The Midway Wrap Up!

The slap is still part of 2022.

Seven months to go.

Okay, I am going to say this, be blessed. That's all. I won't talk about how I'm doing because I am above the fray and I am going to always keep forward regardless of the situations. 

I am an American.

I am Black.

I am a father.

I am a human.

Anyway, we have cross the first five months of 2022 and I am going to give you The Midway Wrap-Up.

On behalf of LaReyna, George Cook Reports, The Angry Indian and myself, The Blue Light Buzz, we thank you for reading our blog. We enjoy your feedback and hope that you enjoy the blog. 

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I am going to say this year has been rough for America. We have record inflation. We have Americans who are leaving the workforce at a massive pace because of lack of pay and opportunities. We have learned that America has been more polarized since former President Donald J. Trump left office.

With President Joe Biden in the White House, we've been indulged with "Let's Go Brandon" and a whole lot of misinformation from the conservative media.

The coronavirus pandemic has killed over 1.13 million Americans. The pandemic is not over but America has "moved on" from the pandemic. With the federal courts opposing the emergency health rules, companies are tossing out masks and social distancing rules. 

Oh by the way, we have monkey pox and salmonella outbreak.

We finally got a Black woman on the Supreme Court. The confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson was a moment in history. Biden managed to get a well-qualified federal judge to be the replacement for Stephen Breyer. 

She comes in with a totally partisan decision awaiting. The Supreme Court is facing heat. A leaked decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has became one of the biggest issues of the year. Big government wants to control a woman's body and decision on how to be parent. The Court majority consist of Chief Justice John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. The six justices are facing death threats and the U.S. Marshals have been monitoring their homes and the Court for threats seeing this has riled up women's rights groups and anti-choice agitators. 

Thomas who is married to activist Ginny Thomas is under fire for allowing his wife meddle with democracy. She along with a handful of Republican lawmakers are under scrutiny. The Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed a handful of Trump's most loyal House members, his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows and Ginny Thomas. They all refused to appear. Even some agitators like Ali Alexander, Alex Jones, Ivanka Trump, Sean "Softball" Hannity and Donald Trump, Jr. were asked to appear on witness statements. They refused to appear. However one agitator is trying to cooperate only on his own rules. Also, the former president will now be summoned by the states of New York and Georgia to address tax fraud and voter intimidation allegations. 

What more can Biden do. He already talked to Congress and the American people. Talking heads want more.

It was bad enough that the feds are watching former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani for failing to register as a foreign agent, it's the fact that he is going to at least offer information if they play by his rules. Not today, Rudy. The Jan. 6 Committee chairs Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) have signalled that they will televise the committee hearings in the Summer. So prepare to listen or watch the hearings. We'll cover them.

Ukraine is still a topic in the country. However, with the latest issues here in the U.S., it's no longer on the television and radio. However, we haven't forgotten. In February the Russian Federation launched an attack on Ukraine. The Federation president Vladimir Putin is trying to oust Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an attempt to install a pro-Kremlin leader. The war is still ongoing. Zelenskyy has been defending Ukraine to his best. The U.S. has equip the Ukrainians with fire power. It has depress the Russian military and infuriated Putin. The U.S. led in an economic embargo of Russian products. The U.S., Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Mexico and other nations have closed businesses and severed ties with Russia. It has hurt the Russian economy. Starbucks, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, KFC, Under Armour, Victoria's Secret and other name brands exited Russia. There's no sign of them returning which kind of puts the country in a bind. On top of that, many young voters are trying to rise up against Putin only to be imprisoned for their protests. 

Americans have been detained in Iran, Colombia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Many of these people have decided to travel to countries that could have hostile regimes and criminal activity. Brittney Griner, the WNBA star and Paul Whelan are still in Russian custody. The relations between Russia and the U.S. are at an all time low. Putin has decided to ban Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and numerous others. He did not ban Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Trump.

Tom Brady retires and then unretires. He made his announcement in February that he was going to retire and end his playing session with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But after two months of consideration and the comparisons between him and Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Borrow, I guess the GOAT decides to strap up again. He will immediately be hired at Fox Sports once he officially call it quits. Brady played with the New England Patriots for most of his time before he ended up getting frustrated with the way the team was going. So he took it to Florida and helped the Bucs win the SuperBowl the first year he played. Brady is the oldest quarterback in the game and he doesn't look a day younger.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams played in Super Bowl LVI. The underdogs did not come out on top. The Bengals lost to the Rams in a nail-biter. The score 23-20. The Bengals hoped to finally win a Super Bowl but it turned out to be not the way they had planned. What was so amazing about the game, it was Rams who played at their own stadium. The Rams were trailing throughout the whole game and made an amazing turnaround in the final minutes of the game. The game was played at SoFi Stadium. The last time a team won the Super Bowl at their own stadium was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They played at Raymond James Stadium.

We had many mass shootings in the country. So many including the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas. We are expecting more mass shootings and gun violence to dominate the local and national news.

We lost many celebrities this year. Although she died on Jan. 31, Betty White began the year 2022 with shocking deaths. She died at age 99. Then came Ray Liotta, Naomi Judd, Bob Saget, Louie Anderson, Gilbert Gottfried, DJ Kay Slay, Scott Hall, Traci Braxton, Estelle Harris, Madeleine Albright, Sidney Poitier, Meat Loaf, Betty Davis, Howard Hesseman, Ivan Reitman, Dwayne Haskins, Archie Eversole, Shireen Abu Aqleh, Don Young, Jim Hagedorn, Lil Keed, Orin Hatch, Eric Boehlert, Cheslie Kryst, Max Julien, Carol Speed and many others have passed away. 

The troll continues to be an issue.

Even white nationalist scumbag Colin Flaherty died. The goon wrote books attacking the Black community by claiming crime and violence is solely based on Blacks. Good riddance.

Raymond "Benzino" Scott, Mo'nique and Will Smith are Black entertainers considered toxic to deal with.

Benzino, who is one of the features here on this blog was mentioned an unprecedented amount this year. From his endless one sided feud with Eminem to sabotaging Coi Leray's album debut, Benzino has been a constant pain in everyone's ass. He was caught on body camera bawling his eyes out over child's mother Althea Hart and transgender model Shauna Brooks. He was threatening to fight 50 Cent, Em and others just to make a buck. He was caught on a body camera from cop as he and a male companion were booted from a cruising motel. He continues to show his no neck ass out online and in the public.

Mo'nique continues to drag herself further down in the name of Blackness. She still angry over Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry not apologizing to her. She now is engaged in a feud with D.L. Hughley over a title of being a headliner. It is a mess over with her and many blame her husband who is a manager.

The slap was the biggest thing in 2022 besides Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have all but ruined their careers. Will went onstage amd slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. It was over a joke involving Jada's alopecia. Will won an Oscar but ended up being banned from the event for 10 years and possibly a future where his roles are no longer A-listed.

This is some of the things we dealt with in the first five months. The next seven months will have more Trump, more Biden, more Harris, more celebrity controversies, more deaths which may shock us, more gun violence and more stuff to deal with. Hopefully, you will register to vote. Democracy is on the line.

I said I will bounce back and I mean it. I will continue to be a part of the blog and will carry forth throughout 2022. 

Winners of 2022 so far in no particular order.

1. Big oil

2. Ketanji Brown Jackson 

3. John Fetterman 

4. Shontel Brown 

5. Lil Baby

6. Chris Rock

7. The Good Liars

8. Libs of TikTok

9. Volodymyr Zelenskyy

10. Los Angeles Rams

11. Questlove

12. Jon Batiste

13. Doja Cat

14. Jazmine Sullivan 

15. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak)

16. Kendrick Lamar

17. Brian Kemp

18. Kate McKinnon 

19. Pete Davidson

20. Naomi

21. Sasha Banks

23. Symone Sanders

24. Jen Psaki

25. Karine Jean-Pierre 

Losers of 2022 in no particular order.

1. Will Smith

2. Kathy Barnette 

3. David Perdue

4. CNN+

5. Black News Channel (BNC Go)

6. Netflix

7. Raymond "Benzino" Scott

8. Ye (Kanye West)

9. Amber Heard

10. Johnny Depp

11. Mo'nique 

12. Congress

13. Nina Turner

14. Facebook 

15.  Don McLaughlin, mayor of Uvalde, Texas

16. All the mass shooters of this year

17. The Young Turks

18. Chuck Todd

19. (Jeffrey) Shaun King 

20. Madison Cawthorn 

21. Vladimir Putin 

22. Elon Musk 

23. Twitter

24. Donald J. Trump

25. Young Thug and Gunna

And so here we are. We are heading into the midway of the year. Stay tuned to our takes on the latest issues involving our community, the government and the junk food media.

We move forward. 

Thank you.