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During your hiatus, brotha @frankster and I were chopping it up about the UAP/UFO/ET thing. Nevermind that I don't believe ETs exist at all. Admittedly, I don't smoke kush either.🤣 But, for the sake of discussion, I find it hard to believe that a higher form of intelligence could 1) build a spacecraft capable of traveling light-years, 2) crash land on Earth out of millions of planets and 3) be captured, experimented on and/or killed by humans. The chain of custody is too long. The math doesn't add up. But, like religion, science-fiction, fantasy and anything else, I can see the money being generated in spreading it.😎

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyjmy7vl64t Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to step down on 24 March 2025. PM Trudeau has been in office since 2015. Apparently, internal differences within the Liberal Party have led him to tap out. Trudeau says if he has to fight with his own party, clearly, he should no longer be in the job. Smart man. Remains to be seen who the Canadians will choose to lead their country into the future.😎

What negative experiences or realities are Americans trying to escape? That's why I mentioned conditions a few posts ago. Power comes from war and slavery. Wealth can be generated by discovery (oil and precious minerals) or invention (products, goods and services). The food industry has generated a lot of wealth. However, coming up with burgers and fries or ice cream or sodas or candy bars doesn't require a great deal of intelligence. Powerful people use a combination of skilled and unskilled labor and smart folks to make money. There's no shortage of people who are rich or wealthy but not necessarily the most intelligent.😎

The British pound, Indian rupee and euro are considered fiat currency too. Every country in the G20 can agree on a fiat currency and apply it to other countries too.😎

I still think Black folks should be putting that energy into wealth building discussions instead of religion. These folks can pull up historical data and cite scriptures but they are still more broke than a bag of glass. They should be talking about how Elon Musk (53 years old ) and Jeff Bezos (60 years old) are two of the richest dudes on the planet. Maybe Black folks should be discussing how to build vehicles or create a search engine or social media app or opening a chain of big box stores.😎

Sure. Some people are to blame for their own choices. Why is America filled with drugs and alcohol and guns? Power and greed builds wealth more than intelligence. Generational wealth is passed down. The heirs aren't necessarily the smartest people. Look no further than the incoming POTUS and his family. Those countries still have lower rates of murder, crime, drug and alcohol addiction than the United States. regardless of the choices people make in America, we could have safety nets to catch every last of them. Instead, destructive behavior generates revenue in a Capitalistic society i.e. social services, law enforcement, judicial system, hospitals, funeral homes, etc.. Many high-paying jobs are dependent on people being f8cked up in one way or another.🤣😎

Never found those types of mags in our house. Guess mom held dad down very well in that regard. He didn't need to supplement with mags.🤣 I never got into mags or porn either. When it was my time to turn up...females held me down off the break.😎

From reading the linked article, it looks like there will be more studies. There's no conclusive evidence that fluorinated drinking water causes problems in children or anybody else. If the incoming administration with RFK Jr. at HHS pushes fluorinated water as an issue, it will generate a lot of money from studies, academia, media coverage, articles, books, etc. White folks can pull money-making sh8t out of thin air or in this case...chemically treated water.😎

Yep. Essence was in the house too.😁😎

Brotha @Troy, excellent interview. Thanks again for everything you're doing with AALBC from providing a portal for Black books (authors, publishers, distro, readers) to the forums. Appreciate you mayne.👏🏿😎

Understood. It's definitely a question most would prefer others to answer for them. Of course being a clown, I had to turn the question into a joke.🤣😎

Outsourcing jobs, compressing wages, tolls and taxes, etc., props up the financial house of cards on which the US economy is built. The illusion of of a middle class buoys the system while the rich get richer. Of course, bureaucratic processes are hoarding and moving money around too. Still, 3% of the population controlling 97% of the wealth. The real question is when are citizens going to demand a redistribution of wealth.😎

Humans=people which are folks, citizens, residents, men, women, children, etc. Some people still use the barter system. All developed countries have some form of paper currency too. It's hard to book a plane flight with bag filled with sugar, spices, salt, oil and nuts.😎

Right. The Founding Fathers were definitely onboard with slavery. Free labor for hundreds of years generated wealth beyond measure. Built and enriched this country exponentially.😎

The pastors showed up with references. The Pan-Africanists didn't seem as well prepared to debate the subject matter. Overall, it was a good conversation and well moderated. 😎

Absolutely. They will get around to revealing his ethnic background.😎

The deflection is to blame individuals and fault them for their station in life. Human greed is the only real reason people are broke, hungry or homeless. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense that 3% of the population controls 97% of the wealth. There are countries that do not have homelessness, high rates of drug and alcohol addiction, high crime rates, etc. An unfortunate side effect of capitalism is that it breeds conditions that lead to unproductive and destructive behaviors.😎

Yep. We had Jet and Ebony mags at the crib.😁 My folks didn't buy gossip rags.😎

Understood. They won't be able to get around the constitution. Their hands will be full 1) securing the border and 2) rounding up and deporting the illegal immigrants who already have court-ordered removal papers. These four years will be interesting as it relates to illegal immigration. I'm curious to see if a Republican administration handles it any differently.😎

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJVO6OiqZE4 Shamsud-Din Jabbar does have that look. He is a natural-born US citizen from Texas. That's what folks are trying to do. Nobody really has to be broke in America or anywhere else. The conditions have been set up to feed every other aspect of society.😎

There is a sense of humor within the historian.🤣😎 That's not how the forefathers envisioned it but exactly what politicians have been doing for many decades. You're correct. That's been the Achilles Heel of FBA/ADOS for over a century and counting.😎

Fiat currency keeps humans from having to barter for products, goods and services. Also, in the absence of being able to produce and bring goods to the market, most humans have to exchange labor for currency. Back in 2007 or so, former POTUS George Bush admitted the whole financial system is built on a house of cards. The world could do away with money at any time. It's would be harder to maintain order and control over resources and people.😎

Smoke screen. They are not going to deport natural born citizens. They need them to dilute the number of minorities.😎

I take it you're going to answer your own question whenever time permits.😁😎

Back to the New Orleans tragedy for a minute... 1) they're crediting ISIS for the attack committed by a Black man 2) spokespersons for FBI and ATF are Black folks The pundits are using the New Orleans tragedy to maintain fear-mongering that ISIS is a threat to the US. But, to avoid copycats, they dare not let white folks think or believe Black folks are capable of inflicting mass casualties. They aren't mentioning his race at all. Of course, we know that just like the DC Sniper situation back in 2002, Black folks don't commit mass murders on a regular basis.😎