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I knew Santa Claus was a crock of crap from the jump. I figured out religion was a hustle before I turned 12 years old. I've always subscribed to believing half of what I see and none of what I hear. Human *intelligence* leads us to believe in all types of stuff. One thing is certain...we are born to die. Nobody escapes it. @Pioneer1, don't look it being religious as time wasted. You didn't miss out on too much of anything. We learn a bunch of sh8t that we'll never use. It's OK. The main thing is to live your life to the fullest until the wheels fall off.

Jay-Z went to the media proclaiming his innocence and demanded a criminal complaint instead of a civil lawsuit. He said it was extortion, Well, that's why the 1st obvious question is why a civil lawsuit but no criminal charges. But, we live in a society where alleged victims cannot be victimized. The accusers have all leverage. So, defendants are guilty until proven innocent or the case goes away for one reason or another. in legal speak, there is a popular saying that a ham sandwich can be indicted. As a felon, I wouldn't be surprised if POTUS OJ tries to get laws changed making it harder to criminalize folks especially for things he's done. Right. A settlement will remain off the record. Again, I don't believe a payment was made. The accusation was leaky. It had too many holes in it.

No difference. Many politicians can be accused of doing the same thing. Mayor Adams was being punished by the Democrats for his stance on immigration. He was too vocal in his displeasure of NYC being a sanctuary city. On cue, Rikers Island has been made available to house deportees.

True. White folks are definitely aware of their population decline. There's a reason for stockpiling weapons both personally and militarily. More importantly, they practice to stay ready. White folks are determined to maintain power by any means necessary.

Payoff is a possibility. Let's see if that information gets leaked. However, considering how defiantly Jay-Z denied the accusations and asked for his day in court, I don't believe he paid them off. Anything is possible under this new Department of Justice (DOJ).

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/14/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-corruption-charges-dropped/78409879007/ Here is the receipt.

A few weeks ago, I listened to an interview with Mr. John Boyd Jr. He was on his way back to court in Washington DC on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association. It's great that Black farmers got the $2.2 billion dollar payout. It should help keep the farms up and running and away from predators of all kinds.

Hopefully, the place would be nice and peaceful enough that one wouldn't commit crimes.

Makes sense for Black folks to be majority owners especially in their home countries. Yep. The Big 3 is Ice Cubes venture. Black DOSers best chance of making a ton of money is here in the US because it is homeland to many of us. The main thing is putting an investment group together capable of buying a franchise when it becomes available and/or building our own sports lesgues. I believe the US is heading in a direction that will force Black folks to make investments in their own infrastructure out of necessity.

Understood. A decade ago, I knew a few Black folks who considered themselves aboriginal, non-citizens of the US. We'll have to wait and see how long it takes for Africa to become united and capable of offering a blanket citizenship to the entire continent. I don't need a blanket citizenship to Africa. If sh8t goes sideways here in the US, I'm relocating to Burkina Faso. I'd be perfectly fine with being stateless too.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-attorney-adams-trump-6627665d0dd41e766d6e94598fba11ff Corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams have been dropped. Mayor Adams brought the wrath of POTUS PJB,'s administration with his response to immigrants showing up in NYC. That's when charges were filed. When POTUS OJ got elected, I figured charges against Mayor Adams would go away. I doubt that Mayor Adams will win re-election in NYC. He might flip from blue to red as well. While Mayor Adams is still in office, he will work with POTUS OJ's administration to round-up undesirable immigrants. After his mayoral term is done, I believe POTUS OJ will give Mayor Adams a posiion in DHS (Department of Homeland Security) or some other agency.

https://people.com/jay-z-claims-victory-as-rape-case-against-him-and-diddy-is-voluntarily-dismissed-11680508 The young lady who alleges she was violated by Jay-Z & Diddy has dropped her civil lawsuit. This is why the court of public opinion needs to be restrained until a jury makes a decision and the dust settles. Jay-Z can move on with his life. Diddy is still on the hot seat and being held at a detention cneter. I'm curious to see if/when POTUS OJ intervenes on Diddy's behalf.

https://apnews.com/article/egg-prices-record-bird-flu-a2394bdefc7bd0514d4f003cc5e8a908 In the US, egg prices are steadily going up from a bird flu outbreak. Millions of birds have been affected and will not be making it to a nearby belly. Interestingly, the price of chicken isn't rising too. Neither in grocery stores, fast foo places or restaurants. Like a gallon of gas, egg prices seem to be one of those things that can be rsised and lowered arbitrarily.

Despite that a huge portion of Black wealth comes from entertainment (sports and music), the only thing I can gather at this point is that Black folks aren't too interested in owning a sports franchise or starting our own leagues.

Not my intention to dig up Liberian history. Right. We agree there are different tribes. Absolutely. Do the DOsers who choose to be unattached to the USA have another homeland to which they can return and thrive? Not unsettling at all. We have freedom of choice. I have agreed there are Black tribes here. Several of my posts mention the fear Black folks have of whites which I believe contributes to an impediment in self-sufficiency. I do not see a problem there. I believe those individuals can become a collective if there's a commom goal. Here we go again. I didn't write that most Black people live in a positive environment. Many of them do. Black peope do live in Where should Black people go in order to find the most positive environment? The only thing I'm *pushing* is that Black folks have resources to invest as evidenced by their consumption. I am a proud Black man aka FBA (Foundational Black American) aka AfroAmerican. Despite its awful history, the United States of America (USA) is where I was born and raised. The USA is the only homeland I know. As the most powerful country on the planet, the USA doesn't need my help to strengthen it. The fight I'm willing to engage in is destroying the system of racism white supremacy. No problem. Again, I acknowledge there are different Black tribes. I'd like to know your thoughts on why the two other groups choose to stay in the USA.

Knowing the history of Liberia, there is a *trust* factor that would have to be fostered in order for them to accept FBA/ADOS coming there. Same goes for all African countries really. They will accept FBA/ADOS as long as they're bringing a huge bag of money. If such is the case, FBA/ADOS might as well stay in America where we can make money and build in our homeland. Here is where we fundamentally disagree. I believe FBA/ADOS could pool money here and build anything we truly desire. Therein lies the rub. FBA/ADOS don't *want* anything of our own badly enough to sacrifice for it. Duly noted. I'm not going tell you *again* where Black folks are thriving. I've accepted that you're laser focused on your bubble that is NYC. I'm not sure of how the dialog became centered around websites. I merely used a Black-owned platform as one investment to rival white-owned. Especially since Black folks spend a ton of time using social media. Example...when POTUS OJ got banned from Twitter(X), he immediately set up Truth Social. It has millions of followers. Of course, now POTUS OJ is bosom buddies with the owner of Twitter (X) and some would argue that he's elevated him to co-POTUS. The point is POTUS OJ didn't reach into his own pocket to put up the monies for his social media site. He did it through fundraising from millions of donors from poor to wealthy. When the owner of AALBC needs money, he already knows what to do.

Many artists don't compose their own music and lyrics i.e. Patti Labelle. A musician/songwriter can produce music and lyrics i.e. Stevie Wonder. Right. He's an artist who doesn't produce music or lyrics. In Hip-Hop, J. Cole is an artist who does everything (music and lyrics) from top to bottom. Fewer and far between nowadays, most rap diss tracks don't really bubble up to the mainstream.

Correct. Entertainment industry...music and sports and ancillary businesses associated with it generates a huge portion of Black wealth in the US. Correct. As I mentioned in another thread, Black churches raise billions of dollars annually. Churches have tax-free status. It would be interesting to know how that money is being invested. FBA/ADOS do not have another country they can claim. Of course, it depends on which tribe of Black folks is offering its perspective on their environment. There's information and ideas being presented in the economic corners. Banks are not the only investors in a start-up business venture. Investors come in different forms i.e. angel, grassroots, fund-raising, crowd-sourcing, etc. Maybe you're all ears because your eyes refuse to accept your reading of answers in the economic corners. Seek knowledge to supplement wisdom with open ears and eyes. I haven't provided a fine tuned financial strategy. Just ideas for where money can be found to invest in such endeavors.

As a musician and music lover in general, I'm fully aware of it. Chris should have knocked Will's azz out. But, I can appreciate how Chris ultimately handled it. Get the paper. Drake should not make another song dissing anybody else. Lyrically, he's not built for it. In fact, he doesn't write his own rhymes.

Serena Williams is one of the biggest stars in the world and she's from Compton. As I mentioned above, Kendrick's diss of Drake was a foregone conclusion when "They Not Like Us" became a hit. There's nothing to bend. Of course, Kendrick could have not performed the song at all during the halftime show. He only teased it. Have you listened to Kendrick's performance of the song during the halftime show? None of the above. Let me know what you saw/heard if you've listened to Kendrick's halftime performance. H8ll naw. I've already gone on record to say that Will Smith should have been dealt with immediately after that slap. I thought NY dudes were built different from what Chris Rock showed.

Gotcha. Of course, you're entitled to your opinion. However, there are many successful people who were heavily influenced by teachers. How do most Black folks become wealthy? How do Black churches raise money? I believe America is our country too. We don't have to wait on their acceptance or approval. We can agree to disagree. I'm not sure of what makes you think I want to own a website. The dialog morphed into a discussion about investing in our own Black platform. I certainly would invest in it.

Right. Kendrick didn't perform the most scathing parts of the song. Times have changed. Folks can do the C-Walk dance without a beef. It was a performance. New Orleanians Ledisi and Harry Connick Jr. also performed during the Super Bowl. Master P and marching bands were there too. Local talent was in the building. Of course, I'll always be a huge proponent of Black folks using their platforms to speak up and out against racism white supremacy.

I'll have to take your word on it because Pan-Africanism hasn't really popped off in my sphere. If you're familiar with his work and what he was about, Neely Fuller Jr. in his modesty, always reminded listeners that he was not a leader by any stretch of the imagination. He was a teacher. There's a difference.

I know you do. That's why I try to get straight to the point. Surely, non-white people are capable of killing. Civil wars happen too. The fact remains that whites have the resources and willingness to kill and wound millions of people anywhere, anytime.

Talk about redundancy. As there is a war on fraud, waste and abuse in government spending being investigated by DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), there is already a group of folks who are supposed to be doing that work. The US House Committee of Oversight and Accountability has the same responsibility. A bipartisan body is split down the middle between doing their jobs and supporting DOGE. DOGE was stood up by POTUS OJ. The quasi-agency is headed by the unelected, South African, Elon Musk. A billionaire who has conflicts of interest due to his government contracts. POTUS OJ has given Musk the latitude to find $1 trillion dollars or more of fraud, waste and abuse. In addition to eliminating programs, they're on a mission to shrink the federal government too. The craziest part of this whole thing: 1) Congress gets paid in part to perform a similar function 2) Congress is responsible for the money that gets appropriated 3) No shortage of Inspector Generals (IG) throughout government who are responsible for investigating fraud, waste and abuse 4) POTUS OJ has fired IGs 5) Placing some federal workers on paid leave (DEI & USAID) while ordering other employees back into the office While DOGE has been tasked with making the government more efficient by eliminating fraud, waste and abuse, their mission is duplicative of what folks are already getting paid to do. I believe whatever monies DOGE *finds* and deems being wasted will be redirected to enrich POTUS OJ's cronies. Nevermind that they want to raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion dollars. That means more spending not less. Congress is letting it happen. Not only because the GOP has a majority. Both political parties are two sides of the same coin. Watch their hands. Follow the money.