We have a gun violence epidemic in America. Recently, a black teenager was shot in Missouri for no reason, a cheerleader was shot for making a mistake by going into the wrong car (she apologized and still was shot unjustly), and a car driving around the road was also shot unjustly. This is unlike anything else in other industrialized societies. We have more guns than people in America, but extremists want to harm innocent people. The total lie from far-right extremists is that we want to ban all guns. No, we don't want to ban all guns. We find it cruel and ironic that it is easier to get a gun in many places in America, than to drink alcohol, than it is to vote, and it is to drive a car. The far-right has a gun cult filled with fear, paranoia, and a lack of nuisance on issues. They believe in the myth of them having superior intellectual power, but they refuse to advocate concrete, progressive solutions to address the epidemic of gun violence. These decievers gloat about crime, but they refuse to advocate solutions like gun safety measures, investments in poor communities, and other methods to address crimes. These extremists claim to love God (when they harbor hatred of black people, immigrants, women, and other minorities), but violate the principle of Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself.
Scientific evidence points to the pandemic being caused by occurring in nature. This is caused by zoonosis or the process that gave rise to every other human pandemic in history. There is a recent study by Dr. Florence Debarre, an evolutionary biologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. It found that samples containing Sars-CoV2 from the Wuhan wet market also contained the DNA of susceptible animals like raccoon dogs. In reality, we have a virus caused by natural processes beyond a lab leak. Also, we see increasing tensions between America and China over Taiwan and other issues. More U.S. troops are stationed in China, and China has used war games near Taiwan. You have extremists who want war with China, and other extremists who want to ignore China's imperfections (in dealing with civil liberty issues). We know of the leaked documents proving that over 150 NATO troops are deployed to Ukraine.
Protests continue in Akron, Ohio against the decision not to prosecute police for the murder of Jayland Walker. The Attorney General decided that charges will not be filed against the eight police officers who brutally murdered Jayland Walker. Many people have marched outside the courthouse. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a local church on Tuesday to chant while walking at downtown. Walker was killed in a hail of bullets by at least 8 police officers who had surrounded him on June 27, 2022. Walker had more than 60 wounds on his body. This is beyond evil. This is outright terror. For a long time, we have mentioned the truth that police brutality has no place in the world. You have hypocrites who lecture us on crime but want to sugarcoat the vile nature of police terrorism against communities. At the end of day, we have the right to allow our voices to be heard on these issues. Human justice should never be some token trend. It ought to be a concrete way of life.
DeSantis is a disgrace and coward. He signed laws not only promoting overt bigotry but suppressing teaching certain history as far as the 12th grade. These policies not only hurt adults but children. When I was a child, I was taught a wide spectrum of history and culture in high school and in college (I was 17 starting college, so I was a kid in college now). Therefore, these discriminatory policies aren't just found in Florida but across the nation. In this generation, kids are taught less about real history and culture than when I was a kid. There is a great change as technological advancements have grown in the past 20+ years. Culture wars are contrived by far-right extremists to promote oligarchy, theology, and views in contradiction to the Golden Rule (which means treat your neighbor as yourself).
Yesterday was the Birthday of the late Brother Luther Vandross. His songs about love and joy have been priceless. He could sing many songs that reached across generations. He sold over 40 million records worldwide. He has been an American singer, songwriter, and record producer since 1969. He was born in New York City. He earned 8 Grammy Awards. Back in the 1970's, he was a backing vocalist and was in albums by artists like Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Diana Ross, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, Ben E. King, Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, etc. His debut album in 1980 was The Glow of Love. His songs Never Too Much, Here and Now, Power of Love/Love Power, For You to Love, etc. were classics. He worked with Mariah Carey too. Your Secret Love was one of his best songs of the 1990's too in 1996. He sang with Cassandra Wilson, Bob James, and Beyonce. Luther Vandross's tenor voice inspired D'Angelo, 112, Boyz II Men, and other singers. There is no modern-day R&B music without Luther Vandross.
Rest in Power Brother Luther Vandross.
By Timothy
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