End of the Month News.

 

According to cardiologists and other scientists, one of the most dangerous times for the human heart is the first 10 minutes after you wake up. During this time, you lose water through breathing and sweating, blood becomes thicker and more concentrated, and clot risk peaks. Thick blood, high pressure, and there is an immediate blood pressure spike. That is why scholars say drinking one glass of water immediately after waking up can thin the blood. It reduces clot risk within minutes by rehydrating the bloodstream and restoring normal viscosity. This change can improve anyone's cardiovascular health. Drinking water and sitting on the edge of the bed can allow people's bodies to transition. It allows the heart to catch up in just 2 minutes. At the cellular level, better sleep, better food, and exercise can improve the cells of the body. At the end of the day, improving health is a community duty. The cuts of USAID by the Trump regime is abhorrent. The healthcare cuts done by Trump's bill is evil. The EPA cutting legitimate environmental and pollution protections is wrong as well. 

Recently, many people saw a rally in Georgia to promote the Democratic candidates of Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff, along with other candidates. They gave speeches in favor of growing health care, of promoting equality, and believing in the American Dream to benefit all people, not just a few people. We have a long way to go, but the quintessential part of real Americans deal with resiliency. 40,000,000 Americans have already voted early. There has been increases in voting in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Georgia, and all over the nation, even in Kansas. This is a new era of our time. This is more important than the 2022 election. Barack Obama gave a speech in Georgia to say that enough is enough to promote change in American society. We live in very historic times filled with massive tragedies and hope for the future. I feel surreal in living on this Earth for almost 45 years now. I have seen a lot of things, but I will never give up on the true dream on justice for all. Across the nation, the majority of Americans have rejected how the country how been governed by an unfair economy and an authoritarian Presidency. 

Elon Musk has disrespected Robert Reich, but Reich is not backing down. Musk said that Reich should be in prison for laying the groundwork for nationalizing SpaceX. Musk has used ad hominem attacks, but Musk has promoted DOGE which crippled the livelihoods of many Americans. He used millions of dollars in trying to influence elections. We are in so much income inequality that we are witnesses the Second Gilded Age. Many workers have criticized Elon Musk. We will not be intimidated into silence. We will vote for our rights. Trump wants to drop sanctions on Putin's "slush fund." This is another possible concession by Trump to Putin. Not to mention that Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants to interfere with the election to make sure that the GOP has total control of Congress. The good news is that there is large percentage of early voting in American society. 

There are more than 2 million early votes done in Georgia, which is higher than in 2022. In Louisiana, early voting is increased among black voters. This is sign that people are fighting for their voting rights despite redistricting issues and the MAGA movement planning to restrict voting rights. Many people are fighting for their rights, while Trump said in public that he doesn't care about high gas prices. The reality is that most voters are about the economy, gas prices, the Epstein files, affordability, and other issues. The overt corruption of the Trump administration has never been seen in an American Presidency in decades. Trump's foreign policy is completely even more extreme than the neo-conservatives. MAGA followers are hypocrites on immigration, because they whitewash the history of racist colonizers who stole millions of square miles of land via murder, rape, and abuse. Yet, these same hypocrites view immigrants who voluntarily want to live in America to survive in very negative terminology. The vast majority of immigrants are not wicked people who seek to ruin the Earth, but we know many people in the far-right movement who desire the anti-American goals of bashing diversity, ending the social safety net as we know it, promote unjust, illegal wars, etc. Therefore, consistency and human rights always matter. 

Yesterday was the Birthday of Sister Melba Moore, and she is now 81 years old. She is one of the greatest singers of our generation. She is an actress too who was born in Harlem, New York City. Her parents were Gertrude Melba Smith, who was singer professionally known as Bonnie Davis, and Teddy Hill, a big band leader. Moore later moved to Newark, New Jersey. For high school, Moore attended Newark Arts High School, graduating in 1958. In 1970, she earned a B.A. in music from Montclair State College. Moore started her recording career in 1967, releasing music of the song Magic Touch, written by Ted Daryll, which was left unreleased until 1986. In later years, it became a popular track on the Northern soul scene, eventually leading to Moore's performing it live in 2009 at Baltic Soul Weekender 3 in Germany, north of Hamburg. In 1967, she began her performing career as Dionne in the original cast of the musical Hair, along with Ronnie Dyson, Paul Jabara, and Diane Keaton. Moore replaced Keaton in the role of Sheila. She won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Luteibelle in Purlie, a role she would later reprise in the 1981 television adaptation for Showtime. She made albums like I Got Love and Look What You're Doing to the Man. She worked with actor Clifton Davis in the then-couple's own successful variety television series in 1972. Peach Melba was her R&B album released in 1975. It had the hit of I Am His Lady. She had released more hits in the 1980s like Ready My Lips. Falling, and the duet with Freddie Jackson, A Little Bit More. She was in films like The Fighting Temptations in 2003 with Beyoncé and Cuba Gooding Jr. Her 2016 album Forever Moore was released in 2016. In 2022, Moore performed in Washington, D.C. in Roll On, a gospel musical that originally opened with her in 2006. 

I wish Sister Melba Moore a Great Birthday.

Nearing the end of the Midterms.

 

As for the Israeli election, we want the reactionary Netanyahu to not be in office. We want courageous Israeli and Palestinian leaders to have peace, security, and an end to the atrocities against Palestinians in the West Bank. We want Israeli settlers who assaulted Palestinians, Christians, and other people to be in prison. Also, we know that Hamas is a terrorist organization that murdered Israelis in the October 7 massacre and in other events. Palestinians have every right to their self-determination, and progressive Israeli have the right to live in peaceful coexistence with the people in the Middle East filled with freedom. I realize that many black people live in the Middle East too, and they should have justice without discrimination and without racism as black people suffered those evils by many Israelis and many Arabic Palestinians. Trump desires to start his next act of fascism as he has threatened martial law if Democrats win big during the 2026 midterm elections. More people want Hegseth to be impeached and Linda McMahon to be impeached too. 

We live in a new era of time. The end of the Federalists, the end of the Whigs, and other parties are common place in American history. The MAGA movement is not new. Many of their xenophobic, bigoted views are similar to the views of the Knownothing Party of the 1800s. There is an unprecedented amount of corruption, a minimization of the Epstein files by the Trump administration, and other evils found in the Trump administration. We have to vote like our lives depend on it. We can vote early, vote on Election Day, and vote in favor of democracy, not authoritarianism. Hegseth with lax qualifications have some nerve to bash diversity when America is a heterogenous, diverse multiracial country. People of diverse cultural identities strengthen America. These people are found among every color, creed, and background. We want the end of the MAGA movement and that must exist by organizing, voting, and using our power to stand up against injustice. Races in the Senate, House, and governorships are very important. We are dealing with high grocery prices, high gasoline prices, and people working 2 or 3 jobs to afford their homes or apartments. Our government should be made up of the people in a democratic republic with a representative government among three co-equal branches of government (without a unitary executive system as MAGA advocates). MAGA's greed and corruption is real, and many of their members are allied with war criminals like Putin and authoritarians like Xi and Kim Jong Il. When you have Kansas possibly having a Democratic Senator like Adam Hamilton, then you know that times have changed.

It is important to realize that your journey is your journey. You should always be clear to promote your goals, celebrate others, be humble, and always realize that you have the right to be on your grind to improve your life. Involving health, plaque can build up in blood vessels. Heat can open up our blood vessels and trigger the artery lining to release nitric oxide, the molecule that keeps your arteries relaxed and flexible. Finnish research found that people who uses the sauna 4 times a week had lower rates of heart disease than once a week users. NOP training releases nitric oxide too that can relax arteries and trains them to widen. The full effect is done by 2.5 hours a week. Heart disease can be silent since it builds up over decades. It deals with chronic inflammation, cholesterol and calcium starts to deposit, arteries narrow, plaque ruptures, blood clots form, and chest pain existed which could mean that arteries are 70 to 90 percent blocked. That is why people who want to improve their health need to walk, do cardio, and use strength training. Never trust those who bash either cardio or strength training. Both are necessary to get 150 minutes a week (along getting 7-9 hours of sleep a day). Cardio improves the heart muscle and lowers blood pressure. Strength training reduces visceral fat and improves insulin sensitivity. We have to reduce stress that can damage arterial walls and increases blood clotting. 

The campaign of Abdul El-Sayed has been through many attacks from Mike Rogers and the Trump movement. I don't believe El-Sayed is a person who wants to form a theocratic state to harm the rights of Christians and other non-Muslims as many Islamophobes claims. Yet, he has made some mistakes, like appearing with Hasan Piker who made remarks like America deserves 9/11 until he apologized for it. Many American Jewish people have legitimate fears about the growth of anti-Semitism in America. El-Sayed called anti-Semitism a scourge in desiring to address it. Kamala Harris and Barack Obama have endorsed El-Sayed in September and October of 2026, respectively. Mike Rogers promoted the lie that El-Sayed had pledged support to the Muslim Brotherhood and that his campaign is funded by terrorist groups. JD Vance lied and said that El-Sayed supports sharia law. El-Sayed has talked about not accepting PAC donations, supporting Medicare for All, and upholding freedom of religion. He wants to invest in renewable energy. He supports abolishing ICE. Mike Rogers is basically a MAGA supporter and an ally of Trump.

The recent Donald Trump rally in Michigan, when he objectified the body of a black woman (racists view black people as caricatures and negative archetypes, not truly human beings), who is Nicki Minaj (who is ironically not an American citizens, but many MAGA followers dehumanize non-American citizens constantly in offensive ways). Trump talked about her body part in a disgraceful fashion. This is the President of the United States of America saying this nonsense. One thing about Barack Obama was when he was President, he never talked about women or people who he disagreed with in that fashion in public. Trump goes about to lie and claim that the 2020 election was stolen and objectifies human beings plus disrespected a person with a disability in public. So, Trump's character is lower than low. Nicki Minaj should know better than to ally with an anti-Christian like Donald Trump (he admitted that he hated his enemies and doesn't ask God for forgiveness for anything). Pro-Trump puppets like Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, and others should be ashamed of themselves for how the policies of Trump are hurting black people, brown people, and tons of people of every color including the poor. Therefore, this delusion of MAGA is one of the largest cults in human history. Nicki Minaj is not representative of the intelligent, progressive black women who are standing up for freedom and justice against the Trump movement. MAGA is filled with sexists, racists, xenophobes, and far right extremists who are truly anti-American by their ideologies and behavior.

By Timothy

Early History.

 

The Thanksgiving that we know about has a long history. The first Thanksgiving in North America that was recorded was done by Sir Martin Frobisher and his crew in Nunavut in 1578. The Spanish and the French did it in the 16th century. Historian Michael Gannon claimed that St. Petersburg, Florida, was founded with a shared thanksgiving meal on September 8, 1565. By the 1600s, the Protestant Reformation was very strong in Europe. The Roman Catholic Church not only made an error in promoting indulgences, but they refused to eliminate many superstitions like Mary being an Ever-Virgin, the Pope being the Vicar of Christ, purgatory, transubstantiation, and the Rosary. Therefore, the Protestant Reformation spread with its strengthens and weaknesses. The Protestants were right to promote separation of church and state, more grassroots church structures, and translating the Bible into diverse languages so people can have access to the Bible. Many Protestants were in error to maintain many of the false doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, some promoted the union of church and state, and some persecuted Baptists and Anabaptists centuries ago. In the UK, there were Pilgrims and Puritans. The Pilgrims were Separatists who wanted to end their relationships with the Church of England as being beyond repair. They came into the Netherlands after fleeing England in fear of religious persecution. They lived in the area for a time and decided to go into America. They traveled on the Mayflower to go into Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 1620. They were smaller in number, working class, less educated, and focused on self-governance via the Mayflower Compact. The Puritans wanted to stay in the Church of England to reform it from Catholic influences. They arrived in America later by 1630 during the Great Migration (when thousands of settlers left the United Kingdom). They founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony around Boston and Salem. The Puritans were larger in number, more educated, and aimed to build a strict model "city on a hill with no religious dissent. 

The Pilgrims came to America in 1620 to seek religious freedom. They had a difficult voyage and landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620. They created many communities in the area with religious views. They came after a devasting epidemic between 1614 and 1620 when many Patuxet Native Americans died form that epidemic. The harsh winter of 1620-1621 killed half of the Plymouth colonists. 

Many of them nearly starved to death until the Native American people taught them how to fish, how to farm, and how to survive in the environment of New England America. In 1621, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Americans came together to share a harvest feast. It lasted for about three days with food, games, and peace. This was in the Fall. 

 Two Native intermediaries, Samoset and Tisquantum (more commonly known by the diminutive variant Squanto, and the last living member of the Patuxet) came in at the request of Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag, to negotiate a peace treaty and establish trade relations with the colonists, as both men had some knowledge of English from previous interactions with Europeans, through both trade (Samoset) and a period of enslavement (Squanto).

Massasoit had hoped to establish a mutual protection alliance between the Wampanoag, themselves greatly weakened by the same plague that extirpated the Patuxet, and the better-armed English in their long-running rivalry with the Narragansett, who had largely been spared from the epidemic; the Wampanoag reasoned that, given that the Pilgrims had brought women and children, they had not arrived to wage war against them.

Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to catch eel and grow corn and served as an interpreter for them until he too succumbed to disease a year later. The Wampanoag leader Massasoit also gave food to the colonists when supplies brought from England proved insufficient.

Having brought in a good harvest, the Pilgrims celebrated at Plymouth for three days in the autumn of 1621. The exact time is unknown, but James Baker, a former Plimoth Plantation vice president of research, stated in 1996, "The event occurred between Sept. 21 and Nov. 11, 1621, with the most likely time being around Michaelmas (Sept. 29), the traditional time." Seventeenth-century accounts do not identify this as a day of thanksgiving but rather as a harvest celebration.

The Pilgrim feast was cooked by the four adult Pilgrim women who survived their first winter in the New World (Eleanor Billington, Elizabeth Hopkins, Mary Brewster, and Susanna White), along with young daughters and male and female servants.

According to accounts by Wampanoag descendants, the harvest feast was originally set up for the Pilgrims alone (contrary to the common misconception that the Wampanoag were invited for their help in teaching the pilgrims their agricultural techniques). Part of the harvest celebration involved a demonstration of arms by the colonists, and the Wampanoag, having entered into a mutual protection agreement with the colonists and likely mistaking the celebratory gunfire for an attack by a common enemy, arrived fully armed. The Wampanoag were welcomed to join the celebration, as their farming and hunting techniques had produced much of the bounty for the Pilgrims, and contributed their own foods to the meal.

Most modern imaginings of the celebration promote the idea that every party involved ate solely turkey However, "while the celebrants might well have feasted on wild turkey, the local diet also included fish, eels, shellfish, and a Wampanoag dish called nasaump, which the Pilgrims had adopted: boiled cornmeal mixed with vegetables and meats. There were no potatoes (an indigenous South American food not yet introduced into the global food system) and no pies (because there was no butter, wheat flour, or sugar)." 

On March 22, 1621, the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony signed a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags. Bradford surrendered the patent of Plymouth Colony to the freemen in 1640, minus a small reserve of three tracts of land. He served as governor for 11 consecutive years, and was elected to various other terms before his death in 1657.

By the 1630s to the 1700s, relations between settlers and Native Americans became more complicated. There were land disputes, disease and broken agreements that led to conflict. Myles Standish was one man who increased the tensions by using aggressive actions against Native Americans in a brutal fashion. Standish wanted to kill Corbitant, because he wanted to threaten the leadership of Massasoit. Standish's men wounded a man and a woman who weren't Massaiot in a raid in 1621. Standish wasn't finished. He wanted to murder Native Americans perceived to be against his Native allies. 

In April 1622, the vanguard of a new colony arrived in Plymouth. They had been sent by merchant Thomas Weston to establish a new settlement somewhere near Plymouth. The men chose a site on the shore of the Fore River in Weymouth, Massachusetts, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Plymouth, and they called their colony Wessagusset. The settlers of the poorly managed colony infuriated the Massachusett tribe through theft and recklessness. By March 1623, Massasoit had learned that a group of influential Massachusett warriors intended to destroy both the Wessagusset and Plymouth colonies. He warned Plymouth to strike first. One of the colonists of Wessagusset named Phineas Pratt verified that his settlement was in danger. He managed to escape to Plymouth and reported that the colonists in Wessagusset had been repeatedly threatened by the Massachusetts, that the settlement was in a state of constant watchfulness, and that men were dying at their posts from starvation.

Bradford called a public meeting at which the Pilgrims decided to send Standish and a small group of eight, including Hobbamock, to Wessagusset to kill the leaders of the plot. The mission had a personal aspect for Standish. One of the warriors threatening Wessagusset was Wituwamat, a Neponset who had earlier insulted and threatened Standish. Standish arrived at Wessagusset and found that many of the colonists had gone to live with the Massachusetts, and he ordered them to be called back to Wessagusset. Pecksuot was a Massachusett warrior and leader of the group threatening Wessagusset; he came to the settlement with Wituwamat and other warriors the day after Standish's arrival. Standish claimed simply to be in Wessagusset on a trading mission, but Pecksuot said to Hobbamock, "Let him begin when he dare; he shall not take us unawares." Later in the day, Pecksuot approached Standish, looking down on him, and said, "You are a great captain, yet you are but a little man. Though I be no sachem, yet I am of great strength and courage."

The next day, Standish arranged to meet with Pecksuot over a meal in one of Wessagusset's one-room houses. Pecksuot brought Wituwamat, Wituwamat's adolescent brother, and several women. Standish had three men of Plymouth and Hobbamock with him in the house. On an arranged signal, they shut the door of the house and Standish attacked Pecksuot, stabbing him repeatedly with the man's own knife. Wituwamat and the third warrior were also killed. Standish ordered two more Massachusett warriors to be put to death, then went outside the walls of Wessagusset in search of Obtakiest, a sachem of the Massachusett tribe. They soon encountered Obtakiest with a group of warriors, and a skirmish ensued during which Obtakiest escaped.

Having accomplished his mission, Standish returned to Plymouth with Wituwamat's head. The leaders of the plot to destroy the settlements had been killed and the threat removed, but the action had unexpected consequences. The settlement of Wessagusset, which Standish had been trying to protect, was all but abandoned after the incident. Most of the settlers departed for an English fishing post on Monhegan Island. The attack also caused widespread panic among Indian tribes throughout the region. Villages were abandoned and the Pilgrims had difficulty reviving trade for some time.

One major conflict was the King Philip's War (1675-1676). It destroyed many Native American communities. 

By Timothy

Political News.

 

Virginia state Senator L. Louise Lucas was charged on October 22, 2026, by federal prosecutors in a five-count indictment accusing her of leading a criminal marijuana and money laundering enterprise called Lucas Enterprise. To be clear, these charges are serious federal charges. Lucas is now 82 years old. She surrendered to authorities to face charges on Thursday. The Justice Department has accused Lucas of these charges. She was charged with a half-dozen other people, including her daughters. She was in a Norfolk, Virginia, courtroom. It is no secret that L. Louise Lucas is a public critic of the authoritarian bigot Donald Trump. Lucas gave a statement that she will not be intimidated or back down. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel traveled to Norfolk, Virginia for a news conference announcing the charges. Lucas has been a proponent of marijuana legalization in Virginia. Virginia allows the possession of marijuana for adults over 21, but recreational marijuana sales remain unlawful in Virginia. This will end by July 1, 2027. Like always, Lucas has the right to defend herself, and we will see what the truth is along with due process. The Trump administration has charged former FBI Director James Comey over an IG post too.

Some breaking news is that 66 percent of American adults support having a national single-payer health care plan or Medicare for All. This is higher than 53 percent in 2020. Back in the 1990s, talk of single payer health care was taboo in American society. That day is over. The majority of Democrats and Independents support this plan. This was a September 2026 KFF Health Tracking Poll. Back then, private insurance companies have run amok with high prices, secret policies, and human exploitation. These actions have gone on today. That is why we don't need the privatization of health care status quo, because health is a human right, not a privilege for a select group of human beings. The ACA was a step in the right direction back when it was originally created. Yet, we live in a new time when GOP members have cut Medicaid for many people nationwide. We have higher premiums in many locations, and people want change. Regardless if one believes in Medicare for all or not, we need real, revolutionary changes in our health care to make it universal for all people. There must be expanded health care coverage, a system where health care disparities are eliminated, and a program to allow people to fight against health care premium hikes.

The Republican nominee, Vivek Ramaswamy, has been running a $4 million campaign ad for the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Action's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, which has drawn widespread bipartisan backlash and defense from Vice President J.D. Vance. The ad is wrong because it tries to invoke Amy Action's estranged mother to deny Action's account of her own childhood. There is no justification of the ad from Vivek. Ads should be about comparing and contrasting candidates on the issues, without going on with personal dehumanization of a candidate. The ad called Action, a victim of abuse, a liar. This is beyond sick and shows the desperation of many in the GOP who desire power over principle. The GOP can't run on the economy, on foreign policy, on food assistance (which Trump has cut food assistance and much of the social safety net), and on other important issues. Trump has shown authoritarianism, and Vivek Ramaswamy represents the agenda of hatred, hypocrisy, and extremism that we must oppose completely.

Trump hates a multicultural, diverse America, because he hates America, period. America is filled with people from diverse backgrounds, and that diversity makes this nation stronger.  Some people now want to boycott Hidden Colors 6 as it is promoted by the xenophobic Tariq Nasheed. I agree with them, because it is obvious that ADOS and FBA movements are cultic, anti-black unity movements. There are many reasons for this. Both movements bash Pan-African unity to promote an exclusive delineation for us African Americans. It is a historical fact that black Africans resisted slavery in the revolt at San Miguel de Gualdape in 1526. They claim to support reparations, but they offer no long-term solution on how reparations are to be implemented. I agree with reparations for black Americans, but I don't believe in scapegoating black immigrants as a means in doing so. Also, many members of FBA and ADOS blame black immigrants for the suffering of black Americans, when the cause of black injustice is a systematic structure of injustice from the one percent, not all immigrants. Both groups have many members who are colorists, self-hating (even denying DNA evidence documenting African genetic ancestry), and denigrate Africa constantly in a treasonous fashion. Both groups directly or indirectly accept a near idolization of American society, viewing our ancestors being victims of slavery as an excuse to glory in America in near worship. Not everything in America is evil, but we don't need American imperialism or American colonialism. Both groups promote division among the black African Diaspora, which is a detriment to black empowerment, environmental justice, and other real issues. 

By Timothy

Breakthrough Alzhemeiers treatment.

https://katv.com/news/health/alzheimers-patients-brain-amyloid-clears-after-18-months-of-infusion-therapy 

Protests in France, Italy, etc.

 

There are massive protests in Europe from France to Italy. Masses of people demonstrated across France. They are protesting against the repression of the high school movement and the rising prices of energy and the cost of living. There were mass arrests of high school students and the injuries inflicted on them by the police. There have been clashes between demonstrators and the police. Some people talked about the destruction of property in France and Italy. I don't agree with the destruction of innocent property, but people have every God given right to peacefully protest for legitimate causes. These protests have erupted in Marseille, France too. There have been up to 550,000 people in France resisting oppression. There have been as high as 110,000 demonstrators in Paris, 35,000 in Montpellier, 32,000 in Toulouse, and 20,000 each in Nantes and Lyon. There are similar strikes in Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal being against austerity and economic oppression in general. Demonstrators burned down Limoges city Hall, burst into the city halls of Marseille and Lille, and ransacked the residence of the police prefect in Bordeaux. Many of these protesters are called the Yellow Vests who oppose economic inequality. Therefore, you can jail people, but no one can jail truth. The demonstrators seek a real change wherefore their economic rights and human rights are respected without imperialism and without bigotry. 

There have been protests against Modi's government's purge of voter rolls ,and Modi's government is using mass repression. India's Narendra is headed by a far right BJP government. It has failed to completely stop a wave of youth led protests against its purge of millions of rural poor and working-class voters form the electoral rolls. Thousands of people defied the authorities' security crackdown and demonstrated in the heart of New Delhi, India's capital. There is a Generation Z youth protest movement to seek to force the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Dipke and Bora were denied any contact with lawyers, organizations, or families, with the police refusing to confirm where they were being held. Modi and his Hindu supremacist BJP party is against the protest movement's call for ending poverty, fighting for the rights of workers, and ending social inequality. 

The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk was ordered to prevent Ukraine from getting satellite information to defend themselves from Russian invasion. Musk is a bizarre person who is completely allied with the MAGA movement. He is a descendant of many South African oligarchs who desires power and an oligarchy. Musk supported the DOGE movement that crippled millions of jobs and harmed the lives of tons of Americans, especially black women. Black women lost at least 600,000 jobs during the Trump second term alone. That fact alone makes me totally against the agenda of Trump as we are duty bound from God to defend the humanity and dignity of black women as a black human being myself. Musk is a deficit hawk who has harmed the regulatory state and this result we see the wild wild West terms of economic power in America. Trump has given Elon Musk federal contractions and other decision-making powers being impossible just decades ago. Musk and Trump have no shame in their extremism at all. Cuts to USAID has resulted in the deaths of innocent human life too. 

Trump has come out to be even more pro-Putin. He has struck a diesel deal lifting some sanctions against Russia. He has restricted Starshield for Ukraine. He has cut intel warnings of Russian missile launches against Ukraine for several days. He demanded Ukraine to vote out Zelensky. He absolved Russia for helping Iranian attack U.S. soldiers. He has pushed Europe to resume buying Russian gas. More people know about Storm 1516 which is a tentacle of the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, which is active in France and Western Europe. Storm 1516 uses fabricated videos, phony websites, and anonymous influences to so doubt and bend reality. Trump overtly aiding the Kremlin in Russia's illegal war against Ukraine is complete treason in my mind as Putin continues to jail Russian dissidents plus promoted fascist policies.  Ironically, Burnham of the UK has stood up for Ukraine's President Zelensky. This battle between democracy and authoritarians is real. So, we want justice without tyranny.

I don't agree with a gender war propaganda that view all women are evil or all men are irredeemable. Anyone that subscribes to the notion that the opposite sex must always be dehumanized and disrespected forever is an agent. I don't care who does it. Agents are people that I don't support. So, that is why you won't have me using rhetoric in trying to divide men and women. Likewise, there are certain truths that must be acknowledged. One truth is that there is a global epidemic of rape, assault, and abuse of women worldwide. I have looked at the statistics, and the stats show that women suffer abuse, assault, rape, etc. a lot more than men (though many men are victims of these evils too). Some people use the phrase "not all men" as an excuse to minimize the suffering of women, and we can't do that. We have to listen to women, men, and all people who are victims of evils and do something about it. Anyone who hates all black women or all black men is a total agent as the black community is made of black people of many backgrounds. Another truth is that the mansophere (which promotes the lie that men by default must have a superior position in society because we are men) does a disservice to men as it promotes a disgusting version of manhood instead of healthy manhood in our society. Another truth is that boys and girls need encouragement to be their best selves without unfair demonization. It is the truth that many men and women plus all in the human race experience mental health issues and other struggles that merit therapy plus other solutions not shame. At the end of the day, we can give advice, but we can't force people to change. Healing and real change is up for the individual person who wants to heal. Healing doesn't require perfection. It requires a daily process of treating people right, rejecting false stereotypes, and defending the oppressed constantly. We have to acknowledge the humanity of men and women along with other truths in order to change society for the better.

By Timothy

Late October 2026 Updates.

 

There are a lot of discussion about Philip Anthony Mitchell. I heard of him for months before, but one YouTube video from the Atlanta Journal Constitution with a commentary from a black woman journalist inspired me to discuss about him. He is part of the new generation of megachurch pastors who want to deemphasize race, because he wants to preach the Gospel to all people (unlike many pastors from back in the day who wanted to use overt political and social activism in getting change done in American society). What is the truth about Pastor Mitchell? The truth is more nuisance. First, I will mention what I agree with Pastor Mitchell on, and later I will mention what I disagree with him on. Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell is right that the Gospel should be presented by Christians, because the Lord Jesus Christ explicitly said to his followers to spread the Gospel to all creation before his ascension into Heaven. That is non-negotiable. That command from Jesus Christ is an edict for all believers. Therefore, Mitchell is correct on that point. He is right that human beings should repent and be better human beings. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. He is right that we shouldn't be ashamed of being Christians and inspire hope for the human race. What he is in error is to place one standard on Democrats and another standard on Republicans including Donald Trump (in him saying that Republican coordinated states are strongholds of godliness and those states governed by Democrats are filled with ungodliness when many GOP dominated states are using voter suppression policies and doing nothing to handle environmental racism) when both major parties have imperfections. No one political party on Earth has a monopoly on morality historically. Therefore, we should never worship Trump as Trump anti-DEI policies, anti-environmental policies, his tax breaks for the super-rich, and him trying to promote racist Confederate memorial (funded by our taxpayer dollars) are acts that are anti-Christ. Pastor Mitchell refuses to condemn the bad policies of Trump which a lot of megachurch pastors do. They believe in a colorblind ethic, but we have every God given right to both preach the Gospel and confront systematic racism, ecological oppression, and all injustices in the world without shying away from political controversies. The NT says to show the truth in season and out of season, not to be politically neutral when MAGA has fired over 600,000 black women (when Pastor Mitchell refuses to talk about). Therefore, Pastor Mitchell is not wrong in all things that he is talking about. He is right on a list of issues, but he fails to see that God is not colorblind as God created all colors. 

Seeing and acknowledging color is not evil. Confronting racism in the church is not evil, because doing that will only strengthen the church to allow it to grow. Celebrating black culture is not evil. What is evil is to discriminate or hate a person based upon color or background. What is evil is ICE in many cases going too far in oppressing many immigrants including American citizens. What is evil is about Trump calling black people low IQ if we disagree with his views. Therefore, consistency matters. Democrats and Republicans should be held to the same standard without MAGA worship (as some Christian nationalists believe in). That is why we have a separation of church and state. God is color respectful as we should be in fighting the evils of racism, imperialism, sexism, and economic exploitation that plagues this planet of Earth. So, Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell isn't wrong on everything that he has to so say (and I think he sincerely believes in God), but I don't agree with him on other issues which promotes a form of Christian Nationalism, even if Pastor Mitchell doesn't agree with that view. 

 

I found out that Delois Yvonne Satchell Reid is my 4th cousin. She was born on April 18,1947 at Northampton County, Virginia. She married Frank Charles Reid (b. 1945) on December 6, 1963, at Eastville, Virginia. Her sister is my late 4th cousin Mary Ellen Harmon (1941-2026). She was called "Marelln." She lived to be 84 years old and passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at her residence. She was surrounded by family. She was born on August 13, 1941, and she graduated from Northampton Public High School in Machipongo. She moved to Westbury, Long Island, New York during the early 1970s. She was about worshiping God, teaching her children to be kind, respect others, and work hard. She was the secretary at the department of Social Services. She took Certified Nursing Aide courses and worked at Broadlawn Nursing Home in Amityville, Long Island until she moved back to Virginia. She worked at Heritage Hall and then Shore Memorial Hospital in Virginia. She was the president of the Missionary Board at African Baptist Church in Cheriton, Virginia under the leadership of the late Charles F. Mapp. She worked as a missionary and was a Deaconess in the early 2000s. She has the children of Sandra Harmon Williams (her husband is Robert) of Nassawadox, Virginia, Sylvia Harmon of Nassawadox, Virginia, and Timothy Reese Harmon of Brooklyn, New York City. Her grandchildren are Ashley Portier, Justin Elting, Johnny, Devion, Nasir and Ivyonna Bundick. Jordan and Carmelo Harmon. Her Great grandchildren are Carter, Zayne and Kade Elting. Kali Michelle, Jamari, Kaylie and Royalty Bundick. Her sisters are Evelyn Weeks (Thomas) Delois Reid (Frank) and Robin Baker (Calvin); Nieces; Cynthia Davis (Kevin), Karen Reid; Nephews Anthony Reid (Elsie), Gary Reid(deceased), Donald Baker (Shannon), Darrell Baker (Tonya). Bonus Babies Desireé and De’Asia Kellam, Chimaya Parker. She has a host of cousins.

One of them most racist actions of the Trump administration is its plan to return a Confederate memorial to Arlington National Cemetery. The Confederacy was made up of a group of traitors who wanted to maintain slavery forever as cited in their own constitutions and their leaders. No taxpayer money should fund sending a Confederate memorial on federal grounds at Arlington National Cemetery. The statue was unveiled in 1914. It is a racist statue too. It shows a bronze woman with olive leaves standing on a 32-foot pedestal and was designed to represent the American South. Some of the figures also on the statue include a black woman depicted in a racist, sexist fashion as "Mammy" holding what is said to be the child of a white officer and an enslaved man following his owner to war. Such a statue has no place on hallowed grounds like the Arlington National Cemetery. Anyone defending this policy is a racist or a traitor. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supports this plan proving that he is a racist again. Opposing the Confederacy has nothing to do with erasing American history. Ironically, Trump and Hegseth want to erase American history that deals with America's true history of slavery, black activism against white racism, and the heroic Americans who stood up against slavery, racism, fascism, and other evils in our society. The statue was named after Confederate traitor and solider Moses Ezekiel. This act from Trump is similar to allowing Nazi soldier statues on Jewish cemeteries. 

Golf grew by 1900 in the world society. Golf became an international sport as it appeared at the Paris Olympic Games in 1904. Later, it disappeared from the Olympic program for more than a century. Golf spread in America and Scotland plus England. There was the Professional Golfers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland being created in 1901. It helped organize professional golf. By 1913, 20 year old American amateur Francis Ouimet defeated British stars Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in the U.S. Open. His victory helped to popularize golf in America. By 1916, the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) was formed. The first GPA Championship was held in 1916 too. The U.S. Open resumed after interruptions caused by World War I in 1919. By the 1920s and 1930s, golf grown its major championships and international stars. There were new courses, clubs, equipment improvements, and increased newspaper coverage. The first Ryder Cub was created among teams in America and Great Britain in 1927. The competition later expanded to Ireland and all of continental Europe. In the 1920s and 1930s, Bobby Jones became one of golf's most celebrated amateurs, winning many major championships. By 1930, Jones achieved the historic single calendar-year Grand Slam of his era by winning the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, The Open Championship, and the Amateur Championship. In 1934, there was the inaugural Masters Torunament being help at Augusta National Golf Club. Early golf legends were Harry Vardon, James Braid, and J. H. Taylor—the celebrated British “Great Triumvirate”—dominated major championships. American stars such as Walter Travis also emerged.

Bobby Jones became one of golf's greatest amateur champions, winning major titles while maintaining an amateur status. Walter Hagen helped establish the professional golfer as a major sporting personality. His success and charisma elevated the standing of professionals. Gene Sarazen emerged as another leading American champion. The defining achievement of the decade came in 1930, when Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, the U.S. Amateur, and the British Amateur in the same calendar year. This extraordinary feat became known as the Grand Slam of his era.

Other important developments included: The Masters Tournament was established at Augusta National Golf Club, which Jones helped create. The inaugural Masters took place in 1934. The Great Depression reduced spending on leisure and affected golf clubs and tournament finances. Professional golfers gained visibility, but the sport remained expensive and inaccessible to much of the population. Equipment and course design continued to evolve, laying the foundations for modern competitive golf. The decade established the Masters as a major annual event and cemented Jones's place among the sport's defining figures. World War II interrupted golf's international schedule. The Masters and U.S. Open were suspended during parts of the war, and the Ryder Cup was not held from 1939 until 1947. After the war: Golf tournaments gradually resumed, and clubs rebuilt their activities. Ben Hogan emerged as a technically exceptional player whose disciplined swing influenced generations. Sam Snead became one of the era's most successful and enduring champions. The professional game benefited from growing postwar prosperity, particularly in the United States. The 1940s were a bridge between golf's prewar traditions and the more commercial, media-driven sport that followed. The 1950s brought a major change: golf began reaching audiences far beyond the people who played it. Arnold Palmer became a charismatic star, attracting fans with his aggressive style and approachable personality. His supporters became known as “Arnie's Army.” Ben Hogan won major championships after surviving a near-fatal car accident in 1949, becoming a symbol of determination and technical excellence. Babe Didrikson Zaharias helped popularize women's professional golf and was a dominant figure in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), founded in 1950. Television broadcasts made major tournaments more accessible, turning leading golfers into household names. Golf participation grew alongside the expansion of suburban communities and public recreational facilities. Golf was increasingly becoming a spectator sport as well as a leisure activity. Television also set the stage for the enormous commercial growth of later decades.

By the 1960s, Jack Nicklaus emerged as Palmer's great rival. His power, strategic thinking, and consistency made him one of the most successful golfers in history. Gary Player of South Africa became a major international champion, helping demonstrate that elite golf was no longer confined to Britain and the United States. Arnold Palmer continued to draw huge audiences, creating a celebrated rivalry among Palmer, Nicklaus, and Player. Professional golf benefited from greater television coverage, sponsorships, and prize money. Women's professional golf continued to develop, although women received far less coverage and financial support than men. The decade helped establish golf's modern celebrity culture, with rivalries and personalities becoming as important to the public as tournament results.

During the 1970s, Golf expanded internationally and underwent significant changes in equipment and professional organization. Jack Nicklaus continued to dominate, winning major championships and extending his record-setting career. Tom Watson became one of the leading players of the decade. Seve Ballesteros rose from Spain, bringing creativity, imagination, and a distinctive short game to international competition. In 1979, the Ryder Cup began including players from continental Europe, rather than limiting the British and Irish side to players from those nations. This helped make the competition far more balanced and globally compelling. The PGA Perimeter-weighted irons, improved club designs, and emerging graphite shafts began changing how equipment was made and used. The professional game was becoming more international, while equipment innovation gradually altered the skills and strategies required to compete. 

The 1980s saw golf become a more prominent global entertainment business. Seve Ballesteros inspired a new generation of European golfers and helped establish Europe's Ryder Cup identity. Greg Norman of Australia became one of the sport's most recognizable international stars. Nancy Lopez remained an influential figure in women's golf, helping attract attention to the LPGA. Satellite television and improved broadcasting technology brought tournaments to audiences across continents. Golf equipment manufacturers invested heavily in marketing, and sponsorships became central to professional tournaments. The Ryder Cup became particularly compelling as Europe developed into a formidable rival to the United States. Golf was no longer primarily a contest between two national traditions; it was increasingly a global sport. 

The 1990s were one of the most influential decades in modern golf. Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters by 12 strokes at age 21, setting a tournament record for the winning margin and becoming the youngest champion in Masters history. Woods brought unprecedented attention to golf, attracting younger and more diverse audiences. Annika Sörenstam emerged as one of the defining players in women's golf, beginning a career that would help raise the LPGA's international profile. Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, and other international players strengthened golf's increasingly global character. Metal woods, especially titanium drivers, and multilayer golf balls helped improve distance and performance. The Ryder Cup became a major international sporting spectacle, with European victories demonstrating the strength of the expanded team. Tiger Woods's arrival was especially significant: he combined exceptional athleticism, technical precision, mental discipline, and global marketing appeal. His influence extended well beyond tournament results, affecting participation, sponsorships, and golf's public image.

Tiger Woods dominated much of the early 2000s, creating one of the most celebrated periods in golf history. In 2000, Woods won the U.S. Open by 15 strokes, one of the most extraordinary performances in major-championship history. In 2000–2001, he held all four men's professional major titles simultaneously across consecutive seasons, an achievement commonly called the Tiger Slam. It was not a calendar-year Grand Slam. He ultimately won 15 men's major championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus's 18. Women's golf gained new audiences through players such as Annika Sörenstam, while Michelle Wie became a prominent young star. Golf expanded across Asia, particularly South Korea, Japan, and China, with growing participation and professional success. High-definition television, advanced course maintenance, GPS technology, and improved club fitting changed both the spectator experience and everyday play. The decade demonstrated how a single superstar could elevate an entire sport while international competition increasingly challenged the traditional dominance of American and British golfers.

The 2010s brought a new generation of stars and a major milestone for golf's international status. Rory McIlroy became one of the leading players of his generation, winning four men's majors by 2014. Jordan Spieth won the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015, joining an elite group of young champions. Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and other powerful, athletic players helped make distance and physical preparation increasingly important. In 2016, golf returned to the Olympics at Rio de Janeiro after a 112-year absence. Justin Rose won the men's gold medal, while Inbee Park won the women's gold. Women's golf continued to grow internationally, with South Korean players achieving exceptional success on the LPGA Tour. Data analytics, launch monitors, GPS devices, advanced club fitting, and social media changed how players trained and fans followed tournaments. The decade showed that elite golf had become genuinely international, with champions emerging from Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Golf entered the 2020s amid major disruption and structural change. The COVID-19 pandemic (2020): Many tournaments were postponed or played without spectators. Golf also experienced increased recreational interest as people sought outdoor activities. A new generation of champions: Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, and other stars established themselves among the world's best players. LIV Golf launches (2022): Backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, LIV introduced a rival professional circuit featuring substantial prize money, team competitions, and a different tournament format. A divided professional game: Players' moves between LIV Golf and established tours triggered disputes over eligibility, ranking points, contracts, and the future organization of men's professional golf. The PGA Tour and LIV subsequently explored a potential framework for cooperation, but a full unification remained unresolved. The Ryder Cup: Europe defeated the United States in Rome in 2023, reinforcing the competition's importance as one of golf's biggest international sporting events. Olympic success: At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Scottie Scheffler won men's gold, Tommy Fleetwood silver, and Hideki Matsuyama bronze.  This period made professional golf more financially competitive than ever, but also raised questions about tradition, player loyalty, commercial interests, and the need for a more unified sport.

Several major events made 2025 an especially memorable year. Rory McIlroy won the Masters, completing the career Grand Slam by winning all four men's professional majors at least once. He became the sixth man to accomplish the feat in the modern era of the four-major Grand Slam. Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, reinforcing his position among the era's dominant players. J.J. Spaun won the U.S. Open, securing his first major championship. Europe won the Ryder Cup 15–13 at Bethpage Black in New York, becoming the first visiting team to win the competition since 2012. TGL, an indoor, technology-driven team golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, completed its inaugural season, offering a different way to watch and experience professional golf. McIlroy's Masters victory was particularly significant because the Grand Slam had eluded him for 11 years after his fourth major title in 2014. It was a landmark moment in the history of modern golf. 

    

As of October 2026, golf combines more than a century of competitive tradition with a rapidly changing commercial and technological environment. Professional competition: The PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LIV Golf, and major championships remain central to the professional landscape, although the relationships between tours continue to evolve. LIV Golf's financial uncertainty: In September 2026, LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, creating further uncertainty about the future of the rival league. The major championships: The Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship remain the four men's majors. In 2026, Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania hosted the PGA Championship. Technology and performance: Launch-monitor data, artificial intelligence-assisted analysis, advanced golf balls, and custom-fitted clubs are increasingly important to elite players and recreational golfers. Women's golf: The LPGA and other women's professional circuits continue to develop international audiences and produce elite champions. Access and sustainability: Golf organizations and course operators face continuing challenges involving affordability, water use, environmental management, and attracting younger players. The sport is still negotiating the balance between preserving its traditions and adapting to new business models, technology, and audience expectations. The future of professional golf will depend in part on whether competing tours can establish a more coherent structure for players and fans.

By Timothy

Relatives.

 Obituary | Mary Ellen Harmon of Exmore, Virginia | John O. Morris Funeral Home

Changing Times.

 

We do know what we are up against. We have Super PACs and other corporate groups spending about 2 billion dollars on this year's midterm elections. That is the most ever for a midterm cycle. This money comes from misleading ads from crypto, AI, Elon Musk's poltical machine, and even from AIPAC (when some of their members falsely view dissent with the Netanyahu regime as equivalent to anti-Semitism). Organized money in campaign can be a threat to our democracy. We can defeat Trumpism. Decades ago, Reaganism was popular. I was alive when Reagan was President when I was in elementary school. We knew of his sophisticated, far right rhetoric, his extremism, and his abysmal civil rights record. Yet, Trumpism is much worse than Reaganism, because the MAGA movement acts more cultic to bash anyone who dissent with Trump on any issue. Trump mocking a man killed by a tiger, refusing to condemn his followers assaulting a woman in an Ohio campaign rally, and allying with sellouts to promote his agenda represent the hypocrisy, the bigotry, and the corruption found in the Trump regime. At the end of the day, it is about the people having a better life, having an economy that benefits for all people, having racial justice, protecting the rights of women and immigrants, and believing that health care is a universal human right that ought to be accessible to all people. Never giving up is part of our philosophy, and we shall be victorious in the end.

There is a recent school shooting in and Oregon Elementary School. The suspect has been killed, and multiple people are injured including children. Unfortunately, in America, we have an epidemic of mass shooting shootings in schools, theaters, churches, and other places nationwide. The location of the shooting took place in Bend, Oregon. The investigation is very early. The Silver Rail Elementary school is experiencing massive sadness and a disturbing reality that we Americans have to be on guard for such evil shootings. Mass shootings don't discriminate. They have happened in urban locations, rural places, and suburban areas. These shootings target people of every color, sex, and background. The preparators of such actions are cowards, murderers, and reprehensible people who have taken innocent human lives. The FBI and ATF will investigate the shooter, to figure out if the shooter has a digital footprint in a phone, social media accounts, etc., and other aspects of that person's life. 

Trump stumps for election deniers in Arizona. Some good news is that Judge Kelly (a U.S. District Judge) issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's ban and allowing reporters from CNN, Politico, and MS Now to keep their White House access while their lawsuit moves forward. The judged ruled that the revocation of nearly 80 reporters' hard passes likely violated the First Amendment (retaliation and viewpoint discrimination) and the Fifth Amendment or due process. The injunction keeps press credentials active during ongoing litigation, through the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal. The order doesn't force the White House to provide access to restrict areas like the Oval Office or the Air Force. So, the judge extends the block on the Trump White House ban of MS Now, CNN, and Politico. 

Pete Hegseth has perverted religion as an excuse to support Trump and Christian nationalism. Christian nationalism has nothing to do with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It has to do with an agenda to force religion onto people in an inappropriate way, it is about promoting the ideals of Trumpism, it is about a disregard of the separation of church and state, and it is about hypocrisy (in claiming to be the moral police, but excuses Trump's immorality as supporting Trump as a President not a pastor). Pete Hegseth cheered about the Iran War, wanted to live stream an execution (which is grotesque sadomasochism), and desires hatred of diversity (when diversity is one touchstone of the strength of America). Not a single word of Jesus Christ or any words from the Gospel condone migrants being in chains, families being separated, black people being victims of police killings unjustly, etc. At the end of the day, human beings want freedom, liberty, legitimate boundaries, a sense of purpose, integrity, and going about to have a better society than the past and the present. 

Early voting has started in Georgia now. J.D. Vance supports Mike Collins, and Jon Ossoff is opposed to the agenda of Collins. The rising inflation is not enough for many people to support the GOP.  A large majority of Americans don't agree with Iranian war, the corruption, the high inflation, and the affordability crisis (involving housing, health care, education, etc.). Real wages are in decline for months and gas prices have grown. Many polls show Ossoff leading against Collins. This is a major Senate race. Ossoff said that he is committed to serve a full six-year Senate term if he is re-elected. He doesn't want to run for President. Collins is a bizarre person, because refused to say that Trump lost the 2020 election. Ossoff said that he is open to pack the Supreme Court if necessary. Both Ossoff and Collins experienced a contentious debate about many political issues from racism, the Iranian war, the Epstein files, and other matters.

By Timothy

Trump interrupted by Alaska rally protester and fires 'your mom' joke.

 Trump interrupted by Alaska rally protester and fires 'your mom' joke

Beyonce.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/beyonce-marked-her-45th-birthday-with-a-2-million-gift-to-the-studio-museum-in-harlem-it-has-championed-black-artists-since-1968-and-recently-opened-a-new-home/amp_articleshow/134912175.cms 

Life in our Times.

 

The 2026 midterms elections have seen a record-low approval rating among the American populace. We have seen races in Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and even in South Carolina being in play. That is unprecedented in political history for decades. While this is going on, the authoritarian Trump wants Zelensky to be replaced in a middle of a war, because he wants to cozy up with the dictator Putin. The MAGA movement, over the years, has been divided and fractured. Some people who have voted for Trump three times have decided to either vote blue or vote locally. One Pew Research Center poll found that only 30% of American adults approve of Trump, with 68% disapproving. We have Harvard economics professor Jason Furman saying that the investments into AI data centers are crowding out other forms of vital investment. Furman wrote that real construction spending is growing or declining in many parts of the U.S. economy (like health care construction, educational construction, residential construction, etc., going down). Without diversification of the economy, there is a risk of financial downturn. Some predict an AI bubble if AI technology is not regulated. The Trump Justice Department openly is flouting judicial review. That means that the DOJ wants to defy legal rulings and testing the constitutional policies that maintain our government. At the end of the day, people desire thorough change that will benefit the people without solely benefiting the oligarchy. There is a massive voter turnout in Texas too. 

Trump wants to promote the diesel oil deal with Putin. The reason is that the diesel prices are high over tariffs and the continuation of the unjust Iranian war. Also, people are fighting back against Putin's aggression. NATO's top military commander General Alexus Grynkewich warns Putin that NATO will destroy anything and everything if Russia attacks a NATO country overtly. He said this especially in light of the events happening in Poland, like Russian drones going into Polish airspace illegally. Now, Poland is preparing for the possibility of war. Poland is trying to use legislation to strengthen military readiness, accelerate troop movements, and improve coordination between the armed forces and domestic security agencies. In our time, we have seen the growth of a new generation of directed energy weapons to try to stop drone attacks. Trump using appeasement with Putin is very telling, as Trump respects authoritarians like Xi, Kim Jong Il, and Vladimir Putin. Also, Putin's war machine funds its oil industry that helps to aid Iranian forces killing American soldiers. Zelensky is not perfect, but he has shown more than enough courage and grit to defend Ukraine against an illegal Russian invasion. 

Trump via the DOJ has issued an antitrust threat to NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and Fox News, because these networks opposed Trump's White House ban on media organizations that disagree with him on political issues. He wants to stop the media from disagreeing with him on the basis of antitrust grounds over a boycott that they carried out last month in response to his ban of three news outlets from the White House. This agenda of Trump is against free speech. The DOJ accused the networks of violating the Sherman Act, which was a law passed more than 100 years ago to stop monopolies in major American business and protect competition. The DOJ has no case, because the Trump administration is using retaliation against media companies.  The media boycott has nothing to do with influencing the market. The White House claims that the press bans by citing standards and national security. There will be a decision by one court, and there will be appeals by both sides. If the President can who is invited to various rules, then he will determine which coverage gets played (causing state-run propaganda television). We don't need state run TV but a vigorous independent press that speaks truth to power, irrespective of who is in office.

It has been 30 years in the making. 30 years ago, Tupac Shakur was viciously murdered by cowardly people. Now, Keefe D has been convicted, and he has been sentenced to 40 years to life for involvement in the death of Tupac Shakur. Tupac's family has been emotional about the trial and conviction, because it was their blood family member who was taken from them unjustly. Tupac Shakur was the most influential hip hop artist of all time who showed music, worked in community projects, and was very passionate about what he believed. He made great contributions and mistakes, and he admitted to these mistakes. His lineage came from the Black Panthers as both of his parents were members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. He was born in New York City and learned more about life in Baltimore (where he promoted HIV/AIDS activism, fighting crime, and standing up against oppression), and California. California became home to him culturally, especially. I've been to California before in real life back in 2019, and California has gorgeous scenery without question. Keefe D's niece was Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, a member of the South Side Compton Crips gang, who was also suspected in the murder of Tupac Shakur. Now, Keefe D will be placed into prison for a long time. Justice wasn't denied. Also, we are clear that the FBI illegally monitored Tupac, his family, and other progressive activists for decades. Like Tupac said, he may not change the world, but he will spark the brain that will change the world.

Rest in Power Brother Tupac Shakur. 

There is breaking news about Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Her home has searched her home in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The search was part of a criminal investigation on allegations of fraud, according to a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the matter, who told MS Now. Omar said that she is fine after agents wearing Homeland Security Investigations jackets. There is no question about what this search is. Trump has a hatred of progressive black women who are intelligent and outspoken to oppose the agenda of Trumpism. Omar has been a victim of lies and smears by the far right, and the Trump administration wants to use political intimidation under the guise of a "search warrant" to try to curtail dissent against the Trump administration. Also, Trump's overtly racist remarks about Somalis again show his motivation for using the DOJ as his acolytes in trying to gain more power in his unitary executive agenda. The agents want to do a criminal fraud investigation into Omar's immigration paperwork. Jackie Rogers, a spokesperson for Omar's office, said the search was an outrageous abuse of power and an escalation of the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies. Ilhan Omar is the first Somali American elected to Congress, and she has never been convicted of any federal crime. Trump's personal attacks against Omar, black women journalists, and black progressives show his insecurity and misogynoir. We stand with black women.

Seeing the Bigger Picture.

  

As we enter Thanksgiving in this year, we witness its legacy as complicated. Thanksgiving ceremonies has existed among the human family for millennia, found in a multiplicity of cultural and religious traditions. That is why many of us give praise and thanks to God before eating food or drinking water. In our generation, Thanksgiving is celebrated in America, Canada, Saint Lucia, Libera, Australia, and worldwide. It's a holiday with a long history and whose popularity in America is paramount. On that time, there are parades, football games, family reunions, visits to restaurants, vacations, and other events transpire during that time of the year. Long before the Pilgrims landed in America, special thanksgiving ceremonies have existed during the English Reformation in the reign of Henry VIII. The Reformation started, because the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church promoted indulgences and other false doctrines that Martin Luther and other religious leaders left the Catholic Church to establish their own Protestant movement. To this very day, the Roman Catholic Church wants all Protestants and Baptists to accept the leadership of the Vatican, but there is only head of the church, who is the Lord Jesus Christ. The Puritans celebrated the Days of Fasting and the Days of Thanksgiving. After the failure of the Jesuit-inspired Gunpowder Plot of 1605, many people had an annual Day of Thanksgiving in 1606. The English settlers at Berkeley Hundred in Charles City County, Virginia, celebrated Thanksgiving as early as 1619. The Thanksgiving that we know about relates to the multiday festival in 1621 in Plymouth Colony. It was promoted by a good harvest. At that time, the Wampanoag Native Americans had a mutual defense treaty with the colonists. Along with the last Patuxent, the Wampanoag had helped the English colonists to get through the winter by giving them food in exchange for an alliance and protection against the rival Narragansett tribe. In the near future, I will describe the long, real history of the 1621 Thanksgiving. 

 

Our political reality has been caused by tons of factors. When America was officially made in 1776, it had the contradiction of claiming to promote equality and justice while legally having slavery and promoting oppressing against Native Americans, black people, Latino people, Asian people, and other minorities. So, two groups of Americans existed filled with those who wanted justice and those who didn't. The political debates among Federalists and Anti-Federalists led to the creation of the Bill of Rights and the rest of the United States Constitution. Later, early parties were formed (like the Whigs, etc.) being evolved into Republicans and Democrats. George Washington ironically didn't want to be part of any political party. Back then in the 19th century, Democrats would be more conservative and the Republicans would be more liberal. Andrew Jackson was a Democrat, but he was a slave owners, a racist, had hatred of Native Americans, and a pro-austerity extremist. Abraham Lincoln was a Republican and changed to be more progressive as time went on. There were soldiers who were black, white, and people of every color in the Union Army who defeated the Confederacy during the American Civil War. By the 20th century, people fought for justice. Republicans had many people who fought corporate corruption, and both parties were in support of WWI. There were conservative Republicans too like Taft and Hebert Hoover. Hoover tried to stop the Great Depression, but he was very unpopular.

FDR was President for four terms and transformed the Democratic Party to embrace more progressive views. FDR formed a coalition of black people, Latinos, some elderly, labor leaders, Roman Catholics, and other minorities to grow the Democratic Party. This era lasted from 1932 to 1968. By the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement had caused Congress to pass new laws in favor of civil rights and voting rights. The conservative movement grew too and had people like Ronald Reagan and the libertarian Barry Goldwater to promote small government and even oppose Medicare. 1968 changed the Democratic Party forever causing many of the white New Deal Democrats to vote for Nixon out of abhorrence of the anti-war protesters, the civil rights policies, and the rebellions of 1968. Also, Lyndon Baines Johnson deserves much of the blame for Nixon being President too, because he was so stubborn to refuse to oppose the unjust Vietnam War. LBJ, Bundy, Harriman, McNamara, and other oligarchs allowed America to be in the Vietnam War for years causing economic and psychological havoc for the American people and the Vietnamese people respectively. The Republicans used the Southern Strategy (promoted by Strom Thurmond and Lee Atwater) by the late 1960s to get more votes among many people in the South or conservative by exploiting social issues in causing division among the American populace. Nixon was an Eisenhower Republican, but his involvement in Watergate and other issues caused him to resign from office. Gerald Ford was a President, and Jimmy Carter was President. Ironically, Jimmy Carter was one of the first major Presidents who called himself a born again Christian. Carter was a Democrat. By the 1980s, the Conservative Revolution grew with Reagan being its new leader. Reagan was President for 2 terms. More polarization happened in the 1980s and 1990s by Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh, and other far right activists. Bush Sr. was President and Bill Clinton won. Bill Clinton was President for 2 terms. Many things that Clinton did was right (like investments in health care, education, and using policies to cause massive economic growth) and he made mistakes (like his policies on welfare, the Rwanda genocide situation, committing adultery, etc.). Clinton was a center-left President who was the bridge between the 20th and 21st centuries. Bush Jr. was like Reagan, but his foreign policy disasters and domestic disasters with the Great Recession caused his 2nd term to end in ruination. Barack Obama was President for 2 terms and was a progressive except on foreign policy. Obama was ironic, because he said some of the most conciliatory speeches on race as President, but the Tea Party and MAGA extremists still viewed him as promoting racial strife (which is a lie). Trump won and caused horrendous mayhem in America, Biden won in 2020 causing decreases in poverty and massive investments in America. The MAGA's movement growth and hatred of a woman in power were some of the reasons why Trump has his 2nd term. There is massive political polarization now because some people are more concerned with the status quo than equality and justice for all people.

 

Chadwick Boseman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016. It progressed to stage IV before 2020. Back then, many people didn't know that he had it except a small number of non-family members. During treatment, he had multiple surgeries and chemotherapy. He continued to work and completed production of many films like Marshall, Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and others. Chadwick Boseman passed away at his Los Angeles home as a result related to colon cancer on August 28, 2020, with his wife and his family by his side. He was just 43 years old when he passed away. He died intestate, and his estate was governed by California law with the representation of Ledward, his widow. A public memorial service was held on September 4, 2020, in Anderson, South Carolina. Speakers included Boseman's childhood pastor as well as Deanna Brown-Thomas, daughter of James Brown, whom Boseman portrayed in Get on Up. The city announced plans for the creation of a permanent art memorial at the service. Many fellow actors, fellow actresses, and other celebrities paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman on social media following the announcement of his death. They included his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-stars. His alma mater, Howard University, celebrated his life as him experiencing a personal journey from student to superhero. His death was in the same year as other celebrities' passings like Kobe Bryant and Naya Rivera. Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the franchise for which Jackie Robinson played when the team was its former home of Brooklyn, New York, issued statements honoring Boseman (in light of his acclaimed portrayal of the iconic baseball and civil rights activist Jackie Robinson). When Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in qualifying at the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix, he dedicated his lap to Boseman, as well as his race win the following day. Henry McMaster, the Governor of South Carolina, ordered the Statehouse flags to be lowered to half-staff on August 30, 2020 in honor of Boseman. Ryan Coogler, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, and Michael B. Jordan all played tribute to Boseman (including in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever which was released in 2022. Chadwick Boseman at a young age was an icon of acting being one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. 

 

Chadwick Boseman's life document the necessity for all of us to take care of our health, especially black men. Black men in America disproportionately are harmed by colon cancer and prostate cancer. Symptoms of colon cancer (as explained by Dr. Frita McRae Fisher. She is a medical doctor who is quadruple board certified. She has board certifications in nephrology, internal medicine, and obesity medicine) include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, blood in stool, diarrhea, constipation, no symptoms at all early on, etc. Many men are afraid of going to the doctor because of fear, stigma, and ego. Yet, going to the doctor is a necessity among us all of any age. All people among all backgrounds have to know their biometrics in order to find out if they have illnesses or not. Early detection has saved lives for generations. According to a report from the American Cancer Society, black people have the highest rates of colorectal cancer of any racial or ethnic group in America. Incidence rates for black men are 24 percent higher than white men, while death rates for black men are 47 percent higher than white men. The reason for these risk factors are diet, environment, stress, genetics, not enough people getting regular colon cancer screening.  That is why many men, especially black men, are tested for colon cancer and prostate cancer as early as their early to mid 40s. In our generation, all people are encouraged to get screened for colon cancer and prostate cancer at the age of 45. Black people, regardless of sex, are more likely to have colon cancer at the age of 50. 

 

We have a great future in track and field. The torch has been passed to many track and field athletes like Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. At the age of 25 years old. She has won gold in many World Championships and one Olympic gold medal in the 4 x 100m women's relay race. In 2026, Jefferson-Wooden created for her one of the greatest years of her career. Jefferson-Wooden opened her season on June 4, when she was second to Julien Alfred in 22.17 seconds in the women's 200 meters at the 2026 Diamond League event in Rome. On June 7, in the Diamond League, Jefferson-Wooden won over 100 meters in 10.84 seconds (+0.8), at the Bauhausgalan in Stockholm, her fastest season opener over the distance. On July 4, she won the 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic, winning in a photo finish ahead of Sha'Carri Richardson and Adaejah Hodge in 10.78 seconds (+0.0). Choosing to only compete in the 200 meters at the U.S. Outdoor Championships in a season without USA team trials, she won the title in 21.69 seconds ahead of Cambrea Sturgis and Camryn Dickson. On August 23, she won over 100 meters equaling her season’s best time of 10.78 seconds (0.6m/s) to win ahead of Alfred and Richardson in the Diamond League at the 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia, Poland. On August 27, she ran 10.70 seconds but was edged out in a photo-finish by Alfred in the 100 meters at the Weltklasse Zürich, her first defeat over 100 meters since the 2024 Olympic final after a run of 11 consecutive victories at the distance. On September 12, Jefferson-Wooden won the 100 meters ahead of Alfred at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest, running a season's best 10.62 seconds. The following day, she returned to complete the sprint double by winning the 200 meters final, with her time of 21.47 seconds making her the third-fastest woman on the all-time list. Following the race, Jefferson-Wooden expressed shock at her time, stating, "I was thinking 21.6 low, 21.5. I skipped all over 21.5 and went 21.4. I mean I'll take it!" Other track and field did great in 2026 like Julien Aflred, Noah Lyles, Keely Hogkinson, Josh Kerr, Kenneth Bednarek, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, and Masai Russell (who won many races in the 100m hurdles throughout 2026). Mondo Duplantis, Carmryn Roger, Valarie Sion, Chase Jackson ,Kristjan Ceh, Andy Diaz Hernandez, Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, Gabby Thomas, Audrey Werro, Alison Dos Santos, Shericka Jackson, and others of other track and field athletes prove once again that the younger generation is growing track and field into another level as we near the half century mark of the 21st century. 

 

 

MS Now was once MSNBC until 2026. It is a cable news channel owned by Versant. It has documentaries, new coverage, and opinion journalism. It has a youthful spirit. Its studios are in Versant's world headquarters at 229 West 43rd Street, New York City. It has a bureau in Washington, D.C., co-located with that of former parent division NBC News. Technical operations are handled from CNBC's studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. As a cable news channel, it is ranked second in ratings, well behind FOX News and ahead of CNN. As of July 2026, The Rachel Maddow Show on MS Now was the 7th-ranked news program by number of viewers; the top 6 were all on FOX News. It was created in 1996 as a joint venture between NBC News and Microsoft. MS Now has given voice to many perspectives, especially black, brown, and other people of color. You noticed that their shows mention things on race, class, and other social issues that are rarely shown in the corporate media, except sometimes on CNN. By the late 2000s, the network had commentators like Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, David Gregory, Ed Schultz, Tamron Hall, and Rachel Maddow. By 2010, MSNBC surpassed CNN in primetime and overall viewership for the first time since 20001. By the 2020s, it expanded its news coverage with a newer generation of hosts like Antonia Hylton, Ari Melber, Alicia Menendez, Ayman Mohyeldin, Luke Russert, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and other human beings. MS NOW has been through issues. The recent 2026 Together in Texas event exempflied their advocacy for voting rights, equality, and social justice causes in general.

 

My late distant cousin, Rev. Jesse Johnson Jr., lived from February 24, 1958 in Nassawadox, Virginia (on the Eastern Shore), and he passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Calvary Hospice Hospital in Bronx, New York City. He earned his education in the public schools of Northampton County, Virginia. He was a CNA at Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital, Heritage Hall, and Arcadia Nursing Home for over 20 years. He was a Behavioral Health Associate at Bellevue Hospital for the past seven years. During his early life, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He became Reverend at St. Mary's Baptist Church, where he tendered for 6 years. During his time as pastor, he created children's time and praise and worship service. He gave his sermons, and Going to Job's House was one of his memorable sermons. He loved the Lord. He loved his family as a husband, father, and grandfather. He never missed a birthday, a holiday, or other events. He loved to fish and was a fan of the Chicago Bears. He had many family and friends. His wife Michele Johnson-Jamesville, VA, his three kids, Jesse (Latoya) Johnson-Virginia Beach, VA; Demetrius (Erica) Johnson-Accomack, VA, Jessica (Ali) Ganyuma-Goochland, VA. Eight grandkids, Jada, Jamon, Jamilah, Darion, Devon, Baraka, Jalia, and Ali, Jr. Two step grandkids-LaMari and Markeith. Two brothers-Melvin (Pam) Presha-New Castle, DE; Anthony Johnson-Salisbury, MD; two sisters: Faith Johnson- Nassawadox, VA; Jacqueline Borden- Hare Valley, VA; one step-sister, Blanche (Robert) James- Atlanta, GA. He had one aunt, Golie Collins-Exmore, VA; and one uncle, Billie Johnson- Nassawadox, VA. Four brothers-in-law and six sisters-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. 

Rev. Jesse Johnson Jr. is related to me by being related to the Brickhouse, Johnson, and Collins families. His parents were Jesse Phresha and Fannie Lavinia Johnson (1933-1995). The parents of Fannie Lavinia Johnson were George Johnson (b. 1893) and Lavenia Hargrave (1900-1948). The parents of my 2nd cousin George Johnson were George Johnson (1866-1940) and Florence Brickhouse (b. 1870). The parents of my first cousin Florence Brickhouse were Benjamin Brickhouse III (b. 1838) and Mary Perkins. The parents of my 3rd great-granduncle Benjamin Brickhouse III were my 4th great grandparents Benjamin Brickhouse II and Eliza Collins (b. 1805).

By Timothy

Black slave cemetery in Staten Island is buried under concrete and strip mall | Watch.

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We should always condemn the October 7th attacks in Israel as terrorism, anti-Semitism, and expose the nature of the wickedness of Hamas. These attacks were more than painful, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said. These attacks were barbaric war crimes when men, women, and children were burned and murdered; many women were raped, and human beings were kidnapped as hostages. Also, it is important to note that Netanyahu has been complicit in war crimes against Palestinian people in Gaza, as documented by independent researchers, not just by the United Nations. Now, many West Bank Israeli settlers have vandalized lands and harassed Christians plus other people in the West Bank for the sake of power and control in the West Bank. Do I think what took place in Gaza was genocide? The answer is yes, because the Netanyahu regime used a policy of using overt aggressive war crimes to try to displace Palestinians from the Gaza resulting in the deaths of thousands of people in a systematic fashion. Therefore, both the Netanyahu regime and Hamas have committed war crimes in the Middle East. The innocent Palestinians and the innocent Israelis deserve much better than this. They deserve total equality and liberty wherefore both groups of people can live in true peace.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle pushed a Trump donor to wire $100,000 to an AMEX account. Kimberly Guilfoyle worked in the FOX News Network for years. She is now the U.S. ambassador to Greece and Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-fiancée. She has disputed the authenticity of the text messages published by the Wall Street Journal. The Trump donor has come forward to tell his side of the story. The Trump donor accused Guilfoyle of planning a quid pro quo plan. The donor is a Kentucky Republican radio host. The Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfloyle was owed tons of money to American Express just days before her Senate confirmation hearing. Kimberly Guilfoyle and her attorney have denied all allegations. The allegation is that she texted Eric Deters on July 3, 2025, six days before her hearing. Deters accused Guilfoyle as a grifter and accused the Trump family, including the President, of using their political power to enrich themselves. Deters has released many text messages to the public. With all of the Trump scandals going on now, it is the signs of the times. 

Involving health, Dr. Rhonda Patrick is great anti-aging expert. She said that 70 percent of how you are is lifestyle, not genes. Most people are cutting years off their lives by doing many mistakes. They are drinking hot drinks in plastic. Sitting most of the day or being sedentary predicts early death more than diabetes, heart disease, and smoking. People with high cardio fitness live 5 years longer and are 80 percent less likely to die from major diseases. Going hard on cardio can improve the human heart like doing the Norwegian 4x4 4 minutes hard and 4 minutes easy (repeated 4 times). Hard exercise makes lactate being fertilizer for the brain. It can switch on BDNF, which helps the human brain to grow new cells. There is a year long study of adults over 60 showing the hippocampus, your memory center, shrank 1 to 2 percent if that group skipped cardio. The group doing cardio three times a week grew it by 1 to 2 percent. They reversed brain aging. People need to get adequate magnesium needed for DNA repair. Getting omega 3, adequate Vitamin D, getting 7-9 hours of sleep, recover, and other actions improve the cells too in improving human health. 

ICE is investigating major voter registration groups. This is part of a campaign trying to discourage non-MAGA people from not voting. The DOJ is recruiting prosecutions to monitor polling places by November. This is wicked, and it is a voting suppression tactic. Today, the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department now are filled with extremists and election deniers. The DOJ have fired innocent people and replaced them with compromised people including a person who was convicted of hacking voting data information in Florida. Trump's DOJ has been overtly compromised.  The GOP is filled with extremists. Ken Paxton is allied with Brandon Herrea, who is a Republican nominee in the Texas' 23rd Congressional District. Herrera said the COVID-19 wasn't bad enough, criticized women having the right to vote, and criticized mothers who speak out on politics in 2022. The Republicans are standing by Herrera. That shows me that the choice is clear during this 2026 election. Either we have justice or authoritarianism.

The New York Times reported that Trump advisers are helping a pro-Russia Party in Europe. The White House advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair advised the Pro-Russian Alliance of the Independent Social Democrats in Republika Srpska. They came to Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide strategic election advice. Trump said that he didn't know about their outside consulting work and threatened to terminate them immediately if a conflict of interest is found. This comes after people have criticized Trump associates working with pro-Russian political factions like former campaign chair Paul Manafort's past disclosures regarding the Ukraine's Party of Regions. This comes as we near the 2026 midterm elections. Now, the Trump polls have been in freefall for many days. The new UK Prime Minister Burnham attacks neoliberal economics that was promoted by Thatcher and Reagan. Burnham wants unions, industrialization, no hedge funds running amok, and strengthening the social safety net. 

By Timothy

Early October 2026 News.

 

There is the rise of the far-right person Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil. Flavio is the son of the convicted criminal former President Jair Bolsonaro (who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for lading the 2022-2023 coup conspiracy). Flavio finished first with 47.0 percent of the valid votes against 45.2 percent for the incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party (PT). Flavio received 56.1 million votes which was 2.25 million more than incumbent. This comes before the October 25 runoff election. This result was not confined to the presidential race. Bolsonaro's Liberal Party (PL) elected 121 federal deputies, up from 99 in 2022, the largest delegation won by any single party since the 1988 Constitution. In the Senate, it won 19 of the 54 seats in contention and will hold 28 of the 81 seats. That is more than a third of the chamber. The far right has won the first round of the governorships of most of the South and Southeast, the country's economic path.

Trump made the bizarre, evil comment that Iran could take out Los Angeles and San Diego. He does this because he is trying to justify the evil Iranian war that he started. Also, he wants to dehumanize the people of both cities when both cities are filled with human beings of cultural excellence, of grit, of resiliency, of spiritual strength, and of progressive values. It is plainly obviously that the MAGA movement is not a legitimate political movement sent to help humanity. It is a grotesque, obscene political cult that desires bigotry, racism, sexism, xenophobia, and voter suppression to be the order of the day. Trump is disgraceful and out of line to say such rhetoric. His rhetoric should be condemned by people from across the political spectrum. It is flabbergasting to witness how Trump can have any supporters of his policies, but we live in this reality. No American city is expendable and no American city should be destroyed. Los Angeles and San Diego represent a large portion of American culture, and we must always be aware to condemn Trump's views. Trump is the enemy of our democracy by promoting inflating growing tariffs, creating the illegal Iranian war, going about to promote suppression of mail-in voting, and he used slurs against COVID-19 including Mitch McConnell's wife. Trump represents the larger far right global movement which seeks to end democracy and promote the agenda of oligarchy and a new school technocratic monarchical system that suppresses the rights of the people, especially those who are progressives.

We should never support the ignorant, bigoted, and self-hating comments form Abraham Juste that are xenophobic against our black Diasporic brothers and sisters. We black Americans are a compassionate people, and many of us were legitimately outraged at Juste's nonsense. He should be boycotted. Yet, we should never go into the other extreme and show hatred of Africans and Afro-Caribbeans. They are part of our black family, and we African Americans will use Juste's nonsense as motivation to fight the good fight for justice. Two things can be true. Juste is wrong in his views, and the FBA movement has been filled with so much xenophobia, contradiction, and hypocrisy that I will never support the FBA or the ADOS movements at all. I am an African American who can trace my ancestry in America long before 1800. Therefore, we will make an example out of Juste by boycotting him. He should apologize to us black Americans, but I'm not expecting it. His friend, Brandon Brown, came forward to accuse Juste of more anti-black actions and anti-black attitudes. Anti-black sellouts like Juste make us aware that being pro-black is about what you do in favor of black liberation without apology.

Many faith leaders have marched against ICE detention. There has been a 96 mile interfaith pilgrimage against the Trump's immigration crackdown. The immigration policies of Trump are beyond mainstream discourse. It deals with cruelty, bigotry, xenophobia, and basically killings. We have ICE found on videotape killing human beings, both citizens and undocumented immigrants. We know that many ICE members have lax qualifications, and some refuse to turn on their body cameras. This march is taking place in California. The protesters want to close all detention centers and end cruel immigration policies. They have started at the immigration detention facility in the Mojave Desert called Adelanto ICE Processing Center. The facility is run by the Geo Group, a controversial private prison company. A large percentage of people at these detention centers don't have a criminal record. Tons of sources document the deplorable conditions, from sanitation conditions to lax medical service to people. Last September, Ismael Ayala-Uribe died being only 39, as he was denied medical care. It was ignored. Therefore, we need a comprehensive immigration solution that focuses on an orderly process, compassion, and a ban of ICE permanently. 

Some sad and breaking news is that the iconic singer Frederick Anthony Jackson passed away on October 5, 2026. He set a large standard for R&B music and soul music. We know of his hit songs of the 1980s like You Are My Lady in 1985 and his song Love Survives with Irene Cara in 1989, which was part of the soundtrack of the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven. He was born up North in Harlem, New York City, on October 2, 1956. He was trained as a gospel singer from an early age as many icons of music were trained in the church. He sang at White Rock Baptist Church of Harlem. He met Paul Lawrence at this church to be his record producer and songwriting partner. He sang in many groups in the 1970s like Laurence Jones Ensemble, the band Mystic Merlin, etc. before he had his solo career by 1981. He made music well into the 21st century like his single A Million Ways in 2019. He lived to be 70 years old. People of a certain age knew of his music during their adulthood. People like us younger folks like who are Older Millennials or younger knew of him from records, TV shows like Unsung, and hearing stories about his music from our parents and grandparents. Freddie Jackson was a private man, and his transcendent legacy is open to the world on how musical excellence will always stand the test of time.

Rest in Power Brother Freddie Jackson.

By Timothy