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That is one example of how powerless Black folks are even in the highest level of the military. On the flipside, the current regime has also brought back weight & fitness standards too. Women have to meet the same qualifications as men. No more fat, sloppy & out of shape soldiers. They have to look like fighting machines. White folks are *retiring* from military service rather than workout to make the *cut*.😁😎

That's a distribution problem. Not a lack of existence or access.😎

That would be an interesting study. Right now, thousands of Iranians have been & are being killed through a combination of persecution & war. I wonder how many of those men, women & children died with big azz smiles on their faces.😁😎

I'm fine with Black folks self-identifying &/or aligning with a tribe. Humans have been tribal for centuries whether it is by country or ethnicity or culture. More importantly, FBA/ADOS/AfroAmericans/Freedmen need to build stronger strategic alliances with other Black folks & groups of people with shared common interests. As both you & brotha @frankster mention...there are Pan-African & other Black groups working together. Millions of Black people were not kidnapped. Moving that many people requires coordination. African leaders were selling people as if they were pieces of gold.🤣 For as long as I've been sitting in an armchair around here, I've mentioned that government & politics do not work that way.😁 Black folks even in the highest-level positions of government do not have enough power to give us anything. Cases in point...POTUS Obama or Justice Uncle Tom Thomas or pick a name. They cannot take unilateral action or make decisions. Everything requires some type of consensus.😎

Right. FBA/ADOS/AfroAmericans are having a hard time getting Black politicians to put forth reparations legislation. Of course, if pressed on it, the US & every other country involved in the transatlantic slave trade would turn the tables on the Africans nations that sold folks into slavery. The bridges built between FBA/ADOS/AfroAmericans & other Black folks isn't strong enough to present a united front or offensive. The movement for reparations requires organization & codification.😎

Very few soldiers sent off to fight in wars are on suicide missions.😎

Unfortunately, the current administration is trying to put clamps on it. They're trying to roll all programs back to pre-1950s. That would be great. Until you realize how powerless General CQ Brown Jr. was when they fired his Black azz without blinking.😁😎

Thankfully, there are Black-owned media outlets especially in predominantly Black populated areas. Also, I believe the Nation of Islam still sells The Final Call too.😎

Bro...that's frozen water right there.🤣😎

Right. Humans have been blessed/cursed with the ability to think & do the dumbest sh8t.🤣😎

Awesome gesture introduced to UN by the West African nation of Ghana.👏🏿 There should be no confusion among FBA/AfroAmericans about where our birthplace stands as it relates to the original sin of slavery & acknowledging it through a series of actions including recognition, apology & reparations to name a few.😎

Right. Funny thing it's illegal for us to buy cartons of cigarettes & break them down to sell loosies.😁 Easily. Same mentality that bums a ride & doesn't offer gas money or *borrows* household sh8t (sugar, cooking oil, flour, a few pieces of bread, etc.).🤣 Our people do not have a monopoly on the *broke* mentality. That MAGA mob is made up of a whole lotta broke white folks.😎

That's usually been the source of Tiger's problems. No need to feel sorry for him. 😁 I'm not a lawyer but I believe his way *out* of this current situation is that he might claim he took his pain medication & attempted to drive. Certain medications recommend not driving a vehicle &/or operating heavy machinery. We'll see how it plays out.😎

Nah bro...some people past & present aren't *good* for anything. That's why believers consider them *evil*.🤣 POTUS OJ doesn't qualify as evil. He's *good* to his family & friends who are being enriched on his watch. Everybody else riding with a guy like him for one reason or another is being played for a fool. These dust-ups are not world war 3. World wars mainly benefit the wealthy who get more money as a result of it. Otherwise, the death & destruction caused by war only brings pain & sorrow to those who lose their loved ones.😎

Instead, the rising cost of cigarettes has more smokers buying loosies NYC style.🤣😎

https://apnews.com/article/tiger-woods-car-crash-florida-10be5faefb91c86ce5da36a3590e86a1 One of the greatest golfers the world has ever seen has bad luck when it comes to driving vehicles. Several years ago, Tiger Woods was involved in a bad accident that nearly cost him a leg. He recovered. On Friday, March 27th, Tiger Woods hit another vehicle & rolled over his Land Rover. The truck driver was not injured. Tiger was able to crawl out of his vehicle unhurt as well. Tiger blew a 000 on the breathalyzer but he refused to take a urine test. Florida law enforcement arrested him. He bonded himself out a few hours later. Since Tiger is dating POTUS OJ's former daughter-in-law, the clown-in-chief mentioned they are friends & Tiger may need help. Considering Tiger Woods' celebrity, fame & fortune, they will probably make this situation go away. It is long overdue that Tiger Woods should have gotten a driver. He can afford one.😎

As it relates to Palestine & more specifically the Gaza Strip, I believe it will look like Dubai in the future. The architects have already drawn up the blueprints. Investors are lining up to get a piece of the action. The USA & Israel are working out the deals. i just don't see too much energy poured into mission either in action or rhetoric. There have been a few instances where groups of Black folks have attacked white folks but historically, past to present, far more Black folks have been killed by white folks than vice versa. White people do. They are human killing machines directly & indirectly. History proves it. Right now, the USA & Israel are dropping bombs on Iran. What is the death toll? Black people can buy weapons & learn how to use them if they have the desire & will to do so. Similar to the person in an abusive relationship. They *h8te* being mistreated but won't fight back or kill the abuser. They stick around for 1) any benefits & 2) hoping & praying the abuse will stop. Those are definitely options. Over the past 200 years counting, the USA has produced the most innovation & technological changes that have been replicated around the planet. Again, there is a reason that more people immigrate to the USA than any other country. The USA doesn't require people to have much of anything when they show up to take advantage of the land of opportunity. OTOH, if US citizens emigrate to any other country in the world, they had better bring a bag i.e. some *money* or else they won't be welcomed there for too long.😁😎

Just like ancestral homeland, whatever you define as a *winnng* & if it works for you & yours...so be it. Correct. Do you believe the takers improved the country or merely lived off that which was already developed? The USA has undergone a major transformation over these past several hundred years & counting. All types of buildings & businesses will spring up once the investors get a foothold. Most literate humans come to understand that *life isn't fair* is inflicted by other humans. Again, the question is...what are you going to about it? How are you going to deal with the humans responsible for the unfair conditions? Go for it if that is the solution to correcting the imbalance. Exactly. What is the alternative if one is too cowardly to take out the enemy? As humans, parents do whatever it take to shield/protect their children from the realities of this existence while also encouraging them to overcome it. Humans have been dancing this tango for thousands of years. Nothing new under the sun.😎

Those types of immigrants are making it worse for others as these white folks are trying to kick them out of the USA. Seems selfish to go somewhere else & offer nothing. In the same way that you do not like liars, I'm not fond of *takers* i.e. people who do not add &/or offer nothing to the situation &/or environment.😁 I doubt those people merely show up to drain the resources & live off the sweat equity of others. Anything can be accomplished through desire & will & effort. That has been an ongoing condition for hundreds of years. Black people are still finding ways to *win*. Clearly, we live in different parts of the USA. Many of us taught to accept the fact that life is not fair. However, despite the negative obstacles that life will put in your way, do not allow it to impede the effort of pressing towards the mark of the high calling. Again, I do not see anything positive coming out of those who cry/grumble/complain about how life is not fair in one way or several. These conditions existed before we were born. Especially for those of you who believe in procreation regardless of the circumstances. So, here we are born into an unfair existence & left to figure this sh8t out during our time on the planet. Some people find a way to *win* while others wallow in pond of misery or despair or hopelessness.😎

I'm sure you can see the difference between leaving one's home country & squatting in another country; to produce nothing & make zero contribution to it. What is the accomplishment? Both requires some level of effort in order to get it done. Right. Those individuals need to find a country that will accept them & to which they can relocate to produce & contribute to building & making it better. Again, most success comes after many failures. Never give up. Never quit. Keep trying to *win*. What constitutes *winning* in the individual's mind....keep pressing towards that mark. There's no shortage of successful Black people who have overcome seemingly insurmountable hurdles in order to *win*. Again, many successful Black people have overcome the odds & *won* without resorting to illegal or negative activities. Not sure what that has to do with putting in the effort to *win*. It has been done several times over already past to present.😎

There's nothing *good* about that dude. POTUS OJ is a crass, narcissistic, racist, lying, cheating, stealing, blowhard. The crazy part is there are people who believe in this clown azz man.😎

https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/aerospace-and-defense/powerus-appoints-general-cq-brown-jr.-former-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-1151124 General CQ Brown Jr., former Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, who was fired early on by the current administration has landed a new job with Powerus. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5798488-retired-general-joins-powerus/ Powerus is a company whose ownership includes the sons of POTUS OJ. The company bids on government defense contracts. Of course, the sons would want to use General Brown's military experience & contacts to grease the skids of getting money out of the government. I hope General CQ brown Jr. is being paid millions of dollars to trade his service to a thieving clan. The conflict of interest is that POTUS OJ presides over the federal government. More family grift in round 2 of his administration. It remains to be seen how many billions of dollars POTUS OJ & his family, friends & associates take from the USA before he leaves office. Unbelievable. 😎

The law I sign would allow anyone to immigrate into the country providing they can produce (work) &/or contribute (money) to it. No welfare or charity immigrants. They can stay in their *home* countries & run that program. In fact, I might even propose that for every 1 immigrant allowed into this country, I'd like to send 10 dead-weight citizens to any country that will take them.🤣😎

Invention doesn't really work that way. Broke azz people aren't going to start burning compost or mixing a bunch of chemicals together in search of alternative fuels. The most desperate folks might sell their cars & buy a scooter or a bike. Something that runs on a cheaper fuel source. Similar to some Europeans.😁 The coolest thing is if more Americans started riding bikes the obesity problem would go away.🤣😎

Right. Stephanie Mills is not a dwarf but d8mn...she is short & cute & gifted.😁😎