by Rupe | Apr 15, 2016 | what the...?
“My personal feeling is that this bill trivializes the Bible, which I believe is a sacred text,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have made the Bible the state’s official book.
“In addition to the constitutional issues with the bill, my personal feeling is that this bill trivializes the Bible, which I believe is a sacred text,” Haslam (R) wrote in a letter to the speaker of the statehouse.
Source: Tennessee governor vetoes bill making Bible the official state book
My Comments: Thank you governor. This crap is excruciatingly annoying. It is full time we kick out these friggin’ yahoos who busy themselves with all kinds of bullshit instead of doing the people’s work. The problem is current politicians are all wicked or stupid (Republicans and Democrats alike).
by Rupe | Apr 1, 2016 | what the...?
Aiken, S.C., cops had no reasonable cause for even the traffic stop, much less to violate the man’s body.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on an investigative series about police abuse in South Carolina. I’ve found a dizzying number of cases, including illegal arrests, botched raids, fatal shootings and serious questions about how all those incidents are investigated.
Many of these cases were previously unreported, or if they were reported, the initial reports were a far cry from what actually happened. The series will run at some point in the next week. But in the meantime, I want to share one particularly horrifying incident that I came across this week while researching the series.
Source: Video shows white cops performing roadside cavity search of black man
My Comments: This definitely a WHAT THE FUCK! Here we go – this what the black experience is under the New Jim Crow System in a Post Racial America. We will get this to stop. By the hook or the crook it will stop!
by Rupe | Mar 31, 2016 | Money Matters, what the...?
The real unemployment rate is nearly twice as high as the stated headline unemployment rate. Only 44 percent of the adult population is engaged in full-time employment. This is also reflected in the 94 million Americans that are part of the “not in the labor force” category. When you have 1 out of 3 Americans being unable to afford rent, food, or transportation then it is understandable that you are going to have anger.
Source: 1 out of 3 American households can no longer afford rent, …
My Comments: The nastiest cut is that less fortunate black, white and brown people are being pitted against each through racist dog whistling, in order to deflect.
White people listen –
black and brown people want the same things that you want for you and your families. We do understand the territorial imperatives and the primal need to gravitate towards your own – believe me we do. But in this – the most powerful and richest country in all of time – there is more than enough for all of us (you and the not yous*) to go around. Stop being manipulated by the ruling elite into believing otherwise. They are nothing but wolves in sheep clothing. Just because they might look like you, doesn’t mean they give a shit about you.
Why are so many of you/us suffering while our government leaders corruptly curry favor with banks, large corporation and industries to put policies in place that hurt us, and from which they profit. Stop having them manipulate you through your religious and social beliefs, they could give a fat baby’s ass if you are for abortion or gay rights. They – really – don’t – care.
I know many before have called for another way, but it is not easy. It is not easy because we are lazy – lazy is just what we do. We like the familiar, change is scary and too uncertain. But anything short, of uniting in a fundamental way to change our society, will only continue to move us towards that which is not-great. So put away the demagogues and race-baiters and Unite with all for our country and declare a movement for prosperity for all races. A house divided will never ever stand – we continue this charade to our peril.
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 5, 2016 | what the...?
The press is somewhat baffled as to why Americans are so angry this year. The stock market seems to be doing fine (too bad most Americans don’t own stock). Jobs are being added (too bad most jobs are in the low wage service sector). Housing values are up (too bad the homeownership rate is
Source: 9 charts showing Americans never recovered from the…
My Comments: Really illuminating data that zones in on some of the issues that might be driving the “so called” anger problem in America today. The ironic part here is that black and brown folks are unquestionable affected disproportionately, but we don’t hear about the “Black and Brown Anger”. The other issue I have is how gullible the white underclass (poor and working class) is in believing that the problem is really with the current Obama administration. If anything, look at the total and absolute ineptitude across all three branches (probably a bit harsh on the SC). Then again, fear mongering has been with us for most of “our” history and sadly enough it still drive our society today.
by Rupe | Jan 10, 2016 | what the...?
Disproportionately black football and basketball players are making disproportionately white administrators and coaches rich.
On Monday night, college football will crown a new champion. In the process, a lot of money will be made.
No matter who wins, the University of Alabama’s Southeastern Conference and Clemson University’s Atlantic Coast Conference will be paid $6 million each. So will the conferences of the schools those teams beat to make it to the final. The organization that runs the playoff, a Delaware-headquartered corporation that’s separate from the NCAA, takes in about $470 million each year from ESPN.
Source: College sports exploits unpaid black athletes.
My Comments: This needs to stop. Athletes need to act their worth and then this craziness.
