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About Us

Mission 

The Center for Reintegration is a non-profit organization committed to helping people with mental illnesses pursue a meaningful life through reintegration-- the process by which a person with a mental illness finds meaningful work and education, restores his or her relationships, and moves toward independent living. To help achieve these goals, the Center for Reintegration provides useful information, resources, and supports for consumers, caregivers, employers, educators, family and friends.

Executive Director

Ralph Aquila, MD

Secretary/Treasurer

Bevin Reilly, LSW

Center for Reintegration Board

Giovanni Colella, MD, President/Co Founder and CEO, Castlight Health, 

Chair, elected 2015

Board Members

Elyn Saks, JD, USC Gould Law School

Elected 2020

Betsy Blumenthal, Senior Managing Director, Kroll.

Elected 2021

Advisory Board

Sigurd Ackerman, MD, President/Medical Director, Silver Hill Hospital

Beth Baxter, MD, Psychiatrist , Park Center, Inc.

Kenn Dudek, Senior Advisor, Fountain House

Thomas J. Malamud, Consultant

 Nancy Walder, President, MorningSide Westside Action Committee

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The resources on this site are provided for informational purposes only. The content is not intended in any way to be a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be interpreted as treatment recommendations. Only a physician who has had an opportunity to interact with the patient in person, with access to the patient's records and the opportunity to conduct appropriate follow-up, can provide recommendations for treatment. For advice about specific treatment or medication, consult a physician and/or mental health professional.

If you are in need of immediate help, please contact a crisis clinic or a qualified mental health care provider.

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- FAQ — The Center for Reintegration

 Baer Reintegration Scholarship Program Frequently Asked Questions

 Contents

  1. Eligibility

  2. Course of Study

  3. Application Process

    1. General Questions

    2. Essay

    3. References and Recommendation Forms

    4. Transcripts

    5. Tuition Costs

    6. Advice and Tips

    7. After the Deadline

4. Misc. Questions

 

Eligibility

 

1. I have a mental illness that is not bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder. Do I qualify for this scholarship?

 

Unfortunately, unless you are diagnosed with one of those specific illnesses, we cannot accept your application. Should someone with a different diagnosis apply for our scholarship, we disqualify the application and the judges do not see it. 

 

2. I am from a country that is not the USA, can I apply for the scholarship?

 

Our scholarship is only available to US citizens or legal permanent residents who are attending school within the US or US territories. Therefore, this means if you are a citizen but attending a school in a different country, you also would not qualify for our scholarship. 

 

3. I am currently a child and going to be 18 after the time of the application process. Do I qualify?

 

As long as you will be 18 by the time the academic year you are applying for begins, you qualify for the scholarship. So if you are 18 by September 2023, you will qualify for this scholarship round. That being said, when we have applicants who are 17 at the time of turning in their application, we ask the applicant along with the applicant’s legal guardian to sign the last piece of the application, the personal consent and release form. 

 

4. I applied for the scholarship before and did not get it. Can I reapply?

 

Absolutely! Several of our scholars are individuals who applied a couple of times before they received the scholarship. Our judges do remember folks who have previously applied and admire folks’ determination and consistency!

 

5. I am the child of someone who has/had a mental illness and it has greatly impacted my life. Do I qualify for the scholarship?

 

Unfortunately, no. We only provide scholarships to the individuals who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder. 

 

6. Can I receive a scholarship for student debt? I have a mental illness and bills from a school I graduated from and could use assistance with them. 

 

Unfortunately, no. Our scholarship program runs on a yearly calendar. This means that we only cover scholarships from the 2022-2023 application cycle for the 2023-2024 academic year; and so on. All current scholars must reapply each year for a scholarship, and any funds they do not use in a given academic year are returned to the Center for Reintegration in the spring of that year. 

 

Course of Study

1.I am going to school part-time. Can I apply for your scholarship?

 

Yes! As long as you meet the eligibility criteria, we definitely accept part-time student applicants. If a finalist is going back to school after a long time away, we actually encourage them to attend part-time so that the life change isn’t so dramatic.  

 

2. Do you accept applications from students in graduate programs, or certificate programs, or anything other than a bachelors degree?

 

Absolutely. Our scholarship program is open to any obtaining a degree or certificate from any program in the US. We have had scholars who are receiving masters degrees and PhD’s, and we have scholars in med school. We also have had scholars who’ve received pet grooming certificates, welding degrees, yoga teacher certifications, and peer mediator certificates. For many of our judges, The vocational and certificate programs are their favorite category of applicants!

 

3. Does this scholarship apply to online programs?

 Yes. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic we are accepting applications for students attending school online for the 2023-24 academic year. We will revisit the criteria for online coursework applications in the next application cycle (for the 2024-2025 academic year).

 

4. What criteria must I meet in terms of coursework to apply for the scholarship?

 

Your coursework must have a degree or certification attached to it. This means non-matriculated courses are not covered under our scholarship. Classes for hobbies or pleasure are also not covered under our scholarship (for instance, cooking classes, a sewing workshop, guitar lessons, etc.).  Your course of study should lead to a qualification that you can use to further your career and allow you to reintegrate into society. There is no course amount requirement to qualify for a scholarship. Scholars can take 1-2 courses a semester if that is the pace they are comfortable with.

  

Application Process

 

General Questions

 

1.When is the application due?

 

All completed applications from the 2022-2023 scholarship application period (for scholarships given for the 2023-2024 academic year) are due on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023. This means they need to be postmarked by this day if sending in by mail, or submitted online by 11:59 PM on January 31st.  

 

2. What is Early Application Advantage?

Early Application Advantage is for mail-in applications only. Any applicant who turns their application in FULL by Friday, December 2nd, 2022, will have the advantage of a pre-review of their application by the scholarship administrator. 

Each applicant who participates in the Early Application Advantage (EAA) option will be notified via email by Friday, December 16th, if their application is missing any key pieces that would not allow for it to pass on to the next round of judging. For instance, if a psychiatric evaluation is not turned in, or filled out incorrectly, the scholarship administration will alert the applicant for this to be fixed with enough time before the January deadline. Another example; should the essay not be written in the proper format, the scholarship administration would alert the applicant of this error with enough time for them to revise their essay and then turn in the fixed application by the final deadline in January.  

This opportunity has been created to encourage applicants to turn in their materials early, and also to allow for some applicants to receive a bit of needed guidance that would allow the judges to be able to review a qualified application. The Early Application Advantage option will NOT provide specific advice to individual applicants regarding the improvement of an application, but will simply alert applicants if there is a missing and/or invalid piece of their application that is able to be included or remedied prior to the final January deadline. 

Consider turning in your application by November 26th to take advantage of this great opportunity! Please remember, if you decide not to turn in your application by December 2nd, you still have over two months to turn it in for our 1/31/22 deadline; and it will not count against you if you do not use EAA.

Each application is judged in the spring, and at that point the judges will not know who turned their application in early and who did not. This program is purely to help anyone who wants to complete their work early and get an extra check on their materials. 

3. Where do I send my application? 

 

All mailed in applications should be sent to: 

 

Baer Reintegration Scholarship Program

PO Box 35218 

Philadelphia, PA 19128

 

All online applications should be submitted through our scholarship software, SmarterSelect.

 

4. Do you ensure applications are complete?

 

YES. All new applications MUST have:

  1. Intake/Facesheet Information

2.   An essay written in proper format

3.  Three recommendation forms, one of which being from the applicant’s psychiatrist or prescribing authority

4.   Unofficial transcripts

5.   Cost of tuition and fees from desired school(s)

6.   Personal consent and release 

 

Any application missing one or more of these will be disqualified and the judges will not review it. Returning scholars, your application must include:

  • Current grade report

  • Updated application form

  • New recommendation from psychiatrist / prescribing authority

  • Reconfirmation of goals and academic hours completed / remaining

  • Signed personal / consent form  

5. Can I include extra pieces to my application?

Yes. We accept a maximum of 2 extra pieces to an application. If you would like to include a resume, a certificate, or a sample of your work (for some examples), that is fine. These extra pieces should be included with your application, the scholarship administration will not visit a link to someone’s website or open up a zip file of artwork (for some examples). Your extra pieces should be easy to find and review. This is NOT REQUIRED and please limit any extra documents to your application to no more than two items. Anything over that amount may not be included with your completed application materials.  

6. I’m submitting my application online, can I attach items in a non-PDF format? Such as a Word Document or JPEG?

We ask for our required materials in PDF format. Our application portal will let you know if the file type you are trying to submit does not meet our guidelines.

7. Should I submit my FAFSA with my application?

 

No, we do not need your FAFSA included with your application materials.. Should you be chosen as a finalist in the spring of 2023, we will ask for your FAFSA at that time. Some educational pursuits do not require a FAFSA, which will also be determined should you become a finalist. 

 

8. How much is this scholarship for? You don’t provide an amount anywhere on the website. 

 

Our scholarship amounts are needs-based and confidential. Should you become a finalist in the spring of 2023, we work with you and the financial aid office of your school of choice to determine an appropriate amount. Our scholarship awards range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. Please note: we send scholarship checks directly to each scholar’s school. We typically do not send checks to any individuals. 

 

Essay

 

1.What should the essay look like?

 

Great question. The essay can easily be the one piece of an application that disqualifies a deserving student. Essays MUST be divided into six sections. This means that it is less of a three page essay and more a six-part question and answer. Your essay MUST include the six section headings provided within the application, along with thoughtful responses to each question. 

 

A three page essay discussing a topic you would rather elaborate on while ignoring the essay guidelines will be disqualified. Additionally, an essay that answers the six sections without dividing each response with the given header questions will ALSO be disqualified. The judges are only able to fairly evaluate essays if they are all in the same format. Make your essay very clear by including the 6 questions as 6 separate headers and then your responses. 

 

2. Can I write more than three pages double-spaced?

 

No. Essays that are too long are disqualified. This means essays that are not double-spaced, or have extremely small print, or are over three pages are not seen by the judges. 

 

3.Can I write less than three pages double-spaced?

 

Yes! If you think you have sufficiently answered the essay questions and you have room leftover, that is completely acceptable. 

  

References and Recommendation Forms

 

1.Can I have more than three recommendations?

 

Yes. There are instances where someone would like an extra professional, colleague, or friend write a recommendation for them. That’s fine, but please limit it to no more than five recommendations total. Extra references are NOT required.  If you are filling out your application online, you will not be given the option for extra references. Should you feel compelled to ask a fourth person, they can head to our Recommendations Page to learn how to independently submit a form or letter.

2.Do my recommendations have to fill out the official form in the application?

 

We strongly encourage your psychiatric provider and two general references fill out the provided forms. If they are unable to for any reason, there are other ways to submit a recommendation on our Recommendations Page. If they would like to also include a written note about you, that’s great! If you have extra references beyond the three required, they can either fill out a form, or provide a written letter.

 

3. I am filling out my application online, but one of my references wants to fill out a form and mail it in. Is that ok?

 

Yes. Although we strongly recommend that an application should either be completely by mail or completely online, we understand there are special circumstances. If you are having some of your recommendation forms sent in a different format than the rest of your application, please include a brief note in your application, or email us at [email protected] so we know to expect them elsewhere. 

 

4. I am mailing in my entire application and don’t understand the instructions to mail in recommendation forms. Can they be sent separately? Can you elaborate?

 

If you are mailing in your entire application, please do not mail in many different pieces of your application separately. If a reference will only write a recommendation if they can mail it in themselves, please send us an email at [email protected] so we know to look out for it. 

To include confidential recommendation forms in your mailed-in application: 

First, complete the applicant portion at the top of all three forms, including your signature. Then, give each of these forms to your references along with a self-addressed and stamped envelope so they can mail you back the completed form sealed in the envelope.

 If they are going to give you back the form in person, give them an envelope with just your name on it and ask them to sign their name over the sealed piece of the envelope to show that the envelope has remained closed. 

 Once you have all three (or more, if you have asked more than three people to write recommendations) unopened envelopes, whether stamped and mailed back or signed-on-seal and returned in person, include these unopened envelopes with the rest of your application materials, and mail them all together in one large envelope. 

 

5. My reference is running late with their form. Is it ok that they turn it in past the 1/31/2023 deadline?

 We strongly encourage applicants submit their applications early, as well as ask their references early. We do extend the reference deadline until 2/28/23, just in case it has been difficult for the applicant to gain the required recommendation forms. However we URGE you to ask you references early and be sure they submit well ahead of the deadline.  

 

6. I currently don’t see a psychiatrist or have a prescribing authority, but I have a qualifying mental illness. Can I apply?

 

In order for your application to be considered complete, you MUST have a psychiatrist or prescribing authority write your first recommendation form. Even if you no longer need or take medication, a qualified professional, meaning a prescribing authority, must sign off on your recommendation form for your application to be considered valid. 

 

7. I just switched psychiatrists and my old psychiatrist knows me much better than my new one. Can I have my old psychiatrist write my recommendation?

 

No. You MUST have your CURRENT psychiatrist or prescribing authority write your recommendation. Some applicants have both their current psychiatrist write a recommendation and a previous provider write a recommendation form, either as a general recommendation or as a second psychiatric recommendation, which can be found on our Recommendations Page.

 

8. My therapist knows me much better than my psychiatrist, I only see my doctor once a month for 10 minutes at a time. Can my therapist write my psychiatric recommendation?

 

No. Your prescribing authority MUST fill out your psychiatric recommendation form. Some applicants have their therapists write a psychiatric recommendation form to accompany the one from their doctor, and then get other general references, or they have their therapist fill out a general recommendation form. We would love to hear from your therapist, but we also need to hear from your prescribing authority. If your therapist also happens to be your prescribing authority, then that is great!

 

9. I don’t want one of my two general references to know I have a mental illness. What should I do? If I give them the form or direct them to the website it will break my confidentiality.

 

In these cases, we recommend you find two people who you are comfortable knowing about your mental illness. If you definitely would like someone like your employer or another person who cannot know about your illness to write a recommendation for you; that’s fine; have them write a general letter without giving them the form and include it as an extra reference. 

 

Transcripts

 

1. My school is taking a very long time to send my transcript and I worry it will be late. Is that ok?

 

Remember, you do not need to submit an official transcript for your application. An unofficial transcript or grade report will suffice for your application, so therefore it should be on time. We do not accept late materials. If you do not have an unofficial transcript included in your application by the deadline, your application will be disqualified. 

 

2. Can I send a link for you to view my transcripts?

 

No, please do not send a link for your transcript to be accessed. It requires extra work for our scholarship administrators, and many times we are unable to access it without the creation of a login, or using a unique code that has its own expiration date, etc. Along with this, many times after we access it, we are unable to paste it in your completed application due to encryption codes. Therefore, your application is deemed incomplete. 

 

Our suggestion is you create a nonsecure PDF of an unofficial transcript to be sent as a PDF in your application. 

 

3. I have attended many different schools over the years and have several transcripts I could send. Should I send them all? 

 

This is up to you. We definitely recommend you send your most recent transcript. If you would like to include all of your past transcripts, that is fine. Some applicants include their most recent transcript and then any transcript that has to do with the degree they are applying to the scholarship for. As long as we have a window into your coursework, the judges are satisfied.

 

Tuition Costs

 

  1. Can I send a link to the website highlighting my school’s cost of education?

 

No. Please send us a PDF indicating your desired program’s costs. We sift through thousands of documents once all applications are submitted and will not have the ability to look up links to schools. A link will not suffice and your application will be considered incomplete. 

 

2. I won’t know what school I’ll be attending until later this spring. What should I do?

 

If you have a few different schools you might be attending later this spring, then please send PDFs of tuition costs for all the schools you might attend. 

 

3. Do I need to include the cost of books? I won’t know what books I’ll be buying next year. 

 

Don’t worry about the cost of books in your application materials. Should you become a finalist in the spring of 2023, we can figure out an amount for books with your school of choice then. 

 

Advice and Tips

 

  1. Do you have any advice for the new applicant?

 

Start early! References, the essay, etc. , gathering your materials takes time. You don’t want to be disqualified because you didn’t complete your application in time. 

 

Also, be sure to complete your essay properly. Too many amazing applicants don’t follow the very detailed instructions regarding the essay and their application is disqualified. 

 

Believe in yourself! Completing the application is a big undertaking. Be proud of yourself for not only completing it, but also for your dream of going to school and pursuing your education. It is inspiring. 

 

2. Anything else?

 

If submitting a mailed-in application, don’t staple your items, use paper clips. And, if you can, don’t submit double-sided materials. When we scan in your documents, this can cause jams and also cause half of your materials to not be taken into account. 

 

3. Can I send in my application for you to take a look at and provide feedback before I send in my final application?

 

Yes and no. You MAY opt in to Early Application Advantage for mailed-in applications and properly submit your completed application by December 2nd for review of compliance. The administration will alert you within two weeks if anything is missing or outside of our guidelines. For online applications, we are able to see which applicants are missing materials (as are the applicants able to check this), so we will message folks throughout the application cycle through SmarterSelect.

 

What you may NOT do is email a sample essay or anything else you want proofread/edited/revised to [email protected] or [email protected]. Anything sent there for personalized review is automatically deleted, as it is unfair to all other applicants completing their application on their own. 

 

After the Deadline

 

  1. I submitted my application. What happens now? When do I hear back?

 

Congrats on submitting your application! During the months of February and March 2023, our scholarship administration team organizes and reviews all applications. Those that meet our qualifications and are complete are then sent to our judges in early March. The judges then review the applications during the month of March and early April. 

 

In early to mid April the judges get together at our annual Judging Summit and decide on who will be our finalists, both returning scholars and also new scholars. Then, in mid to late April, the scholarship administration team sends out responses electronically, through SmarterSelect or email, to our finalists and any applicants who will not be receiving a scholarship with us this round. 

 

2. It’s early May (or later) and I have not heard back. What is going on?

 

Send us an email at [email protected] explaining the situation. Last year we experienced some glitches in which some applicants did not receive our determination email. We will resend an email to you ASAP. 

 

3. I moved a few weeks after submitting my application. What should I do? 

 

No problem! We have moved to letting folks know virtually, so as long as you have access to the internet, you should be able to hear from us.  

4. I heard back from the Scholarship Committee and I did not get the scholarship. I am so disappointed, what did I do wrong?

 Thank you for applying for our scholarship and we congratulate you in submitting an application. Like we said in our letter, there are hundreds of impressive entries each year, and the judging process is very challenging. Because this program holds to a rigid privacy protocol, all judging panel deliberations and decisions are confidential and all materials reviewed are destroyed following the judging process. Therefore, we are not able to provide any insights with regard to the final decisions made by the judges. Rest assured we would welcome another application from you next year, should you still be interested. Thank you and we wish you every success in your academic endeavors.  

Miscellaneous Questions

  1. Are you affiliated with the Lilly Reintegration Scholarship?

No. The Lilly Reintegration Scholarship was disbanded in 2014 and the Sidney R. Baer Jr. Foundation joined us to create the Baer Reintegration Scholarship Program in 2015. 

 

2. Can you please call me? What is your phone number?

 

We answer all questions and inquiries via email only, therefore we do not have a public phone number. Please send us an email at [email protected] !

Ukrainian-style reintegration puts an end to the Minsk agreements

The Rada adopted in the final reading the odious bill on the "reintegration of Donbass"

Luhansk regions", better known as the law on the "reintegration of Donbass".

280 deputies voted for the document, which was proposed by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko back in October 2017. Only 33 representatives of the "Opposition Bloc" opposed it.

According to the people's deputy from the opposition Yevgeny Muraev, the Ukrainian "party of war" actually merged the Donbass "just like Crimea was merged in 2014." In his opinion, this was done in order to create a favorable situation for Poroshenko on the eve of the 2019 elections. Muraev believes that with the adoption of the law, Poroshenko received unlimited powers that contradict the Ukrainian constitution, and "turned into a full-fledged dictator."

Now he will need to get cavalry boots, a stack and a revolver in a holster. No one in the world will believe that this is the "leader of a democratic state" anyway,

- added Muraev.

Legalized genocide

According to the adopted law, the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics are recognized as "occupied by Russia", and their authorities are recognized as "occupation administrations". In fact, the Verkhovna Rada legalized the ongoing military operation against the recalcitrant region for almost four years and endowed the Ukrainian military with unlimited powers in relation to the civilian population of the "occupied territories" and adjacent areas of the "ATO zone" without the official introduction of martial law. Thus, the Ukrainian military received practically uncontrolled powers to conduct searches, arrests, and interrogations of any citizens suspected of "assisting the separatists." Thus, people living in the Donbass are in fact deprived of the fundamental and basic rights prescribed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: the right to life, to freedom of movement, to the inviolability of the home.

In addition, the law on reintegration introduces liability for the population of territories not controlled by the Kyiv regime for "collaboration with the occupiers." In fact, this means that any person in Donetsk or Lugansk who works in the state or public sector can be arrested and convicted in Ukraine.

Is it possible to put an end to the Minsk agreements?

Petro Poroshenko on the eve of the exchange of prisoners between Kyiv, the DPR and the LPR on December 27, 2017. Photo: www.globallookpress.com

The most revealing thing is that the law on the "reintegration of Donbass" does not even mention the Minsk agreements, which bear the signature of the representative of Ukraine. Thus, the Kyiv regime de facto admitted that it was not going to fulfill the agreements reached. It is interesting that at the moment when the Rada unanimously voted for reintegration, another meeting of the contact group was taking place in Minsk, which, as usual, ended in nothing. As noted in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPR, the representatives of Kyiv could not explain the expediency of the adopted law and refused to discuss the current agenda, turning the meeting into meaningless discussions.

At the same time, officials from Donetsk and Luhansk also commented on the Ukrainian law on reintegration. According to Alexander Zakharchenko, the goal of the Kyiv regime is to create a legal platform for the continuation of aggression against Donbass.

This law will untie the hands of the Ukrainian military. And everything that they could not do before, they will now be able to do on "legal" grounds. This completely violates the Minsk agreements,

, the leader of the DPR emphasized.

The LPR Foreign Ministry noted that Ukrainian politicians "actually legalized the use of armed forces in Donbass without declaring war," adding that the concept of the adopted law on reintegration is completely contrary to the Minsk agreements.

Still, we are almost certain that, despite the clearly provocative and largely illogical law on reintegration, Ukraine will not dare to openly announce its withdrawal from the Minsk negotiations and start a new stage of escalation of the armed conflict,

- Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the LPR Vladislav Deynego said.

The last nail in Ukraine's coffin

Will Russia be drawn into a big conflict in the Donbass?

Kyiv was also warned about the inadmissibility of the escalation of the conflict in the diplomatic department of Russia. “The result of the current Ukrainian “legislative work” completely contradicts the Minsk agreements, which are a universally recognized and uncontested basis for resolving the conflict in Ukraine,” the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Information and Press says in an official comment. “There is no question of any “reintegration”. On the contrary, everything is being in order to further split Ukraine and alienate citizens living in the Donbass, Kyiv is burying the agreements reached in Minsk and the entire existing mechanism for finding mutually acceptable solutions to overcome the intra-Ukrainian crisis, including the Normandy format."

According to the opinion shared by the majority of Donbas residents, Ukraine has already done everything possible and impossible to finally tear away the region that rebelled in 2014 against the coup d'état in Kyiv. And the law on reintegration adopted on Thursday is another nail in the coffin of the “united Ukraine” that politicians in Kyiv are so fond of talking about.

What kind of reintegration can we talk about when, one after another, inadequate statements by all these Parasyukov, Semenchenko, Bereza, Gerashchenko that it is necessary to block Donbass follow? Don't block us! You are blocking yourself! All the laws and actions made by Ukraine in relation to the Donbass are tantamount to shooting one leg off yourself first, and then cutting off the other one to spite everyone,

- said in an interview with "Tsargrad" the commander of the 1st territorial battalion of the city of Gorlovka, lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of the DPR Sergey Popov (call sign "Long").

One thing is clear: the Poroshenko regime’s stake on a military scenario and repression against the Donbass and its inhabitants will not only draw a line under the already barely breathing Minsk agreements, but will also become the final point for the Ukrainian state that has failed in 26 years.

See also:
On the Nature of the Regime of the Modern Ukrainian "Power" School of betrayal: State Department prepares occupation administrations in Moscow The mobilized mothers are being deceived. Playing on the deaths of sons The zeal of the doomed: Fugitive Russophobes are gathering a new army

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