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ProfD

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  1. It has come to pass the US has bombed 3 major Iranian nuclear facilities. At this point, it still doesn't make sense for the current administration to suggest there's any kind of deal left for the Iranians. Unless the US and Israel are worried about Iran using remnants of their nuclear program to make dirty bombs. In the meantime, some folks will be placed on high alert for terrorist attacks in retaliatin to the bombing. Russia and China are still real quiet as a joint strike (US/Israel) against Iran went down. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  2. https://apnews.com/article/tyler-perry-lawsuit-derek-dixon-oval-45c6b19ed17e728e67aceb0ab130aa0d Another rich Black man facing a lawsuit. This time it is Tyler Perry (TP) being sued for $260 million el grande. There are several holes in the plaintiff's allegations. Surely, we're not supposed to believe a grown azz man felt comfortable spending the night in another's man's house and couldn't stop the harassment. I don't believe this silly suit will make it through the court. Hopefully, TP will be more selective about who he pulls off his production set or at an event or from the Village People. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  3. Don't think so. It was reported a day before Juneteenth. Moving the bust had to happen a few days or more ago.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  4. https://www.blackenterprise.com/why-did-trump-remove-the-mlk-bust-from-the-oval-office/ In the latest face slap, POTUS OJ moves a bust Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from thdle Oval Office to a private dining room in the White House. I'd imagine the redecorating won't matter much to the Black folks who get to spend time in the Oval Office or any other part of the White House. Nothing should be a surprise as POTUS OJ does whatever he can to satisfy his base and take America back to the 1950s which was great for white folks in this country.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  5. Happy Juneteenth. I think we'd better enjoy this holiday while it lasts. I wouldn't be surprised if POTUS OJ the ๐Ÿคก tries to cancel it within next 3.5 years.๐Ÿ™„ https://share.newsbreak.com/dnjf308p I hope that petty azz Depend wearing dude won't stoop that low.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  6. White folks don't appear to be overly concerned with the laws of nature as long as they maintain power and control wealth. Non-whites are powerless and whatever they think or believe is meaningless to the most powerful people on the planet.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  7. Sure. Regardless of physics and technological changes, basic human nature and needs remain unchanged.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  8. The real question is why do most people not care about the depreciation of automobiles and the production of useless variations and unreliable junk. Just like s8 and drugs and baby oil for some, gross consumerism allows people to enjoy their lives for the limited amount of time they will spend on the planet.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  9. Find a cure for human greed and the world would be perfect. Millions of years in existence, human beings self-destructing and having to start over is a convenient excuse for not being further along in our progress as a species. That reminds me of people who play video games. Instead of completing the game, they keep hitting the reset button.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  10. It's all relative to one's interest and/or position. Black Americans can live without a deep knowledge of technology as long as they have access to it. Just like bibles, most user manuals for technology remain in like new condition because folks don't bother to read them.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  11. Exactly. Iran is no closer to having a nuclear weapon than they were 20 years ago. Even if Iranians did have a nuclear weapon, their *enemies* already know how to contain it. Israel is being allow to *stabilize* the region. The Russians and Chinese are deal silent in their defense of Iran or lack thereof. They're just gonna leave the lil homie on stuck.๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  12. it happens to many folks who are have a keen interest or passion for something. A serious musician h8tes most popular commercial music due to its simplicity. A 5-star chef may have a harder time enjoying a meal from a fast food joint. The main priorities of the average person are 1) survival and 2) enjoying life. As a result, most people master technology just well enough to satisfy #1 and #2.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  13. The super-powers determine which countries get to have nuclear weapons. Call it being scared or impotent or whatever but to me, doing nothing to improve condition or station mean accepting or being perfectly fine with status quo. I admire those who are willing to die for 1) their freedom from any form of oppression and 2) what they believe. No cowardice. Wealth is generated from production. Every country has natural resources whether it is the land or the people. Figure it out. The US invested in those places because it was in their economic self-interest. White folks can go to war and kill each other and turn around to do business when the smoke clears and dust settles. Not sure of how you made that assumption. It definitely did not come from me. I definitely do not believe non-blacks are more industrious or smarter than Black folks. I do believe white folks are willing to kill or be killed in order to conquer others in order to get whatever they want and need. As I mentioned above, economic self-interest. Every investment the US has made from slavery through developing other countries to setting up OPEC etc., were moves that made the US a super-power. Middle Eastern countries would be *broke* if the US didn't import their oil. Those sand dudes would not be building places like Dubai and riding around in luxury cars and living lavish lives without the US. At the end of the day, the Russians are still considered white. The posturing and saber-rattling is just a game. Not when the US saw an opportunity to make Japan the high-technology capital of the world. The Palestinians darker skin and lack of cooperation with Israel doomed them. Again, white folks are dominant because they are willing to kill or be killed in order to maintain power. The only thing that precludes *poor* countries from doing a deal with the white folks is that they don't bring anything to the table. Yet, they depend on white countries to provide food, medicine, clothing, technology, etc. Your opposition to my view is nothing new. ๐Ÿ˜„ The oil-producing countries is one example of a satrap pulling itself by the bootstraps.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  14. Absolutely finding a cure for cancer and other diseases would be bad for business. There's more money in maintenance than cures. That would really be interesting to walk up on ancient spacecraft in plain sight. Either way, humans have not been around for millions or billions of years. If human beings had been around that long, we should already 1) have cures for diseases, 2) know how to travel back and forth to space and 3) be able to survive on other planets too.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  15. The reason Iran isn't allowed to have nuclear weapons is because of their hatred for Israel and the US. Super-power countries need adversaries whether real or manufactured. The Cold War is a great example of it. Neither Russia nor China is interested in going to war against the US. Too much money. Saber-rattling is just another part of the game. The rest of the planet is perfectly fine with the US, Russia and China being top of the chain. The rhetorical questions are how badly did the Palestinians want to form their own government and more importantly, what prevented them from doing it. FBA/ADOS do not have a country to which they can return and run independently. FBA/ADOS have work within our birthplace which is the US. We have nowhere else to go. OTOH, Black folks from other countries could go *home* and build it up if they had a desire to do so. The reality is majority white countries are lands of opportunity; already built up like an amusement park. It seems very few people are interested in returning to their home countries that pale in comparison to a highly-developed country like the US.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  16. Sure. Science has been great for so many things. Maybe looking for UAP/UFO/ETs will reveal the cure for cancer and other illnesses. I look forward to them unearthing the technology that made it to space. Human existence is a blink in relation to the age of the planet which is 5 billion years and counting.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  17. Just my opinion. I would not argue it. Cool. Iran is catching h8ll right now as a result of their long running hatred of Israel and the west. Just like the Palestinians, the Iranian people as a whole don't deserve the fire and smoke that might be coming their way. I left out the word *not* in my post above. To reiterate, FBA/ADOS are not ignorant of white power. I don't think FBA/ADOS really consider how far white folks will go in order to maintain their power.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  18. Back in her day, Harriet Tubman could have freed more enslaved people if their minds were *right*. Some folks chose to remain enslaved rather than escape to freedom. There's no need for physical chains once folks have been fitted with mental shackles. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  19. Good movies but rest assured of not having *missed* anything either. Besides, it is just entertainment.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  20. More than likely, the current regime will be overthrown. Israel/US are tired of dealing with the *threat* from *Islamic fundamentalists*. As you mentioned, the ideology has been around since the creation of the Jewish state. I would not consider FBA/ADOS folks *ignorant* of white power. Most have an awareness of and/or experience dealing with it. However, I do believe many FBA/ADOS folks have fallen into a false sense of comfort and complacency within the prison of racism white supremacy.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  21. Sure. Some people just like to collect knowledge, er, information of no tangible use and/or benefit to improving life. The evidence has to be verified as credible before scientists can do anything with it. We have not gotten that much farther into space than previous generations. Where they are *getting* in space for millions of dollars is not that much farther. Humans have been around several hundred thousand years. This is as far as we've gotten into space and/or knowledgeable of UAP/UFO/ET phenomena. They have been conditioned by their parents, family, community, environment, etc. Supposedly, Asians can build skyscrapers in 18 days. Of course, they use different safety standards too. I'd imagine it was the same way with horse and buggy too.๐Ÿคฃ Technology usually trickles down once it is figured out how to mass produce and sell cheaper.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  22. Russia and China are sitting on the sidelines allowing Israel backed by the US to attack Iran; destroy their nuclear capabilities and possibly overthrow the Iranian regime. Surely, whatever government is installed in Iran will no longer promote death to Israel and the US. That's the end state. As I mentioned already, the gameplan seems to basically make Iran similar to places like Iraq and Libya. Iran has opposed the creation of the Jewish state and western imperialism for a very long time. These white folks have decided now is the time to get rid of the Ayatollah and his regime and the ideology that has been spread throughout Iran since the 1970s. Black folks really need to pay attention to how easily white folks are willing to kill a large number of people and takeover a country in a relatively short amount of time. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  23. Pickleball is nothing more than an outdoor version of ping pong aka table tennis. Folks who have disposable time and/or money will make up anything for *sport*.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Ž
  24. The Ukrainians are building on existing technologies. They aren't coming up with anything *new*. Stolen land, slavery and technology among other things has made white folks powerful and wealthy.๐Ÿ˜Ž
  25. The new Pope having some kind of *flavor* is a huge win for the Catholic church. Makes the gig a bit less rigid and stuffy.๐Ÿ˜Ž

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