Life Experiences.

 

Recently, we know about the whistleblower former January 6 House Select Committee investigator Denver Riggleman. He said that the Trump team had a larger role in the January 6th fascist attack than what has been previously known. He said his words on CBS News 60 Minutes. Riggleman said that he said that the White House Switchboard had connected to a rioter's phone while the attack happened. This is treason beyond negligence from the Trump administration. Riggleman said that while he was working for the January 6 committee, his team was able to analyze the call records of leading Trump co-conspirators like fascists Roger Stone, Alex Jones, and Bianca Garcia. Garcia is tied to the former Proud Boys chairman Henery Tarrio. Garcia met with Tarrio and Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes in a Washington D.C. parking garage. Stone is tied to many Republicans and far right extremists who want to overturn the 2020 election. To this day, Stone, Ginni Thomas, and Donald Trump are not charged for the fascist coup more than 20 months after the fact.

The war in Ukraine continues. Russia is claiming that the Eastern regions of Ukraine with pseudo referendums. Western nations view these referendums as shams. Russia could desire to try to annex the four areas within days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Kremlin wants to force the region's residents to fight in the Russian military. There have been unexplained leaks found in 2 Russian undersea gas pipelines to Europe. NATO's chief and multiple European leaders have accused Russia of acts of sabotage. Russian leaders deny these allegations as "absurd." America is urging all U.S. citizens to leave Russia immediately. The reason is that Putin has mobilized its military. People with dual American/Russia citizenship in Russia could potentially be drafted to fight Ukraine in a war against their wills. Also, Americans have been arrested in anti-war demonstrations in Russia too. Russia has killed at least 23 people in a strike on a humanitarian convoy. This is cowardly from Putin, as Putin has committed war crimes in Ukraine and against his own Russian people. 

Yesterday was the Birthday of Sister Kelly McCreary, and she is 41 years old. As one of the most talented, unsung actresses of our time, she has worked on many prolific shows. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a child, she was interested in acting and theater when she was in the fourth grade. She attended middle and high schools for the arts. McCreary was in a sixth-grade musical. By the time she was 17 years old, she moved to New York City to study acting at Barnard College, a women's college of Columbia University. She spent a semester at the British American Drama Academy in London. McCreary also was in commercials before graduating from Barnard in 2003. She had training at the Chautauqua Conservatory Theater Company and The Actor's Center in New York. She lived in Harlem to participate in plays. Later, she moved to Spain and worked on a farm. McCreary was on the PBS aminated series The Electric Company, Emily Owens, M.D., Grey's Anatomy, and Harvey Street Kids. Right now, Kelly McCreary lives in Los Angeles, California. She is married to director Pete Chatmon and have their daughter together.  I wish Sister Kelly McCreary more Blessings. 

Recently Coolio passed away at 59 years old. Many people are emotional about his passing. He was a different type of hip-hop artist who never forgot where he came from. Also, Coolio wanted to bring joy and consciousness to music. Just before his passing, he wanted musicians to unite to fight corporate exploitation and manipulation of artists. He made Gangsta's Paradise in 1995. I was in middle school during that year. That song honestly presented to the world the anger, angst, pain, and resilience of black youth. It was a song that was more than part of the Dangerous Minds movie soundtrack. It was a call for us as a people to show our voices and outline our right of us to be heard in society. Coolio loved his family and children unconditionally, and he told stories about his multifaceted life. He was born in Pennsylvania and was raised in Compton, California. A lot of people don't know that he was a firefighter saving lives, and he was one of the hardest working men in the industry since the 1980's making music. 

Rest in Power Brother Coolio.

By Timothy