Markie Post Passed Away!

 Markie Post passed away. She is known for Night Court and The Fall Guy.

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Only one month ago, we lost Charlie Robinson. Another Night Court alumni passed away.

Harry Anderson, Charlie Robinson and Markie Post appeared in a 30 Rock episode.

Markie Post, who is best known for playing the loveable defense attorney Christine Sullivan on Night Court passed away at the age of 70. She joined the series as a guest star in the second season and soon became a regular from season three until its final season.

Early yesterday morning, I got the news that Markie Post has passed away.
Out of respect for her family, I didn't want to say anything publicly until I saw it in the press.
But, I was shocked and devastated...https://t.co/jOOAAB7ztm

— Marsha Warfield (@MarshaWarfield) August 8, 2021

Oh, no!
I'm so sorry to read this.
Charlie Robinson was one of the great ones.
My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, fans and all whose lives he touched.
Rest well, Charlie, I thought you'd live forever.https://t.co/CIekSXCB48

— Marsha Warfield (@MarshaWarfield) July 12, 2021

Her grace, her warmth, her intelligence, her compassion, her optimism, her empathy, her humility, her love and devotion to her family. And her flawless comic timing, her beauty, her laugh and more.. pic.twitter.com/EeB6eQJI4e

— John B. Larroquette (@johnlarroquette) August 8, 2021

Often words are puny useless things. Maybe they will make sense in time but for now our deepest condolences to his loved ones.——- Charlie Robinson. November 9, 1945 – July 11, 2021 pic.twitter.com/yHLgXPglMc

— John B. Larroquette (@johnlarroquette) July 13, 2021

Post was one of the breakout stars of the NBC sitcom. She was the on and off love interest of Harry Stone (played by Harry Anderson). As Christine Sullivan, Post played a naive, compassionate and feisty defense attorney who the president of the Prince Charles and Princess Diana fan club.

Post had terminal cancer. Her family and manager announced her passing.

John Larroquette, Richard Moll and Marsha Warfield are the surviving members of Night Court. Harry Anderson, Charlie Robinson and Markie Post passed away.

Post’s manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, confirmed the actress died in a statement to Fox News on Sunday, noting that she passed after battling cancer for almost four years.

"Our pride is in who she was in addition to acting," her family shared in a statement. "A person who made elaborate cakes for friends, sewed curtains for first apartments and showed us how to be kind, loving and forgiving in an often harsh world."

Deadline notes that she was born in 1950 in Palo Alto, Calif. She got her career in show business started by working as an associate producer on the game show "Double Dare," oriiginally hosted by the late Alex Trebek.

However, her first on-screen credit came by way of appearances in  1970s shows like  "CHiPs," "Barnaby Jones," "The Incredible Hulk," "The Lazarus Syndrome," "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" and "Hart to Hart." 

From there, her career in TV kicked into high gear with appearances on more high-profile shows like "The Love Boat," "Cheers," "Fantasy Island" and "The A-Team" in the 1980s before getting her breakout role of bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in the TV series "The Fall Guy." The outlet reports she appeared in 65 episodes of the action drama between 1982 and 1985. 

From 1985 to 1992, she appeared as public defender Christine Sullivan for 159 episodes of the comedy "Night Court." 

The Hollywood Reporter notes that fans may also recognize Post from the 1998 movie "There’s Something About Mary," in which she played the mother of Cameron Diaz’s character. She also had appearances later in life on popular shows like "Chicago P.D." and "The Kids Are Alright." After her cancer diagnosis, she still pursued acting with a role in the Netflix comedy "Santa Clarita Diet." 

Post is survived by her husband, producer and writer Michael A. Ross, and her daughters Kate Armstrong Ros and Daisy Schoenborn.

AOC Wants To Challenge Schumer!

Ocasio-Cortez considering challenging Chuck Schumer.

 

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Had the American people voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as the Democratic presidential nominee and he won the presidency, yeah I could see this. However, even New Yorkers are tired of the showboating and activism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). She and the so-called Squad are inviting themselves to primary challenges from Democrats who are sick and tired of the extremism within the party. 

They don't want any of the Rep. Marjorie Karen Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Karen Gaetz (R-FL) type of candidates in the Democratic Party.

Ocasio-Cortez hasn't ruled out an opportunity to primary Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the current Majority Leader of the Senate in 2022.

Schumer annoys me a lot. Yes. He really does. He is a staunch supporter of Israel. He opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. He is pro-war and possibly Islamophobic. He is a center-left politicians who is still an old school type of negotiator. Schumer is polarizing.

It's possible that Ocasio-Cortez beats Schumer but it's going to be a challenge that gives her a 25% chance of victory.

Asked by CNN’s Dana Bash if she is considering a campaign against her fellow New Yorker next year, Ocasio-Cortez said she had not seriously considered it, but also stopped short of ruling out a run.

Sen Majority Leader Chuck Schumer came outside to congratulate Rep. Cori Bush and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the news broke. “You did this,” Schumer excitedly said to them. pic.twitter.com/K8FSS0juho

— Jessica Dean (@jessicadean) August 3, 2021

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer meets with Rep. Cori Bush, Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez and other progressives on the steps of the U.S. Capitol currently protesting the eviction moratorium. pic.twitter.com/KBk65k0WRy

— Public News DC (@PublicNewsDC) August 3, 2021

“I know it drives everybody nuts. But the way that I really feel about this, and the way that I really approach my politics and my political career is that I do not look at things and I do not set my course positionally,” Ocasio-Cortez told Bash in “Being…AOC,” the first episode of the new CNN series “Being…” that airs Monday night at 9 p.m. ET.

“And I know there’s a lot of people who do not believe that. But I really – I can’t operate the way that I operate and do the things that I do in politics while trying to be aspiring to other things or calculating to other things,” she said in an interview in her district in late June.

The prospect of a showdown between the New Yorkers next year has loomed over Capitol Hill for some time, but Ocasio-Cortez has not made any moves to set herself up for what would be a blockbuster campaign. And unlike other moderate congressional leaders, Schumer – first elected in 1998 – has steered clear of criticizing his party’s left flank – at home or in Washington. In New York, he has aligned himself closely with progressives and has on Capitol Hill, along with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, repeatedly called on President Joe Biden to unilaterally cancel all student debt, a top progressive priority.

But with the compromises baked into the bipartisan infrastructure deal rankling progressives, Schumer’s ability to bring home, through a party-line vote, a separate and more expensive reconciliation package demanded by progressives could make or break his standing with the party’s left flank.

Ocasio-Cortez noted that she and Schumer, who has never faced a serious primary challenge in part because he is so deeply attuned to his constituency, have been on the same side of some of the major legislative fights in Washington this year.

“For what it’s worth, Senator Schumer and I have been working very closely on a lot of legislation and that, to me, is important,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And so, we shall see.”

The second-term House member is no stranger to longshot primary bids. In 2018, she unseated then-Rep. Joe Crowley, who had been touted as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential successor atop the Democratic House Caucus. Her victory touched off a string of insurgent progressive primary successes and, later on, the birth of the “squad,” the all-female group of leftist congressional firebrands.

As to whether she might have ambitions that go beyond the Senate, and all the way to the White House, Ocasio-Cortez told CNN that looking that far into the future, for now at least, would compromise her ability to do her current job.

“I struggle with this because I don’t want little girls watching or anything like that to lower their sights or anything in that direction. But for me, I feel that if that was in the scope of my ambition, it would chip away at my courage today,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I think what happens a lot in politics is that people are so motivated to run for certain higher office that they compromise in fighting for people today. And the idea is that if you can be as clean of a slate or as blank of a slate, that it makes it easier for you to run for higher office later on.”

The lawmaker is one of the least productive in the House of Representatives. It would be interesting to see the 30-year old lawmaker make a play for the U.S. Senate. 

I believe that she would not be well liked in upstate New York. 

It's a damn shame that with all the talents she's got, all she wants to be is an activist. 

Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) have opened themselves to a primary challenger.

Bush is on the top list of candidates who could be defeated in the primary. Then Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez are next on the list of primary candidates in danger of defeat. Omar and Pressley are considered slightly favorable to win their primary,

Ocasio-Cortez has a track record of endorsing the losing candidates this cycle. She endorsed Maya Wiley and Nina Turner in their ill fated bids for mayor and U.S. Congress. 

Dick Ferrel Passed Away!

He fucked around and now he found out. Far-right agitator died from the coronavirus.

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Over 645,000 Americans are dead from the coronavirus.

A far-white talk show host fucked around and found out! Now his family is preparing for the burial. I bet he wished he gotten vaccinated. But alas, like many Americans, this pandemic became another stupid culture war. 

The causalities of the culture war.

Karen Farrel, a longtime conservative radio host from West Palm Beach, Florida, who was a vocal opponent of the coronavirus vaccine and vehement critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci, died Aug. 4 of complications from COVID-19, according to WPTV. He was 65.

After calling Fauci a “power-tripping lying freak” and urging people not to get vaccinated as recently as June, Farrel changed his tune after contracting the virus himself and entering the hospital roughly three weeks ago.

“Covid Took One Of My Best Friends!” his friend Amy Leigh Hair wrote on Facebook. “He is the reason I took the shot! He texted me and told me to ‘Get it!; He told me that this virus is no joke and he said: ‘I wish I had gotten it!'”

Farrel’s partner, Kit Farley, wrote on Facebook, “He was known as the other Rush Limbaugh. With a heavy heart, I can only say this was so unexpected. He will be missed.”

A native of Queens, New York, who was born Karen Austin Levitt, he got his start in New York radio before bouncing among stations in Florida. He also anchored for the right-wing news outlet Newsmax as a fill-in in 2018.

Mick McCabe, creative director of the radio broadcaster Hubbard South Florida, told WPTV, “Dick was a pioneer ‘shock talk’ host, certainly here in South Florida, and a loyal friend both personally and to listeners here for decades.”

An ardent supporter of Washed Up 45, Farrel went full in on unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about election fraud earlier this year and questioned the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines developed during the former president's administration. According to the Daily Beast, he articulated many of his extreme opinions on a Facebook account that has since been made private.

“So, u think it wasn’t a SCAM DEMIC? NOT ONE ELECTED DEMOCRAT ever tested positive,” he wrote in late June, without any basis in fact. In early July, he asked, “Why take a vax promoted by people who lied 2u all along about masks.” He also suggested that Fauci, the renowned infectious-disease expert, was conspiring with “power trip libb loons” to make everyone believe the pandemic was still a threat just so they could seize more power.

But his own illness did prompt a reversal — and he helped convince some in his circle to get vaccinated themselves. As Hair told WPTV, “I was one of one the people like him who didn’t trust the vaccine. I trusted my immune system. I just became more afraid of getting COVID-19 than I was of any possible side effects of the vaccine. I’m glad I got vaccinated.”

Of course, there's folks who are fully vaccinated but end up getting the coronavirus. As with vaccines, nothing is 100%. The vaccines are capable of preventing the coronavirus. At best, it's a 94% prevention rate which means 1 out of 500 could be infected even if they're vaccinated.

President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.

But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war. 

With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.

The Republicans are so devoted to destroying Biden and the country for what....to regain power.

Pathetic.

According to the CDC, there is still not enough information on antibodies for COVID-19 and whether they can prevent someone from getting reinfected. It still recommends that people with a positive antibody test follow recommendations for protecting themselves and others.

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.

Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19. 

If you're not vaccinated, your chances of death increases to 48%.

Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!

If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.

Ralph Norman: I Got The Coronavirus!

QAnon lawmaker caught the coronavirus.

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Fuck around and you'll soon find out!

South Carolina lawmaker who has ties to white nationalism confirms that he has the coronavirus. Of course, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and QAnon leader Rep. Karen McCarthy (R-CA) were notified of the situation.

Rep. Karen Norman (R-SC) along with Rep. Marjorie Karen Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Karen Massie (R-KY) are suing the House Speaker after they were heavily fined for not following the Capitol mandate when entering the chamber. The Karens were told to wear masks while in the House chamber. 

They wanted to fuck around and now they found it the consequences. 

Norman tested positive for the coronavirus. 

"After experiencing minor symptoms this morning. I sought a COVID-19 test and was just informed the results were positive," Norman tweeted on Thursday.

"Thankfully, I have been fully vaccinated and my symptoms remain mild. To every extent possible, I will continue my work virtually while in quarantine for the next ten (10) days."

Irony seems to come into the Republican Party. The delta strain of the coronavirus has spread across the United States. Over 645,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus. Folks who refuse to get vaccinated are now regretting it. Many of these folks are either Republicans, Black conspiracy theorists or anti-vaxxers who spread misinformation online.

Washed Up 45 and Republicans led the "Big Lie" in throughout the elections and the pandemic.

In the lawsuit, Norman, Greene and Massie argue the mask mandate, which was recently reimposed, violates the 27th Amendment, which says the salaries of House members are determined by their own vote. They claimed the fines are in essence an unconstitutional reduction of their salaries. 

Freedumb Caucus. Several Republicans are testing positive for the coronavirus. Some may have been vaccinated.

Norman is not the only fully vaccinated member of Congress to contract COVID-19. Senator Karen Graham of South Carolina earlier this week said he tested positive and was experiencing mild symptoms. 

Several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have caught the coronavirus despite being vaccinated.

Of course, there's folks who are fully vaccinated but end up getting the coronavirus. As with vaccines, nothing is 100%. The vaccines are capable of preventing the coronavirus. At best, it's a 94% prevention rate which means 1 out of 500 could be infected even if they're vaccinated.

President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.

But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war. 

With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

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— Rep. Ralph Norman (@RepRalphNorman) August 5, 2021

We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.

The Republicans are so devoted to destroying Biden and the country for what....to regain power.

Pathetic.

According to the CDC, there is still not enough information on antibodies for COVID-19 and whether they can prevent someone from getting reinfected. It still recommends that people with a positive antibody test follow recommendations for protecting themselves and others.

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.

Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19. 

If you're not vaccinated, your chances of death increases to 48%.

Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!

If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.

Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas Passed Away!

Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas died of natural causes.

 

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The founding member of Kool & The Gang has passed away.

The father of the late actress Michelle Thomas, Dennis "Dee Tee Thomas" passed away in his sleep while at home in Montclair, New Jersey. 

The band announced the passing of Thomas on their social media.

"An original member of Kool & The Gang, Dennis was known as the quintessential cool cat in the group, love for his hip clothes and hats, and his laid-back demeanor," the group said in a statement. "A huge personality while also an extremely private person, Dennis was the alto saxophone player, flutist, percussionist as well as master of ceremonies at the band's shows. Dennis' prologue featured on the groups 1971 hit, 'Who's Gonna Take the Weight' is legendary and an example of his showmanship."

"Dee Tee was the group's wardrobe stylist who made sure they always looked fresh. In the band's early days, Dennis also served as the 'budget hawk,' carrying the group's earnings in a paper bag in the bell of his horn," the statement said.

He was born in 1951 in Orlando, Thomas was known for his prologue on the band's 1971 hit, "Who's Gonna Take the Weight." He was known to carry their earnings in a paper bag stuff into the bell of his horn.

The group was founded in 1964. It was created on the sounds of jazz, soul and funk. They called themselves the Jazziacs before they would settle on calling themselves Kool & The Gang. 

The group's other founders are Ronald and Robert Bell, Spike Mickens, Ricky Westfield, George Brown and Charles Smith,

Dee Tee was survived by his wife Phynjuar Saunders Thomas, Tuesday Rankin, David Thomas, Devin Thomas and the late Michelle Thomas.

Dee Tee's daughter was Michelle Thomas, a very popular actress of the late 1990s.

Michelle Thomas was best known for her role on Family Matters as Myra Monkhouse, the on-and-off love interest of Steve Urkel, played by Jaleel White. Thomas passed away in 1998 from  a rare cancer, an intra-abdominal desmoplastic small-round-cell tumor (DSRCT).

Michelle never smoked or drank alcohol, and was a vegetarian. Her mother added that "they'd give her a sedation that was supposed to put her out for 20 minutes and she'd be asleep for four days. Her body couldn't take it."[18] Thomas underwent surgery to remove a lemon-sized tumor shortly before landing her The Young and the Restless role in the spring of 1998. She underwent surgery again in October 1998 after a second cancerous growth ruptured. After being released from the hospital, Thomas flew home to New Jersey to spend Thanksgiving with her family in Weehawken, New Jersey.

On December 23, at age 30, Thomas died surrounded by her family and friends in New York City at Manhattan's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Thomas' longtime friend and former boyfriend, was among those at her bedside. On December 26, 1998, a Muslim funeral service was held, per her request. She was buried in New Jersey.

RiRi's Billions!

Boss talk.

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WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, 33 years old is a Barbarian singer, media personality, actress and now billionaire.

She is worth $1.7 billion according to Forbes Magazine. She is one of the richest singers in the world.

Rihanna is crowning the title of one of the world's newest billionaires. She is placed second behind the Queen of Talk and Media, Oprah Winfrey.

"God is good" said the entertainer.

Rihanna’s beauty company, Fenty Beauty, is worth an estimated $2.8 billion, according to Forbes. The singer owns 50% of the company, which is half-owned by French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. 

The financial magazine estimated Rihanna’s lingerie company, Savage X Fenty, to be worth $270 million. 

Why make music when you're a businesswoman who designs clothes, perfumes, jewelry and women's apparel?

Wonder how Chris Brown is taking this?

Rihanna listened to Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter on how to become a become a hustler in the music business.

Rihanna was discovered by American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. After signing with Def Jam in 2005, she soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2017 she founded the fashion house Fenty as its artistic director, and became the first black woman to head a luxury brand for LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) group.

Rihanna with A$AP Rocky.

Rihanna's third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and established her status as a sex symbol in the music industry. The chart-topping single "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom. She continued to mix pop, dance, and R&B genres on her next studio albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012), which became her first Billboard 200 number one. The albums spawned a string of chart-topping singles, including "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", "Diamonds", and "Stay". Her eighth album, Anti (2016), showcased a new creative control following her departure from Def Jam. It became her second US number-one album and featured the chart-topping single "Work". Rihanna has collaborations with artists such as rappers Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West and singers Adam Levine, Paul McCartney, Ne-Yo, and Shakira.

With sales of over 250 million records worldwide, Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has earned 14 number-ones and 31 top-ten singles in the US and 30 top-ten entries in the UK. Her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and six Guinness World Records. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2018. Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014; as of 2021, she is the wealthiest female musician, with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion.

Aside from music, Rihanna is known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, entrepreneurial ventures, and the fashion industry. She is the founder of the nonprofit organisation Clara Lionel Foundation, cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, and fashion house Fenty under LVMH. Rihanna has also ventured into acting, appearing in major roles in Battleship (2012), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018). She was appointed as an ambassador of education, tourism, and investment by the Government of Barbados in 2018.

Rihanna is signed as an artist on Roc Nation, Def Jam and Westbury Road.

Summer Listening!

Nas released his latest album.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

PROTECT BLACK WOMEN! 

STOP ASIAN HATE!

PROTECT AAPI WOMEN!

FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸!

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!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

So we're going to go ahead and get some of my Summer listening out of the way. I've been delaying the postings due to the Google Blogger interface being trash and I'm starting to get bored with the blog.

Not saying that I'm going to just move on, but I am going to consider 2022 as a slow down period.

We still have roads to cross, bridges to build, places to go and things to accomplish. In the United States, the pandemic has driven folks into madness. So many Americans are refusing to wear facial masks, getting vaccinated, pushing conspiracies about the election, stopping Americans from voting, pushing racism under guise of patriotism, sowing discourse and showboating. 

It can be frustrating.

But hey we still have the music.

So today, I'll give you five of the albums I've going to listen to.

The Off-Season from J. Cole.

1. J. Cole - The Off-Season

The North Carolina rapper/media personality released his album on May 14 on Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records. It is his sixth album and was executive produced by J. Cole, Ibrahim Hamad and T-Minus.

The album features guest features from 21 Savage, Morray, Bas, Lil Baby, 6lack and has production from Cole, Boi-1da, DrtWrk, Don Mills, Tommy Parker, Wu, 10, Frank Dukes, DJ Dahi, Mario Luciano, Tae Beast, Jake One, Timbaland, Sucuki, Coleman and Maneesh. 

The album has 12 tracks. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200.

2. Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost

The Odd Future frontman has come out as a member of the LGBTQ community. He is openly bisexual. He released the album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST on Columbia Records and it's his sixth album on the label. 

He is the executive producer of the album and has features from DJ Drama, 42 Dugg, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Wayne, Teezo Touchdown, Domo Genesis, Brent Faiyaz, Fana Hues, Jamie xx, Daisy World, Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams. His album has 16 tracks but a bonus feature on deluxe album. The production includes Tyler himself with Jamie xx, Jay Versace, Pharrell Williams and Lil Uzi Vert in assistance.

3. Nas - King's Disease II - The sequel to the Grammy award winning album King's Disease. This is the 14th album release from Nasir Jones. The Queens-based rapper and media mogul released his album on Mass Appeal, LLC with association to Def Jam. He and Hit-Boy are the executive producers of the album.

Most of the production is coming from Hit-Boy with one of the tracks assisted by Big Ax-D. 

The album is expected to peak at No. 1. It was released on Friday and it already has Grammy buzz.

The album has features from EPMD, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, YG, Blxst, Hit-Boy, Eminem and Lauryn Hill. The surprising appearance of Lauryn Hill. The two haven't collaborated since Nas released the It Was Written in 1996.

4. Isaiah Rashad - The House is Burning 

This is the third album from the Chattanooga based rapper Isaiah Rashad. The album was released on July 30 and will likely get Grammy buzz. The rapper and singer has released the album on Top Dawg Entertainment and Warner Records. 

Isaiah Rashad's The House is Burning is a certified hit.

He has 16 tracks to this album and it features Lil Uzi Vert, Duke Deuce, Smino, 4r Da Locals, Amindi, Jay Rock, Jay Worthy, YGTUT, SZA and 6lack.

The album has production from Devin Malik, Kal Banx, Banshee The Great, Keanu Beats, Hollywood Cole, J.LBS, Groove, Henry Was, Rory Behr, Amaire Johnson, Kenny Beats, TIGGI, Free P, Crooklin, Pete (Scum) and Nebula.

5. Lil Durk & Lil Baby - The Voice of the Heroes

The collaborative studio album from Chicago rapper Lil Durk and Atlanta rapper Lil Baby. Released on Quality Control, 4 Pockets Full, Wolfpack, Only The Family, Alamo Records, Geffen Records, Motown and Capitol Records.

The two worked on the album between 2020 and 2021 and released the album on June 4. 

The two have guest features from Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Young Thug and Rod Wave.

The production on the 18-track album includes: Touch of Trent, Haze, Forever Rollin, Flex OTB, Chi Chi, Young TN, Wheezy, London on da Track, Tone Def, Rockin wit Slime, Nile Waves, Iroc, DJ Young Pharaoh, Nick Papz, KJ, MFoss, Section 8, Noah, ATL Jacob, DannyProd, Turbo, Russ Chell, Harris, TnTXD, Luke C and Murda Beatz

Bonus 

Migos - Culture III

The group consist of Quavo, Takeoff and Offset. The three have released solo albums and often collaborate on many projects associated with Quality Control. They released Culture III on June 11.

The group is signed to Quality Control, Capitol Records and Motown Records. The rap group's album debuted on No. 2 on Billboard Top 200.

The album has production from longtime producer DJ Durel but also Quavo as well. The other production includes: Wallis Lane, Azul Wynter, LoMastro, Preme, Atake, Sluzyyy, Slime Castro, Nuki, Osiris, Murda Beatz, Tay Keith, Pooh Beatz, Rvnes, Section 8, Ciaga, Nas Moore, Diaz, Mars, Smash David, OG Parker, Fox, Buddah Bless, Pvlace, Zaytoven, Trauma Tone, Danny Wolf, Carnage, Nils, DGudini, Sonic, Oz, Keanu Beats, Aguilar, L'Etranger, Kid Hazi, Will Major, Squill, Pyrex and DUn Deal.

The album has features from Drake, Cardi B, Polo G, Future, Justin Bieber, Juice Wrld, Pop Smoke and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Juice Wrld died in 2019 after having a fatal seizure. Pop Smoke was killed in 2020 after a home invasion. The four terrorists were criminal charged with his murder. The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Polo G - Hall of Fame

The third studio album from Polo G on Columbia Records. The album debuted No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200. He is a Chicago based rapper who is associated with the drill music music. He was nearly joining Juice Wrld in 2019 after having a near fatal seizure from ecstasy and Xanax mixed in his drink.

This album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200. 

His album was released on June 11.

The album features guest vocals from Kid Laroi, Lil Durk, Lil Wayne, Scorey, G Herbo, Rod Wave, DaBaby, Young Thug, Roddy Ricch, Nicki Minaj, Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign.

The album production includes 1040, Yung Fuel, E. Bankz, Synco, Taz Taylor, Ryder Johnson, Mason Wu, Jkei, WizardMCE, Tahj Money, D Mac, LondnBlue, Kartlin Bankz, Angelo Ferraro, 12Hunna, Spaceman, BJ, Aiden Han, Damn Mikey, Daniel Magnusson, Varohl, Kid Culture, BKH Beats, Lil Mosey, Nick Mira, NicoNiceWitt, Ben Billions, David Mescon, Terrence Rolle, Wheezy, Fizzle, Boby Raps, SephGotTheWaves, CashMoneyAP, Finesse, Menace, Axl Beats, SAFE and S.Dot.

The album has 20 tracks.

Pop Smoke's vocals were added late into the album. The Victor Victor label cleared the release of unreleased lyrics and features.

Vince Staples - Vince Staples

Rapper/actor/singer Vince Staples is a member of the Cutthroat Boyz. He is a rapper from Long Beach, California and is signed to Motown Records. Universal Music split the Motown label from Def Jam. 

Staples also has a distribution deal with Talib Kweli's Blacksmith Records.

This is his fourth album and first eponymous. The album received acclaim from critics. The album has 10 tracks but last only 22 minutes. 

It has no featured guests on the album. His main production comes from Kenny Beats. But also associated production comes from WahWah, James Harper Gordon and Monte Booker.

You can listen to them on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Music, Deezer or purchasing them from your local retailer. I endorse these albums for your listening pleasure.

Sharice Davids: I Got The Coronavirus!

Rep. Sharice Davids test positive for the coronavirus. She said the vaccines prevented the worst.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

PROTECT BLACK WOMEN! 

STOP ASIAN HATE!

PROTECT AAPI WOMEN!

FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸!

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!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

Democratic lawmaker from Kansas tested positive for the coronavirus. The lawmaker got her vaccination and is experiencing mild symptoms. Had she not got vaccinated, she could have faced a potential deadly fate.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Karen McCarthy (R-CA) were notified of Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) testing positive for the coronavirus.

Davids was one of two Native American women elected in 2018. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk noble tribal nation. Deb Haaland, was then U.S. Representative from New Mexico before she was tapped by President Joe Biden to become the Department of Interior Secretary. She is the first woman and Native American to be in this position.

Davids who is a former mixed martial arts fighter was elected in 2018. She lives in Kansas City, Kansas and is a lesbian. She is the first openly LGBT Native American elected to the House of Representatives.

She said that she will isolate at home, where she has been since an unrelated outpatient parathyroid surgery."I have followed CDC recommended precautions throughout this pandemic, including masking indoors in areas of high or substantial transmission," Davids said in a statement. "I’m incredibly grateful for the vaccine and the protection that it offers. I know things could have been much worse for me without it."

Sharice is a fighter. She will beat the coronavirus.

Of course, there's folks who are fully vaccinated but end up getting the coronavirus. As with vaccines, nothing is 100%. The vaccines are capable of preventing the coronavirus. At best, it's a 94% prevention rate which means 1 out of 500 could be infected even if they're vaccinated.

President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.

But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war. 

With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.

The Republicans are so devoted to destroying Biden and the country for what....to regain power.

Pathetic.

According to the CDC, there is still not enough information on antibodies for COVID-19 and whether they can prevent someone from getting reinfected. It still recommends that people with a positive antibody test follow recommendations for protecting themselves and others.

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.

Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19. 

If you're not vaccinated, your chances of death increases to 48%.

Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!

If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.