Larry Wilmore, guest hosting Lovett or Leave It
...we're keeping it local with Republican nightmare representative Michelle Steel from, you guessed it: Orange County. Now, we know that Michelle Steel might look friendly, like the lady who shakes your hand at the Vancouver immigration offices when you become a Canadian Citizen. And she speaks English, Korean, and Japanese making her fluent in one, two, three, more languages than her, average Republican colleague, but below an exterior that says 'welcome to British Columbia, let me direct you to the nearest Tim Horton's', lurkS someone much more sinister.
Like the time Michelle Steel bragged during a 2014 local Tea Party meeting that she pulled her younger daughter out of UC Santa Cruz because she was starting to support gay marriage [video] and express interest in voting for Barack Obama. Right, because nothing makes a kid want to pledge a lifelong allegiance to the Republican party like their mom telling them that they have to or they'll turn gay. Also she sent her to Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit college - jokes on you Michelle, the Jesuits are a progressive order who loved the gays! Joke's on you!
In 2017 while serving on the Orange County Board of Supervisors Steel opposed funding for the County's Human Relations Commission, casting the only dissenting vote. Then, that same month she voted to block the release of a report detailing an increase in hate crimes in her district with Black and LGBTQ residents making up a considerable percentage of the victims. Even the Irvine Police Chief pushed for the report to be released. Do you know how much of a fascist you have to be to get outflanked by the Irvine Chief of Police?! It's the planned community Irvine?!
But worst of all, Michelle Steel is California's leading opponent of abortion rights. Thank you Michelle, for breaking the glass ceiling of being terrible to women. Bravo! As a Congresswoman in 2021, Steel co-sponsored the extreme Life at Conception Act which would grant legal personhood to fertilized eggs but after blowback from the Dobbs decision in 2022, Steel saw the writing on the wall and withdrew her name as co-sponsor shortly after reintroducing the bill in 2023.
The bravery that these Republicans show when they face the slightest bit of adversity - sometimes it takes my breath away. Now, as of March 2024 Steel now describes herself as an ardent supporter of IVF despite having many times introduced legislation that would have literally criminalized it. She wrote an op-ed piece in the Orange County Register titled Setting the Record Straight on What I Think About IVF in which she spends most of the piece talking about taxes.
Yeah, so she's trying to cover her tracks on her terrible voting record but can't even bring herself to stick the landing. You're not fooling anyone Michelle. The people of Orange County deserve better, even if the White people there scare me on a deep spiritual level. Sure the sunsets are gorgeous but that's unfortunately right when I need to be out of there, okay?! I never get to see them; this is anecdotal evidence as far as I'm concerned! So if you want to make sure Michelle Steel and other conservative creeps exactly like her don't get into office then head over to Vote Save America.

Vote for Derek Tran and let's send Michelle Steel home!

JAPAN
12 April 1946 – surrender of Japan, brief premiership of Naruhiko Higashikuni (14 April to 9 June 1946), followed by Kijūrō Shidehara. Occupation mostly carried by US troops, but also Commonwealth zone (UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand), led by Douglas MacArthur as the SCAP (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers)
Situation is even way worse than in our reality thanks to all the destruction. First effort is gíve relief to the starving population. Even greater than in our reality are efforts to remove Hirohito (and it is impossible to imagine for the most of Allied leaders including Truman and Churchill to keep him on the throne after this brutal invasion), and despite opposition of MacArthur, Allies force the emperor to abdicate (and renounce divine status) in favour of regency headed by Takahito, (27 July 1946), when Akihito comes to age, he would become the Emperor. Hirohito’s abdication marks the beginning of Seika era, era of Emperor Akihito.
Hirohito is still given all possible protections against any trials for war crimes by MacArthur and is basically sent to comfortable retirement. Institution of monarchy is protected by Allies. Through 1946-1947 many westernisation reforms by MacArthur, based largely on FDR’s New Deal, as in our reality. April-May, political prisoners were released, and Communist Party of Japan was legalised and became politically active organising strikes. 10 February 1947 the first election with women suffrage, victory of Democratic Liberal Party headed by war criminal Hatoyama, who was eventually purged by Allied administration, so Shigeru Yoshida became new prime minister (22 March 1947).
By mid-1947 many officials connected to war crimes were purged, however since then, the course was reversed due to American need for the creation of a powerful Ally against the USSR and many regained power or at least avoided persecution. Through 1947 Americans wrote a new Japanese constitution (later in American myths it was MacArthur completely by himself), 3 August 1947 it was presented. Major shift from our reality is that Article 9, although considered, is not included in such sense as in our reality, it states only that “Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes” second part about demilitarisation is missing. Since summer 1947, US authorities adopt “Reverse Course” policies - aforementioned rehabilitation of officials, also protection of Zaibatsu (which Americans originally wanted to break-up and weaken), and reconstruction. Tokyo Trials 26 September 1946 to 12 January 1950 – MacArthur’s cover up of Japanese war crimes to a lesser extent, but it still does happen (including Unit 731). Taft also, like in Germany, attacks trials as “victor's justice”. From 25 December to 31 1950 Khabarovsk war crimes trials in the USSR about war criminals from Manchuria.
Persecution of growing Japanese communist movement starts. 1948-1951 “Red Purge”. Since March 1949 Dodge Line plan of right-wing economic reforms (cutting public spending, limiting public consumption, and reorienting industrial production in favour of export-oriented), also increase in unemployment and law against unions passed. In 1949 conflicts between communists and authorities escalated into many strikes, pro-communist politicians and officials began to be fired, after summer strike waves also purges of workers and academics. 1 July 1949 Japanese Self-Defence forces established – official remilitarisation. 23 October 1949 election, victory of DLP, electoral success of communists.
Peace Treaty with Japan
President Taft was eager to restore Japanese Independence – SCAP already transferred large amount of authority to Japanese trough 1949, secretary of the state William Richards Castle Jr took initiative. Despite Taft’s initial opposition to idea of continuous military presence, he is persuaded to keep limited number of stationed troops. Peace Treaty with Japan was scheduled after Treaty with Germany. Talks began in August 1950, however talks collapsed over China, despite at the time everyone recognised KMT, Soviets wanted PRC representatives to also attend. Other negotiations were called for January 1951, which resulted into calling for a Peace Conference with Japan in San Francisco analogous to the previous one with Germany. 6 March to 8 August 1951 San Francisco Conference, USSR and its allies boycotted them due to not including Chinese representatives. Despite Chinese and Soviets not being present, their interests were considered. Taiwan was ceded to China, Sakhalin, and Kuril Islands to USSR, unlike OTL Okinawa and more territories were already given back to Japan. Treaty was signed 8 August 1951, valid since 8 March 1952. Separate peace treaties were signed between Japan and ROC (30 January 1953), the Soviet Union and Korea “Vladivostok Treaties” 28 April 1952, these treaties recognised Soviet control over former Japanese territories and entitled Japan to pay reparations to Korea.
8 September 1951 U.S.-Japan Security Treaty was signed, which dictated Japan to accept continuous American military presence. This treaty caused a wave of resistance in Japan, uniting Japanese from right to left. Bloody May Day – over a million protestors in all of Japan, in Tokyo these protests escalated into violence and protests were massacred by police. 1 October 1952 election victory of Yoshida’s Liberal Party. 10 November 1952 coronation ceremony of Emperor Akihito, it marks symbolic beginning of new post-war Japan.
Philippines – 4 July 1947 United States gave official independence to Philippines and retained there many military bases (agreement from 1946 establishes bases for 99 years!) and the US still keeps a degree of political and economic dominance. 28 June 1946 Manuel Roxas became president of Philippines (still under US control then), communists were expelled from Congress despite being democratically elected – Hukbalahap Rebellion resumes (June 1946) and gained substantial strength, United States interferes and supports the government. On 15 April 1948 Roxas died of a heart attack; he was succeeded by vice-president Elpidio Quirino (re-elected in a fraudulent election 8 November 1949). Since the Taft Presidency, interests of Americans in Philippine affairs decreased, aid against Huks drained. President Quirino initiated major social reforms during his second term and attempted mostly useful land reform. 1950-1951 Huks successfully boosted their strength with seizing and keeping control over the centre of Laguna province – Santa Cruz. In 1952 Huks controlled sizable parts of the country and due to government corruption and brutality against rebels had also popular support. In 1951 they started to obtain massive support from China (from 1948 they were also backed by Korea).
Indonesia
Independence
As Japan surrendered, two days later on 14 April 1946 Indonesia (then with its majority under Japanese control) Indonesia declared independence, Sukarno became president and Hatta vice-president. Indonesians took advantage of the lack of established authority. Indonesia was occupied by Commonwealth forces (started in late May 1946). 27 June to 20 July 1946 a large battle between Indonesian and British forces – Battle of Surabaya, under significant losses results into a British victory. Churchill wanted to restore Dutch colonial rule and was ready to back them.
Important is Dutch reaction, Dutch government at the time was coalition between all parties formed after liberation by the Red Army in September 1945 (in wikibox there is 1946, another mistake overlook until I needed that), all parties with exception of CPN supported re-conquest of Indonesia, while communists wanted to grand them independence. CPN is vigorously opposed to continued colonisation and due to CPN securing second place in 1946 election and to lesser degree Soviet pressure on Dutch to recognise Indonesia, talks began in February 1947. Coincidentally with the December 1946 election there was a Malino Conference in which representatives of Dutch controlled territory backed the plan for creation of Dutch aligned federal states. 15 February 1947 Linggadjati Round Table Agreement is signed, in which Netherlands recognises Indonesian Republic controlled territory and both sides agree on formation of the Federal Republic of Indonesia (Republic, East Indonesia and Kalimantan) by 1 January 1948, FRI would newly formed Netherlands-Indonesian Union with the Dutch monarch as head. Similar agreement was reached in our reality but failed. In this timeline everything goes through, despite the fall of the Dutch coalition in summer 1947.
Federation
First Indonesian prime minister under Sutan Sjahrir (April to 3 December 1946), replaced by Amir Sjarifuddin, his cabinet included leftist forces, eventually even communists, who were instrumental in making agreement with the Netherlands (as part of the Dutch coalition were also communist negotiators). This cabinet stayed in power, avoiding real life events of the Madiun Affair. New government headed by Mohammad Hatta was formed after the creation of the federal republic. Creation of this republic was met with criticism from Islamists, who launched the Darul Islam rebellion led by Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosoewirjo (7 August 1948). Overall, young Indonesia was a very unstable country. Anti-unitary forces attempted a failed coup in January 1950. Federation was not popular among Indonesians, so it was quickly dissolved and replaced with a unitary republic (14 April 1950). The Republic of South Maluku attempted to break away with Dutch support, however failed to do so.
Liberal Democratic Period (to 1952)
Newly declared Indonesian republic adopted its constitution and became a free parliamentary democracy. First government was a leftwing one again under Sjarifuddin, however eventually collapsed due to Indonesian National Party (12 October 1950, replaced by cabinet of Mohammad Natsir), but this government managed to pass electoral law, so first Indonesian legislative elections were held (29 September 1951), lot of parties ran and get seats – four largest were PNI (left wing nationalism), Masyumi (liberal Islamism), Nahdlatul Ulama (Islamism), PKI (communists) and PSI- Parsi (democratic socialism). Result was a right leaning coalition under Sidik Djojosukarto (PNI- Masyumi and several minor parties), in 1952 Indonesia officially left “Union” with Netherlands.
British Malaya
1 November 1946 British colonies were united into the “Malayan Union”, strengthening and centralising British control, stripping local sultans of their powers. This created another opposition movement under nationalist United Malays National Organisation, they applied massive resistance and did not participate in British institutions. Unlike OTL, during the Churchill years, there was no reform. In 1952 (1 February) it was transformed due to this massive and long resistance (and also due to large scale communist uprising) to Federation of Malaya, attempting to appease at least conservative nationalists.
Anti–British National Liberation War (early years)
Postwar economic turmoil, powerful communist organisation, brutal response of colonial authorities to strikers. Malaya was a key British source of resources, to pay for US debts (even way more rising in importance after Taft). 17 June 1948 Sungai Siput incident – revenge killing of plantation managers lead to massive British anti-communist arrests, and communists went into hiding. Also, the uprising in Burma (1947) also plays a role as another new motivation. February 1949 Malayan National Liberation Army under Chin Peng is formed (reformed from anti-Japanese resistance movement), MNLA has support of the population and is based in jungles and areas very hard to access for colonialists. Britain imposes very harsh repression against the population, leading to even more widespread support for MNLA. April 1950 “Briggs Plan” adopted forced deportations of ethnic Chinese to camps (up to half million people). The UK also uses Agent Orange (as the first country in the World), murders and tortures countless civilians, and destroys villages.
6 October 1951 British High Commissioner Henry Gurney survives MNLA ambush, this is actually damaging to the British as his replacement Gerald Templer was more competent in fighting with partisans. British forces are aided by other commonwealth nations. By 1953 the UK had problems dealing with communists and communists were stronger compared to our reality.
British Sarawak, North Borneo, Brunei
These territories were separated from Malaya in 1946. This was opposed by Malays but supported by the Chinese. Resistance by Malays culminated in assassination of Duncan Stewart. Small communist rebellion also started.
Thailand – After the war in June 1946 king Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) returned back to Thailand, however, was found shot dead on 26 March 1947 his death was blamed on prime minister Pridi Banomyong, who was forced to resign being replaced by Luang Thamrong.
In 1946 Thailand had to return territories to France. The 20 October 1946 election resulted in the victory of the People's Party, the first government was formed by Khuang Aphaiwong, he was however replaced by Pridi Banomyong after a lost vote of confidence (6 January 1947). Pridi was supportive of Vietnamese Independence, so he ended up being overthrown in a US backed coup (8 November 1947), this coup brough Plaek Pibulsonggram back to power. Military allied with royalists and Khuang Aphaiwong was appointed prime minister. New constitution gave back powers to Monarchythat were decreased in the 1932 revolution. To counter the power of royalist military and Pridi allied supporters, another coup was carried out on 6 April 1948, fully returning Plaek to power; he eventually secured power and foced Pridi into exile. Plaek attempted to fully secure power and destroy opposition, but due to lack of US support since 1949, he was eventually ousted by Pridi and his supporters (11 February 1949). New Direk Jayanama-led left-wing democratic government, managed to secure limited support of USSR and larger one of China (but also Britain due to their previous alliance with Allies) and tried to adopt non alignment foreign political stance. Internal political reforms – reduced power of monarchy, new legislature (in June 1950 democratic election), thanks popular policy of land reform government gained widespread support from the rural population. 29 November 1951 anti-Pridi parts of the military attempted a coup against him as returned from exile Plaek Phibunsongkhram, but eventually failed and Plaek was banished. In 1952 the government turned against conservative royalists and attempted to even further weaken the monarchy.
Vietnam
March Revolution 16 March to 15 April, Abdication of Emperor Bảo Đại (already before surrender of Japan because of fears of French invasion) -> creation of Vietnamese Democratic Republic. In late April North Vietnam was occupied by Chinese forces to accept the surrender of the Japanese. In March also general Leclerc arrives. Fontainebleau Agreements in mid-1946 between Vietnam and France, Vietnam as part of the French Union. With the return of France (November 1946) fighting erupted, war erupted in March 1947. By October France took over main population centres.To increase French support, State of Vietnam was created under emperor Bao Dai (2 August 1949) In 1950 Vietnam recognised by the soviet bloc. Same year the UK recognised the State of Vietnam. In late 1950 Viet Minh launched a successful offensive. In January 1951 de Tassigny was appointed to command, under his leadership France had limited military success. Hower financing the war became a major problem around this time. In March 1951 Viet Minh won in the crucial battle of Vĩnh Yên (17 March) and Viet Minh got close to Hanoi, but the French eventually managed to hold the city after heavy losses.
Change came in 1952 from Paris, talks started in February and eventually ceasefire was declared (28 February). Paris Conference – France officially recognised Democratic Republic of Vietnam, State of Vietnam was not invited as France and DRV both agreed that it was French colony (this was heavily criticised). End of war was also connected with referendum about future of Vietnam, if people support State of Vietnam in union with France or DRV. Referendum was held 14 June 1952 and resulted into landslide victory for Vietminh. Emperor abdicates and State of Vietnam dissolves, but some members of its military continue to resist DRV.
Newly independent Vietnam became a key ally for all of the socialist bloc in Asia and supported anti-colonial movements. In 1952 land reform began – often turned violent with execution of landlords. In 1953 the first five-year plan was launched, focusing on developing the country.
Laos – After the defeat of Japanese anti-colonial Lao Issara emerged. Lao monarch king Sisavang Vong however agreed with restoration of the French protectorate, Lao Issara with aid from China and Viet Minh attempted to resist re-imposition of French rule, however movement was weak and failed to do so and eventually dissolved itself in 1949. In January 1947 an agreement was signed that pledged France to give Laos autonomy inside the French Union. 1950 – Pathet Lao is formed and joins Viet Minh against French forces. In 1952 French officially withdrew from the country.
Cambodia – In 1946 king Norodom Sihanouk attempted to negotiate independence with the French, December 1946 election was held that resulted in victory of the left-wing Democratic party over conservative Liberal party. 23 October 1947 Democratic party dominated assembly passed a constitution modelled on the French one. After the death of Democratic party founder Sisowath Yuthevong, the party divided itself and cannot agree on a concrete program. In 1948 Cambodia was given autonomy by the French. After independence in April 1952, Democratic Party was largely boosted by this success. This avoided the fall of parliamentary democracy.
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)– Sri Lankan leaders led by Don Stephen Senanayake attempted to reach independence through negotiations. However, negotiations with secretary of colonies Oliver Stanley led only to self-governance and the British initially rejected granting Ceylon status of dominion. On 24 September 1947 Senanayake became the first prime minister of the newly formed Ceylonese government. In 1948 granting Dominion status to India led to demonstrations in Ceylon, Senanayake increased his pressure towards Britain. Eventually Ceylon was given the same status as India and Pakistan 4 February 1949. The Senanayake family had a lot of power, after the death of Senanayake (26 March 1952) his son Dudley was chosen by the British governor.
OCEANIA AND AMERICAS (Basically restating history with occasional minor changes, brief)
Australia – 5 July 1945 death of prime minister John Curtin, he was succeeded by Frank Forde until Labour elected Ben Chifley as its new leader. 28 October 1946 Labour government was re-elected against the emerging Liberal Party. His government was characterised by successful Keynesian social democratic politics, similar to later Attlee in UK, (social welfare, universal healthcare – in real life modelled after British one, this timeline it is vice versa, ie. The Chifley government serves as an example for Attlee elected in 1951) starting Australian postwar economic growth. Australia also supports migration to increase its population (Europeans due to the still existing “White Australia” policy). Left-wing policies, such as nationalisations, created opposition from capitalists and their conservative affiliates in politics and media. Criticism also comes from the left due to the government's anti-communism and breaking of strikes. 10 December 1949 Liberal prime minister Robert Menzies was elected. Anti-communism, in 1950 Communist party was banned, it was ruled unconstitutional. 28 April 1951 a new election, triggered the failure of the banking bill, still a victory for Liberals, however they weakened themselves with this move. In 1951 Menzies declared a referendum about banning communist parties and this timeline people agreed, leading to persecution of many communists, it was criticised as a major attack on freedom of political expression. Red Scare was similar to the US at the time, but pushed by Menzies' government. Liberal economic policies, this time taking inspiration from Taft.
New Zealand – 27 November 1946 election, victory of ruling Labour Party, Labour declined and lost popularity due to continuous post-war rationing and Fraser’s support for compulsory military service. 30 November 1949 National Party led by Sidney Holland was elected. The Legislation was changed from bicameral to unicameral, economic reforms, however the National government still supported the welfare state. Conflict with Unions, culminating into the waterfront dispute of 1951, the government responded harshly against workers with strong anti-union legislation, even outright criminalising support for them. 11 July 1951 the government was re-elected and gained more seats as a large part of the public supported their stance against workers, due to widespread anti-communism.
Oceania – “Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands” established in 1948 was originally controlled by the USA as OTL, but eventually transferred to the United Kingdom in 1950, as the US was not interested in its administration.
Canada – economic boom, social welfare Keynesian economic policies. 20 May 1946 first postwar election, victory of Liberals, however failed to obtain majority and had to rely on leftwing Co-operative Commonwealth, resulting in Canada building the strongest welfare state from Commonwealth states and becoming the most progressive one (and also becoming a major destination for European immigrants). On 15 November 1948 King retired and was succeeded by Louis St. Laurent, a French Canadian strongly opposed to communism. Due to this anti-communist however the ruling coalition collapsed, triggering snap election on 27 June 1949, which resulted in victory of Liberals, who yet again could form government without making coalitions. Shortly before the election, 31 March 1949 Canada united with NewFoundland. Canada took an important role while the US was absent in TATO.
Mexico – 1 December 1946 Miguel Alemán Valdés became president. Pro-business policies and industrialisation, development of infrastructure (dubbed Mexican miracle), however also corruption and elitism. Pro-American foreign policy. 1 December 1952 he was succeeded by Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, he was popular due to his strong stance against corruption and rapid economic development.
Guatemala – In 1944 the country was ruled by dictator Jorge Ubico, who was overthrown by a junta that was overthrown in a popular revolution (20 October 1944), 15 March 1945 Juan José Arévalo became the country's first democratically elected president, who introduced many reforms. He developed the political ideology of Arevalismo "spiritual socialism" -it can be considered a form of democratic socialism. 12 November 1950 Jacobo Árbenz was elected president, he continued the policies of Arévalo and was even more ambitious with his democratic socialist reforms. Largest one was Land Reform (17 June 1952) which greatly benefited hundred of thousands poor Guatemalan people especially indigenous ones, however made very angry American United Fruit Company that controlled majority of land and basically country itself, UFC began to lobby for his overthrown...
British Honduras – Rise of voice for independence and People's United Party
Honduras – Rule of pro American dictator Tiburcio Carías Andino, unlike OTL he did not gave power to his puppets and continued to rule the country directly. Rise of discounted with his regime, even greater due any reforms instituted by his successor Juan Manuel Gálvez were not passed.
El Salvador – Authoritarian rule of Salvador Castaneda Castro (1945-1948), suppression of strikes and opposition, eventually he was deposed by military coup (14.12.1948), after rule of military, Óscar Osorio was appointed president (14.9.1950), he instituted some social reforms, but continued corrupt regime and persecution of opposition.
Nicaragua – Dictatorial rule of pro-American Somoza dynasty. 1947-1950 figurehead presidency of Leonardo Argüello Barreto (after Truman’s pressure for liberalisation).
Costa Rica – 12 March – 24 April 1948 civil war, after an attempt to annul victory of opposition candidate José Figueres Ferrer in election, it ultimately led to victory of rebels with US help. José Figueres Ferrer became provisional president. and pushed many important reforms: abolished the military, gave women suffrage, welfare, nationalisations of banks and also outlawed communist party. 1949-1953 presidency of Otilio Ulate Blanco that upheld these reforms.
Panama – pro-American parliamentary democracy dominated by oligarchy.
Colombia – 9 April 1948 popular democratic socialist presidential candidate of the Liberal Party Jorge Eliécer Gaitán was assassinated. This triggered the “La Violencia” (1948-1958) period of massive unrest between the left and the right, over 200 000 died, at the start of the Colombian conflict. On 9 November 1949 Liberal opposition attempted to impeach president Ospina Pérez, he dissolved Congress, creating a presidential dictatorship. Liberal leaders launched an uprising in rural areas (originally it was intended to be a military coup, that however in real life did not take place and here took place and failed). 7 August 1950 new Conservative dictatorial president Laureano Gómez Castro, admirer of Franco, suffered a major heart attack and power was transferred to Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez in 1951.
Venezuela – 18 October 1945 military coup that brought democracy to Venezuela (October 1946 and December 1947 democratic elections) under president Rómulo Betancourt. The 1940s economy also boomed thanks to oil. However, on 24 November 1948, the military staged a coup and Marcos Pérez Jiménez became dictator, under his oppressive regime there was great economic development, and he was close to the US.
Ecuador – President José María Velasco Ibarra was ousted in military coup (23 August 1947), 1947-1948 unstable country was ruled by military Carlos Mancheno Cajas, eventually military gave power to former vice-president Mariano Suárez Veintimilla, who gave his powers to Congress that elected Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola (31 August 1947). His presidency was strongly allied with the United States. 1 September 1948 Galo Plaza, another strongly pro-American figure, became the next president. He supported technocratic approach, democracy and was very open to foreign (mostly American) influence, exporting bananas to America. 1 June 1952 José María Velasco Ibarra (former deposed president, established politician and Ecuadorian nationalist) won election and became president for third term, his term was stable and brought progress, mostly in great development of infrastructure.
Brazil – Fourth Brazilian Republic, president Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1946-1951). Close relations with the US, liberal economic policy. 31 January 1951 Vargas returned after victory in the 3 October 1950 election. Keynesian economic policy, 1953 creation of PETROBRAS. Rua Tonelero shooting an assassination attempt on leading opposition member Carlos Lacerda (5August 1954) blamed on Vargas by opposition in a strong campaign, 24 August 1954 he committed suicide.
Perú – 1945 leftwing president José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, restoration of democracy. 29 October 1948 military seized power in a coup after murder of a prominent right-wing editor. Manuel Odría's regime strongly persecuted leftwing APRA, supported powerful oligarchy and gained favour of people thanks to populist rhetoric and policies.
Bolivia – 1947 to 1949 rule of Enrique Hertzog, conservative American aligned government. Economy in a terrible state, social unrest and intensified class struggle. Dominant opposition group was Nationalist Revolutionary Movement (MRN) with a program of nationalisations and land reform. Next president Mamerto Urriolagoitía installed military rule (16 May 1951) under Hugo Ballivián. 9 April 1952 Bolivian National Revolution overthrew the junta. Víctor Paz Estenssoro became president. Many left-wing and democratic reforms transformed the country: universal suffrage, nationalisation of mining, large land reform (however created farms were eventually again taken over by large landowners), great influence of trade unions and workers.
Paraguay – Dictator Higinio Morínigo was pushed by the US to liberalise his regime, he legalised political parties and formed a coalition between Colorado and Febreristas. Later ones resigned from the government (11 January 1947) and united with opposition forces (Liberals and Communists) and attempted to topple his regime starting a civil war (7 March – 20 August 1947), despite opposition having popular support, and the government was saved by the US and Argentina. All parties with exception of Colorado were banned and the country became one party state. 16 August 1948 leader of Colorado Juan Natalicio González was elected president. He promoted nationalist policies; several American companies were nationalised. Due to American non-interventionism, three attempted coups against the president failed due to lack of any outside support. In other ways Paraguay was a stable country during his presidency.
Uruguay – functioning democracy, dominance of liberal Colorado party. Presidents: Juan José de Amézaga (1943-1947) – social reforms, economic stability and growth. Tomás Berreta (1947) died in office, Luis Batlle Berres (1947-1951) continued social and leftwing economic reforms.
Chile – Democratic presidential republic. September 1946 presidential election, Gabriel González Videla (Radical) elected. During his presidency many communist strikes, under US pressure Videla passed “Permanent Defense of Democracy Law” (8.9.1948) that banned the communist party, many imprisoned, strikes brutally suppressed, relations with socialist bloc broken. Radicals created alliance with Liberals and Conservatives. 4 September 1952 resulted in the victory of former president nationalist general Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. He repealed the ban on communists and also gained support from the left.
Argentina – Peron and Peronism. Nationalism, populism, social welfare, improvement of working conditions, development of local industry, growing power of the trade unions, authoritarian rule and persecution of opposition etc. Non-aligned foreign policy stance. 26 July 1952 death of Eva Peron.
Cuba – Presidents Ramón Grau (44-48) and Carlos Prío Socarrás (48-52) of left-wing nationalist Partido Auténtico. 10.3.1952 democracy overthrown by Batista’s coup. Pro-American authoritarian regime, serving interests of American elites owning majority of the county.
Haiti – 1946 revolution (11.1) – military seized power and new National Assembly was elected, Dumarsais Estimé became president (16 August 1946 to 10 May 1950), attempts of reforms, focused on expanding education, expansion of worker’s rights, creation of social security system (no passed), major nationalisations. His presidency was marked by growth and economic development. In foreign policy he was allied towards the US. After he tried to extend his time in office, he was removed by the military. General Paul Magloire became new president, he was elected president in 1950 first direct election.
Dominican Republic – Totalitarian far-right dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. Ally of the US.
INDEPENDENT STATES IN AFRICA
Ethiopia – Emperor Haile Selassie. 15 September 1952 Federation Between Ethiopia and Eritrea formed.
Liberia – US aligned. President William Tubman (1944-1971), stable period.
South Africa – 26 May 1948 Reunited National Party won election. Daniël François Malan became prime minister, 1948-1953 apartheid instituted.
Colonial Africa would be addressed in the next part (since there aren’t too much events 1946-1952, 1953 to 1956 is extremely eventful on the other hand) North Africa covered in another post

Hi all,
Excuse another moving post. My partner and I (both 30F, no kids) are looking to move to Orange County to be closer to family. I grew up in Pasadena and she grew up in Lake Forest. We both left for college and have been back frequently to visit family. We currently live in a Bay Area suburb.
About Us:

• We run a lot. Mostly road running with some trail running.
• I also like to bike (mostly to run errands, etc.) and go to the gym.
• We like to hike, camp, and be outside.
• We like good food. Pretty much anything, but a good mix of casual and fancier sit down restaurants.
• We like to walk. I like being able to walk to the post office, pharmacy, some type of store, etc.
• We don't need nightlife, but do go out 1-2/month for a drink. Our "late nights" are like having a drink around 9 and home by 11:30pm. We're happy with just a regular, local bar that gets relatively busy on a weekend. Ideally we'd be able to walk to this.
• I WFH. I frequent a local coffeeshop to work 1x a week. She will have a job for the county (looking for recs here, then we'll consider the commute etc).
• I'm Asian, she's white. I don't see this being an issue, but throwing it out there in case it affects what you'd recommend lol.

What we like about where we currently live:

• Lots of outdoor space. There's a creek trail that runs for 10 miles nearby. And some hiking parks within 20 minutes. More if we're willing to drive.
• We can walk to the downtown area of our city (about 5 blocks). It has cute shops, restaurants, and a few bars. There's another plaza 3 blocks away with tons of restaurants. We head to one of these two areas for 80% of our date nights.
• People around here seem to be in a similar place in life as us. Those in their 30s with no/young kids.
• It's safe. We don't worry much walking around.
• Lots of green...trees on the streets and parks nearby.
• There are events happening around us. The downtown here runs festivals, fun runs. There's trivia happening every week at the tap room down the street etc. There's a farmer's market every week.
• Parking is pretty easy. Driving is easy.
• The city does a great job with community resources. There's a community track and they hold classes at the community center. My partner takes pilates there.

What we don't like as much:

• It's walkable, but often along big streets.
• It gets HOT.
• It's "bougie" - the restaurants around here aren't cheap. But it's not that big of a deal to drive elsewhere. We can get affordable food and things within 20 minutes.
• Not much else. We love where we are. This is just stuff if I had to nitpick.

Given my family is in Pasadena, I'd like it to be relatively easy to get there (like freeway access). We currently pay $3000/month for a 2bed/1bath. Ideally it'd be right around there or less lol.
Based off this info, what city sounds right for us?
Thank you, if you read this all. Trying to provide as much info as possible to get the best recommendations. I appreciate any thoughts!

More than a month ago, I quit being a nightcrawler in a city down south. It wasn't because I didn't like the job. It was pretty enjoyable. I didn't mind the late nights. I'm a night owl. Besides that, I'm somewhat of a degenerate that the crime scenes didn't affect me. I'm not bragging about that. It is what it is. But, ever since I ran from it, I can feel something slowly creeping back into my life. Something's changed. I've seen it at my new job. I don't want it to be this way, so maybe if I get it off my chest it will go away. Or maybe one of you here knows what I'm talking about. Let me explain.
For those who don't know, a nightcrawler is a term made popular by the Jake Gyllenhaal movie of the same name. The way I made money was by spending nights listening to the police scanners and waiting. When something went down: a murder, a car crash, you name it, I was the first one at the scene. I had to be. If I didn't get the shot, I didn't get paid. So, I was a first responder in a way, but my role was strictly observational. I did NOT get involved, and for good reason.
I'll spare you the details, but I've seen some pretty gruesome stuff. Nothing like New York or Los Angeles, but there was still a crime problem, and there was a lot of it. I was happy to make money as a young guy with no degree and no connections. I also felt like I was pretty good at it too. The local assignment editors would hit me up asking if I had anything new.
The night that ended my career was quiet. Like every evening, I was sitting on the hood of my 2015 Impala listening to the airwaves. I had made an abandoned mall parking lot my base of operations. It allowed me to focus. The scanner was tame. Chatter was a minimum between the dispatchers. Weekends could be slow, but I remember thinking it was odd how quiet it was. I hadn't shot anything all that week, and I was strapped for cash. The last thing I had sold was a head-on collision between two drivers. It hadn't been my most explicit shot, but it had gotten the job done. Still, I didn't get residuals if it played for consecutive nights.
I got off the hood of my car and began to pace. The silence was killing me. I couldn't sit still, and I knew if I did I would end up driving aimlessly around. I never did that since you never knew where an event would happen. The channels in my area were always reliable, but not this night. I needed to search for other channels.
Lots of static came through as I twisted the knob. I went end to end on the frequencies. I even tried to see if I could get the next county over, but there was nothing. It was looking like I was going to have to end the night. I hated going home before the sun was up, but what could I do? I knew if I was desperate I wouldn't get what I wanted, so I decided to call it.
As I approached the driver's door, a loud bang echoed through the night. I knew it was a gunshot. I'd heard them up close before. I waited a moment to see if there were any others. As soon as it went quiet, I flipped on the main police frequency.
"331 calling all units. 331 calling all units."
An all-unit call meant the shooting was of high importance. I thought it was strange since it was only the one gunshot fired, but what did I know?
"331 this is squad 271, over."
"271 possible 10-91 reported at Beverly and Overton, what's your status?"
10-91 confirmed the shooting. At the sound of that, I ripped open the driver's door and started the ignition. Beverly and Overton; it was close. Probably 15 minutes with the way I drive. My nocturnal business had helped me indicate which streets had red light cameras. I could be there in less than five minutes. I shut the scanner off and shifted into drive.
I arrived at the location to find it empty. There wasn't a soul in sight. Not unusual for this time of night or this part of town. I thought they might've misreported it, but I knew that wasn't the case.
I parked on the side of the road and prepared. I pulled out my camera, checked battery life, and white balanced. I began to survey the area panning from behind to front. Sometimes, I'm able to see better through the camera. I tend to pick up things easier whether I can zoom or brighten the view. As I came around the front, I finally saw it. My thumb instinctively hit record.
There was a body, about 10 yards in the distance. I hadn't seen it when I first arrived because it was in all black - a suit from what I could tell. It was lying halfway in the bushes on the sidewalk. As I held the shot on it, I watched the wind ruffle the fabric. I felt my free hand reach for the door handle but froze. The leg in the street stretched out.
It was alive. I'd never captured anything like this before. I just sat and let the camera roll. I'd get paid well for this one. I could see the dollar signs. The stations would eat it up. My mind fell into the bliss of finally having a paycheck again. I could feel my shoulders fall. I sank back into my car's cloth seats.
Bang! Bang! Bang! A fist hit against my door's window. I jumped and looked over. A woman, in a red dress and streaky makeup, was staring at me. She looked worn out like she'd run a marathon. Her voice was muffled as she kept screaming for me to turn the camera off. I didn't recognize I had it pointed at her. Old habits. At first, I didn't think to put it away, but then I noticed her gun. It wasn't aimed, but I lowered the camera. I rolled down my window to hear her better.
"I need your help!" she shouted.
"Cops are on the way," I said.
"You don't understand. They can't help."
"They can. Just let them do their job," I said. She gripped the snub-nosed revolver in her hand so tight her knuckles were white. I might have seemed a little too calm here, but this is just how I remember it. In the corner of my eye, the red light was still lit on the camera. It was going to be one helluva shot.
"He's not going to die from this," she said and waved the gun.
"Are you sure?"
"Unless you run him over."
I was speechless.
"Please," she said. Her voice softened. "I need you."
"W-what?"
"He's not a man. He's - something else."
Clearly, this woman was out of her mind. The two of them had probably gotten high on some pills or something, and now she was having a psychotic break. It sounded more plausible than the man being something else. I knew I had to keep calm and try my best to keep myself out of trouble.
"I think you should wait for the police," I said. I gently released the camera and let it fall into my crotch. I didn't make a move for the gear shifter, but I was preparing. It seemed like the barrel of the gun was coming my way.
"Please," she begged. "It can't live."
I should've driven off, but I didn't. I wished I could've helped her. For a moment, I thought about letting her sit in the car. But that thought died to my selfish need for survival. I wasn't getting involved. I couldn't break my rules.
"I'm sorry," I said. "I can't help you. I shouldn't even be here." I said. My hand crept to the gear shifter. My foot hovered over the gas pedal. Click. The woman raised the gun to my head.
"Get out," she demanded. I immediately raised my hands.
She came over to the door and pulled the handle. It was locked. I never unlocked my doors unless I was leaving the car. I'd been carjacked before. She tried to force it open, but it was not happening. I remained motionless.
"I will shoot you! I'm not afraid!" I watched as the barrel met my direct line of sight. The darkness was deep down the nozzle. I could see each of the bullets in their chambers and the one empty pocket. I understood that my miserable life could be ended right here. I would be shot by some random, unhinged woman. Seemed like a fitting end, but that was halted by flashing red and blue lights.
The woman turned to the police. I heard a shout while she raised her weapon. A barrage of gunfire was unleashed. Soon she was on the floor. Somehow my camera had made it back to my hand. I captured the whole thing.
The police rushed up to the woman and began assisting her. One shouted at me to see if I was okay, but I pointed at the body in the distance. I panned to see if he was still there, and he was. However, he was standing. He looked normal like he hadn't been shot, but there was something sinister on his face. I don't know if it was in his smile or his eyes, but the way he was staring at me - gave me the creeps. He knew I was watching, and he seemed happy I was. As we held each other's eyesight, his eyes flashed red. I'm not kidding, and It wasn't from the police lights. His eyes literally glowed bright red.
The cop banged my open window with his flashlight I looked over with the camera.
"Step out of the car!" He said. He was a heavy-set guy with a big beard. No gun was pulled, but he didn't look too happy.
"You have to help him." I pointed over to the man standing and smiling. The cop looked over. He looked back.
"Are you high? Get out of the car!"
You probably saw that one coming.
But still, imagine my shock when I panned over once more to find that the smiling man was gone. The area was empty. The cop opened my door from the inside.
The two officers interrogated me. They took my camera, searched my interior, and breathalyzed me. They weren't sure if I was a dealer or this woman's pimp. After telling them everything, and then checking the video, they sent me on my way home. They kept my camera obviously. On any other night, I would've been upset, but I knew this was my last.
The next week I moved. I surprisingly found a job as an archivist at a newsroom. It's simple and boring, but I operate the same hours as before. It's steady, which I'm thankful for, but it's gotten strange. Sometimes I'll see some footage that I thought was mine and it makes me chuckle. But I'm beginning to worry. I've been seeing the smiling man.
At first, I thought it was just hallucinations from the long hours. Nope. He's in all the videos. The cameramen don't notice him, but I do. He's at every crime scene and he's always smiling - always watching. I've done my best to not watch the videos because I can't stand to look at his face. One day coming home from work, I thought I saw him in my reflection. I'm beginning to believe the woman. He's not a person. He's something else.

Locked out and devastated.
El Paso County, Colorado
This is long, this has been long.
Backstory: I had been renting from my landlord for over a year (Jan 2023) for $700.00 a month. I signed a 6 month lease afterwards it would change month to month. I was fine paying the rent on time until I lost my job in October 2023. My landlord worked with me, he even lent me a personal loan of $800.00 to help pay for an attorney (his own) to assist getting my job back. Three months later I was nearly $3,000 in debt with him but as soon as I got payroll again I paid him down to $900.00. We had discussed increasing my rent to $900.00 a month to chip at the debt but it was hard to keep up unemployed. Finally, I started working again in January and paid him $1000.00 a month to help kill my debt. Once he knew I was working again everything changed. Towards the last month he snapped, serving me two ledgers but both times he had the same mistake. He had me at $900.00 a month (never put it in writing) in addition to the personal loan. It was adding on about $1200.00. I told him about the error and he was also illegally charging late fees (exceeding the maximum allowed in Colorado). The first time he admitted his error and backed off. I didn't pay rent as I awaited an update of the The second time he made the same error and when I brought it to his attention he responded via text "FUCK YOU , YOUR RENT IS $900.00. GET OUT! SEE YOU IN COURT." NOTES: *our lease agreement is made with his LLC, which is in delinquent status. *He refused to give receipts, up until October I had a paper trail with the checks so I didn't think about it. Afterwards it was cash and his ledgers had that accurate. *He has exercised 2 other lockouts which can be proven via saved text messages.
Then the disaster. I went to work on Monday at approximately 6:40 AM leaving the house . I returned at about 1:00 PM to discover the front door lock had been changed. My roommates son let me in and while I discovered my bedroom door locked my roommate began exclaiming: "that's him that's the guy. Call the cops, [landlord'e name] said he isn't supposee to be here. I had a bench warrant (which has been quashed) so I left. I called the county clerks office and verified there was no motion for eviction of file. I text my landlord several polite times that day and called: my attempts were met with radio silence. After I quashed the warrant the next morning I called sherrif who advised me to call the local police. They showed up and spoke with my roommate and after verifying with the county clerk they advised my roommates that I was legally entitled to be there. The landlord never answered their attempts either. I called a locksmith and was waiting for them when the landlord showed up. He comes in the house and tells me "GET THE FUCK OUT, THERE'S NOTHING IN YOUR ROOM!" While I was letting what he said sink in he grabbed me by the front collar and yanked me off the couch. I never caught my balance and he threw me into a wall before throwing me out the front door. The other tenant (who I believe is working with my landlord) was an eye witness to the whole thing. I called 911 to report the assault and was advised to wait in my vehicle until the police arrived. They showed up (different set of cops) and didn't approach me for almost half an hour because dispatch never told them I was waiting in my vehicle. When I got to my room EVERYTHING I EVER OWNED WAS GONE! FROM MY SISTER'S CREMATED REMAINS, BIRTH CERTIFICATE. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WORK EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, REFRIGERATOR, FULL BED SET... I was left with the clothes on my back. I don't know what my land lord told them but they wrote me off. They wanted to know who of my friends had access to my room because when the landlord showed up the day before (to illegally lock out another tenant) he said he discovered my room that way and assumed I abandoned the property. That eye-witness tenant has a door adjacent to mine and said she never saw anyone going in and out. I do know he told them a friend of mine must have broke in and stole from me. I mentioned the assault and they said "well he has marks on his hands too." In all the conversation I found out the security cameras didn't work. He has rented properties for years but the cops had to explain the eviction process to him like he never knew how it worked. He was seething when the cops made him make me a copy of the key to my room and then he added my fingerprint to the front door lock.
I have grabbed what I could salvage from the mess. I have also started canvassing the neighborhood to see if anyone saw anything, no luck so far but there's still a lot more houses. I'm preparing a statement and (an incredibly detailed) inventory of what was missing to present my case to the landlord as I have 5 judicial days to do it. What else can I / should I do? My landlord illegal took my world and although I've tried my best to play Mr. Nice Guy I want to fuck his world like has mine.
Any tips, hints, ideas to put him at a disadvantage would be great.

• I have former tenants willing to make sworn statements and we can back them by text messages from the landlord. I've been depressed all week. I already lost my sister once (literally she was missing for 2 years before we found her bones), I have a lot of homework .
• Mind that I have nothing, all my records and paper work if my life are gone. What little I have left is the evidence on my phone.

Can anyone who's been in this situation before and succeed please tutor me. Lol

Locked out and devastated.
This is long, this has been long.
Backstory: I had been renting from my landlord for over a year (Jan 2023) for $700.00 a month. I signed a 6 month lease afterwards it would change month to month. I was fine paying the rent on time until I lost my job in October 2023. My landlord worked with me, he even lent me a personal loan of $800.00 to help pay for an attorney (his own) to assist getting my job back. Three months later I was nearly $3,000 in debt with him but as soon as I got payroll again I paid him down to $900.00. We had discussed increasing my rent to $900.00 a month to chip at the debt but it was hard to keep up unemployed. Finally, I started working again in January and paid him $1000.00 a month to help kill my debt. Once he knew I was working again everything changed. Towards the last month he snapped, serving me two ledgers but both times he had the same mistake. He had me at $900.00 a month (never put it in writing) in addition to the personal loan. It was adding on about $1200.00. I told him about the error and he was also illegally charging late fees (exceeding the maximum allowed in Colorado). The first time he admitted his error and backed off. I didn't pay rent as I awaited an update of the The second time he made the same error and when I brought it to his attention he responded via text "FUCK YOU , YOUR RENT IS $900.00. GET OUT! SEE YOU IN COURT." NOTES: *our lease agreement is made with his LLC, which is in delinquent status. *He refused to give receipts, up until October I had a paper trail with the checks so I didn't think about it. Afterwards it was cash and his ledgers had that accurate. *He has exercised 2 other lockouts which can be proven via saved text messages.
Then the disaster. I went to work on Monday at approximately 6:40 AM leaving the house . I returned at about 1:00 PM to discover the front door lock had been changed. My roommates son let me in and while I discovered my bedroom door locked my roommate began exclaiming: "that's him that's the guy. Call the cops, [landlord'e name] said he isn't supposee to be here. I had a bench warrant (which has been quashed) so I left. I called the county clerks office and verified there was no motion for eviction of file. I text my landlord several polite times that day and called: my attempts were met with radio silence. After I quashed the warrant the next morning I called sherrif who advised me to call the local police. They showed up and spoke with my roommate and after verifying with the county clerk they advised my roommates that I was legally entitled to be there. The landlord never answered their attempts either. I called a locksmith and was waiting for them when the landlord showed up. He comes in the house and tells me "GET THE FUCK OUT, THERE'S NOTHING IN YOUR ROOM!" While I was letting what he said sink in he grabbed me by the front collar and yanked me off the couch. I never caught my balance and he threw me into a wall before throwing me out the front door. The other tenant (who I believe is working with my landlord) was an eye witness to the whole thing. I called 911 to report the assault and was advised to wait in my vehicle until the police arrived. They showed up (different set of cops) and didn't approach me for almost half an hour because dispatch never told them I was waiting in my vehicle. When I got to my room EVERYTHING I EVER OWNED WAS GONE! FROM MY SISTER'S CREMATED REMAINS, BIRTH CERTIFICATE. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WORK EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, REFRIGERATOR, FULL BED SET... I was left with the clothes on my back. I don't know what my land lord told them but they wrote me off. They wanted to know who of my friends had access to my room because when the landlord showed up the day before (to illegally lock out another tenant) he said he discovered my room that way and assumed I abandoned the property. That eye-witness tenant has a door adjacent to mine and said she never saw anyone going in and out. I do know he told them a friend of mine must have broke in and stole from me. I mentioned the assault and they said "well he has marks on his hands too." In all the conversation I found out the security cameras didn't work. He has rented properties for years but the cops had to explain the eviction process to him like he never knew how it worked. He was seething when the cops made him make me a copy of the key to my room and then he added my fingerprint to the front door lock.
I have grabbed what I could salvage from the mess. I have also started canvassing the neighborhood to see if anyone saw anything, no luck so far but there's still a lot more houses. I'm preparing a statement and (an incredibly detailed) inventory of what was missing to present my case to the landlord as I have 5 judicial days to do it. What else can I / should I do? My landlord illegal took my world and although I've tried my best to play Mr. Nice Guy I want to fuck his world like has mine.
Any tips, hints, ideas to put him at a disadvantage would be great.

• I have former tenants willing to make sworn statements and we can back them by text messages from the landlord. I've been depressed all week. I already lost my sister once (literally she was missing for 2 years before we found her bones), I have a lot of homework .
• Mind that I have nothing, all my records and paper work if my life are gone. What little I have left is the evidence on my phone.

Can anyone who's been in this situation before and succeed please tutor me. Lol

El Paso County, Colorado
This is long, this has been long.
Backstory: I had been renting from my landlord for over a year (Jan 2023) for $700.00 a month. I signed a 6 month lease afterwards it would change month to month. I was fine paying the rent on time until I lost my job in October 2023. My landlord worked with me, he even lent me a personal loan of $800.00 to help pay for an attorney (his own) to assist getting my job back. Three months later I was nearly $3,000 in debt with him but as soon as I got payroll again I paid him down to $900.00. We had discussed increasing my rent to $900.00 a month to chip at the debt but it was hard to keep up unemployed. Finally, I started working again in January and paid him $1000.00 a month to help kill my debt. Once he knew I was working again everything changed. Towards the last month he snapped, serving me two ledgers but both times he had the same mistake. He had me at $900.00 a month (never put it in writing) in addition to the personal loan. It was adding on about $1200.00. I told him about the error and he was also illegally charging late fees (exceeding the maximum allowed in Colorado). The first time he admitted his error and backed off. I didn't pay rent as I awaited an update of the The second time he made the same error and when I brought it to his attention he responded via text "FUCK YOU , YOUR RENT IS $900.00. GET OUT! SEE YOU IN COURT." NOTES: *our lease agreement is made with his LLC, which is in delinquent status. *He refused to give receipts, up until October I had a paper trail with the checks so I didn't think about it. Afterwards it was cash and his ledgers had that accurate. *He has exercised 2 other lockouts which can be proven via saved text messages.
Then the disaster. I went to work on Monday at approximately 6:40 AM leaving the house . I returned at about 1:00 PM to discover the front door lock had been changed. My roommates son let me in and while I discovered my bedroom door locked my roommate began exclaiming: "that's him that's the guy. Call the cops, [landlord'e name] said he isn't supposee to be here. I had a bench warrant (which has been quashed) so I left. I called the county clerks office and verified there was no motion for eviction of file. I text my landlord several polite times that day and called: my attempts were met with radio silence. After I quashed the warrant the next morning I called sherrif who advised me to call the local police. They showed up and spoke with my roommate and after verifying with the county clerk they advised my roommates that I was legally entitled to be there. The landlord never answered their attempts either. I called a locksmith and was waiting for them when the landlord showed up. He comes in the house and tells me "GET THE FUCK OUT, THERE'S NOTHING IN YOUR ROOM!" While I was letting what he said sink in he grabbed me by the front collar and yanked me off the couch. I never caught my balance and he threw me into a wall before throwing me out the front door. The other tenant (who I believe is working with my landlord) was an eye witness to the whole thing. I called 911 to report the assault and was advised to wait in my vehicle until the police arrived. They showed up (different set of cops) and didn't approach me for almost half an hour because dispatch never told them I was waiting in my vehicle. When I got to my room EVERYTHING I EVER OWNED WAS GONE! FROM MY SISTER'S CREMATED REMAINS, BIRTH CERTIFICATE. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, WORK EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, REFRIGERATOR, FULL BED SET... I was left with the clothes on my back. I don't know what my land lord told them but they wrote me off. They wanted to know who of my friends had access to my room because when the landlord showed up the day before (to illegally lock out another tenant) he said he discovered my room that way and assumed I abandoned the property. That eye-witness tenant has a door adjacent to mine and said she never saw anyone going in and out. I do know he told them a friend of mine must have broke in and stole from me. I mentioned the assault and they said "well he has marks on his hands too." In all the conversation I found out the security cameras didn't work. He has rented properties for years but the cops had to explain the eviction process to him like he never knew how it worked. He was seething when the cops made him make me a copy of the key to my room and then he added my fingerprint to the front door lock.
I have grabbed what I could salvage from the mess. I have also started canvassing the neighborhood to see if anyone saw anything, no luck so far but there's still a lot more houses. I'm preparing a statement and (an incredibly detailed) inventory of what was missing to present my case to the landlord as I have 5 judicial days to do it. What else can I / should I do? My landlord illegal took my world and although I've tried my best to play Mr. Nice Guy I want to fuck his world like has mine.
Any tips, hints, ideas to put him at a disadvantage would be great.

• I have former tenants willing to make sworn statements and we can back them by text messages from the landlord. I've been depressed all week. I already lost my sister once (literally she was missing for 2 years before we found her bones), I have a lot of homework .
• Mind that I have nothing, all my records and paper work if my life are gone. What little I have left is the evidence on my phone.

Can anyone who's been in this situation before and succeed please tutor me. Lol