Late February 2024 News.

 

The South Carolina primary is coming up soon. Nikki Haley of South Carolina promises to stay in the race until the last person votes. The Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has increasingly criticized Donald Trump on his age, policies, views on foreign policy, and leadership qualities. She wants to continue campaigning across America as she stated in a speech at Greenville, South Carolina. Super Tuesday will exist on March 5, 2024, when multiple states have their GOP primaries. South Carolina residents will vote on Saturday for the winner of the GOP primary. Nikki Haley lost to Trump in the New Hampshire primary by 11 points. Polls have consistently shown that Trump has a large lead over Nikki Haley in the South Carolina race. Haley wants to be the alternative to Trump and Biden. The issue with Haley is that she embraces far-right extremist views without the bombastic rhetoric of Trump. Haley said the lie that America was never a racist nation. Haley is known for her ageist and ableist prejudice rhetoric too. Therefore, Haley and Trump are wrong on many political issues, and that is truly self-evident.

After Navalny's death, Russia remains a place where the rule of law and democracy don't exist because the tyrant Putin brutally controls Russia. Now, hundreds of Russian people have been arrested or detained in Russia for just peacefully protesting. Innocent journalists and dissidents are imprisoned in Russian jails to this very day. Recently, an American journalist was arrested in Russia being charged with treason. The journalist's family denies that charge. Navalny wife's seeks justice for how her husband died. Now, I don't agree with all of Navalny's political views, but he doesn't deserve death. Now, Trump supporters have threatened political leaders and other people. Many people like Liz Cheney said that many people voted for not impeaching Trump for being scared for their lives.

There is a lot of news coming about. Biden wants to pass new sanctions against Russia after the death of Navalny in prison. Russian troops have advanced into the eastern town of Avdiivka after Ukrainian forces withdrew. President Biden blames House Republicans for the Russian forces taking control of Avdiivka. Navalny's mother is begging Putin to allow her to see the body of her son. The first group of Ukrainian pilots to complete U.S. F-16 training by the summer of this year. The Estonian government said that officials arrested many people with ties to a Russian-directed influence operation. These are 10 suspects who are accused of acting on behalf of a Russian special service. Estonia has been a member of NATO since 2004. We know now about the informant being charged in America who admitted having worked for Russian interests. Trump allies want to infuse theocracy in society according to Politico.

Addressing poverty is the prerequisite in making sure that our society reaches its height of democracy, equality, and justice. The MAGA agenda is overt in what it desires. Trump and his supporters desire immunity for police officers, imposing theocratic, bigoted policies in America (in contradiction to true Christian teachings), supporting autocrats and dictators overseas, whitewashing black history, and other evils. That is why more poor and working-class people are uniting for voting rights, universal health care, and ecological justice. In other words, trickle-down economics and tax cuts for the super-wealthy will not solve economic complications. Structural changes, investments for the poor and working class, living wages, labor rights protections, and other actions will conclusively address poverty. Voting rights should be strengthened not declined as found in many states of America, not just in the South. This struggle is global as we reject Hamas's terrorist actions against Jewish Israeli people and the far-right government of Netanyahu promoting war crimes, apartheid, and other injustices against Palestinian people. We want Israeli people and Palestinian people to live in peace and justice too.

Beyonce is about to release her first full country album. This event has caused much excitement. John Schnieder made an offensive criticism about Beyonce going into country music using a vulgar reference to a dog. His words about Beyonce are not only evil but these comments outline how a certain segment of people are intolerant of anyone going into country music for bigoted reasons. For example, when Reba McIntyre, Shania Twain, and Kenny Rogers made pop records during the 1980's and in the 1990's, most people didn't criticize them as lacking the essence of country music. We fully understand that Reba McIntyre, Shania Twain, and Kenny Rogers are country music icons regardless. Even in 1999 when Garth Brooks became Chris Gaines (which I remembered as a teenager), we didn't call Garth every name under the sun for making an R&B album as Chris Gaines. Yet, some people are hating on Beyonce forgetting that Beyonce went to rodeos before, Beyonce listened to country music as a child, and Beyonce is a Texas Southern black woman. Therefore, Beyonce's songs of Texas Hold 'Em and 16 Carriages represent her country music ethos. It is one thing to critique Beyonce's music which is fair game, but it is wrong to dehumanize Beyonce because you disagree with her musical choice. That point must be emphasized. Many people are jealous that Beyonce could do mighty well in making a country music album. Black people have been making country music for decades from the Pointer Sisters, Charley Pride, K Michelle, Darius Rucker, and the new school black country artists. Black cowboys have existed for almost 2 centuries in America. Therefore, the country culture is definitely found among black people.

By Timothy