Culture, Race & Economy

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.😎

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

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'…

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…

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 …

Read the introduction from a book on the subject, The Isley Brothers’ 3+3 by Darrell M. McNeill

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…

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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…

…. so say the determinists. toss a ball in the air. If we know the force applied, we know the exact trajectory the bar will take. The same as true not just for your life but the entire universe. Free will is an illusion. Our minds are too feeble to calculate the exact trajectory of our lives, or even wrap our brains around the entire notion, but that doesn’t make it untrue. Maybe as people get older, they begin to realize this, on some level, and they become increasingly bored with life. In much the same way a little kid can be entertained by the game, I Declare War, as they grow older they begin to find the game boring —dumb …

Annette Gordon-Reed is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer. This offer is only available today, Juneteenth (June 19, 2024). It is a great deal!

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.

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.😎

The TROPICS MEDIA GROUP is thrilled to announce the 9th annual African DOers Showcase, set to take place online on Saturday, June 15th, 2024. This highly anticipated event will celebrate the outstanding achievements of African and Afro-descendant leaders across the globe, culminating in the unveiling of the prestigious Top 700 African DOers Powerlist for 2024 by TROPICS MAGAZINE. A Celebration of Excellence The African DOers Showcase is more than just an event; it is a vibrant celebration of the diverse talents, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit that drive the African continent forward. Each year, this showcase brings together thought leaders, innovator…

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. ...

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.

Let me say from the jump, I'm not saying either of the two are guilty or innocent of what they are being accused of. I don't have enough SOLID FACTS to make an educated determination one way or the other on the matter. But the way so many AfroAmericans on social media are going after TD Jakes and Puff Daddy over alleged gay sex parties and freakish behavior is disturbing. One or two people start rumors and they spread like wildfire around the internet. Notice you don't see White or Asian people doing this exact same thing with White or Asian celebrities and ministers. No matter how many are started, they dismiss the rumors as crazy gossip until somethin…

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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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.”

I am pleased that two paramedics have been sentenced to serve time behind bars. BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH! Elijah should not have been stopped in the first place. And after he was stopped, judging from his mannerisms and his timid behavior, he should have been let go.

What do u think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDTRaspq0z8

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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…

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…

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/age-of-easy-money/ TRANSCRIPT MALE NEWSREADER: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaking at an annual economic summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. MALE VOICE: Yep, we’re on with him. FEMALE NEWSREADER: Powell and his colleagues at the Fed are under pressure to curb inflation. FEMALE NEWSREADER: Powell could take a harder line, or he could simply play his cards close to the vest. MALE VOICE: Here we go. He’s on the move. MALE NEWSREADER: It’s going to be a tough crowd at Jackson Hole because of the fact that he made a call simply last year that d…

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…

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.

Finally, some good news about a notorious massacre of Black blameless that People of Color can rightfully feel positive about. I would certainly be overjoyed if the full amount for the massacre memorial was guaranteed. However, we know there are millions who despise Black people and they would care a whit if one us were to lose our life unjustly. May 13, 2024, 7:05 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press By The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — A permanent memorial honoring the 10 Black victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket will feature interconnected stone pillars and arches, and a windowed building where exhibitions and events…

Israeli Students Don Blackface & Mock Indigenous African Kids This is so offensive and sad. During these times when there is so much emotion about the horrors that are going on over there in the Middle East, this evil is unbelievable. And some of the people that commented on this video really bring out a lot of harsh reality, anyway about the true identity of the Israelites. One commenter posed a question as to whether or not, these people joke about the Nazi in the same tone.

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Many people believe Love is a verb—and while it can be, love is a force that is a noun. When I write about love, I refer to it as a force with properties—properties that connect everything in the entire universe. LOVE is energy that transforms and transmutes everything for its purpose. Love, as it is known today, is what ancients called Aether, God, and Quintessence. The symbol for it is shown above. Sometimes, when I write, I use the most comfortable use of love, but I'm referring to the Force (of which nothing would exist if it weren't in play. Still, I can't ignore the teachings and proverbs that return to ancient Africa. - "Love is one thing, know…

Good. Times. TV. Show. Of. The. 1970's. Now. A. Cartoon. On. ,,Netflex ..Good. Times. Cartoon. Trailer. Has. Gangs,Guns. ,,Cursing. ......Good. Times. TV. Show. ,Thelma. Wanted. To. Be. A,Doctor. ,Michael. A. Lawyer. ,J. J. A. Painter. ,Artist .........Ghetto. ,Living. ,Gangs,Guns. ,Violence. ......Black. Reality. T. V. Shows. Are. As. Bad. .No. Shows. About. Stopping. Black. Genocide. ......Organizing. Black. Unity. ..Black. Political. Party. ....Black. ,Church. Corruption. ...Black. Preachers. In. Prison. For. Raping. ,Children. ,Murdering. Their. Wives. ,Preachers. Stealing. All. The,,Church. Money. Buying. Cars. And. Mansions. ,Not. Caring ,,About. The. Povert…

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Below is an interesting comment to an article on the site, "The Music Moguls Who Bled Millions from a Black Legend" by Reclamation Project. (Note: Someone from the Nation must have given me permission to run this article and I must have had an explicit reason to run it as I rarely republish entire articles that have been published elsewhere it is bad for SEO) What do you think about the article linked at the end of the commentor's post ("Motown’s abuse of its artists")? In an earlier version of the comment Minister Farrakhan was referred to as "Sinister Farra-Con." I deleted that version as the comments were the same save the gratuitous diss. J…

She is 77-Years Old! What an inspiration. Personally, I am not focused on trying to reverse my age, but I do want to be healthy. She may be older because I had this video in my files for a while now.

"What Malcolm X thought about liberals": Was Black America Listening? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E55kQfachBQ - - - "The Ballot or the Bullet": A Binary Option for Black America? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballot_or_the_Bullet

Vox also explains how they get made. “It’s partly AI, partly a get-rich-quick scheme, and entirely bad for confused consumers.“ The internet, though, has always been a safe harbor for those with plans to innovate that pesky writing part out of the actual book publishing. On the internet, it’s possible to copy text from one platform and paste it into another seamlessly, to share text files, to build vast databases of stolen books. If you wanted to design a place specifically to pirate and sleazily monetize books, it would be hard to do better than the internet as it has long existed. Now, generative AI has made it possible to create cove…

Bots have been dominant on the web for a very long time. We know most of the posts on Twitter is generated by bots. Now that AI has demonstrated its power, things will just get worse, The following is a bot generated post which originated from a foreign language. I've seen spam before, but this is absolutely terrible. This type of crap regularly shows up on Richard's Blog. It does not get displayed live, but periodically I delete this stuff from the server. Guest Scottdiumb Posted 5 hours ago · IP · Hidden - Member is in a group which requires approval for all content. As someone who …

France will boost military spending by more than one-third in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said, as he unveiled ambitions to transform the French army to deal with the great “perils” of this century. Acknowledging the end of the “peace dividend” of the post-Cold War era, Macron said on Friday the planned 2024-2030 budget would adapt the military to the possibility of high-intensity conflicts, made all the more urgent since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine almost 11 months ago. The spending spree is needed to ensure “our freedom, our security, our prosperity, our place in the world”, said Macron. The budget for the period will stand at 413 billion…

KHOI YOUNG Gymnast Competes in Germany!--OUTSTANDING SUPPORT--Positive Cultural Awareness WOW! SMOOTH! POISED! ATTRACTIVE! Artistry in Motion! Insane Routine in every area of his sport! He May be on his way to the Olympics! It was different for him when he competed in Germany because the crowd was silent! Nevertheless, his teammates shouted in support of him throughout his entire routine even though others were disdained. Different cultural etiquette. Americans shout during athletic competition but for this competition, the Germans in Europe were silent however, when Khoi dismounted, the crowd erupted in…

The idea that these companies are so wealthy (and desperate) for data that buying on of the world's largest publishers is on the table boggles the mind. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html "At Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, managers, lawyers and engineers last year discussed buying the publishing house Simon & Schuster to procure long works, according to recordings of internal meetings obtained by The Times. They also conferred on gathering copyrighted data from across the internet, even if that meant facing lawsuits. Negotiating licenses with publishers, artists, musici…

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/total-solar-eclipse-04-08-24-scn/index.html I believe today's solar eclipse came and went without too much fanfare beyond millions of people staring at the sky wearing paper glasses with cellophane lens.😁 Folks who had the best seats along the path of totality had 4 minutes to witness the event. It will take 20 years for that particular solar eclipse to come back around. @aka Contrarian already mentioned that she'll check back Tuesday. Sooner is fine too. Paging @Chevdove to the deck.🤣 This is a post-eclipse roll call. Check in and let us know you were not abducted or …

Did the CIA Actually Sell Crack in the 1980s? | The War On Drugs Come on come on I see no changes wake up in the morning and I ask myself Is life worth living should I blast myself? I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black My stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch Cops give a damn about a negro Pull the trigger kill a nigga he's a hero Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares One less hungry mouth on the welfare First ship 'em dope and let 'em deal the brothers Give 'em guns step back watch 'em kill each other "It's time to fight back," that's what Huey said Two shots in the dark now Huey's dead I got love for my brother but…