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      Today, SCOTUS offered a blow to Affirmative Action adding to the increasing list of actions leading to the unpaving of the road toward equity.  The conservative and Christian Nationalist goal of rolling the US back into the era of Jim Crow is chugging right along before our eyes.  Each time the vehicle of equity is reversed, there is an outpouring of liberals and leftists that flood us with think pieces and calls to action.   You were WARNED.  Once the tree has been chopped, it is too late.  😏      Additionally, they aren't calling for unified labor to be enacted... they are calling for the labor of the melanated to fix what they have allowed to become broken.   Historically it has NOT been beneficial to anyone that is NOT straight, white, cis, (pseudo) Christian, and MALE to continue to wait for others to take on the "good fight".  Trickle-down applies to the squashing of freedoms and the denial of eq...

      Every day there is a new crop of self-proclaimed allies that find themselves offended and leaving behind their "title" because who they were supposed to be in support of wasn't nice enough for their liking.  These are people who have decided that since they do not PUBLICLY verbalize their problematic stances that they are allies to marginalized people.   THIS IS NOT HOW ANY OF THIS WORKS!!!!!!      Just as someone can NOT deem themselves the BEST of something, merely placing the bar on the ground is NOT the basis of dubbing thineself an ally.  Also, to be clear, if one's decision to PRETEND to stand on the correct side of history is rooted in receiving participation trophies and pats on the back..it can be kept within the depths of their inside thoughts.  We are collectively TIRED of the consistent "it's harmful to be this divisive" comments and sentiments.  CALLING OUT YOUR PROBLEMATIC COMMENTS/STANCES/ACTIONS IS NOT DIV...

      Since the land that (now) comprises the US was STOLEN, non-white lives have been disposable to those that currently sit atop the mountain of capitalism.  During this time, there have been NO collective calls for empathy for those lost during the journey toward gluttony.  Those born sans a silver spoon in their mouths are gaslit into believing that working themselves into the grave for the comfort of BILLIONAIRES will gain them entrance into the club... in heaven (for the most part).  We are encouraged to adopt a religion that promises us the lifestyle we are indoctrinated to covet once we are reunited with our ancestors.  Our dangling carrot is streets of gold and mansions within the afterlife as we are tortured, hunted, starved, and taken advantage of for the amusement and financial security of "the others".   Why do we agree to misery within the ONE life that we are given while watching others that are privileged enough to ENJOY the l...

     Nowadays it is hard to find a man with a podcast that is NOT complaining about the lack of "traditional women" within today's society.  My question is... do any of them actually know the reality of said "traditional woman"? I know they look at the highly romanticized version that is portrayed in tv shows and movies.  I know that they have window-shopped their grandparents' relationships and idolized their ability to remain "together" for decades.  But have they actually taken a un rose filtered look into the relationship dynamics or gone below the surface of wanting a servant that they can have sex with? Have they looked into the circumstances behind "traditional women" and how they sustained their families and sanity? Moreover, have they looked into how dear ol grandma kept pop-pop from fathering the entire county, drinking away the bill money, or gambling away the retirement fund?      It always boggles the mind that there is a sub...

      Yesterday, Twitter was brimming with tantrum-throwing conservatives being honest about the judicial system as they were trying to "own the libs" while discussing the NEGOTIATED plea deal of Hunter Biden.  Since the system's inception within the US, white people have been gaslighting [mainly] Black people regarding the disparities within.  We are taunted with faux statistics that have become the most commonly used dog whistle....you know the claim that 13% of us commit 50% of violent crimes .  😏  These are the same people that will become expert researchers when we are the victims of brutality and lose our lives because to them any infraction is justification enough.      Yet as they are dragging the Black community (yet again) into a conversation that has NOTHING to do with us... their research abilities have regressed.  😏 Their primary examples of why Biden's NEGOTIATED plea deal is the product of privilege are Kodak Blac...

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     Over the weekend a submersible containing a handful of wealthy individuals went missing in the Atlantic Ocean.  For $250k EACH, these individuals made the conscious decision to travel to the wreckage of the Titanic in an unregulated vessel operated by a gaming controller and sealed from the exterior.  😏  The irony of the rich visiting opulence that led to death simply to become lost... is NOT lost upon me.      Many years ago, I learned that "old money" will spend money (easily) on things that make absolutely no sense and this fits the mindset perfectly.  They paid more than most citizens make in a year to squeeze together in a hodge podge UNREGULATED submarine to view the Titanic through a MONITOR.  Take a moment to think about the fact that the wealthy are only against deregulation for increased profitability and have no regard for the safety of anyone (including themselves).    With all of the net worth within th...

      Happy Father's Day 2023 to all of those that have chosen their children over ego, pride, and more.  For those that realize that time with their children is NOT babysitting and that it is NOT a "woman's job/responsibility" to RAISE children created by a duo of humans.  PAUSE....get out of your feelings and lend me your ear for a moment. It is far past time to address the elephant in the room and REMOVE the EXPECTATION of glorifying and/or making a hero out of fathers for simply gaining the title due to a birth. 😏      If you have to be FORCED to be around your children or only do so when you have a partner that will "handle the kids"... sit this one out 'big guy'.  If you think that you are a babysitter on your WEEKEND... expect that same energy and wait for May 11, 2024, because you missed this year's National Babaysitter's Day.  If you do NOT need to be told your children's sizes, schedules, schools, etc., I wish you a fantastic ...

      By now, we have been made aware of the fact that Cornell West has tossed his hat into the clown car that is the 2024 Presidential race . 😏 Yet again, we have a candidate with NO platform, no solutions that is pandering to the Black community by pledging change and justice.  A senate seat would have been a better option...but he knew that.  With the current state of the candidacy pool, we will be hand-delivered a gift-wrapped dictator chief...DeSantis.         Have you forgotten the molded gift that was the Trump presidency?      Third-party candidates combined with staunch "protest voters" caused us to be tossed into the hellscape of grifter's paradise within the Oval Office.  West knows that he will deplete the possibility of a Biden election and award the GOP the finishing touch to their power-driven wet dream.  If the goal is truly to invoke change, why was the plan not to run for Congress? Why not wait...

      Many of us are well aware of the amount of lies being told by Trump and his cronies within the GOP.  What we aren't truly discussing is the fact that the lies will affect them as well as the rest of us.  Think that I am reaching? Have you forgotten about the lies that led to the overturning of Roe v Wade? Have you been ignoring the lies that are leading to [violent] protests and legislation against the Trans & Drag communities?  Let me guess... you do NOT believe that you nor most people are NOT affected by what has been noted?      Abortion is a medical procedure that has been shown to assist in the decrease of the maternal mortality rate.  Currently, there are individuals who thought that the bans would not impact them but are finding themselves facing lethal restrictions.  There are people bleeding out in parking lots before they can receive said medical procedure for non-viable pregnancies.  Those that ONLY equate...

      Today Donald John Trump had to face a judge regarding 37 FEDERAL counts pertaining to his handling and hiding sensitive documents.  Many think that due to SOME consequences being delivered to him, this proves that white privilege is nothing more than a fairytale.  But, let us look at the facts regarding the existence of DJT.       Do NOT forget that he has built NOTHING.  His GRANDMOTHER and father did.  He CHANGED the name to The Trump Org. to HIDE that a WOMAN was responsible for the silver-plated spoon in his mouth.      Trump has had a life of mediocracy that he was allowed to PUBLICLY lie about and receive respect and more from the public.  He has made racist, misogynistic, homophobic comments with little to no backlash.  His rhetoric and actions have garnered him a cult following that IGNORES all of his faults due to him being what the founding fathers dreamed of... white, male, straight, and faux m...