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Despite a partial government shutdown where TSA agents aren't getting paid, that didn't stop Congress from going on Easter vacation. Congress is responsible for passing the bills that would reopen the closed parts of government. The people responsible for their safely at the airport would get paid. The most arrogant & tone deaf aspect of this whole situation is Congress-folks who take advantage of being escorted through airports to avoid long lines caused by their own inaction. People have been encouraged to take pictures of these elected clowns who refuse to carry out their responsibilities. Congress still gets paid during a government shutdown. Most of them are already rich too. Like everything else, there's no public uproar as these elected officials go on vacation while leaving harder working people stranded.😎

On cue, the media is on Tiger's latest situation as if it's going to be the next trial of the century. Good thing Tiger doesn't see himself as a Black man. He's sure getting the treatment that comes with being one especially rich & famous.😎

The Go Daddy web-host blocks certain things for me too depending which of my devices I'm using to post.🤔 Appreciate the source material as a jump off point for the comedy.😁😎

Some celebrities will do &/or say the most ridiculous to include revealing their ignorance in order to maintain relevance. As the late Honorable Malcolm X said back in the 1960s, if entertainers are leaders, we have a bigger problem. Congrats to your alma mater in making it to the Final Four.👏🏿 The bots are convenient when calling up a few friends isn't in the cards. The invention of computer games allowing humans to play with themselves was the precursor to social isolation. As humans become more silo'd, AI will become the perfect companion to some. AI won't do dishes or give out hugs & kisses but it won't require anything of humans either. Zero sum fun.😁😎

In addition to drinking, smoking, dancing & cussing, one of the things I miss about my elders is listening to them tear up words.🤣 Religion is definitely a tool of manipulation in one way or several.😎

Sure. But, it was you who pivoted from people wanting to die in wars based on their religious beliefs to making this case about survival instinct.😁😎

I didn't type that Final Call wasn't being distributed at all. It may be one of those publications that requires deliberate actions: 1) drive to the spot where Final Call is being sold 2) may have to find a parking space & walk over to the brotha selling the Final Call 3) have exact payment amount or let brotha keep the change Unfortunately, the Final Call is not for sale in the local convenience store.🤣 It is not uncommon for some publications to be monthly.😁 Between the media & internet, news is available 34/7/365. It doesn't turn off at 11:45 p.m. anymore.🤣 Most Black people have a smartphone or some electronic device. They can access anything of interest to them; anywhere, anytime. H8ll, inmates know more about what's going on in the world than people who are not subjected to greater confinement.😁😎

Right. Being scatter-brained is ineffective. However, I don't believe our people are totally clueless. There's no real Black leadership or agenda or consistent message. Understood. I just don't see why that sh8t doesn't work in their homeland. Black men throughout the diaspora are joining that alphabet soup community. I know many African women who do have deep voices & they are in need of a serious manicure/pedicure services. Hard to argue when millions of people were moved through the transatlantic slave trade. The short answer is....A LOT. They do not have that type of power. The folks you mentioned above had to put in work in order to assume those positions. That is not a feat of laziness. Black leadership put in a lot of work to get the Civil Rights Act passed. That level of leadership has been non-existent for a half-century & counting. As a result of their efforts to get Civil Rights legislation passed, it provided the opportunities for n8gglets to get positions of power. They enjoy having a good paying job. Black folks stopped marching & stomping shortly after Civil Rights legislation were passed. From the 1970s through present, Black folks have enjoyed the crumbs falling from the white man's table i.e. good paying jobs. With better job opportunities, parents softened up in their discipline & expectations of their offspring. As a result, each generation of Black folks has no reason to fight for anything & has gotten softer. Many Black folks have reached middle-class status; buying nice homes & riding around in expensive cars & drinking Starbucks designer coffee.😁 Walk around any HBCU or other college campus in the US. In educational environments, you will see many Black folks who are the polar opposite of your lazy, shiftless, funky weed smoking n8gglets. Younger Black folks by way of their parents have been insulated & far removed from the struggles of the past. They don't have a care in the world & no reason to fight for anything.😎

https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo-xiv-at-monaco-stadium-mass-wars-are-the-result-of-the-idolatry-of-power-and-money Some folks would like to believe religion justifies & condones war. Leaders in the US especially POTUS OJ & his Defense Secretary often say "pray for the safety of our troops". Then, the military is sent in to kill a bunch of folks. Pope Leo XIV mentioned in his Palm Sunday address that "Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war but rejects them". Even as an agnostic, it is It is always interesting to see & hear how people use their religion so differently.😎

I heard it. To date, military strength numbers do not support NF Jrs. assertion. The current administration is trying to remove women from any type of combat. The US military is replacing women & out of shape folks with white dudes who look like central casting from a Delta Force movie.😁 Check out any US military recruitment video to get an idea of the prototype.😎

Religion indoctrinates people into their beliefs. Repetition is a very powerful opiate. Still, I don't believe children & young folks expect to go to a better place if they are killed by other humans.😎

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.😎