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Hilarious.🤣 I knew the bromance was unsustainable especially considering the personalities involved. Unlike the author of the article, I don't feel sick. I still find it funny that American politics has turned into a whole reality show.😎

IMO, Dr. Clarke didn't contradict himself. He started out with humans being one race. Then, he explained how race and racial classifications were created (defined) in relation to the construction of white supremacy. Words in the dictionary are defined by man. Not necessarily based on science. We accept races and racial classifications as taught to us. That's how we identify ourselves as groups of people. The reason I can accept the human as one race belief is because a man and a woman can procreate regardless of their racial classification.😎

The master teacher Dr. John Henrik Clarke always brought the receipts in terms of knowledge and wisdom. Like a religion, Dr. Clarke's teachings should be required learning among all Black people early in their lives. White power (supremacy) was established many centuries ago. Racism is a by-product of it. Black folks having the real knowledge of ourselves from the beginning of creation and the willingness to fight for freedom are the prerequisites for escaping from the prison of and dismantling the system of white supremacy.😎

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/central-banks-track-4th-year-massive-gold-purchases-metals-focus-says-2025-06-05/ Most investors encourage clients to buy stocks and bonds and other financial instruments. As the dollar and other paper currencies fluctuate in value, seems it would make sense to weight a financial portfolio with a significant amount of gold since it is global currency. Billionaires and millionaires are weighted in dollars or whatever currency their countries use. We never hear about how much of that wealth is held in gold. Increasing personal gold reserves isn't preached at a drum beat by financial investors but gold is the best hedge in times of economic uncertainty and/or instability. When reviewing a personal financial portfolio, it might be a worthwhile consideration to convert a percentage of it to gold. As an aside, the US dollar is supposedly backed by gold. I seriously doubt the country has $40 or more trillion dollars worth of gold in reserves.😁 The US does have the most powerful military on the planet. Nobody is going to call in the markers on its debt. 🤣😎

I watched the entire video too. I've seen similar and read stories about NDEs (Near Death Experiences). Of course, as the resident agnostic, I see and hear NDEs in the same way as religion and UAP/UFO/ET and ghost sightings, etc. Folks who claim NDE is so great and beautiful never seem to be in a rush to make it permanent.😁 Instead, these same people continue going to doctor appointments or taking medications or whatever allows them to live longer. They become NRDs (Not Rushing to Death).🤣😎

Agreed. They will have to come up with a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for the average person to afford their basic needs. Right. Of course, if the US builds more factories and invests heavily in trade schools, the country will move back into manufacturing and a robust blue collar job market. The open secret is the aforementioned technology will replace many jobs in those fantasy factories. Only a few high technically skilled people will be required to oversee the robots. Contrary to the BS being sold to the American people, the US is not going back to the 1950s when America was so great supposedly. This thread started about the possibility of AI going rogue. The parallel here is the human labor force going away. Either way, humans can can stop hurtling down these tracks today and course correct. But, Americans will continue in these directions because money prevails even to those who have the least amount of it. Seems people are willing to cut their own throats and circumcise future generations economically in supporting the greed of a wealthy few. The *good news* is this is an untenable situation. As empire collapse, the US will implode under the weight of its own largesse. Maybe there will be a major cataclysmic natural disaster too. As a result, the country will go through a chaotic period that forces people to do a better job of taking care of each other...humanity.😎

The problem is tool manufacturers are selling tools to others who are willing to put humans out of work. Robots on assembly lines. Self-checkout in grocery stores. Kiosks and automated call centers. ChatGPT writing term papers and resumes. AI generating music. Self-driving vehicles. The list of tools is growing. Nobody should be surprised when the human labor force becomes unnecessary. People think it will be great if/when they don't have to work. Folks who have money will be fine. The question becomes how will those who don't have money already survive when their labor is no longer needed because they have been replaced by a robot or AI or another tool.😎

There's a master plan for those junked vehicles.😁 Even the most average person has enough sense to grab an umbrella or find another means to avoiding getting wet. One thing is certain, not even the smartest people can stop the rain from falling if it's in the forecast.😎

Greedy people are willing to accept a certain amount of risk up to and including loss of life in order to make money. Lazy people are always looking for an easier way to get things done even if it means putting themselves out of work. Technology has been a useful tool in allowing us to get things done faster without sacrificing labor and time *better spent* doing other stuff. The slippery slope is when technology reaches that point of making humans unnecessary. The metaphorical equivalent of cutting one's own throat.😎

Intertwined but different. There is no incentive to focus on NDP when the game is capitalism fueled by consumerism and planned obsolescence. Each one of those motor vehicles can be sold as along as it still runs. Inoperable motor vehicles can be broken down into parts and resold. Once the parts are salvaged, total loss vehicles become crap metal. Karl Marx understood in theory capital, production, consumption, labor, surplus value, commodity, etc. Production of those items provides jobs enabling folks to make money which in turn leads to consumption. It is a rinse and repeat cycle ad infinitum that fuels modern economies. The average person never uses Algebra or any other form of higher level mathematics beyond academia. There's no shortage of philosophical rabbit holes for humans to hop into and get lost. 😎

Yep. Remains to be seen whether POTUS and Musk will reconcile and claim it was all a ruse and a distraction or a real sloppy divorce.😎

Wozniak designed and built the Blue Box. Like any other engineer, inventor, tinkerer, etc. , Wozniak would've just had a product in his garage. Jobs' marketing genius sold it. It's important for people who are smart and/or creative to understand that producing a product, good or service is only the 1st step. Many producers fail because they lack the personality, looks and other qualities that make a successful salesperson. it takes a different type of smart and/or creative person to actually sell i.e. bring those products, good ans services to the market. A Black man was the automotive designer who came up with the Chrysler 300 car. Chrysler was struggling at the time. The 300 sold like hotcakes. Nobody really talks about the folks who design and build automobiles or anything else. Every now and then, a nerd will become a celebrity...Bill Gates. Otherwise, the producers remain behind the scenes. Someone else does the selling. 😎

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-musk-fight-timeline-history-b2764781.html Billionaire Elon Musk just wrapped up his special appointment in the White House. He was supposed to be going back to focusing on hs business ventures. A day or so ago, Musk criticized POTUS OJ's Big Beautiful Bill. Claims it has too much pork in it. Today, it seems all h8ll has broken loose on social media between the former bromance dudes. Darts are flying back and forth that may be hard to pick up and put back into the bag. Musk has gone so far as to suggest POTUS OJ is in the Epstein files. A dust-up between these two dudes is definitely not a good look for the POTUS. Musk could lose a lot of money too.😎

Jobs was a teenager (16) when he met Wozniak (21). Before Apple, they had another product (Blue Box). Again, these guys are worth a case study in genius both technical and entrepreneurial. 😎

That's correct. Steve Wozniak without Steve Jobs and there's no Apple Inc. Woz and Jobs met as electronics nerds.😎

Sure. I'm referring to the death penalty being carried out after a *fair* trial. Folks shouldn't be stretched out on death row for 30 years. That's no different from a life sentence. Right. Chopping off hands for thieves and genitals for rapists would be a strong deterrent too. No need to lock them up. Through torture, there's definitely ways to make that person *feel* every life they took. Johann Reichhart was known as the German executioner. His method of killing folks was guillotine. It would happen shortly after their trial and guilty verdict. The holocaust was beyond execution...it was mass murder.😎

There's quite a few folks walking around free or behind the wall who have not been *punished* by Black folks. Most religions do not require believers to make the ultimate sacrifice. Through their religious beliefs those individuals believe they' will be rewarded in the afterlife.😎

No need. We're good bro. entrenched in our beliefs. Back to dinosaurs...they don't exist either.🤣😎

I'm a non-believer because I don't believe there is anything to reveal itself. Absolutely non-convincing. There are 8 billion people on the planet. 1,400 sightings doesn't even show up as a fraction of the population.😎

@richardmurray, I stand on my assertion that computers, AI and robots cannot go rogue as a result of some type of consciousness. If humans are concerned that somehow it could happen, they can stop developing the technology right now.😎

Time and technology has changed the way things are done. Black folks don't have to construct a system using the same means and methods as white supremacy. Black people are enslaved to the system as coached by their parents, family members, teachers, mentors, etc. I don't know what satisfaction you derive from highlighting the negative and/or self-defeatism. Take the best of what Apple Inc. did and duplicate it. The reality is that smart people know how to develop and build products. Very few of them know how to sell it. Without Steve Jobs' brilliance in his knowledge of electronics and his salesmanship, Apple, Next and Pixar do not sell. There's no shortage of Black engineers and scientists. Most of them of work for white folks. Full stop. The requirement is to have people knowledgeable in all areas i.e. since, math, business, law, etc. More importantly is having the knowledge, skill and ability to produce and sell your own products and services instead of relying on the system of white supremacy and/or others for every crumb of one's daily bread.😎

White supremacy is not about white folks being unified. White supremacy is a well-maintained system. Black tribes have to use their resources and networks to decide what is important to economic prosperity and power-building for future generations. Instead of entrepreneurship and ownership, getting an education and trading labor for wages regardless of profession has been the direction Black parents have been giving their children. Missing the forest for the trees. Study Apple Inc. from top to bottom in terms of building a highly successful company. Each dude played a pivotal role in the company from developing the products (Wozniak) to selling them (Jobs). Also, the late Steve Jobs was successful with Apple, NEXT and Pixar.😎

Right. Larry Hoover has an uphill climb in getting out even if the feds open the gate. The state will be waiting outside. That would make sense. If 20 years doesn't rehabilitate there's a deeper problem. Agreed. If the crime warrants a death penalty, it should be carried out in short order. Similar to how the Germans applied it with the guillotine. Mental illness should definitely be *treated* differently. 😎

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/04/trump-issues-new-multi-country-travel-ban-00388047 POTUS OJ just signed a travel ban on 12 countries and a partial ban on 7 other countries. The list of banned countries: Afghanistan Burma Chad Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Haiti Iran Libya Somalia Sudan Yemen Partial ban applies to the following countries: Burundi Cuba Laos Sierra Leone Togo Turkmenistan Venezuela The current administration wants these countries to do a better job in the vetting process of their citizens. Of course, the excuse for banning these countries is tied to national security. The real threats to the US aren't coming from those countries listed. No surprise that China and Russia aren't on the list.😎

I've already read about NDEs. Didn't change my mind any more than hearing someone prophesizing or speaking in tongues. Sure. Kinda like walking into a casino and up to the roulette table and dropping a chip on both red and black. I understand most people have to believe in something. It provides meaning and/or a sense of purpose to their lives in the physical and spiritual realms.😎