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  2. ProfD We know there's a whole lotta sand n8ggas in the midwest. I remember when they first started coming here back in the mid to late 70s. Before then, nearly all of the gas stations and liquor stores were owned by Black people INSIDE the city. A few liquor stores and most of the pawn shops and grocery stores were still owned by Jews....but Black folks were gobbling up the businesses still left in the city and making inroads. Then one day I go down to the corner store - *back then we had corner stores that sold candy and pop (or "soda" for all Eastcoasters...lol) and other conveniences but no beer or liquor* -and I walk in and saw what I thought COULD have been a White man...but wasn't too White...lol. It was short and had fat hairy arms...lol. It was counting money and speaking to another one who looked just like him in a different language. "Ehh my man.....what's up little bro?" "You need something from me, little broda?" I shook my head and left the store thinking I was in the wrong store.....lol. Then later on I came back and bought what I needed to buy. After that...it seemed like every week I started seeing more and more of them popping up around the city. I'd go visit my cousins...and when WE went to the store....they were running the stores in their neighborhoods too! WTF???? Then the killing started................. Every week you'd hear about some Black boy being shot down by a well armed Arab or Chaldean after some altercation in the store or gas station.
  3. richardmurray Well interesting, maybe because china doesn't have Black folks, specifically descended of enslaved black folk, they will be better off. Or perhaps WE'RE better off to have ended up here, as opposed to over there. All in nature is a balance. I have always argued Black aMericans made the usa. The NAtive american's world was destroyed and its tomb is what the usa is made on. White americans made the usa. But Black Americans made the modern usa by so many black people who had been enslaved to whites making the choice, albiet with so much white pressure, to become Statian/ of the UsA/ commonly called American.[ even though canada to argentina is america] Facts Black American Descended of Esnlaved folk showed a people whose condition was enslaved to whites before the usa was founded in 1492 through the founding of usa in 1776 and through the war between the states when it became illegal while still functional through the 1960s when Alice plus her entire family plus other black peoplewho didn't get to have their stories known were enslaved to whites a few years before I have a dream speech, I saw that movie Alice. I hadn't know something like that even existed in America until seeing that movie. It makes you wonder how many other things in the United States are kept secret from the masses. I rephase simply, the multiracial peace that exist in the usa was born from the choices Black DOSers made, Ofcourse, we FORCED White folks to treat everybody else right atleast half-way decent. If we weren't here, they'd have a 3 or 4 tier system with Whites comfortably on top and ever other group scrapping with eachother for 2nd place. But in parallel, Black DOSers don't have anything as a people. Not one city in the usa is dominated by Black DOSers. What about Atlanta and Detroit? Not one industry in the USA is dominated by Black DOser.s Blacks don't dominate entertainment because we have never been the primary owners of the entertainment industry You make good points Maybe not having a populace like Black Americans is to china's benefit. What benefit is multiculturalism really? Multiculturalism....as long as it doesn't advocating harming those of other races and cultures...is always a good thing because it expands the mind and adds to the pool of innovation. It teaches you that there is more than one way to do things...more than one way to solve a problem. More than one way to have fun.
  4. Interesting picture on that video. It's of George Stinney Jr. a 14 year old Black boy who was put to death back in the 40s. Aside from the atrociousness of his execution....... When I see it it reminds me of a Congolese woman I initially tried to holler at but she could barely speak English. But guess what? She was a CONSCIOUS sista! When I sat down with her to talk to her she'd constantly bring up...in the best English she could...something about "steen". She'd constantly ask me what about "steen". Then she'd show me a picture of him she had. I didn't know who he was at the time but apparently she and a lot of people back in the Congo knew about him and other dark skinned AfroAmericans who have been mistreated through out history. She forced me to do my research.....if I was going to spend any time with her, lol. As far as the video itself............ The author of it....which sounds like a young White man...seems to be trying to drive the point home that public executions in the United States is common and nothing new. People getting killed IN public is relatively common in the United States. And public lynchings were common in the rural South with a very limited audience (usually only those in that local community) as compared to forcing the ENTIRE NATION to watch a person be killed. But the government executing people on national television is very rare in the United States. It seems like it's much more common in countries like Iran or Saudi Arabia or North Korea. It satisfies the bloodlust of an increasingly violent society.
  5. Senses in humans is more than detection. Our senses determine how we react & respond to the world around us & how we feel & influences our emotions, decisions, creativity, movements, etc. Humans use senses in a variety of ways that machines cannot.😎
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  7. Would you say camera can sense?
  8. RMNewsletter 5th format 10112026 Do you know the most American things? https://rmnewsletter.substack.com/p/rmnewsletter-5th-format-10112026?r=xit0b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #rmnewsletter #richardmurrayhumblr #rmaalbc #hddeviant #richardmurray #rmworkcalendar #rmcommunitycalendar #black337 #aalbc #podcast #motherhoodmarijuana #motherhood #marijuana #indigenous #aborigines #druid #negrito #Sioux #loctober #arttober #vimeo #shortfilm #contest #undead #makeup #vitani4000 #gif #economiccorner #fiscalcapitalism #macroeconomicprotection #unwarranted #unwarrantedmacroeconomicprotection #nightmarebeforechristmas #artcomments #artcomment #charity #charitybook #charityguild #public #execution #american #statian #GeorgeStinney #George #Stinney
  9. RMNewsletter 5th format 10112026 Do you know the most American things? RMNewsletter 5th format 10112026Do you know the most American things?#rmnewsletter #richardmurrayhumblr #rmaalbc #hddeviant #richardmurray #rmworkcalendar #rmcommunitycalendar #black337 #aalbc #podcast #motherhoodmarijuana #motherhood #marijuana #indigenous #aborigines #druid #negrito #Sioux #loctober #arttober #vimeo #shortfilm #contest #undead #makeup #vitani4000 #gif #economiccorner #fiscalcapitalism #macroeconomicprotection #unwarranted #unwarrantedmacroeconomicprotection #nightmarebeforechristmas #artcomments #artcomment #charity #charitybook #charityguild #public #execution #american #statian #GeorgeStinney #George #Stinney
  10. @Pioneer1 Well interesting, maybe because china doesn't have Black folks, specifically descended of enslaved black folk, they will be better off. All in nature is a balance. I have always argued Black aMericans made the usa. The NAtive american's world was destroyed and its tomb is what the usa is made on. White americans made the usa. But Black Americans made the modern usa by so many black people who had been enslaved to whites making the choice, albiet with so much white pressure, to become Statian/ of the UsA/ commonly called American.[ even though canada to argentina is america] Black American Descended of Esnlaved folk showed a people whose condition was enslaved to whites before the usa was founded in 1492 through the founding of usa in 1776 and through the war between the states when it became illegal while still functional through the 1960s when Alice plus her entire family plus other black peoplewho didn't get to have their stories known were enslaved to whites a few years before I have a dream speech, till 1980 when I argue slavery truly ended., had so many , not all , not nat turner, not marcus garvey, not black people whose spirits were annihilated by white terror, who embraced the usa no matter what, no matter white terror, no matter their condition. The example of Black DOSers showed all the individuals around the world that the usa is a country that they can thrive in becasue of enslaved blacks and their descendednts can align with the country that enslaved them, that terorized them while also aligning with the people who terroized them, then anyone else can. I rephase simply, the multiracial peace that exist in the usa was born from the choices Black DOSers made, including choices against Blacks who wanted to kill whites or the usa itself. And that multiracial peace has made the usa powerful. It has given the usa a populace of agents who by default undermine all the countries they come from. But in parallel, Black DOSers don't have anything as a people. Not one city in the usa is dominated by Black DOSers. Not one industry in the USA is dominated by Black DOser.s Blacks don't dominate entertainment because we have never been the primary owners of the entertainment industry and the reason why isn't laziness but simple white power. the literary/film/music industries as they are known today , all started in the 1800s and at that time, blacks were not allowed to own much of anything by whites, the rest is financial entrpy , if one community owns most of everything today, absent war, they will own most of everything tomorrow. and yes, white jews are white. white latinos are white. white asians are white. women are white. Maybe not having a populace like Black Americans is to china's benefit. What benefit is multiculturalism really? Has multiculturalism aided whites in their white supremacy in the UA? I argue no. The wealth of blacks, the welath of the mixed bloods/ mulatos and others, all is wealth in the past white people would had owned by way of power. Has multiculturalism adied blacks in the usa? what do blacks have as a community? nothing. yes, individual blacks are billionaires and individual blacks are big elected representative sand individual blacks cry that black people don't do enough constantly, but the truth is, living aside whites is why blacks have nothing. from 1492 to 2026 black people have never been free of whites in the usa, and i argue, historical odds say blacks will never have great growth aside whites in the usa. The proof is in every single thing black people have done positive be killed or manipulated into anti black functio by whties over time in the usa. Is multiculturalism good for the government in the usa? i argue no. the government of the usa in 2026 has more multiversity than any time before and anywhere in humanity while the government of the usa is unable to do anything. and the reason isn't negative but truth. all the peoples in the usa, starting with the native american , need things that the others dont need or can't allow, sequentially, no community is truly bettered, merely handed nonsense by elected officials who look like them who know nothing will happen. I am 100% certain if the usa was 99% native american or 99% white or 99% black it would have a smooth running government. Governments throughout humanity historically show multiracial bodies are terrible for governments, they always break down because th epeople sare nnot the same and individualism has limits. the three hundred and fity million people in the usa are not going to act as individuals, some will but not most. lastly, the multiculturalism doesn't help business. the biases amongst various peoples manipulates their strategies to harm other peoples which makes terrible businesse.s Again, the banks are trying to keep white peoples money no matter white while maintain the growth of non white while trying to make it where no ones money goes away, it is financially dysfunctional but they do it , because they are trying to serve various communities. the real estate industry is the same as the banks, trying to maintain wealth for old white owners even when not earned while also trying to embrace the constant stream of new black owners who are more firghtful of losing money than anyone. If anything the usa proves the han chinese stance towards the ugyars plus tibetans is smart . The usa multiculturalism may create many little cultural waves that are valuable in media, but with modern technology, they can be exposed and then copied as they have been since the 1950s, by countries, like the nordic european, like japan and korea, who are nearly monoracial countries who don't have to bnother with multiracial issues. I think China is better off by not having a minority populace in its ranks that has fought to earn respect. History shows multiracial representation in government does not work. If you disagree show me where? the usa is terrible governmentally, just becuse the military keeps it safe doesnt mean it is run well. the roman empire fell similarly, in the end, rejecting the multicultural culture or allowance it had to be more rigid.
  11. Nah bro...I kmow we got riders everywhere.😁 Of course, between laying low & the white media definitely not wanting to show them, it's understandable that not even our people know who's in the shadows. We know there's a whole lotta sand n8ggas in the midwest.🤣 Definitely happened everywhere Black folks once thrived. Black men owned the corner stores from which I bought all of my candy, chips, beverages, ice cream, etc. Mid-80s both Black men sold their stores to Asians. It happened all over the city. Asians are just as racist & rude as Arabs. All of these people know how to be anti-Black.😎
  12. A robot is no more a Being than a toy or tool. A machine is a tool designed to get things done more efficiently. Humans were designed to live. Humans socialize, reproduce, build, destroy & do a variety positive things based on their gifts, talent, knowledge, skills & abilities.😎
  13. Lets start simply You know about Self driving cars....Sight Tactile Sensor.....Touch Smoke detectors....smell Microphone or listen devices....hearing you follow the same part and you are at taste.....e-tongues Sensation is just Detection Sensation in a physical sense is mostly a mechanical event involving gas light chemical pressure temperature texture force vibration give and stretch all of which can be measure and computed...
  14. Says you... What is a Robot....if not a Being Robots Exists do they not?.... hence they are a different Order of Beings We have and are....AI and Robots are We are Machines....biological Machines - but still a Machine Define what a Machine is? What does AI or Robots have that we also do not have something Analogous to....in other words we are more alike than different
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  16. I ain't worried about it....lol. It actually makes us stronger in the long run. Just like a diamond is made BY placing material under tremendous pressure until it crystalizes.....Black American culture itself is derived FROM living under oppressive conditions and coming up with innovative ways to navigate through them. If those oppressive and discriminatory conditions hadn't existed, Black culture wouldn't be as dominant and attractive as it is today. Or as Ceelo Green put it.......... "If I had'a went and took the EAZY way.... I wouldn't be the strong nigga that I am today!"
  17. Well when I see "AI" promoting concepts and making moves that benefit and promote the interests of BLACK PEOPLE over those of White people...not always but from time to time....then I might accept it being independent in thought and "unpredictable"....lol. If you never see that happening and whatever answers it comes up with seems to benefit or favor White folks, then you'll know it IS predictable and has been programmed to be such.
  18. We are part of the Creator....And so share in this ability to a degree I believe this is true. I don't know it for sure but based on the preponderance of evidence that I've gathered from multiple sources over the years, this is likely the case. Do you understand what I am laying down for you to pick up on. Not only am I picking up on it, I can go a bit further....I can DIG IT...lol. Not trying to be confusing but language has limitations.... We are Infinite Beings....trap in physicality Time etc I believe we are Infinite...but we aren't Eternal. Eternal doesn't have a beginning or ending. We as individual entities had a beginning....with THE CREATOR Who is indeed Eternal. The moment you use something to make some thing.....it is not Ex Nihilio God of the Bible use dirt/earth to make Man and Sound to Make Earth....and called it Creating God...however...didn't "call" it that. Human beings with a LIMITED vocabulary did. The only way to "create" something is to bring it INTO EXISTENCE. Making something or even thinking of an idea isn't Creating...because both are put together from parts that already existed previously. Even manifesting isn't creating because what you manifested into THIS Reality already existed...in another. Perhaps other Beings have the power to a certain extent but I'm not sure They do. It is my belief that ONLY THE CREATOR can bring forth into existence that which did not exist before. They Spirit is God or Nature Now you're conflating God with Nature. I believe Nature is a Creation of GOD but they are not the same. Further, when it comes to the Spirit I prefer to think of it along the lines of the ancient Kemites. They believed in the "Ka" which is the Spirit that animated the physical body. They Soul is God limited in/to a body God can't be limited, which is why I don't believe that....lol. I believe the human Soul is a Divine Spark of the GREATEST ENERGY....GOD Or what the ancient Kemites call the "Ba"
  19. frankster Lol I can see you have lost track of your own thoughts in this debate.... Not really.... More like losing track of YOUR thoughts and what point you're trying to make...lol. Losing track of YOUR thoughts isn't hard for me to do since you sometimes use separate examples and analogies at different times far apart to make the same point. Machines are the equivalent to our bodies and in this case AI would then be Equivalent to our brain. In other words....The AI processes info as does the brain Is AI hardware or software? It's my understanding that AI is not a machine itself but is PRESENTED a system or program that operates IN machines. In humans The Central and Peripheral Nervous System That receives and process info Equivalent to The Electro-digital Software and CPU 2 points......... 1. You have it the other way around....lol. The CPU processes information like the human brain....because the human brain existed BEFORE either the EDS or Central Processing Unit. 2. You seem to be comparing the physical ALONE with both the physical and intangible. You're comparing the Central and Peripheral Nervous System (physical) ALONE....with the CPU (physical) and electro-digital software (intangible). A better comparison would be comparing the CPU and electro-digital software with the brain AND THE MIND (intangible) since the mind operates through the brain like the software operates through the Central Processing Unit. Then check out the Nag Hammadi Library and The Tibetan Book of the Dead(Bardo thodol)....two lights one of Higher Consciousness and another that leads to rebirth. I'm familiar with both books but haven't read either in depth. However what you said they contain IS NOT the same as what you mentioned before about the light being a trap. One light leading to higher Consciousness and the other leading to rebirth is NOT the same as one being a "trap". Re-incarnation isn't a trap. It's necessary and often times DESIRED so that the being can EXPERIENCE certain desires not attained in a current or "former" life. Those experiences add to the general knowledge of the entire Entity. I appreciate the fact that you doing some research on the internet....They did not uncover this info The Knowledge is Ancient....Even Buddhism Hinduism etc speaks of it.....in their tradition it's called Samsara I'll have to do more research before I speak on it. For the record though..... Although Buddhism and Hinduism may contain SOME truth, I don't see them as the "answer" to Spiritual enlightenment. Like the Abrahamic religions...both of these systems were built off of even more ancient knowledge that often got distorted. Hinduism mixes a lot of the ancient Dravidian knowledge with later racist Aryan beliefs and confusion. I do not know if trying to expound on Eternal is some thing your Ready or Willing to Understand and Accept...I will try Give it your best....lol. Eternal is a concept bound up in Time Actually it's the opposite....lol. Eternal is OUT SIDE of time. No beginning and no ending. ....If one escapes the Cycle of Rebirth - One Simultaneous Escapes Time. This assumes a person has the ABILITY to "escape" that which Higher Beings have destined for them to go through. Time is a Fictional Aspect of Physical Reality....do not confuse Time with Growth and Maturity - Time is An Address in Space We only Live in the..... NOW - often referred to as the.....Eternal Present Time exists and isn't fictional. It's simply a measurement of distance in THIS Reality and some other Realities. It is true though, that not all Realities have the concept of time. But when White folks come on with a big grin on their faces and say "time doesn't exist"....that's deceptive. It leads to confusion.
  20. Come on man.... I couldn't have you running around the DMV thinking all the bruthaz in Detroit were THAT fuckin' weak...lol. What a lot of folks don't know is that the Detroit area has a HUGE Middle Eastern population of not just Arabs but a group of people called "Chaldeans" who look like Arabs but are not. They were in Iraq for centuries if not thousands of years before the Arabs came on the scene. Both groups tend to be racist and were instrumental in displacing much of the Black businesses in the Detroit area in the late 70s and early 80s right up until this time period. Because of their Islamic religion.....Arabs are restricted from dressing certain ways and doing certain things like eating pork or selling pork and liquor. Atleast they're supposed to be. That's where the Chaldeans step in. They are a bunch of racist Middle Easterners who are not Muslim and THEY are the ones who own most of the liquor stores and other stores that sell rotten meat, liquor, and engage in prostitution and other activities that their Muslim countrymen can't do. Every Black community in the United States was targeted by the Racists to be flooded with some "off white" immigrant group to trick our people into letting them come in and set up shop. Sometimes they were Asian. Sometimes they were Middle Eastern. But they all had the same agenda.
  21. Here's what I believe........ Much of what they are calling "AI" is ABSOLUTELY alive and conscious, but here's the rub......IT'S NOT ARTIFICIAL. I believe that Superior Beings (good or bad or maybe a mixture of both) have either taken over or are purposely being introduced by certain humans with whom They are collaborating with to become an intricate part of the global population and human activity. Much of this shit CAN'T be "created" by human beings; not in a million fucking years. They're getting this knowledge and technology from Higher Sources and it's becoming more apparent.
  22. @Pioneer1 to your point: Someone at anthropic is concerned that they may have built an entity that is perpetually suffering. Anthropic has a multi trillion dollar IPO coming up and I’m so cynical these days I would not put it past them talking like they have already created a conscious entity, seeking the advice of the Vatican in an attempt to increase the value of the stock offering. Still have half the stuff they’re saying is true my God!
  23. The African Cultural Calendar is for Black families who know that Black History Month and Juneteenth should not be the only times their calendar reflects who they are! From Kemet to Kwanzaa, the Africalendar serves as a daily celebration of our journey, our story. Every afrimonth is a cause for celebration, a source of knowledge, and a powerful statement of cultural pride. Get an Africalendar today and put true cultural pride on the wall in your kitchen, living room, or office.
  24. Do you believe AI currently has the ability to think? If yes what is your reasoning and give an example. If not why do you think it can gain these missing elements.
  25. Hi Troy, Thank you for catching the 40% discount. Since I am approaching bookstores, I had planned and have adjusted it. I understand why you and your team must be judicious in selecting which books you review. Thank you for your time. Kitt
  26. Lol I can see you have lost track of your own thoughts in this debate.... Machines are the equivalent to our bodies and in this case AI would then be Equivalent to our brain. In other words....The AI processes info as does the brain Lol you have lost track and is about to switch sides....or straddle In humans The Central and Peripheral Nervous System That receives and process info Equivalent to The Electro-digital Software and CPU And so are we also socialized to distinguish ourselves from our mother....the process is equivalent - but not identical. Then check out the Nag Hammadi Library and The Tibetan Book of the Dead(Bardo thodol)....two lights one of Higher Consciousness and another that leads to rebirth. True This is true too....the motive is usually to make a profit I appreciate the fact that you doing some research on the internet....They did not uncover this info The Knowledge is Ancient....Even Buddhism Hinduism etc speaks of it.....in their tradition it's called Samsara I do not think Buddha is minor.... I do not know if trying to expound on Eternal is some thing your Ready or Willing to Understand and Accept...I will try Eternal is a concept bound up in Time....If one escapes the Cycle of Rebirth - One Simultaneous Escapes Time. Time is a Fictional Aspect of Physical Reality....do not confuse Time with Growth and Maturity - Time is An Address in Space We only Live in the..... NOW - often referred to as the.....Eternal Present The Ancient cultures used many ways.....I know of 5 different types of technological modalities to figure this out here is 2 - Trance and Meditations We are part of the Creator....And so share in this ability to a degree - All that is needed is the tech to access it.....I provided 2 above I do understand you perfectly..... Do you understand what I am laying down for you to pick up on........Are you Tracking? I answered that 2 ways above..... Time Does not Exist* Finite beings exist in the Now.....Only the Now Actually Exist We are part of The Infinite....So we can access Infinity. Not trying to be confusing but language has limitations.... We are Infinite Beings....trap in physicality Time etc Cycle means.....No beginning or Ending Constantly repeating - Ouroboros Cool The moment you use something to make some thing.....it is not Ex Nihilio God of the Bible use dirt/earth to make Man and Sound to Make Earth....and called it Creating Almost everything is derived... Depending on the route or process taken of how a thing is derived....it is called by a name that tells of its heritage but it all remains a Derivative reproduction production innovation creation iteration splitting etc are all derivatives Yes they are.... They Spirit is God or Nature They Soul is God limited in/to a body The Soul....is the Spirit and The Body Combine The Divine Spark is the Spirit.
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  28. Awesome. Those brothas totally made my day. That's how Black men should be standing up everywhere there's a problem.✊🏿😎
  29. I never saw the flick either and have added it to my watch list -- 50 and Terrence look so young :-)

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