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I tore my ACL so I also have a lot of time. Waste a lot if time, but I read a book or a chart an hour or two and periodically. I have caught the eyes of strangers and say hello. Or people will ask me if I'm okay or how did i hurt my leg. Also meeting more people. I think having time allows forces to pull you towards them.

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/g-s1-85911/cdc-director-susan-monarez-ousted-leaders-resign It didn't take long for former CDC director Susan Monarez to be fired/resign from her job. Monarez didn't go along with RFK Jr.s narrative on vaccines. She choose to stick with science. The funny part is the current administration vetted and nominated Susan Monarez to the position. They had to know where she stood on the issues. Shortly after Monarez was bounced, several CDC employees have also quit. Many of these people have strong backgrounds in medicine so finding a new job is super easy for them. Once political puppets are installed at CDC, it will be interesting to see how America changes its approach to viruses and vaccines and access to medicine.😎

That and with the title of THE 100 BEST BLACK MOVIES (EVER) it was designed to feed the algorithm, attract attention, get a reaction, and generate controversy. It got my attention and shared it here hoping for similar effect. Years ago, I regularly published move reviews including, an annual summary of the Top Black moves; "Blacktrospective: Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema, and Oscar predictions." The Brother (@Pioneer1 would probably question is "Blackness" 🧐) who wrote these, Kam Williams sadly passed in 2019. Kam published more than 900 book and movie reviews as well articles and interviews. His articles were nationally syndicated and as a result appears on many other Black websites. Google harshly penalized my site back in 2015 for this -- their algorithm penalized sites that published copied content. Google killed a lot of Black sites back then. But I digress I remember the first time I saw anything by Tyler Perry. I was with a group of people who were excited to see a DVD of a Tyler Perry stage play. Some of the actors appear in his films today. People loved it thought Madea was hilarious. There was gospel singing and the Christian moralizing we still find in his films today. He definitely hot n something that resonates with the masses. Of course he deserves to be on anyone's top Black films. I would probably pick his first major motion picture featured Madea -- whatever that one was.

52 shot and 7 dead doesn't read like impulse. My guess would be beefs and disputes. I don't believe these n8gglets are using registered and licensed guns to shoot each other. Gun control won't keep those weapons off the street. I believe guns that are not sold on the black market are being recirculated by dirty law enforcementt officers. Confiscated and turned in guns end up back on the streets. That sad reality has been ongoing since the late 1980s when murder rates skyrocketed especially due to folks selling drugs and settling their differences with firearms. Gang bangers took it to another level with their ignorance and foolishness.😎

True on all accounts. Hardest part is knowing n8gglets who had similar opportunities but just couldn't get right or do right long enough to enjoy success. That's hilarious. All I can do is accompany their singing voices from the piano.🤣😎

Brother Muhammad quoted the Honorable Minister Farrakhan saying "whoever programs the diameter of one's thinking also controls the circumference of their activity." That's some heavy sh8t right there.😎