The Midway Wrap Up!

Halfway into the year.

 

BLACK LIVES MATTER

PROTECT BLACK WOMEN! 

STOP ASIAN HATE!

PROTECT AAPI WOMEN!

WEAR A DAMN MASK! SAVE A LIFE! TRUST SCIENCE AND MEDICAL EXPERTS! THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS FUCKING REAL!

GET VACCINATED! IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE, GET IT WHILE IT'S STILL FREE! THE MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE VACCINES DO WORK AND IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

The insurrection will be a part of American history.

So we survived the first five months of the year. The next seven months will be interesting.

How are you doing?

I know I'm doing fine. I am still alive and still posting on Journal de La Reyna. It's been a pleasure to post on behalf of La Reyna, Councilman George Cook, Julian Abagond and Vern's Views.

We have to thank you for reading the blog and sharing your feedback. If you're new to this, I often post on the blog and address issues facing people of color, the community that I live in, the government that I want to hold accountable and the media that often creates controversy.

So we're entering going into Summer 2021. Today is Memorial Day. Take a moment to honor the fallen men and women of our military. It's the unofficial start of Summer. I know the far-right and their phony outrage machine is cranked up to 100 because Vice President Kamala Harris wished Americans a "happy weekend."

President Joe Biden and Harris went to Arlington Cemetery to honor the fallen. They laid wreaths at the graves of his eldest son Beau Biden, John McCain and George H.W. Bush. 

The Midway Wrap-Up discusses the first give months of the year. I started this in 2020 when we were dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Cicely Tyson passed away

I will now continue to do these Midway Wrap-Ups to cover the first half of the year. I will discuss what happened before June 1. We will talk about the most trending issues I've seen on our blog.

We had seen the final days of former president Donald J. Trump. In his final weeks, he instigated a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol. The former president told his supporters to "fight like hell" to defend him.

I refer to him as "Washed Up 45" because he's slowly being phased out by many Americans. His four years in office were divisive. He is probably the only president in 21st Century to be unpopular going in and leaving out.

Trump is one term, twice impeached president. He is banned on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. He is now a recluse in his Mar-a-lago resort. He vows a massive comeback in 2024.

Larry King died this year

However, if the state of New York criminally indicts him, it may put a damper on his political return.

So thousands of supporters marched to U.S. Capitol as they were performing the electoral college. 

They clearly broke down windows and doors to enter the chambers of the Senate. They broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) and stole her podium, laptop and defecated on her desk. 

Over 500 Americans were arrested. Some of them were given passed. One in particular Jenny Cudd of Odesa, Texas was granted a trip to Mexico after she was caught on camera going into Pelosi's office.

Some were threatening to kill then vice president Mike Pence. 

DMX passed away.

A woman named Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed by U.S. Capitol Police after she entered a restricted area where top leaders were held. The top leaders had to take shelter as the mob came into the Capitol.

Brian Sicknick and two other U.S. Capitol police officers died. Four of Trump's supporters also died with Babbitt. 

The House of Representatives had impeached Trump earlier for trying to push Ukraine to get dirt on Biden. The second time was directed at him for inciting an insurrection. Trump managed to escape conviction due to 43 Republicans refusing to admit that he was solely responsible for the insurrection.

The insurrection happened on the day that Jon Ossoff, a progressive activist and filmmaker and Raphael Warnock, the current pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church  became senators from Georgia. They beaten Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election. 

Trump's constant digs at Georgia's Republican delegation and the secretary of state handling the election results hurt the Republicans. Now along with Mark Kelly, the former astronaut and husband of gun shooting victim and former lawmaker Gaby Giffords, the Senate is evenly split. 

Kamala Devi Harris became the first woman of color to be the Vice President of the United States. She was finally greeted by Pence.

She is African American and Asian American. She became Biden's running mate in July 2020 and was instrumental in helping Biden win the election. Biden came from a slew of attacks from the far-right and far-left. He was sworn in in a non-traditional inauguration. Instead of having big crowds, Biden had scaled back. 

Trump refused to appear at Biden's inaugural. He immediately left the White House  and flew down to Florida. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Mike Pence and members of Congress listened to a young poet Amanda Gorman. She became a part of American history as she read her poem of strength, preservation and accomplishments.

The dirty cop who killed George Floyd head to the iron college.

New York Police Department arrested the woman who shoved a teen after she accused him of stealing her phone. The woman was ridiculed online as a drunk bitch. She never apologized for her actions and the court is charging her for assault. She wasn't the only one who had a moment of Karen.

Two Uber riders attacked a San Francisco driver after he asked them to wear a mask while in his vehicle. The two women were ridiculed for that action and they were arrested soon after. One of them attacked the driver and the other one spilled a drink in the vehicle.

Two teens tried to carjack a Washington, DC Uber Eats driver and ended up killing him. The two girls were restrained by National Guard members who were stationed to protect the Capitol. The two girls ended up care more about their damn phones than the man who they killed. They got into his car and peeled off with him clinging to the car. They ended up crashing and land it on its top. The poor man was thrown feet into a wall and lied motionless while the two girls tried to flee.

T.I. and Tiny are under federal watch after allegations of them sexually abusing women came forth. The rap couple have denied any wrong doing but it has led to T.I. losing his endorsements. Tiny and members of Xscape had a moment to do a VERZUZ with SWV. 

Chad Wheeler was booted from the NFL after he nearly killed his girlfriend.

Prince Harry and Meghan announced they will be parents of a daughter. They did an interview with Oprah Winfrey and it rocked the world. It also made white nationalist Piers Morgan angry. He stormed off his morning show after he was called out for his bullshit.

Justin Timberlake admits that he had a part in messing up Janet Jackson and Britney Spears lives. 

Samuel Little, the Cleveland strangler died in prison. He was convicted of murdering dozens of women in Cleveland. Some of the victims were either runaways, prostitutes or women who rejected his advances. The incident has been a topic of our blog for years. We still mourn the loss of these women.

Cops escaped criminal charges in the shootings of Jacob Blake and Andrew Brown, Jr.

Cops escape criminal charges in the shoving of Martin Gugino and death of Daniel Prude.

The police have been involved in many high profile killings of people of color. Some have been criminally charged. Some were convicted. One in particular is Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer who placed his knee on the neck of George Floyd in 2020. Days later, a cop from a nearby suburb kills Daunte Wright, Sr. The 22-year old man was shot by a white female cop who mistaken her gun for a Taser. She is being criminally charged.

Major deaths happened in the first five months. Some were celebrities. Some were infamous criminals. Some were politicians. Some were people in the news. We lost DMX, Christopher Plummer, Marion Ramsey, Tommy Lasorda, Larry King, Sheldon Adelson, Siegfried Fischbacher, Dustin Diamond, Phil Spector, Hank Aaron, 6 Dogs, Cloris Leachman, Cicely Tyson, Double K, Thomas Moore, Prince Philip, Mary Wilson, Larry Flynt, Rush Limbaugh, Prince Markie Dee, Vernon Jordan, Chucky Trill, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Yaphet Kotto, Kent Taylor, Elgin Baylor, George Segal, Jessica Walter, Ron Wright, Alcee Hastings, Midwin Charles, Black Rob, Bernie Madoff, Hester Ford, Walter Mondale, Terrence Clark, Shock G, Damon Weaver, Charles Grodin, Eric Carle, John Davis, Gavin MacLeod, Joe Lara, Gwen Shamblin Lara and so many others died this year.

The careers of Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, Lou Dobbs, Brooke Baldwin, Kanye West, Chris Cuomo and Mike Lindell went up in smoke. Their actions have gravely dented their careers.

Congress has their share of extremists in representation. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar, Louie Gohmert, Lauren Boebert, Madison Cawthorne, Julia Letlow, Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Pramila Jayapal, Kevin McCarthy, Elise Stefanik, Steve Scalise, Mitch McConnell, Ron Johnson, Ted Cruz, Marsha Blackburn, Kyrsten Sinema, Josh Hawley, Mike Lee, Joe Manchin, Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Tommy Tuberville are the pain in the ass lawmakers who continue to drag Congress down into historical lows. These idiots in lawmaking are out extreming one another.

Biden has enough headaches without these fools. He wants to pass police reform, voting rights reform, infrastructure and a formal removal from Afghanistan. Republicans continue to gridlock Congress.

They refuse to create a bipartisan commission on the January 6, 2021 attacks.

Biden is considering going at it alone. The quest to repeal the filibuster is growing strong within the Democratic Party. Sinema and Manchin are the only two Democrats who are not willing to back repealing the filibuster. Angus King, Dianne Feinstein, Jon Tester, Dick Durbin, Jeanne Shaheen and Bob Casey are also on the fence with the filibuster. 

Biden managed to take control of the pandemic and we're closing an ugly chapter in world history.

The coronavirus pandemic has killed over 600,000 Americans. The pandemic went off to a slow start when Trump failed to take action when it first made contact in the United States. He kept calling it the China Virus and Kung Flu. It led to a spike in attacks on Asian Americans and immigrants.

Biden signed off a legislation to prevent Asian Americans from being discriminated.

Biden also hired Rachel Levine as a member of his cabinet. She is the first transwoman to be in the White House. He hired Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay member to be in the White House.

He appointed Jaime Harrison to led the Democrats into 2022 and 2024.

Biden has been very careful about how to address issues and takes time to think before reacting.

Israel, Russia, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea, Belarus, China, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Brazil and Myanmar are causing headaches for Biden. Each of these countries have controversy brewing between their leaders and the United States.

I'm getting winded here. I am going to just say that in the next months, we will see more death, more successes and more controversy. I am certain I'll be around for some of these times.

Onward.