Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Impeachment 🍑 Trial Of Former President Donald J. Trump!

On the day of the attack, Trump told supporter to "fight like hell" and you have "get tough." He told the mob you have show strength and not show weakness.

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The Republicans are going to get a wake up call in 2022 if they don't pull their heads out their asses. They better get use to the new norms. This insurrection was an attack on our country.

The impeachment trial of former president Donald J. Trump begins. The U.S. Senate will convene for a vote to move forward the trial. 

If found guilty, Trump will be forbidden to run for federal office. He will lose his presidential pension and he held liable in federal court. He will lose his executive privilege to not be sued.

Trump is innocent until proven guilty in a trial conducted by the Senate.

Apparently, the former president was not happy about the performance of his defense attorneys.

The Republicans are so fucking confused. They don't want to divide the nation by impeaching a currently sitting [Republican] president but don't want to divide the nation by impeaching a private [Republican] citizen.

The insurrection happened on January 6, 2021. Trump whipped up his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol. It lead to five people dying and the Capitol being totally trashed. 

The FBI is searching and arresting those who entered the Capitol.

Bruce Castor flopped.

It opened up some major wounds. 

The safety and security of federal officials. The U.S. Capitol was not prepared for a breach.

Former vice president Mike Pence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Maxine Water (D-CA), then Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) were targets of the mob.

It exposed white privilege. 

Many of those arrested were well off and not so well off white people. Many were veterans of the military, police officers, first responders and small business owners.

Many of them left their families without warning to attending this "Stop The Steal" rally.

Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Terrence K. Williams, Brandon Straka, Roger Stone, Sean "Softball" Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood, Alex Jones and Ali Alexander were pushing conspiracies and misinformation about the election.

Trump on his part did a pre-recorded message telling the mob to "go home in peace" and not to concede to the fact he lost the election. He said that the election was stolen.

A federal judge appointed by Trump granted a white woman an opportunity to flee the country without any repercussions. It lead to outrage over how white criminals are treated when they commit violent terroristic acts.

Folks say that if most of these folks were Muslim, Black or immigrant, they would be dead on sight and Congress would continue to make this incident a living memory.

Republicans continue to tell us to never forget 9/11 but they want us to move on from 1/6/2021.

The impeachment managers are Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rep, Ted Lieu (D-CA), Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), Rep. Stacey Palskett (D-VI) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) lead the charges against former president Trump. They are going to provide evidence and facts to why the former president's infamous speech and his previous tweets led to the insurrection.

The House impeachment managers will prove without a shadow of doubt Trump caused the insurrection.

The insurrection led to Facebook, Twitter and many other platforms ban Trump and a handful of his allies. It also led to cancellations of Lou Dobbs on Fox News and Fox Business, it led to a lawsuit against the network from Systematic and Dominion Voting Systems.

Some of these individuals are placed on the infamous "No Fly List" and are being fired out their cannon at their employers.

Trump has been holed up at Mar a Lago since the presidency ended and is being threatened with legal ramifications for his continued stay in the resort.

The BIG LIE was spread by the former president and his allies with the intent to dispute the results of the election. He knew he could lose the election. So in order to never concede to President Joe Biden, Trump would continue to tell his supporters that the election was stolen.

Trump continued this farce all the way until the Electoral College certified Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as the winners. 

He told his supporters to fight like hell. Even those idiot Republicans in the House of the Representatives voted to not certify Biden as the winner. It was a legitimate election and the party of "law and order" and "traditional values" subcumbed to the will of Trump.

The Republican and Democratic lawmakers all faced death that day. Not only from the angry mob but the coronavirus. Many of those in the mob refused to wear facial protection. They created a path of danger for all Americans.

On day one, Republicans and conservatives slammed Trump impeachment lawyer Bruce Castor.

He gave a weak introduction and added fuel to the fire. Trump was angry over Castor and David Schoen's performance.

So we're at Day Two. 

What could happen today?



A Woman Who Used Gorilla Glue On Her Head Is Suing!

Woman's hair hack backfired. Is it real or a hoax?

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A woman who used Gorilla Glue on her head is now being hospitalized to have it completely removed from her scalp. After a month of using it, the glue is welded in her head. It could be extremely dangerous to remove it from her scalp.

Tessica Brown nicknamed the Gorilla Glue Girl is literally sharing this embarrassing moment in her life. She posted on TikTok and later YouTube her unfortunate circumstance.

The controversy has went viral thanks to her posting on social media. So far millions have watched the video and some are even questioning it.


It's getting crazy in the world.

Why on earth would you put industrial strength glue in your hair?

Some think this is a hoax.

TMZ reported Tuesday that Brown is flying out to Los Angeles to meet with Dr. Michael Obeng, who has offered to help her for free. The plastic surgeon said the procedure will likely take two or three days to completely remove the Gorilla Glue.

Earlier this month, she explained on social media that she mistakenly finished styling her hair with a coat of industrial-strength Gorilla Glue after her usual Got2b Glued spray ran out.

But it seems to be a real matter and it forced Gorilla Glue to actually respond.

"My hair, it don’t move," Brown said in the video, slapping her hands on the top of her head to prove it. "I’ve washed my hair 15 times and it don’t move."

The woman’s ordeal has captured the attention of the internet as scores of social media users, including celebrities and the Gorilla Glue brand itself, have reached out to her with messages of empathy and support.


"We are very sorry to hear about the unfortunate incident that Miss Brown experienced using our Spray Adhesive on her hair," Gorilla Glue said in a statement Monday, adding that the company wishes her the best.

Her own efforts to clean her hair and even a trip to the emergency room haven’t helped, however. Hospital workers sent her home with acetone and sterile water, but Brown said it burned her scalp and ended up hardening moments later.

"This is a unique situation because this product is not indicated for use in or on hair as it is considered permanent," Gorilla Glue continued in the statement. They emphasized that the spray adhesive states on the warning label to "not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing."

Brown started a GoFundMe page that has exceeded $16,000 goal for help towards her medical expenses.

This the price of fame.

A real dark place we're living in.



Morgan Wallen Saw The Digital Dash!

Morgan Wallen dropped from music stations after racist tirade.

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A country music star's record sales surged in the wake of an incident where he hurled racial slurs. A neighbor recorded him make offensive remarks and soon he saw a digital dash.

Just last year he was nearly banned from SNL after he ignored the coronavirus pandemic to perform in a packed nightclub in Nashville. They pulled his performance due to his refusal to wear facial protection.

Unrepentant behavior has significant consequences.

White nationalists invented this new term: cancel culture. 

It is supposedly a common Karen-theme made by white privilege folks who say they are being silenced from speaking their minds. Apparently capitalism plays a role in cancel culture.

When folks use their freedom of speech to protest, boycott and divest in controversial themes: its cancel culture.

So now country music stations and his own record label immediately dropped him. He was roundly condemned by fellow entertainers and he is begging for forgiveness.

However his closest allies said this was a normal thing.



On February 2, 2021, TMZ posted a video clip (recorded on January 31) showing Morgan Wallen using the word "NIGGER" with friends as they were entering his Nashville home.

"Take care of this "pussy-ass motherfucker," Wallen can be heard saying, before adding "take care of this pussy-ass NIGGER," apparently in reference to one of the people with his group.

"I'm embarrassed and sorry. I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back," Wallen said in a statement. "There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better."

TMZ reported that one of Wallen's neighbors recorded the exchange.

Following backlash on the internet, Wallen admitted to using the racial slur and posted an apology. SiriusXM Satellite Radio, iHeartRadio, Entercom, and Cumulus Media, issued directives to their stations to remove Wallen's music from airplay. Wallen's songs and promotional photographs were removed from Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify playlists. 

The following day, CMT and the Country Music Association announced the removal of Wallen's appearances from all of their platforms, and Wallen's record label Big Loud (and partner Republic Records) suspended its recording contract with him indefinitely. 

On February 3, 2021, the Academy of Country Music announced that Wallen and his latest album Dangerous: The Double Album would be ineligible for the 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up the country star’s latest album after a video showed him shouting a racial slur last week.

Wallen "Dangerous: The Double" Album retains its top spot for a fourth week on Billboard’s all-genre albums chart, less than a week after Wallen apologized for using racist language.

The country music industry acted swiftly to publicly rebuke him and radio stations and streaming services removed his songs from their playlists. But fans responded by playing him even more.

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Billboard reports that his latest album sold 25,000 copies during the week ending Feb. 4, an increase of 102%, according to MRC Data. Billboard reported that that the album’s streaming numbers slightly increased by 3%, representing roughly 160 million on-demand streams. Song downloads from the album also went up by 67%.

The bump in interest extended beyond just Wallen’s current album. Daily sales of his first album "If I Know Me," released in 2018, also increased from 200 to 2,500 on the week ending Feb. 4, according to data provided by MRC Data.

Wallen’s popularity had skyrocketed in the last year and songs like "Seven Summers" and "Wasted on You" earned him crossover success on pop radio. His album was already setting streaming records and is the first country album to spend four weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart since 2003, when Shania Twain's album "Up!" spent five weeks at the top.

Hannah Karp, Billboard's editorial director, said that some uptick in interest in his music is coming from people who are curious about Wallen in the wake of the scandal and media attention. But she said that also shows how his fans are responding to decisions to remove him from the radio as well.

"His fans are likely streaming him more because they can't hear him on the radio anymore," said Karp. "Some fans may be streaming him more in addition to show their support for him, which is something that super fans and fan armies often do."

Karp noted that in general album sales and downloads are much smaller than streaming numbers for all artists, so it doesn't take much to cause large percentage jumps in sales.

Karp said that it may be too early to predict the long-term consequences for Wallen.

"We haven't seen the full effect of radio dropping his music from playlists. Radio is a really powerful driver of consumption, so it's possible that will end up in decreasing streaming and sales eventually," she said.



Tuesday, February 09, 2021

The Impeachment 🍑 Trial Of Former President Donald J. Trump!

The trial to hold former president Donald Trump accountable for inciting an insurrection.

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The Republicans are going to get a wake up call in 2022 if they don't pull their heads out their asses. They better get use to the new norms. This insurrection was an attack on our country.

The impeachment trial of former president Donald J. Trump begins. The U.S. Senate will convene for a vote to move forward the trial. Once the vote is confirmed, the Senate will have the House Impeachment Managers bring forth evidence to convict Trump.

If found guilty, Trump will be forbidden to run for federal office. He will lose his presidential pension and he held liable in federal court. He will lose his executive privilege to not be sued.

At 1pm, the Senate will begin the trial and its expected to last at least a week.

The House of Representatives had impeached Trump for the second time. In the wake of the U.S. Capitol riots, the House had issued an Article of Impeachment. The charge of inciting an insurrection is very serious.

Trump appeared at the infamous "Stop The Steal" rally in Washington, DC on January 6.

He told thousands of supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol to pressure Republicans to stop the vote on certifying joe Biden and Kamala Harris through the Electoral College.

They said they done this for Trump.

So they went to the Capitol and demanded entry. They managed to overtake the police and managed to break into the building. Congress was evacuated.

The rioters said they wanted to "Hang [former vice president Mike] Pence" and get that Bitch [Nancy Pelosi]. They were targeting Pence, Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters, Eric Swalwell and Mitt Romney.

The rioters destroyed Nancy Pelosi's office and tore through other lawmakers' offices.

They bragged they were doing for Trump. At no time, they were remorseful for their actions. 

Trump refused to call the national guard. The White House pressured him to do that infamous "Go home in peace" video while he still claimed the election was stolen from him.

It was over 3 hours before the national guard came to help the police expel the rioters.

Five people died in this attack. There were multiple injuries and lots of damage to the U.S. Capitol.

So far, there were 250 individuals criminally charged for this. There's outrage that some of these rioters are given release and permissions to carry on with their lives while awaiting trial.

The FBI has troves of evidence and faces.

Black leaders slammed federal judges for allowing rioters release and even granting one an opportunity to go on a retreat in Mexico. Trust me, that rioter may not come back.

Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms banned Trump. They also banned other individuals who had played a role in inciting the riots and spreading misinformation about the election.

Republicans want to move on and are trying to drive President Joe Biden's message of "unity" as a wedge. They are hoping to retake the Congress in 2022.

Fox News also is under fire. The white nationalist propaganda outlet is named in two lawsuits in regards to their false claims that voting machines were changing votes from Trump to Biden. The outlet is trying to place the blame of the insurrection on the feet of Biden, Democrats and their competitor CNN.

The Republicans refuse to hold Trump accountable. They fear the repercussions of angering Trump's extremist base. 

This incident not only damaged the reputation of the United States, it also exposed racism, class warfare, white privilege and the power of social media.

It's time to push for a conviction, If Republicans refuse to push for a conviction, they should be held accountable. The country doesn't want to move on from this. This insurrection was just a taste of what we're going to expect in the Biden years.

Ashli Babbitt died trying to be an idiot.

Republicans and conservatives prove to be shameless hypocrites. The amount of white privilege and phony outrage being cranked up by these politicians and agitators is pathetic. Do they not know what we're facing fight now.

We have a global pandemic that killed over 500,000 Americans. We have civil unrest due to the previous president's inflammatory rhetoric. We have gun violence that's gone out of control.

We are seeing racism everyday from white people refusing to wear facial masks, getting angry over policies, calling the law on people of color and using entitlement as an excuse to not face accountability for one's actions.

The impact is felt. We have a mission to make sure that the current president lives up to the promises he said he will do for the Black community.

Oh by the way, conservatives: You don't get to say Blue Lives Matter. 

You don't support police reform nor accountability. You support moving on. We're tired of moving on to the next tragedy. This shit needs to stop now. 

The Republican Party talks a mean game about being the "party of law & order" but in reality, they want to enforce law on the oppressed. 

Republicans cater to dirty cops, crooked politicians, crooked religious leaders, white nationalists, anti-government extremists, Karens and conspiracy nuts.

Trust me, there's going to be more incidents like this.

Those involved are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Trump is innocent in the trial conducted by the U.S. Senate. 


Mary Wilson Passed Away!

The original Dreamgirl. The Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson passed away.

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The passing of an iconic singer, songwriter and part of Motown legacy. Mary Wilson passed away in Las Vegas at the age of 76.

Wilson died Monday night at her home in Las Vegas and the cause was not immediately clear, said publicist Jay Schwartz.

Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes. Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong in 1967, and Wilson stayed with the group until it was officially disbanded by Motown in 1977.



The group’s first No. 1, million-selling song, “Where Did Our Love Go,” was released June 17, 1964. Touring at the time, Wilson said there was a moment when she realized they had a hit song.

“I remember that instead of going home on the bus, we flew,” she told The Associated Press in 2014. “That was our first plane ride. We flew home. We had really hit big.”

It would be the first of five consecutive No. 1s, with “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” Stop! In the Name of Love” and “Back in My Arms Again” following in quick succession. The Supremes also recorded the hit songs “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Up the Ladder to the Roof,” and “Love Child.”

“I just woke up to this news,” Ross tweeted on Tuesday, offering her condolences to Wilson’s family. “I am reminded that each day is a gift,” she added, writing “I have so many wonderful memories of our time together.”


 


Motown founder Berry Gordy said he was “extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the Motown family, Mary Wilson of the Supremes.” His statement Monday night, according to Variety, said “The Supremes were always known as the ‘sweethearts of Motown.’”

The Supremes were one of the premier acts of Motown Records.

Mary Wilson was born to Sam and Johnnie Mae Wilson in Greenville, Mississippi. She was the eldest of three children including a brother, Roosevelt, and a sister, Katherine. Wilson lived with her parents and moved to St. Louis and later to Chicago before living with her aunt Ivory "I.V." and uncle John L. Pippin in Detroit. Wilson reunited with her mother and siblings at the age of 9. To make ends meet, Wilson's mother worked as a domestic worker. Before reaching her teenage years, Wilson and her family had settled the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects, a housing project in Detroit.

Mary Wilson first met Florence Ballard at an elementary school in Detroit. The duo became friends while singing in the school's talent show. In 1959, Ballard asked Wilson to audition for Milton Jenkins, who was forming a sister group to his male vocal trio, the Primes. Wilson was soon accepted in the group known as The Primettes, with Diana Ross and Betty McGlown. Wilson graduated from Detroit's Northeastern High School in January 1962. Despite her mother's insistence she go to college, Wilson instead focused on her music career.

Wilson married Pedro Ferrer in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 11, 1974. Their union produced three children: Turkessa, Pedro Antonio Jr. and Rafael. Wilson and Ferrer divorced in 1981. Wilson is also adoptive mother to her cousin, Willie. In January 1994, Wilson and her 14-year-old son Rafael were involved in an accident on Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas when their Jeep Cherokee veered off the highway and overturned. Wilson sustained moderate injuries; Rafael's injuries were fatal.

As of September 2019, Mary has 10 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter, which she revealed during the 2nd episode of season 28 of Dancing with the Stars.

In 2001, Wilson received an associate degree from New York University.

Wilson has received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.

In 2020, Wilson received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Wilson was also, along with The Supremes, inducted into National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame class 2013. Wilson also served as the master of ceremonies for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame from 2016-2019 and a board member.

Anthony Sowell Passed Away!

The Cleveland Strangler died in hospice.


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TONIA CARMICHAEL - NANCY COBBS - TISHANA CULVER - CRYSTAL DOZIER - TELACIA FORTSON - AMEDLA HUNTER - LESHANDA LONG - MICHELLE MASON - KIM YVETTE SMITH - DIANE TURNER - JANICE WEBB AND ALL THE WOMEN WHO DIED FROM THIS MONSTER!

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!

This evil human being died before he was expected to face capital justice.

We have talked about this monster on Journal de la Reyna and StephGirl's WordPress blog.

This monster murdered 11 women and buried them in his home died in the iron college.

I will only mention him a few times on this posting. 

Anthony Sowell, known as the Cleveland Strangler was a sexual predator and serial killer. This monster was convicted of raping, torturing, dismembering and burying women he met around in the city. Many of this victims were young women, some were his former dates and some were prostitutes. 

Some were women he befriended with his charm and witt. A man who can charm a woman without blinking.

The Ohio Department of Corrections confirm that the monster died through hospice care at the Franklin Medical Center, Columbus in January. 

The monster was convicted and expected to serve DEATH.

His death does rob the victim's families of the opportunity to see him punished by the state's lethal crew.

The monster has been molesting and sexually abusing women since his late teens. He was forced to join the Marines to stay out of trouble. But I guess he couldn't escape his desires of abusing women.

This monster was sent to the iron college in 2011 after a jury convicted him of aggravated murder, rape, kidnapping, corpse abuse and tampering with evidence.

The innocent lives stolen by this monster. The monster may have killed over 50 women.

He began luring women to his home in 2007, state prosecutors said. The break in the case came from a woman who survived his attempts of raping her and trying to bury her alive.

When the feds came to his home, they found that he had a freshly dug hole in the home.

They found remains of women in garbage bags and plastic sheets dumped or buried around his basement, his walls and in backyard. 

The victims were: Tonia Carmichael, Nancy Cobbs, Tishana Culver, Crystal Dozier, Telacia Fortson, Amelda Hunter, LeShanda Long, Michelle Mason, Kim Yvette Smith, Diane Turner and Janice Webb.

These innocent victims never got the coverage like those missing white women. These innocent Black women were mothers, sisters, daughters, grandmothers..... human beings.

An evil man died. His death denied the victim's family, justice.

The very fact they went missing and the junk food media never looked upon them like the white women who go missing is a true travesty.

The monster tried to overturn his conviction. He ended up being denied.

The Cleveland Police were sued by the victim's families. They have ignored these women's disappearances and knew that that monster was a sexual predator. The area where most of the victims disappeared were within a few miles of that monster's home.

The Cleveland detectives botched this as well as the disappearances of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle "Lily Rose" Knight. In 2013, Amanda escape the home of a sexual predator and managed to tell the world that she (her daughter), Gina and Michelle were held captive.

That monster committed suicide a few months into his LIFE term. 

This ugly chapter hasn't closed as of yet. This monster took secrets with him. He may have murdered up to 50 women. The hurt those families felt when this predator took these innocent lives.

Sad.

For more information on the Anthony Sowell saga, visit this blog and StephGirl.

Monday, February 08, 2021

What Happened To Andrew Hogan?

Trotwood Police kills a man after they accused him of holding a knife.


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HIS NAME IS ANDREW HOGAN!

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES!

With the Blogger interface, it is getting harder to make blog posts. I am not kidding.

The way they rolled this interface out maybe the death knell for the once beloved media platform.

I am not going to lie, this is frustrating and I am going to make my postings shorter and quicker now.

The latest police shooting in the United States. Again, a never ending theme here on Journal de la Reyna is the “What Happened To” postings. I often do these postings in regards to the latest incident involving a person of color being either killed by gun or racially motivated violence. It's usually long but with Google fucking up Blogger to a point where its not possible, I'll do as much as I can.

Everyday, we still see these incidents of people of color being shot and killed by the police. Time after time, law enforcement seem to be never held accountable for shooting Black men and women. It's always the cop's word over the dead body.

I hope that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris work on police reform.  

These stories involve police shootings in which people of color are either injured or killed.

The police often get the benefit of the doubt whenever they use deadly force. Given we're still in a major pandemic which 500,000 Americans are gone, the issue of gun violence and systematic racism still exists in the United States.

This one happened in the Dayton, Ohio suburb of Trotwood, Ohio. The law claims that a 25-year old man attacked a police officer after he allegedly shoplifted from a Speedway gas station on Friday. The cops said that he left the gas station and went to a nearby residence. Upon arrival, the cops claim he had a knife on him and they shot him. 

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and three Trotwood cops are off the beat. They are in the freezer pending an investigation into whether use of force was justified.

On Friday night, the was an incident that involved a man stealing items from the Speedway. 

The Trotwood Police claim they had a previous encounter with him. Again, they are trying to justify the shooting by saying he had run-ins with the law.

Big freaking deal!

The victim, Andrew Hogan becomes another hashtag because his death should never of happened. I mean don't cops have non lethal restraints like Tasers and pepper spray?
A vigil for Andrew Hogan was held in Dayton.

And why the hell does Trotwood Police have no body cameras? 

I guess they're more concerned with trying to bilk thousands of Ohioans out of $135 for those freaking traffic cameras.

Well the family went to the NAACP and slammed the Trotwood Police. They said that the cops are fucking liars. 

The three cops weren't named as of yet but police chief Erik Wilson said that he will do a thorough investigation and hand the case over to the Ohio Bureau of Investigation.

"My heart and prayers goes out to [Hogan's] family," said Wilson. "This is troubling to [his officers] as well."

"The suspect male refused to follow orders and assaulted one of the officers on the scene. Additional attempts to gain compliance without success," Trotwood Police Sgt. Joseph McCrary.

The law used a Taser, pepper spray and a baton to try and get Hogan to comply.

Hogan broke free from the cops and headed towards an apartment complex nearby.

"While the officers waited for additional units to respond to make contact with the suspect, the suspect male exited the apartment with a knife in hand. The male suspect was fatally shot," McCrary said.

Since there was no body camera images of the shooting, it's the cops' word against the dead body.
Trotwood Police claim the man had a knife before they fired on him.

What gets me is that a cop was assaulted at the gas station. There was no mention of a knife in that encounter. But as they approach his home, they claim he came out with a knife. Did the victim lunged at the cops?

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So shoplifting from a gas station is grounds for death!

The Hogan family reached out to the Dayton chapter of NAACP. His mother, Bernett said that the cops are not telling the truth.

"And I believe they already killed him. That's why you need body cameras to tell the truth."

The Dayton NAACP Chapter president Derrick Forward said he and the organization hopes Trotwood Police invest in body cameras to prevent these issues from happening.

As usual, we continue the "What Happened To.....?" series on Journal de La Reyna. I am very concerned that our lives are in grave danger. Just because we gotten past the past four years of a divisive president, doesn't mean we're out of the woods.

The impact is felt. We have a mission to make sure that the current president lives up to the promises he said he will do for the Black community.

No conservatives, you don't get to say Blue Lives Matter. 

You don't support police reform nor accountability. You support moving on. We're tired of moving on to the next tragedy. This shit needs to stop now. 

The Republican Party talks a mean game about being the "party of law & order" but in reality, they want to enforce law on the oppressed. 

Republicans cater to dirty cops, crooked politicians, crooked religious leaders, white nationalists, anti-government extremists, Karens and conspiracy nuts.

Every time a person of color is shot and killed by law enforcement, their names become hashtags and we continue to call for accountability and justice. Often we never get justice because of zealous prosecutors who are in the bed with the police.

The conservatives often want to bring up Chicago, Baltimore, St. Louis and Detroit as their counterpoint to gun violence and the need for Black people to hold ourselves accountable. They often try to scapegoat Democrats to the nation's woes. 

Given that the Democratic Party is the party that put two people of color in higher office, the far-right will utilize this as a rally call to extremists. In turn we get more white nationalists like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jim Jordan, Lauren Boebart, Beth Van Duyne, Ron Johnson, Matt Gaetz, Tommy Tuberville, Marsha Blackburn, Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and Louie Gohmert. 

The American people are so numb to this stuff. They won’t socially distance. They won’t wear facial masks. They don’t take the dangers of the coronavirus seriously.

As with gun violence, Congress will not do anything to stop it. Republican in the House and Senate as well as a handful of Democrats will continue to block legislation that stops the ongoing gun violence pandemic. They can’t even do anything.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence.
A shoplifting complaint leads to a police shooting.

WHEN COPS SEE A BLACK MAN WITH A KNIFE, BAT AND A FIREARM REGARDLESS OF IT BEING LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, THEY AUTOMATICALLY SHOOT THE BLACK MAN. EVEN AN UNARMED BLACK MAN WHO IS MENTALLY ILL, JUST REACHING FOR A WALLET OR A DOOR HANDLE COULD BE KILLED BY THE COPS. NOW A BLACK MAN FLEEING AN ARRESTING OFFICER COULD BE KILLED. WHETHER THEY'RE IN THEIR VEHICLE OR RUNNING FROM THEM. THE COPS WILL SHOOT THE BLACK MAN.

THE POLICE AND JUNK FOOD MEDIA TRY TO MAKE THE VICTIM, "THE BAD GUY" BY BRINGING UP HIS PAST HISTORY, HIS SOCIAL MEDIA OR HIS FAMILY LIFE. 

MANY WHITES (IN LARGE GROUPS) HAVE FIREARMS IN FRONT OF POLICE AND THEY NEVER GET SHOT OR KILLED. WHY AREN'T THEY AFRAID OF THEM?

WHENEVER SOMEONE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE LACK OF BLACK FATHERS, I CONTINUE TO DENOUNCE THIS BULLSHIT. I OFTEN REMIND THEM THAT THE POLICE AND WHITE VIGILANTES KILL BLACK FATHERS. THE POLICE LEAVE CHILDREN OF COLOR WITHOUT A BLACK FATHER. AND NO AMOUNT OF MONEY COULD BRING THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE KILLED BY THE COPS OR RACISTS.

It never happens in your community.......! Until it does! Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how this was a peaceful protest. I don't want hear folks say this is not white privilege. I don't want to hear folks say masks impede their freedoms. I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. This is an embarrassing and disgraceful moment in American history.

FOR EVERY BAD COP, THERE WILL BE A DEAD COP!

I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET OR THE COP'S VERSION.

THERE IS NO GOD!

GOD IS NOT FIXING THIS!

We haven't forgotten about the many mass shootings in the United States. COVID-19 doesn't stop individuals from picking up firearms and killing others.



Richard Shelby Out!

Far-right Alabama senator Richard Shelby is retiring.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

PROTECT BLACK WOMEN! 

WEAR A DAMN MASK! SAVE A LIFE!

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW!

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS TRASH!

The gridlock in Washington, DC as well as the Republican Party being hostily being taken over by the former president Donald J. Trump has mainstream Republicans heading for the exits.

The latest is the 86-year old Alabama senator Richard Shelby.

Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) is retiring from the U.S. Senate. Shelby entered the senate as a Democrat only to join the Republicans shortly after the Revolution in 1993. 

"Today I announce that I will not seek a seventh term in the US Senate in 2022," the 86-year-old Republican said in a statement. "For everything, there is a season."

Shelby's announcement follows several other high profile Republican senators who've announced plans to not run for reelection in 2020. Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Rob Portman of Ohio have both said they will not run again when their term is up next year.

Shelby chaired the Appropriations, Rules, Banking and Intelligence committees in the Senate. He said he was proud of his work focusing on the economy, education, space exploration and, ever the appropriator, the Port of Mobile.

Shelby's decision will open up a fierce race in the deep red state. Possible candidates include Shelby's former chief of staff, Katie Boyd Britt, who is now the president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Rep. Mo Brooks.

Brooks spokesman Clay Mills declined to comment.

Shelby was a southern Democrat in the early 1980s. He switched parties shortly after the Democrats lost control of Congress in the Bill Clinton years.

The Senate is currently split 50-50. Democrats are hopeful that the retirements of three other Republican senators —Portman, Toomey and Richard Burr of North Carolina — will help them cling onto their control of the Senate.

Republicans look posed to keep Alabama in their column. However, the Democrats have a challenge ahead to claim Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Trump carried Ohio by 8 points. He carried North Carolina by 4 points. President Joe Biden carried Pennsylvania by 3 points. The states are crucial for who gets full control of the Senate.

These three states are white, older and more conservative than usual. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) easily beaten his challenger in a year that Ohio won the governor's mansion and full control of the state legislature.

With the split it means that Biden can't make too many mistakes given that Republicans are trying to turn the page on the insurrection to focus on how to undermine his agenda at every turn.

Former president Trump will be facing his second impeachment trial on Tuesday.


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