American animator Stephen Hillenburg created the long running series SpongeBob Squarepants passed away. He was the creator, director and marine biologist. He was a father, husband and motivator.
The cause of death was ALS, which Hillenburg revealed he had been diagnosed with in March of last year.
“We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with ALS,” Nickelodeon said in a statement. “He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family. Steve imbued ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere. His utterly original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will long stand as a reminder of the value of optimism, friendship and the limitless power of imagination.”
Hillenburg graduated from Humboldt State University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation, with an emphasis on marine resources. He then became a marine biology teacher at the Orange County Marine Institute (now the Ocean Institute) in Dana Point, California. This interest, combined with his artistic talent and love of the sea and its creatures, led him to write and illustrate stories as teaching tools with characters that would later become the denizens of SpongeBob’s home, Bikini Bottom.
He began his animation career in 1987, pursuing a degree in Experimental Animation at the California Institute of Arts in Valencia and earning his Master of Fine Arts in 1992.
That same year he won an award for Best Animated Concept at the Ottawa International Animation Festival for his animated short “Wormholes”, which went on to be shown at various international animation festivals. From 1993 to 1996 he would pursue work in television as a director and writer on Nickelodeon’s series “Rocko’s Modern Life.”
From there, he began to work full-time on writing producing, and directing on the animated series that would eventually become “SpongeBob SquarePants.” The first episode aired on Nickelodeon on May 1, 1999 and the series commenced its full run on July 17 of that year. The series has aired nearly 250 episodes to date. It appealed not only to children but older viewers as well, with college students even organizing viewing parties for the show.
The series has won both U.S. and British Emmy Awards, Annie Awards, and ASACP Awards and has been dubbed or subtitled in more than 60 languages, including Urdu, Azerbaijani and Maori.
Hillenburg also wrote, produced, and directed “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie,” which was released in 2004 and went on to gross over $140 million worldwide. Hillenburg then wrote the story for and was the executive producer of the sequel, “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water,” in 2015.
Hillenburg — or Steve as he was known to family, friends, and fans — was born August 21, 1961, at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma. After leaving the military, his father, Kelly N. Hillenburg, Jr., became a draftsman and designer for aerospace companies. His mother Nancy taught visually impaired students.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years Karen Hillenburg, son Clay, mother Nancy Hillenburg (nee Dufour) and brother Brian Kelly Hillenburg, his wife Isabel, and nieces Emma and Hazel.
The Mississippi run-off comes to an end. The Republicans will continue to be party that represents racism, stupidity and greed.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) wins the run-off despite a flurry of racist and incompetent remarks.
Hyde-Smith defeated challenger Mike Espy, a Democrat, in the runoff election for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi. Hyde-Smith was appointed earlier this year by GOP Gov. Phil Bryant after Sen. Thad Cochran, also a Republican, stepped down. Hyde-Smith is the first woman elected to the Senate from Mississippi, and the Republican majority in the Senate will grow to 53-47.
It is a slim majority that could confirm Supreme Court nominees, treaties and Donald J. Trump's appointees.
Congratulations to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on your big WIN in the Great State of Mississippi. We are all very proud of you!
Espy, her opponent, is a former congressman and former agriculture secretary.
Mike Espy couldn't muster enough votes to beat that racist Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Hyde-Smith and Espy advanced to a run-off because neither won 50 percent of the vote in the general election on Nov. 6. Hyde-Smith won 41.2 percent, compared to Espy's 40.8 percent, and Republican Chris McDaniel picked up 16.5 percent.
Trump endorsed Hyde-Smith, and visited Mississippi on Monday for two rallies supporting her campaign.
The Republicans will continue to hold on to the rural, ignorant, condescending white vote.
Fresno area lawmaker may go down in flames giving Democrats a net of 40 seats this Midterm.
Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) is the latest Republican to feel the Blue Wave crashing down on him.
His lead has all but evaporate, with the latest vote count showing a narrow lead for Democratic opponent T.J. Cox. If the lead stands, Cox will give the Democrats 40 seats.
That will make California almost a strong hold for the Democrats. Out of 53 lawmakers, 46 of the delegation is Democratic. Only 7 Republicans remain in the delegation. That means Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is endanger of losing his seat in the 2020 race.
California Republican David Valadao went down in flames.
Fresno is a large city in California. It's population is 630,000 residents. It is the one of the largest cities in the United States that has no Interstate Highway System.
The results to be certified in December.
The Republicans were dominant in New England and the Pacific Northwest. They are almost a rare breed in these regions.
Ohio went to Trump. MAGA didn't help the Youngstown/Warren - Mahoning Valley region.
General Motors is shutting down facilities in the United States and Canada.
How's that Jobs and Tax Cuts Act working for you?
Two states that Donald J. Trump carried are affected by GM's closure. I guess this is what you get when you vote for Republicans. I also want to say that John Kasich was a crappy governor. He may be the rational voice within the Republican Party but he as well as Trump created the mess.
Now this turd Mike DeWine coming in January. He's going to hurt Ohio more.
He will invest in more stupid tax cuts and deregulation.
So the largest GM facility in Ohio is closing. No surprise here. It affects thousands of workers in the metro Youngstown area. It affects the lawmakers who represent that region. It will be a campaign issue in 2020.
GM took advantage of the Cash for Clunkers, the TARP law and the Jobs and Tax Cuts Act. They have profited billions out of the tax breaks. It also reorganized itself during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Donald Trump and Mary Berra, the embattled CEO of GM. How's that tax cut working for you?
Two facilities in Michigan, one facility in Ohio, one facility in Maryland and one in Ontario, Canada.
The affects of GM closing affects thousands of Americans who worked there.
Since I live in Ohio, it affects me.
The rust belt is once again hit. The Mahoning Valley gets hit with the news.
GM Lordstown is closing by March 2019. The facility is located between Cleveland and Youngstown. It is located near the Ohio Turnpike which carries transcontinental highway Interstate 80. Lordstown plant had more than 4,500 employees less than two years ago, but that number has since fallen.
It affects Ohio once again. It was 10 years ago, the GM Truck Facility closed in 2008 leaving Dayton, Ohio and the Miami Valley a big hurt. It hasn't bounce back since the departure.
Fuyao, a Chinese glass manufacture moved into one of the abandoned GM facilities. It's been there for about four years now.
TJX Corporation which owns TJ Maxx, Homegoods and Marshalls announced it will build a distribution center in Lordstown.
It won't be enough to replace the jobs that GM offered.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sen. Rob Portman (D-OH) and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) were pissed.
Kasich and DeWine both express anger at GM for allowing this to go forth.
The Ohio Turnpike overlooks the Lordstown GM Assembly. The company blames tariffs for the immediate shutdown.
GM blames Trump for starting a trade war. The company believes that those damn tariffs and his reckless behavior costed them billions.
Earlier today, the Associated Press reported GM is also closing a Canadian plant at the cost of about 2,500 jobs.
A person briefed on the matter told The Associated Press that the plant being shuttered in Canada is just the beginning as GM prepares for the next economic downturn, shifting trade agreements under the Trump administration, and potential tariffs on imported automobiles.
In the fall, the Detroit automaker offered buyouts to 18,000 white collar workers, but it has yet to say how many accepted, or if it's close to meeting the staff reduction goals it set to better withstand leaner times.
The Associated Press later reported that GM plans to slash 14,700 jobs and may close as many as five U.S. factories.
Outgoing Republican Mia Love slams Republicans for embracing racism.
Outgoing lawmaker Mia Love of Utah finally delivered her concession speech. She aims at Donald J. Trump, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, conservative agitators and the principles she valued as a Republican.
The first African American woman to represent the Beehive State lost to Ben McAdams, a Democratic former mayor of Salt Lake County.
Her lost was a huge blow to a promising career.
As a woman, Love was active in supporting Trump's policies.
However, Trump railed on her for not going full out racist. Love avoided talking about Trump during her reelection bid.
Love, who represented the district for two terms was hoping to secure a third term. The district is heavily favored towards Republicans. However, this race was different.
Love said that Trump better watch his mouth when he talks to a Black woman.
"The president's behavior towards me made me wonder: What did he have to gain by saying such a thing about a fellow Republican. It was not really about asking him to do more, was it? Or was it something else? Well Mr. President, we'll have to chat about that. However, this give mer a clear vision of his world as it is. No real relationships, just convenient transactions. That is an insufficient way to implement sincere service and policy."
She said that Tim Scott and Will Hurd are the last Black representation left. She fears they might distance themselves from the Republican Party as well.
"This election experience and these comments shine a spotlight on the problems Washington politicians have with minorities and Black Americans --- it's transactional, it's not personal."
She added, "You see, we feel like politicians claim they know what's best for us from a safe distance, yet they're never willing to take us home. Because Republicans never take minority communities into their homes and citizens into their hearts, they stay with Democrats and bureaucrats in Washington because they do take them home --- or at least make them feel like they have a home."
Love hasn't express interest in a rematch as of yet. But she said that now that she's no longer restricted to the policies of Washington, she might come out swinging against Trump.
Many Republicans are concern that the party is becoming increasingly white.
Love, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) are the only Black Republicans in the current session.
Most of the Republicans elected to the freshman class are white. Of those few were women. Sen-Elect Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was the only woman to be elected for a first term.
Hopefully we can change the direction. Could Cindy Hyde-Smith face a defeat?
Tonight Trump will do two rallies in Mississippi. He and Republicans hope to fend off Mike Espy, a Black former Democratic lawmaker's attempt to uproot a gaffe-prone bigot like Hyde-Smith.
American thrill seeker John Allen Chau found his last calling on an island. He went to the isolate island of North Sentinel to bring Christianity to the island natives.
He lost badly.
The man was killed by a indigenous tribe in India. He wanted to convert the natives of this remote island into Christians. The man sought assistance from local fisherman to reach this island.
Once he reached land, he was met with arrows and was immediately killed. The natives took his body away and buried in the sand. Now the family wants his body back. The Indian government is warning the family that they're not going to risk their lives to save a fool.
Foolish mistake for American man.
The Indian government said to the man's family, there's not much they can do.
Using binoculars, officers were in a police boat near the shore. The island natives were ready for attack. The police backed off. Under Indian law, the Sentinelese tribe, a pre-neolithic tribe is a protected class. No one was supposed to disturb the natives.
Two Indian men were killed back in 2006 when they went to the island. They were killed and flogged to the facing of the sea.
The death is considered a murder. But the Indian government isn't going to risk charging those involved. The area is protected and Chau made the mistake of ignoring warnings and putting everyone's lives in danger.
The fishermen who helped him reached the island will face criminal charges.
Now the world is now interested in the island. They now want to explore the island and try to determine the natives.
This foolish mistake could put the island at risk of disease and more thrill seekers.
The embattled Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde Smith is likely to win the runoff election in Mississippi.
The Republican facing a backlash from many in the country. Is the senator a raging racist?
Hyde-Smith praised the losing side of the U.S. Civil War. It was revealed that the senator pushed a resolution to support Confederate solider Thomas Jefferson Nicholson. She said that he fought for his homeland.
She also attended Lawrence County Academy, a high school that was mostly segregated. Lawrence County Academy opened in the small town of Monticello, about 60 miles south of Jackson, in 1970. That same year, another segregation school, Brookhaven Academy, opened in nearby Lincoln County. Years later, Hyde-Smith would send her daughter, Anna-Michael, to that academy.
Although the U.S. Supreme Court ordered public schools to desegregate in 1954 and again in 1955 to do so with "all deliberate speed," Mississippi slow-walked the integration of its schools as long as possible, trying a variety of "school choice" schemes, state legislation and court cases to stop full integration, including arguing that white kids should not go to school with so-called "genetically inferior" black students.
Hyde-Smith graduated from Lawrence County Academy in 1977, meaning she would have already been in school elsewhere at the time the academy opened.
Many campaign contributions from corporations asked for the money back.
Also Major League Baseball has donated $5,000 to her campaign. It caused a major backlash.
Donald J. Trump will be making two campaign stops in Mississippi to rally the vote. This is highly unusual for a state that heavily went to Trump in 2016.
This race became an issue when Hyde-Smith was caught on camera saying that she wouldn't mind seeing a "public hanging."
Mike Espy, has found an opening. Both sides are energized.
The Republicans are scrambling to save a seat that should have been considered an easy pick up.
Now the usual tactics is scare monger the notion of Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, or Espy is a flaming liberal who wants to disrupt Mississippi's rich heritage.
The Democrats are hoping to at least mount a campaign to energize Black women. They were key to helping Doug Jones become the U.S. Senator in Alabama.
Espy knows he has a "long shot" to win this. But we'll find out Tuesday if the efforts paid off.
If Espy does win the election, he will become the first African American since the Reconstruction to be a U.S. Senator in the Deep South.
Frank Luntz is leaving the Republican Party because he's fed up with Trump and his rhetoric.
American pollster Frank Luntz has finally succumbed to injuries left by the Republican Party.
He has announced he has split from the Republican Party.
Luntz believes that the party is danger of being the Whites only party. Donald J. Trump, Republicans and conservative agitators have been on a warpath against people of color. It's proof positive that our country has taken a more dangerous direction.
Luntz believes that the junk food media and its mainstream agitators have divided us.
He said his goal to show Americans that opinion isn't facts.
What happened? I thought you worshiped me!
The yelling and trolling has given him a headache.
Luntz was on Fox News' Media Buzz with Howard Kurtz. The media critic did call out Luntz for using the "buzz words" to win. Luntz was best known for being the official pollster for Sean "Softball" Hannity.
Luntz is critical of Trump. He believes that his not helping bring Americans together.
I love how we start attracting conservative minded readers. Our mission is to be informed to what's going on in our community, our government and the junk food media. We often are talking about issues involving people of color.
Issues that matter to our blog.
Women of color.
Children of color.
Black men being killed by law enforcement.
The racial-motivated campaigns against Barack and Michelle Obama.
The rise of white extremism in the United States.
Donald Trump and his idiotic presidency.
Issues that face our community (i.e. food deserts, gerrymandering poverty, gun violence, gentrification, etc.)
The actions of inept leadership in Congress.
The actions of those in the entertainment industry.
You can't fix stupid stories.
You can't change a person's mind stories.
How to ignore trolls.
Okay, the shooting of EJ Bradford (Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, Jr.) has become a national story. I've talked about here on World News Today.
At first, I addressed this as another senseless mass shooting in the United States.
Then I realized that it was another fatal encounter with law enforcement. I then I made the remarks that I fully stand by and never apologize for.
"The National Rifle Association and the Republican Party are killing us."
It invited this troll who has a blog of his own.
I won't address him by name or give a plug to the blog.
But like most trolls I refuse to respond to them. I just delete their comments and post the most interesting in these posts.
So grab a magnifying glass and read what this troll has to say about the controversy surround Alabama police killing a legally armed man of color for no fucking reason.
Why do you blame republicans for this? Birmingham is a democrat strangle hold community. Most police belong to unions which overwhelmingly support democrats. I found your blog post looking for information on this senseless killing. So far this year police have killed more than 850 people. according to what data I can find, 49 of them were black men and teens. While I agree with you that this is a problem, I see it as a greater problem of cops killing Americans, not just blacks. Since 9-11 the police have been given free reign. All a cop needs to do is claim he felt threatened and he walks. There was one case a couple years back where a cop made a traffic stop. There was a passenger in the back seat playing games on his phone. He probably did not realize the cop was yelling at him to show his hand. The cop shot him dead. No weapon, no moves, NOTHING, just BOOM! Things need to change in America. Police who kill unarmed people need to be held accountable, not just the department, the police unions and the individual officers. I sincerely hope Mr. Bradford's family get a large settlement, but I hope that instead of the taxpayers of the city being punished, that the funds be taken first from the officer who shot him, then from the retirement account of the police Union. The other thing that needs to change is how "grand juries" acquit the officers in these things. Those grand juries are called by the district attorney who works with the officers 99.999% of the time. he and every DA has a vested interest in keeping trigger happy cops out of jail. Until we hold trigger happy cops accountable at all levels we are all in danger.
i cant find where she says this. that would be a big deal if she actually did. Please highlight it. i do see where she extols conservative (racist) policies. how confused do you have to be to not know that the conservative (Republican) policies are racist?
"Mia Love: I Hate To Say This! My Fellow [Republicans] Are Racist!"
SURPRISE!!!
So you get that.
Hell yeah, I blame Donald J. Trump, Republicans and conservatives for the mess we're in. Police unions support Republicans. You don't have statistics that prove that. The U.S. Congress won't advocate actual stats to gun violence.
I enjoy hearing the word vomit of the Democrats running the cities. Yeah, the major cities are the core of the region. If you believe that Democrats are responsible for crime in America, you're wrong.
Gerrymandering keep Democrats landlock in the cities while Republicans enjoy the suburbs, exburbs and rural areas.
Newsflash: There are Democrats in the suburbs, exburbs and rural areas too. Republicans do run the cities. You guys brag about how Rudy Giuliani ran New York City. You guys love how Republicans run government. Austerity isn't good. It's pretty much an offset.
The Jobs and Tax Cut Act hasn't affect the Midwest. Yet, states like Ohio continue to pick Republicans due to gerrymandering.
Republicans are often unpopular with young voters, Black women, Hispanic (non-white), college educated and often non-religious individuals.
Crime isn't politics. It's an unlawful act committed by an individual.
Yes, things got to change in America. We can't be sitting here on our computers, laptops, tablets or phones complaining and doing this ridiculous back and forth over who's right and who's a fucking moron.
BAD COPS GET GOOD COPS KILLED. THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT KNOW THAT ONE PULL OVER, TRAFFIC CONTROL, ANIMAL DISTURBANCE, DOMESTIC CALL OR ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENT COULD RESULT IN DEATH. GOOD COPS RISK THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. BAD COPS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BADGE. THEY USE THE BADGE TO ABUSE CIVILIANS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS. THE SUPREME COURT HAS JUSTIFIED COPS TO "STRETCH THE TRUTH" WHEN MAKING ARREST OR USE OF DEADLY FORCE. THERE IS NO PERFECT COP. NO COP CAN ESCAPE A POSSIBILITY OF BEING EXPOSED TO GUN FIRE, PHYSICAL CONTACT, BIO HAZARDS (I.E. BLOOD) OR THE ELEMENTS (SNOW, WATER RESCUE, OR REMOVAL). GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES. ABOUT 95 PEOPLE ARE KILLED A DAY BY FIREARMS. MOST OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES FAIL TO MAKE THE NEWS.
A grand jury decides on the fate of a cop. A district attorney is required to give the benefit of the doubt to an accused. That's why it's always "innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
Even if there's 100% proof of guilt, we still have a trial. An indicted individual has the right to dispute his charges with an attorney (private or public defender). The jury can decide on the fate of the indicted. Once convicted, the individual has time to appeal a sentence. The sentence can be revoked.
If it results in a mistrial, the indicted would be retried with another jury. The odds of convict still stand between the evidence and the assumption of guilt or innocence.
E.J. Bradford's family doesn't want money. They want justice. They want the cop fired and prosecuted for their son's death.
Money doesn't bring people back. And taking away a pension from someone doesn't mean they'll get a paycheck. Your taxpayer dollars fund the police, fire department, your mayor, your governor, your state and federal lawmakers and the imbecile in the White House.
The release of the climate change on Friday kind of explains how Republicans are devoted to keeping us sick and ignorant.
A new government report delivers a dire warning to the effects of climate change.
Trump continues to deny that climate change is real.
Our economy is on the brink of collapse.
The weather is getting worse and more costly. We need to change direction. Hopefully, we can get a government that we all can agree too.
Thanks to President T for the great economy. You're the greatest.
The country's most imbecilic leader Donald J. Trump gave a British rapper a major shoutout.
Trump now refers himself as President T. He thanks himself for the economy and failing oil prices.
He made that self congratulating tweet this morning.
So great that oil prices are falling (thank you President T). Add that, which is like a big Tax Cut, to our other good Economic news. Inflation down (are you listening Fed)!
As you may not know, the economy is good but not great. The working class hasn't seen a living wage in a very long time. The inept leader boasted his achievements on social media.
The inept leader was spending his time at his Mar-a-Lago estate (aka The Southern White House).
Donald J. Trump refers himself as President T. He inadvertently gave a shout out to a rapper.
Gas prices are lower but nothing satisfactory. He also sent a dire warning to the Federal Reserve to not raise the interest rate.
The economy has seen the unemployment rate at record lows. That doesn't mean shit to me. Again, we have folks either struggling to eat or pay the rent.
President T saw the tweet and immediately went on to "thanking" Trump for the plug.
President T is a North London emcee who rose to prominence via Meridian Crew in 2003 and, armed with a melodic, off-kilter and eccentric style and flow, he helped make the outfit one of the most interesting entities in the scene at that time.
Trump spent a whole lot of our taxpayer money down at Mar-a-Lago. So far he has made over 200 trips to a Trump based property and over 150 golf outings.
I once remember Republicans and conservatives complaining constantly about how then President Barack Obama was doing such things.
Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, Jr. (EJ) was killed by the police in a case of mistaken identity.
Remember the National Rifle Association's old saying, "A good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun."
Remember the words, "doctors need to stay in their lane."
The NRA and Republicans want our asses dead. They don't give a fuck about the deaths of thousands. They care about putting money into Congress to look the other way.
Once again, you're not safe in a hospital. You're not safe in a church. You're not safe in a nightclub. You're not safe in a school. You're not safe in a public venue. You're not safe with Republicans in charge of government.
Are you tired of "thoughts and prayers?"
Are you tired of flags being lowered?
Are you tired of people offering their hearts to the victims?
Are you tired of "moments of silence?"
I am. I am very tired of hearing the same old word vomit from politicians, celebrities and those who want to feel good about doing nothing.
Well I guess when it comes to armed Black men, to cops, it's a active shooter.
The active shooter isn't a good guy or a bad guy. It's an armed civilian. Cops make split decisions. Regardless, the cop who shoots an armed individual must follow protocol. If the shooter was disabled without proper warning, the cop could face disciplinary or criminal charges.
Well on Thanksgiving, I talked about the umpteenth mass shooting in the United States. This happened at the Riverchase Galleria in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, Alabama.
The law put the work into the wrong man. Now there is an active search for the actual terrorist and a cop could be facing a cannon firing.
Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, Jr. was on military leave for the holidays. He was supposedly the armed gunman the cops shot inside the mall. The 21 year old was an active duty Army member who had no criminal history. He wasn't apparently the person involved in the fight which led to a 18 year old teen and a 12 year old girl being shot.
The law shot the wrong man.
The cop was placed in the freezer pending a decision regarding deadly force being justified.
The terrorist is on the loose. He will likely face attempted murder and possible murder charges. He will also face involuntary manslaughter because of the death of a civilian. These charges could carry LIFE or DEATH in Alabama.
The county boys of Jefferson and Shelby will be assisting the Alabama public safety and U.S. Justice Department in the police shooting.
The mall is now facing a backlash from residents. The civil rights groups want the Hoover Police to explain why the initially thought Emantic was responsible for the chaos.
Known as EJ, the family was not happy to hear their loved one being killed.
That mistake shows the real issue to why cops are facing backlash from people of color.
We can't take this shit anymore.
Famed attorney Benjamin Crump who assisted the Trayvon Martin case will now take the role as public voice to a family grieving over an unnecessary killing of a person of color by the hands of dirty cops.
Dirty cops will always get good cops killed.
The graphic photos of EJ's lifeless body are spread across the social media. His name was slandered by those on the far right who always assume Black people are criminals at birth.
You won't hear apologies from the Hoover Police, the Jefferson County boys, Gov. Kay Ivey, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Mike Pence or Donald J. Trump.
Matter of fact, you won't hear Trump mention the name until April Ryan or a credible journalist force a question on him.
Sad.
For all the tweets, Trump will not mention this incident.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES. AS EXPLAINED IN EARLY POSTINGS, BAD COPS WILL GET GOOD COPS KILLED. A RESTRAINING ORDER IS JUST A PIECE OF PAPER. IT WILL DRIVE A PERSON TO KILL THEIR SPOUSE, PARTNER, CO-WORKERS, CELEBRITIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE THE TIME BOMBS FOR A MASS SHOOTER. DON'T GIVE ME THAT BULLSHIT ABOUT BLACK ON WHATEVER CRIME. WHITE MEN ARE FAR LIKELY TO COMMIT MASS SHOOTINGS. THEY OFTEN ARE GUN HOARDERS, FAR RIGHT EXTREMISTS AND DOMESTIC TERRORISTS. HOLD THIS CONGRESS AND YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS ACCOUNTABLE. ENOUGH OF THE GUN VIOLENCE
A young life was lost to gun violence in Milwaukee. This bright young life was cut by two ignorant men who had no care for life whatsoever.
Sandra Parks was buried this week. The young girl wrote an essay about how she wanted to see an end to gun violence. The essay was award-winning and it talked about her hometown.
She wrote this essay two years ago.
The terrorists Isaac Barnes and Untrell Oden are facing homicide charges for her killing and it is understood that young Sandra was not the intended victim.
In her essay, she wrote the following.
We shall overcome has been lost in lies of who we are.
Who we have become.
We need to rewrite our story so that faith and hope for a better tomorrow is not only within us.
But we believe it and we put it into action.
These little children are victims of senseless gun violence.
There is too much black-on-black crime.
Sometimes, I sit back and I have to escape from what I see and hear every day.
When I do, I come to the same conclusion....
We are in a state of chaos.
Bernice Parks told the junk food media, that the violence has got to stop.
"My baby was not violent. My baby did not like violence. She was a star that was trying to get out but didn't know how. Please, don't never forget my baby."
Sandra, then a sixth grader told Wisconsin Public Radio that she chose to write about violence because that's "all you hear about is somebody dying or somebody getting shot and people do not just think about whose father or son or granddaughter or grandson who it was that was just killed."
The terrorist who killed this young girl were on the run.
Prosecutors also charged an acquaintance of Barnes with two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, alleging that he had safeguarded two guns belonging to Barnes. Oden faces two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. They both face LIFE in the iron college because of this.
The suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
Yet, the National Rifle Association wants everyone to stay in their lane.
These two knotheads are going to trial for the fatal shooting of a teen.
The NRA will continue to argue that a gunman can be defeated if the victims were armed or more armed security was installed. Great, we'll have a motherfucking shootout between gunmen, cops and the terrorist.
Once again, you're not safe in a hospital. You're not safe in a church. You're not safe in a nightclub. You're not safe in a school. You're not safe in a public venue. You're not safe with Republicans in charge of government.
Are you tired of "thoughts and prayers?"
Are you tired of flags being lowered?
Are you tired of people offering their hearts to the victims?
Are you tired of "moments of silence?"
Two years before her death, by bullets that shattered her bedroom window Monday night, 13-year-old Sandra Parks wrote about the violence that plagues many Milwaukee neighborhoods.
I am. I am very tired of hearing the same old word vomit from politicians, celebrities and those who want to feel good about doing nothing. The National Rifle Association and Republicans are killing us.
As expected, trolls will find some way to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama and others for the actions of the terrorist. They don't seem to care about the lives of these victims.
After a few days of coverage, we move on to other controversies.
Trump and Congress will not do anything. Republicans control the Senate. Democrats will soon control the House of the Representatives. They will not get any bipartisan legislation to stop gun violence.
GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES. AS EXPLAINED IN EARLY POSTINGS, BAD COPS WILL GET GOOD COPS KILLED. A RESTRAINING ORDER IS JUST A PIECE OF PAPER. IT WILL DRIVE A PERSON TO KILL THEIR SPOUSE, PARTNER, CO-WORKERS, CELEBRITIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE THE TIME BOMBS FOR A MASS SHOOTER. DON'T GIVE ME THAT BULLSHIT ABOUT CHICAGO. GUN VIOLENCE HAPPENS EVERYWHERE. DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT CHICAGO HAS GUN CONTROL LAWS AND IT HASN'T DONE MUCH. ILLINOIS IS AN OPEN CARRY STATE. CITIZENS CAN TRAVEL TO INDIANA, WISCONSIN, MISSOURI AND KENTUCKY CAN PURCHASE FIREARMS WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS. DON'T GIVE ME THAT BULLSHIT ABOUT BLACK ON WHATEVER CRIME. WHITE MEN ARE FAR LIKELY TO COMMIT MASS SHOOTINGS. THEY OFTEN ARE GUN HOARDERS, FAR RIGHT EXTREMISTS AND DOMESTIC TERRORISTS. HOLD THIS CONGRESS AND YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS ACCOUNTABLE. ENOUGH OF THE GUN VIOLENCE.
By the way, to the troll reading our blog, let me be clear. I am done explaining this to you. We are not reading your blog. We are not going to click on your links. We are not catering to your beliefs.
