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Congrats to these three Black female athletes, but for the record, lacking opportunity isn't about you. Individuals do have limits. So for those black female athletes in places where they are still restricted/blockaded/not opportune... you are just as great as these three black athletes who stand on podiums aside each other. 
The goal isn't to make history. The goal is to be free. And if you are still not free to be in the USA , leave for other places. Don't wait for the USA to change. Find a new place, where you can be. 

FROM
A’Dorian Murray-Thomas Newark Public Schools Board Member
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It’s never too late to make history!
We Love To See It!
In a historic first, Black women stood proudly in the All-Around podium at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships! 
Konnor McClain @konnormcclain_ 
Shilese Jones
@shicanfly 
Jordan Chiles
@jordanchiles 
THIS is the legacy of 
#GabbyDouglas #SimoneBiles #DominiqueDawes and so many other trailblazers who trained and stood alone. 
#KonnorMcClain 
#ShileseJones
#JordanChiles
#BlackGirlMagic 
#Gymnastics #SHEWins #HERstory #TuesdayVibes #USA
#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

MONICA RAMBEAU: PHOTON #1 (OF 5)
Written by EVE L. EWING
Art by MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 12/7

THOUGHTS ON THE ARTICLE BELOW

Where to begin...first, even though some know it, all do not. The whole captain marvel comic book line was created to keep a name safe. DC Comics denied the original creator of the first character named captain marvel to exists. Then DC bought that company. But, Before DC bought that company, MArvel comics realized, DC comics having a character named Captain Marvel would be just ... so to keep a trademark, they have to publish a captain marvel comic for the legal sake. 
So, this is a comic book born from fiscal warfare... That is the first problem. Art has nothing to do with the genesis of the Captain Marvel line in Marvel Comics. 
Second, because this comic book line was never about artistic quality, but always legal activity, it probably has <I didn't check> the longest comic book run without any consistency in the marvel comics universe. Marvel has to keep the making captain marvel comics for the name. But, the nature of the USA comic book industry is to make erratic plot changes to characters over time. 
Third, the greatest erratic plot twist to captain marvel was when Marvel Comics now owned by Disney, decided to make Ms Marvel, Captain Marvel and give the mantle of Ms Marvel to a young female non white/non christian acolyte/arab. Which on its own, you may suggest, what is the problem? In the line of Captain Marvel's was already someone not male/not white/not european who had already been rechristened, not killed like the first marvel captain marvel <poor patriarchy> three times. So the original female Captain Marvel was technically still alive in the Marvel Comics universe as spectrum or pulsar or photon but Marvel decided to make Ms Marvel , captain marvel. 
It is called plot quagmire. 
As a writer, it disgusts me. The comic book industry in the USA's great flaw is the disrespect to plot. Plot means nothing. Reboot universes, kill off, always do random radical things. I argue, what will the USA comic book world be if all the comic books, Marvel + DC+ all the smaller prints, actually kept to a real plot, and never cheated or schemed or did silly radical things, but actually kept to plots. 

Now, as someone who supports Black artists, and knows the importance of Black characters in majority white owned/employed media organizations in the USA to a large ,not necessarly majority, percentage of black people in the USA. I say, the new photon comic book is great on arrival.
Black Woman, slick outfit- no cape nonsense, glowing fists- punch everybody, flying through space with no need for a suit while her makeup is perfectly on and she has a creamy crack hairdo, so near godlike. Drop the Mic buy the comic, and start reading, and get to cosplaying. 

Storywise, I have long since, left the USA comic book world. I enjoy images and I don't bother with most stories. Cause I don't appreciate the reboot nature. That is silly to me. But, love the look.

SOME OTHER THOUGHTS OF MINE ON SUPERHERO-DOME
Is Superman Outdated? 
https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1905&type=status
Multiracial in multiversal
https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1967&type=status
Making more money by changing the palette
https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1562&type=status
reparations in comic book world
https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1712&type=status
Does Disney need to buy Milestone? 
https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1663&type=status
I don't publish agenda that isn't from my heart
https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1514&type=status

THE ARTICLE

Photon's Limitless Power Threatens to Break the Marvel Universe in Monica Rambeau's First Solo Comic Series
Eve L. Ewing and Michael Sta. Maria launch 'Monica Rambeau: Photon,' a new limited series coming in December.
BY MARVEL

This December, universal powerhouse Monica Rambeau will star in first-ever solo comic series! A five-issue limited series, MONICA RAMBEAU: PHOTON, will be written by award-winning author and scholar Eve L. Ewing and drawn by new Marvel talent, artist Michael Sta. Maria. The iconic Marvel super hero with four decades' worth of amazing stories will at long last headline her own saga. 

From the New Orleans Harbor Patrol to the Avengers to the Ultimates, Monica Rambeau has been a leader and team player her entire life, but now she’ll face a reality-shattering crisis that she’ll have no choice but to take on single-handedly. In order to do so, Photon will need to reach new heights of her incredible abilities—and then surpass them!

In a revelatory journey spanning time and space, fan will behold Photon’s true potential. The adventure begins when Photon is charged with making a very special, very cosmic delivery. What should be light work (get it?) for Monica becomes increasingly complex and dangerous due to a threat from beyond and family drama.  

“It's such an honor to be taking on the story of a legacy character like Monica Rambeau,” Ewing said. “Monica's character has a long history in the Marvel Universe, but she's way overdue for getting her own story told. I'm picking the pen up from the legend himself, Dwayne McDuffie, who put out the last Monica Rambeau solo adventure almost three decades ago. It's a privilege and I'm excited to tell the story in a way that both highlights her incredible cosmic abilities as well as her everyday, relatable struggles. I hope this will be a title that has something equal to offer to veteran readers and folks who may be brand new to comics.”

Explore the outer reaches and wildest vagaries of the Marvel Universe through the eyes of one of its most powerful heroes when MONICA RAMBEAU: PHOTON #1 arrives in December.

ARTICLE LINK
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/photon-monica-rambeau-first-solo-comic-series-eve-l-ewing
 

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Why there's a 'high bar' for new EV tax credits, according to a Biden economic adviser
Akiko Fujita
Akiko Fujita·Anchor/Reporter
Thu, August 18, 2022 at 9:16 AM

The White House’s top economic adviser defended restrictions placed on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)’s key tax credits that are intended to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

Under the new bill President Joe Biden signed into law on Monday, drivers are eligible for a $7,500 tax credit for new EVs or $4,000 for used vehicles largely sourced and manufactured in the U.S.

However, critics — including some carmakers — have criticized the administration for limitations placed, saying it’s likely to slow down the adoption of EVs and leave drivers with few options.

“Certainly, it sets a high bar that that tax credit is eligible for batteries and vehicles that are produced in the United States or in North America or countries that we have free trade agreements with,” Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “We think that that's an appropriate bar because what we want across time is to provide a strong incentive for us to have secure supply chains in those areas.”

Specifically, the new law restricts the full tax credit to EVs with battery material sourced from the U.S. or free-trade partners, starting in 2024. Any minerals or components sourced from “foreign entities of concern” including China would not qualify for the $7,500 credit. Final assembly of the vehicle would also need to take place in North America.

Adding to the restrictions, the law only applies to vehicles with a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) below $55,000 for cars and below $80,000 for trucks and SUVs.

A necessary step
Biden has hailed the hundreds of billions of dollars committed to tackling climate change through the IRA as “one of the most significant laws in recent history,” but carmakers have criticized the new legislation for attaching too many strings and limiting the wide-scale adoption of clean cars.

In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker called the restrictions counterproductive, arguing that the limitations would actually “slow the adoption of EVs.”

“It's going to offer less choice to the consumers," he said. "I'll be surprised if there's even 10 vehicles in the US that will qualify for the full amount."

An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimated the $85 million set aside for new EV credits in the 2023 fiscal years would only translate to 11,000 new vehicles sold under the $7,500 credit. That pales in comparison to roughly 630,000 EVs sold in 2021 just in the U.S.

Deese said the “high bar” is a necessary step to entice carmakers into investing in supply chains closer to home. An overwhelming majority of minerals and components used in vehicles today are currently sourced from China.

Specifically, the new law restricts the full tax credit to EVs with battery material sourced from the U.S. or free-trade partners, starting in 2024. Any minerals or components sourced from “foreign entities of concern” including China would not qualify for the $7,500 credit. Final assembly of the vehicle would also need to take place in North America.

Adding to the restrictions, the law only applies to vehicles with a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) below $55,000 for cars and below $80,000 for trucks and SUVs.

A necessary step
Biden has hailed the hundreds of billions of dollars committed to tackling climate change through the IRA as “one of the most significant laws in recent history,” but carmakers have criticized the new legislation for attaching too many strings and limiting the wide-scale adoption of clean cars.

In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker called the restrictions counterproductive, arguing that the limitations would actually “slow the adoption of EVs.”

“It's going to offer less choice to the consumers," he said. "I'll be surprised if there's even 10 vehicles in the US that will qualify for the full amount."

An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimated the $85 million set aside for new EV credits in the 2023 fiscal years would only translate to 11,000 new vehicles sold under the $7,500 credit. That pales in comparison to roughly 630,000 EVs sold in 2021 just in the U.S.

Deese said the “high bar” is a necessary step to entice carmakers into investing in supply chains closer to home. An overwhelming majority of minerals and components used in vehicles today are currently sourced from China.

“The core of this bill on the clean energy side is to provide long-term technology-neutral tax credits so that we generate lower carbon energy here in the United States and we generate the technology and the technological advances that come with that,” he said. “We certainly expect that because of this legislation, companies and the suppliers in the supply chain are going to respond quite significantly.”

Companies like General Motors (GM) have already responded by seeking out minerals sourced in the U.S, and investing in mining operations in places like California. But the timeline for completion of those projects still remain years away.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation — a trade group that counts Toyota (TM), Ford (F), and GM among its members — estimated that 70% of the 72 EV models currently sold on the market will be ineligible for the new car tax credits because of the restrictions.

In the immediate term, Deese said, the $4,000 tax credit for used cars would likely accelerate adoption, given that the same limitations do not apply.

“Most Americans who are out there buying vehicles are actually buying used cars, particularly lower working class folks,” he said. “So we have more electric vehicles in our vehicle mix. Having a credit for used vehicles is incredibly powerful. It helps broaden the number of Americans who could see themselves getting into an electric vehicle."

Akiko Fujita is an anchor and reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter @AkikoFujita

ARTICLE URL
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-theres-a-high-bar-for-new-ev-tax-credits-according-to-a-biden-economic-advisor-131611401.html

What's In the Inflation Reduction Act?

JUL 28, 2022

Update (8/11/2022): The Senate passed an amended version of the Inflation Reduction Act on August 7, which included several changes to the bill's tax and prescription drug provisions. While the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has indicated a full score of the amended bill will be published in the coming weeks, the Joint Committee on Taxation has released an updated score of revenue provisions in the bill, showing the new version would raise an additional $22 billion in revenue. However, we anticipate the prescription drug savings provisions will now save less than the $322 billion in the previous version. We will update this analysis once CBO releases its full score of the bill.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its score of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, legislation which would use Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 reconciliation instructions to raise revenue; lower prescription drug costs; fund new energy, climate, and health care provisions; and reduce budget deficits. 

Based on the CBO score, the legislation would reduce deficits by $305 billion through 2031 – including over $100 billion of net scoreable savings and another $200 billion of gross revenue from stronger tax compliance.

Because the prescription drug savings would be larger than new spending, CBO finds the legislation would modestly reduce net spending by almost $15 billion through 2031, including by nearly $40 billion in 2031.

Once fully phased in, the plan would also slightly cut net taxes by about $2 billion per year – with expanded energy and climate tax credits roughly matching the size of new tax increases. The legislation would generate nearly $300 billion of net revenue over a decade, mostly from improved tax compliance and the spillover effects of higher wages as a result of lower health premiums -- neither of which are tax increases -- along with early revenue collection as corporations shift the timing of certain payments.

Overall, CBO estimates the legislation includes $790 billion of offsets to fund roughly $485 billion of new spending and tax breaks (as negotiators account for the policies, it includes $739 billion of offsets and $433 billion of investments). Unlike prior versions of this reconciliation bill, such as the House-passed Build Back Better Act, this legislation would reduce deficits. Along with other elements of the bill, it is likely to reduce inflationary pressures and thus reduce the risk of a possible recession.

The package includes $386 billion of climate and energy spending and tax breaks – mainly for new or expanded tax credits to promote clean energy generation, electrification, green technology retrofits for homes and buildings, greater use of clean fuels, environmental conservation, and wider adoption of electric vehicles, among other purposes. The package would also increase health care spending by nearly $100 billion, mainly by extending the American Rescue Plan's temporarily-expanded Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits for an additional three years, through 2025. Accompanying this new spending would be various regulatory and permitting reforms to help reduce energy costs outside of the reconciliation package.

The $485 billion of new costs would be offset with $790 billion of additional revenue and savings over a decade. This includes roughly $313 billion from imposing a 15 percent minimum tax on corporate book income; $322 billion for various reforms to reduce prescription drug costs; $124 billion ($204 billion gross) from reducing the tax gap through stronger Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement; $13 billion from closing the carried interest loophole; and $18 billion from fees on methane emissions, Superfund cleanup sites, and a permanent extension of the higher tax rate for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.

The legislation would reduce deficits by over $20 billion in the first year, and – with interest – over $85 billion in 2031. We recently estimated it would reduce debt by nearly $2 trillion over two decades. Assuming the permanent unpaid-for extension of ACA subsidies (which we would strongly oppose), the plan would likely save almost $50 billion per year by 2031.

Although reconciliation was designed for deficit reduction, this would be the first time in many years it was actually used for this purpose. It would also be the largest deficit reduction bill since the Budget Control Act of 2011. With inflation at a 40-year high and debt approaching record levels, this would be a welcomed improvement from the status quo.

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great tweet stream from @Thistleandverse for those writers who may feel the Shuster/Penguin merger is the christian rapture for publishing
From #THistleandverse 
I know a few small or independent presses so (for others who might be interested) I thought I'd share their names, their publishing focus, and some books I've enjoyed from them or books I'm excited to read from them (1/23)
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CENTER FOR BLACK LITERATURE
A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Killens Review of Arts & Letters
Fall/Winter 2022
Jubilee: A Celebration of Voices throughout the African Diaspora
Founded in October 2002, the Center for Black Literature (CBL) has been committed to its mission 
to broaden and enrich the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of the value of Black 
literature. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Center and as part of this commemorative 
milestone, the next issue of the Killens Review of Arts & Letters will focus on “times for celebration.”
Despite periods of despair during these past few years and the economic, social, political, and 
racially charged challenges we have faced, we will focus on life’s jubilant experiences. We will 
highlight moments of hopefulness and elevation for and of the global Black community.
For the Fall/Winter 2022 issue of the Killens Review of Arts & Letters, we are seeking short stories, 
essays, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and photography. We are looking for content that reflects
the ways Black creatives from all parts of the world celebrate our daily lives, our culture, and our 
history in a contemporary world. Unless otherwise selected by the editors, we cannot publish work 
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Title: Rosy maple moth, amaranth, spiked club - weapons fairy
Artist: GDBee < https://gdbee.store/ > 

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Title: Element for Cover Art to Sleeping Swordsman Waking Buddha
Artist: shawn alleyne  < Pyroglyphics Studio > OR < https://www.deviantart.com/pyroglyphics1 >   
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Shoutout to @damajurazen and Souls of the Arts for allowing me to draw the cover art for his epic new novel that's about to drop called Sleeping Swordsman Waking Buddha.
It's a whole redemption story, nixed with some fantasy, mixed with some martial arts, mixed with some revenge, mixed with all kinds of goodness. 
I'm not the greatest at shadow work, but I kinda like the final product. The second pic was my first pass at it but I wanted to push the black a little more. 
To pre-order the novel go to his page and click the link or go to www.SoulsOfTheArts.com 
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New York City has added the children of illegal immigrants bused from texas into choice schools in the schools system of the city. New York City is giving the children of Ukranians all sorts of extracurricular activities in the city. 

? 

but NYC has so many children who are in shelters with the same education level than the bused kids while barring them from choice schools or they are not given extracurricular activities. 

Ahhh 

Where do I begin, where do I begin... 
In fiscal capitalism, in the USA,  all industries lean toward fewer and fewer participants. 
Newspapers in the late 1800s early 1900s were in the thousands, now...
Automotive manufacturers in the early 1900s were hundreds, now...
Oil Producing firms were once a hundred, now...
Music Record labels were in the hundreds, now.... 
Movie Studioes in the hundreds, now...
Video Game producers were once a hundred, now...
No industry in the USA historically goes towards more participants, that is historical fact. 
Is an industry being dominated by one firm problematic? yes. 
WHy? If one firm controls an industry, then the external market can't influence the pricing or quality of goods. The key tenet of market fiscal capitalism is that the forces outside a firm, manipulate the firms actions thus a level of control is placed on any firm. 
But I will argue that a very modern or recent activity in the USA has made the monopoly fear impotent. 
That activity is, too big to fail? 
Too big to fail has one great evil in market fiscal capitalism. It denies the markets ability to kill a firm. When a firm is to big to fail, then a firm will be propped up against what the market led it to be. 
So when the banks or car companies in the USA mostly failed, I think ford was alright but all major banks or financial institutions had failed, denying the market's ability to kill those firms killed the fear of monopoly. 
By making a firm or set of firms too big to fail, you make said firm or set of firms a monopoly. 
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Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y3uQlH_LSEuOlh-F67ei1g

Thanks Jane Friedman
From her
The US government is attempting to stop Penguin Random House (the biggest publisher in the US) from acquiring Simon & Schuster (the third biggest publisher in the US), on grounds that it would hurt authors by lowering advances due to reduced competition in the market.

Will authors indeed be hurt if the acquisition goes as planned? Is a super-sized Penguin Random House bad for other reasons? How strong is the government's case? What have we learned from trial testimony about how publishing operates?

Join me for a lively discussion with a panel of industry experts. If you can't make it live, the conversation will be recorded and available afterward on YouTube. Link to register in the comments (free).

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If you are interested in more of my thoughts
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