This is Tulip, I am calling you from Massachusetts, are you all doing well? And if you are enjoying the summer's nice weather, warm sunshine, welcome to my show Orgola's Trails. And today I have Alex with his music, but I will call them soul songs. So let's get to know Alex and hear from him what he is going to sing today. Hi Alex, thank you so much for joining my show. Absolutely, thanks for having me. Tell us about your music and the fire revival ministries. Okay, yeah, I do my music for my childhood and you know, as much as I remember myself, it was all about music, you know. In my childhood I was singing for the people on the streets, you know, to entertain them and then at school and then I graduated from music school and then from musical college, you know. And when I came to the United States, it was almost 18 years ago, I decided to open the ministry because I would like to spread out the good news about hope, about love. And in 2006, I registered the ministry, fire of revival, you know, and now I'm just traveling all around the world, all around the US and play my music. So you began right from childhood. So you are writing your own songs and giving them the melodies, right? So this music come to you as an inborn gift or did you learn it when you're doing in the childhood or it just came through to you? You know, it's very interesting because even I graduated from a musical school and musical college, but I would say that I create my music just because it's a God talent.  But when you know the music, when you know how it's work, it just help you to improve, you know, to make it better. No, definitely. I believe in this inborn talent that we come up with. We all always have some creativity within us, but some of have, I think, more inborn and to come so exposed earlier as to others who have it exposed later in life, right? Yeah, definitely. So let's straight away listen to some of your songs. And so dear viewers, this is Alex Yansevich with music for peace and goodness to spread. Thank you. Relation of the cross, Jesus not there anymore, he's in Father's holy place, ready to come back again. Relation of the cross, Jesus not there anymore, he's in Father's holy place, ready to come back again. Children are the bordering us around the globe and the fighting going. I just thought the words that Alex sings, the message for peace, this is what we really need to spread now. We need to find peace. So Alex, please go on to your second one. Thank you. Next song. Glory to you, my savor, glory to you. Creator, glory to you, the every day I see you helping hands, you are my sword and shield and when I'm thirsty, you my spring, you are my song in time of need. The message seems to come into songs, that's our building connections between us and our creator. Absolutely. Absolutely. And if we just curiosity, how would you think of heaven? Is it something we have right in this world or something we wait for in terms of seeking heaven or is it a relative term that we find in our own way, just a matter of curiosity. There is a very interesting question, think of that. And in my opinion, heaven, there is something we're going to. Yeah, because I believe that God created us to be here on the earth for some purposes. Somebody created the TV shows. Somebody making music, somebody driving Uber, somebody doing something else. And all of us, we're just doing some little things, but it's a big picture. It's very important what we do. Sometimes we not really agree with that. We want more. We want other positions. But when we stop and think about it, the reality is it's so nice and it brings happiness when you're on your own position, on something you're happy to do. I have some friend and she likes to baking. And she's doing the bread and some cookies and everything. And now she's going all around the markets. And she's the happiest person in the world just because she's doing that. For somebody else, like, really? Just to make bread, to be a happy person, kind of like, no, that's not related to each other. But definitely it is. But one thing to be happy here on earth, but other thing is I believe that creator we are somewhere in a better place because even we do our best. Our world is not perfect. That's why we're going to our perfection. And especially in the Bible, God's saying that He's preparing for us the heaven, the new place where He's waiting for us and it's going to be all perfect. That's why I'm waiting for that heaven and I'm just asking people to join, to join the heaven, because it's a nice place. Thank you, Alex. I really appreciate your opinion and totally agree we are always striving to be the best of ourselves. So dear viewers, you can also find Alex's music on YouTube and from there you can pick up lots of places he goes to. So I was coming to that. I see that you travel a lot. There are some points that you would like to mention on that account, the places you've been to. For my 17 years to live in the United States, I already visited 27 states as well as Nicaragua, Canada, Israel, France, and Spain. My goodness. I like traveling, I like to have fun, but at the same time I like to share my heart and the message of heaven. That's why almost all of those situations might travel and everything. I have some space to have performance. Okay, so let's think of our lands and listen to more songs from Alex. Alright, thank you. Let's go. Let's do that. What else could we do as creators, creations? Definitely I really think it's beautiful to say when you say you learn to live with a purpose, right? Absolutely. So, and when we have something, it's very, very crucial that we learn to share it. And Alex, I think with your talent for the messages you send, it's sharing that makes everything so fulfilling. Oh, thank you. Yeah. So on that account, let's... Would you like to tell me more about your sharing or what's your views on it? I would just love to listen to it because you are doing that. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. You know what? I would like to start a while back when I was 17 years old and it was probably kind of first steps to get a face, to think about eternity and heaven and everything because usually when you're young you don't think too much about it.  And when you kind of like a little bit more serious, you know, or you're starting to talking about something more eternal, they're like, come on, we still have a time for that. But reality is that sometimes young people gone too early. Definitely. That means that we're supposed to be ready, you know, wherever age we are, you know, we're supposed to think about it and we're supposed to be ready to meet our heaven, you know, and be serious kind of about it. That's why when I was 17 years old I met the girl and it was all about just relationship, just about love, you know, and everything and it was a good story to be honest with you but the thing is she was already in church, she was already in Bible school and she started to share with me the message about love and hope, you know, something different about heaven and I was like, wow, really, that's very interesting.  But I was like, wow, that's something interesting and as soon as our relationship goes deeper, I understand that, you know what, she brought me not the love, like people seek the love between each other but she brought me a different kind of love that I jump in and I'm still after 26 years in there, you know, and I'm so happy. Just like you said, I feel fulfilled, I feel accomplished, I feel completed with this kind of love, you know, and that's why, you know, when you got something good, what do you want to do? Just share with somebody else, right?  Exactly, to share your beautiful world. Yeah, yeah, and I see, like, all your guests, they're so really interesting people, you know, they have something behind them, you know, and they can share this and this world really needed today when we're talking about different issues in our society. We need something that put us together. Exactly. We have too much, the things that divide us by any reasons, you know, but we need something that makes us united, put us together, you know, that's what we're supposed to do, all of us. Doesn't matter of our, you know, race, doesn't matter of, you know, of our education or anything, you know, like, we're born here in the United States, so we are immigrants or whatever it is. We live on the same world, guys. Exactly. We live on the same earth. You know, don't think that one part of the earth, it's going to be in some different position than other at a time, you know, because we have the same home. Exactly. You know, and we're supposed to build this home, you know, improve this home to be better. You know, that's why everybody of us, we understand this in different ways, but when we try to share this goodness, try to share this love, this hope, you know, this message, you know, it makes us better. It makes us close. Exactly. That's what we're supposed to do, you know.  We have too much struggles. We have too much pain.  But when we have hope, you know, it makes us stronger, you know, it gives us power to move on. I like that. Yeah, totally, Alex. I really just love the concept of living in the same world. Absolutely. And I mean, living where we do, the land of America, it's again with people getting together to live a better life and it's no different today from where it began when the pilgrims came. Right. Right. I also totally share this idea that all share one Earth. There are no different lands that boundaries are made by man. Right. So, but for the cause of peace and happiness to live a better life, we really need to be together in sadness and happiness. Absolutely. And the total beauty of music is while there is so much violence in this world, this is peaceful. And this is the way I really, really wish we could call each other and say, let's peacefully settle our differences because we are here to live for a better life. Everyone is here. Right. So, let's listen to another song that will give us my song. Okay. All right. Yeah, probably it's going to be very surprising for the audience because they think, oh, there's a very young man here in the studio. Yeah, lots of people think the same way, but I have four kids and my oldest one is 19. Yeah. That's mean that I'm not that old or young as you think. But anyway, yeah, I have four kids, four daughters actually. Yeah, my oldest one, she was born in Belarus where I came from and she was year and a half when we came to the United States. And that's very interesting because it was right one week after 9-11. Wow. This year it's going to be 18 years when we came to the United States and like I like to say, it's easy to remember, but at the same time, so thoughtful because, you know, it was very challenging time for the United States. Actually, at that time, what I like, it was lots of posts all around the United States. United we stand. We supposed to bring this message back to the United States. But without any strategies. We have enough strategies. That's it. You know, no more. But we supposed to understand that. And maybe, maybe I just think about it because we sometimes, you know, ignore this message. That's why the strategy comes to this society, to this life for us to awake us and think like, hey, we're supposed to do something. We're supposed to deal in this. But anyway, yeah, right after we came to the United States and, you know, start to build up our life here, we had three more girls. And that's interesting that they all born in October. Really? Yeah. And my wife as well. That's why we have four birthdays in October. Can I share something? My mother was born in October. Oh, see? Yeah, my mother's birthday, 25th. That's my third, second daughter birthday. My goodness. Yeah. We have October 9th, October 10th, 19th and 25th. Yeah. And on top of that, my youngest sister, surely in my country, but anyway, she has a birthday on October 3rd. Wow. Yeah, October is very busy months for me. Yeah. But I love to be busy for family because family is everything. You know, there's another message, another something we're supposed to remember because unfortunately, I know the life is challenging and different and sometimes people divorced. But I would like to just remind you, always remember that you left somebody behind. And first of all, it's kids. You know, and sometimes, most of the time, they don't understand these kind of things and they felt like they did something wrong. Why my father left? Why my mother away? Probably I was not that good. We as parents, we're supposed to remember all the time about that. You know, to keep our family together no matter what because I understand sometimes it might be hard. You know, and what is important to understand the family or relationships, it's work. Yes. It's a hard work. It's hard work. You know, nobody's saying it's easy. Exactly. You know, that's why after 20 years to being in marriage, I would like to say, yeah, it was hard for me as well but I do my best to keep it together, not only for me. For somebody, one day said, I will love you. I love you to death. I would like to be, when I get to be rich or I'm going to be poor, you know, whatever it's happened, I'm going to love you and nothing give me permission to go over this promise. And you know, my four kids, they're behind me. They, you know, lay down on me. They would like to see the parents, the family. There's a place of protection here and everything.  You know, like, bye-bye. Who I am going to be. Exactly. So what song would you like to play if it was your family? Everyone's family solidarity. You know what, I have one very good song. Yeah, enough to listen to that. Yeah, it's actually about, you know, like United States overall and I would bring this message personally to the family as well, just to keep faith, to keep having, you know, and especially, I would say, to keep Jesus inside of our family, you know, and there's a way... Because United, we stand, right? Yeah. Yeah, that's a whole lot. Family is a cornerstone of the society. Absolutely. And the societies are the pillars of the nation. Yeah. So we stay together. Go ahead. Thank you. Two hundred years ago, when this country was born, we worshiped you like one ancient night. YouTube sound club on worship team in my church. On worship team? So what's the church? Yeah, that's an Agra. It's a Bethany church, Bethany Assembly of God, Main Street, Agra, if somebody interested, yeah, let's come up. I'm playing at 11 o'clock in the morning, every Sunday, yeah, but sometimes going from place to place from state to state, you know, you can catch me there. So what's your next plan? Are you next week or next month? Where are you grooming? Yeah, next week, me and my oldest daughter, we're going not far from here, from the campground. It's going to be a special camp for foster kids. It's calling Royal Family Kids Camp. Yeah, our church is doing that for like 23 years now, and me and my daughter, we joined for second year, and we've been so impressed when we can, you know, pour all the love for the kids that maybe never fill this love in their life, you know, because they're going from one family to another family, you know, depends on the situation.  It's not just their own family, and they feel kind of lonely and everything. That's why we just take them out, you know, for camp, for make something good, something interesting in their life, you know, something memorable, you know, and it's going to be the whole week next week. Wow. Yeah. Totally amazed by all this good work. And truly, I mean, we at moments don't realize how lucky we are, where we are. Definitely. And sometimes just small things makes us upset, but at that moment, if you remember these kids you were talking about, they didn't have even the littlest of what we have. Yeah. And it's awesome the way you are sharing your talents to bring joy to so many people. And I feel, of course, I'm not the one to say, and because you are meant to share this, and because you will, and thus, the talent came to you. Thank you. I'm just saying it because I feel in that way. Yeah, I feel so blessed and grateful to you. You know, I believe that every meeting, it's special, it was created by God. Exactly.  Yeah, yeah. Exactly. I mean, look at, not only human beings, if you look at nature, I mean, there's silence sharing, silence acceptance of us as well, but we don't always silently accept them or appreciate them. The flowers and the trees and the mountains, we make our life out of them. But in all, in all, in us creations, they are giving. So, and human beings, we should have, I mean, reviving thoughts of how to be, like at this crucial moment, how to be peaceful and how to be kind, generous. Everything that makes life on this earth a good one. This is not to step out of this competition for power and for money and everything. Because in the process, we are destroying ourselves, isn't it? Yeah, absolutely. We are destroying our own earth, we are ruining the peace and happiness of our own. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. This creator put us in this position, in charge, you know, to keep it in good condition, you know, for nature and for our relationship. Yes. And we're responsible, you know, and it's very important to understand we are responsible for something. Exactly. You know, all the time, to respect each other, to do something good, you know. I like some of the short movies on Facebook especially, you know, something like, somebody did something good for anybody else. And then you see, like, those person, because somebody did something good for him, he doing something good for somebody else. And then it's going from one person to another, from one to another, you know, and, you know, it's spread out all over. It's the sharing, right? Yeah, yeah, that's what, like it's supposed to be. Yeah, I mean, it's something really, I really, really wish that we would more focus on, that if we have power, if we have money, if we have resources, it's not just to enjoy, to indulge in. It comes with a message of sharing, to give from us. That's how the, like, if a tree has a root, it brings into fruits and flowers, but these are many. So if we see ourselves in one tree, we have a lot to give. So we can explore more and more. So thank you, Alex. I wish we didn't have time, no time margin and we could listen more to your music. Okay. Thank you so much for joining my show. Absolutely, my pleasure. So dear viewers, with thanks to Amarj Media and this awesome team, we have to end this show with Alex Yansevich and his music. And have a great summer, but only a few days. Remember, so get all the sunshine you want before fall comes in and the leaves start falling. Oh, it's already sunny, isn't it? How's this explained? But you see, the turning of seasons remind us that there is a time for everything. And Alex said, don't wait for good things to come, whatever you have, you already have it. Start giving back to life. Absolutely. And once again, thank you, Amarj Media, for making my dreams come true. And if you want to spread your dreams, come and join Amarj Media. It's a great platform where to reach out to the community and as an individual, make yourself a place in this community and this nation. And we live in one world. Remember, we share, we care and we live. So, until we next time we meet, this is Tulip, bye for today from Amarj.


Thank you, thank you. Hello again, this is Jack Benny talking, and Don, that was a very clever introduction. Split a rail, split an atom, split a check. Ha, ha, ha, ha. But you know Don, you made history yourself. What do you mean, Jack?  Ha, ha, ha. You live with me, will you? Ha, ha, ha. Well, now hold on, Jack, I don't even wear a girdle. Well, you should, Don. When you had that suit made, three tailors worked on it at the same time, and they never even saw each other. Ha, ha, ha. And live with me, will you, brother? They're here pretty sharp today, Jack. Well, you gotta be sharp when you're playing here for the boys at Birmingham Hospital. What a picturesque place, the beautiful San Fernando Valley, surrounded by high mountains with peaks that meet the sky, the floor of the valley with its boulevards that meet van eyes, the gates of Birmingham with its bus that meets nobody, and a soldier in Hollywood had a seven-year itch. They sent him to Birmingham by bus, and it took so long that the itch got off in Sherman Oaks. Because they know me here, Jack, you see I'm a member of the VACS, the Volunteer Army Canteen Service. Oh, the VACS? Yes, a lot of my friends belong to it. We come out to the hospital two or three times a week and go through the wards with cigarettes, candy, apples, oranges, bananas, and the boys really go for them. Gee, why didn't I think of that? Jack, we don't charge them. Went through the wards playing my violin. Well, nice of you to play your violin for the boys. Thanks. Mary, did you say you gave the boys apples, oranges and bananas? Uh-huh. Where do those tomatoes come from? How could they make a big bowling ball? They took one of the doctor's pills and put three holes in it. How many pins? What are they knocking down? The doctor. Jack, but I overslept. You see, me and my boys had a chance to play at Ritzy Place last night. Well, we just couldn't afford to pass it up. Oh, that's different, Phil. Where'd you play? At the brass rail. $15 bucks and all we could drink. $15,000 and... You're bugging. You'll never guess what happened. What? He rolled me around the floor once and my dress turned to butter. Points and took me home. I just received it this morning. We'll send check for the fan you bought last summer. Sweet with a washing machine letter. I'll hit him right on the head with it. Courses of lovin' bloom. The gangster beat me up. Punch he gave you. Military punch.  Bet you gotta be tricky. What? The guy his shoelace is untied and then when he looks down, boom, I clip him. He said, well, you're down there. Where was your courage? It must have been somewhere... Sergeant in the Army? Yeah, Sergeant is a rank between a... Oh, well, what about majors and kernels? They're mixed up in... It's the same as fighting.  About 10 seconds. You lost one fight and that was the first time you fought Max Smelly.  He told me my shoelace was untied. I wore shoes with zippered on them. Easy on the floor. Tell me, Mr. Bennett, who were that lady I saw you with last night? Oh...


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All right guys welcome back to the channel if you're new my name is Bobby guys quick newsflash video today Cristiano Ronaldo performs Sujood after scoring a goal for people that don't know what Sujood means Sujood is the Muslim way of Prostrating yourself to God and this is exactly what Cristiano Ronaldo did after scoring his goal with no further ado Let's have a look So as you just saw this cannot be a coincidence This is not a Christian way of prostrating. This is not a nice gesture for the Saudi fans There is of course something deeper going on here And we know that Cristiano Ronaldo spoke very very respectfully and positively about Islam in the past You are obviously friends with Ronaldo Have you ever give spoke to him about Islam and do you think he may ever revert to Islam? No, it's like Ronaldo. He all the time says Salam alaykum inshallah like this He knows like needless to say that Cristiano Ronaldo as a mega star and role model for many will further connect the dots for the westerners and more Over-encouraged greater understanding and appreciation for Islam We already saw many celebrities converting to Islam amongst them Andrew Tate or back in the day Dave Chappelle Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali So having Cristiano Ronaldo converting to Islam would of course be a cataclysmic event Especially in the west Islam is still Misunderstood in the west many people hold the preconceived notion that Islam is a religion of terror violence and whatnot Seeing the most famous football player in the world Converting to Islam would not only change the perception but would have a ripple effect throughout western society We've seen thousands and thousands of people storm to Islam in the past two years But we can only imagine what would happen if Cristiano Ronaldo accepts Islam Nevertheless guys, I want to end this video with the words of Ahmed D dot Islam will win with or without you but without Islam you will get lost and lose All right, this is it for today's video. If you liked it leave the thumbs up if you haven't subscribed already guys Please do so and if you want to support this channel via patreon for example all the links are in the description box below Thank you so much for your ongoing support guys and as always may god bless you all much love and peace


Good morning, Hank. It's Tuesday. I'm wearing a suit, which can only mean one thing. It's time to talk about money. Today's video is like the power of the dog, except with much less Oscar buzz. It comes to you in five parts. Part one, TikTok. Hank, did you know it's possible to make a TikTok, let people see it for like 12 minutes, and then private it? It's the best way to use TikTok, and yes, I realize I have just invented Snapchat. But what a great invention! Anyway, will anyone ever see the 120 TikToks I have private shortly after uploading in the last couple months? Including the bobsled one and the hot tub one? I don't know! In unrelated news, there will be so many wonderful perks available to donors during the 15th Project for Awesome, our community's annual 48-hour charity fundraiser, which begins February 25th at noon Eastern time. Did I just say the 15th Project for Awesome? Goodness! Part two, money. So in 2021, Vlogbrothers earned just over $145,000. Most of that came from YouTube ad revenue, but some of it came from YouTube premium subscribers, or from super chats. So where did that money go? Half was donated to our project with Partners in Health, aimed at radically reducing maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. The other half was evenly split between a fund that supports educational projects at Complexly and a fund that supports emerging educational creators online. So this year, we are able to give grants to educational creators like Tom Lum and Alexis Nicole in Flipping Physics. You can find links to all the educational grant winners in the doobly-doo. They're all great. We've organized Vlogbrothers ad revenue this way for several years, but I want to be clear that we're only able to do this because Hank and I have other jobs, mostly writing books for me and for Hank having 10,000 jobs, including writing books. And those books would not sell as well if it weren't for Vlogbrothers, so it's not accurate to say that we don't keep any of the value created by Vlogbrothers only that we don't keep any of the ad revenue. So that's the answer to the clickbait title. Now let's get back to the Bank of Nerdfighteria's semi-annual report with Part 3, The Matching Fund. Every year, a group of Nerdfighters bands together with Hank and me to create a matching fund so that money raised during the Project for Awesome gets matched, and that is a big reason why we were able to raise over $2.3 million for charity last year. And if you can join the Matching Fund this year by donating $500 or more to the 2022 Project for Awesome, that would be amazing. There is a Google link in the doobly-doo below. Thank you, and yes, donations are tax-deductible in the U.S. It's like any other charity, except that it's called the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. I mean, we maybe should have rethought the name, but here we are. Part 4, How the P-4A Works. So I should note that the Project for Awesome is completely separate from our community's project with Partners in Health Sierra Leone to radically reduce maternal mortality. They are different things. So during the first half of the P-4A, we raised money for pre-selected charities. This year, Partners in Health and Save the Children, two organizations we've worked with for many, many years. But we don't raise money for a particular project. We raise so-called unrestricted funds so the charities can spend the money wherever they see a need. And then during the second half of the Project for Awesome, we raise unrestricted funds for charities chosen by you through your Project for Awesome videos and your votes at projectforawesome.com. We do this so that people who want to give to charities they know and know well can donate during the first half, and people who want to give to charities chosen by our community can do so in the second half. Part five, videos. I really hope that you, yes, you person watching this, will make a Project for Awesome video in support of a charity you care about. Making such a video can help people learn about organizations doing good in the world, and also, if your organization is selected for a grant, they could get quite a lot of money. Like last year, the Project for Awesome donated over $27,000 to each of these charities chosen by the community. So I hope you will consider making a video in support of a nonprofit organization you care about and then submitting it at projectforawesome.com. Before February 23rd, there is a link to learn more in the doobly-doo. I am so excited for the 15th Project for Awesome. Hank, I'll see you on Friday.


Yo, what's poppin', boys and girls, ladies and gents. Welcome back to another episode of Kickin' Their Bass TV. Before we hop in to today's video, I actually have another giveaway for you guys. Got a brand new mock one right here by Luz. Just a little spinning reel. We actually gave away one. One of the recent videos, and if you guys want to know if you wanted or not, I'm gonna drop it down below in the description. I'll have the last winner down there. But if you guys want to enter to win this brand new reel, all you have to do is be subscribed to your boy's channel. Hit that notification bell right next to the subscribe button. Hit the like button on today's video. And if you could, drop some comments down below on some content that you guys want to see in the upcoming future. So in today's video, it's a little bit different than usual.  You know, the last like three to four to five months, we've caught a ton of big fish. We've fished a lot of lakes, ponds, rivers, stock ponds, private ponds, pressured ponds. We fish just about everything. And we have a lot of good content to show you guys. You know, we've caught a lot of big fish. And that's what today's video is gonna be about. We have a lot of the big fish catches from the last few months. So I highly recommend that you guys watch this video all the way through.  And stay tuned for some of the amazing episodes that we're gonna be dropping over the next few weeks. We're about to film some banging content, guys. It's gonna be really good. But I hope you guys enjoy this one. Hit the like button if you guys have been enjoying the content. And let's go ahead and hop right into it. What if this is the trick? We need to get over here by this dam the whole time. Like all these trees, watch them be loaded. Oh, dude, that's a freaking... That is a double digit, dude.  That fish is so big. Watch, he's about to jump. He's right here. Dude, that's a 10 pounder, bro.  He's gonna come up to the net. I barely... He doesn't feel big, dog, but I know how large this fish is. My gosh. This is the best feeling in the world, honestly. That is a monster. Straight, freaking piggy. Beautiful fish. There's still some of it right there.  Oh my gosh. That's a good one too, I think. He doesn't feel big. Oh yeah, that's a big one, dude. Dude, that's a freaking tank, boy. I was starting to get nervous there for a second.  Then we catch a high three pounder. Freaking thick as can be too. He's really aggressive. He's trying to shake on me. Chill. See how fat his stomach is?  Man, start off the day with one like that. That is the best feeling in the world, right there. Destroy that popper. Let's get you back in the water. You just made my day, buddy. Thank you. That's a tank, dude. That was a tank, Cody. Right off the bat, bro. Give me some. Let's get it. Oh my gosh. God, is that gonna, God, is that gonna in my PB, maybe? I can't move this. Oh my God, I snagged him and he's huge. How did I snagged that fish on a frog? Oh my gosh. I thought that was like a 10 pounder the way he was pulling. Oh my God. Look at that toad, guys. To start off the morning, looked like a solid three pounder. And then I came over to this bank. I was standing all the way on the other side of the street because I didn't want to spook these fish what I was talking about with that hill. Through in there had this monster roll on it. I happened to hook her in the side, which I hate. I don't know how that happened. I guess she just rolled on it, but we caught her. That's like a five pounder. Gosh, that's a tank. Let's start off the day with a fish like that. That's what makes you want to keep bass fishing right there. First frog fish of the year officially. She is, I'm just gonna give her a little toss. All right, baby, thank you so much. Oh, she's aggressive. She is aggressive. That's the best feeling in the world. Get out here early in the morning, tossing a frog. Oh man, that's what just makes you want to go fishing every day, that right there. Dude, how big, Cody? Dude, I'm gonna have to help you.  Oh, dude, that's a, dude. Dude, it's a tank. Dude, come on, Cody. Come on, Cody. Come on, Cody. All right, all right, all right. About time, dude. Yeah, that's a tank, bro. That's my biggest one this year. I've been waiting on something this year, just something to, man. Yeah, that's a tank, dude.  It's a dinosaur. Nice, dude, give me some. He's a 10 pounder. He's stuck on the branch. Dude, look how big he is, Cody.  Dude, dude.  Eight or 10 pounder, and he's, oh, I got him. Dude, that's a 10 pounder. Can I boat? Oh my, look at that fish. Dude, that was the craziest thing in my life.  I want you guys to drop a comment down below. How big do you think that bass is right there? I want to know y'all's feedback.  Getting that fish stuck around that tree and still getting them out. That's a freaking tank. Dude, that fish is huge, dude. Did you see how, when she laid flat, how big of a, holy cow. Cody, give me some, man. Oh my gosh, he ate it right there, dude. That was crazy, he's fighting so hard. Oh my gosh, he ate it at the boat. It's a good fish, too. Oh man, guys. That's unbelievable. Unfreaking unbelievable. Guys, that's a good fish right there, and let me tell you why he ate it. Look at his eye. He's blind in one eye. Mr. One-Eye Willie. To watch him come right up to the boat and eat that thing, that was just amazing.  I can't believe it. I was not expecting him to commit. There he goes. Oh my gosh. Cody, give me some on that one. That's exactly why you fished that glide bait. That's a lot of fun right there. I wanna see if I can try these trees right here one more time. Oh my God, I got them. That's a big one, dude. It's a big one. Yeah, it's a big one.  I haven't got to see him, but oh my God, dude. He's huge. Please stay on, baby. Please stay on. He's running at me. Dude, he's big, Cody. I don't know how big he is, but he's big. Oh my gosh. Dude, he's big. That's a four and a half pounder, at least. Just shake him off, too. That's a good one. Three, seven, eight. High three. I'll take it, bro. Almost four pounder on a swim bait. I got to love it. That fish was fighting so good, dude. That's a dang good one. Almost a four pounder. That's what we want on a big swim bait. Today's a big bass, like that. Yeah, that's a big one. Thank you, baby, for biting that thing. Go back to your home. Yes. That's a good one, too. Dude, that is, fat is can be, dog. Look at that fish. That's the fattest fish we caught out of here, dude. Look at that thing. He ate it right in front of the boat. That's insane, dude.   Got them black markings all over him. Look at that one right there, guys. I don't know if that's the biggest one, but I can definitely say that's the fattest fish of the day.  It's crazy because we were so close to that patch right there, right in that corner. Had a lot of deep water on it. That fish is over three pounds right there. Fat belly, chunky.  That is a, that's a football. That's the ones we've been looking for today. He ate that punching rig right in front of us. There she goes. Oh my God, Cody. He's coming towards me. He's gonna eat it. He's huge. Judy came out of nowhere.  Come on, baby.  I was over here fishing for a one pounder and this guy saw my thing just going crazy. And he just got so aggressive and just went over and ate it. That is a freaking Bob pounder right there. You gotta love it. Thick and chunky, nothing crazy, but that's a freaking biggie. All right, baby. Thank you for biting.   Kind of ended off that.  All this grass. There she goes. Get him, Bob. Bob. That's a giant. That's actually, he's running at me so fast. That's the biggest one today, I think. Oh my God. Yeah, that's a six pounder. Tripopi. Gosh, we are catching some good fish in today's video, boys. Gotta love it. That's a good one right there. Look at that thing. Oh yeah. That's a really good fish. I mean, that's five, five numbers. That's a high five. She ain't six, yeah. If she was longer, she'd be sick. Look at her snout too. Dude, that's a biggie. I didn't even think there's gonna be something like this in here. We kept catching this like three pounders.  I might need to help you with this unless you're gonna slip. Oh, oh, God, dude, that's like an eight pounder. Dude, that's like a nine pounder.  My God. Cody. Cody. Cody. Dude, that's like a nine pounder. Dude, let's go. Dude, that thing's so big. Oh my God. Dude, that's a tank. That is a tank. Look at this tail too, bro. He's on bed. You caught him out in the middle? Out in the middle, man. Right over there. Oh my God. That's a trophy. There we go, guys. It's my biggest fish this year. I got a good support team out here. Thank you guys. Yeah. That's a, dude, that is, I don't know, man. But I mean, she's every bit of eight. She's not below eight. There she goes. Let's go, bro. Give me some, give me some. Wow. Oh, he's turning to it. He's gonna eat it right now. You got it. You got it. Yes. It's a big intuitive. Like a three-pounder. That was so cool. Wait, dude, that's a giant. Look, look. Dude, that one's got a crawl. Like right there? Yeah. Oh, it is. He turned. No, that's a different one.  Look how many. Look how big. Dude, give me your, let me grab my rod. Look how big he is. Look how big he is. There was another one too. I don't know where he went, but that's a tank. Look at that. Oh my gosh. So that has to be one of the craziest moments of bass fishing that I've ever seen. Was that not just crazy, Connor? Crazy. He flipped in there, caught that fish. Like we saw a couple more. I flipped in there, hooked that one, threw him up on the bank, like grabbed that other rod real quick and then caught this big one. I did not want her to swim off. And that is a tank right there. Let's get her back in the water. We have a lot more fishing to do, but that fish is over four. There she goes. She's trying to get through the slop. Oh my, dude, that's a giant. I'm barely on my rod. Oh my gosh. I might flip him.  Oh, that's a good one. I thought it was a lot bigger though. I'll flip him.  He ain't even that, I don't think. I ain't even that.   That's a good fish though. You can't complain. He's super healthy. All right buddy, we're just gonna give you a little roller coaster down. Oh, I didn't mean to. I'll try it. Oh, look at that snake. Dude, it's so big. What is that? Dude, oh my God. There's a huge snake right next to me. Dude, that ain't the big one. You saw the back of that first fish, bro. Oh my gosh, guys, look at that. Dude, his jaw's like broken. Look at that guys. We were just sitting here, huge snake on the bank. We'll show you guys in a second. He's literally right down there. That's disgusting. I like saw him just going at the water. He was probably what, five foot long? That was gross. But look at his mouth. It's like his jaws broke right there. I hate that. It's like it almost healed some itself. Yeah, it's like it's trying to form back together. I don't want to grab him. You know, I want to grab him by the head so I don't hurt him. But that's every bit of three and a half pounds. And even pushing a four pounder, you know, if you had a little more weight on him. But it's a good fish right there. I just don't want to lip him. And come here, let me show you guys this. There's another big one on the bank. So I don't want to spook him. I don't know if you guys can see him down there. But that's a snake. It's like five foot long. He's all the way up on the bank. That thing's gross, dude. I don't mess with that. There we go, guys. First fish in the second half of this video. And it's a good one. That's almost a four pounder. We're just going to toss her right here. These snakes are freaking me out. You see him? They're big, bro. Like actually, that's a big bass. Oh, he turned on it. Oh, gosh, I got him. It's a giant. That's a big one, dude. That's a big bass. Giant, dude. Oh, no. Dude, he's on the other side of the boat. Got him. He's right here, right here.  I'm not even kidding. I need the net, Cody. I need the net, buddy. It's like a nine pounder.   Is that a nine pounder? He came off. Look at that tank. That's an eight, bro. It has to be, bro. Yes. On bed, just sight fish that sucker. He literally was tugging so hard. He went under the bottom of the boat and I heard him jump on this side. Did you hear that? He had to tug him. Dude, that's a tank, guys.  There's another big bass over there. That is a freaking trophy right there. There's another fish right here. Let's see if we can catch it. Did you see your rod, though, like bend under the boat? Dude, that was terrifying, Cody. Oh my gosh. We just landed a freaking, oh my lord. Look at that. There might be, dude, they might be bedding good on this bank. I think they just started to pull up, too. I don't think these fish were here originally. He ate it on the dangle. There's another giant. He's running at me. Dude, this is another giant. He ate it on the dangle. That's how you change your day in three casts, baby. That's how you change your day in three freaking casts. He ate it on the dangle. Just when you think you're having a tough day. This is why I just love spreading the love for fishing. Like, my main goal since I started my channel is to get more people in the bass fishing, whether you're 10 years old, 30 years old, or 75 years old. I just want to get more people in the fishing, and that is why right there. Like, that is why. That just made my whole freaking week. It's a good fish, good fat girl. She ate it as the crawl was dangling from the tree. And I bet you that there's another big one up there, so let's keep the ball rolling. Dude, these fish just pulled up. I really don't think they've been there the whole day. So I'm saying that mid part of the day, I think that they are. I cannot. That's my biggest bed fish. Like, I flip right on it, dude. I think that's an eight. It's over eight. Don't you agree? Yeah. I think there's gonna be one. Another big one. I'm gonna boat flip them. Oh, God, that's, no, no, no, no. Yeah, that's a six pounder, dude. Oh my God, it might be bigger. Dude, that's a giant. Mm, dude, what in the world? That's a freaking bigger than that. Dude, I'm having the time.  I'm sorry, I'm freaking out. I just love fishing so much. I get so excited. And that's a freaking over five pounder. There should be one right there, like what? We just caught over 20 pounds. I don't think we have that much right now. Oh, we definitely have 20 pounds. Don't get me wrong. But we just caught like over 15 pounds of three fish in literally five minutes. But you can't make this up.  Like some scattered laydowns right here. It seems like there would be a fish on this Texas rig that we could catch. Oh my God. Dude, that's a big, that's a freaking tank. This is a big one.  This is like five pounder. Oh God, this is, oh my God, he's bigger than that. Oh my God. Cody, I got a nine pounder.  Oh my God, he might be bigger than that. Cody, I got a freaking nine pounder. He's the biggest fish I've caught in a year. Oh my God. Cody, he's so big, dude. I'm talking like massive. He's barely hooked. Oh my God. Oh my God. That's a moose in the half right there, baby. Guys, look at that mega right there.  And you know what sucks? Cody had a scale, but we took my truck and so we left it today. So we actually don't have it, but you guys drop your comments down below. How big do you think that fish is? I believe that's a trophy. Which by trophy, I believe that's an eight pounder. I don't know, what would you say? Let's say that's about eight, dude. Eight and a half. That is a big one. That's a big fish, dude. I just can't believe it. I was like, man, I have a five pounder and sure enough, dude, that fish is way bigger than five. That's a mega. Give her a second. She's about to take off. She's tightening down. That's all her right there. We came out here. He was like, man, there's some good ones in here. I've caught a few good ones. First fish is a dang trophy. Are you kidding me?


He will swallow up death, up death forever, and the Lord God will have a tears from all faces. These words of the prophet Isaiah contain the promise which was St. Alfonso of immaculate conception. Sister Alfonso was called Santa Indiana by the Hall of Vatican as the Saint of India. St. Alfonso, a Clarist nun, was beatified on the 8th of February 1986 by His Holiness the Pope at Cortem, India. She was canonized in Rome on the 12th of October 2008 within 62 years of her death. I am surprised to see the normal bulk of the muscle which is remaining paralyzed the first time I saw the child. There is no scar, nothing. It has become a straight foot without any surgical procedure, without the help of medical science, without the help of doctors. When the extraordinarily beautiful Annakute turned 13, there was a flood of marriage proposals. However, she desired ardently for a religious life, so as to become a saint like Saint Therese of Liso. On the day of her betrothal, she stepped into a burning ash pit, intending to disfigure herself slightly, but her feet sank deep into the pit and both her legs got burned badly. This put an end to all marriage negotiations. She was now free to choose a religious life. She received the postulance veil in 1928 and accepted the name Alfonso in honor of Saint Alfonso's Liguri and proceeded to Changana Sheri for higher studies. After becoming a nun, she worked as a teacher for a year at Vakkakada. Sister Alfonso loved children and narrated stories reinforcing the importance of prayer and respect for elders and teachers. Saint Alfonso passed away in the order of sanctity on the 28th of July 1946 at the age of 36. Far from considering suffering to be an evil to be avoided at all costs, Alfonso found in them an effective means of satisfaction, underlying the message of love, hope and faith. Her heroic virtues of patience, fortitude and perseverance in the midst of deep suffering remind us that God always provides the strength we need to overcome every trial.


EU leaders agreed on February 1 to allocate macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine totaling €50 billion, Charles Michel, president of the European Council, said this. He noted that all 27 EU member states adopted the decision. This locks instead fast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine. The EU is taking leadership and responsibility in support for Ukraine. We know what is at stake, Michel said. Other reports indicate that EU leaders are considering incorporating the idea of annual reviews of the planned €50 billion aid package for Ukraine into the EU summit resolution to secure Hungary's support. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán proposed a compromise deal to unblock the €50 billion in EU funding for Ukraine. He said the compromise involves his agreement to allocate funds to Ukraine under the following condition, a guarantee that the decision to continue sending money will be reviewed every year. In practice, this will essentially give Hungary another opportunity to hold up aid each year.


Aloha, I'm Keely Ikeena, president of the Grassroot Institute, and although I'm an elected public official, the views in this commentary are purely my own and do not reflect those of any organization or agency. In theory, the legislative session is a time when complex issues can be hashed out in full view of the public. Citizens are free to testify and offer feedback to legislators about proposed bills. Researchers can research the complex variables involved and debate the bill's possible impact. Hearings are held, compromises are found. In theory, the process helps protect us all from hastily composed legislation with secret agendas and unintended consequences. Now, all of that is in theory, but then comes the end of the session when that care, compromise, and concern are occasionally thrown out the window. Now, if you ever doubted that the proverbial smoke-filled room still exists, you only need to look at how transparency goes by the wayside at the end of the session. Consider the budget bill. We know that Governor David Ige asked for an extra $50 million to help meet payments for the state's unfunded liabilities. What was less clear until recently is that the state is also sitting on a multi-year surplus. What's completely unclear is how legislators are planning to spend that surplus. Now, part of the issue is that it's an unofficial surplus because it wasn't submitted as part of the Governor's financial plan. But let's not get mired by the semantics of bureaucracy. The money is either there or it's not. If it is, what's the legislature planning to do with it? The Hawaii Constitution says excess revenues can only be given back as a tax refund credit or deposited into an emergency fund or used to pay down state obligations. You'd think that the question of how to allocate the unofficial surplus would be a public matter, but it is surprisingly difficult for the public to get any information about budget proceedings at this stage. They are neither broadcast nor recorded, and the process itself is opaque. In essence, the way the public learns what is in the budget bill is for the legislature to pass it and then read it. Now, even worse is the notorious practice of gut and replace. Every year, legislators take advantage of a vaguely titled bill to swap out its contents with an entirely different measure they want to see advance. Thus, a bill that has passed one house, going through debate and public testimony, can end up being amended in the other house until it's an entirely different bill. That amended bill now moves along to conference committee and passage, immune from the need for more hearings or public comment at all. And gut and replace isn't unusual. It can happen more than a dozen times every session. For example, take this year, HB 1985 began as a bill about zoning, land use and affordable housing. Then it went to the Senate, where it was transformed into a bill about the Mauna Kale Management Authority. Now, HB 2304 started as a bill about industrial hemp. Now it's an appropriation for capital improvements in East Maui. Take HB 2471. It received attention as a proposal to regulate video games. Then it became a licensing bill about small dollar lenders, which are payday loans. The practice of gut and replace is a repudiation of transparency and citizen involvement. It allows legislators to advance pet projects and dead bills without subjecting them to fair scrutiny or the full legislative process. And yet it's so common that the League of Women Voters and Common Cause Hawaii created what we call the Rusty Scalpel Award for the bill that makes the greatest leap in subject without constitutionally required legislative review. In 2017, the award went to a bill that started as a lower income tax rate bill for the poor and turned into a $1 million appropriation for the Hawaii Tourism Authority. The real damage here isn't to the budget or Hawaii's tax system, though they're questionably suffering as well. The larger question is how these practices destroy public trust and government. The purpose of transparency and legislative review is to promote an active and educated citizenry. By shutting the public out of the process through secretive budget hearings and gut and replace tactics, the legislature fosters the notion that they don't need to play by the rules. This in turn leads to greater public frustration and distrust of government. What we need is a show of integrity and restraint from our policymakers. Refrain from indulging in the practice of gut and replace. Demand more transparency in the legislative process. Under passing rules that would prevent gut and replace tactics, this isn't just about getting more sunlight in those smoke-filled rooms. It's about protecting the democratic process. I'm Keeley Iaakena, Aloha.


Welcome to Cooper Union. What's happening with human rights around our world on Think Tech Live, broadcasting from our downtown studio in Honolulu, Hawaii in Moana, New York. Today, we're looking at the UN Special Operator on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-reoccurrence. Looking at a visit recently to Scandinavia focusing on the Sami people. Fabian, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you so much. It's my great pleasure. Fabian, you share with people who aren't familiar with the UN. What is a special repertoire? And how does that work? And is that part of the UN Human Rights Council special procedures? Well, the UN mechanisms for promotion and protect human rights are divided in two great big branches. So the first one is the treaty bodies. That means the bodies for monitoring the conventions, created by the conventions. They are called committees. And the other branch is the special procedures. Special procedures are working groups composed by five people or special reporters, like me, an individual post, independent experts, not paid, and with expertise in one particular topic. Now, there are more or less 60 special procedures in the UN system. And my mandate is on transitional justice. Yes, that. Excellent. And what's so exciting about the work that you do is, as a special repertoire, usually I have a couple of roles. One is to write studies that then develop or share the evolving of international human rights norms. And the other is country visits. Could you share with us a bit about the most recent country visit? And then maybe we can also get into some of the systematic work that you've also been doing. Perfect. So, well, the mandate is how to deal with the past. How to deal with the past. Because the title of the mandate is Truth, Justice, Reparation, Warranties of Non-Recurrences. And I'm not the High Commissioner for Human Rights. So I'm not judges of all type of reparations or all kinds of seeking the truth. So it's for the transition from a dictatorship to the democracy or exit from an armed conflict to the peace and stable situation. And I decided to introduce the possibility to apply the mandate to the legacy of colonialism. So how the new citation is dealing with the past in terms of mechanism for seeking the truth, provide justice, establish reparation in the concept of full reparation for victims. I'm talking about a restitution, economic compensation, psychosocial support, measures of satisfaction, like apologies, for instance, and the adoption of law and practices for the non-repetition. The fifth pillar of the mandate that it was introduced because I produced a report, a thematic report, is memory, memorization processes. And yes, as you said, we are charged of developing the International Human Rights Law with the thematic reports and particular studies. We receive and send communications to the governments, expressing concerns about different situations inside of the mandate. And one important, one relevant task is the country visit. So we go to the field, we visit the countries, and we produce a report after many consultations, interviews with stakeholders. And that is the case of the last two visits I conducted to Finland and Sweden. So I had many interviews with the governmental officers from different departments and ministers and also with NGOs, even society, also with victims and families of the victims, academia, journalists. And what I presented as usual, an end-of-mission statement, one in each country, one in Finland and then in Sweden. And I will present the full report of the visits for the two countries in the month of September to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. So it is exciting to look at the situation of the Sami people. We know they're the indigenous peoples of Scandinavia in the Arctic Circle and beyond. Can you share some of your initial impressions of how Sami human rights are being denied and some of the recommendations maybe that you saw that could maybe improve the daily lives and have a positive impact on public policy as well as on the Sami people's desires? Sure, sure. I decided to ask the three countries for an official visit. So I asked a visit to Norway, to Finland, and to Sweden. All three countries accepted the visit. But Norway did it in last time, in the last minute. So it was impossible for me to arrange the agenda for go to Norway also. So I guess the next visit of the mandate will be on Norway to continue this examination because Sami people is not based in just one country. It's also in Russia. So you have in four countries. But at least I was in Finland and I was in Sweden. I'm not the rapporteur on indigenous people. So that's another special rapporteur. So my focus was in how both states are dealing with the former policy of assimilation. So the both countries had an express policy with the church of assimilation of the people. And the consequences today are painful for the community. Because, of course, the culture and the language of the Sami people is in danger, is in danger for different reasons. And also they are facing a terrible situation with the discrimination and hate speech in both countries. And that is one of the main concerns. As you know, in my previous life, I was a member of the Human Rights Committee. And the first country under examination when I arrived to the committee in 2009 was Sweden. And the committee expressed concerns about the Sami situation. In 2016, when I leave the committee, again Sweden presented the report. I was chair of the committee in that time. And if you see the minute they are public, I said expressed to the government the problem of the Sami population and the government took the engagement in ratifying the ILO Convention 169 on indigenous peoples. But they didn't. So the last week I highlighted this particular situation. And deeply, because when we think in the countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula, we think countries with a very high level in terms of human rights in general. No, that's the general impression around the world. And it's shocked to discover then they did practically nothing in terms of truth. They are just starting the process with one truth commission in Sweden and also in Finland. They did not provide reparations at all. At all, just one apology from the church, from the Sweden church to the Sami population because they are working very close with the Sami population. I'm talking about the Lutheran church. No compensation.  And that is a problem. Also, there are some problems in terms of education. So because they are schools in Sami language, I visited the regions. I visited Inari in Finland. And I was in Kiruna in Sweden that were very interesting for me because I met the Sami people. I met this with the Sami parliament in both countries. And I was in schools seeing how is working the education system in Sami language. And of course, both sides are making progress, but there are not enough teachers in Sami language. And there is no clear policy to strengthen the education in Sami language. In other aspects, we must recognize that there are some progress, especially in repatriation. Repatriation of objects of the Sami people and one very, very important thing human remains in both countries. And that is a good policy that I found in both countries. But they are an enormous way to go yet. No, it's important to see your firsthand account and based on your visits what you were able to recognize because the recommendations provide a path forward for reconciliation and also realization of rights. And I appreciate the holistic perspective of seeing your role as chair of the Human Rights Committee and seeing how those committee recommendations also contribute. And it's definitely important to bring up the International Labor Organization, the oldest UN specialized agency program and fund over 100 years old. And why that 169 important convention would actually add tools to be able to help the Sami people to realize their rights. All those aspects all build up really the case for social change in Scandinavia and looks at what could be possible. Could you maybe share a bit also as you mentioned the Sami parliament? Do you believe those are important institutions and how do those actually promote and protect Sami rights and how do you think they could be part of the solution going forward with your mandate on transitional justice? Yeah, definitely both are important. Not strong are should be unfortunately because the mandate of both parliaments are a little bit limited. But anyway, it's important to have a Sami parliament in each country. I visited both places. There is a place in Finland and there is no particular place in Sweden, but I met people, I met the president of the chair of the Sami parliament in Sweden. They are charging in issues of education, culture, et cetera. But both countries, they did not adopt a law according to international standards to pay attention to the Sami boys. That means, yes, there are consultations, but the problem is which is the effect of the consultation. So as you know, the standards is the prior and informed consent, and that is totally different than consultation. And in Sweden in particular, there is a problem of balance of different interests, not the industry of mines and tourism and other industries. And while my message to the government was, yes, but one thing is interest, another thing is right. So you must pay attention to the interest fulfilling the rights of the people, because it's not exactly the same. So the situation is delicate, but there is an opportunity and it will be very, very relevant, the job of both truth commissions. So the recommendations of the commissions must be clear. Clear. And I highlighted the importance of having tools to fulfill the recommendations, because I don't know if you are aware, but in Sweden, it was the truth commission for the Torne d'Aliens, and the report was adopted, but no follow-up. So if we have a report with recommendations and just that, it will be frustrating for Sami people and would be frustrating for the international community. We brought up some really good points, especially about free prior informed consent that's enlisted and featured up to six times in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We know the Sami people are striving for the right of self-determination and all the rights enshrined in the UN Drip, and the country visit by the repertoire does provide that opportunity to organize to achieve the articles of the UN Drip, and your recommendations definitely looked at that. Could you share some of the initial steps that you believe should be taken in both countries to then begin the path to really achieve reconciliation? Well, yes. The transitional justice process must be holistic. So you cannot pick just one issue and erase the other. So it's not seeking the truth. It's not memorialization. It's not reparations. It's not justice. It's all the package. It's not all the package. One concern some Sami people express to me is we don't want apologies if it's just an apology. And that is important. And in terms of memorialization, for instance, boarding schools are not memory sites. So there is not one plague. There is no one mark saying, OK. And the policy of assimilation was brutal. It was really brutal. So I guess we need a holistic approach. And the Sami parliament must be involved. Involved in very active way in the process. Because for the success of a process of transitional justice, you need a victim-centered approach. If not, the process will fail. No, that's really important. As you definitely were on the front lines meeting with directly impacted people, that absolutely is the core of the human rights framework going forward. Can you also share some of the other important issues that the Sami people shared with you? Well, yes. They are really concerned about the development of industries in the area, especially for the rain hordes, because the way of life you have, part of the Sami are nomads, and it's a problem for them if the ecosystem is targeted. And they express that. And also other Sami people have concerns about the licenses for hunting and fishing. Because this is the way of life of the people. But especially, the main concern is not having a voice respected and listened. Even if there are some progressives, for instance, in Sweden, the Sami are recognized as indigenous people according to the constitution. And there are some progress in legislation, but very, very, very slow. It's the first step. And it's in an ambience very electric. Because the discriminatory speech and the hate speech, and in some newspapers, right issues that they are totally lies, but saying that, well, the Sami people have too much power, and it's against the development of the country, is a problem. Because they try to put Sami people as enemies. And that is the problem. No, I remember visiting there as well. It was shocking to hear that in Norway, Sweden, Finland, the racism towards the Sami people, and also on the most basic aspects. They brought some very important cases around fishing rights, but also around reindeer herding as well that you shared. So both are absolutely crucial. One thing I did want to look at, as I really appreciate your work as a rapporteur, is also the exciting work that you do as an author. And I think probably one of the reasons that also it was important to nominate you for this role is also Argentina's important role. And many people are familiar with the film 1985. But maybe you could share a bit about what it's like growing up in Argentina and how that also shaped your perspective in this important role as rapporteur. Well, yes, Argentina was a unique example in this area. Because especially the trials and the prosecution of the perpetrators was unique, a unique example. And a guide for the development of the international criminal law, now we have the Rome Statute and all that. And also in memory, Argentina is, I guess, a good example. A good example. But there are good examples in different countries. And in particular topics, not in all, but in particular topics. For instance, the Truth Commission of Colombia was great. Was great. So I visited the country and it was great. In terms of justice, I visited the Balkans also. And not bad, the job, OK, the international tribunals, but also the residual mechanisms inside of the countries in the Baccanic Peninsula is really interesting. And in terms of reparations, for instance, the psychosocial program in Chile is a very good example. So transitional justice is complex. It's really complex. But they are good examples. For me and my message for all governments is the following. This is not political will. These are state obligations, state duties. And the political will is to fulfill the obligation. But these clear international duties according to international human rights law. Because it's impossible to reconciliation without really justice, reparations, and truth. Very important lessons and inspiring to see really those lessons, the words of wisdom, to see where we can do that around the world. Could you share briefly as well other small examples where you see truth reconciliation, transitional justice, making that important step towards really social justice for all? Well, in the Inter-American system, after some judgments of the Inter-American court of human rights, the apologies presented in some cases were really relevant. And today, it was an apology in one case against Guatemala, in the case of Vélez Franco. And it's important for victims and it's important for the community. Really important in many lessons. I think we can learn here in Hawaii as well so that we can have a better future that's rooted in fundamental freedoms and also rights for all. Thank you so much, Fabian, for the work that you've done for the decades and the important work that you do as a professor as well, but also in these exciting roles as special rapporteur and with the UN human rights treaty bodies. Mahalo. Mahalo, my great pleasure have been with you. All the best. Allah. 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