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@Cynique You speak the Truth! Far too many nitwits on this forum will fail to respond out of embarrassment and lack of a definitive reasoning. They cannot admit they supported a racist loser. They will never accept that they wanted their own people to suffer. And they dare not concede they were wrong. Biden was supposedly too old, too senile and too weak. Well, this old, senile and presumably worn out man kicked Republican butt in front of the entire world! Thanks to one person -- Donald J. Hump! I kept telling the fools on here that Trump was never the hero they swore him to be. Trump was going to right the U.S. economic ship - after he destroyed it with this stupid billion dollar tax cuts for only the rich. Wild and untamed nations would be stomped by Trump's apparent dominance and understanding of world affairs - which never happened. Trump had the friggin' nerve to gleefully support Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion of Ukraine. The world does not hate Trump. The world laughs at Trump. And the world is laughing at Black Republicans today! This is what Republicans are today: Nasty, cruel, lying and vicious bastards who want to happily smash the innocent, the decent and the kind. In the end, Cynique, you are right. The Democrats just couldn't get their act together. They had no answer for inflation, for Defund the Police or the rampant homelessness that is increasing across this country. So, Republicans answered for them: With uncontrollable rage, hatred and demonization - which culminated in unmitigated violence. What does this make Black Republicans? It makes them just like their bad air from China dude, Herschel Walker. It makes them what they've always been. Turncoats, traitors and above all ... STOOPID!

By the way, how's your Crypto investments doing?

Hate Speech, which is what these two are accused of promoting, is legally permissible. But there are consequences.

Unless the stars align, Ms. Griner is going to have to live in some tough conditions for a few years. Ukraine's Zelensky is going to have accept a negotiated settlement which will entail the loss of territory to Russia. Putin's invasion was never about re-establishing the Warsaw Pact. It is about eliminating Ukraine as an independent and democratic nation in the eyes of most on this planet.

What a completely dumb statement. President Lyndon Baines Johnson. the nation's 36th chief executive and a Democrat, delivered on his promise of passing a Civil Rights Bill as well as a Voting Rights Bill. Man, some of us are clueless about History. But no explanation from you. Which is proof you don't know a friggin' thing.

Well, I tried to tell you so many times that Donald Trump was a complete nincompoop, a racist and a super dumbass. But you wouldn’t listen. The world has always known. Now, many of you should accept it, too. Especially with Republicans failing to take the U.S. Senate. Especially with Republicans expressing widespread glee at the hammer attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Especially with all the photos of a glum Trump whose candidates laid smelly eggs everywhere. Trump is reportedly blaming Fox News’ pundit Sean Hannity and his wife Melania for talking him into supporting the phony TV physician Mehmet Oz. The carpetbagger who didn’t even learn the names of his chosen state’s sports teams, was clobbered by his opponent and stroke survivor John Fetterman - and by double digits! Which is why I am hoping this clown Trump continues knocking heads with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Oh, the back and forth shall prove immensely entertaining. So, what happened to the loudly touted Red Wave? It morphed into a gentle ripple on the beach. People woke up and saw the extremist and bigoted Republicans for what they really are: Vicious and violent Nazi’s. So, you have a choice now. Dummy Trump or the lying racist DeSantis. Because I know many of you will never give up backing political candidates who want to destroy Black Americans. It's in your blood.

Michael James, the Florida teacher who resigned, had taught Special Education students for 15 years. This school year, he was slated to teach a small class of six grade school students who are autistic. According to the Autism Society of the U.S., about 11% of Special Education pupils in the U.S. are autistic. Under the law, they are entitled to a free public school education, the society said. It was supposed to be James' first year teaching in Florida and he spent $58 of his own money to decorate his classroom. He simply wanted his young students to see themselves in photos of heroes such as Dr. King, Secretary Colin Powell, Harriet Tubman, Barack Obama and others. Other than a People magazine story that said his students were going to range in ages from kindergarten to fifth grade, I don't see why anyone would object to these photos unless one thinks the thought of young children glancing at real Black heroes in a classroom setting would be a thing of horror. Fla. Teacher Resigns After School District Removes His 'Age Inappropriate' Images of Historic Black Americans It is a terrible shame, because Mr. James seems a committed and dedicated educator and we need more of those. By the way, Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis has a reputation for opposing any mention of African American heroes in education. He seems to also support White Supremacists, according to this story: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/lawmakers-jewish-groups-call-florida-211029766.html

@Michel Montvert A lot of people (including many die-hard Leftists), do not believe Trump will be imprisoned. I am not a Progressive or a Socialist. In fact, I blame Bernie for 12% of his supporters voting for Trump in 2016,according to Vox. What is happening to this government these days is unprecedented. No one ever thought a POTUS would spirit away highly classified documents, some clearly marked 'Top Secret.' But Trump did and the worry now is who actually packed up these documents, who walked around Mar a Lago and who took a look at them. Trump was known for bragging. He once ordered a bombing raid on Syria to show off his power to Chinese President Xi Jinping while scarfing down a chocolate cake for dessert. ( https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-brags-beautiful-chocolate-cake-served-during-attack-164541399.html ) We know at least two Chinese women who were caught with spying equipment at Mar a Largo. ( https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-national-arrested-for-allegedly-illegally-entering-mar-a-lago/ ) So, who knows what will happen.? My feeling is Trump won't be see the inside of a real prison cell unless he visits. Trump fans still have their hearts set of imprisoning Secretary Clinton and former President Barack Obama.

This country does not need someone who admitted that for years he's suffered from multiple personalities. We need leaders who are stable.

@daniellegfny That's what excites you? The belief that Trump is incredibly intelligent and he is going to bring you riches? How soon we forget his nasal monotone and the rank idiocy on display during his stream of consciousness speeches. You can try to dismantle the FBI. But I'm under the belief the agency will survive your cries of it being corrupt. More proof from the writer who supposedly never provides any: Been condenscended yet? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/dumb-trump-moments

@Troy I have tactics. I am troll, remember? I write with Authority and that ticks off people who think deep down inside anything they post must be true and never opposed. I tire of engaging folks who are dead set on supporting the racist GOP agenda. Here is a link (from a fellow accused of never offering any) with the supposed offense in the headline: https://people.com/politics/florida-teacher-resigns-after-school-district-removes-posters-historic-black-americans/ I imagine this is the start of a month-long dispute over semantics.

@Pioneer1 There are now laws in place to allow parents and others to eavesdrop on lessons in some states. They can report educators they believe are being "woke." You can bet some will be brought up on charges. The Florida teacher in question, Michael James, resigned rather than go through all of this. Anti-woke people can be really violent. They have no problem using their fists, an object or guns to make their point. Teaching used to be a honorable profession. These days, thousands of teachers use their own money to buy classroom supplies. The photos in Mr. James' classroom would have likely made students proud to see their own represented as leaders and luminaries. Now, to push back against the crap that I do not prove my contentions, here is proof of anti-woke and anti-CRT teaching laws: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2022/02/16/teacher-anti-crt-bills-coast-to-coast-a-state-by-state-guide/?sh=3657aba84ff6

@Pioneer1 Why, I thank you for keeping me in mind. The problem is feelings. Some get mighty upset when their opinions are opposed. When their lies are exposed. Some don't care for clicking on links. My suggestion to some was always to gather their thoughts, get someone good at filming video, tape themselves talking about whatever they want to say and then send it on to a social media platform. Of if they feel they can get their point across in words, write a couple of paragraphs, then join a community at a major news platform's Website and post it. Or they can send material to Black-owned or Black themed Websites. They can also ask Candace Owens how did she get so admired in Trump World? Discussion groups are not going out of style. Some of the best ones have really good mods.

@Pioneer1 Dang! You surprised me with this thread. But I agree with ProfD that discussion participation is low. This is why I always thought that certain trolls were invited here to boost the numbers of posts. If allowed to stay, trolls tend to push discussion forums into angry halls of rage. I ignore them because they exist to provoke outrage and distractions. British managed news and discussion forums are much better moderated. If you say something dumb or ignorant, you will pay for it. This is one reason careful reading and wording of sentences are crucial in those. On other forums, you can create threads that call for uplifting and positive analysis. But there isn't much call for this in GOP dominated forums. Because the entire thrust of modern Republicans is to hate, to restrict and to hurt folks they simply don't like. They want unrestrained power and think they deserve it. Nope. I ain't shuffling like Herschel Walker.

Old saying: It's not a matter of what you charge, it's what you can prove. I believe ProfD is right on this one. I don't even think Trump will be banned from holding office.

That I agree with that. But on book banning and now, photograph banning, we, the people can respond to this ourselves. We are capable of making our own points and expressing our own opinions. I don't remember the state or even the school, but there was a Black student who had been banned from graduating with their class either because of some behavior issue or because they wore dreads. This ticked off a lot of folks o FB. So, I found the school's email address, the principal's name, and wrote a sample protest letter. I urged those who were angry to copy and paste it and send it to the school's email address. Then I notified the local newspaper. The upshot was a couple of days later, the school relented and said publicly the student would walk the stage. That's all it took. No one got arrested. No one was fined. Which will probably not work in this case because the teacher has already quit. This CRT stuff has been going on for a while now. This is why I'm pretty sure most Black politicians are aware of it. There was nothing age inappropriate about those photos. It was just another attempt to prevent school children in Mr. James' class, (who were mostly Black), from learning about their heroes.

@Cynique I was not being condescending. He was defending Abbott Laboratories spending billions of dollars to buy back its corporation's stock at a time that money could have been used to clean equipment at Abbott Nutrition's baby formula plant. It had been shut down because of bacterial contamination. I maintained that what Abbott Labs was doing was immoral. He disagreed. Later, I posted a link which proved my contention. A U.S. senator demanded a hearing on Abbott Labs' behavior, because he also thought it was immoral. I let the link prove my point. He's been acting this way ever since.

@ProfD Parents of Black school children are perfectly capable of making their voices heard, writing letters and holding up signs in protest. We need to stop demanding by default that others do what we can do ourselves. The whole reason why this ban books by Black authors movement became powerful is because White parents often stormed school board meetings, screamed for news media coverage and wrote their own letters to get what they wanted. Black parents can do the same thing, but respectfully. I just don't get the sitting back and see what happens stuff. Because Black History is U.S. History. There are some countries, Germany is one, were education laws demand the teaching of The Holocaust. In the U.S., 23 states mandate the teaching of The Holocaust. Why should our history be left out? This does not mean images of naked concentration camp detainees or victims will be shown to school children. But we've all seen photos of Anne Frank. She is clothed. So, why can't school children see photos of Dr. King and Sojourner Truth? Michael James, the teacher at an Escambia County public school, said that the employee who removed the posters was exhibiting racist behavior when she said that the billboard he had designed was “age inappropriate,” the Pensacola News Journal reports. She also wanted a photo of Barack Obama removed. James was using images of figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Harriett Tubman and former President Obama. Read this story: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3598094-florida-teacher-quits-after-staff-removed-posters-of-black-leaders/ And that's what this is about: Plain old Racism. Nothing else. https://go2tutors.com/michael-james-black-men-posters/

@Troy What photos of Dr. King and Harriet Tubman would be age inappropriate? Did Dr. King and Harriet Tubman pose for photos while naked? Kindly describe what photos of these two historical figures would be inappropriate? Because school children view photos and paintings of George Washington on his white horse. They're never inappropriate. If you love Republicans and Trump so much that you're now making excuses for their CRT nonsense, then have at it. My position is they've been wrong about this from the beginning. YOU need to read more stories on this. This situation has to do only with racism: https://news.yahoo.com/florida-teacher-quits-complains-staff-045338975.html Children need to learn about the incredible life, legacy and changes brought about by Dr. King and Sojourner Truth. This should be kept secret from school children? CRT is a law course taught at the university level.

Right Wingers can be as phony as any other group. They only love police when the police are beating the crap out of Brown and Black people. Or enforcing their version of the rule of law. To those still upset about Trump's mansion being raided: There is nothing to stop you from driving to Washington, D.C., and then queuing with your fellow Proud Boys outside the Hoover Building to show your displeasure. Trump himself made removing documents from the White House a felony in 2018.

I don't believe the answer is dividing your voting strength yet again. All major political parties have their own agendas which are determined and created by those with money and the most clout. Dividing into subgroups just dilutes your overall strength. Alliances give you much more clout. That's how Obama won.

There is nothing Black people can do because the politicians who prefer this don't seem to get a lot of blowback. And Blacks who live in their states don't even complain about it. Black leaders do not need to be fighting against this. That battle was fought and won by Black students in the late 1960's when Black History classes began to appear in high schools, colleges and universities. Why don't some of you ask the folks who lionize Republicans why they don't speak up?

If you're really looking for mayhem, you can choose any news forum one finds with a generic Google search. I could care less about childish name callers. But I prefer avoiding such folks. They're a waste of time. I am interested in the continued survival and success of Black people and anyone decent who agrees.

Those who really think the Republican Party is a force for good need to understand this organization's agenda is to whitewash the country's history and that includes any mention of Black luminaries. The school district labeled the pictures "age inappropriate." Since when are paintings or photos of Dr. King and Harriet Tubman inappropriate? They have never depicted in a state of undress or in a compromising position. Explain why Black History must be erased in deference to the GOP's fanatical hatred of anything they claim is CRT? Florida teacher resigns after school removes pictures of Dr. King and Harriet Tubman

@frankster Some of the most misguided and vile folks whoever lived on this planet claimed to be serving God. Religious hatred has fueled more wars, revolutions and genocides than anything else in this world. So, I avoid the name calling and write in clear and declarative sentences. Which apparently, ticks some off. Some have yet to learn that one cannot make something that's wrong be right by screaming. When you're a news editor, one simply cannot do that. You have to hold your temper when politely pushing back at foolishness, argumentative individuals and the headstrong who think they're the smartest folks in the world. They're all over the place. The viciousness in politics and lack of respect for others are emboldening them. When some asked me how I managed to last so long in a profession in which so many Blacks get frustrated and quit, I explained that I've always had this annoying habit: I like to eat. Plus, I had an adorable and inquisitive young son I took on a few business trips. It would have done neither of us any good to let him see me fly off the handle. So, I didn't. And of course, there's the old adage: "You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar." And what I have found is that a few on news forums adopt a god-like personality and believe anyone who has a different viewpoint is a heretic. Any correction to a faulty historical premise is usually greeted with rage. Trying to convince a group of Conservatives on a long defunct forum as to why an African American History Museum was needed while an invasion of Iraq was not was daunting. The curses, the threats, the wild accusations of me lying and making chit up were astounding. I refused to bend because I was right. The upshot was a couple of folks on that forum began sending me private messages and admitted they had changed their mind because they found my reasonings sound. A few of us became friends. Not the meeting in a diner for lunch kind. But respectful of each other. This forum is quite mild compared with some others. As far as the overuse of "etc." : https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/66149/is-it-suitable-to-use-etc-in-an-academic-paper#66157