On Monday, there will be the U.N. Security Council emergency meeting about Venezuela. Trump has recently said that he wants to seize Greenland which is lunacy. The wife of Stephen Miller (a Trump aide) who is Katie Miller posted a social media picture of Greenland paints with the colors of the United States flag. That is wrong and disrespectful. Obviously, Trump wanted the oil resources of Venezuela as said by him. Trump doesn't care about real democracy or humanitarianism in Venezuela. I don't agree with Maduro's authoritarian policies, but the rule of law dictates that people must respect international and national law. We shall see what the interim leader of Venezuela will do.
A lot of news is coming out in this historic day. Maduro and his wife are in America at the Stewart Air National Guard Base. They are arrested, they will take biometric fingerprints, be medically checked, and they will go to a law enforcement facility in New York state. They are federally indicted being accused of working with nacro-cartel members and being involved in drug trafficking (involving cocaine and weapons). It is a remarkable time in our history. This comes after Trump allowed illegal bombings in Venezuela. Trump's press conference is very revealing as he admitted on camera to control the oil of Venezuela and temporarily rule the nation. The hypocrisy is that Trump claim that his action is about fighting the drug trade, but 70% of overdose deaths in America comes from fentanyl (from Mexican cartels). We don't endorse bombing Mexico, but the neo-con mentality is what Trump has embraced. Also, Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who was convicted and sentenced for 45 years for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into America. Trump wants regime change, and he has already threatened Iran too. We don't need the 2 extremes of total isolationism as advocated by some in MAGA or illegal militaristic aggression overseas (as Trump promotes). We need to promote helping out Americans and helping others who are suffering in other nations via diplomacy, foreign aid, investments in helping America's housing (plus cost of living, healthcare, infrastructure, environment, etc.), and forming alliances based on human need, humanitarianism, and altruistic motivations. Trump is wrong for refusing to notify Congress or the American people before doing this. Trump is definitely wrong for violating national and international law in his attacking Venezuela in this fashion.
Thousands of years have passed in human history, and we realize the essential importance of health. We live in a new generation in 2026, so we shouldn't believe in myths revolving around fitness. One myth is that cardio alone will reduce weight. The truth is that cardio is very important (as it can improve physical endurance and cardiovascular health), but cardio is part of the puzzle of developing fitness. People need cardio, strength building exercises, walking at least, and eating healthy nutritious foods are needed to reduce weight. Another myth is that body shaming people in a rude, condescending fashion will inspire people to improve their health in general. People are human beings with emotions and demonizing people never truly causes changes in people. It's a form of plain emotional abuse. Emotionally abusing people is wicked. The reality is that inspiration, real talk, kindness, and promoting determination will cause more positive health results. No one should dehumanize people based upon size as we believe in the Golden Rule (to treat people with dignity and respect irrespective of color, size, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, or background). So, I live by the Golden Rule in my daily life. Over the course of 20 year alone, society has learned more facts about VO2 levels, peptides, amino acids, anaerobic exercises, aerobic exercises, HIIT, and other components of modern-day health topics. Experts abound in our time who are health experts, and our goal is still the same. We believe in the immutable principle that human improvement mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually will result in manifold blessings in real life. We believe in desiring the best for humanity, and people have the God-given right to be ourselves with humbleness, courage, creativity, a positive personality, diverse interests, and a powerful strength filled modesty (or humbleness and cogent integrity not respectability politics), and unpretentiousness.
One of the most important ages in humanity is 44 and 60, especially at it relates to health. We should all eat healthy at any age, but those 2 ages are key in the aging process of humanity. That is why when people advance the evil of ageism, we should be reminded that we will all (with exceptions of course) will become older at a certain stage in life. At the age of 44 years old, there are massive molecular changes in caffeine/lipid metabolism, muscle, and skin imagery. By 44, your metabolism slows down even further, weight gain comes easier, and muscle loss is more noticeable. By 44, people have a reduced ability to process alcohol and caffeine, potentially causing intolerance. At that age, your collagen in the skin will be less elastic increasing wrinkles and reduced muscle tone. Women may have perimenopause symptoms (mood change, weight gain) because of estrogen dropping. At 44, there are changes in the lip or fat metabolism that can affect heart health. Heart disease is a silent killer.
At the age of 60, more changes come. There is noticeable decline in the human immune system making people more susceptible to illness. The human kidney function and carbohydrate metabolism is less efficient that increases the risk of diabetes and kidney diseases. There is slower neurological processes and cognitive changes. At 60, bone and join health are effect causing a higher risk for osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. There are hormonal changes in 60 like significant drops in estrogen in women and drops in testosterone for men continuing. Now, we can do something about this too. We should eat more whole foods, drink water, and manage carbohydrate intake. People can exercise including strength training which is needed for muscle and bone health. Strength training builds your body's armor or muscles and bones to allow you to look younger, move quicker, and think sharper. Also, folks at any age should have screenings and medical exams (like physicals, dental, eye exams, and age-appropriate immunizations). People can have adequate sleep (being from 7-9 hours. Sleep helps to recharge and heal the human body), manage stress, limit or drink no alcohol, smoke no cigarettes, and monitor heart health (i.e. blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.). So, aging rapidly at 44 and 60 should not cause irrational fear but a sense of preparation to deal with natural aging and live a fruitful life at any age.
I wrote about the religious group of the Jehovah Witnesses many years ago. Now, we live in a new generation, and I know much more about it than years ago. Many people believe that the Jehovah Witness group is just another Christian sect. That isn't the case at all. Back in the day, we knew that JWs didn't celebrate any holidays (they don't even celebrate their own birthdays), they refuse to stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance (refusing to stand is part of the freedom of religion), and some refuse to participate in blood transfusions. The Jehovah Witness theology blaspheme The God of Heaven by denying that Jesus Christ is divine and God in the flesh, and they call Jesus the Archangel Michael. The Watchtower (which is a prominent Jehovah Witness publication) made false prophetic predictions for decades. The founder of Jehovah Witness, Charles Taze Russell, made false predictions as well. Many members of the JWs are in a strict cultural system, some have left the JWs, and some are afraid for them. We shouldn't be afraid as God has given people a spirit of strength to stand up for the truth. In real life, many JWs tried to evangelize me at my home and at other places, but I refuse to believe their faulty views. This work will not only expose the false doctrines of the Jehovah Witnesses, but it will give tools for behavior to compassionately express the truth, so people can leave the Jehovah Witnesses forever and ever.
Unsung athletes are numerous in the longevity of human history. One unsung athlete, being one of the greatest athletes of all time, was Sister Alice Coachman. A lot of people don't know who she is, but she was a legendary human being. She was born and raised in the South to be the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She lived to be exactly 90 years old. For almost one century, she has inspired the whole world with her talent, strength, and a sense of destiny to fulfill her own goals and aspirations. Involving track and field, Coachman loved to perform the long jump in athletic competition. She established a profoundly potent foundation where future black women athletes (and other athletes of every color) have shined like Nicola Adams, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Gabby Douglas, Carmelita Jeter, Dominique Dawes, Simone Manuel, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, Allyson Felix, Melissa Jefferson-Wooten, Simone Biles, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Florence Griffith Joyner, Wilma Rudolph, Syndey McLaughlin, Mo'ne Davis, Noami Osaka, Misty Copeland, and other human beings. At the end of the day, we have purpose in life. The present and the future are genuinely cultivated by the past. So, we honor Alice Coachman as a means to inspire us to move forward during out time in 2026 and beyond into the subsequent future. Alice Coachman was an icon of black culture and black history forever indeed.
Of all of these decades of my life, I never written anything in-depth about professional wrestling. I wrote about basketball, football, track and field, volleyball, soccer, hockey, and the Olympics before. Today, I love to deal with new challenges, and this issue should be discussed for many reasons. One reason is that millions of people globally are fans of professional wrestling from America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania, South America, Canada, etc. Also, I like to write about the diverse cultures of humanity. Professional wrestling relates to a form of theater and entertainment that requires skill, charisma, athleticism, and mock combat. It's an art that many people sacrificed their lives for. Cable channels like A&E, Vice, etc. have done incredible, groundbreaking work in documenting the complex nature (including the highs and lows) of professional wrestling spanning decades. I will write about the elephant in the room too. That is that much of the history of professional wrestling deals with a network of mostly white people for decades (let's keep it real), some people in the industry are racists and sexists (not all), and the culture of professional wrestling can be emotionally straining (as these wrestlers work year round across the world with little time for rest or visiting families and loved ones). There are past legends and modern-day legends in professional wrestling like Macho Man, Ricky Steamboat, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, John Cena, the Steiner Brothers, etc. You have to be emotionally strong to deal with professional wrestling, and many professional wrestlers are real life wrestlers, athletes, and experts in martial arts and mixed martial arts. For example, we know that Bianca Belair had done track and field and basketball, Jade Cargill played basketball in Florida, Lola Vice was involved in Bellator as an MMA fighter, we know that Blackman is a trained martial artist, and we know that Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar are legitimate wrestling championships. In professional wrestling, there are storylines, gimmicks, babyface, heels, kayfabe, and other terminology. In our time, more people understand many of the unsung wrestlers from back in the day and today. Professional wrestling is a scripted performance with predetermined winners, but the injuries wrestlers suffer are 100 percent real. You can get hurt in real life with these performances. Therefore, professional wrestling has expanded into a billion-dollar industry that has inspired crowds the world over.
In our black community, we have tons of unsung, heroic, and intellectual giants. One such unsung hero was Anna Julia Cooper who lived from August 10, 1858, to February 27, 1964. She was a multifaceted woman who brought many gifts in the world atmosphere. She was not only in favor of black liberation which is a great thing to pursue. She was an author, educator, sociologist, speaker, black feminist leader, and African American scholar. She was born in the South in North Carolina. From being born enslaved to earning a Ph.D. back decades ago, she accomplished so much in the Earth. Her book of A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South was one of the first works by a black woman to articulate black feminist views. Cooper also promote Pan-African unity and opposed the evil of colonialism. Colonialism is evil, because it is a nefarious philosophy that teaches that one nation has the right to steal the resources and dominate the people of another nation using unjust means. She spoke and studied at many universities, she helped the poor, and her work focused on intersectionality.
I was born and raised in the United States of America for almost 45 years. This year is the 250th year anniversary of the existence of the United States of America. I have the total right to write and analyze my nation of America in a fair, accurate fashion without sugarcoating reality. Now, America is the most powerful nation in human history, the most diverse nation in human history (people of every race, color, nationality, sex, and background live in America for centuries), and we are among the most resilient nations in human history. Many Americans have done the right thing to establish legitimate inventions, to stand up for human rights (in the civil rights, women's rights, labor rights, environmental rights movements, etc.) and shown compassion in the world. Also, many Americans have done evil like enacting slavery, oppression a against BIPOC people in general (BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous, and people of color), lynching, advancing xenophobia plus sexism, and other atrocities. How do we reconcile the contradiction of America having this mixed legacy of goodness and wickedness? You just show the truth as it is, and you should inspire America to be better than the past and present. America is about Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth playing baseball. America is about skiing and hiking among hills and mountains. America deals with courage involving the Freedom Riders and anti-Vietnam War activists expressing themselves. The food we eat, the slang that we exhibit, and the honor shown to soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice relate to America too. It is important to note that African Americans culturally have a heavy influence in ultimate American culture from music, fashion, inventions, and social justice matters. We have a long way to go to witness America living up to the lofty, sacrosanct ideals of democracy, liberty, equality, and justice. Yet, we have every God given right to fight for those principles constructively in witnessing a future America filled with glory and honor.
By Timothy
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