Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
Emmett Schelling makes Time 100 list
dallasvoice.comTransgender Education Network of Texas Executive Director Emmett Schelling made Time magazine’s Time 100 list: The 100 most influential people of 2022.
The list includes Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Joe Biden but also the likes of Vladimir Putin. In the category of icons, Mary J.
Blige tops the list. “She became a household name early because she was a hip-hop artist who also sang,” Time says of the R&B artist.
Of all those listed, I included her because she went to my high school. Oprah is on the list and so is Xi Jinping. Tim Cook of Apple heads the list of Titans but Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are missing.
