a plea agreement under which the State entered a nolle prosequi as to other remaining charges. Murder by Abuse or Neglect in the First Degree is a Class A felony with a sentence range from a minimum of 15 years at Supervision Level V to a maximum of life in prison. The sentencing judge imposed a sentence of life in prison. He also sentenced her to ten years at Level V on each of the Child Abuse in the First Degree charges, suspended after two years on each. He sentenced her to probation on the two counts of Child Abuse in the Second Degree. Ferguson appeals her sentences. She contends that the sentencing judge sentenced her for the sole purpose of retribution; that he sentenced her with a closed mind; that he was unwilling to consider the mitigation evidence and arguments she presented; and that her sentence violates her right to due process.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In January 2019, at the age of 18, Ferguson began working at the Little People Child Development Center, a daycare facility in Bear, Delaware.
At that time, Ferguson’s only experience in childcare was a three-month stint at another daycare in Delaware. Because of this lack of experience, Ferguson was initially hired as a teacher’s aide in the infant room. However, after she had been in that position for two months, the lead teacher who supervised Ferguson was terminated from employment, and Ferguson was left to handle the infant room alone with minimal experience or training.
At her sentencing, Ferguson admitted that she was “in way over my head.”1 Unfortunately, she turned to abuse to maintain control of the infant room. Beginning in June 2019 and continuing through September 2019, video surveillance from the daycare shows Ferguson smothering three children on 28 different days, sometimes multiple times a day, and physically abusing two additional children. Ferguson’s conduct finally came to a head on September 5, 2019, when she suffocated I.T., a healthy four month-old girl, to death. Video surveillance from that day shows that less than three hours after I.
T.’s mother dropped her off at daycare, Ferguson placed her hand over I.T.’s mouth and nose and suffocated her, causing her death. Almost 30 minutes later, when Ferguson realized that I.T. was unresponsive, she began to perform CPR on her and eventually called for help. Ferguson was 19 years-old at the time of the murder.
When questioned by police, Ferguson initially denied harming I.T. However, after she was confronted with the events that transpired in the video, Ferguson admitted that she “put [her] hand over [I.T.’s] mouth and her nose until she stopped breathing and then [she] proceeded to pick her up and put her inside of her crib face down.”2 When asked why, Ferguson responded that it was done “[o]ut of aggression” because there were “multiple babies crying at the same time.”3 Ferguson admitted that she knew I.T. had “stopped gasping”4for breath and that when she took her hand off I.T.’s mouth, she made one small gasp but “wasn’t breathing anymore.”
Ferguson claimed that she did not intend to kill I.
T. and was only trying to stop her from crying. Ferguson told police that when the babies would cry, she would feel a tightness in her chest, and she later told forensic psychologist Dr. Laura Cooney-Koss that “after putting [I.T.] back in her crib, [she] was feeling more relaxed . . . because she had been able to release her anger and resolve the source of stress.”6 The act of suffocating the infants was a tactic Ferguson employed consistently between July 2019 to September 2019. She told police that she changed her method of suffocation over time to make it more effective.
Ferguson was charged by indictment with one count of Murder by Abuse or Neglect in the First Degree, 48 counts of Child Abuse in the First Degree, and four counts of Child Abuse in the Second Degree. The charges involved five children. Ferguson’s guilty pleas involved three of the five children, I.T., J.M., and K.Mu. The parties did not agree on a recommended sentence.
The Truth-In-Sentencing Guilty Plea Form specified that the maximum penalty for the crimes Ferguson pled guilty to was life plus 154 years.
The minimum mandatory time at Level V, which the court was obligated to impose, was 27 years (15 years on the Murder by Abuse or Neglect charge and two years for each of the six counts of Child Abuse in the First Degree). The Truth-In-Sentencing guidelines called for a range of time at Level V from 27 years (15 years on the Murder by Abuse or Neglect charge and two years for each of the six counts of Child Abuse in the First Degree) to 45 years at Level V (15 years on the Murder by Abuse or Neglect charge and five years for each of the six counts of Child Abuse in the First Degree). The court ordered a presentence investigation.
Prior to sentencing, the court was provided with several documents meant to aid in its decision. The defense provided the court and the presentence office with a psychological evaluation performed by Dr. Cooney-Koss. Dr. Cooney-Koss’s written report is extensive and discusses such matters as the trauma Ferguson was still experiencing from the sudden death of her father three years earlier; the neurological immaturity of teenagers like Ferguson; her remorse and her sincere attempt to understand her own conduct; her mental health diagnosis, which included Bipolar I Disorder and other mental conditions; the impact that Ferguson’s youth, mental health, and lack of coping skills had on her conduct; the impact Ferguson’s age likely had in her decision-making; her lack of a criminal history; and her amenability to rehabilitation.
The sentencing judge also received the presentence investigation report. The presentence officer prepared the report based on an interview with Ferguson and a review of the police reports, the psychological report, and statements by the victims’ families. Ultimately, the presentence officer was unclear as to what actually motivated Ferguson to harm the children. The judge was also provided with a sentencing memorandum from the State, which included written submissions from the victims’ families and 11 clips from the video surveillance. The defense also supplied a sentencing memorandum, which relied significantly on mitigation evidence, including a letter of remorse from Ferguson, seven character letters from her family and friends, and Dr. Cooney-Koss’s evaluation.
Ferguson’s mother addressed the court and explained that as a child Ferguson “showed compassion and helpfulness” to others. She explained the degree to which her father’s death had affected Ferguson emotionally. She recognized the seriousness of Ferguson’s conduct, but noted that it was out of character for the girl she knew.
She informed the court that she believed Ferguson was amenable to rehabilitation and that “with medication and treatment DeJoynay can be a positive young lady in society.”
One friend, who has known Ferguson since childhood, told the judge that she was shocked by Ferguson’s conduct because she had known her to be nothing but “a vibrant, loving person with a serving heart.”9 Another friend said that Ferguson had always provided “a helping hand” to others. She also explained that Ferguson was “doing very well since taking her medication on a regular basis”11 and that “[s]he still struggles with what has happened and still can’t understand how she could do something like that.”
At sentencing, the judge began by inviting family members to speak and noting, “I have read voluminous correspondence and presentencing materials from many different parties in this case.” I.T.’s mother addressed the court and talked about the loss of her daughter. J.M.’s mother also spoke to the court and discussed her fears about the long-term effects Ferguson’s abuse will have on J.
M.’s mental and physical health. K.Mu.’s parents also addressed the court and explained that at three years-old, their daughter now suffers from nightmares, emotional anxiety, and separation anxiety.
Ferguson was also given the opportunity to speak and expressed remorse for her actions.
Defense counsel’s primary argument was that Ferguson made reckless decisions rooted in the neurological immaturity of her youth, complicated by her difficulty in regulating her emotions and tolerating frustration that stemmed from her then-undiagnosed mental health issues. Her decision-making, defense counsel argued, was exacerbated by her lack of training, experience, and supervision. Counsel also pointed out that she “takes full responsibility for her actions”14 and that “[s]he pled guilty at the earliest opportunity possible.” Defense counsel also argued that Ferguson acknowledged “the reprehensibility and senselessness of her actions, and feels great remorse for the pain she has caused so many people .
. . She will forever live with regret, knowing that she caused the victims and their families immense and unimaginable pain.”
The State recommended a 65-year Level V sentence: 35 years for First Degree Murder by Abuse or Neglect and five years each on the six counts of First Degree Child Abuse. The State recommended probation for the Second Degree Child Abuse charges. The State cited five aggravating factors: (1) excessive cruelty; (2) need for correctional treatment; (3) undue depreciation of offense; (4) prior abuse of victim; and (5) vulnerability of the victim. The State highlighted the consistency of the abuse in making its recommendation.
When he imposed a life sentence for the charge of Murder by Abuse or Neglect in the First Degree, the judge made the following remarks:
I’ll say one of the things that was salient to me in reading all of the materials was as, frankly, pointed out by counsel, the d[earth] of materials indicating what I would have expected to see, inter-generational abuse or great privations for her growing up.
I didn’t see that. I saw a child who basically grew up as most children do. Maybe I don’t have everything, but certainly had enough to
succeed.
This case is shocking. Not only in its brutality, but in the utter depraved violation of trust placed in the hands of caregivers by parents with little or no choice in the matter.
I have considered carefully the comments of all counsel, of each of the victims’ families, of the defendant, the many additional submissions I had received. At the end of the
day, I am unable to conclude that a sentence of a term of years is the just and fair sentence. A term of years would certainly mean that Ms. Ferguson would spend a great many years in prison, but her release would be an eventual inevitability. It would be a date she could circle on the calendar.
I cannot square the idea of Ms. Ferguson’s inevitable release with the idea of smothering a four month old baby to death. This is particularly so when the smothering death occurred at the end of a pattern of smothering babies in order to get them to be still while changing their diapers.
A sentence to a term of years would not fairly express the outrage of any society at the completely senseless killing of one of its infant children by someone entrusted to its care.
It is, therefore, the judgment of the Court that the sentence on the count of murder in the first degree by abuse or negligent should be a life sentence.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
Appellate review of a sentence is limited to whether the sentence is within the statutory limits prescribed by the General Assembly and whether it is (1) based on factual predicates that are false, impermissible, or lack minimal reliability or (2) the result of a closed mind or judicial vindictiveness or bias.18 “When the sentence is within the statutory limits, this Court will not find an abuse of discretion unless it is clear that the sentencing judge relied on impermissible factors or exhibited a closed mind.”19 Put differently, “a defendant has no legal or constitutional right to appeal a statutorily authorized sentence simply because it does not conform to the sentencing guidelines established by the Sentencing Accountability Commission.
”20 DISCUSSION
Because this sentence falls within the statutory limits, our review is limited to whether the sentence is (1) based on factual predicates that are false, impermissible, or lack minimal reliability or (2) the result of a closed mind or judicial vindictiveness or bias.21 Ferguson does not contend that the sentence was based on inaccurate or unreliable facts, so we need only consider whether the sentencing judge made his decision with a closed mind, vindictiveness, or bias. “A judge sentences with a closed mind when the sentence is based on a preconceived bias without consideration of the nature of the offense or the character of the defendant.”
Ferguson argues that the sentencing judge violated her due process rights by sentencing her without considering the mitigation evidence summarized above. To prove the judge’s closed-mindedness in sentencing, Ferguson points to his comments, and lack thereof, at the sentencing hearing, which Ferguson contends
“lay bare that the sole purpose of the sentences is retribution and that he did not consider”23 the mitigation evidence.
She claims that he ignored her early acceptance of responsibility, Dr. Cooney-Koss’s in-depth forensic psychological evaluation, the additional mitigation submissions, Ferguson’s youth, her remorse and amenability to rehabilitation, and her serious mental health issues. Ferguson contends that the judge’s limited remarks, which do not include a discussion of such matters as her age, mental health, remorse, or lack of criminal history, show that his mind was closed to this mitigation evidence.
She also contends that the disproportionality of her sentences is inconsistent with the principles of Miller v. Alabama.24 In Miller, which held that a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole cannot be imposed on a juvenile, the court discusses the mitigating effects of a defendant’s youth at the time of an offense. Ferguson emphasizes the disproportionality of the sentence to show that the judge had a closed mind. She contends that since 2004, no defendant has received a life sentence for crimes related to the death of a child and has provided us with a list of 33 such cases.
This is despite being the youngest defendant on this list.
Ferguson further argues that while the judge did mention that he had considered comments and submissions of the parties, the record reveals that the sentence he imposed was not that of an open-minded jurist. She points specifically to the judge’s comments about a “d[earth] of materials indicating what I would have expected to see, inter-generational abuse or privations for her growing up”25 as an indication that these were the only types of mitigation materials the judge was open to consider. She also argues that his comment that he could not “square the idea of Ms. Ferguson’s inevitable release with the idea of smothering a four-month-old baby to death”26 implies that the judge was concerned only with the severity of the crime and not any of the mitigating factors. Ferguson contends that the judge’s limited remarks, which do not include a discussion of such matters as her age, mental health, remorse, or lack of criminal history, show that his mind was closed to mitigation evidence.
We have carefully considered Ferguson’s arguments. Notwithstanding those arguments, we are not persuaded that the judge sentenced Ferguson with a closed mind when he imposed Ferguson’s sentences. A sentencing court has broad discretion in determining what information to rely on when making its determination.28 Here, the sentencing judge ordered a presentence investigation, and both parties submitted extensive information prior to sentencing. The judge began the sentencing hearing by remarking that he had “read voluminous correspondence and presentencing materials from many different parties in this case.”29 The judge then heard from the victims’ families, Ferguson herself, and from both sides regarding mitigating and aggravating factors. After these presentations, he again stated, “I have considered carefully the comments of all counsel, of each of the victims’ families, of the defendant, the many additional submissions I had received.”30 While it is clear that the judge was not persuaded by Ferguson’s mitigation evidence, on this record we cannot conclude that the judge ignored, or failed to consider, the mitigation evidence and argument she offered, or sentenced her with a closed, vindictive, or biased mind.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.
Opinion with footnotes can be viewed here https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=336240
DeJoynay Ferguson’s Life Sentence Stands: State High Court
DeJoynay Ferguson.
The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the life sentence of a daycare worker who pleaded guilty to murdering a four-month-old child.
As Law&Crime previously reported, DeJoynay Ferguson was arrested in September 2019 and pleaded guilty in April 2021. She appealed by arguing that her life sentence was unfair, according to the Delaware Supreme Court’s Friday decision.
“She contends that the sentencing judge sentenced her for the sole purpose of retribution; that he sentenced her with a closed mind; that he was unwilling to consider the mitigation evidence and arguments she presented; and that her sentence violates her right to due process,” the state supreme court wrote as to Ferguson’s appellate tactics.
The high court disagreed with those complaints and kept the sentence in place.
A three-judge panel explained what predicated the infant’s death:
In January 2019, at the age of 18, Ferguson began working at the Little People Child Development Center, a daycare facility in Bear, Delaware. At that time, Ferguson’s only experience in childcare was a three-month stint at another daycare in Delaware. Because of this lack of experience, Ferguson was initially hired as a teacher’s aide in the infant room. However, after she had been in that position for two months, the lead teacher who supervised Ferguson was terminated from employment, and Ferguson was left to handle the infant room alone with minimal experience or training.
The high state court noted that Ferguson admitted at sentencing that she was “in way over my head” while working at the daycare.
“Unfortunately, she turned to abuse to maintain control of the infant room,” the court said. “Beginning in June 2019 and continuing through September 2019, video surveillance from the daycare shows Ferguson smothering three children on 28 different days, sometimes multiple times a day, and physically abusing two additional children.
Ferguson’s conduct finally came to a head on September 5, 2019, when she suffocated I.T., a healthy four month-old girl, to death.”
The incident was also captured on video; it occurred “less than three hours after” the child’s mother dropped her off at the facility, according to the state supreme court opinion.
“Ferguson placed her hand over I.T.’s mouth and nose and suffocated her, causing her death,” the court continued. “Almost 30 minutes later, when Ferguson realized that I.T. was unresponsive, she began to perform CPR on her and eventually called for help. Ferguson was 19 years-old at the time of the murder.”
According to the state supreme court’s opinion, Ferguson said the sound of crying babies at the daycare facility stressed her out. After she put the mortally wounded I.T. back in her crib, Ferguson felt “more relaxed . . . because she had been able to release her anger and resolve the source of stress,” the defendant later told a forensic psychologist. Ferguson also told the police that “she changed her method of suffocation over time to make it more effective,” the Delaware Supreme Court noted.
A grand jury indicted Ferguson on one count of murder by abuse or neglect in the first degree, 48 counts of child abuse in the first degree, and four counts of child abuse in the second degree. The charges involved incidents connected to five different children. Ferguson ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of murder by abuse or neglect in the first degree, six counts of child abuse in the first degree, and two counts of child abuse in the second degree. Prosecutors agreed to drop other charges in return for Ferguson’s guilty pleas.
The minimum possible sentence for all the counts to which Ferguson pleaded guilty was 27 years in prison, according to the state supreme court’s opinion. The maximum was life in prison. As noted, the sentencing judge chose the maximum.
The sentencing judge noted that the “smothering death occurred at the end of a pattern of smothering babies in order to get them to be still while changing their diapers.”
“A sentence to a term of years would not fairly express the outrage of any society at the completely senseless killing of one of its infant children by someone entrusted to its care,” the sentencing judge said, according to the Supreme Court opinion.
“It is, therefore, the judgment of the Court that the sentence on the count of murder in the first degree by abuse or negligent should be a life sentence.”
The judge was not moved by assertions from Ferguson’s attorneys that she was an immature teenager who suffered from undiagnosed mental health issues.
The state supreme court said its review of the sentence was limited. The sentence fell within the limits set by state statute, and Ferguson did not contend her sentence was based on “inaccurate or unreliable facts.”
The only appellate issue, the high court noted, was whether the sentencing judge made his decision based on “a closed mind, vindictiveness, or bias.”
Those issues did not happen here, the Delaware Supreme Court concluded. The three-judge appellate panel said the sentencing judge ordered a pre-sentence investigation, read evidence presented by prosecutors and by the defense, and read correspondence about the sentence. The judge also listened to Ferguson speak for herself at sentencing.
“While it is clear that the judge was not persuaded by Ferguson’s mitigation evidence, on this record we cannot conclude that the judge ignored, or failed to consider, the mitigation evidence and argument she offered, or sentenced her with a closed, vindictive, or biased mind,” the three-judge state supreme court panel concluded.
Read the Supreme Court’s opinion here:
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My child has started Celebree when she had turned 1. Within a week, she came home talking and loved going there. She will be 2 in a month and she runs into the school now. I’m a very overprotective parent and when I have a concern it is always addressed as soon as possible. The atmosphere is very welcoming, there’s kids music playing when you walk in, and there is always a nice face to greet you. The teachers are phenomenal in my daughters class, oh yeah and I LOVE the diversity.
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My child Vashti, had the most memorable and stimulating experience ever in this educational environment made just for her and children like her.
Mrs. Rita & Mrs. Keisha & Mrs. Margo were OUTSTANDING in their care & diligence on a weekly basis. I only wish that Celebree provided Elementary grade levels.
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My child seems to learn new things daily
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The teachers and school directors/assistant directors are phenomenal. They are always very helpful and informative and so easy to communicate with. We appreciate Allison and Danielle and love how caring and considerate they are of our family needs. They are top notch for sure and they are the reason we choose Celebree for our family!
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I love being able to know what’s going ok throughout their day without having to randomly make a surprise visit.
The Celebree tweet app and Facebook page are my fave go to throughout work day. Both my girls are excited to get dropped off each day (They didn’t even shed one tear on their first day!). We are new to the Celebree Family and we were welcomed immediately with warmth & smiles.
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I love that all the teachers know us and we know them. I feel comfortable leaving my child with his teachers who have become like family. I love the curriculum and that the kids are always doing new things
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Cities With a Lack of Childcare Workers | National
Throughout the pandemic, stressed-out families struggled to find reliable childcare as many providers shut down abruptly due to COVID exposures.
This forced many parents and caretakers to take unplanned leave, attempt to work and care for children simultaneously, or to leave the workforce altogether. Research estimates that as many as 40% of parents have had job decisions significantly affected by childcare issues, while gaps in care result in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost economic productivity in each state, each year. While some locations have been able to navigate the shortage of childcare workers, others have not. Researchers ranked metros and states by the number of children per childcare worker.
Cities With a Lack of Childcare Workers
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Over the last two and a half years, the COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of childcare to the U.
S. economy.
Throughout the pandemic, stressed-out families struggled to find reliable childcare as many providers shut down abruptly due to COVID exposures. This forced many parents and caretakers to take unplanned leave, attempt to work and care for children simultaneously, or to leave the workforce altogether. Recent research from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation estimates that as many as 40% of parents have had job decisions significantly affected by childcare issues, while gaps in care result in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost economic productivity in each state each year.
Childcare is an industry that has long faced economic challenges. Many providers must survive on profit margins under 1%, even as the average family with young children pays more than 13% of income to childcare costs. And the difficult business model of childcare offers few solutions for the industry’s most significant challenge: hiring, retaining, and paying good wages to early educators.
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Childcare workers have consistently earned approximately 40 percent of the national median wage
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Despite childcare workers’ vital role in the economy, compensation in the field lags far behind many other professions. A typical childcare worker in the U.S. earned an hourly rate of $13.22 in 2021, which equates to $27,490 annually for full-time workers. In comparison, the median wage for all professions was $22 per hour, or $45,760 annually—approximately 60% higher.
Wages in early care and education are especially low given that most childcare workers have at least some college education.
Wages make it difficult for childcare providers to find and retain qualified staff. Many institutions of higher education steer students away from credentials that would lead to a career in the sector because compensation is so low. Estimates of employee turnover in childcare centers range from 26 to 40% annually. The pandemic exacerbated workforce challenges for the industry, as providers faced increased COVID exposure and employers in other industries saw significant wage increases.
The shortage of childcare workers has worsened by nearly 25 percent in the past decade
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The workforce shortage in childcare has left providers with insufficient staff to meet families’ needs.
States vary widely regarding the minimum age a child must be to legally stay home alone—the highest, most restrictive limit being 14 in Illinois. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 2010 to 2019, the number of children under 14 per childcare worker in the U.S. increased from 99.6 to 108.4. With heavy attrition in the sector after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, that figure jumped to 122.9 in 2020.
Childcare workers are scarcest in Washington and Delaware
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Some locations have been able to better navigate the shortage of childcare workers than others.
States in the upper central U.S. tend to have more favorable ratios, led by North Dakota and Nebraska at 48.8 and 57.2 children per worker, respectively. Several northeastern states including New York, Vermont, and New Jersey also have relatively low ratios. At the other end of the spectrum, four states—Washington, Delaware, Wisconsin, and New Mexico—have more than 200 children per childcare worker.
At the metro level, compensation may also explain why some cities have higher numbers of children per childcare worker. Many of the cities with the highest ratios have wages lower than the national median, and even the cities that defy these trends, like Seattle and San Jose, are high-cost locations where a childcare worker’s wages are not enough to live comfortably on.
The data used in this analysis is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau. To determine the locations with a lack of childcare workers, researchers at HowtoHome.com calculated the number of children per childcare worker and ranked them from highest to lowest.
In the event of a tie, the location with the greater number of total children was ranked higher.
Here are the U.S. metropolitan areas with the greatest lack of childcare workers.
Small and midsize metros with a lack of childcare workers
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15. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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- Children per childcare worker: 142.
1 - Total children (under 14): 325,366
- Total childcare workers: 2,290
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $21,250
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14. Oklahoma City, OK
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- Children per childcare worker: 145.8
- Total children (under 14): 287,168
- Total childcare workers: 1,970
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $20,890
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13.
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 147.2
- Total children (under 14): 354,814
- Total childcare workers: 2,410
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $22,130
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12. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 147. 4
- Total children (under 14): 517,441
- Total childcare workers: 3,510
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $23,210
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11. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 148.3
- Total children (under 14): 2,380,073
- Total childcare workers: 16,050
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $30,560
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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 152.9
- Total children (under 14): 1,778,703
- Total childcare workers: 11,630
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $25,810
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9. New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Updated
Photo Credit: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock
- Children per childcare worker: 158. 5
- Total children (under 14): 236,108
- Total childcare workers: 1,490
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $19,530
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8. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 161.0
- Total children (under 14): 438,035
- Total childcare workers: 2,720
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $30,120
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7.
Jacksonville, FL
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 161.2
- Total children (under 14): 286,959
- Total childcare workers: 1,780
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $23,920
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6. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 168. 1
- Total children (under 14): 462,166
- Total childcare workers: 2,750
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $21,190
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5. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
Updated
Photo Credit: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock
- Children per childcare worker: 206.2
- Total children (under 14): 430,906
- Total childcare workers: 2,090
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $21,700
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4.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Updated
Photo Credit: Jon Bilous / Shutterstock
- Children per childcare worker: 208.8
- Total children (under 14): 979,105
- Total childcare workers: 4,690
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $30,310
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3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 230. 8
- Total children (under 14): 364,601
- Total childcare workers: 1,580
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $30,780
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2. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
Updated
Photo Credit: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock
- Children per childcare worker: 240.3
- Total children (under 14): 420,605
- Total childcare workers: 1,750
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $23,320
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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Updated
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- Children per childcare worker: 265.7
- Total children (under 14): 706,738
- Total childcare workers: 2,660
- Median annual wage for childcare workers: $35,240
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Bear, Delaware
Bear is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
The population was 19,371. 2010 Census.
Originally a small crossroads in the countryside, about 23 km south of Wilmington, the area maintained small farms, mainly raising corn and cattle. During the late 1980s and 1990s, the Bear became a popular site for the construction of sprawling housing estates and shopping malls along U.S. Route 40. Most of the Bear runs along the highway and extends roughly as far as Delaware Route 896.
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History 9000 9000 according the name “Bear” came from a tavern along the road from Wilmington to Dover, Delaware (at the junction formed by U.S. Route 40 and Delaware Route 7) whose sign was emblazoned with a large bear.
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For many years, Bear has been centered around malls and neighborhoods along US Route 40.
White Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [2]
Geography
Bear is located at 39°37′45″N. 75°39′30″W / 39.62917°N 75.65833°W / 39.62917; -75.65833 (39.6292788, -75.6582628). [3]
According to the US Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km 2 ), all of which land.
Bear is located about 14 miles south of Wilmington and about 44 miles from Philadelphia, PA.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | %± | ||
| 2000 | 3 | – | |
| 2010 | 19.371 | 10.1% | |
| The ten -year -old population of the USA [4] | |||
[5] 371 people. The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.
5%. White, 34.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 6.8% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. 14.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of 2000 Census [5] , there were 17,593 people, 6,027 households, and 4,544 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,063.4 people per square mile (1,183.4/km 2). There were 6,265 housing units at an average density of 1,090.9 per square mile (421.4/km). 2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.9%. White, 26.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.0% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population.
There were 6,027 households out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 18.2% were females living with no husband present, and 24.6% were not have families.
18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92, and the average family size is 3.30.
In the CDP, the population was distributed as follows: 33.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 4, 1% age 65 or older. The median age was 33.8, with median age 32.8 for natives and 34.8 for foreigners. For every 100 women, there were 95.2 men. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 90.7 men.
The median income for a CDP household in 2014 was $60,647. The median income for males was $62,474 compared to $48,706 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,715. [6] The largest populations living in poverty were “males aged 6 to 11” and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, lower than the national average of 15.5%. . [6] In addition, 6.7% of those under the age of 18 and 7.
3% of those aged 65 and over were below the poverty line.
Bear has a large number of citizens who served in the army. The most common period of service was (1) Vietnam, (2) Gulf War in the 1990s, and (3) Gulf War in the 2000s. [6]
Education
Bear education is provided by three public school districts and numerous private schools. Community districts include the Colonial School District, Christina School District, and the Appoquinimink School District, which also serves Middletown.
The most notable private schools located in Bear include Caravel Academy, Red Lion Christian Academy, Fairwinds Christian School and Glasgow Christian Academy. Delaware has one of the highest private school attendance rates in the nation. [7]
There are no major universities in Bear, but the University of Wilmington’s main sports complex is located along US Route 40. 3) retail trade. The highest paying jobs are (1) utilities, (2) transportation and warehousing, and (3) professional, scientific, and technical services.
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The median value of a property in Bear is $173,200, with the largest proportion of housing unit values in the $200,000–$250,000 range. 68.5% of housing units are occupied by their owners, which is higher than the national average. [6]
Variety
The most common countries of origin are (1) Mexico, (2) India and (3) China, and quite a large number of people were born in Kenya. The percentage of the population with US citizenship is 92.4%. [6]
Spanish is the most widely spoken non-English language, followed by Arabic. [6]
Transport
The bear is located at the junction of east and west. Route US 40 and north-south Delaware Route 7. US 40 runs west to Glasgow and Elkton, Maryland and east to New Castle and the Delaware Memorial Bridge while DE 7 runs north to Christiana and south to Red Lion. In Delaware, Route 1 Freeway passes through Bear and has an interchange with US 40 serving the community.
DE 1 heads north to an interchange with Interstate 95 in Christian, providing access to Wilmington and the rest of the Northeast metropolitan area and south to Dover and the Delaware Beaches. [8]
DART First State provides bus service to Bear on Highway 40, which runs between downtown Wilmington and Glasgow via Christiana Mall, Bear, and the US 40 corridor; Route 54, which runs between Christiana Mall (with limited traffic to downtown Wilmington) and Walmart on Wilton Boulevard via Bear; and Route 64, which serves the US 40 corridor between Bear and Glasgow. [9]
In Norfolk, the Southern Railroad operates freight trains through the Bear along the Delmarva secondary line heading southeast from Newark and the New Castle Secondary line heading southwest from Wilmington; both lines meet in the south at Portier at the junction with the Delmarva Central Railway. Along Delmarva High School in Bear Town are the Del Pro Shipyard in Norfolk Southern and the Amtrak Bear Plant.
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The most commonly used mode of transport is cars. The largest proportion of households own two cars, followed by three cars. 9 Delaware Railroad Development Plan (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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National Geographic Magazine has announced the launch of the 2017 Wildlife Photography Contest. The works that the organizers of the competition received in the first days of accepting applications turned out to be very impressive. Acceptance of works for participation in the competition will be completed on November 17.
Photo copyright, Angad Achappa
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Angad Achappa photographed this Raorchestes luteolus frog in the jungle near the village of Agumbe in the Indian state of Karnataka. Previously, the frog Raorchestes luteolus was called blue-eyed because of the blue rings around the pupils.
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The Tadami Railway connects Fukushima and Niigata. It is a single-track non-electrified railway. “The view is especially beautiful when driving along the Tadami River,” says photographer Teruo Araya. “The train passes through several bridges, past cherry orchards, which are in bloom in spring, full of greenery in summer, decorated with multi-colored foliage in autumn, and covered with snow in winter,” the photographer shares his impressions.
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“A body of water in the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway that fills up at high tide is a sight to behold,” says photographer Felix Inden. the magic begins.”
Image copyright, Sebastiaen
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Early morning in a picturesque place in Romania. Two horses graze in the meadows near the village of Fundatura in Transylvania. The picture was taken by photographer Sebastian.
Image copyright Joel Fischer
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A lioness stretches.
Photo taken by Joel Fisher in Kenya’s Masai Mara.
Image copyright Jerry am Ende
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“Early morning at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in the US state of Delaware,” explains photographer Jerry am Ende. Photographers call this time of day the golden hour. “There was no hint of wind when this great blue heron began to preen its feathers,” says the photographer.
Image copyright, Todd Kennedy
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Photographer Todd Kennedy captures a bird’s eye view of a camel caravan passing along Cable Beach, Australia at sunset.
Photo copyright, anat gutman
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Anat Gutman took this picture in Kamchatka. “The three-month-old bear was so cute that I almost dropped the camera and almost ran to hug him. But I didn’t run because the mother bear looked at me with suspicion,” the photographer said.
Photo copyright, Jassen Todorov
Photo caption,
Every year from December to March, Northern California is home to thousands of migratory birds, including geese, ducks and herons.
Photographer Jassen Todorov took this shot from an airplane.
Image copyright Cameron McFarlane
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“This image was taken in the frigid waters of Australia near Whyalla during the annual gathering of the Australian giant cuttlefish. Hundreds of thousands of cuttlefish gather here each year to find mates. The waters near the town of Whyalla is the only known place where cuttlefish regularly gather in such huge numbers,” says photographer Cameron McFarlane.
Image copyright, Cole Frechou
Image caption,
This photo of an alligator lurking in a bush was taken in New Orleans. Photographer Cole Freshou says she took this shot right off the footpath, without getting too close to her subject. “Therefore, you should not worry about me,” the author of the picture adds.
Image copyright Adam Silverman
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“This is one of my favorite photographs of my favorite creature,” says photographer Adam Silverman.
You can clearly see her muzzle, her reddish eyes, and the way she looks into my camera, spreading her legs wide and almost symmetrically.
Image copyright, Csaba Daroczi
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Photographer Csaba Daroczi recalls taking this shot: it flew over the birds without disturbing them. I had already taken a few shots and was looking for a suitable composition when another small flock of geese flew into the lake.”
Image copyright Calin Stan
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“This DN1A Kay road leads to Transylvania,” says Calin Stan. during their night flights. In any case, this is a breathtaking view of an amazing road.”
Image copyright, Alain Boudreau
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Photographer Elaine Boudreau captures green slopes merging into the gray cliffs of the Mackenzie Mountains in Canada.
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He stated this on August 26, commenting on the FBI’s search of the estate of former President Donald Trump, during which secret government papers were seized. “For example, I have a specially designed space in my house, and it is completely protected,” he said (quoted by TASS). According to Biden, this allows him to work with such documentation outside the White House.
Biden admitted that he went to his home in Delaware for the weekend with a top secret summary of information compiled by US intelligence. According to him, such documents are under lock and key, he reads them in the presence of the military, and then passes them back.
As reported on August 12, the FBI found 11 sets of classified documents during searches of the estate of former US President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago. Trump himself considers the searches “political persecution” and admits that they may be related to the investigation of his “ties” with Russia.
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ELILIA ANKOU died in an accident with a truck. – Eli Ankou
Eli Ankow (born June 8, 1994) is a Canadian professional football player and free agent. He played college football at UCLA. Anko grew up in Canada and played high school football for the Knights of St. Peter’s Catholic High School in Orleans, Ontario but spent his senior season at Red Lion Christian Academy in Bear, Delaware.
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Aku attended St. Peter’s Catholic High School and Red Lion Christian Academy where he played strong side defensively. He accepted a football scholarship from UCLA.
As a real freshman, he did not appear in any games. As a sophomore, he missed most of the season due to injury. He appeared in 3 games as a stand-in, making one tackle.
As a junior, he appeared in all 13 games as a substitute with 5 tackles (1 per loss).
As a senior, he became a starter after Eddie Vanderdoes lost the season with a right knee injury. He played in 13 games with 11 starts, recording 47 tackles (ninth on the team), 5 tackles for a loss (tied for fourth on the team). He had 7 tackles against the University of Colorado. He made 6 tackles against Stanford University. He finished his career with 38 games (19 starts), 91 tackles (8 for a loss), 1.5 sacks, three passes defended and one fumble recovery.
Professional career
Houston Texans
Ankou was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans after the 2017 NFL Draft on May 12, it was canceled by the Texans on September 2, 2017.
Jacksonville Jaguars
On September 3, 2017, the Jacksonville Jaguars demanded that Ankou waive the rights.
In 2017, he played in nine games as a substitute, posting 15 tackles (one for a loss), 1.5 sacks and two quarterback pressing. In 2018, he appeared in two games as an understudy and played four goals.
September 1, 2019The Jaguars pulled out of Ankou, and he was re-signed to the practice team on 3 September.
Cleveland Browns
On October 22, 2019, Anko was signed by the Cleveland Browns from the Jaguars’ training roster. Ankou played in 9 games with 2 starts, tallying 7 tackles (one per loss). He was waived by the Browns on September 6, 2020.
Indianapolis Colts
On September 7, 2020, Anko was waived by the Indianapolis Colts. He was declared inactive for the first 5 weeks of the season. On October 17, he was refused.
Houston Texans (second stint)
On October 19, 2020, the Houston Texans withdrew Anka from the waiver and placed it on the exempted/authorized permit list. On October 26, he was removed from the commissioner’s admission list.
Dallas Cowboys
On November 2, 2020, Ankow was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. He was acquired to provide depth after releasing a defensive hold by Donthari Po and to help improve a defensive line that was struggling to stop a run.
He appeared in 7 games as a substitute, tallying 5 tackles and one shooting guard. He was not re-signed after the season.
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Missiles of the Caribbean: US and Russia strongly emphasize their ability to nuclear blitz war
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21 February 2019, 15:48
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corresponding direct threat, but also in relation to those territories where decision-making centers are located on the use of missile systems that threaten us,” Vladimir Putin said in his message to the Federal Assembly. Translated from the language of diplomacy, this means that Russia will be forced to aim a dagger of medium-range missiles right at the heart of the Western world – Washington.
This will be done, of course, only if the United States, having withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), starts deploying such missiles in Europe, in NATO countries. This would mean the adoption by the Americans of the “disarming strike” doctrine, when there is a temptation to strike the enemy from a short distance and with a minimum flight time, so as to knock out the decision-making centers – the notorious “nuclear briefcase” – and prevent the “retaliation strike” missiles from launching.
Thus, the aggressor can expect to neutralize the response or minimize it – to pay for the complete destruction of the enemy with a couple of million victims on his part.
Of course, in real conditions, such an “atomic blitzkrieg” most likely will not work and will not bring anything good to the Americans. But in any case, we will pay a high price for one illusion of Washington strategists that it is possible. And therefore, Russia has every reason to make it clear to the United States that the “atomic duel through the handkerchief” will be bilateral and it is not yet known whose missiles will fly faster and hit more accurately.
It was not by chance that the Western press immediately started talking about a new Caribbean crisis, recalling the events of 1962 years, when the USSR deployed medium-range missiles in Cuba, by analogy with American missiles deployed in Turkey. President Kennedy responded by imposing a complete blockade of Cuba by the American Navy. The Americans were ready to invade the Island of Freedom, our air defense had already begun to intercept and shoot down American reconnaissance aircraft over Cuba and Chukotka.
.. At some point, it seemed that the world was on the verge of a nuclear war. Kennedy and Khrushchev managed to rewind the situation. And soon it exhausted itself, as the USSR had intercontinental ballistic missiles, which made it possible to deliver a deadly cargo “from the depths of Siberian ores” directly to Washington.
However, today the situation that caused the crisis is returning on a new round. In connection with the obsession of some American strategists with the mirage of the “atomic blitzkrieg” and the intention to place the corresponding weapons as close as possible (recall that Estonia is generally a suburb of St. more specifically, to Washington, so that the American leader, in any case, feels that both personally and his country are in the balance in the event of aggression against Russia and it is not yet known what will happen first – we will “go to heaven” or they will “just die “.
Unfortunately, the strategic capabilities of Russia and the United States in terms of the implementation of the “atomic blitzkrieg” are not yet comparable.
NATO, thanks to the generosity of Gorbachev and Yeltsin, is located directly on the borders of Russia. These are sovereign countries that, in theory, have the full right to deploy any missiles on their territory.
It is less than 900 kilometers from the main NATO air base in Estonia – Ämari, the former Suurkul airfield – to Moscow. From the border with Russia, Zilupe in Latvia is 590 kilometers. A hypersonic missile that the US doesn’t yet have but hopes to get will fly that distance like a bullet, and the whole calculation is that we won’t have time to figure out what’s going on before it’s too late. Of course, stationing nuclear weapons in the Baltics would mean the last degree of conflict for the United States, and most likely Russia will not allow this, but also from the Polish Bialystok, presented to the Poles by Comrade Stalin, to Moscow, miserable 977 kilometers.
Russia has no such class of allies in the Western Hemisphere yet. The only region where there are sovereign countries, from whose territory you can reach Washington with comparable speed, are located in the Caribbean.
It is there, on the numerous islands of the American Inland Sea, that there are states that, for one reason or another, are not very sympathetic to the United States.
It is in these strategic considerations that lies the secret of the feeling of “international duty” that our foreign policy has in relation to the seemingly distant Venezuela and its frankly failed regime. In today’s Russian interest in the Caribbean, there is not even a shadow of that ideologized geopolitical nonsense that was sometimes visible in the actions of the Soviet Politburo. Why did a resident of the Non-Black Earth region surrender Venezuela? Yes, so that the Non-Black Earth Region does not turn into a radioactive Chernozem Region.
At the end of the 1950s, the Americans overlooked the situation in Cuba (at one time they even supported Castro and helped him defeat the dictator Batista) and the USSR had a loyal ally right next to America – from Havana to Washington were the same 1800 kilometers as from the easternmost points in Europe and Turkey, from where the Americans could reach Moscow.
However, Cuba and the USSR were connected by a common communist ideology professed by Castro with rare fanaticism: he even suggested that Khrushchev strike at the United States, sacrificing the Cuban people for the cause of the world revolution. Today, Russia and Cuba have partnership relations that are very warm, but whether Miguel Diaz-Canel, who led the country in 2018, will be eager to “sacrifice the Cuban people” for the sake of the death of the American imperialists is doubtful.
There is an anti-American Venezuela nearby, on which Russia has made a geopolitical bet not only for the sake of oil, but also because this country is the key to the entire Caribbean. In 2004, then-Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez created the ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America. The task of the alliance was to provide mutual assistance in building socialism and defending against the claims of the neighboring northern superpower. Along with Venezuela, it included Peru, Ecuador and, most importantly, quite a few Caribbean countries: Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras, and the islands of Grenada, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Haiti has observer status. It was an alliance of very leftist and rather rogue regimes, from which Honduras and Ecuador emerged after politically correcting. However, the membership of the remaining participants is a kind of signal of their unreliability towards Washington.
The same interest leads some experts to discuss with a serious face Haiti – one of the most impoverished countries in the world, a country with unpleasant political regimes that inherited a two-century tradition of black racism, and voodoo customs, but with a flying time to Washington DC only slightly longer than from Cuba . It is no coincidence that at the beginning of the 19th century, the Decembrist Zavalishin dreamed of landing in Haiti and bringing this country under the rule of the sovereign and the Russian-American Company. But, to be honest, by waving portraits of Putin at their rallies, the Haitians first of all want to attract the attention of the West as a problematic region and hardly seriously dream of becoming Russia’s allies.
The US is well aware of its vulnerability. Ever since Cuba was overlooked and this dagger-shaped island pointed straight at the center of American hegemony, Washington has been trying to keep hostile regimes out of the Western Hemisphere, although it has not always succeeded – here and there in Latin America, the left wins, who sincerely and ardently hate northern gringos.
In 1979, the United States “lost” Nicaragua just like Cuba: first, the Carter administration actually helped the left to overthrow the dictator Somoza, the Sandinistas came to power, and then the Reagan administration waged a stubborn and ruthless war against them. When Soviet support ended, the Sandinistas seemed to leave, but in 2006 their leader Daniel Ortega won the presidential election and secured dictatorial power for himself. He strongly emphasizes loyalty to Russia (in 2008 he was the first to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia) and his readiness to participate in anti-American combinations.
It was not without difficulty that Washington got rid of another thorn in the side of the leftist regime in small but strategically important Grenada. In 1979, the communists, led by Maurice Bishop, came to power there and began to build an airport with the help of the Cubans, which could be used by Cuba and the USSR for strategic purposes. Luckily for the US, Bishop was overthrown and assassinated by an even more leftist—and President Reagan had a great opportunity to bring American troops to the island and, in the course of a small victorious war, get rid of the threat. However, Grenada is now once again orienting itself towards the Caribbean left.
In other words, small and large holes form from time to time in American Caribbean cheese, and Washington’s control over the region is not very strong. It weakened to the maximum under Obama, when the left-wing president turned a blind eye to the leftward movement of Latin America. But in recent years, a right turn has begun in the region: Ecuador left the left bloc, and the local “Trump” Bolsonaro came to power in Brazil. The political collapse of “chavismo” in Venezuela has reached the point of direct dual power, which Washington is determined to turn into a complete collapse of the anti-American regime. In addition, Moscow’s old friends have already become super-old – in the grave of Fidel, Raul Castro stepped down from power, Daniel Ortega is also a very old man.
Just when the anti-American front in the Caribbean is most important to us, it begins to systematically fall apart. And here, unfortunately, there is a systemic problem. Russia (as well as China) has to bet almost exclusively on “losers” in the geopolitical game—unsympathetic left-wing regimes that turn the poor against the rich, but generally bring nothing but more poverty. Russia, like the USSR before, acts as a giver of “freebies” for such regimes, but, of course, cannot provide an adequate standard of living, and therefore the layman in such countries still looks towards the United States. In the successful countries of the Western Hemisphere, and the successful strata in the unsuccessful countries, of course, are oriented towards Washington and the last thing they want to do is join Moscow’s allies.
In other words, the configuration in the Caribbean, from which we could threaten Washington with quick reprisals, is extremely unprofitable for us today. There is no comparison with the strong positions of the Americans in fanatically Russophobic Eastern Europe.
It remains to rely on naval power (which we do not have enough in the ocean zone) and on a new miracle weapon, the Poseidon underwater torpedo, which, judging by reports, can deliver a nuclear charge directly to the American coast – at great depth, from a high speed — so that interception is practically excluded. This, of course, is also not an ideal solution – Washington is protected from the sea by the Delmarva Peninsula, on which the state of Delaware is located. So a nuclear explosion on the coast will not cause any immediate damage to American control centers.
The capabilities of modern ballistic missiles, of course, have increased – and the Americans seriously have to fear that from four to five thousand kilometers from Greenland they can get hit by the Mace. But five thousand is, alas, not five hundred. And we have fewer sea carriers than we would like. This means that if Russia wants to threaten the United States with the same blitz blow that the Americans intend to threaten us with, then we simply have no alternative to building our sphere of influence in the Caribbean. It’s even a pity that there is no pirate republic there today with which one could negotiate.
Well, let’s not forget the main thing: Russia needs not only to move its launch sites closer to Washington, but also to move the American ones away from Moscow. For example, control over Belarus and the possibility of deploying radars and missile defense systems in it become strategic issues. Equally important is control over Ukraine, at least Eastern and Central — if American missiles one day appear there, then we can dissolve ourselves. A serious problem is the closely located and thoroughly Russophobic Baltic states, whose military do not hide the fact that they are preparing for war, as one of the Estonian Defense Ministry officials said here.
It wouldn’t hurt to work with Eastern Europe either – Russophobia is Russophobia, but not everyone wants to live on a rocket launch site there either, especially if you clearly explain to the residents there that we will do everything to ensure that no matter the outcome of a possible conflict, our fate the nuclear desert will not pass them by.
The opinion of the author may not coincide with the position of the editors
Authors:
Egor Kholmogorov
American Political Cartoon History0002
Bondareva V.
Not a single political event in the world can do without them. They make us laugh and cry, joke and smile, involuntarily think about the meaning of things. They reflect the social mood of society, give rise to a lot of controversy and opinions, through symbols and associations they spread their influence on us. They have become such an integral part of our lives that it is now even difficult to imagine it without them. Of course, these are political cartoons 🙂
The art of political caricature was brought to America from the Old World. Her story begins with 9May 1754, when Benjamin Franklin’s first cartoon, subtitled “Join or Die”, was published in the American newspaper The Pennsylvania Gazette, depicting a snake divided into 8 parts, each of which reflects the name of either the colony or region. (N.E – New England, V. – Virginia, P. – Pennsylvania, etc.). Actually, the snake was not chosen as a symbol by chance: at that time there was a superstition that a snake, divided in two, could return to life again if its parts were joined together before sunset. Thus, Franklin tried to call on the colonies to unite in the face of the French and Indian threat. Subsequently, this cartoon would become especially popular during the American Revolutionary War, emphasizing the need for the unity of all colonies.
The second widely known American cartoon was The Federal Superstructure, which appeared in 1788 in a Massachusetts newspaper. The figure reflects the process of ratification of the US constitution. The columns representing Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut are already upright, while the Lord’s hands are gradually bringing the Massachusetts column into the right position. Under the published image was a note: “The backbone of the federation is getting stronger every day.”
Since then, political cartoons have been appearing more and more in newspapers, especially print publications such as Harper’s Weekly and American Vanity Fair. Political drawings have become an effective way to influence all sectors of society (while many Americans remained illiterate): simple and compact, and most importantly, understandable to everyone, they have become, in fact, a new source of information.
Speaking about the development of American political caricature, it is impossible not to mention the person who became its icon. We are talking about the famous American cartoonist of German origin Thomas Nast, whose work is known throughout the world. It was thanks to the light hand of the cartoonist that Americans first learned what Santa Claus looks like, Nast was the first to depict the prototype of Uncle Sam, who became the personification of the United States. He is also considered the author of the emblems of the Republican and Democratic parties of the United States – the donkey and the elephant. One of the most famous cartoons on this topic was the work “The Third Term of Panic”. The cartoon came three days after Democrats won their first majority in the House of Representatives since the Civil War. Republican supporter Nast ridiculed his frightened party members by depicting them as an elephant fleeing with other animals from a donkey in a lion’s skin. The role of the donkey in the cartoon was assigned to the New York Herald newspaper, which wrote that the Republican president, General Ulysses Grant, is a modern-day Caesar seeking a third presidential term. Grant himself, by the way, admired Nast, and, having won the election, said that it was Nast’s work that helped him to be elected.
During the Civil War, Nast was entirely on the side of the North. He described the battlefields on the border and in the states of the South, showing the senselessness of this war, calling on the parties to peace. Nast’s drawings attracted such tremendous public interest that the cartoonist, in the words of President Abram Lincoln, became “our best recruiting sergeant.”
Nast’s work was also one of the main reasons for the downfall of William Tweed (the US Democratic Party representative in New York, whose name has become a household name for political machinations and corruption). He was so afraid of the artist that he sent his emissary to bribe Nast, offering him 500 thousand dollars, if only he would leave him alone and no longer touch his pencil. But Nast rejected the offer and further increased his attacks on Tweed. As a result, in 1873, Tweed was arrested and convicted of fraud. In December 1875, Tweed fled to Cuba, and from there to Spain, where he was recognized by an American tourist from one of Nast’s images and arrested again.
Another milestone in the development of American political cartooning was the founding of a new political magazine, Puck, in 1871 by an Austrian immigrant, Joseph Keppler. It was this periodical that was destined to become the first color publication dedicated to political cartoons. The price of the magazine was quite modest – only 10 cents, “Puck” sold more than 85 thousand copies. The influence of “Puck” is difficult to overestimate: the publication attracted readers from all social strata of society! As an independent political cartoonist, Keppler’s work reflected all the pressing problems of American society, which allowed Puck’y to become one of the main political publications in the United States by the end of the 19th century.
With the advent of the 20th century, political cartoons became even more widespread: new directions of cartoons appeared, new magazines began to be published, new cartoonists were recognized by the world, newspapers were sold in increasing circulation. By the way, the birth of the well-known Teddy bear to all of us is also due to a political caricature. In 1902, US President Theodore Roosevelt spared an American black bear hunted by a hunting team. Despite the fact that the bear was still shot, the story that reached the American newspapers was interpreted a little differently, and subsequently the bear turned into a cute little bear cub. The pardon episode first appeared as a cartoon in the November 16, 19 issue of The Washington Post.02. Soon, one of these cartoons with a small bear caught the eye of the wife of Morris Michtom, an emigrant from Russia, the owner of a toy store. Mrs. Michtom sewed the first teddy bear that looked like a cartoon bear. It was installed in a shop window and named “Teddy Bear”, in honor of President Roosevelt. The new toy immediately began to enjoy unprecedented consumer demand.
Thus, political cartoons have become an integral part of American culture. Illustrated humor, veiled with signs and symbols, in fact, became another source of information, having a direct impact on all sections of American society. Surprisingly, the entire history of the United States can be traced through the political cartoons of the time: 9More than 150 years later, the political cartoon has undergone significant changes in both form and content However, one thing remains the same: they still make us smile and cry.