Abandoned AmericaThe abandoned Majestic Theatre in East St. Louis, IL.
More abandoned theaters at https://www.abandonedamerica.us/abandoned-theaters
Craig D Carmoney
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Craig Carmoney is an experienced Educational Consultant specializing in school building projects and long-term strategic planning. He previously served as Superintendent of Meridian Public Schools, where he dedicated himself to enhancing education and community engagement. In recognition of his leadership and impact, he was honored as the 2021 Michigan Superintendent of the Year.
Taylor LorenzOver the past few days, thousands of Threads users have amplified baseless claims of hacked voting machines as Democrats become more comfortable embracing denialism.
I wrote about how Threads became ground zero for election hacking conspiracies and how Metas decision to restrict journalists and news content has exacerbated the problem. https://www.usermag.co/p/metas-threads-overrun-with-liberal-election-fraud-conspiracies
The proposed TikTok ban working its way through Congress would likely embolden authoritarian censorship abroad, experts warn, and shatter the United States’ reputation as an international champion of free speech https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tiktok-ban-embolden-authoritarian-censorship-experts-warn-rcna143476
The abandoned oceanside community of Long Beach, CT
Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/pleasure-and-long-beach
The projection booth of an abandoned theater
Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/the-victory-theatre
The mostly-abandoned Old Town Mall in Baltimore - a pioneering attempt at an urban pedestrian mall that failed badly. Find out why: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/kaufmans-department-store
Holmesburg Prison has a bleak history but one of its lowest points is its facilitation of horrific medical tests carried out primarily on Black inmates. It's really worth learning about, so I talked to the author of Skin Theory, a recent book about the subject, on my newest podcast. Check it out here: https://anchor.fm/abandonedamerica/episodes/The-Skin-Experiments-at-Holmesburg-Prison-e1sao5q
The Skin Experiments at Holmesburg Prison by Abandoned America
In this episode we talk with Dr. Cristina Visperas about her new book "Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory", which explores the shocking past of the now-abandoned Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia. For decades Dr. Albert Kligman conducted unethical and harrowing medical experiments on Holmesburg's inmates - in this episode we explore what those experiments were, how they formed the basis of the modern dermatology industry, and what happened in their aftermath.