Thoughts And Prayers, Thoughts And Prayers: Mass Shooting In Winder, Georgia!

Another damn school shooting. Winder, Georgia.

The blame game and mass shootings in.... will be combined.

Over 450 mass shootings.

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• Dalton, GA

I normally do a long posting about the failures of Congress, President Joe Biden, former president Donald J. Trump, former president Barack Obama and former president George W. Bush. 

I am just going to flat out say it:

These idiots can't stop gun violence or Israel.

Another mass shooting in the United States and the usual remarks from lawmakers is "thoughts and prayers" or "my heart goes out to."

In the case of how Trump puts it, "we've got to get over it."

I am paraphrasing Trump but that is the shallow theme of his horrible campaign.

Biden, Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, J.D. Vance, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia U.S. members reacted to the mass shooting in Winder, Georgia.

Barrow County sheriff deflects when asked about gun violence.

Apalachee High School, two weeks into the school year, 14 year old Colt Gray carried out a mass shooting which killed two students and two teachers. Gray, a student at the school, adding that the suspect would be charged with murder and tried as an adult. The suspect reportedly used an AR-15 style rifle in the school shooting. 

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

Reporting revealed that in May 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had visited Gray and his family to investigate school shooting threats posted online. The FBI confirmed that the subject of that investigation was a then 13-year old Gray, but probable cause for an arrest did not exist.

Barrow County, Georgia voted for Trump handily.

Before the shooting, a call from an unknown source was placed to Apalachee High School stating that five schools would be targeted and that Apalachee would be the first.

Reports of the shooting were first received at around 9:30 am, with the school placed in lockdown at around 10:20 am and law enforcement responding at around 10:23 am. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation director said that the sheriff's office received calls of an active shooter at the school at around 10:20 am local time, with responders arriving within minutes. The school resource officers engaged the suspect within minutes and he surrendered to them.

One student told reporters that he had heard about 10 shots, not believing the shooting to be real until he heard an officer yelling at someone to put down their gun. Another recounted that after hearing the gunshots, the class barricaded the door with objects before hiding. One student said their teacher attempted to investigate the noises before being directed to lock the door due to an active shooter. Then they heard someone pounding on the door shouting "open up!" multiple times before gunshots and screams.

Students were evacuated from the building to the school's football field, after it had been deemed safe.

 Richard Aspenwall, Christina Irimie Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo.

The dead were identified as two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, about an hour’s drive from Atlanta. Killed were two other 14-year-olds, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and instructors Richard Aspenwall and Christina Irimie, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said in a nighttime news conference.

At least nine other people — eight students and one teacher — were taken to hospitals with injuries. All were expected to survive, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said.

The words “hard lockdown” appeared on a screen in junior Layla Ferrell’s health class and lights began flashing. She and her frightened classmates piled desks and chairs in front of the door to create a barricade, she recalled.

Sophomore Kaylee Abner was in geometry class when she heard the gunshots. She and her classmates ducked behind their teacher’s desk, and then the teacher began flipping the desk in an attempt to barricade the classroom door, Abner said. A classmate beside her was praying, and she held his hand while they all waited for police.

The FBI narrowed the threats down and referred to the case to the sheriff’s department in Jackson County, which is adjacent to Barrow County.

The sheriff’s office interviewed the then-13-year-old and his father, who said there were hunting guns in the house but the teen did not have unsupervised access to them. The teen also denied making any online threats.

The sheriff’s office alerted local schools for continued monitoring of the teen, but there was no probable cause for arrest to additional action, the FBI said.

Students count their blessings.

The White House issued a statement confirming that Biden was briefed by Liz Sherwood-Randall, the Homeland Security Advisor, on the shooting and that his administration will "continue coordinating with federal, state, and local officials" as they receive more information. Attorney General Merrick Garland expressed his devastation in regards to the shooting and to anyone affected by it. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre commented on the shooting during the afternoon press briefing, discussing the concern for gun control in the form of universal background checks and other programs. 

Harris thanked first responders and stated that it "doesn't have to be this way."

Kemp tweeted his condolences and asked for all Georgians to join in praying for the safety of students in classrooms. Republican Georgia Representative Mike Collins, whose congressional district includes the school, issued a statement offering prayers for the victims and their families. The mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens offered his thoughts and prayers to those affected as well as support to responding law enforcement.

To all the Black firearm owners who support the Second Amendment or former president Donald J. Trump in the 2024 presidential race, I just want to say...

"YOU'RE GONNA BE SHOT BY POLICE TOO!"

The National Rifle Association never reacts to lawful exercise of firearm use when a Black, Hispanic, Arab, Muslim, Indigenous, LGBTQ or underage teen of color is carrying them.

It is automatic dehumanizing from the far right, police unions and the junk food media.

Biden says Congress is not doing enough to stop gun violence.

When white men, women or even some Asians are carrying firearms, the NRA is often parading them around like they're heroes and protectors of freedom.

In about 45 states, I believe it is lawful for you to walk down a street with a firearm.

If you're a Black man walking down the street with a firearm, the random 911 call or the visual spotting from a police officer merits an automatic drawl of a service weapon.

Police officers within seconds are either shooting or premeditated an excuse to use force.

The unions back up their claims of "fearing for their lives" despite the perpetrator not even firing a round. Given that the junk food media loves to paint the aggressor as the victim, the police officer is given the benefit of doubt. The person police shot usually do not get any ounce of doubt. A mugshot of a suspect or a picture of a person posing with money or firearms automatically draws far right conclusions to justification of force.

Even fleeing from police with a firearm and not even pointing at them results in police shootings. 

If a person does survive, the state still charges the person for a crime despite the state allowing open carry and lawful possession.

So I just want to say that the Second Amendment is White, period.

Harris campaigning in New Hampshire says this is too much.

A bullet does not care about color. We all bleed red and so many lives are lost to gun violence and Republicans offer no solutions other than "thoughts and prayers" with a touch of "lock em up."

Gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all mass shooters are registered Democrats because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. They say a white person should "protect" themselves from protesters and use of firearms are "justified" if they come to a protest to instigate conflict. They say if a shooter is active military or a veteran who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens, the far right automatically assume the gunmen are Black.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican lawmakers who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.

Unconfirmed image of the shooter.

So in closing, expect more.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are tracking police violence as well. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.

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 we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. 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.

You Can't Play This!

Trump loses the rights to play Sam & Dave. He will must pay royalties to the artists and the estate of Issac Hayes.

Issac Hayes III, the son of famed musician/actor Issac Hayes has got a federal court to officially block the Trump campaign from using works from the estate.

A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Comin” while the family of one of the song’s co-writers pursues a lawsuit against the former president over its use.

So the song, "Hold On, I'm Comin" from Sam & Dave will no longer be played during events where Trump is at.

The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay damages. After a hearing on the estate’s request for an emergency preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash ruled that Trump must stop using the song, but he denied a request to force the campaign to take down any existing videos that include the song.

Hayes, who died in 2008 at age 65, and David Porter co-wrote “Hold On, I’m Coming,” a 1966 hit for soul duo Sam and Dave.

Ronald Coleman, an attorney for Trump and his campaign told reporters after the hearing that the campaign had already agreed not to use the song going forward: “The campaign has no interest in annoying or hurting anyone, and if the Hayes family feels that it hurts or annoys them, that’s fine, we’re not going to force the issue.”

Coleman said it was very important that the judge agreed that it would be overstepping his power at this point in the litigation to order the campaign to take down existing videos.

Hayes’ son, Isaac Hayes III told reporters he was “very grateful and happy” for the judge’s decision.

“I want this to serve as an opportunity for other artists to come forward that don’t want their music used by Donald Trump or other political entities and continue to fight for music artists’ rights and copyright,” he said.

A string of artists and their heirs have objected to Trump using their songs during his events. After a Trump campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, last month featured a video of Celine Dion performing “My Heart Will Go On,” her team put out a statement saying the singer didn’t endorse that use of her song and saying “in no way is this use authorized.”

Ahead of the 2020 election, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Pharrell, John Fogerty, Neil Young, Eddy Grant, Panic! at the Disco, R.E.M. and Guns N’ Roses all objected to Trump using their songs.

Styling.

When he learned in 2022 that Trump had used “Hold On, I’m Coming” at an NRA rally, Porter tweeted “Hell to the NO!” But Sam Moore, of Sam and Dave, had performed “America the Beautiful” at a pre-inauguration concert for Trump and suggested in a sworn statement filed with the court over the weekend by Trump and his campaign that he was opposed to the action sought by Hayes’ estate.

Tuesday’s ruling was a preliminary one and the litigation remains ongoing.

Today our family was granted an injunction against @realdonaldtrump from playing @IsaacHayes3 music ever again. We are please with the decision by the court and move to the next phase of this lawsuit.

I wanna thank @jameslwalkeresq @Lizgarnergroup and team for their hard work… pic.twitter.com/3evIfSe5Yq

— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) September 3, 2024

The lawsuit filed by the estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. and Isaac Hayes Enterprises says Hayes and Porter were the owners of all rights to the song, including the copyright, and that Isaac Hayes Enterprises is the current owner.

The lawsuit says Trump and his campaign began using the song in 2020 as “outro” music for his appearances and campaign events and has used it at least 133 times since then. Universal Music Group and Warner Chappell music, publishers contracted by Isaac Hayes Enterprises, sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Trump campaign in 2020, it says.

Trump and his campaign never sought permission or consent from Hayes’ estate or Isaac Hayes Enterprises until this year and have not obtained a valid public performance license for it, the lawsuit says. The song’s use by Trump and his campaign constitutes “false and/or misleading” uses of Hayes’ “widely recognized celebrity and legacy” and could deceive the public into believing there is an endorsement or business relationship between the plaintiffs and Trump and his campaign, the lawsuit says.

The fact that the song can be heard as background music in some campaign videos is protected by the principle of fair use and “cannot possibly have an effect on the market value of the Song,” Trump’s lawyers wrote.

A sworn statement from Trump campaign deputy manager Justin Caporale submitted to the court says that “out of respect for the pending litigation” the campaign will no longer play the song at its events.

In his statement filed with the court, Moore said Hayes’ estate has made his biography and legacy the focus of the litigation but that “Isaac’s is not the only significant biography and legacy involved in this matter.” As one of the singers on “Hold On, I’m Coming,” Moore said that the public associates his voice, name and identity with the song “at least as much, if not more, than the name of Isaac Hayes.”

Moore said all licensing for the song is controlled by Universal Music Group Publishing.

Moore said he fears that if the court were to grant the wishes of Hayes’ estate that he might be prohibited from ever appearing and performing the song at a Trump event during or after the election.

Barack Obama used "Hold On, I'm Comin'" as a theme song on the campaign trail until Sam Moore requested that he stop using it. Eleven months later, Sam Moore performed "Soul Man" with Sting and Elvis Costello at one of Obama's inaugural parties.

We Need A Person To Vilify!

Republicans need a villain. That's why four years of a future President Kamala Harris is necessary for their grifts.

Splashed on The Drudge Report, the Republican quietly are rooting for Vice President Kamala Harris. The Republicans are starting to have strong concerns that former president Donald J. Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) will be defeated.

Listening to Sean "Softball" Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Tulsi Gabbard, Roger Stone, Corey Lewandowski, Michael Flynn, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle and Fox will doom Trump. I mean we thought it was clinched when Hillary Clinton was the nominee.

We thought Joe Biden was going to be defeated despite a pandemic and racial unrest.

Now its uncertain.

They rather have Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the White House so they can spend the next four years vilifying and gaslighting Americans into voting Republican.

Now many Republicans who are elected leaders fear the wrath of Trump and MAGA.

Hell, we haven't heard much from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lately. Rather, the social media isn't talking about her outrageous behavior now that President Joe Biden dropped out his reelection campaign.

No more talk about Hunter Biden or Tara Reade. No more concerns about Biden's gaffes, his health and impeachment. Now it's about Harris and her laughing, her voice switching or Walz and his military service or his labeling of Republicans as weird.

Calling Republicans weird has really riled them out.

Jonathan Martin wrote some within the GOP are keen to move on from the Trump era, even if they’d never admit it publicly – and, according to the outlet, it’s not just the usual “Never Trump” crowd.

Key individuals that have relayed their concerns in confidence include free-marketeers concerned about Trump’s tariff idea, pro-life lawmakers disconcerted by the former president’s pro-choice remarks and defense hawks worried about his stance on NATO.

One conservative leader told Playbook: “There’s a lot of anxiety about what Trump does to Republican ability to win in 2028 — and what he also may do to the party in terms of policy long-term. There is just this concern that like, ‘OK, if the party just goes in that direction, then what kind of party is it going forward? And can conservatives, then, have a home going forward?’”

Drudge turned on Trump in a big way.

They keep telling Trump to stop name calling and cussing. They tell him to focus on issues and give Republicans something to run on. Trump refuses to stop. He says it's the only way to draw crowds and he depends on their support.

Martin wrote: “the best possible outcome in November for the future of the Republican Party is for Donald Trump to lose and lose soundly.”

He added: “GOP leaders won’t tell you that on the record. I just did.”

Martin digs in on Trump’s antics of the past two weeks, arguing that acts of “routine self-sabotage” show that “the best case for Trump’s defeat may, predictably, be Trump himself.”

The columnist continued: “He’s incoherent on abortion rights, unable even to appear at a cemetery without creating a political mess and is so bothered by those who’ve suffered the wounds of war that he slights Medal of Honor recipients. And, running against a female opponent, he’s pushing blowjob jokes about her and his last female opponent.”

“It won’t be easy to kick the habit,” he added. “But the Republican who forges a hybrid coalition — a modern-day conservative fusionism — between the pre-Trump party and his enthusiasts will be rewarded. No, it can’t be anti-Trump. But it must be post-Trump.”

While a loss could give Democrats more control, some Republicans argue it might give the GOP a better shot in 2026, positioning them to reclaim control of Congress.

“Moving past Trump in the aftermath of another defeat will hardly be easy,” Martin wrote. “But it’s essential if Republicans want to become a viable national party once more.”

Brian Stelter Back On CNN!

CNN rehires Brian Stelter.

Former CNN boss Chris Licht fired him from CNN in 2022 after he warned all hosts to not follow the Fox and MSNBC model of shock and awe. Brian Stelter often critical of Fox, former president Donald J. Trump and Sean "Softball" Hannity is back at home.

Now it is confirmed that Stelter will return to the cable outlet as their chief media analyst. He will replace former media analyst and partner Oliver Darcy, who recently left to launch Status. He returns to CNN on Sept. 9.

I am thrilled to share that I am returning as the lead author of CNN’s Reliable Sources newsletter, the digest I founded in 2015.

But this is not going to be a "Back to the Future" remake. The media industry has matured, CNN has evolved, and I have changed a lot since I signed off two years ago. I loved my old life as the anchor of a Sunday morning show but, to borrow some lingo from my video game blogger days, I finished that level of the game. Time for new levels, new challenges.

I'm returning to CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst, which means I'll be appearing on air, developing digital content, and helming this newsletter. It will be different, because I am different.

I always scoffed at people who said "getting fired was the best thing that's ever happened to me" — until, well, it happened to me. After 20+ years as a news junkie, I changed my habits and tuned out for a bit. I also changed my vantage point, moving from Manhattan to a horse farm near one of Donald Trump's golf clubs. I experienced the news more like an everyday consumer, and in doing so, I learned a whole lot about the attention economy and the information ecosystem. I’m looking forward to sharing what I learned with you.

I was incredibly lucky to have time as a stay-at-home dad. In the hours when 7-year-old Sunny and 5-year-old Story were at school, I tried on a variety of other hats: Harvard fellow, BBC talking head, magazine writer. I authored a book, and more importantly had time to read lots of others' books. I wrote for more than 20 publications, from The Atlantic to WIRED, and learned about the ups and downs of freelance life. And I hosted a podcast for Vanity Fair, "Inside the Hive," which I will continue to lead through the end of the year.

All the while I remained an avid reader of Reliable Sources, and especially admired Oliver Darcy's fearless reportage, as well as his decision to launch Status last month. I'm rooting for Oliver and, as I have told him personally, I think we're going to complement each other wonderfully.

Amid a slew of changes to the network’s programming and personnel by then-president Chris Licht, CNN canceled its long-running “Reliable Sources” Sunday program, which Stelter hosted for years, late in the summer of 2022.

Before joining CNN, Stelter served as a media reporter for The New York Times after getting his start blogging about the television news industry while still a student in college.

Stelter also has a podcast with Vanity Fair.

I held back on posting on Stelter. He has appeared on CNN and MSNBC frequently as a contributor to media coverage of Fox and its Dominion settlement.

MSNBC was hoping to secure a deal with Stelter. He would have gotten a spot and he would contribute to media coverage of the 2024 election. Stelter would be free to say political commentary without being pulled off the air.

Lara Trump New Single Is A GOP Cash Out!

Lara Trump recorded a music single. Did she use GOP donor money?

Do not tell me that Lara Lea Trump made a music video. 

Do you believe she used the Republican donor money to make a music video?

The 42 year old wife of Eric Trump, the son of former president Donald J. Trump, is the co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee. She and RNC chairman Michael Wheatley are tasked with guiding the GOP and presidential nominees Trump and J.D. Vance to victory.

Eric, 40 is a co-chairman of The Trump Organization. He, Donald Trump, Jr. and their father are barred from operating a business in New York for two years.

The Trump family was always symbolized with wealth. It appears they make their wealth off name and licensing. Cause no one in the right mind loaned Lara over $300,000 to make a music video out the goodness of their hearts.

Trump lies about his finances. So it would be no surprise that Donald, Jr., Eric, Ivanka, Tiffany, Lara and Melania lie about their finances too.

Trump’s new song with Madeline Jaymes, titled “Hero,” has gone viral, but not for the right reasons. The Republican National Committee’s co-chair has found herself in the middle of internet trolling after listeners started brutally criticizing her voice on social media platforms. The song is over three minutes long.

The music video for “Hero” was first launched on YouTube on August 23, 2024. The song is a homage to emergency first responders such as firefighters. Since the release of the music video, people on the internet have been pointing out how heavily auto-tuned Trump’s voice sounds in the single.

Lara Trump and Madeline Jaymes.

They received harsh criticism for the extremely auto-tuned nature of Lara’s voice in it.

The former television producer became the co-chair of the Republican National Committee in March of 2024. Lara has previously hosted and produced Real News Update of Trump Productions.

Trump has appeared on Fox, Newsmax, Real America's Voice, Lindell TV and OANN.

Ice Cube Frozen!

Ice Cube and son O'shea Jackson, Jr. The rap veteran is getting hammered again for his remarks about Kamala Harris. 

Why is the election so close?

President Joe Biden and his support for Israel.

If Biden abandons Israel, he could put a serious dent in his vice president. But if he continues to support the country, he could still put a serious dent in his vice president.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) are fierce supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris. They will come to the defense of a sorority sister.

Harris identifies as a Black woman. Harris is the first African American woman to be the Vice President of the United States and presidential nominee of a major political party

Did you know that Harris tried to reach out to O'Shea Jackson, Sr., best known as rap icon Ice Cube in 2019 and 2020? 

Ice Cube has been adamant that Democrats told him to hold off until after the election before making demands for his “Contract With Black America.” However, he admitted that he blew off a Zoom call with vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Let be clear, Ice Cube is not for Us. So Fuck him https://t.co/L7uso5LAtt

— Tipsy🫶🏾 (@Karmalize2) September 1, 2024

Ice Cube is out here telling people not to vote again.

While he sits in his million dollar mansion and Black folks in the south are getting kicked off their Medicaid.

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) September 1, 2024

Ice cube refused to meet with Kamala Harris to discuss a black agenda but met with Jared Kushner Trumps senior campaign advisor. In 2018 he was with Steve Bannon the same Steve Bannon who said black men will be the reason republicans can rule for 100 yrs pic.twitter.com/4VbmqgGSA0

— 2RawTooReal (@2RawTooReal) May 22, 2023

What happened to @icecube ? pic.twitter.com/OAMpIQH8bX

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) July 11, 2023

Ice Cube is estimated to be worth $160M, he can't comprehend why people with diabetes are living better lives under the Biden Administration or why people need their medicaid, Medicare, social security. Living in a wealthy gated community has damaged this man head from reality.

— 👑 Mr. Weeks 👑 (@WonderKing82) September 2, 2024

This was Ice Cube, tonight, stumbling and stammering trying to answer what was good in Trump’s plan for black people 🥴 pic.twitter.com/hC1OIn7AB3

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) October 16, 2020

Here comes Ice Cube crawling from underneath his rock just before another election...... pic.twitter.com/6bIPzllLPZ

— Coming in HOT!🔥😷 Harris/Walz 2024 vs Felon Trump (@JAPITTER) October 26, 2022

The NWA rapper and actor recently revealed to Fox Soul’s Cocktails with Queens, that features Claudia Jordan, Vivica A. Fox, LisaRaye McCoy, and Syleena Johnson, that he turned down a request by the California senator to be a part of a Zoom call. He didn’t want to lumped in with other “entertainers” and passed on the offer.

Now in 2024, Ice Cube is back in the saddle.

Many are calling Cube out for being in the saddle of Donald J. Trump. The Big 3 Basketball co-founder has ties to convicted felons. Steve Bannon and Trump are convicted felons.

Ice Cube with white nationalist Tucker Carlson.

According to a bizarre new story from The Daily Mail, a $1.2 billion lawsuit filed by Cube and his business partner, Jeff Kwatinetz, alleges that the Qatari government sought to bribe Bannon via the duo after investing in Ice Cube’s basketball league, BIG3. Kwatinetz, court documents reveal, calls Bannon a former colleague and personal friend.

The story goes something like this: Last year, Ahmed al Rumaihi, a member of the Qatari royal family, agreed to invest $20.5 million in BIG3, but ended up dodging calls after ponying up only $7.5 million. When Cube and Kwatinetz tried to get the rest of the money, al Rumaihi began “persistently inquir[ing] about wanting to meet with Mr. Bannon,” who was, at the time, still Trump’s chief strategist. His efforts appeared to intensify after Bannon left both the White House and, later, the alt-right news site Breitbart, the latter of which found him losing the financial backing of hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer.

Great Britain Puts A Hold On Some Israeli Weapons! Conservative Outrage!

Netanyahu will not concede to a ceasefire. British officials halt some of the weapons.

The apartheid ethnostate of Israel will not ceasefire. It will continue to invade Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Iran and drag the United States into its regional conflicts.

Israel continues to push the goal line in this nearly a year of conflict. 

Hamas is about close to ending talks and is willing to start burying bodies. See they know guerilla warfare. They have the opportunity to eliminate the incompetent Israeli Defense Forces. 

Iran has not launched its full scale war against Israel. The U.S. is working behind the scenes to ease tensions but still threatening Iran to not attack Israel.

Israel has cause so much chaos and the world is tired of it. 

President Joe Biden has told the junk food media that Israel isn't doing enough to stop the fighting and rescuing the settlers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has complained about it and pivoted to blaming Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He has went as far to saying that Israel should drop nuclear weapons on Gaza and Iran. Ignorantly not realizing that radioactivity spreads and it could trigger long lasting effects on the region.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an incompetent racist gasbag. He is not listening to American and British leaders. The U.S. and Great Britain are the leading providers of weapons to Israel. They have not stopped providing ammunition to this country.

In his first public address since Sunday’s mass protests showed many Israelis’ furious response to the discovery of six more dead settlers, Netanyahu said he will continue to insist on a demand that has emerged as a major sticking point in talks — continued Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor, a narrow band along Gaza’s border with Egypt where Israel contends Hamas smuggles weapons into Gaza. Egypt and Hamas deny it.

Netanyahu called the corridor vital to ensuring Hamas cannot rearm via tunnels. “This is the oxygen of Hamas,” he said.

Key ally the United States is showing impatience. Biden spoke to reporters as he arrived at the White House for a Situation Room meeting with the U.S. mediation team in the negotiations. Asked if Netanyahu was doing enough, Biden responded, “No.”

He insisted that negotiators remain “very close” to a deal, adding, “Hope springs eternal.”

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure to cut Israel loose.

Hamas has accused Israel of dragging out months of negotiations by issuing new demands, including for lasting Israeli control over the Philadelphi corridor and a second corridor running across Gaza. Hamas has offered to release all hostages in return for an end to the war, the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces and the release of a large number of Palestinian prisoners, including high-profile militants — broadly the terms called for under an outline for a deal put forward by Biden in July.

Netanyahu has pledged “total victory” over Hamas and blames it for the failure of the negotiations. On Monday, he said he is ready to carry out the first phase of the cease-fire — a plan that would include the release of some hostages, a partial pullout of Israeli troops and the release of some prisoners held by Israel. But he rejected a full withdrawal 

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant. The ICC warned that the U.S. should stay out of its way and not issue threats to interfere in its investigation.

Israel has put a hit on ICC officials and chief prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan.

The British government under its new leadership has officially put a block on some weapons.

British and American far right agitators are outraged. Israel is outraged and claiming that the leaders of British Labour are siding with the terrorists.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law — a move with limited military impact intended to increase pressure by Israel’s frustrated allies for an end to the war in Gaza.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the U.K. government had concluded there is a “clear risk” some items could be used to “commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law.”

He told lawmakers the decision related to about 30 of 350 existing export licenses for equipment “that we assess is for use in the current conflict in Gaza,” including parts for military planes, helicopters and drones, along with items used for ground targeting.

The decision wasn’t “a determination of innocence or guilt” about whether Israel had broken international law, and wasn’t an arms embargo, he said.

Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said on X: “Deeply disheartened to learn of the sanctions placed by the U.K. Government on export licenses to Israel’s defense establishment.

The United Kingdom is among a number of Israel’s longstanding allies whose governments are under growing pressure to halt weapons exports because of the toll of the nearly 11-month-old conflict in Gaza. More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, which doesn’t distinguish between militants and civilians in its toll.

The war broke out on Oct. 7 after Hamas militants and others stormed into Israel and killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took about 250 settlers. Roughly 100 settlers remain in Gaza, a third of whom are believed to be dead.

Lindsey Graham is a racist. He doesn't care about the collateral damage. He wants Israel to nuke Gaza, Iran and Lebanon.

British firms sell a relatively small amount of weapons and components to Israel compared to major suppliers such as the U.S. and Germany. Earlier this year, the government said military exports to Israel amounted to 42 million pounds ($53 million) in 2022.

But the U.K. is one of Israel’s closest allies, so the decision carries some symbolic significance. The military affairs correspondent for Israel’s Channel 13 TV said that the move could become more serious if other allies follow suit.

Sam Perlo-Freeman, research coordinator for the group Campaign Against Arms Trade, said that the announcement was “a belated, but welcome move.” But he said that it was “outrageous and unjustifiable” that parts for F-35 fighter jets weren’t among the exports being suspended.

The government move comes after two groups, Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq and the U.K.-based Global Legal Action Network, filed a legal challenge aimed at forcing the U.K. to stop granting any licenses for arms exports to Israel. The case has yet to go to a full court hearing.

Dearbhla Minogue, senior lawyer for the Global Legal Action Network, said the government’s “momentous decision vindicates everything Palestinians have been saying for months.”

The U.K.’s center-left Labour government under Starmer, elected in July, has faced pressure from some of its own members and lawmakers to apply more pressure on Israel to stop the violence. In the election, the party lost several seats it had been expected to win to pro-Palestinian independents after Starmer initially refused to call for a cease-fire following Israel’s retaliation after Oct. 7.

In a departure from the stance of its Conservative predecessor, Starmer’s government said in July that the U.K. will not intervene in the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Starmer also restored funding for U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, which had been suspended by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government in January.

Lammy, who has visited Israel twice in the past two months as part of Western efforts to push for a cease-fire, said that he was a Zionist and “friend of Israel,” but called the violence in Gaza “horrifying.”

“Israel’s actions in Gaza continue to lead to immense loss of civilian life, widespread destruction to civilian infrastructure, and immense suffering,” he said.

Biden's Stubbornness On Palestinian Deaths!

Biden addresses Israeli settler deaths in Gaza. Not one mention of Americans who died in Gaza or the West Bank.

I could care but there are too many others. I mean we have gun violence in the United States and that should outrage the lawmakers.

Why is the race between Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris so close?

I got a reason.

President Joe Biden.

The president, the former president and the vice president are all stuck on stupid when it comes to the apartheid ethnostate of Israel. Their decision to side with this horrible country is the reason why the election is tight.

Despite Trump being an old man, a convicted felon, a sexual predator, a fraudster and an insurrectionist, the Republicans are still backing him.

Harris is still following the Biden strategy of "Israel having the right" nonsense.

The ceasefire talks are not happening. Every time the U.S. works out a deal, Israel announces the latest events to delay talks. I mean this is starting to become increasingly clear that Israel is rooting for Trump to win and they want to depress Democrats to not vote. They want to ethnically cleanse all the West Bank and Gaza to implement the Greater Israel objective. 

Biden claims that Hamas always walks away from the deal.

Hamas said Biden's statements do not reflect the true position of the movement, which says it has been keen to reach a cessation of hostilities.

What the junk food media sees and what reality shows!

"The proposal recently presented to us goes against what the parties had agreed on July 2, this is considered an American response and acquiescence to the terrorist Netanyahu's new conditions and his criminal plans towards the Gaza Strip", Hamas added, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The International Criminal Court has announced arrest warrants for Netanyahu.

Harris parroted the lies that Hamas raped and tortured the settlers (IDF soliders). 

Israel has literally tortured Palestinians and were caught on camera sodomizing a man.

The Israelis have defended the rapists. 

Some sexual predators from the U.S. seek refuge in Israel if they were Jewish.

They are not hostages. They are settlers who went to Israel engaged in IDF activities and were captured. Hamas offered an exchange for a permanent ceasefire and removal of Israeli forces out of Gaza. They wanted all the border walls and restrictions of resources removed.

Israel refuses to accept any of the terms. 

Biden spent a portion of his time misleading Americans into believing the settlers were killed by Hamas. 

Israel claimed the six settlers (including one who was an American settler) were found in tunnels. Back in Feburary, Israel flooded tunnels with seawater. Mind you those are used for sewage. Israel claims the tunnels were Hamas command bases. 

No. 

They are fucking sewers. 

If the settlers were found in sewers, I guess the IDF had already killed them. Israel either bombed them, flooded them or used contaminated chemicals inside them. They killed the settlers and blamed Hamas as usual.

Biden said he is “devastated and outraged” by the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin — an Israeli American who were captured by Hamas.

“I am devastated and outraged. Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace in Israel on October 7. He lost his arm helping friends and strangers during Hamas’ savage massacre.  He had just turned 23. He planned to travel the world,” Biden said in a Saturday statement.

The settlers were killed because of Israel's relentless airstrikes and deliberate starvation not Hamas.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin was one of the six settlers whose bodies were recovered by the Israeli military over the weekend. Their deaths come as the U.S. and its partners have pushed for a cease-fire deal to release the settlers without any concrete agreement.

A White House official told The Hill that Biden spoke Sunday morning with Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, to offer condolences about the death of their son. The parents have been outspoken advocates for a hostage-release deal to get their son and others being held in Gaza home.

The family said in a statement Sunday it was “devastated to announce the death of their beloved son and brother” and thanked those who offered their support to the family.

Biden said in his statement he admired and grieved with the parents, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention last month.

“I have gotten to know his parents, Jon and Rachel. They have been courageous, wise, and steadfast, even as they have endured the unimaginable. They have been relentless and irrepressible champions of their son and of all the settlers held in unconscionable conditions. I admire them and grieve with them more deeply than words can express,” he said.

“I know all Americans tonight will have them in their prayers, just as Jill and I will.  I have worked tirelessly to bring their beloved Hersh safely to them and am heartbroken by the news of his death. It is as tragic as it is reprehensible. Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes. And we will keep working around the clock for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages,” he added.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan also spoke to the families of Americans who are being held hostage by Hamas on Sunday. He shared the news of Goldberg-Polin’s death and discussed the U.S.’s continued push for a deal that will secure the release of the remaining hostages, according to a White House pool report.

Israelis must serve two years of mandatory military service if they turn 18. 

The settlers look like IDF soliders. 

Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed over 40,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who do not say how many were fighters. It has displaced the vast majority of Gaza’s 2.3 million people, often multiple times, and plunged the besieged territory into a humanitarian catastrophe.

In a separate development Sunday, Palestinian resistance killed three Israeli police officers when they opened fire on their vehicle in the West Bank, according to Israeli officials. Israel has been carrying out large-scale military raids across the occupied territory in recent days.

Anyone who opposes Israel but sympathizes with Hamas, Hezbollah, Houtis and the Iranian government are labeled terrorists or useful idiots.

Spare me the bullshit.

Israel is a white Jewish supremacist ethnostate. 

Israel is becoming similar to Nazi Germany.

You criticize Israel or boycott the country, expect punishment from U.S. leaders and businesses. 

You speak publicly about Israel, the regime could ban you from entry, they could put a target kill on you or torture you. Israel has defend the right for those monsters that rape people they captured in the West Bank or Gaza Strip.

Fuck Israel. The hell with all these U.S. lawmakers and their blind support of Zionism.

President Joe Biden, former president Donald J. Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and most of Congress continue to ride the cock of Israel.

Carlos Latuff is not impressed by Trump and Harris thanks to their staunch support of Israel.

Biden will have a legacy of turning a blind eye to a genocide. He has weakened the argument that the U.S. supports human rights.

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. You upset over people protesting at a synagogue. You upset that people question a foreign government's propaganda. 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.

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

It is not antisemitic to rally for Palestine. Cry more!

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 Israeli regime has rejected a two state solution. They have interfered in U.S. elections time after time with their proxy groups the ADL and AIPAC throwing money to primary challengers against Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Thomas Massie and Jamaal Bowman. They are literally influencing our lawmakers into banning TikTok, criminalizing boycotts against the regime and equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. 

They literally are spying on Muslims, Christians, protesters and organizations opposed to the regime's actions.

The Israeli regime is trying to force Americans to hate. The regime is rooting for Trump.

Four years ago, Carlos Latuff predicted a Harris and Trump battle and their support for Israel and more police forces.

When Trump returns, he and the Republicans can start their Project 2025 bullshit and assist in the Greater Israel bullshit.

The Israeli regime wants American lawmakers to punish lawmakers, athletes, media personalities, religious leaders, social media influencers, adult entertainers and television shows who speak out against the regime.

The evil Israeli regime has fanned outrage over regime change, college protests, 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. 

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. 

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 President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are under extreme pressure to do something. Some Arab Americans, Muslim and young voters have vowed to never back Harris putting her election chances in danger.

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 we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. 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.

You Won't Find Any SABO's Art In A Museum!

A racist street artist so warped in his weird obsession with hate decided to vandalize Denver street signs with offensive remarks towards President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Black Americans and immigrants.

He admits to defacing Chicago signs during the Democratic National Convention and vows to continue on.

Sabo said he was motivated to post the signs because of reports that a Venezuelan gang forced the closure of an apartment complex in Aurora. The City of Aurora and Aurora Police have said the closure was not due to gang activity but rather years of neglect by a landlord now facing charges for neglect of the property.

The signs, discovered attached to existing signage along Colfax in Denver and Aurora, read “Kamala’s Illegals” and “Blacks Must Sit At The Back Of The Bus. Kamala’s Migrants Sit In The Front.”

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis responded, saying in part, “There is no room for hate in our state.”

The signs were first discovered by RTD drivers around 5 a.m. Thursday.

A Facebook post by Sabo included photos of the signs with a caption reading, in part, “I’m not going to lie to you, it was a scary night, but saying the Lord’s Prayer while working help (sic) a lot.”

RTD said similar signs were recently posted in Chicago and the agency was “connecting with other transit agencies across the country to assess the magnitude of the coordinated racist activity.”

Sabo also took credit for the racist signage in Chicago.

“I put up a few in Chicago during the DNC and I have plans for another set to go up some place else, which will no doubt bring the police to my door,” Sabo posted on Facebook two days prior to the signs going up in Denver. Another post indicates Sabo affixed the signs outside a fried chicken restaurant near the Democratic National Convention.

“I saw Black observers shocked when they saw this,” he wrote.

Sabo’s website includes photos of racist signs posted outside the Colorado Capitol in March 2024.

In a YouTube livestream on Wednesday, prior to the posting of the signs on Colfax, Sabo complained about Venezuelans and other Latinos, and used an ethnic slur for the Latino journalist who covered the racist signs posted outside the Capitol and the closure of the apartment complex in Aurora. He listed specific Latino nationalities he would use as “target practice” during a conflict.

“If a civil war breaks out and the f---ing Guatemalans and Ecuadorians are like coming over the fence and stuff like that, it is straight up target practice,” Sabo said.

Sabo had a foray into mainstream Republican politics in 2016, when his art promoting then-presidential candidate Ted Cruz was sold on the campaign’s website before being pulled after Sabo’s history of racist comments surfaced. On Wednesday’s livestream, Sabo said, “I’m a Republican. I’ve always been a Republican.”

Prior to Sabo’s admission to 9NEWS, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston told 9NEWS on Thursday that the city would use surveillance video to find the perpetrators behind the racist signage.

“It’s fear that people want to propagate for political purposes,” Johnston said. “There’s no place in our city for that.” 

Sabo is like Ben Garrison. Talented but twisted. 

Sabo's first work that received mainstream attention was in May 2014, where he put up posters attacking Democratic politician and then-candidate for governor of Texas Wendy Davis, who held a thirteen-hour-long filibuster to block Senate Bill 5 (a measure which included more restrictive abortion regulations for Texas) a year prior. The posters feature mostly-naked Barbie dolls with a plastic baby in their belly areas and Davis' face plastered on, with the caption: "Hollywood welcomes Abortion Barbie Wendy Davis."

During the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, Sabo targeted Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party with posters (most of which were themed to Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party, a 2016 political docudrama created by American conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza) being placed at local bus stops.

Check Out Time!

Cut out the check.

Soon we will be saying goodbye to the paper check. The original money transaction will come to an end in the United States. More Americans are using debit and credit transactions and paper checks as well as cash will be a thing of the past.

American currency still is used but more people are turning to cards.

The paper check has pretty much disappeared from the grocery checkout line, and if the trend continues, this once all-important mode of payment may become extinct. The number of checks being written is dropping by 1.8 billion a year, and at that rate, checks would go away entirely by 2026, according to Business Insider.

In 2024, check writers skew older and are likely at the margins of the banking community, according to Anchin. Americans over the age of 55 are the most likely to write checks every month, GoBankingRates also found.

However, it wasn’t always that way.

Although checks, as we know them today, first originated in the 11th century, they didn’t become mainstream until the early 20th century, following the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, according to a historical survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

But back then, “everyday people didn’t have checking accounts, that was for rich people,” said Stephen Quinn, professor of economics at Texas Christian University and co-author of the Atlanta Fed’s report. “It wasn’t until after World War II that checking accounts were a common thing.”

Postwar prosperity greatly expanded the use of checking accounts to middle-class households, making checks the most widely used noncash payment method in the U.S., the Atlanta Fed found.

Personal checks continued to gain steam until the mid-1990s, when credit and debit cards largely took over. Since 2000, check-writing has plummeted by nearly 75%.