Thursday, May 30, 2024

What Happened To Samuel Sterling And Riley Doggett?

Riley Doggett and Samuel Sterling were killed by police officers using their vehicles as weapons.

Be warned, there will be graphic videos.

What is going on in Kent County, Michigan?

The need for police reform in the case of high speed chases, apprehension and community relations with people of color. 

Yeah, I know the Kia Boyz are annoying criminals who ruin the lives of motorists. I am a testament. The igorant Kia Boyz broke into my vehicle. They could not steal it because it was a push button but they seriously damaged my window siding. Someone also dented my passenger side as well. I am still frustrated that the police can't do anything about it.

It is vandalism and property theft. It is a crime that is replaceable by insurance. 

If it was a injury or death, the police would react to this more. Mind you, we can't kill a thief if the person is not posing a threat. Police will not buy the excuse that property theft is worthy of death by a civilian.

Michigan State Police sergeant used his unmarked vehicle as a weapon.

But oh well, I found my only solace in watching videos on social media of Kia Boyz getting a classic style of Black punishment. Back in the day, Black boys who caused problems would get their asses whooped with a belt. Those belts straightened out children.

Now if you put a belt to a child, you could be arrested for child abuse and children services could put your child in protective custody.

Anyway to the subject of Kent County. It is in the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is called West Michigan. The city of Grand Rapids is the seat of the county. It has a population of 654,000 residents. 

Interstate 96, Interstate 196, U.S. Highway 131 and Michigan 6 (Paul Henry Freeway) are the major roads in the county. The Grand River is a major river in the state. 

Republican prosecutor Chris Becker decline prosecuting dirty cops.

Kent County is a fairly Republican area. Out of the 40 years, Barack Obama and Joe Biden managed to flip the county once. Obama in 2008 and Biden in 2020. It will make a difference for Biden of he retains the county. It is going to be challenging knowing that he had uncommitted in the primary take over 15% of the vote which equals over 148,000 voters. Biden won Michigan by 1.2% of the vote.

Gerald Ford once represented the area as a congressman before he became vice president and later president for one term. Ford could have been a great president had he not pardoned his former boss Richard Nixon after he resigned from office after facing a possible impeachment for abuse of power.
No mugshot of Brian Neeley.

The current lawmaker Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) faces a tough challenge. The freshman lawmaker supports Israel, supported the TikTok ban, condemned Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for her stances on Israel and voted with Biden policies 96% of the time. While Republicans are 100% supportive of Israel and its genocide because they relish in dehumanizing people. The Democrats are 95% supportive of Israel and the party's core base is disappointed in Biden and the party's support of apartheid ethnostate.

The type of training American police officers are given came through Israel. The Israelis use vehicles to run over Palestinians without any consequences. They used tractors, police SUVs and tanks on civilians. They trained U.S. law enforcement in Israel tactics on how to apprehend civilians.

Two incidents where police officers used their vehicles as weapons in apprehension. Both of the suspects died.

One man was ran over after fleeing an arrest. The Michigan State Police task force tried to apprehend him when a sergeant in his vehicle pinned the suspect into a wall of a Burger King.

Detective Sgt. Brian Keely, 50, of Grand Rapids, was part of a fugitive task force trying to take Samuel Sterling into custody on April 17, 2024. Keely is charged with one count of second-degree murder, which carries a potential life prison sentence, and one count of involuntary manslaughter, a felony carrying a 15-year sentence.

Sterling fled on foot shortly before noon, sparking a chase involving state troopers and other law enforcement agencies.

Sterling was in the parking lot of a Kentwood fast food restaurant when Keely struck him with the unmarked vehicle he was driving, according to authorities.

Smirking deputy Josiah McMains.
Officials said Sterling died later that day at the University of Michigan Metro Health Hospital.

On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Keely with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

Second-degree murder is a life felony, and involuntary manslaughter is a 15-year felony.

“Public integrity is a top priority for my department, and we remain committed to providing a thorough and just review and resolution in each case brought before us,” Nessel said.

Nessel argues Keely was grossly negligent and created a high risk of death or great bodily harm that could have been prevented.

Keely will be arraigned at 62-B District Court in Kentwood, but that court date has not yet been scheduled. The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
 
One teen was ran over after a police chase where he jumped out of the passenger seat and the Kent County sheriff's department deputy who was a K-9 handler ran him over.

The Kent County prosecutor declined to charge the deputy for his actions. It will be up to Nessel to indict the deputy.

No charges will be filed against a Kent County deputy accused of hitting and killing a teenager with a sheriff's cruiser, according to Kent County Republican Prosecutor Chris Becker.

"Based on the facts of the circumstances, I did not find a basis to charge the officer," Becker said at a news conference Tuesday.

Riley Doggett, 17, died of his injuries in the hospital on May 9.

Rep. John James (R-MI) and Kent County sheriff, Republican Michelle Lajoye-Young.

The 17-year-old and another teenager were found driving a stolen Land Rover near the Allegan-Ottawa County line on April 8 when they crashed and tried to run away.

Doggett would be sideswiped by a sheriff's cruiser driven by deputy Josiah McMains minutes later, catching his leg under the car and landing hard on his head, according to the Kent County Sheriff's Office.

Two weeks after Doggett's death Tuesday, Becker announced that McMains wouldn't be charged in the case due to insufficient evidence.

Evaluations of multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving causing death and moving violation causing death, also did not fit the description of the incident, Becker said.

The driver of the stolen car, on the other hand, faces charges of fleeing and eluding causing death and continuing criminal enterprises, or CCE.

The juvenile could also be charged as an adult because the four minute, 45 second chase ended in Doggett's death, according to Becker.

The police using their vehicles as weapons now.

Tuesday's announcement comes just four days after attorney Ven Johnson, who is representing the Doggett family, claimed that the family has yet to receive a police report surrounding the 17-year-old's death.

Because of this, a civil action lawsuit has not yet been filed.

Johnson spoke with the junk food media after Becker's announcement of the charges against the juvenile driver.

"We obviously disagree with prosecutor Becker's conclusion that he can't bring charges, but that's his call," Johnson said.

Becky Wilbert, Doggett's mother, said they brought charges against the wrong person.

"The juvenile driver is not the one who hit my son," she said. "The officer hit my son."

Johnson and the Doggetts had demanded that police release footage of the teenager's death, saying that deputies should not be allowed to "hide it."

"They should not be allowed to hide this from the families, hide this from the public," Johnson said. "To be able to hide this video from the family and from the public for 46 days is shameful and disrespectful." At Tuesday's news conference Becker said the family had been allowed to see the video.

Dana Nessel must hold the Kent County Sheriff's Department accountable.

Moving forward, Doggett's family plans to conduct an independent autopsy, saying they believe the teenager's death was due to excessive and deadly force.

"That's not a side swipe, especially when you have the front passenger's side wheel running up the back of your left leg, taking your shoe off, and leaving a tire print on your left calf," Johnson said.

Wilbert is worried about the possible precedent this situation may set.

"These officers are getting out of control, and without charges being pressed, that more officers will think that they can do the same thing and get away with it, and that's not okay," she said.

Johnson said he plans to write a letter to Nessel, asking her to review the evidence and bring criminal charges against McMains.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Age Ain't But A Number But It Still Will Be A Biden Thing.....

Many of Biden's critics may never reach the age of 81.

Yes, his age is an issue.

Yes, his support of Israel is an issue.

Yes, his handling of the economy is an issue.

Yes, a lot of voters show concern about President Joe Biden as well as former president Donald J. Trump's age and health.

To be honest, I don't care about Biden's age. 

I care only about his stubbornness and willingliness to back an apartheid ethnostate. He said he wants to save the "soul of the nation." Nearly four years in and we are more divided than before.

To be honest, many of his detractors didn't survive. Rush Limbaugh is a perfect example of slimeballs who attacked Biden on his age and numerous other issues. He is dead and gone. 

Diamond, of the Diamond and Silk fame is gone. The Hollaway sister died and she was serving a dose of anti-Biden rhetoric.

I am waiting on Bill O'Reilly, Sean "Softball" Hannity, Roseanne Barr, Michelle Malkin, Tara Reade and Wayne Allyn Root to find a coffin to fit in.

Who's to say?

Biden is the oldest president to serve in current office. He said he can complete a full term and remain in office for a second term.

Biden roasted a reporter who asked if he would finish out another term as he met with supporters on a runway during a campaign stop on Wednesday.

“President Biden, will you be serving your full four-year term or handing over power to Vice President Harris?” a reporter shouted at Biden.

“Are you okay? Are you alright?” Biden replied in a clip aired on C-SPAN.

“You’re not hurt are you? I said are you okay? Did you fall on your head or something?” Biden jested and moved on.

Biden spoke at private preparatory school Girard College in Philadelphia as he and Harris launched their Black voter mobilization effort. Biden told Black Americans, “I’m still optimistic, but I need you.” He asked the crowd of supporters, “Are you with me?” The audience stood and shouted back, “Yes.”

Biden also sharpened his attacks on former President Donald Trump, saying that Trump “snapped” after losing the 2020 election and that’s why he encouraged the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol to retain power.

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World Leaders Demand U.S. Cut Israel Loose!

Israel is the real terrorist.

We have lost our influence on the world. President Joe Biden, former president Donald J. Trump and Congress are viewed very unfavorably with world leaders. They see that American arrogance is the cause of the world's problems.

We are backing the wrong horse.

Let me be clear:

IT IS NOT ANTI-SEMITIC TO CRITICIZE THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

Israel will be a 2024 issue. Once this pass, I get the feeling that Biden will be the last U.S. president to support Israel. 

Presidents after Biden (hopefully Trump never wins a second presidency) will come to realize that Israel was the bad guy all along. Just so we are clear: Donald J. Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. support Israel also. 

Over 150 countries have condemned the airstrike done by the Israeli regime on the Rafah refugee camp where that regime told civilians it was a "safe zone."

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are threatening to expel the Israeli ambassadors and they want force an embargo on the nation. The U.S. continue to block efforts to punish Israel and it has the United Nations furious. 

The IDF and Eygptian military forces clash at the Rafah crossing resulting in death.

Images showed the area engulfed in flames as screaming Palestinians fled for safety, with some video shared on social media showing disturbing images, including severely burned corpses and a man holding what appeared to be the headless body of a small child.

The strike drew condemnation from world leaders just days after the United Nations' top court ordered Israel to halt its offensive on the southern Gaza city, where more than a million people had sought refuge.

In an address to the Knesset on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the strike “a tragic incident," his office said, clarifying comments made in Hebrew that could be translated in English as either “a tragic mishap” or “a tragic mistake.”

“We are investigating the case and will draw conclusions, because this is our policy," he said.

Nikki Haley doing her due diligence by writing her name on artillery shells.

As global outcry mounted, the Israel Defense Forces initially said that it had targeted two senior Hamas leaders, that it did not strike a designated humanitarian area and that it took steps to reduce the risk of harming civilians. It said a full investigation would be conducted into "the deaths of civilians in the area of the strike."

Qatar warned the airstrike could hinder efforts to reach a cease-fire deal, which had been renewed in Europe over the weekend. Adding to tensions, Egypt's military said one of its soldiers was killed after a firefight with Israeli forces was reported at the Rafah border area.

The IDF confirmed that “a shooting incident occurred on the Egyptian border,” adding that the incident was under review and that discussions were being held with the Egyptians.

Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to end this. 

Former UN Ambassador and failed Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley went to Israel to sign her name on the ammunition that Israel uses on civilians. 

The IDF said its strike targeted two Hamas leaders who it said were responsible for organizing terrorist attacks in the occupied West Bank area. It said that it was aware of reports that civilian tents were ignited in the strike and that the incident was "under review."

In a subsequent statement, the IDF said the airstrike was based on "prior intelligence information regarding the presence of the senior Hamas terrorists at the site." It said that before the strike "a number of steps were taken to reduce the risk of harming uninvolved civilians" and that "it was assessed that there would be no expected harm to uninvolved civilians."

Israel went to Rafah despite Biden's tepid warnings.

It said an investigation was underway into "the circumstances of the deaths of civilians in the area of the strike. The IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved civilians during combat."

In a statement, Hamas described the strike as a horrific “massacre." It did not confirm the death of the commander or the senior leader.

Earlier Sunday, Hamas' military wing announced a missile barrage into Israel targeting Tel Aviv, the first in many weeks. The IDF said that eight projectiles were identified crossing from the area of Rafah into Israeli territory and that a number had been intercepted.

From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free! 🇵🇸 🍉

Israel for way too long has manipulated me with this endless victimhood. All the while pushing for an ethno-nationalist state, Israeli government leaders [both left and right] have called for the eradication of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

The operatives have operated with shell agencies like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Anti-Defamation League. These organizations operated at the behest of Israel.

The evil Israeli regime has fanned outrage over regime change, boycotting entertainers who support Israel, octopuses, buttons, protests at synagogues, protests at Holocaust museums, blocking roads, blocking bridges, boycotting companies and calling for international sanctions. 

Israel keeps calling it an attack on Jewish people and it amounts to antisemitic propaganda. 

Let me get this straight: You are more upset over words than actions. You are upset someone using their freedom of speech to criticize a foreign country engaged in a propaganda campaign to shield itself from war crimes and impunity. You are upset over people using their voices, their wallets and their time to protest an injustice. Well, get upset over your taxpayer money aiding foreign nations. Get upset over foreign nations killing Americans in a war funded by our taxpayer money. Get upset over the deaths of thousands in Haiti, Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, Venezuela, Myanmar, Mexico, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine and Palestine. Get upset at your president, your senator, your representative, your governor, your state leader, your mayor and your local junk food media for bowing to the evil regime of Israel.

Could you name one damn thing Israel's done for the United States?

The Israeli government through its proxies are trying to sway American lawmakers into criminalizing criticism of its actions to antisemitism.

Israel's latest excuses to justify the genocide:
  • They claimed that Hamas wants to kill as many Jews as possible.
  • They claim that Hamas has underground tunnels under schools, hospitals and refugee camps.
  • They claim that Hamas was planning on building a dirty bomb.
  • They claim that Hamas are using civilians as human shields.
  • They claim that Hamas is ISIS.
  • They claim that Hamas had a copy of Mein Kampf inside a base in a children's bedroom.
  • They claim that Hamas was beheading 40 babies.
  • They claim that Hamas misfired a rocket at a hospital.
  • They claim that Hamas wants a regional war.
  • They claim that Hamas had top secret plans to attack the U.S. and Great Britain.
  • They claim that Hamas has a calendar that showed the shifts of who was watching the hostages.
  • They claim that Hamas shot female soliders in the buttocks and breasts.
  • They claim that Hamas shot dead a civilian and raped the victim's corpse,
  • They claim that Hamas has placed explosive devices on corpses.
  • They claim that Hamas has infiltrated college campuses in the U.S. and Great Britain.
  • They claim that Hamas support from individuals amounts to being a terrorist sympathizer.

Hamas is not raping women and there is no proof they done such a horrible act. It is part of the dehumanizing campaign Israel is promoting to influencers in the West. You see it when they are constantly deflecting from the images of Gaza being destroyed by American and European sponsored Israeli weapons. In their minds, they are justifying the brutal slaughter of children, men, women, journalists and doctors as collateral damage. 

Hamas stated the reasons for the attack on occupation forces. It has nothing to do with the Jewish religion or Iran. 

The IDF has the weapons to destroy everything. All on the American taxpayer, Israel has killed civilians, their own citizens and the status quo.

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

We need to put pressure on Democrats and Republicans to do something to improve everyone's lives.

Israel will be defeated.

Keep pressure on them with Israel. 

Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.

They are feeling it. Democrats know the risk of supporters being turned off by their policies. They know that Biden is under extreme pressure to do something. Arab Americans, Muslim and young voters have vowed to never back Biden putting his reelection chances in danger. They beg Americans for political donations while using our taxpayer money to fund Israel and these stupid lobbyists.

Not one penny will go to Biden, Democrats, Kennedy, Trump and Republicans. 

The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police. 

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. Let them know this law on TikTok is a ban on free speech. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism.

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists.

If anyone trolls you about condemning Hamas for Oct. 7, 2023, kindly ignore them or respectfully tell them that Israel has committed an illegal occupation of Gaza, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights and the West Bank. They shoot innocent civilians and indiscriminately bomb heavily populated areas in Gaza and the West Bank. 

Will you condemn the actions of Israel if I have to condemn Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas?

If you're upset over protests, why are you not upset over the treatment of innocent people being killed by Israel?

If you're upset over TikTok being a danger, why are you not upset over X, Instagram, Facebook, Rumble, Threads, YouTube and Truth Social?

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Ohio Has A Poison Plant Invasion!

A dangerous plant makes it mark in Ohio.

Ohio has an invasive plant called the poison hemlock. It is a highly poisonous plant and it could be deadly to human and pet if injested.

Conium maculatum is a highly poisonous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and North Africa. It is herbaceous without woody parts and has a biennial lifecycle. A hardy plant capable of living in a variety of environments, hemlock is widely naturalised in locations outside its native range, such as parts of Australia, West Asia, and North and South America, to which it has been introduced. It is capable of spreading and thereby becoming an invasive weed.

Hemlock will usually begin to bloom between June and August.

All parts of the plant are toxic, especially the seeds and roots, and especially when ingested. Under the right conditions the plant grows quite rapidly during the growing season and can reach heights of 2.4 metres (8 feet), with a long penetrating root. The plant has a distinctive odour usually considered unpleasant that carries with the wind. The hollow stems are usually spotted with a dark maroon colour and become dry and brown after completing its biennial lifecycle. The hollow stems of this toxic plant are deadly for up to three years after the plant has died.

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Mike Tyson Had A KO On The Plane!

Iron Mike had a mild scare on a flight.

As the veteran boxer prepares for his comeback with an exhibition match with content creator and boxer Jake Paul, Mike Tyson had an medical emergency on a plane.

On Monday, In Touch Weekly first reported that Tyson, 57, suffered a medical issue during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday.

“Thankfully Mr. Tyson is doing great,” his representatives said in a statement to ESPN on Monday. “He became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare-up 30 minutes before landing. He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him.”

Tyson’s representatives also shut down reports that suggested that the boxer’s medical issue caused the American Airlines flight to be delayed.

“It’s false reporting that his medical attention caused the flight delay,” his rep added. “This two-hour delay was due to an air conditioning issue on the aircraft.”

On July 20th, Tyson and Paul will square off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The clash clout.

The match will be streamed globally on Netflix. The company is gearing up for live sporting events which include MLS, WWE, WNBA, NBA and NFL events.

Tyson is the father of seven. One of his children died in an accident with a treadmill.

Tyson has been married three times. His marriage to Robin Givens and the rape of Desiree Washington gave him a reputation of a sexual predator. The rape of Washington put Tyson in the iron college. He has to register as a TIER II in Offender U.

Tyson resides in Henderson, Nevada, a boom town outside of Las Vegas.

Tyson and Paul endorsed Donald J. Trump for his 2024 presidential bid. 

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Monday, May 27, 2024

The Dayton Tornado Outbreak: Five Years Later!

The former Dayton shopping center on North Dixie Drive after a powerful tornado destroyed it in May 2019.

Deadly tornadoes hit Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Texas. Again, we give billions to Israel while our own country is dealing with crumbling infrastructure due to natural disasters like tornadoes.

Many of these Republicans who vote against funding the government and assistance for some of America's less fortunate are willing to give billions to a foreign nation engaged in an illegal act of genocide. Same with Democrats. They claim they want to protect democracy but endorse a fascist government sworn to being an ethnostate on our taxpayer dime.

When will American lawmakers come to their senses and start focusing on the needs of Americans and not Israelis?

Over the weekend, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex was hit with a series of destructive Ef2 and Ef3 tornadoes. The May 25–26 severe weather outbreak killed at least 18 people in total, including seven in Texas, two in Oklahoma, eight in Arkansas, and one in Kentucky. At least 14 of these deaths were due to tornadoes.

Today we mark the five year anniversary of the Dayton tornado outbreak. 

I remember working at my previous employer on third shift when the word got out that a tornado emergency was issued. The powerful Ef3 tornado formed around Brookville.

It quickly picked up speed and became an Ef4. The tornado ravaged through Clayton, Trotwood, Harrison Township, Dayton and Riverside. It restructures around the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and quickly became an Ef3. It continued to ravage through Riverside, Bath Township and Beavercreek. 

The outbreak also affected St. Mary's, Troy, Vandalia, Jamestown, Huber Heights, West Milton, Celina and Kessler. 

Widespread major damage to numerous homes, businesses, apartments, industrial buildings, and other structures occurred throughout the Dayton metro. Remarkably, no direct fatalities occurred in the Dayton area, though at least 166 people were injured. May 27 was the most active day for tornadoes during the outbreak sequence, with a total of 59 confirmed tornadoes.

Gov. Mike DeWine in his first term as governor of Ohio had declared a state of emergency for about 40% of Ohio's counties. He asked then president Donald J. Trump for federal assistance for cleanup and rebuilding of the communities affected.

Today the community is still the same. Dayton lost a grocer, numerous apartments, homes, businesses and scenery. 

Despite striking at night and producing major damage in a densely-populated urban area, remarkably, this tornado did not result in any direct fatalities. This was likely because most Dayton area residents heeded the warning issued as the tornado approached the city, and took shelter well before the tornado struck. In addition, only a small segment of EF4 damage was observed along the path, and was largely confined to a wooded area that was impacted. 166 people were injured by the tornado, however. In September 2019, the Montgomery County coroner ruled that an elderly Trotwood woman's death was caused in part by trauma from the tornado. She had been in poor health, and was trapped in her destroyed home following the tornado. However, her death was not officially listed as a direct tornado fatality in the National Climatic Data Center database. The tornado was the strongest to strike Ohio in nine years, and the first violent tornado to strike Ohio since an EF4 tornado hit Millbury, Ohio on the night of June 5, 2010. It was also the first violent tornado to occur in the month of May in three years.

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Sunday, May 26, 2024

Grayson Murray Passed Away!

Grayson Murray passed away from suicide.

Grayson Murray, a top ranked PGA golfer withdrew from Charles Schwab Cup Challenge on Saturday. That night, he found dead after an apparent suicide.

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Murray's parents issued a statement to the PGA Tour.

“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone. It’s surreal that we not only have to admit it to ourselves, but that we also have to acknowledge it to the world. It’s a nightmare,” Murray’s parents said in a statement. “We have so many questions that have no answers. But one. Was Grayson loved? The answer is yes. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, all of his extended family, by his friends, by his fellow players and – it seems – by many of you who are reading this. He was loved and he will be missed.”

Murray was 30 years old. He was a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina.

In his youth career, Murray won three straight Callaway Junior Championships and was the top-ranked golfer nationally in his age group. Murray attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he competed in golf and won both a team and individual state title.

Murray attended Wake Forest University, East Carolina University, and Arizona State University. He played in the 2013 U.S. Open as an amateur.

Murray earned conditional status on the 2016 Web.com Tour by tying for 74th at Q School. A tie for tenth at the Rex Hospital Open in his native North Carolina, in which he competed on a sponsor exemption, gave him entry into the following tournament, where he tied for eighth and guaranteed himself full playing time for the rest of the season. He had four further top 10s, including a playoff loss at the Digital Ally Open, and finished 18th on the regular-season money list, earning a PGA Tour card for 2017. On July 23, 2017, he earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Barbasol Championship.

Murray won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour during the 2023 season, winning the AdventHealth Championship and the Simmons Bank Open, the latter being a Korn Ferry Finals event. These results earned Murray a tour card for the 2024 PGA Tour season.

On January 14, 2024, he earned his second PGA Tour victory by winning the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff.

Murray was a Christian. After winning the Sony Open in Hawaii, Murray said, "Jesus Christ is first and foremost. Without Him, none of this would be possible. And He's just given me a platform to write a new story. To write my own story. And I hope that everyone at home watching can get a little inspiration from me."

In October 2022, Murray was severely injured in a scooter crash in Bermuda before the Butterfield Bermuda Championship leading him to withdraw from the event.

Murray died on May 25, 2024, at the age of 30. He had withdrawn from the Charles Schwab Challenge the day before, citing an illness. The next day, his parents confirmed that he had died by suicide.

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Afroman Puffing Trump Smoke!

Afroman wears a flag suit as he greets Trump.

A bunch of washed up rappers, B-list celebrities and extremists are flocking to the former president. 

As President Joe Biden works to decriminalize marijuana, a one hit wonder rapper who briefly ran for president endorsed Donald J. Trump at the Libertarian Party Convention.

Biden did not attend.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Trump did and of course the two threw out conspiracy theories and simpleton bullshit. Since the Libertarian Party has no serious contender, Kennedy is likely the de facto nominee. He is running as an independent candidate.

Trump wanted to build a coalition to defeat Biden. Libertarians aren't buying it. 

“Within minutes of beginning speaking — and after enduring sustained jeering and boos — the former president turned on the third party, mocking its poor electoral record in presidential elections even as he appealed to them for their endorsement,” write Brittany Gibson and Peder Schaefer.

“‘What’s the purpose of the Libertarian Party … getting 3 percent?’ Trump asked the crowd, which proceeded to pelt him with jeers. ‘You should nominate Trump for president only if you want to win.’

“The libertarians in attendance didn’t want to hear it, as hecklers chucked insults at Trump all night. ‘Liar,’ they called him. ‘Panderer,’ they shouted. ‘You crushed our rights,’ they belted.”

Trump and his minions try to spin his booing.

Kennedy called for a debate against Trump. Kennedy said that Trump was responsible for the pandemic shutdowns. Kennedy claimed that Trump pushed for vaccine mandates and wearing face masks. Trump continues to blame Biden for the pandemic and business shutdowns.

Afroman got into the act. He decided to write a song to attack Biden's son Hunter. 

Afroman claims that Hunter got privileges while others got prison.

Afroman said: "Some people are above the law while regular people have to obey it. When you lay the facts out about Hunter, it's just a little funny, so we wrote a parody song to have fun with life and politics."

At the time of publishing, the video of the song, released by Baste Records, had racked up over 800,000 views on YouTube and had reached number three on the iTunes video chart.

Trump has 23% of the Black male vote. Trump only has 6% of the Black woman vote.

Overall Trump has 14% of the Black vote.

Other rappers and hip-hop figures who endorsed Trump.
  1. Sexxy Red
  2. Lil Pump
  3. Waka Flocka Flame
  4. Teddy Riley
  5. Kanye West
  6. Benny the Butcher
  7. Forgiato Blow 
  8. Vanilla Ice 
  9. Suge Knight
  10. Kodak Black
  11. DaBaby
  12. Topher
  13. Shoreline Mafia OhGeesy
  14. Ray J
  15. Lil Wayne
  16. Takeshi 6ix9ine
  17. Sheff G
  18. Sleepy Hallow 
Take this as a warning. The Democrats must change course on Israel. The president and Vice President Kamala Harris can't drop the ball on this. These entertainers want Trump back regardless of Project 2025 and Greater Israel. Republicans are hell bent on authoritarianism and if we get Trump it is because of Biden not listening.

Biden is walking the tightrope and it is snapping everyday we see a Black celebrity endorse Trump.

Afroman was spotted at the event taking pictures with Trump and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT). The Utah senator is insufferable and has no accomplishments. Also attending was failed presidential candidate, Cincinnati businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.

The Republicans have exploited Hunter Biden's mental issues and drug abuse as a wedge issue to hurt Biden. Since Beau (Joe Biden III) passed away, Hunter (Robert) had went through a series of depression and drug abuse. He admits he made mistakes. Hunter is facing federal charges for possession of a weapon while being on drugs and tax evasion.

Trump continues to exploit this as a way to get at Biden. Trump used X, Truth Social, The Daily Mail, The New York Post, Real America's Voice and Fox to push these claims of Hunter being corrupt and the president taking bribes from Ukraine. John Solomon, Sara Carter, Miranda Devine, Rudy Giuliani and Sean "Softball" Hannity are known conspiracy theorists pushing these claims about the president's son.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Biden, Trump and Kennedy support Israel. The apartheid ethnostate is continuing to ignore international law and is driving the U.S. closer into another armed conflict in the Middle East.

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Saturday, May 25, 2024

Big Perry We Gonna Keep Fighting For You And Palestine!

George Floyd change the world.
BE WARNED GRAPHIC IMAGES!

A FEW QUESTIONS:

If the Republican Party is the party that freed the slaves, why is it the party continuing to protect the remnants of the Confederacy?

If George Floyd was a criminal and deserved to die for an alleged phony bill, why is Ashli Babbitt not a criminal for breaking into the U.S. Capitol, shoving police and ignoring lawful warnings of force not a criminal?

If Joe Biden hates Black people, why did he get picked as his vice president by his former boss Barack Obama?

Why do the conservatives always compare their ungrateful actions in history to things that progressive done in the past?

If Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive today, would the Republican Party vilify him and cast him as a "DEI agitator" as they labeled Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Brandon Johnson, Brandon Scott, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris?

Today marks the four year anniversary of George Floyd's tragic death by the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. On May 25, 2020, Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on the street, calling out "I can't breathe", during an arrest made with three other officers. Chauvin was dismissed by the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) on May 26 and arrested on May 29. The murder set off a series of protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and across the rest of the United States, later spreading around the world.

Following his death, the City of Minneapolis settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Floyd's family for $27 million. Chauvin was convicted on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter on April 20, 2021, and on June 25, 2021, was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. The other three officers at the scene were also later convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights.

As we mark today for the death that sparked a movement, we will now push for a Free Palestine 🇵🇸 and an end to funding aid and cover for Israel 🇮🇱.

The Israeli flag will be in the dustbin of history. The world will finally put Israel in its place and we will see a free sovereign Palestine.

Biden promised to get the George Floyd Policing Act into law. The president is stalled by House Republicans who control the majority, Senate Republicans who filibuster constantly, as well as Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin and John Fetterman who oppose stripping the filibuster rule. Gridlock and insufferable actions by both parties.


Daunte Wright, Philando Castile, Justine Damond, Winston Boogie Smith, Jamar Clark, Amal Locke, Dolal Idd and Leneal Frazier were robbed of their lives by police violence.

We still fight a battle for the soul of our nation. Biden is on a tightrope.

Everyday I despise Biden's actions with Israel and the economy. It makes me very cautious about supporting his reelection. But every time I see Donald J. Trump, I remind myself of how he degraded Floyd, failed to take care of a deadly pandemic, constantly lie about issues, refuse to take accountability for his actions and led his supporters into almost uprooting the democracy he swore to uphold as president. 

Both of them are so fucking stupid. But given that Trump and Republicans will criminalize speech, punish Americans for having abortions, punish Americans for being transgender, remove the filibuster to ram through inappropriate laws and inexperienced federal workers.

Democrats are not good at messaging. They need to remind themselves that George Floyd matters. Palestinians matter. Ukrainians matter. International law matter. 

Today, we honor the movement that sparked at least small steps in how America views Blacks. 

Floyd's death changed television, radio, social media and some of our toxic politics.

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The Trump Rally Stuff Again!

Trump's "huge" rally featured MAGA rappers, bloated bigots and a ton of bogus claims.

Former president Donald J. Trump held a rally in The Bronx, a borough of New York City. 

It had a gathering of several Black and Hispanic supporters. Of course, he had another round of endorsements from rappers. He also claimed his event was "packed."

Again, Democrats hold their candidates accountable. Republicans love to praise their candidates as gods and political prisoners. The hypocrisy of Republicans is just too much.

Republicans have no shame in how they operate. Democrats do not care about President Joe Biden having massive rallies. They care about protecting women's rights, voting rights, stopping Israel, Ukraine and Russia from starting a global war, holding Biden and Trump accountable for their actions and changing the status quo in politics and media.

New York rappers Sleepy Hallow and Sheff G came to endorse Trump.

Sleep Hallow was heard on Shade45 before. 

Trump has 23% of the Black male vote. Trump only has 6% of the Black woman vote.

Overall Trump has 14% of the Black vote.

Other rappers and hip-hop figures who endorsed Trump.
  1. Sexxy Red
  2. Lil Pump
  3. Waka Flocka Flame
  4. Teddy Riley
  5. Kanye West
  6. Benny the Butcher
  7. Forgiato Blow 
  8. Vanilla Ice 
  9. Suge Knight
  10. Kodak Black
  11. DaBaby
  12. Topher
  13. Shoreline Mafia OhGeesy
  14. Ray J
  15. Lil Wayne
  16. Takeshi 6ix9ine
Take this as a warning. The Democrats must change course on Israel. The president and Vice President Kamala Harris can't drop the ball on this. These entertainers want Trump back regardless of Project 2025 and Greater Israel. Republicans are hell bent on authoritarianism and if we get Trump it is because of Biden not listening.

Biden is walking the tightrope and it is snapping everyday we see a Black celebrity endorse Trump.

The two pledged support to the former president. Some in the junk food media pointed out the two rappers have ongoing criminal trials in New York. 

That "Never Surrender" with Trump's mugshot must be an appealing message to Black Republicans. Trump, the very definition of white privilege has state and federal charges.

Trump did turn himself in to Georgia, New York, Florida and Washington, DC authorities.

He was indicted by the federal government and two state governments. He was also held liable for fraud and sexual abuse. He still owes the state of New York over $490 million in damages.

He could be the first former president ever convicted of a crime. He still can run for president. Trump claims that Biden sicced the U.S. Justice Department on him. He falsely claims that this election interference.

Trump, Biden, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., are staunch supporters of Israel. It does not matter who is the president is, they will continue to allow Israel impunity with its war crimes and apartheid.

Drill rapper Sleepy Hallow boost his MAGA support for Trump.

The two rappers certainly will face a backlash as well.

Michael Williams, better known as Sheff G, is a 25-year-old rapper whose songs and videos have millions of YouTube views and Spotify streams. He’s also a central figure in the gang case unveiled by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez over a year ago, while he was serving a separate attempted weapons possession sentence.

Tegan Chambers, 24, who raps as Sleepy Hallow, has close to 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify. He faces conspiracy charges in the gang case. Both he and Sheff G have pleaded not guilty.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s appearance with suspected gang members comes as Trump is on trial himself in his New York hush money case and as he recurringly slams New York and other Democrat-run cities as crime-ridden. Trump has railed against the Manhattan district attorney who is prosecuting him for “letting violent crime run rampant all over our city.”

Sleepy Hallow gets a rousing support from the folks who don't even know who he is.

Challenging the reelection of Biden, Trump is trying to make inroads with Black Americans, who are traditionally supportive of the Democratic Party. AP VoteCast found Trump won just 8% of Black voters nationwide in 2020 versus 91% who voted for Biden.

He has claimed that his criminal indictments have boosted his support among Black voters, comparing his legal challenges to anti-Black prejudice in the U.S. legal system.

At a rally on the Jersey Shore earlier this month, Trump was joined on stage by NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, who pleaded guilty in New York in 2011 to misdemeanor criminal charges of sexual misconduct and is a registered sex offender. Taylor said he had always been a Democrat until he met Trump.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Zionist openly gay insufferable Democratic lawmaker who represents the Bronx in Congress, said it is an offensive strategy for Trump to associate with people who are accused of violent crimes in order to appeal to Black voters.

“The conflation of communities of color with criminality is a racist trope that Donald Trump repeats,” said Torres, who is Black.

Images captured on Thursday show Sheff G walking into the park where the rally took place with cameras following him as teenage boys seem visibly excited at spotting the rapper. One of them said, “Oh my God. It’s Sheff G.”

Toward the end of his speech on Thursday, Trump asked his supporters, “Does everybody know Sheff G? Where is Sheff G?” before also introducing Sleepy Hallow.

“President Trump, my man,” Sheff G was heard saying before Trump gestured to him to approach the microphone.

“One thing I want to say: They are always going to whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures. Trump is going to shout the wins for all of us,” Sheff G told the crowd before Sleepy Hallow moved to the microphone to utter Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again.”

A spokesman for Trump’s campaign was asked about whether the campaign knew about the charges and whether it was the former president who sought the rappers’ support or the other way around.

Sheff G joins the MAGA circus of buffoonery.

“As Sheff G said: ‘They always whisper your accomplishments and shout your failures.’” campaign spokesman Steven Cheung responded in an email.

A spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service, which provides protection for Trump and secures his rallies, did not respond to a request for comment about Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow’s appearance on stage.

Trump called other speakers to the stage Thursday, including Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida and the Rev. Ruben Diaz Sr., a former Democratic city council member in New York and state senator. Diaz is an anti-LGBTQ agitator who challenged Torres in the 2020 primary but lost. He endorsed Trump. 

Also attending this rally was Forgiato Blow, the Florida rapper who calls himself the "Mayor of Magaville." He has ties to the Proud Boys and is under federal watch for his appearance at the Jan. 6 insurrection. He filmed a music video at Capitol while it was being attacked.

The New York Police and Fire Department unions likely endorsed Trump. Wondering how they fell about the former president having two indicted men who had likely carried out orders on NYPD officers at the behest of their top capos. 

Trump's calvary of grifters were in New York. The idiots were from Florida and Texas.

Both Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow are due back in court next month. Sheff G’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, said Friday that “intense litigation” was ongoing and “we’re cautiously optimistic that Mr. Williams will be exonerated.” A message seeking comment on the case was left with Sleepy Hallow’s attorney.

After being paroled in his weapons case in June 2023, Sheff G was held on the new charges until last month, when a judge set bail at $1.5 million cash. Sleepy Hallow was released on $200,000 bail in May 2023.

Prosecutors say Sheff G’s money fueled and rewarded multiple shootings as members of the 8 Trey Crips and affiliated 9 Ways gangs affiliates battled foes. He treated Sleepy Hallow and others to a steak dinner to celebrate an October 2020 shooting that killed a purported member of a rival gang and injured five others, prosecutors say.

“It is how, in part, Sheff G and Tegan Chambers — Sleepy Hallow — assert influence, right? Because they take people out, and they’re able to spend money, and they’re able to encourage others to do some of the gang violence that’s just critically important to them and their status in the community,” Gonzalez said at a May 2023 news conference with New York Mayor Eric Adams. Both are Democrats.

Prosecutors have said they have surveillance video, text messages, social media posts, cell phone data and more to back up the allegations. While Gonzalez has noted that the rappers’ songs refer to gang retaliation and some of their rivals, he has said the lyrics weren’t used as evidence.

Prosecutors also say Sheff G chauffeured three co-defendants to and from an April 2021 shooting that targeted a gang rival but instead hit two bystanders.

The DA’s office declined to comment Friday on the case.

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Friday, May 24, 2024

Morgan Spurlock Passed Away!

American filmmaker Morgan Spurlock passed away from cancer.

The filmmaker and actor who made the controversial film Super Size Me has passed away from complications of cancer.

Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America’s food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.

Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by his family.

“It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” Craig Spurlock, who worked with him on several projects, said in the statement. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and generosity. The world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him.”

Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking film “Super Size Me,” which was nominated for an Academy Award. The film chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of Spurlock eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days. He gained about 25 pounds, saw a spike in his cholesterol and lost his sex drive.

“Everything’s bigger in America,” he said in the film. “We’ve got the biggest cars, the biggest houses, the biggest companies, the biggest food, and finally: the biggest people.”

In one scene, Spurlock showed kids a photo of George Washington and none recognized the Founding Father. But they all instantly knew the mascots for Wendy’s and McDonald’s.

The film grossed more than $22 million on a $65,000 budget and preceded the release of Eric Schlosser’s influential “Fast Food Nation,” which accused the industry of being bad for the environment and rife with labor issues.

Spurlock returned in 2017 with “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!” — a sober look at an industry that processes 9 billion animals a year in America. He focused on two issues: chicken farmers stuck in a peculiar financial system and the attempt by fast-food chains to deceive customers into thinking they’re eating healthier.

“We’re at an amazing moment in history from a consumer standpoint where consumers are starting to have more and more power,” he told The Associated Press in 2019. “It’s not about return for the shareholders. It’s about return for the consumers.”

Spurlock was a gonzo-like filmmaker who leaned into the bizarre and ridiculous. His stylistic touches included zippy graphics and amusing music, blending a Michael Moore-ish camera-in-your-face style with his own sense of humor and pathos.

“I wanted to be able to lean into the serious moments. I wanted to be able to breathe in the moments of levity. We want to give you permission to laugh in the places where it’s really hard to laugh,” he told the AP.

After he exposed the fast-food and chicken industries, there was an explosion in restaurants stressing freshness, artisanal methods, farm-to-table goodness and ethically sourced ingredients. But nutritionally not much had changed.

“There has been this massive shift and people say to me, ‘So has the food gotten healthier?’ And I say, ‘Well, the marketing sure has,’” he said.

Not all his work dealt with food. Spurlock made documentaries about the boy band One Direction and the geeks and fanboys at Comic-Con. One of his films looked at life behind bars at the Henrico County Jail in Virginia.

Super Size Me took on the addiction to McDonald's.

With 2008’s “Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?” Spurlock went on a global search to find the al-Qaida leader, who was killed in 2011. In “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,” Spurlock tackled questions of product placement, marketing and advertising.

“Being aware is half the battle, I think. Literally knowing all the time when you’re being marketed to is a great thing,” Spurlock told AP at the time. “A lot of people don’t realize it. They can’t see the forest for the trees.”

“Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!” was to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017 but it was shelved at the height of the #MeToo movement when Spurlock came forward to detail his own history of sexual misconduct.

He confessed that he had been accused of rape while in college and had settled a sexual harassment case with a female assistant. He also admitted to cheating on numerous partners. “I am part of the problem,” he wrote.

“For me, there was a moment of kind of realization — as somebody who is a truth-teller and somebody who has made it a point of trying to do what’s right — of recognizing that I could do better in my own life. We should be able to admit we were wrong,” he told the AP.

Spurlock grew up in Beckley, West Virginia. His mother was an English teacher who he remembered would correct his work with a red pen. He graduated with a BFA in film from New York University in 1993.

He is survived by two sons — Laken and Kallen; his mother Phyllis Spurlock; father Ben; brothers Craig and Barry; and former spouses Alexandra Jamieson and Sara Bernstein, the mothers of his children.

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