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The Friday Updates.
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The News of Our Times.
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The End of August Updates.
There is always spiritual inspiration in the Universe. Once upon a time, we didn't know of the truth, but the grace of God allowed to see the light, as the true light is from the triune Almighty God who created the Universe in general. Once upon a time, we didn't know about religious deception, about the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross, and the importance of holiness, but we know about these concepts presently. This inspiration comes from the fact of human resiliency. William Tyndale knew of the risks of translating the Bible in the English language. Yet, he didn't succumb to fear or intimidation by the establishment. Tyndale proceeded to translate the Bible into English so the poor and anyone in general can have the opportunity to read the Bible free from theocratic tyranny. Back in the Middle Ages in Europe, mostly the clergy people, the upper middle class, and the rich had access to the Bible. Tyndale and others in Europe would help to change that reality. Harriet Tubman was a faithful follower of God who freed slaves and led an army to fight the Confederate enemy in Combahee, South Carolina, during the American Civil War. Harriet Tubman was strong and purely inspired by God to set people free from evil bondage. Harriet Tubman would stand up for civil rights, abolitionism, and women's suffrage in America. Later, we see the many leaders who fought against the evil of Nazism during World War, those religious voices who spoke out during the Civil Rights Movement, and people in our generation opposing racial injustice and opposing the illegal, excessive actions done by ICE (done not only against undocumented human beings but American citizens too). The fundamental truth is that all human beings will experience adversity among varying degrees. No one who lives on this Earth will escape death. That is why it is important to keep as much discernment during moments of adversity and never waver in our commitment to follow moral principles and God's moral truths. There are paraplegics who have world records at various events, there are people with massive diseases (with tons of pain) who have PhD.s, and there are those can't speak a word because of illness who know the cosmos in intricate detail. Therefore, that reality should never make us lose hope at all. We should never give up and grow our inspiration to help ourselves and others around us. Anyone can have all of the money in the world, but if that person's character is wicked, then that money doesn't mean a thing. Therefore, character and accountability matters. How we treat people in private matters, how we engage with society when the cameras aren't around matters, and blessings others without fanfare always matters. Therefore, will always fight for justice, we will always believe in the Dream, and we will have hope for the future.
In any generation, there is always a remnant of people who not only spread the Gospel but stand up for righteousness too. There are many people who mention that they are the only people on Earth who has the truth or exposing certain things. That is certainly not true, because God always has a remnant globally speaking the same truths that we are speaking now. For example, Ed Decker was a former Freemason and former Mormon who embraced the Gospel after he left both Masonry and Mormonism. Decker said the story about he accused Masons in Scotland trying to poison him with arsenic over his public dissent of Freemasonry. Freemasonry has members like Albert Pike, who was a former Confederate general, a racist who didn't want voting rights for black Americans, and the author of Morals and Dogma, which is very influential in Scottish Rite Freemasonry and other Masonic orders. Masonic swear oath invoking death (even if not to be taken literally), claims that other false gods are just one expression of the one true God, and claims to have the true light (when Jesus Christ said that he is the light of the world). Many people spoke out against Masonry like Charles Finney and William Morgan. You have many prophets and other religious leaders speaking out against occult secret societies, against the recreational usage of drugs, against racial injustice, against notorious heresies (like amillennialism, works alone based salvation, anti-Trinitarianism, justifying adultery and other immoral actions, the veneration of images or statues, transubstantiation, etc.). Many of the remnant are in YouTube and outside of YouTube. You don't have to be famous to be great. You don't have to seek massive popularity to be loved by God. You just need a loving heart who seeks righteousness, holiness, justice, and saving souls globally. Saving souls global was a command from Jesus Christ before his ascension into Heaven almost 2,000 years ago.
Are we living in the latter days? The answer to that question is a resounding yes. If you would have told me back in 1999, that the 21st century would have the original Twin Towers destroyed, Russia illegally invading Ukraine, the majority of the American public opposing Israel's policy in Gaza, the rise of the MAGA fascist movement headed by Trump, and a pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide including over 1 million people in America, I would have not believed that person. Yet, this is the reality that we live in, because since World War II, technology has increased rapidly. The seven churches are not only descriptions of prophecy. It relates to the many personalities found in churches to this day.
Engineering is one of the most important topics of world history. From building buildings to studying mathematical formulas, engineering gives us wisdom about how many aspects of the world work. Engineering has helped STEM geniuses to process information and evaluate which forms of infrastructure will work best to help the human race. Engineering helps creative material substitution and design optimization via innovation. We know much of the history of some of the greatest engineers in human history. Imhotep of ancient Egypt designed the Egyptian Step Pyramid of Djoser around 2,700 B.C. as the world's first recorded architect and engineer. Archimedes invented the screw pump, compound pulleys, and many principles of hydrostatics and mechanics. Li Bing created the massive Djiangyman irrigation system in the 3rd century B.C. in China, which remains operational today. There was Mary Jackson was NASA's first black woman engineer. Even Leonardo da Vinci sketched visionary concepts for flying machines, bridges, and armored vehicles which look centuries ahead of their time. John Smeaton and Isambard Kingdom Brunel were expert engineers too. Annie Easley coded software for the Centaur rocket stage and researched alternative energy conversion. Nikola Tesla, the Wright Brothers, Charles Babbage, Granville T. Woods, Lewis Howard Latimer, Elijah McCoy, and other people contributed a great deal in engineering too. In our times filled with A.I. and climate change, we have to use engineering in a constructive fashion to better our world in a prodigious fashion.
Beyonce has made many ventures in her life. In 2012, Beyoncé held a fundraiser for Obama's presidential campaign and voted for him in the presidential election. Three years later, Beyoncé attended a celebrity fundraiser for 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and headlined in a concert for Clinton the weekend before the election. She endorsed the bid of Beto O'Rourke during the 2018 US Senate election in Texas. Beyoncé endorsed Joe Biden for president during the 2020 election and Kamala Harris in 2024, giving the latter permission to use "Freedom" as the official song for her presidential campaign. In December 2012, Beyoncé joined a coalition of celebrities in the "Demand a Plan" campaign—an initiative led by US mayors to urge federal action on gun control legislation following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Beyoncé has spoken against police brutality toward African-Americans. She attended a 2013 rally after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin, and featured the mothers of Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner holding photos of their deceased sons in the music video for "Freedom." Her 2016 single "Formation" was interpreted as a critique of law enforcement, though she clarified it was a celebration of her heritage. Performing the song during the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show, with dancers dressed in outfits referencing the Black Panther Party, sparked backlash from conservative figures and law enforcement groups. Beyoncé responded to the criticism by selling "Boycott Beyoncé" merchandise on her tour. In 1999, Beyoncé, her mother Tina Knowles, and former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland established the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé, Solange, Tina, and Rowland co-founded the Survivor Foundation to offer transitional housing for displaced families and support the construction of new homes. They extended aid after Hurricane Ike in 2008, with Beyoncé donating $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund. In 2007, she launched the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing development that accommodates 43 displaced individuals.
After learning about Phoenix House—a nonprofit focused on drug and alcohol rehabilitation—during the filming of Cadillac Records in 2008, Beyoncé donated her entire $4 million salary from the film to the organization. She later founded the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, a program at Phoenix House that provides a cosmetology training course. Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated tens of thousands of dollars to post bail for Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, and contributed to building the infrastructure needed to establish BLM chapters across the US. In April 2016, she pledged to fund ten college scholarships for students in financial need. In June, she donated over $82,000 to the United Way of Genesee County to assist victims of the Flint water crisis and provided financial support for fourteen Michigan students pursuing higher education. That August, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights organizations including BLM, Hands Up United, and the Trayvon Martin Foundation. In August 2017, during Hurricane Harvey, Beyoncé launched BeyGood Houston to support those affected and donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors. Later that month, she released a remix of J Balvin and Willy William's "Mi Gente", pledging all proceeds to disaster relief efforts across Puerto Rico, Mexico, the US, and the Caribbean in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the Chiapas and Puebla earthquakes. In April 2020, Beyoncé donated $6 million to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, UCLA, and local community-based organizations to provide mental health and wellness services for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. She featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" (2020), with proceeds supporting Bread of Life Houston's COVID-19 relief efforts.
Beyoncé worked with the Feminist Coalition in the End SARS movement in Nigeria to cover medical costs for injured protestors, legal fees for arrested protestors, and resources for those in need. Beyoncé also supports the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon, ShutItAllDown in Namibia, Zimbabwean Lives Matter in Zimbabwe, and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia. In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to alleviate the housing crisis in the US caused by the cessation of the eviction moratorium. In partnership with BeyGood, in 2024 she introduced an annual grant program to support cosmetology students and professional hair stylists with financial assistance. In January 2025, she donated $2.5 million to Los Angeles fire relief funds amidst the wildfires that month in Southern California. In 2005, Beyoncé and Tina launched House of Deréon, a women's fashion line inspired by three generations of women in their family. The two also established Beyond Productions to handle licensing and brand management for House of Deréon and its junior line, Deréon. The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear, and accessories like handbags and footwear. In 2005, Beyoncé partnered with House of Brands, a footwear company, to produce a range of shoes for House of Deréon. Beyoncé acquired LVMH's stake in SirDavis in August 2026, becoming the sole owner of the brand. In October 2024, Levi's launched a four-part global campaign titled "Reiimagine" with Beyoncé, spotlighting women's history with the company and featuring her Cowboy Carter track "Levii's Jeans." In May 2026, Beyoncé co-chaired the Met Gala alongside Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams, which Vogue announced in December 2025. The event, themed "Costume Art", marked her first Met Gala appearance since 2016.
There is information about my late 4th cousin Theodore Roosevelt Satchell Jr., who was born in May 10, 1942. His parents were Theodore Roosevelt Satchell (b. 1923) and Elaine Virginia Willis (b. 1925). The parents of Theodore Roosevelt Satchell were Andrew Phillips Satchell (1897-1957) and Annie M. Bailey (1891-1986). The parents of Andrew Phillips Satchell were Jackson Satchell (b. 1845) and Harriet Susan Kelley (1860-1927). The parents of Harriet Susan Kelley were George Kelly (b. 1830) and Easter Perkins (1840-1910). The parents of my 3rd great-grandaunt Easter Perkins were my 4th great-grandparents of George Perkins (b. 1814) and Esther Perkins (b. 1816). Theodore Roosevelt Satchell Jr.'s wife was Doris Smith. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his daughter, Jamie Cross, and a special cousin that was more like a sister, Isabella Six, both of South Bend, IN. Theodore leaves behind to cherish his memories, his devoted and loving wife of 54 years, Doris Satchell; sons, Darren Satchell of New York and Kevin Roulhac of Clarksville, TN; daughters: Dawn Satchell (Kenny) Drain, Shana Satchell (Brian) Parker, and Deidra Johnson, all of Clarksville, TN, and Alacyn Smith of South Bend, IN; 18 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He had no siblings, but he had special brothers and sisters-in-law who were always there for him.
By Timothy
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026
Words on Politics.
The Talarico vs. Paxton race has been a tossup in the state of Texas. The reason for this that Paxton has issued more ad hominem attacks on Talarico instead of promoting real values like affordable housing, health care for all, and human rights being protected. Ken Paxton is not being funded as much as before. Also, Paxton has numerous scandals. Paxton had a 2015 securities fraud indictment that was resolved via a 2024 plea deal, a 2023 impeachment and acquittal over corruption and bribery allegations tied to donor Nate Paul, a high-profile divorce citing adultery, and recent voter fraud and residency accusations. Paxton was once impeached in Texas too. Paxton's own wife said that Ken Paxton was an adulterer. In contrast, Talarico never committed adultery, has plans to improve the state of Texas, and is running a powerful campaign. Texas is one of the heartbeats of American society, filled with some of the strongest patriots in history. What goes on in Texas will spread in America. We hope the right future is made into reality.
Some important is that a black motorcycle club in Antioch, California supported a black woman being subjected to racial slurs by a racist neighbor. The black woman was just living her life who just purchased her first home. The racist neighbor is Adrian Ramirez. The motorcycle club had motorcycles lined up outside the woman's home. Three days later, Adrian was arrested and charged with battery and a hate crime for using the N-word and pushing a black man near his home. Adrian's mother said that he has mental health issues, but the vast majority of people with mental health issues don't spew racial slurs at people. Racism is learned, and it's not expressed by babies who are just born on this Earth. The Bay Area is where Antioch is at, and the Bay Area is a known area in California with a strong black consciousness. The black people in motorcycles did the right thing to defend the life of the black woman as all black people desire to be free from racism and oppression indeed.
Many Iranians are resisting the Iranian regime now. Rubio is wrong to promote appeasement when he imposed sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane, a woman who is currently wanted in Russia (because she issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes). Rubio also imposed sanctions on ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye. Seye's work led to Netanyahu's ICC arrest warrant. It is no secret that Putin and Netanyahu are both explicit war criminals. According to The Telegraph, Russia could attack NATO within weeks, which U.S. intelligence warns. Putin just doesn't want Ukraine, but he also wants Eastern Europe and possibly beyond. Putin must be defeated in Ukraine, so the people of Ukraine can have their own freedom. We know that a Russian cruise missile hit Poland weeks ago, and Poland is part of NATO.
There are tons of election results that existed after the August 18, 2026, primary elections. In Florida, we have the Democratic candidate Angie Nixon winning her primary. Angie Nixon won counties with the highest black voter populations by 30 points, the least college-educated areas, counties with the most young adults, and major cities plus suburbs. Angie Nixon was outspent by her opponent Alex Vindman, and Angie Nixon still won the primary. Vindman made many errors in his campaign like refusing to debate Nixon and rarely addressed her campaign. Vindman underestimated Nixon so much that he arrogantly laughed at Angie Nixon. Therefore, Angie Nixon won a victory based upon the issues. Angie Nixon has exposed Ron DeSantis as a terrible governor who promotes book bans, made controversial statements, and attacks black history in our public schools. Angie Nixon wants more progressive policies people in Florida and all over America. Byron Donalds won the primary to be the official Republican candidate for the Florida gubernatorial race. He will face against Democrat David Jolly. Donovan McKinney and Chris Rabb won their primaries too. Florida's Kathy Castor has won her primary too. Retired Army Brigadier General Leela Gray secured the Democratic Nomination in FL-13. At the end of the day, the vast majority of the American people want affordable housing, universal health care, civil rights for all people, black people having equality and racial justice, the injustices done by ICE to end, the super wealthy paying their fair share of taxes, living wages (and economic justice in general), and for a clean environment without A.I. data centers damaging our ecosystem. Many Trump-backed candidates lost their primaries. People desire results, and the November 2026 midterms will reflect that progressive change.
There is the story of Donald Trump and his close aide Natalie Harp. She was so close to him that she once rode in the trunk of an SUV to accompany him. Harp is a dedicated MAGA adherent. Natalie Harp would take no for an answer. Harp said that Trump had personally asked her to attend the court appearance, according to two sources familiar with the matter (who told CNN). She was denied a seat, so Harp jumped into an SUV trunk, according to two sources and a confirmed photo received by CNN. Her actions caused criticism by Trump's own senior aides. Harp was a former far-right television host. This comes after Georgia senator Jon Ossoff said that Trump travels with Natalie on their defenseless flying palace given to him by the Emir of Qatar. The White House criticized Jon Ossoff over his remarks. Harp worked with Donald Trump on many times in the White House, even during a May 30, 2025, press conference. Harp has a strong influence on Trump in many political events. Trump once posted and then deleted (after he got caught) of a racist video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle (which is the epitome of racism). That is why we are clear to oppose the agenda of Trumpism.
By Timothy
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Late August 2026 News.
We have a record hunger crisis in the world. About 645 million people go hungry as the global military spends a record $2.9 trillion. Nearly one in three people on Earth can't afford a healthy diet. This is the central finding of the 2026 edition of the UN's State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI), released on July 21. This puts the figure at 2.69 billion people, or 32.7 percent of the global population. The annual report was produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). It found that 645 million people, or 7.8 percent of humanity face chronic hunger in 2025. Measured by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, 2.1 billion people, more than one in four human beings, lack regular access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food. Inflation has also increased the cost of a healthy diet. It rose to 4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) dollars per person per day in 2025, up from 2.94 in 2017. Some 150 million children under five have stunted growth and cognitive impairment from a lack of protein, essential fatty acids, iron, zinc, and vitamin A. Many have anemia and starvation. This goes on while we have the wealthiest people on Earth, like Elon Musk, having record profits. This is a product of a greedy capitalist system that promotes exploitation instead of human liberation. This is why I don't believe in isolationism, as the harm of others overseas will cause us harm, as life has the right to exist, irrespective of nationality, and for moral reasons. That is why a radical redistribution of political and economic power is necessary to solve these issues, as the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said almost sixty years ago.
Donald Trump has done another attack on a CNN reporter, who is a woman. CNN's Kristen Holmes just asked Trump a legitimate question about Jon Ossoff's comments on a key aide. Then, Trump dismissed her and personally attacked Ossoff. The White House's social media account disrespected Holmes by calling her disgraceful and an embarrassment to her profession. The White House later sent another post attacking Holmes' children by saying that her children will see her as callous and vindictive. Trump said that Holmes must be quiet, called her fake news, and a loud, boisterous person (this is a sexist remark that advances the old lie that women in the workplace must be quiet). Trump is a piece of work, and still many conservatives support this liar, Donald Trump. There is no political, economic, or spiritual excuse to support Trump's sexism, habitual lying, xenophobia, racism, and imperialistic actions overseas (like his invasion of Iran). To CNN's credit, they defended Holmes in a statement saying that she is one of the most respected and accomplished journalists covering the White House. Trump is all about control, and he is the personification of white racist mediocrity and the sexist manosphere movement all combined into one. That is why the Golden Rule makes perfect sense. You can easily answer a question sent by a journalist without using vitriol or ad hominem attacks. Fascists hate an independent media, we must support journalists who hold that far right authoritarian in the White House accountable for his actions.
Blanche refusing to pledge that the Justice Department will have independence from the White House shows his cowardice. The function of the DOJ is to act independently, not being a total shill for the Trump regime. Blanche claimed that Trump has not and will not ask him to prosecute specific individuals. Blanche has overseen the department's prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by Trump during his first term. Therefore, we have a choice to make. Either we have democracy or tyranny. There is no other way to put it, because our instrinct rights are being under attack from book bans, the targeting of black museums, and the unjust firing of thousands of black women from federal jobs. We know that the 60 largest planned data centers could produce the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as 27 coal plants. Big Tech CEOs are polluting our planet and selling out our future to line their own pockets.
One of the biggest black sellouts of our generation, Museveni of Uganda is sending Ugandan troops to Gaza as proxies to promote U.S. imperialism. These troops are sent to Gaza as part of the U.S. backed International Stabilization Force (ISF), placing the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) at the attempt of the West to disarm Palestinian resistance and transform the Palestinian territory into a U.S. dominated colony. Videos have been posted by Ugandan soldiers who brag about desiring to go to Gaza. This act comes after the August 6th vote in Uganda's parliament to promote the deployment. Defense Minsiter Kiryowa Kiwanuka told MPs that Trump supported this effort by his invitation. This agenda is to strip Palestinians self-determination in Gaza and all over the West Bank. The Palestinians (in contrast to the terrorist group Hamas and the far-right wing war criminal complicit government of Benjamin Netanyahu) are a oppressed people who experienced dispossession, occupation, blockade, and repeated Israeli military assaults. The ongoing genocide in Gaza has been condemned by people from across the political spectrum too. Uganda will join other proxies within the ISF from Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania. Therefore, imperialism is wrong and bourgeoisie sellouts like Museveni should have his actions condemned.
Trump praising Kim Jong Un, who is a dictator, should never shock anyone. Trump wants to significantly scale back joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises over disagreements he has with South Korea on the Iranian War. While this is going on, North Korea has built its nation's armed forces and illegal nuclear weapons program during the few years. North Korea has sent soldiers to fight in Ukraine, because North Korea has a political alliance with Russia including China. China is trying to be a stronger superpower with alliance, trade deals, and other tactics. The autocrats of Russia, China, and North Korea desire a stronger military and political alliance to grow their hegemonies. This is the pretext of the battle in the 21st century between democracy and authoritarianism. North Korea has a new guided missile destroyer. Trump has been skeptical about his allies in Europe and South Korea which plays into the hands of Putin, Xi, and Kim who desire America to be destabilized. The Iranian war was not only unjust but a disaster that has harmed the American economy in many ways.
By Timothy
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
STEM Information and More.
There are massive building feats in human history like The Great Pyramids of Giza, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal, the Burj Khalifa, and the International Space Station. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramid and the most famous landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact. The Great Pyramid served as the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu ("Cheops"), who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. It was built c. 2600 B.C. over a period of about 26 years. Researchers don't know every detail on how the structure was completed, but archaeologists know a lot about how the Great Pyramids including the Great Pyramid was built. First, the ancient Egyptians had to plan and survey the areas. The Egyptians first chose a solid limestone plateau and carefully leveled the site. They aligned the pyramid almost perfectly with the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west), probably using observations of stars and the Sun. Later, the ancient Egyptians had to quarry the stone. Most of the roughly 2.3 million limestone blocks were quarried close to the pyramid site. The local limestone formed most of the pyramid. There were higher quality white limestone casing stones from Tura. The granite for the King's Chamber came from Aswan, which is about 500 miles away. The workers used copper chisels, stone hammers, wooden wedges, and other simple tools to complete the work. Workers used wooden sledges to transport the blocks. The works wetted the sand in front of the sledges, reducing friction and making heavy loads easier to move. Some used boats on the Nile during annual floods to bring stones close to the construction site. One large mystery is about raising the stones. Several ramp designs have been proposed like a straight ram (A long earthen ramp leading up one side. Simple in concept but would have required enormous amounts of material), zigzag ramp: ramps climbing along one face), spiral ramp (a ramp wrapping around the pyramid), and internal ramp (One hypothesis suggests ramps built inside the pyramid as construction progressed). Many archaeologists think a combination of different ramp types was probably used. To build the blocks, workers laid blocks in horizontal courses, checking alignment constantly. As the pyramid grew taller, ramps were extended or modified. Once the structure was finished, the smooth white limestone casing stones were installed. A polished pyramidion (capstone) was placed at the top. Much of the casing was later removed over the centuries for reuse in other buildings. The Great Pyramids were built by largely of paid or otherwise skilled laborers and seasonal workers who were fed and housed by the state. Archaeologists found workers' villages, bakeries, medical facilities, and cemeteries for the laborers. Researchers estimate that about 20,000 to 30,000 workers may have been involved during peak construction. Construction of the Great Pyramid likely took about 20-30 years. To this day, we have no definitive answer to the exact design of the ramp system, the precise sequence used for lifting blocks to the highest levels, and some details of the workforce organization. Even so, there is broad agreement that the pyramids were built using human labor, careful engineering, simple machines (such as sledges, levers, and ramps), and exceptional planning.
Initially standing at 146.6 meters (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the world's tallest human-made structure for more than 3,700 years. Over time, most of the smooth white limestone casing was removed, which lowered the pyramid's height to the current 138.5 meters (454.4 ft); what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Each side of the base was measured to be about 230.3 meters (755.6 ft) in length, giving a volume of roughly 2.6 million cubic meters (92 million cubic feet), which includes an internal hillock. The dimensions of the pyramid were 280 royal cubits (146.7 m; 481.4 ft) high, a base length of 440 cubits (230.6 m; 756.4 ft), with a seked of 5+1.
The Great Pyramid was built by quarrying an estimated 2.3 million large blocks, weighing 6 million tonnes in total. The majority of the stones are not uniform in size or shape, and are only roughly dressed. The outside layers were bound together by mortar, primarily local limestone from the Giza Plateau was used for its construction. Other blocks were imported by boat on the Nile: white limestone from Tura for the casing, and blocks of granite from Aswan, weighing up to 80 tonnes, for the "King's Chamber" structure. There are three known chambers inside of the Great Pyramid. The lowest was cut into the bedrock, upon which the pyramid was built, but remained unfinished. The so-called Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber, which contain a granite sarcophagus, are above ground within the pyramid structure. Hemiunu, Khufu's vizier, is believed by some to be the architect of the Great Pyramid. Many varying scientific and alternative hypotheses attempt to explain the exact construction techniques, but, as is the case for other such structures, there is no definite consensus. The funerary complex around the pyramid consisted of two mortuary temples connected by a causeway (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile); tombs for the immediate family and court of Khufu, including three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives; an even smaller "satellite pyramid"; and five buried solar barques. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Memphis and its Necropolis." The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications in China. They were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. The first walls date to the 7th century BC; these were joined together in the Qin dynasty. Successive dynasties expanded the wall system; the best-known sections were built by the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). To aid in defense, the Great Wall utilized watchtowers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and its status as a transportation corridor. Other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls (allowing control of immigration and emigration, and the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road), and the regulation of trade. The collective fortifications constituting the Great Wall stretch from Liaodong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, and from the present-day Sino-Russian border in the north to Tao River in the south: an arc that roughly delineates the edge of the Mongolian steppe, spanning 21,196.18 km (13,170.70 mi) in total. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and was voted one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007. Today, the defensive system of the Great Wall is recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history. The Great Wall of China was created to defend against invasions from northern nomadic groups, guard trade routes, control border crossings, collect taxes, send military signals quickly using smoke by day and fire by night. It is one of the largest projects in human history. The Great Wall of China was created by using layers made up of sand, loess etc. Many layers were made up of brick too. Many people used ropes, wheel barrows, and basket and pulley systems to construct the Great Wall. The Panama Canal helped to connect the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial fresh water lake 26 meters (85 ft) above sea level, created by damming the Chagres River and Lake Alajuela to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal. Locks then lower the ships at the other end. The original locks are 33.5 meters (110 ft) wide and allow the passage of Panamax ships. A third, wider lane of locks was constructed between September 2007 and May 2016. The expanded waterway began commercial operation on 26 June 2016. The new locks allow for the transit of larger, Neopanamax ships. An average of 200,000,000 litres (52 million US gallons) of fresh water is used in a single passing of a ship. The canal is threatened by low water levels during droughts.
The Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduces the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage, the Strait of Magellan or the Beagle Channel. Its construction was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. Since its inauguration on August 15, 1914, the canal has succeeded in shortening maritime communication in time and distance, invigorating maritime and economic transportation by providing a short and relatively inexpensive transit route between the two oceans, decisively influencing global trade patterns, boosting economic growth in developed and developing countries, as well as providing the basic impetus for economic expansion in many remote regions of the world. It has 3 locks up and 3 locks down per transit. It was opened in 1914 and expanded by June 26, 2016. The Panama Candal Authority has navigational authority. Before the Panama Canal, many ships went under South America to trade in Asia. That changed.
Colombia, France, and later the United States controlled the territory surrounding the canal during construction. France began work on the canal in 1881, but stopped in 1889 because of a lack of investors' confidence due to engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. The US took over the project in 1904 and opened the canal in 1914. The US continued to control the canal and the surrounding Panama Canal Zone until the Torrijos–Carter Treaties provided for its handover to Panama in 1977. After a period of joint American–Panamanian control, the Panamanian government took control in 1999. It is now managed and operated by the Panamanian government-owned Panama Canal Authority. Annual traffic has risen from about 1,000 ships in 1914, when the canal opened, to 14,702 vessels in 2008, for a total of 333.7 million Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) tons. By 2012, more than 815,000 vessels had passed through the canal. In that year, the top five users of the canal were the United States, China, Chile, Japan, and South Korea. In 2017, it took ships an average of 11.38 hours to pass between the canal's two outer locks. The American Society of Civil Engineers has ranked the Panama Canal one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
With the news about tariffs and the Iranian war, we realize the huge value of ports in the world. A port is a place on the coast or a river where ships dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. A terminal in a port is a specialized, dedicated facility where ships dock and load and unload cargo or passengers. Terminals deal with berthing, loading and unloading, storage, sorting, and intermodal transfer (or connecting ocean transport to land transport like trucks, cars, and trains). There are container terminals, bulk terminals, Ro-Ro (roll-on/roll-off) terminals (that cater to cars, trucks, and railway carriages that drive directly onto the vessel), and passenger or cruise terminals (that serve travelers boarding ferries or cruise ships). The largest ports in America are found in Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York City, and New Jersey. They deal with massive TEUs (or container volume). The largest ports on Earth are found in Shanghai, Singapore, and other places in China. Port engineering is a specialized branch of civil and marine engineering that deals with planning, design, construction, and maintenance of ports, harbors, wharves, and marine terminal facilities. It manages both waterside structures (like dredging, breakwaters, and docks), and landside infrastructure (like cargo yards, rail connections, and storage). Waterside design relates to building piers, wharves, quay walls, and mooring dolphins that safely handle large ship berthing forces. We know about coastal hydraulics that manage wave action, tidal motions, sediment transport, and channel dredging to maintain safe water depths. We have intermodal integration and design efficient landside connections for freight rail, trucking routes, and automated container handling equipment. There are port engineers using vessel maintenance that oversees the mechanical operations, repairs, and regulatory compliance for commercial marine fleets or barges. A port engineer manages the mechanical safety, maintenance, and repair of a fleet of ships. They fix broken parts, plan dry dock work in shipyards, handle budgets, and make sure that vessels follow Coast Guard and environmental laws.
Engineering is the spice of life. We all remember back in the day, when he had to use CAD and other programs in engineering classes in high school and some did it in college too. CAD helped me in high school to create digital 2D and 3D technical drawings for engineering, architecture, and manufacturing. I took those high school classes back in 2000. There are always engineering formulas that are necessary to not only plan on constructing homes and other mechanical items. They are needed to learn about the functions of reality as mathematics is one major foundation needed to figure out how the Universe functions. Some formulas are basic like the volume of a cube being a side to the third power, and the surface area of a cube is 6 times a side squared. The volume of a cylinder is pi times the radius 2 times height (or h). There are tons of other formulas too. 1 atm of pressure is equal to 33.9 ft. of H2O), 220.02 in. of HG, and 14.7 psi. 1 J of energy is equal to 0.239 cal. There are units that engineers follow. Ten to the power of one is prefixed as deca-, to the power of 2 is hecto-, and 10 the power of 24 is Yotta-. There are fluid mechanics formulas like P (absolute pressure) is equal to F/A. F is force and A is area. Charles' Law is V1/T1 is equal to V2/T2. That means that V stands for volume and T stands for absolute temperature. In other words, Charles's Law is a gas law stating that the volume of a fixed mass of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature, provided the pressure remains constant. As a gas heats up, it expands, as it cools, it shrinks. 1 in the equation means the initial volume and temperature, and 2 stands for the final volume and temperature. The temperature must always be measured in Kelvin (add 273.15 to Celsius, not Fahrenheit or Celsius). The pressure and the amount of gas in moles (n) must always stay the same. This is related to hot air ballons, sports balls, and breaking bread.
Learning about infrastructure is key to learn about ourselves. Our body is like a biochemical infrastructure filled with cells and organs necessary for human survival. We have various building and other forms of infrastructure that develops our civilization. For example, there are external and internal parts of a building. The external part of a building has a roof, the lintel, window, the door, the sill, the wall, the water supply the drainage, the DPC, the plinth, and the foundation. Inside of a building, you have the floor, columns, floors, the plinth beam, interior walls, outlets, ceilings, and various rooms. Therefore, buildings are made up of a substructure (below ground) and a superstructure (above ground). Essential structural parts include foundations, columns, beams, walls, floor, and roofs. They rely on core construction materials like concrete, steel, wood, masonry, and glass. Many people use structural steel, dimensional lumber, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), and masonry. There are materials used like drywall (gypsum board), glass, brick veneer, vinyl siding, stucco, paint, and insulation. We know that zoning and inspections are necessary before a building is officially established in the world. Infrastructure can relate to water systems, transportation, healthcare, government, IT, and cloud services. We use infrastructure all of the time in growing our power grids and making sure that STEM is flourishing in our society too. It is certainly our responsibility to defend the general welfare, stand up for the oppressed and marginalized, and speak truth to power (in favor of equality and justice for all).
There is the story of my late cousin John Calvin Claude Sr. who lived from February 1, 1946, to July 12, 2024. He lived to be 78 years old. He was a husband, father, grandfather, brother, cousin, and friend. He believed in God and loved his Christian faith. His parents were Amos C. Claude and Minnie C. Clark Claude in Boykins, Vriginia. He worked hard with his father on the farm. His education started in the Southampton County schools system in Virginia and into the Northampton County school system in Seaboard, North Carolina, where he attended Coates Elementary and Gumberry High School. He married Garnet Mae Stewart Claude and moved to Portsmouth, Virginia. He worked for the Norfolk Tunnel Commission, Hall Bakery on High Street in downtown Portsmouth and Sunbearn/Flowers Bakery in Norfolk, VA for many years until retirement. He worshiped God at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Boykins, Virginia, Galilee Missionary Baptist Church (in Branchville, VA), and Bethlethem Missionary Baptist Church (in Seaboard, North Caroina). He rededicated his life to the Lord and joined the Garden of Prayer of Portsmouth, Virginia, under the pastorate of Levi E. Willis. He preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ everywhere and was licensed to preached. He loved to dance, do baseball, and word usage. His wife, Garnett Maw Stewart Claude, passed away on August 17, 2023. They were married for over 50 years. His sister, Ella Mabel Claude Artis passed away too, and she lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John Calvin Sr.'s children are John Calvin Claude Jr. of Portsmouth, Virignia and Michael Claude (Lynette) of Norfolk, Virginia. His granddaughters are Pashe' Murphy of Portsmouth, Vrginia, and Tavonia Watson (Darryl) of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her great grandddaughters are Kodi Murphy (of Portsmouth, Virginia), Indigo Harvey, and Gia Harvey (Indo and Gia are from Virginia Beach, Virginia). His grandsons are John Calvin Claude Jr. III of Portsmouth, Virginia, Alonzo Lassiter of Portsmouth, Andre Lassister of Portsmouth, Dion Lassister of Portsmouth, Michael Claude Jr. of Boston, Udarrin and Willow Harvey of Virginia Beach, Emmanuel Harvey of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jeremiah and Madelyn Harvey of Killeeen, Texas, and Elijah Harvey of Norfolk, Virignia. His great grandson is Levery Garnet Watson of Virginia Beach. His siblings are Celestine Parker (her husband Lloyd passed away) of Portsmouth, Matthew L. Claude (Helen passed) from Seaboard, North Carolina, William E. Claude (Delores) of Sylvania Georgia, Gracie M. Claude of Philadelphia, Alvin L. Claude (Eva) of Suwanee, Georgia, Shelwood R. Claude (Cynthia) of Richmond Virginia, Cardell Claude of Portsmouth, Virgini, and June C. Anderson (her husband is James) is from Richmond, Virginia. He has more nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
By Timothy
Friday, August 14, 2026
News about Our Land.
One Sister on YouTube named Ashley Thee Barroness told the truth about the real history of Remember the Alamo. I heard this truth many years ago. Centuries ago, Texas and Southwestern America was filled with Native Americans. By 1821, Mexico had gained its independence from Spain. Back then, Mexico included Texas, California, Utah, New Mexico, and other regions. Texas was in the frontier, and Comanche raids occurred. Back then, Mexico failed to get much of its citizens to move into Texas because of the raids. So, Mexico invited American settlers to live in Texas for cheap, large lands. Many settlers agreed to do this. The deal is that the settlers must follow Mexican law and be Mexican citizens, including converting to Catholicism. I don't agree with forcing people to convert to Catholicism if they don't want to be Catholic, but the settlers should follow Mexican law. Thousands of American settlers came to Texas. By the 1830s, Mexican settlers outnumbered Mexican settlers (nearly 10 to one). In 1829, Mexico abolished slavery. The President who signed the decree was Vicente Guerrero (who was a man of black African descent). The Texas settlers protested the banning of slavery in Texas so hard that they got themselves exempted from the decree which was wrong.
The settlers forced enslaved people to call themselves "indentured servants" for 99 years, including a younger Sister named Clarissa. Then, Mexico banned further American immigration into Texas by 1830. Ironically, these settlers were undocumented immigrants, but many of the same far-right Texas MAGA members dehumanize undocumented immigrants today. In 1835, Santa Anna tore up Mexico's federal Constitution and centralized power under himself. People across Mexico rebelled against Santa Anna's rule, not just Texans. The Texas Revolution started in 1835. The Texas Revolution was more than about criticizing Santa Anna. It was about the settlers maintaining slavery in Texas. The Alamo was a slave market before it was a battlefield. At Goliad, Santa Ana allowed hundreds of prisoners executed after the surrendered. The final San Jacinto battle was the beginning of the end of the Texas Revolution. The result was that Texas became an Independent Republic. The Texas Constitution of 1836 made slavery permanent, and its Congress banned people from being free. No free black people could live in Texas without Congressional approval. Tejano's Mexican Texans fought for Texas' independence. Most of them weren't fighting for a slave republic but for the end of Santa Ana's dictatorship. They wanted Mexico's constitution back. Many settlers ran many Tejanos out of Texas. Texas wanted to join America immediatley and the USA said no for 9 years, because of political reasons. In 1845, America allowed Texas as a slave state. Mexico never accepted Texas's independence. President Polk and Mexico disputed land that determined the border between Texas and Mexico. This dispute evolved into the Mexican American war. Polk accused Mexico of invading America, and Mexico accused America of stealing lands. Abraham Lincoln demanded that Polk must show the land where American blood was spilled, and Lincoln called the war unconstitutional and unnecessary. America won the Mexican American War, and via the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 allowed America to get a large part of Mexican lands in California, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, etc. Even Ulysess S. Grant said that it was one of the most unjust wars, and he fought in the Mexican-American war. Courts stripped the grants against Mexican people after America promised them compensation via the treaty. Now, we know the truth.
Russell Westbrook retiring from the NBA represents the start of the end of an era. He is a Millennial who played basketball with fearlessness and intensity. He loved the sport with his agility and explosiveness, being one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. He was born and raised in Los Angeles with a family and great friends. Westbrook also had a very successful basketball career by earning NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) during his 2016-2017 season, being a two-time NBA scoring leader, and being a back-to-back NBA All-Star Game MVP. Westbrook is one of three players in the NBA to average a triple-double for a season, a feat he achieved four times and is the all-time NBA leader in career triple-doubles. In 2021, Russell Westbrook was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He also earned a gold medal for the men's USA basketball team during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. Since 2012, he started the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation, which promotes community-based education and family service programs while pushing the younger generation to be self-confident. Therefore, his career should inspire others to achieve excellence in their own lives in whatever field that they desire to be involved in.
The conditions on the USS Lincoln deteriorated so badly that one sailor jumped off the ship because of mental health issues. The sailor's wife said she was not contacted for 4 days after the incident. Many sailors on the USS Lincoln complained of a lack of food, soap, detergent, and other hygiene supplies. They have worked long hours, and many of them are fatigued. This racist Hegseth is not doing enough to solve this problem. Yes, Hegseth is a racist by stripping black history information from military websites and firing qualified black people for no legitimate reason (under the guise of DEI). He has fired qualified women too. Hegseth should be more concerned with respecting soldiers' dignity, rights, and basic sanitation resources, and humanity than with testosterone. This goes on while the unjust Iranian War continues.
According to AP and other sources, ICE plans to equip ICE agents with gloves that can deliver electric shock. This will come as ICE their "enforcement duties." This device is called a Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter or GLOVE. This is found in a note published on Monday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These gloves can produce up to 380 volts of electricity, roughly three times the charge of a standard U.S. power outlet. This plan has been opposed by civil liberty groups and immigration rights groups like the ACLU (or the American Civil Liberties Union). Such devices are unnecessary as the vast majority of immigrants, regardless of status, are not violent, felonious criminals. The GLOVE devices can deliver shocks as frequent as 30 pulses per second. Even a user manual on the device recommends not using the device on elderly people, small children, pregnant women, and severely disabled human beings. The manual said that an additional officer must be present to restrain the person who is shocked while the gloves are being used. ICE has been very brutal with some of their members assaulting people, falsely arresting innocent people (including American people), and killing people (both undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens). The GLOVE device is being used by ICE by making sure that they will continue to violate human rights and act as a police state system without accountability.
By Timothy
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Mid Week News.
The New York Times reported that alleged Trump ties to Russia investigation has been derailed by the Trump administration. The truth is obvious. Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies, the Department of Justice, and bipartisan congressional committees concluded that the Russian government engaged in an extensive, sophisticated campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Investigators found no evidence that Russian hackers altered the actual vote counts or flipped the outcome of the election. Russia is not stronger than China, but Russia is not a paper tiger by any means. Russia still has hypersonic missiles, nuclear weapons (at bases and in submarines), and devices used for hacking constantly.
Gossip commentator Tasha K said that FBA is equivalent to the Klan. Obviously, I don't agree with the FBA movement on many issues. For example, many members of the FBA group are overtly xenophobic against black people who are not black Americans (under the guise of delineation. Many FBA members on social media, including those of the ADOS movement, overtly scapegoat all Afro-Caribbeans, Africans, etc. for the issues in the black American community, which is false), many members of the FBA have hostility or try to omit their black African heritage; and the FBA, in many cases, have been linked to white racist views involving immigration. Some FBA followers (in claiming to be a "lineage," which is hypocritical when their true lineage originated not in America but from Africa) want to refuse to have unity with black people globally. The FBA makes the non-sequitur that people like us oppose black Americans having reparations, which is a lie, but reparations aren't the only thing that we need. FBA is very akin to the nativist movements that ignore the systemic origins of anti-black oppression. In other words, you can deport every immigrant (of every color) from America today, and the system of racism, sexism, classism, xenophobia, etc. would still remain in American society. Therefore, the problem didn't originate with immigrants but with the policies of the one percent harming all people, irrespective of nationality or immigration status. Tasha K is completely wrong, because the Klan raped and murdered tons of black women, men, and children. The Klan burned black churches to the ground and destroyed other innocent property that was owned by black people. The Klan suppressed the rights of black people and did unspeakable atrocities for decades in America. While I disagree with the FBA on numerous issues, the FBA movement is nowhere near equivalent to the Klan period. I am an African American, and I have no shame in calling myself black American or African American. Now, I do believe in Pan-African unity and solidarity, wherefore we black Americans should respect the cultures of the African Diaspora, and Africans plus other members of the African Diaspora should respect our black American culture too. Our black American cultural identity should not be limited to an American lineage framework, because our black identity is part of the larger African Diaspora and universal black freedom struggle (that is why Malcolm X, Queen Mother Moore, W.E.B. DuBois, Randall Robinson, Dr. King, and other black people from America worked internationally for freedom). Mutual respect of our cultural differences, allyship, and genuine solidarity will make us stronger as black people globally. Freedom is not meant to just exist in America but for the whole world. At the end of the day, we shouldn't be enemies. Those, who make it their duty to divide and show hatred among black people based upon ethnicity or nationality, is an enemy of the truth and a traitorous agent. I am not a descendant of slaves. I am a descendant of free people from the Motherland of Africa whose descendants became slaves (and later were freed by the heroism and sacrifice of black people in America). We are black Brothers and black Sisters created in the image of one God.
I always disagreed with the Third Way movement for years, because centrism doesn't equate into human liberation. It is just the status quo with crumbs for people who desire a just future. The Third Way movement is founded by billionaire megadonors, Fortune 500 CEOs, giant corporations, and corporate secret money bundlers. The President of the Third Way is Jonathan Cowan. The Third Way seeks to attack the concept of democratic socialism. No economic philosophy is 100 percent. You can't tell me a single economic philosophy that is perfect whether its capitalism, communism, socialism, the mixed economy, etc. Yet, this doesn't mean that everything in democratic socialism is wrong. Attacking economic inequality is right, having universal health care is right, opposing imperialism is right, combating climate change is correct, improving our environment in general is great, and going about to strengthen human rights is the correct way to go. The Third Way is nothing more than a slick Trojan Horse, aided by corporate America (via David Heller, David Coulter, Jonathan Vogelstein, William Daley, Michael Edwards, etc.), to contain working-class movements and progressive movements for human justice. We know that Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Kyrsten Sinema support this movement. The Third Way is so extreme that many of their donors aid the agenda to stop legitimate environmental regulations. We can't be centrists to stop neofascism. We have to be bold to make sure that housing affordability is real and people have real economic justice beyond the super wealthy having socialism (and the common people having strict laissez-faire capitalism).
There is news that USA Today, which owns over 200 local newspapers across America, has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audience. Palantir is a new-school Silicon Valley company with a Big Brother agenda. Palantir has real dangers linked to the U.S. military, AI technology, domestic surveillance, and the tech oligarchy. Peter Thiel, a far-right billionaire and claimed "libertarian," founded Palantir. The current CEO of the company is Alex Karp. Trump has praised Palantir too. Palantir sells AI data-based platforms for its clients in law enforcement, the military, and other entities to monitor American data like bank records, social media, tax records, medical history, and driving records. These tools, used by Palantir, are used to monitor Americans with billions of taxpayer dollars. Trump signed an executive order for government agencies to merge all data from the American people. Palantir is building the infrastructure of a sophisticated police state. Peter Thiel is a Trump ally who harbors hatred of democracy. He wants tech oligarchs to do what they want with little to no regulation from the government. Thiel said that he doesn't know if he wants the human race to exist in the future. We have A.I. super databases with the Trump regime that is a clear and present danger to our personal freedoms. We have to resist and oppose authoritarianism including fascism in our lives.
The Washington Post reported that Trump quickly switched planes secretly over Iranian threats. It is no secret that Iranian military forces have threatened the life of Donald Trump. Trump has been the victim of multiple assassination attempts. Two things can be true. Trump should not be murdered or assassinated, and Trump has done a terrible job involving the unjust Iranian war. We handle our issues by peaceful dissent without murder. Murder is always evil. The irony is that the Iranian regime murdered its own people who are dissidents constantly, and Trump supported the murder of people in the Caribbean without due process of the law. I reject ethical relativism as there is a right and a wrong in the Universe. Therefore, we must be clear and consistent with our ethics and morals. We deal with the cult of MAGA by vigorous debate, peaceful dissent, and freeing minds from the cult of MAGA without advocating unjust violence. We desire to solve our problems using peaceful means. Also, people have every God-given right to self-defense, but murder is the antithesis of self-defense.
By Timothy
Monday, August 10, 2026
Our Rights and Other News.
American civil liberties are part of our culture. These fundamental human rights have protected our lives, and since 9/11, ironically, our civil liberties are under threat in many cases. Our constitutional rights were codified by the Bill of Rights in 1791 and the rest of the U.S. Constitution. Also, other God-given rights that belong to us by birthright. The freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right of religious freedom, and the right to a fair trial have been great blessings in our land. For generations, we had to fight for our civil liberties. For example, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution, during the Reconstruction period, existed after the American Civil War (and after the defeat of the notorious Confederate enemy). Women had the right to vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920. The 1925 Gitlow v. New York Supreme Court decision mentioned that First Amendment rights apply to state governments as well as federal one, expanding free-speech protections nationwide. The Brown v. Brown of Education in 1954, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the Griswold v. Connecticut decision of 1965 (which promoted the constitutional right to privacy, protecting personal autonomy, and martial contraceptive choices) expanded human civil liberties in numerous arenas too. The issue is that some reactionary interests (who are backed by large multinational corporations) want to suppress our fundamental human rights in many ways. Today, after 9/11, we have the continued expansion of rights and threats to our rights too.
After 9/11, the controversial USA Patriot Act was passed by October 2001. I don't agree with that law for many reasons including its ambiguous definition of terrorism found in Section 802. The Patriot Act expanded government surveillance, wiretapping, and search capabilities without standard probable cause. The Patriot Act was opposed by people from all over the political spectrum back in the 2000s. Then, we have an executive order on November 2001 from President George W. Bush that allowed military tribunals to try non-citizens accused of terrorism without standard civilian court protections. The problem is that even non-citizens are bound by international law. You can't just treat any detainee any type of way. From 2002-2003, many federal agencies started to, in many cases, started illegal mass detentions of Arabic human beings and Muslim immigrants on minor immigration violations in secret sweeps. Many Muslims and Arabic Americans were racially profiled and monitored in secret by the federal government. I remembered that time very vividly. In 2003, the National Security Agency (or the NSA) secretly launched warrantless domestic wiretapping and communication tracking programs. The Bush administration began detaining individuals suspected of terrorism without trial, including “enemy combatants” like Yaser Hamdi and Jose Padilla. Courts allowed the government to close immigration hearings for detainees post-9/11, limiting public access. People resisted these policies from Day One. Cities like Berkeley, Boulder, and Tacoma Park passed resolutions opposing federal civil liberties violations. From 2002 to 2003, we saw more Big Brother institutions like the Total Information Awareness program of the NSA (which was a controversial NSA program aimed at collecting and analyzing vast amounts of data, raising privacy concerns). There was the development of FISA (or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that expanded federal government power and the FISA court). Guantanamo Bay increased it power to allow America to detain terrorism suspects without trial, leading to debates over torture and military commissions. We know that many detainees were abused in Abu Ghraib and at Guantanamo Bay. The National Security Division merged intelligence agencies and counterterrorism efforts.
There was the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that formed tribunals for trying detainees at Guantanamo, bypassing traditional U.S. courts. Groups like the ACLU, Human Rights Watch, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law worked to defend constitutional rights, challenge detention policies, and promote transparency. More of the American people opposed these efforts in 2006. The Supreme Court ruled in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld that military commissions at Guantanamo Bay violated U.S. and international law, affirming basic due process. This was in June 2006. In 2008, the Supreme Court decision of Boumediene v. Bush ruled that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay had a constitutional right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts. In 2013, the known contractor Edward Snowden leaked documents revealing a massive, secret NSA collection of domestic telephone metadata and internet connections. Snowden's story is found in the Oliver Stone film Snowden, which showed the world the secret actions of the intelligence community in a disturbing fashion from tracking people from their P.C.s to secret intelligence programs. There were many whistleblowers before Snowden, but Snowden was the person who revealed so much that the federal government wants Snowden extradited to America ASAP, possibly facing life in prison. Snowden technically may have violated many laws (that view us disputed by many people), but I don't consider him a traitor, because his motivation was to promote human civil liberties, not destroy American society completely. We know now that many in the federal government violated the law in illegally monitoring human beings without just due process of the law. By June 2015, the Patriot Act expired and was replaced by the USA Freedom Act. It banned a lot of the collection of domestic phone records by the government and sent them to telecom companies. Debates continue on civil liberties, surveillance, digital privacy, net neutrality (or Internet freedom, etc.). The ACLU, Human Rights Act, and other organizations fight for our civil liberties every day. At the end of the day, there should be no surveillance except by due process and other legal procedures; there should be no detention except by due process and a trial; local groups have the right to promote human rights, and the three branches of government must have checks and balances (without a unitary executive despite Trump advocating for it). In 2026, ICE is running amok, and some of their members have assaulted people, killed Americans, abused the rights of immigrants in detention camps (as documented by researchers and eyewitness accounts), and try to intimidate Americans to support Trump's racist, xenophobic agenda. Yet, we are built different. We will resist tyranny in any of its manifestations period.
One very important part of the environment relates to trees. Trees promote more life on Earth and promote more creativity around the lands of the Earth. Trees deal with photosynthesis, and they can hold onto carbon dioxide that helps with the global climate. Trees can clean the air, cool the streets, and save energy. Many people don't know that trees can manage stormwater, protect wildlife, and improve human mental plus physical health. Organizations like the Arbor Day Foundation highlight these diverse advantages. For example, trees can trap dust and absorb harmful gases like carbon dioxide, ozone, and sulfur dioxide. They can store carbon in wood and soil to slow down global warming. Roots stop soil from washing away and leaves catch rain to prevent heavy flooding. Branches and roots provide safe spaces for birds, bugs, and other animals. Shade from trees can lower city temperatures during the summer. Shade keeps buildings cool, which cuts down on air conditioning use. Trees can reduce noise. Trees exist in two main groups. They are deciduous trees, which drop broad flat leaves in autumn, and evergreen trees, which keep green needles or leaves all year. Deciduous trees can be oak, maple, birch, and willow. Evergreen trees can be pine, spruce, fir, and cedar. There are fruit and nut trees and palm trees too.
One of the most important solutions in the world is to improve our human health. That is non-negotiable. All human beings will go through the rain at times. Yet, that is not an excuse to give up. We should never give up. There are countless stories of people who have extreme obesity, and these men and women did the work to lose dozens and hundreds of pounds in a forthright, positive fashion. There are people in wheelchairs with outstanding physical strength and great health. Like always, we reject body shaming, and we believe in body positivity. That means that humans can be healthy and exist in a diversity of shapes and sizes. No one should be dehumanized because of race, color, shape, age, physical appearance, and gender. One of the most important parts of health improvement is to learn about your major vital signs. The reason is that each person is different as what methods may work for one person may not work for another human being. These health biomarkers deal with the measurable biological indicators of body functions, disease risks, and overall wellness. For metabolic health, there are HbA1c (shows average blood sugar over three months), fasting glucose (measures sugar after fasting), and fasting insulin (tracks early metabolic strain). The heart health metrics deal with LDL and ApoB (which count harmful cholesterol particles), triglycerides (that measure fats in your blood), and blood pressure (that tracks force in our arteries). Involving inflammation and organs, there are VO2 levels (involving lungs), the hs-CRP (that detects low grade chronic inflammation), liver enzymes (found in the ALT/AST relating to liver health), and TSH (that evaluates thyroid hormone function). There are other indicators like heart health overall, weight, body fat percentage, family history, waist circumference, etc.
The legacy of Beyoncé is very much clear. She is the most influential and greatest entertainer of the 21st century. She has empowered women in such a fashion that hasn't been seen in a long time. Her albums have grown in complexity, vocal talent, and influence on the world stage. Also, she stands on a foundation formed by giants. These giants of the industry include Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Prince, Sade Adu, Donna Summer, Fairuz Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, and of course, Janet Jackson. Janet Jackson set the stage for the ascendance of Beyonce as Janet Jackson has been a singer, entertainer, and dancer since the 1970s. Beyonce rewrote the growth and development of R&B music with unique sounds. She loves to write music in an experimental style. She is a black woman, and many people thought that she would take the whitewashed approach and not make waves. These people are wrong, because her messages from the start of her career were about women's empowerment, love of Blackness, the power of black women excellence, motherhood, intimacy, marriage, and other themes like redemption (involving Jay Z's infidelity that he admitted). Beyonce loves her husband Sean Carter, and their children. Their children are certainly geniuses. Destiny's Child was the group that she was in, which taught her about her sisterhood, collaboration, common ground, and promoting teamwork. Her solo career taught her more about confidence, being expressive of her own identity, and growing her brand. His sister, Solange, is a great musician in her own right. Her parents are great businesspeople in their own right too. Beyoncé is the most awarded and nominated individual of the BET Awards. She has 35 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist and as a member of a group. She set many world records over her career. Now, Beyoncé is a billionaire with massive social power in the globe. Beyonce has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She can rap and sing falsetto. She can do staccato phrasing including melismatic vocals. Beyonce is representative of the long cultural tapestry of Black Music in our modern generation. From record breaking tours and record-breaking awards, she has inspired future artists to achieve their goals. Beyonce is meticulous in created performances from costumes, lighting, stage design, and ensembles. She admires First Lady Michelle Obama as a role model. That is her gift to our people along with her philanthropy, kindness, and competitive spirit to be the best version of herself that she wants to be.
More health information relates to metabolic health, sex hormones, thyroid health, inflammation, liver health, kidney health, nutrients, energy, the immune system composition, DNA health, brain health, gut health, and toxin exposure. To maximize human health, people should have strength-building exercise, cardio exercises, and flexibility exercises. Strength-building builds muscle as armor (as we age, we lose muscle vitality unless we use regular strength-building exercises like weightlifting, resistance training, etc.), cardio fuels the body with blood, and flexibility deals with developing joint health and being able to move efficiently. To grow health is also about reading, doing puzzles, gardening, and being intellectually stimulated, including being social with people to reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. People need 7-9 hours of sleep, drink water, reduce stress, get regular health checkups, and eat healthy (with proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients). Exercise and improving overall health will definitely improve human longevity.
One of the most important issues of our generation revolves around relationships among men and women. I have written about this subject for years. As human beings, there is no solution unless relationships (both romantic and platonic) are improved upon among men and women. Men and women are born equal in value. There is no inferiority among people of every sex and background. Each human being born in the world has dignity and worth. Also, there are many physical, genetic, psychological, and hormonal differences between men and women too. That means that men and women deserve equality, and we should acknowledge our differences at the same time. There are many fundamental truths that we have to accept. They are that patriarchal supremacism exists (which is a system filled with male privilege, and the human beings with the most political and social power on Earth are men. This system allows women and non-conforming human beings to have rights restricted), the oppression of women is real, the suffering of men should be acknowledged (but it wasn't caused by women collectively), and trashing every woman or trashing every man (in dehumanizing terms) as total trash is slanderous agent behavior. Therefore, at the core of any relationship is embracing self-respect for yourself and for the Creator God of the Universe. If you can't respect yourself, you can't respect other people. It is as simple and mundane as that. In the beginning of humanity, many males (not men) organized a system where women were made into subordinates in terms of power, human rights, and other aspects of human living (there were exceptions in ancient times as matriarchal societies did exist millennia ago). That is shown in the Medieval age in Europe, where women were treated as objects, and in other places of the world where women couldn't even vote in America until the 1920s. Sexism, racism, and xenophobia are some of the many evils that have to end in order for human liberation to exist. Mutual respect is a prerequisite for a strong relationship among human beings. Without that, nothing changes. That means that a man must respect a woman's humanity, autonomy, ambition, goals, and personal humanity (plus vice versa). The suffering of women and men has been downplayed by those who hate all men and women. That is wrong as women and men are valuable and needed in the world. The issue is that the suffering of men isn't caused by every woman in the street but by the one percent who imposes toxic masculinity (instead of healthy masculinity) and other evil actions that has crippled many men's emotions and personalities (especially men with low self esteem, the extreme poor, etc.). In other words, you can be a man and have healthy masculinity (filled with protecting people, having hobbies, helping people, standing up for yourself plus others, and executing plans without oppressing women and scapegoating women for every evil in the globe).
There are many reasons why I don't agree with the passport bros. movement. This movement has been going on for years and decades, whereby Western men travel to developing nations to find romantic partners. The issue is not about traveling. Traveling to many nations is very positive to grow cultural awareness, to respect the humanity of diverse cultures, and to gain new insights and understandings of humanity in general. The problem with the passport bros. is that the motivation behind their activities is to scapegoat or blame American women for relationship issues (when the issues are a product of complex factors like the system of oligarchy, economic inequality, toxic manosphere agenda, not all American women), and many of the passport bros promote misogynistic and exploitative mechanisms for seeking romance overseas. They view women on a scale of inferiority and superiority based on nationality or ethnicity, which is the essence of misogyny, racism, colorism, and self-hatred in many circumstances. Advocates of this fetishization of women overseas claim success stories, but their stories are not all the same. Many people in the passport bros. movement report financial exploitation (among both parties), theft of resources, and some of them are in prison due to cultural misunderstandings or other reasons. Many of the men are targets of scams, extortion, and demands for money from extended families. Some males in this movement sexualize women overseas as some trophy wives instead of developing genuine attraction and human connection with women overseas (as total equals). Many members of the passport bros. movement advocate extreme manosphere and anti-feminist rhetoric, constantly seeking to brainwash many younger men to accept their lies. There is nothing wrong with marrying a woman overseas, but the motivation has to be sincere, without scapegoating every American woman for dating issues in America. Many passport bros. mess it up for many sincere men and women who travel overseas (in places like Brazil, Nigeria, Kenya, Thailand, France, England, Spain, South Africa, Colombia, etc.) for business, cultural growth, vacations, and other legitimate reasons. Therefore, love is special, unique, and beautiful. It doesn't need to be cheapened as the passport bros. advocate. At the end of the day, there is no true relationship without healing, accountability, working to be the best version of yourself, humility and strength to stand for integrity (including moral boundaries). Real love can be found in America and overseas, but real love is not based on a sexist, exploitative fantasy. It's based on the reality of expressing an authentic connection with a human being for the right reason. Being yourself always is important. Authenticity matters in the Universe among us human beings.
That is why I don't believe in the manosophere, because women are not the enemy. Women aren't monolithic. Also, attraction is important in a relationship, but relationships can last longer by common interests, respect, and a sense of purpose to fulfill goals (beyond just looks). We don't want people to date people who they aren't attracted to, but relationships will never be 100 percent rosy and perfect all of the time. Storms will come, and people have to find solution making avenues to overcome storms. Now, people should absolutely leave a relationship immediately if there is abuse, exploitation unjustly, infidelity, and if things just aren't clicking. I want to make that absolutely clear. You shouldn't be forced to be in or stay in a relationship if you don't desire one. Also, a relationship ending doesn't mean that a man or woman is worthless. Sometimes, it is a matter of things not working. The Golden Rule is a pristine blueprint for love to grow.
The WNBA 2026 season has been in existence with twists and turns. This historic 30th Anniversary of the WNBA has been filled with 44 regular-season games and an expansion to 15 teams, with the debuts of the Portland Five and Toronto Tempo. Angel Reese played for the Atlanta Dreams. There has been massive championship pressure on The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty. For the Toronto Tempo, you have backcourt depth with players like Marina Mabrey. Angel Reese has made historic contributions in rebounding for the Atlanta Dream. Angel Reese is wise to expand her brand into many avenues, from fashion to shoe wear. The Dallas Wings have Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers. Azzi Fudd has made an outstanding rookie impression with shooting and having a great all-around game on the court. Caitlin Clark has increased her legacy as a great outside shooter. Like always (in any sport), you will have controversies. That is just how things are, because human beings are not perfect. People have debated the fouls on Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and recently the hit on Sophie Cunningham by DiJonai Carrington. We know the elephant in the room. That elephant is that many people are exploiting the great basketball career of Clark as an excuse to promote racism against the black players of the WNBA. To Caitlin Clark's credit, she has condemned racism, online harassment, and the weaponization of her name to dehumanize black WNBA players (like Alyssa Thomas saying that she has received death threats and racist remarks from racist people). Therefore, we want every WNBA player to be treated with dignity and with respect, without exception. The WNBA season in this year of 2026 has set records being phenomenal.
By Timothy