by Rupe | Mar 27, 2016 | what the...?
What’s more, even young black people who follow the rules and are never incarcerated are less likely than similar white people to accumulate wealth as they get older. As of 2012, the median household wealth of black participants in the study who had never been incarcerated at some point in their lives was $16,200. Those who had been incarcerated had zero wealth at the median. Among white participants who had never been incarcerated, however, median household wealth was $192,000 by 2012. The median white pa
Source: Poor white kids are less likely to go to prison than rich black kids
My Comments: The New Jim Crow – The Incarceration of Black and Brown People in a post-racial America – Read it!!! This shit is so painful to read it almost beyond words. When and where will we get solace in the friggin’ world.
by Rupe | Mar 18, 2016 | My Videos
While very sexy, this video pulls back from the brink of going overboard. The Weeknd nails it with awesome vocal over a well produced video that leave quite a bit to the imagination.
by Rupe | Mar 18, 2016 | Health-Wellness-Sex
Why scientists are worried about the growing epidemic and its effects on pregnant women, and advice on how to avoid the infection
The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus an international public health emergency, prompted by growing concern that it could cause birth defects. As many as four million people could be infected by the end of the year. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have urged pregnant women against travel to about two dozen countries, mostly in the Caribbean and Latin America, where the outbreak is growing.
The infection appears to be linked to the development of unusually small heads and brain damage in newborns. Some pregnant women who have been to these regions should be tested for the infection, the agency said. Here are some answers and advice about the outbreak.
Source: Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus
Comments: Living in Florida, this is a bit scary…
by Rupe | Mar 17, 2016 | Money Matters
You’ve been lied to about inflation. That is the truth. The banking apparatus wants you to believe that there is little to no inflation so they can continue with their money expanding ways but all you need to do is look at your spending and income and you will realize that yes, life is getting
Source: The Great Inflationary Lie: How you’ve been lied to about …
My Comments: Pretty troubling…
by Rupe | Mar 9, 2016 | Money Matters
Researchers can assess your odds based on just four key factors
The odds of striking it rich by playing the Powerball are 1 in 292 million — worse than the odds of being struck by lightning — yet that doesn’t stop us from daydreaming about being flooded with wealth and sailing off to Bali.
The opposite, however, doesn’t appear to be true: Most of us spend relatively little time imagining what it would be like to be plunged into poverty, even though the odds of that happening are far, far greater.
Source: Your chances of becoming poor may be higher than you think
My Comments: Pretty interesting information.
