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There's no shortage of this story. The internet has blown up, as it should. In this brief video, Sonya Massey's handsome son, Malachi, is interviewed and he does and awesome job.

So.... A couple of White cops with skull and Viking tattoos come into this sista's home. After a brief exchange, one of the cops TELLS her to go to the stove and take care of it so that it doesn't cause a fire, and she does. Some words were exchanged. And she tells one of the cops "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus". At which point he says, "YOU BETTER NOT or I swear I'll shoot you in the fucking face" Hmmm......That right there was strange as hell. Then he draws his gat, she apologizes, ducks down in fear, and gets shot in the face. Hollywood itself couldn't make this shit up! I hope our beautiful sista is at peace right now. …

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-will-meet-with-netanyahu-wednesday-2024-07-23/ The Israeli Prime Minister is here in the US to address Congress regarding the conflict in Gaza. It seems on Friday, former POTUS Orange Julius will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Mar-A-Lago. POTUS PJB will meet with PM Netanyahu tomorrow. I don't recall any other former POTUS meeting with world leaders when they come to visit. Since he left the White House, they've been treating former POTUS OJ as if he is shadowing current POTUS PJB.😎

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-drops-out-oval-office-address/ POTUS PJB officially bowed out of running for re-election. Highlighted his record of governance. Tepidly endorsed VP Harris as nominee. POTUS PJB says that democracy is on the ballot. He seems to believe the country will be less great if Dems don't win again. POTUS PJB vows to continue doing his job until it's time to leave office. Remains to be seen how much he'll support VP Harris as his successor.😎

Thanks, Joe. I know I been bad mouthing you, but you've redeemed yourself and have come through in the clutch. You've saved your legacy, and Ametica owes you its gratitude for all you've done to make it a better place. Kamala, you may have to make a sacrifice too, girlfriend. Are the undecided swing voters ready for a black woman president? This country is about to be tested. If preserving democracy is the goal, you may have a shot. But desperate times call for desperate decisions, and - testosterone is better fuel for aggression than estrogen is. Humph. Listen to me, talkin like I give a damn about rescuing America from what Donald Trump represent…

On. The. News. Some. Black. People. Say. They. Will. Vote. For. Democrats. ,,Some. Say. They. Will. Support. Trump. .He. Is. A. ,,Business. Man. Business. Man ?..On. The. News. You. See. A. Few ,,Black. People. In. The. Trump. Crowd.. I. Don't. Trust. Neither. ,Political. Party. ..Democrats. Will. Not. Be. Confronted. To. Explain. ,Why. Billions. Of. U. S. Money. Can Go. To. Ukraine. And. Israel. ,,But,,No. Billions. Of. U. S. Money. To. Poor. Inner. City., Communities. To. Build. Schools. And. Create. Jobs. .....Black. ,Democrats. Ate. Not. Confronted. By. Black. Voters. Why. They,,Have. Not. Tried. To. Find. Out. Who. Is. Dumping. Drugs.,Cocaine. And. Guns. In. In…

If the Democrats want to win...Biden has gotta go. He needs to drop out the race or they need to invoke the 25th Amendment and get him out. And they don't have too much time to do it. As for his replacement........ Harris is a MAYBE but I'm not sure if she is trusted enough to gain the popular support needed to defeat Trump. Michelle Obama....on the other hand...does. I think she's more trustworthy, less likely to play games with the GOP, and on top of that is SLEEPING WITH one of the best political advisor you could offer....lol. The cherry on top is that she's an FBA sista from the hood of Chicago. Unlike her husband or Kamala, sh…

https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/tim-scott-america-isnt-racist-blasts-chicago-over-gun-violence/3490744/ Despite having been passed over for VP pick, Senator Tim Scott is still puckering his lips and on his knees kissing up to the GOP. In the article linked above, Sen. Scott aka Mushmouth had the never to declare America isn't a racist country and deflected to gun violence in Chicago. He didn't mention the AR-15 toting would be assassin in Pennsylvania though. Luckily, Senator Sellout Scott doesn't have to worry about Black folks pulling up and putting a muzzle on him. That's exactly what is …

Whaddup Fam......... I know it's been a minute. Martin Lawrence used to say: How yall feel ! So much has been going on, now you got this situation with Trump that I might stop by here and get into this weekend, I'm sure yall have covered it like gravy already. But on a similar topic, the Republican National Convention is going on this week and there's been a lot of talk of "family values", which is one of the main political tenets that Republicans CLAIM to support. We know it's a damn lie, but so many people around the nation...including people of color...believe it. At my job as well as elsewhere around the city, I've met so many Africans and…

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/politics/kfile-jd-vance-comments-trump/index.html Former POTUS Orange Julius has selected Senator JD Vance (Ohio) as VP pick. Sen. Vance is 39 years old. Look no further than 2016 when JD Vance couldn't stand former POTUS OJ. His criticism is available for everyone to read and hear. Somehow, as POTUS, OJ supposedly made JD Vance believer in his vision for America. Yeah right.😁 White folks will change political parties and ideologies as easily as changing clothes or dance partners. The Dems might start begging and pleading with Black folks votes if they're interested in maintainin…

I subscribe to YouTube Music and this popped up in my feed. I guess Google knows I would find this “interesting.” While I don’t purport to have my finger on the pulse of social media. I have not heard anyone wishing trump was killed.

Politicians ,,Condemning. The. Assassination. Attempt. On. Trump ...This. Country. Religion. Is. Guns. .....This. Country. Worship. Guns . This. Country. Worship. Violence. ,Terrorism. .Christianity. Is. ,About. Terrorism. ...Republicans. Supported. The. White. ,Christian. Terrorist. Attack. January. 6_ 3. Years. Ago. .....All. The. ,,Politicians. Support. Black. Street. Gang. Terrorism. In. Black. Inner,,,City. Communities. ..Black. Politicians. Cate. More. About. ,,,Israel. ,Ukraine. ,Palestine. Peop!e ,. ,Than. Their. ,Own. People. .....,Street. Gang. Violence. Genocide. Black. Communities. Every. ,Week.. Black. Politicians. ,NAACP ,,Churches. ,Black. Lives…

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https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-martyr-rnc After an assassination attempt on the life of former POTUS Orange Julius, both political parties are united in condemning the attack. The former POTUS was grazed on the ear, an attendee was was killed, 2 other folks were injured and the shooter was taken out by snipers. Over the next few days, weeks and months, we'll see how the temperature changes in terms of political rhetoric leading up to the election. As I've often mentioned, the political parties are two-sides of the same coin when the rubber meets the road.😎

Help me out here. Nobody has yet to explain to my satisfaction why Democrats should stand on ceremony and stick with a faltering old fart like Joe Biden because when he was at the top of his game, um - he did some good things. Never mind that he is now feeble and in mental decline, - and not polling well! Ignore that Independents and young people are lukewarm about him. Just humor his obstinacy and don't rock the boat. Prop him up, and let him have his way because, well, he is the president and apparently of the same opinion as his opponent when it comes to a president being entitled to special privileges. And above all, continue to wallow in denial and cling to false h…

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-nato-summit-chance-show-voters-allies-he-can-still-lead-2024-07-09/ NATO summit is being held here in Washington, DC. POTUS PJB has pledged more suppprt to Ukraine believing they will drive Russia out of their country. Supposedly, POTUS did well reading the teleprompter today. Hopefully, meetings with world leaders went just as well. This is not a good time for POTUS to appear to be slipping in any way. Give him the Botox shots and stem cell injections.😁😎

I've given up. When it comes to the upcoming presidential election, let the chips fall where they may. Not only is the country divided, but so is the Democratic party. Die hard Biden supporters are holding steady, siding with the DNC and Biden's campaign committee members who seem to be viewing the president through a different set of lenses."Forget the polls", they scoff. "Biden will redeem himself." Yeah, right, all they need is a miracle to turn things around. Ol Joe will snap out of it, manage to finish a sentence and Democrats will be back in business! Seems to me. Biden is stubbornly putting himself before his country. The black vote is also fragmented …

Today the earth is farthest from the sun and will get closer and closer on its elliptical orbit till the perihelion in early january

Karine Jean-Pierre has been White House Press Secretary since May 2022. Karine Jean-Pierre's press briefings look like an exercise in uneasiness as she tries to sell the soap for POTUS PJB. Of course, it's interesting that media is quick to mention that Jean-Pierre is the 1st Black and openly LGBTQ+ WH Press Secretary. There will be less stressful jobs whenever she gets tired of tap dancing for the administration.😎

I am kidding. But since @Troy seems to enjoy sharing generated content. I figure I will place this in culture. For a laugh https://www.udio.com/songs/jujrXW7gaRmmHvag7ojqXh soulless lyrics Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? …

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/1198912764/consider-this-from-npr-draft-07-01-2024 No surprise. In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS gives former POTUS presidential immunity. More than likely, cases brought against him will be dropped. If he's re-elected, he'll be able to have DOJ drop the charges or pardon himself. Either way, if Dems thought courts cases would turn the orange man into Tang kool-aid, it's not working. Former POTUS Orange Julius aka Teflon Don is still skating and skirting the judicial system. 😎

Last. Week. Before. The. Debate. News. Saying. Black. Support. For ,The. President. Was. Down. .He. Put. Pastor. Warnock. To. Talk. To. ,Black. Voters. I Think. ,Warnock. Was. On. The. News. Neither. ,,Biden. Trump. Should. Be. Put. Back. In. ..Billions. Of. U. S. Money. ,,Going. To. Ukraine. ,Israel. ,,No. Billions. To. Poor. Inner. City. ,,Communities. To. Build. Better. Schools. And. Create. Jobs. ..Black. Democrats. Need. Challengers. In. Elections. ....They. Do ,Not. Explained. Why. They. Love. Israel. And. Ukraine. ..Do. Not. ,Tell. Biden. To. Send. Billions. To. Uplift. Poor. Inner. City. ,Communities. ..Pastor. Warnock. Is. A. Snake. Like. All. Preach…

I ain't hating on Megan, I sure was very well compensated and I'm glad for her. What I find so remarkable is where we have come as a culture. The current presidential election is just another symptom, but Amazon prime day promotion is just so crazy to me on several levels. One, Megan is deemed suitable to represent a mainstream brand; two that Amazon has created a "holiday" where people are encouraged to buy more shit they really don't need, as if Xmas,, Valentines, birthdays, etc are not already enough reasons for us to go out and spend; three, Amazon requires a paid membership to even buy from them during this Holiday. This all to further enric…

On my email this morning from the New York Times: By German Lopez Donald Trump and President Biden Kenny Holston/The New York Times Affirming fears After last night, many Democrats are panicked. They hoped that President Biden, 81, could convince voters that his age was nothing to worry about. That he could counter Donald Trump’s wild accusations and relentless falsehoods with confidence. He didn’t. Biden’s voice was hoarse and halting. His answers were often unclear, and he struggled to finish his t…

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/27/aipac-jamaal-bowman-cori-bush-00165174 Coming against Israel does not bode well for American politicians. AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) put up the money to insure Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY) lost in the primary election. The next chip to fall could be Rep. Cori Bush (Mo). She's in a close primary race too. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) takes money from non-Black special interest groups. As a result, they have marching orders that have little or nothing to do with helping their Black constituents. Politics is a dirty business. Black politicians aren'…

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There will be a presidential debate tomorrow night (June 27th) at 9 pm on CNN. The debate will be between POTUS Joe Biden and former POTUS Donald Trump. Unfortunately, no other POTUS candidates will be onstage including Cornel West and Robert Kennedy Jr. The debate could be similar to 2020 if the geriatric candidates take whatever medication enhances their cognitive abilities. POTUS PJB seems to forget and freeze. Former POTUS Orange Julius has memory lapses and supposedly has a body odor. It's unfortunate that voters have to hold their noses when voting for either of these Rock em Sock em robots in November. …

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Hopefully, everyone enjoyed Juneteenth however they chose to celebrate it.😎

This is a continuation of the previous conversation on this subject: In the video below, two astrophysicists and a comedian, discuss free will.

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South Africa’s ruling ANC reaches coalition deal with rival parties South Africa's ANC reaches coalition deal with DA | DW News It is my opinion that the white led Democratic Allaince have Many Plans but one Mandate......Maintain the Land and Economy in the hands of whites for as long as possible. South Africans voters have been distracted and misled by white owned Media ideas sorrounding ANC corruptions.. Democracy's greatest flaw is that it greatly favors those with Money.... It Appears the Constitution of South Africa does not address the consequences of Colonialism and Apartheid. Colonialism and Apartheid are Crimes Against H…

Yesterday, brotha Tariq Nasheed hosted the Rally4Reparations at Freedom Plaza here in Washington, DC. The guest speakers were Dr. Ma'at, Afro Elite, Dr. Randy Short, Gregg Marcel Dixon, Vicki Dillard, Dave Anderson, Black Alpha and Rizza Islam. All of the speakers were on point. Big Daddy Kane rocked the crowd on the Hip-Hop tip. The event was well attended despite that it was hot outside.😁 It was great to see families and so many young people out there too. I know it's a heavy lift but I hope that FBA/ADOS folks will keep pushing for reparations.😎

Respect. To. All. The. Black. Fathers. Who. Are. Involved. With., Their Children. ...Treating. The. Mothers. Of. Their. Children. With,,,Respect. ...News. ,White. Media. Likes. To. Show. Black. Men,,Who. Are. Not. Involved. With. Their. Children. ....Respect. For,Black. Mothers. Who. Are. Raising. Chi!den. Alone. Because. Of,,Irresponsible. Fathers. ....Religion. And. Politics. Among. The ,,Reasons. There. Is. No. Black. Unity. ,,In. Black. Communities.........The. Great. Malcolm. X. Said. What. Black. Men. ,Need. To. Do. In. Their. Communities. ...

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I'm beginning to see more of these AI generated sales pitches (see below). The use of the word "delved" in the first sentence is a tell. The service itself is AI driven. AI is already being touted as tool one can use to craft and read unique bedtime story to your kid. What happens to a culture when there are no shared stories -- when all the stories are unique to the individual? Well, we already know; the AI powered bots on social media give people completely different world views, and we losing cultural cohesion as a result. --------- Hi Troy, As I delved into the fascinating world of African American …

https://abcnews.go.com/538/hunter-bidens-guilty-verdict-affect-2024-election/story?id=111057941 As the trials turn, 1st son of the United States, Hunter Biden had been found guilty on all 3 counts in his federal trial for lying about his drug use on a gun permit application. Remains to be seen whether or not Hunter Biden (HB) will be sent to prison. I don't believe the son of the POTUS will serve a day in a cell. HB will get probation and community service and a fine.😎

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Whaddup AALBC Family! I'm in the building. I've been busy with some things going on at work as well as some personal issues in my neighborhood that I'm in the process of straightening out so not a lot of leisure time to spend online. I actually was going to post a thread here Thursday night after Trump's guilty verdict but messed around and forgot about it until this morning when I checked in and saw Troy's thread.

I just checked and see @Pioneer1 has not visited the forums since April 27. While that is not a long time, relatively speaking, it is for him. Well, I trust all is alright with my “incorrigible Brother.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/30/trump-trial-verdict-hush-money.html Former POTUS Orange Julius was found guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial. Yet, Truth Social website crashed because it was flooded with campaign donations for his reelection bid. Remains to be seen whether or not he gets jail time. Doesn't stop him from running for POTUS. Let's see if the American people are silly enough to re-elect a clown with so many cases that he's running for POTUS with hands tied behind his back.😁😎

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/20/bleach-blonde-bad-built-butch-body-crockett-trademark/73770813007/ While it could be viewed as a scene from a Mean Girls movie, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX) delivered the insult of the year at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) (GA). Rep. MTG made a comment about Rep. Crockett's eyelashes getting in the way of her ability to read. A few minutes later, Rep. Crockett crushed it when she asked a question that included the alliterative bleach blonde bad built butch body in reference to Rep. MTG.🤣 As someone who has a strong appreciation for comedy in general and the…

Lord knows just how incredibly short-sighted many Black folk can be. It seems some of you want to argue, insult other Black people and ignore the signs that Trump will win in November. (I sure hope it’s not because so many of you probably WANT Trump to win). Here is what you’re missing: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just pardoned a White man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in the summer of 2020. Daniel Perry WAS serving a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of the protester, Garrett Foster, who was attending a racial justice protest with his Black fiancee. But Perry, an armed White man, didn’t fancy that one bit. Abbott had faced pressu…

Juneteenth ,The. End. Of. Slavery. ,In. Texas. ,The. End. Of. ,Slavery ,In. This. Country. ...Why. Is. Juneteenth Celebrated. ,Not. Kwanzaa ?.Black. Community. Enslaved. Each. Day. .Crack. Houses. ,,Pimp ,Houses. ,The. Churches. .Black. People. Paying. For. Their. Enslavement..Black. Politicians. ,Care. More. About. Ukraine ,,Israel. ,,Palestine. Than. Their. Own. ,People. ..Black. Politicians. Support ,,Billions. Of. U. S. Money. Going. To. Ukraine. And. Israel. ,,No. ,,Money. Going. To. Poor. Inner. City,. Communities. To. Build ,. Better, ,Schools. ,Create. Jobs....Kwanzaa. , Maintaining. Unity. In., The,,Black. Communities. ,.,Families. ,,Race. ,,Purpose., ,Re…

An Open Letter to Ted Sarandos Co-Chief Executive Officer of Netflix CEMOTAP Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People 135-05 Rockaway Boulevard South Ozone Park, N.Y. 11420 (347-907-0629) Ted Sarandos Co-Chief Executive Officer Netflix Corporate Headquarters 100 Winchester Circle Los Gatos, CA 95032 Sir, the purpose of this letter is to express outrage at your ill-advised and ill-named release of “Netflix Good Times Reboot.” This insulting cartoon has only the most superficial and negative relationship to the original Good Times TV series. The claim by some of the creators that this is satire is so bog…

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From Saturday!s New York Times. The article can be summed up in one sentence; Students have more pressing personal matters to contend with. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/politics/biden-morehouse-black-colleges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare The article supports what the good @ProfD has been saying all along.

Here are three versions of my bio. Feedback is appreciated. Over the past two decades, my journey in the realm of astrology has been an ever-evolving exploration, marked by significant discoveries and innovations. It all began with my foray into Tarot and Numerology, seeking to unravel the mysteries of human character and fate. Tarot, with its vivid imagery, adeptly described situations, while Numerology provided swift character delineations. However, I felt a void in timing within these practices. Determined to bridge this gap, I delved into extensive research, encountering various techniques to pinpoint timing, albeit with limited practical succe…