#Thomas Mckean

[here-a-lee-there-a-lee]

john adams and john dickinson  (colorized)

[dearestcorrespondence]

Thomas McKean to John Laurens, Philadelphia, [September 6, 1781]

Sir,

It affords me a singular pleasure to send you the Act of Congress of the 5th, instant inclosed herewith. It expresses the approbation of your conduct as special minister at the Court of Versailles in the fullest manner, and passed with an unanimous Vote. This is the greatest reward which they can bestow, or the most virtuous Citizen receive, for the most faithful and important services.

You have the leave of Congress to return to the Army again agreeable to your request, where I sincerely wish, and doubt not, you will acquire additional laurels.

May you long continue to mail and receive the esteem & thanks of your Country.

Country. You, Sir, at least exhibit one, proof to the world, that in the United States the road to honor is thro' the temple of virtue._

I am, Sir, with sentiments of the greatest personal respect and attachment

Your most obedt. noble servant

Thomas McKean

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W.I.P

I needed to draw them bc they're so underrated, McKean is one of my favorite characters, he kinda reminds me of one of my classmates lmao

[historicconfessions]

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my 90's Fest Movie 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 marathon...Coneheads (1993) on VIZIO Watch Free + #movie #movies #comedy #coneheads #danaykroyd #janecurtin #michelleburke #adamsandler #larainenewman #davidspade #chrisfarley #RIPChrisFarley #MichaelMcKean #parkerposey #PhilHartman #ripphilhartman #MichaelRichards #TimMeadows #Sinbad #DaveThomas #jasonalexander #JanHooks #JoeyLaurenAdams #eddiegriffin #garrettmorris #kevinnealon #juliasweeney #whiphubley #peteraykroyd #lisajanepersky #DrewCarey #williamshatner #TomArnold #Vizio #90s #90sfest #durandurantulsas4thannual90sfest

[fetchmearum420]

They definitely had sex after this

[mens-rights-activia]

so i was showing my partner ur anemone video from a while back because its my favorite thing ever. he suddenly jumps up and exclaims "thats my dorm!" and after a few bit of checking (the walls, doors, etc) we confirmed he is, in fact, staying in the same dorm in that video. very odd situation to find out my partner is exactly where my favorite internet video is filmed....

Does your partner go to udel and live on the top floor of Thomas McKean and stay in the corner room on the south eastern side of the building? When I lived there it was an RA room, it has an accessibility single bathroom, if it checks all of those boxes, then yes, it is indeed the same dorm room lol

[autistpride]

How many of these famous autists do you recognize? And this isn't even a complete list!

So many amazing wonderful people are autistic. I will never understand why people hate us so much.

Actors/actresses/entertainment:

Chloe Hayden

Talia Grant

Rachel Barcellona

Sir Anthony Hopkins

Dan Akroyd

David Byrne

Darryl Hannah

Courtney Love

Jerry Seinfeld

Roseanne Barr

Jennifer Cook

Chuggaaconroy

Stephanie Davis

Rick Glassman

Paula Hamilton

Dan Harmon

Paige Layle

Matthew Labyorteaux

Wentworth Miller

Desi Napoles

Freddie Odom Jr

Kim Peek

Sue Ann Pien

Henry Rodriguez

Scott Steindorff

Ian Terry

Tara Palmer -Tomkinson

Albert Rutecki

Billy West

Alexis Wineman- Miss America contestant

Athletes:

Jessica- Jane Applegate

Michael Brannigan

David Campion

Brenna Clark

Ulysse Delsaux

Tommy Dis Brisay

Jim Eisenreich

Todd Hodgetts

John Howard

Anthony Ianni

Lisa Llorens

Clay Matzo

Frankie Macdonald

Jason McElwain

Chris Morgan

Max Park

Cody Ware

Amani Williams

Samuel Von Einem

Musicians:

Susan Boyle

Elizabeth Ibby Grace

David Byrne

Johnny Dean

Tony DeBlois

Christopher Dufley

Jody Dipiazza

Pertti Kurikka

James Jagow

Ladyhawke

Kodi Lee

Left at London

Red Lewis Clark

Abz Love

Thristan Mendoza

Heidi Mortenson

Hikari Oe

Matt Savage

Graham Sierota

SpaceGhostPurp

Mark Tinley

Donald Triplett

Aleksander Vinter

Comedians:

Hannah Gatsby

Robert White

Bethany Black

Scientists/inventors/mathematians/Researchers:

Damian Milton

Bram Cohen

Michelle Dawson

Carl Sagan

Writers:

Neil Gaimen

Mel Bags

Kage Baker

Amy Swequenza

M. Remi Yergeau

Sean Barron

Lydia X Z Brown

Matt Burning

Dani Bowman

Nicole Cliffe

Laura Kate Dale

Aoife Dooley

Corrine Duyvus

Marianne Eloise

Jory Flemming

Temple Grandin

John R Hall

Naomi Higashida

Helan Hoang

Liane Holliday Willey

Luke Jackson

Rosie King

Thomas A McKean

Johnathan Mitchell

Jack Monroe

Caiseal Mor

Morenike Giwa- Onaiwu

Jasmine O'Neill

Brant Page Hanson

Dawn Prince-Hughs

Sue Robin

Stephen Shore

Andreas Souvitos

Sarah Stup

Susanna Tamaro

Chuck Tingle

Donna Williams

Leaders:

Julia Bascom

Ari Ne'eman

Sarah Marie Acevedo

Sharon Davenport

Joshua Collins

Conner Cummings

Kevin Healy

Poom Jenson

Amy Knight

Jared O'Mara

David Nelson

Shaun Neumeier

Master Sgt. Shale Norwitz

Jim Sinclair

Judy Singer

Dr. Vernon Smith

Artists:

Miina Akkijjyrkka

Danny Beath

Deborah Berger

Larry John Bissonnette

Patrick Francis

Goby

Jorge Gutierrez

Lina Long

Johnathan Lerman

Julian Martin

Haley Moss

Morgan Harper Nichols

Tim Sharp

Gilles Tehin

Willem Van Genk

Richard Wawro

Poets:

David Eastham

Christopher Knowles

David Miedzianik

Henriette Seth F

[therichantsim]

Happy President’s Day! Fun facts that weren’t taught in US history classes, in the US public school education. There were 14 presidents before George Washington. They were apart of what was then known as the Continental congress and the Confederation Congress and they were elected by the delegates.

Peyton Randolph: Sep. 5 – Oct. 22, 1774

Henry Middleton: Oct. 22 – Oct. 26, 1774

Peyton Randolph: May 10 – May 24, 1775

John Hancock: May 24, 1775 – Oct. 31, 1777

Henry Laurens: Nov. 1, 1777 – Dec. 9, 1778

John Jay: Dec. 10, 1778 – Sep. 27, 1779

Samuel Huntington: Sep. 28, 1779 – Mar. 1, 1781

Samuel Huntington: Mar. 2 – July 6, 1781

Thomas McKean: July 10 – Oct. 23, 1781

John Hanson: Nov. 5, 1781 – Nov. 3, 1782

Elias Boudinot: Nov. 4, 1782–Nov. 3, 1783

Thomas Mifflin: Nov. 3, 1783 – Nov. 30, 1784

Richard Henry Lee: Nov. 30, 1784 – Nov. 4, 1785

John Hancock: Nov. 23, 1785 – June 5, 1786

Nathaniel Gorham: June 6, 1786 – Feb. 2, 1787

Arthur St. Clair: Feb. 2 – Oct. 5, 1787

Cyrus Griffin: Jan. 22, 1788 – Mar. 2, 1789

[thealmightyemprex]

SO I was watching 1776,and one of my fave characters is Thomas McKean played by Ray Middleton

I was wondering why his name sounded so familiar....Till I remembered,he was the firs person to play Superman in public,in 1940 at the New York Worlds Fair

@filmcityworld1 @angelixgutz @the-blue-fairie @scarletblumburtonofeastlondon @themousefromfantasyland @princesssarisa @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @marquisedemasque @amalthea9 @ariel-seagull-wings

[taraross-1787]

This Week in History: Thomas McKean, President Before Washington?

At about this time in 1734, Thomas McKean is born. He was President of the United States before George Washington was! Well, sort of.  ;) McKean was a President under the Articles of Confederation, not the U.S. Constitution. But when George Washington won his victory at Yorktown, he reported it to McKean.

McKean held many positions during his life in public service—and he did so in two different states. He was a member of the Continental Congress (Delaware), President of Delaware, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania. He assisted in the writing of state constitutions for both Delaware and Pennsylvania.

A few stories provide a glimpse into the many contributions that the so-called “violent raging rebel McKean” made to our country.

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-thomas-mckean

[naphzu]

I finally decided to finish this :)

It's the first time I draw them, so they look kinda weird lmao

[the-time-lord-oracle]

Thomas the Tank Engine series 3 UK VHS release observations

Following on from previous posts covering Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends series 1 and 2 VHS releases, I thought I'd cover series 3's releases.

Compared to the first two series, which were both produced in a single block of 26 episodes, series 3 was filmed in two blocks; series 3A, which comprised of the first 16 episodes (A Scarf for Percy to Edward, Trevor & the Really Useful Party), and series 3B, comprising the remaining 10 episodes (Buzz, Buzz to Thomas & Percy's Christmas Adventure). The reason for this split production was likely to met a deadline for American TV networks, as TTTE was being made for international audiences by that time. Series 3A was filmed in 1991 and it was decided to wait until all 26 episodes were ready before broadcasting on television. Instead, the 16 episodes of series 3A were released direct to video on the 11th of November 1991, with two video releases containing eight episodes each; Time for Trouble & Other Stories, containing A Scarf for Percy to Diesel Does it Again and Trust Thomas & Other Stories, containing Henry's Forest to Edward, Trevor & the Really Useful Party. These two releases were the first to feature this cover design, designed by Britten Ellis McKean, and they featured the so-called "early narrations", which were Michael Angelis' first narrations for the series. These early narrations differ from the later televised versions of the episode in that Angelis' narration is considerably softer and the episodes often lack music cues heard in the televised versions. Incidentally, the cover image of Time for Trouble & Other Stories is a deleted scene from Thomas, Percy & the Dragon, while the cover image of Trust Thomas & Other Stories comes from Trust Thomas.

Series 3B was filmed in early 1992 and broadcasting of the whole series on television began with A Scarf for Percy on the 25th of February that year. Once again, the episodes were broadcast on CITV, though they seemed to alternate between single episode broadcasts and double-bills. Prior to the CITV broadcasts, the 16 episodes of series 3A had their narrations re-recorded, with Angelis now sounding considerably more enthusiastic and the missing music cues added. The Video Collection decided to re-release the two VHS releases with the updated narrations and so Time for Trouble & Other Stories and Trust Thomas & Other Stories were both reissued on the 25th of May 1992, both now featuring the later narrations for the episodes. The re-release of Trust Thomas & Other Stories can be readily distinguished from the early release by the addition of an "as seen on ITV" label on the cover. Strangely, this distinction was not applied to Time for Trouble & Other Stories, so the re-release shares the same cover as the early release. I had the later release of Trust Thomas & Other Stories and it was one of my favourite videos when I was little.

Unlike series 3A, the 10 episodes of series 3B were broadcast on television first, with no early narration variants. The broadcast of series on CITV concluded with Thomas & Percy's Christmas Adventure on the 14th of July 1992. The 10 episodes of series 3B received a home video release two months later on the 14th of September, being released on Escape & Other Stories. It's worth noting that this video was released on the same day as the re-releases of series 2 mentioned in my series 2 post. Compared to the other two series 3 videos, Escape & Other Stories is the only one of the three to not feature an image on the cover that's from an episode on the video, as the image of Thomas is taken from Trust Thomas. A final note before moving on, all three series 3 releases were reissued on the 22nd of November 1993 with the addition of a promo at the beginning for various children's videos narrated by Ace herself, Sophie Aldred, though the covers remained the same.

As mentioned in the series 2 video post, The Video Collection released Ghost Train & Other Stories/Time for Trouble & Other Stories on the 29th of May 1995. This was a compilation of Time for Trouble & Other Stories and the 1992 series 2 re-release Ghost Train & Other Stories. The packaging for the video is misleading as it claims that Ghost Train & Other Stories comes first on the video, but in actuality, Time for Trouble & Other Stories comes first. Also worth noting that during this period, The Video Collection/VCI releases numerous compilation videos combining episodes from all series of TTTE. Series 3 featured quite prominently on many of those videos, but they're a story for another post. 1995 also saw The Video Collection rebrand as VCI, so all subsequent videos come under the VCI name.

In 1998, VCI released all of series 1 in one VHS boxset and series 2 followed suit in 1999. Continuing this trend, VCI released Thomas & Friends: The Complete 3rd Series on the 29th of May 2000. This was a a two-video box set containing all 26 episodes of series 3. The first tape contained the first 13 episodes (A Scarf for Percy to Trust Thomas), while the second tape contained the remaining 13 episodes (Mavis to Thomas & Percy's Christmas Adventure).

On the 6th of November 2000, VCI decided to re-release Time for Trouble & Other Stories. Quite why they did this I don't know, but the festive cover design causes me to think that it might've been intended as a Christmas stocking filler. The new cover image comes from Thomas Gets Bumped.

On the 3rd of September 2001, VCI re-released Escape & Other Stories and on the 5th of November, they re-released Time for Trouble & Other Stories yet again. Quite why this was done I don't know. These re-releases share the same cover images as their original 1991/92 releases, but with a new cover design. The episodes remained the same as before. These would be the last VHS releases of series 3. Series 3 would receive it's first DVD release in 2004 and would be released again in 2010 and 2012.

That concludes my look at Thomas the Tank & Friends series 3 UK VHS releases. Not as simple as series 2, but not as complex as series 1. Series 4 is where it gets very complex to explain.

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Michele “Chele” Roland was looking for salvation when she joined the International Churches of Christ. She never imagined that, three decades later, she would lead a legal battle accusing the controversial Christian religious organization of enabling and covering up the sexual molestation of children in its congregation, among other alleged abuses, but that’s exactly what she’s doing.

“They have covered the spectrum of abuse,” Roland said. “This is abuse of power – spiritually, physically, psychologically, financially and sexually.”

Roland and her attorney, Bobby Samini, have filed a series of lawsuits against the International Churches of Christ – abbreviated as ICOC – which allege that its leaders failed to report as well as plotted to conceal the sexual and emotional abuse of women and children who worshipped alongside them.

The lawsuits, which seek damages, describe disturbing instances of molestation against minors. And they accuse the ICOC, its founder, Thomas “Kip” McKean, and associated organizations of creating “a widespread culture of acceptance of the abuse of children”.

“What happened to your girls isn’t that big of a deal,” a church elder allegedly told a mother of two young girls who were sexually assaulted on church grounds, according to a February filing. “Most girls have been molested by the time they reach 18.”

Five women filed a complaint in December that said the ICOC failed to stop convicted pedophile and church member David Saracino from sexually assaulting them when they were between the ages of four and 17. According to the legal documents, Saracino received a 40-year prison sentence for raping a four-year-old in 2004.

Another February filing asserts that Anthony M Stowers, a transgender man, was molested from the age of three while in an ICOC preschool’s care. The legal documents allege that Stowers’s abuse occurred as ICOC members and leaders who were not employees of his school were given unfettered access to students.

Stowers, in the filing, recalls “many instances” in which he was pulled out of classes and brought to another ICOC property where he was molested as well as filmed and photographed while nude.

Like many of the other plaintiffs who attach their names to the allegations in the lawsuits, Stowers’s abuse purportedly continued into his teenage years, when he says he attempted to alert church leaders several times. His complaint asserts that ICOC staffers who were legally obliged to immediately notify authorities of his reports of abuse, including counselors, doctors, and psychologists, “actively concealed [them] and took no remedial action”.

That legal obligation existed whether or not they believed Stowers had evidence to back up his accusations, according to his complaint.

“They’re so brazen because they’ve gotten away with it,” Roland said of the lawsuits. Adding that other instances of abuse drove victims to suicide, Roland added: “They didn’t think they were going to get caught because of the statute of limitations. They’re like, ‘It’s been ten years! We’re all safe, right?’ No, dumbasses. You’re not.”

For years accusers were held back from seeking legal action against the ICOC because of statutes of limitation that generally prohibit suing for long ago harm. But two newly enacted California laws helped set the stage for the cases against the ICOC.

The Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act as well as the California Child Victims Act extended time limits that victims of sexual abuse have to initiate legal proceedings, effectively giving those who were minors when they were molested a second chance to seek justice.

As the bills were signed into law, Roland – who hosts a podcast for cult survivors called Whatheflok – says she started getting inundated with messages from former ICOC members who wanted to share their stories of abuse. Roland said that was an eye-opening moment for her.

Using a legal pseudonym that is often invoked in court cases involving sexual violence, she said: “I am Jane Doe 1, so I knew there was abuse. But I thought I was an enigma. I didn’t think it happened to many other people.”

These first-hand accounts galvanized Samini to take on the case.

“I did not expect to be so personally affected by the stories from our survivors,” said Samini, whose past clients include rapper T-Pain and DJ Paul of the Oscar-winning group Three 6 Mafia. “It’s very hard, day after day after day, to hear people tell you that they were sexually abused by people in their church that they trusted.”

Roland and Samini say they are working with at least 100 more alleged victims. “At this point, it’s a bottomless pit,” said Roland, saying she and Samini have gotten a thousand calls from people with similar claims. “We are getting more calls every day.”

Social activist and former ICOC member Justine Lieberman said she had been working with victims of spiritual and sexual abuse in the church organization for the last decade. Lieberman described a noticeable shift in recent months. “I have been fielding calls and connecting with victims and survivors daily since November – so many that I lost my voice at one point,” she said. “We have been non-stop taking calls at all hours.”

Similarly, former ICOC member Chris Lee, the executive director of Reveal, an online resource for former cult members, said he has also been fielding calls from fellow ex-members.

“I’m a man in my 50s, so I’m not likely to be the first person that women turn to when they’re telling us their stories of rape or sexual harassment,” said Lee. “And yet, over the last year, I heard from at least three people.”

California State University sociology professor emerita Janja Lalich, who leads the Knowledge Center on Cults and Coercion, said she believes the ICOC has at least some of the “hallmarks of a cult”. One aspect that she specifically mentioned was the lawsuits’ description of a religious culture that was permissive of molestation and never reported it to authorities ostensibly to avoid scandal.

“Anything can be done in the name of the belief system – that’s where the abuse comes in,” Lalich said.

ICOC officials have publicly denied that their organization, which they described as decentralized, is a cult. But otherwise they haven’t addressed the lawsuits.

Founder Kip McKean’s attorney, Anthony J Fernandez, would not comment beyond saying his client is “continuing to gather information about the allegations” in the lawsuits against ICOC.

“There are serious allegations and we are working to investigate the bases of the claims and determine the proper legal response,” he said.

[thecorsetcollection]

dvd collection j-z

Jabberwocky dir. Terry Gilliam Jackass the Movie dir. Jeff Tremaine Jackass Number Two dir. Jeff Tremaine Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door dir. Gregory M. Wilson Jenifer dir. Dario Argento Jennifer’s Body dir. Karyn Kusama Joe Dirt dir. Dennie Gordon Joshua dir. Travis Betz Ju-On dir. Takashi Shimizu Ju-On 2 dir. Takashi Shimizu Kids dir. Larry Clark The Killer dir. John Woo Labyrinth dir. Jim Henson Lady Vengeance dir. Park Chan-Wook La La Land dir. Damien Chazelle Lake Mungo dir. Joel Anderson The Last House on the Left dir. Wes Craven Let the Right One In dir. Tomas Alfredson Lost Highway dir. David Lynch Lovely Molly dir. Eduardo Sanchez Machine Girl dir. Noboru Iguchi Magnolia dir. Paul Thomas Anderson Man With a Movie Camera dir. Dziga Vertov Martyrs dir. Pascal Laugier Melancholia dir. Lars Von Trier Metropolis dir. Rintaro Mirrormask dir. Dave McKean Mister Lonely dir. Harmony Korine Muppets From Space dir. Tim Hill The Muppets Take Manhattan dir. Frank Oz Moonrise Kingdom dir. Wes Anderson Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind dir. Hayao Miyazaki The Neon Demon dir. Nicolas Winding Refn Oddsac dir. Danny Perez Oedipus Rex dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini One Hour Photo dir. Mark Romanek Otis dir. Tony Krantz Pan's Labyrinth dir. Guillermo del Toro Paprika dir. Satoshi Kon Pi dir. Darren Aranofsky The Place Beyond the Pines dir. Derek Cianfrance Pulse dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa Ran dir. Akira Kurosawa Rec dir. Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza Rec 2 dir. Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza Rec 3 dir. Paco Plaza Rushmore dir. Wes Anderson Saw dir. James Wan Shin Godzilla dir. Hideaki Anno Silk dir. Chao-Pin Su Slashers dir. Maurice Devereaux Sophie’s Choice dir. Alan J. Pakula Spirited Away dir. Hayao Miyazaki Spun dir. Jonas Akerlund The Straight Movie dir. David Lynch Suicide Club dir. Sion Sono Sunset Boulevard dir. Billy Wilder Suspiria dir. Dario Argento Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance dir. Park Chan-Wook Synecdoche, New York dir. Charlie Kaufman A Tale of Two Sisters dir. Kim Jee-Woon The Texas Chain Saw Massacre dir. Tobe Hooper Threads dir. Mick Jackson Time Bandits dir. Terry Gilliam Timecrimes dir. Nacho Vigalondo Tokyo Gore Police dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura Tourist Trap dir. David Schmoeller The Tree of Life dir. Terrence Malick Umbilical World dir. David Firth Unborn but Forgotten dir. Im Chang-Jae Un Chien Andalou dir. Luis Bunuel & Salvador Dali The Untold Story dir. Herman Yau Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend dir. Hideki Takayama Versus dir. Ryuhei Kitamura Videodrome dir. David Cronenberg The VVitch dir. Robert Eggers Wassup Rockers dir. Larry Clark Where the Dead Go to Die dir. Jimmy Screamerclauz Whiplash dir. Damien Chazelle The White Ribbon dir. Michael Haneke The Wind Rises dir. Hayao Miyazaki Wolf Children dir. Mamoru Hosoda The Work of Director Chris Cunningham The Wrestler dir. Darren Aranofsky Y Tu Mama Tambien dir. Alfonso Cuaron A Zed and Two Noughts dir. Peter Greenway

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Why is Rodney taller than McKean 🤠