Thursday, December 31, 2020

Yearly Wrap Up!


Wrapping up one of the worst years ever.


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So how was your year? 

I guess if you’re one of the lucky ones: you are still alive. 

Hey, I forgot to say this. Thank you for reading our blog.

Once again, we end the year saying thank you to all the good readers, supporters and yes, the trolls who came to Journal de la Reyna. We are grateful that you had an opportunity to visit our blog and hope you're going to continue to do so in 2021.

Trump rips off his face mask after he was released from Walter Reed.

Unfortunately for the 400,000 Americans who died from the coronavirus, their ticket was punched in 2020. 


The global pandemic dominated 10 of the 12 months. 


Donald J. Trump is ________________. He is the third U.S. president to be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. He managed to survive removal by the Senate. 


The removal came from the American voter.


He only serves one term.


President Donald J. Trump wraps up his final weeks in 2021. He will no longer be the president. 


Trump will reluctantly pass the baton to Joseph R. Biden II. Mind you Trump has not conceded nor is planning on having Biden at the White House to announce a peaceful transfer of power.


He continues to subvert and overturn the election results despite the Electoral College ruling that Biden won the popular vote and electoral count.


While he failed at taking on the pandemic, he does get some credit for the vaccine. 


Trump managed to earn praise from some because of his America first policies. 


Trump had worked on mending peace with Israel and the Arab League. Although disputed by Palestine and Iran, the Middle East is slowly recognizing Israel as a legitimate democracy. 


They have stressed that Israel continues to commit criminal acts against those living in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. 


They also condemn the actions of illegal target kills and building settlements in the West Bank despite being ordered to abstain from building them.


He played a role in the passing of the CARES Act, PPE, and the USMCA trade agreement.


Trump has signed off 253 bills into law. 


Congress was slightly productive. The House Democrats have passed more bills than the Senate. The Senate has confirmed more federal judges than in previous years.

Much like Trump's legacy it was ripped up.

In mid-January, Biden and Kamala Harris will relieve Trump and Vice President Mike Pence of their duties.

He will leave behind a legacy of failure in his four years as president. The only memorable things he accomplished is him ramming through Supreme Court justices, his relentless lies and his urgent need to demonize Americans who didn’t support him.

He leaves the White House with tons of debt. He spent more than most modern presidents. 

What will be best remembered of 2020?
We lost so many lives to the coronavirus.
We lost a lot of major celebrities this year.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the U.S. Election.
We have unprecedent racism in the United States.
We seen so many people of color being killed by the police and vigilantes.
President Donald Trump will no longer be in office after this year.
I am just glad this year is over.
Other
Please Specify:

The new Congress is coming. A new class of agitators who now become lawmakers. No longer talk about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA). Now we’re going to hear noise from Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Bryon Donalds (R-FL) and Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT). They will be in the news for some dumbass reason. They will become the villains now they’re lawmakers.


Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) are old lawmakers. They need to move on past the leadership roles and hand them to younger members. At least a member who won’t be polarizing like these lawmakers.


The infamous holding of the Bible.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) can relax. For the next six years, they’ll have time to finally work.


The new Congress will be likely targets of death threats and vilification. Republicans are already in fear of those lovely town halls they’ll have. For one, the Democrats will attack them for delaying COVID-19 relief. The Republican supporting constituents will attack them for not defending Trump in his ill-fated fight to change the election results.


Barack Obama’s right hand man Joe Biden will be our new president. They got their revenge on Trump and Republicans. Despite the ongoing onslaught of attacks from Trump, Fox News, Russia, Rudy Giuliani, Tara Reade, Rose McGowan, Katie Halper, Sean “Softball” Hannity and OANN, Biden managed to get through the noise and became our next leader.


Biden, like Obama, will clean up the mess of his predecessor. Republicans often leave big messes for Democrats to clean up. When Democrats don’t clean up the mess fast enough, the Republicans will complain and cause havoc.


History has been made. Kamala Harris will be the first woman, first African American, first Indian American, first biracial, first Sorority affiliated, first woman of color to be the Vice President of the United States.


Thanks to KHIVE. 


Thanks to Bianca of KHIVE, 2RawTooReal, Black Women Views Media, Meena and Maya Harris.


Joe Biden's underdog campaign paid off. He's going to be the next president.

You have been very helpful in making Kamala a part of American history. 


She is married to Doug Emhoff, a Jewish business executive and lawyer. He will be the Second Gentleman.


Dr. Jill Biden, a professor at a Virginia college, will be the First Lady of the United States. She was then the Second Lady of the United States. She will be a lovely First Lady. She isn’t a phony plastic doll like First Lady Melania Trump. 


Melania barely spoke English and rarely was seen in public. On some occasions she would be with President Trump, but she mainly stayed in shelter with her special needs son Barron.


I won’t miss the Trump children and their spouses. I won’t miss Ivanka and Jared Kushner.


I won’t miss Donald, Jr., Vanessa, his mistress Natalia Veselneskya, his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle.


I won’t miss Eric and Lara Trump. I am guessing Lara will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina.


The president, Eric and Donald, Jr. will collaborate with a media conglomerate to form a Trump TV Network for far-right propaganda and family programming. 


Kamala Harris will be the first woman to be Vice President of the United States. She is African American. She is of Jamaican and South Asian/Indian heritage.

Trump may run for president in 2024. He may suck the oxygen out the room for future Republican candidates.


So many lives were lost to this pandemic. You may have lost a family member, a friend, a co-worker or someone you were acquainted with. The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms.


John Lewis looks down on Black Lives Matter Plaza. The iconic civil rights activist and U.S. lawmaker died of cancer.


This pandemic was ignored by Trump and Republicans. We allowed a silent enemy to invade the United States. Instead of working to stop it, Trump downplayed it and admitted that the disease would end his presidency. So I don’t understand why he’s trying to overturn the results of an election when he knew that his legacy hung on the handling of the pandemic?

Trump wanted the country to return to normal. He wanted Americans to get back to work.
Pop Smoke died in a mass shooting.

Trump continued to hold large rallies despite the danger. His supporters died. Herman Cain, Roger Trump, Luke Letlow and many other Republicans died. When the President and First Lady caught the coronavirus, it shocked the world. Trump got advance medical treatment and turned his recovery into a fucking reality television show. When he returned to the White House and ripped off that mask, he immediately released a political ad to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus. He said that if he can beat it, you can too! He said we shouldn’t base our lives around it. Well that didn’t help with the people who lost their families to it.


This pandemic will be the only thing Trump will be remembered for. Not his controversial decision to hold a rally for Amy Coney Barrett. Not the allegations of rape from Brett Kavanaugh. Not the abrupt rule changes by Mitch McConnell to ram through Neil Gorsuch and federal judges.McConnell’s refusal to allow Obama his Supreme Court pick and federal judges will leave a legacy of inaction by Republicans. The refusal to pass relief for struggling Americans will also ruin Republicans. They would love to give tax breaks to the rich while making the middle class and poor struggle.


Congress has never been popular. Going into 2021 will be no better.


Cancer took the life of Chadwick Boseman. He kept it under wraps.

_______ Passed Away!


Those who died, we've covered here on the blog. If we forgotten any famous names, our apologies.


Every year a celebrity or person in the news dies. We mourn. We celebrate and we continue on.


We lost Kobe Bryant, Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, Kenny Rogers, Little Richard, Chadwick Boseman, John Lewis, Regis Philbin, Naya Rivera, Kelly Preston, Carl Reiner, Jerry Stiller, Fred Willard, Roy Horn, Dawn Wells, Eddie Van Halen, Pop Smoke, Herman Cain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Charley Pride, Tiny Lister, Chuck Yeager, Bill Withers, Andre Harrell, Earl Graves, Sr., Joseph Lowery, Kirk Douglas and so many others passed away this year.


Shocking that we lost Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman,Alex Trebek, Eddie Van Halen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Little Richard and Kenny Rogers.


Kobe Bryant’s death was heartbreaking. He along with his daughter Gigi and five others died in a helicopter crash in California. That took the world by storm.


Chadwick Boseman's death was heartbreaking as well. Best known as The Black Panther, Boseman kept the public out of his battle. He told a few people that as long as he can breathe, he would do all he can to work to entertain generations.


Alex Trebek announced he had cancer. He kept working all the way until his passing.

Alex Trebek announcing he had pancreatic cancer rocked the game show industry. The legendary host of Jeopardy! died from pancreatic cancer. His life will be forever remembered.


Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex announced they were stepping away from royal duties. They got tired of the British press attacking them and the comparisons to Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. Harry and Meghan decided to take residence in the United States and have contributed to helping the middle class. They banned a number of far-right tabloids over racist coverage of Meghan and her son, Archie.


The movie and television industry has been rocked by the pandemic. Most American television is slowly being grinded to a halt. Filming in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Miami and even in Canadian cities Vancouver and Toronto were stopped. 


American news media had to limit their appearances on camera. They did reporting at home.


American media personalities had to do distance interviews and on-ground coverage with those who didn’t want to follow pandemic restrictions.


George Floyd change the world.

What happened to _________?  Every year, I've posted about people of color being killed by law enforcement and vigilantes. I am still vocal about how law enforcement is killing people of color without prejudice. I've seen it time after time and I believe it's going to get worse before it gets better. We're still demanding justice reform despite Congress passing legislation and celebrities getting innocent people freed from prison. We need police reform, better trained officers and a sense of understanding. We also need to have law enforcement better equipped in the case of a shooting.


We heard the calls for racial equality and justice reform. We also heard calls to return things back to normal despite the pandemic.


When there were protests against closing up the states, conservatives came to state capitals with weapons. When there were protests against Black people being killed by police, it was met with violent interactions by police.


Karen was invented. A white woman calling the law on a birdwatcher. Folks condemned her for doing it and strangling her dog.

There were riots after sporting events where a team won. The junk food media called it just typical of winning. When there were riots in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, the junk food media ridiculed Black Lives Matter and Antifa for the actions.


White people wanted to cause intentional destruction to make Black Lives Matter look bad.


White people were responsible for the firebombing of the Minneapolis Police station. White people were responsible for the deadly shooting in Kenosha after a Black man was shot by a police officer the moment he tried to get into his vehicle.


There is no justice for Tamir Rice and Breonna Taylor. The cops who shot them walk. The U.S. Justice Department and state attorneys refuse to bring criminal charges against these bad cops.


Bad cops continue to exist. Why do these individuals get away with murder?


Mass shootings continue in the country. The issue taken a backseat when the pandemic hit.


However, we did weaken the NRA and that’s a plus. The National Rifle Association had closed it NRATV.


Dana Loesch, Dan Bongino and Wayne LaPierre are no longer powerful voices in the debate over firearms. They have been marginalized as grifters and charlatans. They stole from members and used the money for their selfish actions.


We invented the new name for white people who called the law on people of color.


KAREN!


The new term for white people who feel the need to call the police or act out in public whenever they don’t get their way. With this pandemic, white people are reacting to bird watchers, rules in stores, loud music, barbecuing outside a park and numerous other issues. White people are being shamed for calling the police on minor disputes and racism towards people of color.


White nationalism on the rise. This terrorist killed two and Republicans praised him.

Facebook, YouTube, Google, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram have seen criticism, praise and more traffic. With the recent demise of PornHub, social media is taking huge steps in cracking down on hate speech, child pornography, misinformation, fake news, conspiracy theories and violent acts on animals and people. 


Facebook reluctantly led the way in keeping false information about the election. They were pressured by both Democrats and Republicans to do something about it. Democrats claim that the social media failed in trafficking false and misleading information. Republicans claim that the social media failed in blacklisting freedom of speech and topics that some support.


So much shit happened in 2020. I am just thankful I survived it.


I know I am going to not be doing much posting like I’ve done in 2020. Blogger is seriously messed up right now and it’s basically not getting any better.


We still can't breathe.

Google rolled out the new Blogger interface and many are complaining that the interface is deleting posts, moving pictures to the end of a posting, not giving accurate posting times among the most things.


BLOGGER IS TRASH! 


GOOGLE HAS MESSED UP “BIG TIME!”


I liked the legacy interface. Now I am resorting to using Microsoft Word, Google Doc and Open Source to write and copy my postings to this blog.


Google really is a dominant force in the United States. I am disappointed that we have come to the end of the year where it’s going to be something totally different going in.


The only thing I got in the predictions is someone (you know) is likely going to get the coronavirus, Joe Biden will be the President of the United States, celebrities will pass away, more mass shootings, more police shootings of unarmed people of color, a major natural disasters, a possible government shutdown, (former president) Donald Trump trolling and _______________.


On behalf of me, LaRayna and Councilman George L. Cook III, well wishes this New Year. 


Keep the faith. 



MF Doom Passed Away!

MF DOOM passed away.

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Rapper MF DOOM, a legendary rapper, producer and songwriter passed away. Born Daniel Dumile, the legendary entertainer passed away at the age of 49.


His family revealed that he had passed away on October 31 but formally acknowledged his passing this evening.






 

“The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,” said Doom’s wife Jasmine. “Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children, and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off. Thank you for showing how not to be afraid to love and be the best person I could ever be. My world will never be the same without you. Words will never express what you and Malachi means to me, I love both and adore you always. May THE ALL continue to bless you, our family and the planet.”


Doom was born in London, England. He is a British-American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He goes by a variety of stage names including Zev Love , King Geedorah, King Ghidra, Viktor Vaugh, Metal Fingers, King Dumile, DOOM and Metal Face.





He originated from New York and has been a beacon of underground hip-hop and alternative hip-hop.


He is the son of a Trinidadian mother and Zimbabwean father. He stayed a British citizen. He grew up in Freeport, New York and began DJing at a young age.


He and his brother DJ Subroc and Rodan created the group KMD. They started in clubs and bars during their early days. When Rodan left, Doom found Onyx the Birthstone Kid. 


Theater of the mind.

After KMD broke up for good, DOOM struck it out on his own. He released six studio albums and produced beats for many in the hip-hop industry.


Doom was best known for wearing a metal mask when performed. He never took the mask off while in public. He often would conceal his appearances or use a body double whenever he's on tour. The reasons for that is to keep fans guessing how he would emerge on the stage.


He wanted to live the Marvel comics style of Fantastic Four villain Dr. Doom.




Mitch McConnell: Over My Dead Body!

McConnell is worthless and yet Kentucky still votes for him.

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Americans are struggling and the Senate continues to deadlock on giving $2000 to help them through this pandemic.


President Donald J. Trump and Democrats are demanding the Senate pass legislation. Trump finally signed off on the bipartisan legislation that gave Americans $600 in survival funds.


It was attached to a bill that will keep the government running.


Now Trump demands more is to be done. He wants to save his disgraceful presidency.


Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is the dirtiest politician in the country. He won his reelection bid despite him being one of the most unpopular lawmakers in the country.


McConnell calls the $2000 survival funds is “socialism for the rich.”

 



McConnell blames Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for engineering a bill that sends “thousands of dollars to people who don’t need help.” According to McConnell, anyone who is working in this pandemic shouldn’t get any government benefits.


This is getting really frustrating. He refuses to hold single bill votes. He tried to put riders and distractions to the bill.


The Republicans now all of sudden want to be budge hawks. Four years of Trump has risen the debt to nearly $30 trillion. Mind you that Trump came in with $18.4 trillion. 


Trump’s failure to talk with Congress made it nearly impossible for Republicans to get on board.


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will do a filibuster of the National Defense Authorization Act. He will demand the Senate pass a standalone bill. The Senate will conclude on Saturday and if the president’s veto stands, the bill dies in Congress. 


Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is going to contest the election. In an attempt to generate buzz for his potential 2024 run, Hawley will make a stand with several House Republicans challenging the certification of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.


Harris will step down as senator on January 3rd. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will be the new U.S. Senator.


With a runoff election in the midst, McConnell’s last hope is the results of the election.


Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) have to win their elections to keep Republicans in control. I am going by exit polls that they will likely win their run offs.


Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock need the support of Black voters and Hispanics to vote for them. If things do happen to favor the Democratic candidates, the Biden will have a Democratic majority in the House and Senate.



Master P Wants Reebok!

Reebok is being sold. Will Master P and Baron Davis own the legendary brand?


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Percy Miller, Sr. is a media mogul, rapper, actor, music producer, chef, former basketball player. 


Miller goes by the name of Master P. 


Miller is the godfather of Southern Hip-Hop. He launched No Limit Records in the early 1990s and expanded his empire from New Orleans to Oakland, California. As Master P, he helped generate music buzz for his brothers Vyshonn (Silkk the Shocker) and Corey (C-Murder) as the rap collective T.R.U. and the 504 Boyz. 


Miller helped his friends Mia Young (Mia X), Richie Jones (Fiend) and Michael Tyler (Mystikal) become household names.


Miller bagged him one of the biggest talents in 1997. He signed Snoop Doggy Dogg to the label. 


Big Snoop dropped the Doggy and became Snoop Dogg. He joined the label and recorded three albums under the No Limit and Doggystyle labels.


The label became a success in the late 1990s.



Miller known as The Ghetto Bill and Ice Cream Man made the label a part of hip-hop history.


P and Baron Davis wants the shoe brand to be for the community.

Miller had a brief stint with the NBA as a player for the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors.


Miller is the father of seven children. One of his eldest sons, Romeo Miller is an actor, rapper, media personality and record producer.


Baron Davis and Miller are working on a huge collaboration and it may involve the sports and shoe brand Reebok. 


Baron Davis, retired NBA star and Miller want to buy Reebok from Adidas. There’s talk that the two could purchase the company for $2.4 billion.


Speaking to Forbes, Miller said, “As we focus on turning Reebok into a lifestyle brand not just a basketball brand, our most important initiative will be to put money back into the community that built this company.” 


The two aim to give smaller footwear companies a chance to be distributed by Reebok and offer a platform for African Americans to own a piece of the “athletic football and apparel pie.”


Adidas is looking to sell Reebok. It was over 15 years ago, Adidas bought the brand. But sales are down and many cite the coronavirus pandemic as the reason why it’s down. 


ANTA Sports and the VF Corporation which owns Timberlands, Vans and The North Face are trying to acquire Reebok as well.



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