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  1. Instead, the rising cost of cigarettes has more smokers buying loosies NYC style.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  2. 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.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  3. 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.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  4. 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.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  5. 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.๐Ÿ˜ 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.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  6. 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.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  7. 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.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  8. 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. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  9. 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.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  10. 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.๐Ÿ˜ The coolest thing is if more Americans started riding bikes the obesity problem would go away.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  11. Right. Stephanie Mills is not a dwarf but d8mn...she is short & cute & gifted.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  12. There was & is a lot of *work* to be done around here. Takes all kinds of labor (skilled & unskilled, educated, under-educated, etc.) to get it done. Sure. Slavery, genocide, exploitation, trafficking, etc., every human ill is woven into the fabric of a wealthy nation. The great thing about dialog/discussion is there is plenty room for hypothesis, speculation, hyperbole, etc. The discourse does not have to remain literal down to every last work, phrase or belief.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  13. OK. If the price of gas becomes higher than a giraffe's snatchbox, folks with decent transportation might still have to carpool and/or find some other way of getting back & forth to work.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  14. The continent on which one's parents & grand-parents were born. No need for a genealogical study. Surely, an individual is free to choose any continent of their desire as ancestral homeland. Sure. For those who believe mankind originated in Africa...everywhere can claim it as their ancestral homeland. Their homeland is the continent on which they, their parents & grand-parents were born & raised. You're free to make that choice. Optional is fine. I'm sure you understand the context. But, I'll indulge... By every means necessary, the colonizers left Europe and *built* countries like the USA & Australia. That's very different from leaving an *under-developed* home country to struggle in another country. Especially running to a predominantly *white* country that is keeping a boot on the neck of one's *homeland* Correct. Those people used every means to *build* the countries in which they chose to *settle*. What is preventing Black folks from either building up their home countries &/or taking over other lands? Freedom does not come with out war nor can wealth be maintained without a willingness to *fight* for it. Less than 1% of the world population controls the wealth in it. Jamaica was Black before white folks showed up & colonized it. What are Black folks willing to do these things other than cry, grumble & complain? As a very young person, I was taught that as a male being weak (cry, grumble, complain, lack of self-defense, etc.) doesn't solve anything. Being able to take action & handle bizness is everything. It works. No need to go into a history lesson. We know what produces winners & losers. The question is what is one willing to do in order to *win*. This Black man was a drug addict & homeless at one point in his life. He's rich now. Anything is possible.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  15. Gotcha. The sign on the building is a secondary title by way of POTUS OJ signing an executive order which allows usage of Department of War. Until 1947, it was called Department of War before it was legally changed to Department of Defense by Congress. The current clown administration is trying to roll back all types of sh8t in the United States of America (USA) to a time before the 1950s. Of course, it all stems from when he was born (1946) & the time period when POTUS OJ felt the USA was great. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜Ž
  16. IMO, if the country can be *turned into* a fascist theocracy, I have to believe a little more than half the population were fine with that direction. They voted...or not for it.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  17. The AP is technically correct. Department of Defense has not been officially changed to Department of War by Congress.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  18. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/jury-orders-meta-pay-375-million-new-mexico-lawsuit-child-sexual-explo-rcna265002 https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict Two of the largest social media platforms have been hit with a total of $381 million dollars in damages. It has been successfully argued in court that these platforms are harmful to children. Rest assured not much will change. These folks are redistributing wealth among themselves.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  19. https://apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-pentagon-christian-worship-service-30db48b6ceb8af5e6172fb3ba2eafaa0 This is how white folks use religion. They pray for evil sh8t. The Department of Defense Secretary is praying for the destruction of enemies as the US bombs Iran. It would be poetic if the universe wiped out him & his entire family.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  20. The great experiment that is the United States of America (USA) even in its relative youth as a 250-year old nation has studied the history of empires...their rise & fall. The *smartest* thing the USA did was allowing people from all of the planet to come & live in this country. Though its institutions, the USA has tapped into the best & brightest minds from around the world. Through its power of money & influence & military strength, the USA has become the leading super power in the world. There is no other country on the planet to which more people immigrate. I don't believe the USA will implode or self-destruct under the weight of its own largesse. Nor will disputes & bickering among disparate groups of people (tribes) derail the USA either. I believe it will take an act of of the universe i.e. series of natural disasters to dismantle &/or destroy the USA. There's always the remote possibility that white people will get fed up with each other & start firing off those nuclear bombs. Of course, going nuclear means game over for humanity as we know.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  21. FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans do not have an ancestral homeland to which we can return. FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans were born here in the USA. Over 400 years, FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans have made the *best of* a bad situation, America's original sin *slavery* . In the present, when FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans look back over the past couple hundred years, we have made progress in our homeland, the country that enslaved our forebearers. Unfortunately, as a people, FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans do not have the same level of malice, revenge & violence to *right* the atrocities that have been & are being committed against us by white folks. Instead of slaughtering white folks & destroying their institutions that were built on the backs of FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans, our people have continually figured out how to survive & thrive in the prison of racism white supremacy. As mentioned above, FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans have figured out how to survive & thrive under these conditions. Still, that should not prevent people from staying in their home countries & rebuilding it. Giving up & running to the colonizers house doesn't make sense either. Where else can or should FBA/ADO/AfroAmericans go to live if the USA is their birthplace? IMO, it does not take that long. We can see the progress or lack thereof around the planet. We know the reasons for it too. Those who are willing to go to war; kill & destroy ultimately enjoy the rewards of it. There's a difference between bringing a terrorist into one's country & becoming a subject versus being born in the same country with the terrorist. Money comes & goes. Even the most honest, astute, savvy, intelligent investors have amassed & lost & regained fortunes. Most successful people fail a lot before they strike it big. The way one chooses to rebound from loss or failure makes a difference. Sitting on the bench crying, grumbling & complaining won't lead to success. Many Black folks have figured out how to navigate white terror in order to win. Easy...no. Doable...absolutely.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  22. I was referring to the Evangelical Nationalists not being a threat to harm Black folks through violence. However, you are right about being strange bedfellows with Black folks who are in alignment with some of their ideologies. That's how Jim Jones was able to mislead & massacre so many Black folks in Jonestown back in 1978.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  23. Chaka Khan will always be my personal favorite vocalist of all time. However, there is no denying that Stephanie Mills has always been an incredible vocalist too. My favorite Stephanie Mills song is "What You Gonna Do with my Lovin".๐Ÿ˜Ž
  24. No surprise that clebrity gossip has always pushed the Willie Lynch narrative & colorism. Over time, there have been moments where Hollywood showed dark-skinned actors & actresses. As mentioned in another thread, Hip-Hop music brought a lot of dark-skinned entertainers to the forefront. Examples of Hollywood Black couples: Owning media outlets is one way of promoting the images that reflect Black people across the spectrum. Producing content that features Black folks in healthy, functional situations is another way of reversing the colorism narrative & other stereotypes. Black folks cannot merely complain about how we are being mistreated &/or portrayed. We have to rewrite the narratives.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  25. Don't I know it. That European indoctrination is heavy. Re-educating my African family members over the years has been a combination of pity, frustration & enlightenment. Thankfully, they *know* better but that tribalism & indoctrination still weighs heavy on their minds. The younger folks stand a better chance of *getting it* especially if their parents don't compromise them. As I mentioned, it's going to take some work building those alliances across the Black diaspora.๐Ÿ˜Ž

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