I hate sellouts with a passion, but I try to remember something I once read:

“Every minority and every people has its share of opportunists, profiteers, freeloaders and escapists. The hammer blows of discrimination, poverty and segregation must warp and corrupt some. No one can pretend that because a people may be oppressed, every individual member is virtuous and worthy. The real issue is whether in the great mass the dominant characteristics are decency, honor and courage.”

—Martin Luther King Jr., Why We Can't Wait, 1968

Anyway, this may be old news for some of us, but definitely not for all of us. Salute to all of the Black and Brown people with morals and heart, who don’t sellout, even though the overwhelming majority of us could easily get rich quick (if we were sellouts). 🫡

But still no one has been charged...

Interesting Synchronicity - 03/22/2024

Ivermectin has been shown to help fight cancer, especially when used in conjunction with chemotherapy, an article in the Epoch Times (ET) reported this morning. Another article appeared in ET on the FDA stating that they will remove their posts on social media and web pages that tell people to stop taking ivermectin to treat Covid-19. And then later again today, ET reported that Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales, came out and spoke publicly about her cancer and the chemotherapy treatments. I hope she tries ivermectin, it can't hurt. I find it interesting that these stories come out on the same day. Sometimes I notice that my choice of words on these posts I make as well as the texts I send out to my contacts when I think of a thoughtful expression, that my wording seems to get repeated by the talking heads in the media. I find this to be interesting. Does it mean anything or signify something of major importance? I don't know, it might. Even as an atheist I don't believe in consequences, but I also don't believe in a collective consciousness to the extent that each and every individual is personally responsible for the choices they make, regardless of the degree of societal influence. Yet at the same time it wouldn't be wise for me to ignore the possibility that there may be a connection of shared energy that would in part explain these types of synchronizations. It reminds of other questions I've pondered. Such as, is life only what it is or what you make of it? Is all of what happens pre-determined, or do we have free will? Should Joe Biden drop from the race because he's too incompetent to even stand trial let alone run the country, or should he drop out because he's guilty of influence peddling with foreign adversaries? Forrest Gump may have been on to something with what he said at the end of the movie regarding destiny; "maybe both is happening at the same time."

The wise man knows that knowledge is power, and through knowledge one can achieve things that some might deem impossible. Eric Adams is a man of great ambition, determined to unlock the hidden secrets to gaining financial freedom. His approach is novel and his cause is noble, but only time will tell if his path leads to success. With his ideas, he stirs up both hope and concern amongst his peers. He has been seen as both a leader and a threat, but one thing is clear - he is transforming the game, and no one knows what the outcome will be.

The One Political Issue That Unites All of Us

The Case of the Suspiciously Timed Trademarks.

August 21, 2023

Republicans would like the media spotlight to remain fixed on the imaginary "Biden crime family," rather than on Donald Trump's four (count 'em!) criminal indictments. But, in the meantime, little notice is being paid to the lawlessness of the nefarious Trump clan. Even Democrats, it seems, have no appetite for scrutinizing failson Donny Junior's shady business dealings or son-in-law Jared Kusher's multi-billion dollar pay-offs from Middle Eastern governments. And it's been years since anyone's so much as mentioned favorite daughter Ivanka's sketchy trademarks. But it's worth more than a mention.

Prior to her becoming an adviser to the president, Ivanka was an active participant in the Trump Organization's day-to-day corruption. She also flogged lines of jewelry, shoes and apparel, plus an array of Ivanka-branded skincare lotions, sprays and unguents. But upon her father's election, the Chinese government suddenly found it advantageous for some unexplained reason to award the presidential daughter armloads of product trademarks. The timing of this bounty was fishy to say the least.

Between March and July 2016, Ivanka applied for 36 trademarks in China. By the time of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US in April 2017, seven had already been approved. With three of them gaining approval the same day she dined with President Xi.

In May of 2018, she was granted approval for six more trademarks. And a week later President Trump announced his intent to save the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE, which had been banned from purchasing US components. She won another trademark when her father declared he would allow ZTE to remain open. And an additional three when he agreed to lift sanctions against the company. The coincidences kept piling up.

By April of 2019, the Chinese government had granted a total of 41 trademarks to Ivanka's companies. And, according to Forbes senior editor Dan Alexander's book, White House, Inc., the trademarks she applied for after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory got approved about 40% faster than those she requested before it.

These trademarks cover (mostly Chinese-made) fashion items like handbags, shoes, wedding dresses and jewelry. But also other items, including nursing homes, sausage casing and voting machines. Observed Politico at the time,

Taken together, the trademarks could allow her brand to market a lifetime’s worth of products in China, from baby blankets to coffins, and a host of things in between, including perfume, make-up, bowls, mirrors, furniture, books, coffee, chocolate and honey.

So, did Ivanka Trump use her White House connection to obtain commercial trademarks for her company and enrich herself? It sure is a mystery.

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Influence Peddling: LPDC Vindicates Olanipekun

Influence Peddling: LPDC Vindicates Olanipekun

  Dismisses NBA’s Petition  The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has dismissed a professional misconduct petition filed by the Nigerian Bar Association against Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Chief Wole Olanipekun and partners of his firm, Olanipekun & Co. Ms Adekunbi Ogunde, a partner in Olanipekun’s firm, solicited a brief from SAIPEM Contracting Nigeria Ltd, which had…

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Ted Cruz wants to subpoena Epstein’s flight logs. He doesn’t want you to know that he and Clarence Thomas both get round trip flights on Neo-Nazi oligarch Harlan Crow’s private jet. Like the time he summoned them to swear in this judge in Crow’s private library. The library where an autographed copy of Hitler’s book Mein Kampf is kept. The library near the infamous “dictator sculpture garden.”

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But still the DOJ twiddles it's thumbs

i keep getting videos of this woman making sheet pan meals in my feed and every single time, her vegetables are massively undercooked. watching her chew through them while smiling and going 'mmm' amuses me.

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