President Biden announced that he will send extra $800 million in military aid to Ukraine. Biden wants to send them Javelin missiles. Putin said that their Russian terrorist operation in Mariupol is a "success." Putin is a war criminal who deserves condemnation and accountability for his evil actions. There is no conclusive evidence that Mariupol is completely conquered, and Putin has refused to send humanitarian aid in the city. Ukrainians continue to fight in Mariupol. There is a new book saying that GOP leaders like McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, etc. privately tried to oust Trump, but they later backed them. These GOP leaders were cowards who only care about power. They know that Trump is an evil person. The Trump base is part of the mainstream Republican Party just like the Southern Strategy supported back decades ago were in the mainstream of the Republican Party too.
Some breaking news is that Alex Jones says that he is willing to speak to prosecutors about the January 6 insurrection in exchange for immunity. Alex Jones is a far right extremists who did his best to not only promote slander against the Sandy Hook victims and their families. He also is a notorious liar and hypocrite. He claims to be against eugenics, but he omits that anti-immigrant racists are known in large measure to be in favor of eugenics. He claims to be against the Left/Right paradigm, but he supported the reactionary Donald Trump (who is a habitual liar, a racist, a xenophobe, and a sexist). Alex Jones lost credibility with his false predictions, mania, and overt bigotry against human beings (who disagrees with him). He did more than anyone else to put a stain on even sincere researchers of real conspiracies and investigations into the mysteries of life. So, no one can trust a syllable of what Alex Jones has to say.
One of the disgraceful acts of the Chinese government is that it banned the mention of Christ in social media. The Chinese government lied and said that word causes incitement. It is no secret that Chinese Christians face massive censorship and persecution in China. This act once again documents that the leadership of the Chinese government is not only violating religious liberty rights but freedom of speech rights too. I have empathy for Chinese Christians and other minorities in China experience overt persecution. They never deserve this overt violation of their God given rights. China's new law bans more religious phrases on social media, and to have a church in China, you must register. The French election continues. The problem with Le Pen is that she is a far-right extremist. The problem with Emmanuel Marcon is that he plays both sides. He claims to be a hero of democracy, but he is a centrist trying to act like he is a progressive. Marcon said that he doesn't want to support the extremes. Le Pen's rose in popularity because of his reactionary views on immigration, security, and Islam. Many French politicians have banned full face coverings and burkinis in public spaces. Marcon appointed Gerald Darmanin to the Ministry of Interior. Darmanin has supported the French police and said not to be soft on Islam. Len Pen is overt in her manifesto to restrict immigration, family reunification, and asylum. She is a racist bigot who doesn't know a thing about French history. France is not a monolithic nation. For centuries and thousands of years, the Franks, black people, the Celts, the Iberians, Arabic people, and other groups of human beings have lived in France. French identity is not monolithic. Le Pen wants to extend the ban on wearing headscarf in public.
The Department of Justice found evidence of unconstitutional conditions at a Mississippi state prison. The name of the prison is Parchman. The Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said that the department's civil rights division found that the practices found at Parchman violates the 8th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution. For years, activists have exposed the terrible conditions in the prison system. These abhorrent conditions include failing to provide adequate mental health treatment, failing to protect people at risk of self-harm, subjecting people to prolonged isolation in solitary confinement (that is torture), and failing to protect people from violence at the hands of other inmates. Twelve people at Parcham, who was incarcerated, committed suicide in the past 3 years, and 10 others were victims of homicide (according to the Justice Department's report). Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke is right that the Constitution guarantees that all people in jails and prison should be treated humanely. It is already clear that all forms of abuse and exploitation in any facility should be banned 100 percent.
Now, it has been 6 years since Prince has passed away in 2016. I was 32 1/2 years old when he passed away. I remember it just like yesterday. Many people experienced a surprise and shock at the events. His fans are globally. He changed culture, broke down stereotypes, and wanted the Earth to witness his talent. Through creativity, artistry, and talent, Prince didn't have to prove anything. On that stage, everyone knew that Prince could play multiple instruments like the piano, guitar, organ, congas, flute, harmonica, drums, and the bongas. His songwriting ability was excellent too. Prince wanted artists to know their stuff in terms of notes, rhythm, vocals, melodies, and other important aspects of music. We know Prince as being a person involved in R&B, rock, swing, jazz, soul, new wave, funk, etc. When you think about the 1980's, Prince has to be on the list as one of the influential artists in human history. He was raised in Minneapolis as a shy child. Later, his persona on stage represented the necessity for him to outline his own form of human expression. He had predecessors like Rick James, Jackie Wilson, and other artists. Many people didn't know that Prince was a great basketball player, and he stood up against police brutality. He opposed racial injustice as he wanted his work to be judge solely on its merits, not by the color of his skin. As time went on, his music evolved to talk about politics, philosophy, and the meaning of life, not just about romance. His recent album about America is about Prince's political views in opposition to the commercialization of music and culture. One aspect of Prince is that he was a competitor. Prince wanted to be the best at what he did as a iconic musical legend. That is why he used humor, wit, and charisma not only as a way to outline how he felt. Prince desired his words to mean something to his contemporaries and future generations that the essence of real music means something to value. Prince always loved the beauty and essence of women. Likewise, forever, I will always love the beauty, intellect, and tons of inspirational qualities of women. Prince made many albums from the 1970's to the 2010's plus beyond. People respected Prince, because he was honest. He spoke his mind. Musical diversity remains a pristine part of his purpose. Never wanting to be confined into one genre was part of his life. Some of his famous songs are When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Thieves in the Temple, etc. From overcoming the trials and storms of his youth to be one of the greatest musicians in history, Prince used his falsetto voice to inspire a generation. By 2002, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Rest in Power Brother Prince.
By Timothy
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