Current Affairs – Self Equanimity http://selfequanimity.com Current Affairs Wed, 08 Feb 2023 23:44:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://i0.wp.com/selfequanimity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SE-Copy.png?fit=32%2C32 Current Affairs – Self Equanimity http://selfequanimity.com 32 32 176655959 Britney Griner, Jan 6, Abortion Laws, Gas Prices, and the coming recession, The Hypocrisy!!! http://selfequanimity.com/britney-griner-jan-6-abortion-laws-gas-prices-and-the-coming-recession-the-hypocrisy/ http://selfequanimity.com/britney-griner-jan-6-abortion-laws-gas-prices-and-the-coming-recession-the-hypocrisy/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:42:59 +0000 https://selfequanimity.com/?p=1867 We all agree that we live in strange times but what I don’t understand is the hypocrisy, is almost as if we protest what we are told to protest on, let us start with January 6th, Frankly, I don’t understand why we even mention this, but let me say a few things, these are facts, 

  1. Democrats did say Trump stole the election. Hillary Clinton went around saying this, somehow everyone has forgotten about that, people like Maxine Walters and others did go to congress that day asking, Vice president JOE BIDEN, who is our current president, not to certify the results. (Trump’s Win).
  2. Trump heard about some people planning to start some sort of violence during the protest, she asked Nancy Pelosi to deploy the National Guard to keep the protest orderly, well she refused. well, they say there is no evidence of that like there is evidence of every conversation they ever had between one another.

I wonder why they want to keep this going, during  Trump’s presidency,  everyone claimed they had evidence of  Russia collusion. That Russia helped Trump to win the election. That turned out to be false and a waste of Tax Payer’s money.  Now let us come to the FBI raid.  When it comes to these things people don’t even remember a month ago let alone go into research and read some history.  There is the president’s records act, enacted in 1978.   the short version of this is that presidents do take some records home, when they do, the national archives can request these documents back, depending on what they are.  They couldn’t him on that act so they are trying to get him on espionage, saying he sold nuclear secrets to Russia, if i didn’t know better I could swear, they were obsessed with Russia, first, there was Russian collusion, which turned out to be false, now this… the public shouldn’t be believing this, in fact, we should be thinking of the future and our survival for that matter and how to combat inflation. 

 This brings me to the Britney Griner case, why do people believe Russia is being harsh when it is a sovereign nation and has the right to enact its own laws? People in our country don’t understand that you cannot do anything you want in this universe!!!!!!.  if you do, there are consequences.  Every country is different, marijuana has been legal in Europe, and the Netherlands for a long time, but they don’t just put it in their pockets while travelling to some other country where it might be illegal. There are some countries that have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to anything considered a narcotic, and they have their reasons for that.  Therefore when travelling one should do their homework before travelling, here are a few countries that have to impose harsh penalties on offenders,  we have North Korea, which everyone would suspect they do, Japan, Vietnam, China, Iran, Indonesia ( in this country, you can face the death penalty by firing squad) why you might ask, well they are struggling with a severe drug epidemic, so they enacted a zero-tolerance policy. Sweden also did the same thing since too many people were developing drug addictions, we sit in front of our TVs thinking well we should be allowed to do what we want everywhere, even in some other countries. This has nothing to do with. before you go to other countries, read their policies, and their laws,  even Sweden has a zero-tolerance policy therefore if you have anything with any narcotic in it, you need to throw it away before going. For example, I will never take hemp seed oil to any of these countries and that is that.

Now gas prices,  when this began, we were told it was because of the war in Ukraine, which was totally false, although prices have gone down a little bit, we still haven’t been told why this happened, One reason is inflation, but there are other factors that we are not being told. if you ask me, this deserves a protest, but no one is protesting these things…A recession is coming, we don’t know how bad it is going to be, yet we are being told all these lies and that the recession wouldn’t be that bad because the job market is still strong, but a recession,  is a slow process that is what people don’t get. The funny thing is they just signed the inflation reduction act, which is supposed to combat inflation, it is $400 billion, how do you combat inflation by printing more ?????? …These are interesting times.

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“Our House” http://selfequanimity.com/our-house/ http://selfequanimity.com/our-house/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:19:39 +0000 https://selfequanimity.com/?p=1785 I have been watching and waiting for something to be done for black folks, weren’t we told that Joe Biden was better than Trump, and was going to do something for black folks,  for some reason black folks think that the one who wrote and passed a lot of racist laws will somehow do something for black folks, Trump was too racist to do anything for black folks, (That is the thought process).

      Let’s see how politically aware we are, it may or may not come as a surprise that the democrats can single-handedly pass anything they want now because they control both houses, they really don’t need republicans, even though they still try to blame Republicans for their failed promises. The midterm elections are upon us again, the question is will there be a shift????  Cause nothing has been done, from the lift every voice plan to all other plans they told us they were going to do. California has passed some sort of reparations committee, and this is just to study who should receive it, it’s funny,  I’m wondering why states like Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Virginia, etc. didn’t participate in that study. These states were directly involved in slavery.

      The midterms are fast approaching, things are changing although gas is still expensive, inflation is at an all-time high, things are not looking good for the Democrats,  but ever since Joe Biden has been in office, then he and his fellow Democrats have had the power to do so much without needing republican support, but pretending there is still some sort of resistance from Republicans. The republicans now don’t have an excuse, they control the white house to both houses of Congress, and according to some news sources, the president has signed 87 executive orders so far. Now as it stands they can pass anything they want, they can make all the changes they want, and more importantly, they can make the changes they promised black people, at least do some of the things that they outlined in the “lift every voice” plan.  Joe Biden has yet to surpass Trump on what he did for black people, I wouldn’t say he did much but at least it was something we can point to, Well with Joe we are being asked to wait, right ???  

  1. Expansion of enterprise zones
  2. More funds to HBCUs ( Executive order 13779)
  3. First Step Act
  4. Music Modernization Act

 To end this I said this and I will say it again, I like the Music Modernization Act because the music industry has treated black people, some died penniless, so I’m looking at this from a black perspective, but that is just me though.

Brothers and sisters all I can say is “be careful” with your vote, especially this mid-term election.

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Homelessness, Public Health Emergency, Uncertainty! http://selfequanimity.com/homelessness-public-health-emergency-uncertainty/ http://selfequanimity.com/homelessness-public-health-emergency-uncertainty/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:13:01 +0000 https://selfequanimity.com/?p=1408 This is a very serious issue, and we are not talking about it enough, The great Bob Marley once said “ who feels it knows”.  these few weeks we have our politicians talking about irrelevant issues, and of course, the circus of trying to find out what happened on January 6th, after most of us are feeling the economic pinch. Inflation is at an all-time high, Gas is $3 a gallon. We are in an economic crisis, and we are not out of the woods yet in regards to this pandemic.  We don’t know if there will be another lockdown since we are being advised to mask up again.  I don’t think the economy can take another hit when it comes to this pandemic.  The experts don’t know what to tell us, we have one Senator who just tested positive for Covid even though he was fully vaccinated, yet even he made a statement that contradicted what we were told,  he said If he hadn’t got the “jab”, be would have been worse off, never mind that is we were told that wasn’t supposed to be possible.

       I just found that that the eviction moratorium expired on July 31st, 2021…. As usual, the politicians gave us a runaround, the president, of course, passed it on to congress, congress is busy trying to enact a 2700 page bill that has nothing to do with this emergency. The president can actually do something with the stroke of a pen, but that is highly unlikely.  On August 8th, 2020, the previous administration signed an executive order to at least halt evictions. (Executive order 13945) So then the question becomes if ( God forbid) there is another lockdown, you know a stay-at-home order, well with the expiration of the eviction moratorium, the people who got hit the hardest won’t have homes to stay in.  Of course, Congress did what it does best!!.. Go on vacation !!!! Summer break!!!!! Funny how the mainstream media is not talking about this at all. They keep telling us over and over again about January 6th. Ask anyone facing homelessness if they care about January 6th especially since that event is history.

 

 

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Congratulations , we are proud of you!!!! http://selfequanimity.com/congratulations-we-are-proud-of-you/ http://selfequanimity.com/congratulations-we-are-proud-of-you/#respond Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:05:48 +0000 https://selfequanimity.com/?p=1389 Congratulations to these winners, I must say I’m proud of them,   Introducing  Zaila Avant-Garde and Jaedon Whyte. This is great, these children have made us proud.  Here is my question though, why do we know about the girl, Zaila, and not the boy Jaedon???  I think anyone will agree with me that Zaila got a lot of coverage from the media, for 2 to 3 days we heard everything about this girl and how difficult it was for her to win this race, and how she tried very hard to win the spelling bee., which is good  I’m not knocking her for this. Let’s take a look at what this boy won,  he won the International Mathematical Olympiad. Everyone will agree with me that Math is more difficult than the spelling bee, I’m saying that at least the Media should have given the same attention to the boy as they did to the girl, We didn’t hear about this story… the media could care less about him, actually, they could care less about both of these children.

My main problem is we do exactly as we are told, we do what the media tells us, someone should have come out and told all the media organizations about this boy. Winning a math competition is very impressive!!!!  This boy won in a subject that “we” as black people don’t even like. Most people don’t like math because it forces us to think. Oh, believe me, math has a way of doing that. Congratulations to these children, but I think it is unfair how black boys are being treated.  

        We really need to start thinking for ourselves, In Today’s world, everyone wants to be an activist for the wrong reasons, or because they think they can make money from it. Example Black lives matter.  I think we should recognize our own children,  instead of being told exactly what to do. Once again congratulations to these children!!!  You have made us Proud!!!!

 

 

 

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The Message http://selfequanimity.com/the-message/ http://selfequanimity.com/the-message/#respond Fri, 09 Jul 2021 05:52:17 +0000 https://selfequanimity.com/?p=1379 Interesting isn’t it ?? Vax that thang up??? Really??? How are people not offended??? I  keep looking at this over and over again as black people we should stand up and say this is unacceptable. Sex and Rachet behavior is not the only thing we understand. Every now and then they view black people as a group of people who just understand and respond to the basic human instinct, not intelligence!. Guys, there are 7 Billion people on the planet, we are not the only ones who procreate, the porn industry was started by white people…but they know when to be serious, you haven’t seen vaccination ads on pornhub have you?? look at the population of China and India, but it is a problem when “they” try to make it as if all we do is use our bodies(especially women) and can’t think things through. 

In no way am I against Vaccination, but as black people, we are already skeptical about vaccination, since our trust was betrayed some years ago. (Tuskegee). “They” should be doing a better job to try and convince us about these vaccines,  the science, the math, etc… not in a rap video and make it seem as if the only way the black man will listen to what is being said is when there is a naked girl saying it.  On the other hand, I don’t think black people are that simple-minded to the point that the only thing we are, are baby-making machines,  if you listen to the lyrics, it is promising sex only after vaccination, How can the word diversity be thrown around so much but then we are seen as a monolith????  this is insane.  “They” make it seem as if all we care about is “hooking” up.  This is an insult !! Lil Wayne might have made a very good decision not to show up in this video……

THIS IS A PROBLEM!!!

They did that with the election anyone remembers “Get your booty to the polls”??? They told the same story!!!!!!  and there was no outrage, yet still, again there is no outrage about this….. this is sickening!!!!!

To all my fans .. let me ask you this?  Juvenile or Dr. Carson, Who would you listen to, in terms of knowing the subject at hand????

 

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Do you feel any different?? http://selfequanimity.com/do-you-feel-any-different/ http://selfequanimity.com/do-you-feel-any-different/#respond Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:35:36 +0000 https://selfequanimity.com/?p=1302 Do you feel any different??   This is a very important question that needs to be asked,  it is very interesting that after the first 100 days most people will say they don’t feel any different,  We got a few “stimulus” dollars but that is about it.    Well, when it comes to politicians you know where I stand not to mention the recent political climate, powerful enough to tear families apart and end friendships.  The funny thing about all this is that people like to use the line “Agree to disagree” but they mean something different.  I know for sure that  No Politician can make anyone who they are, it is through our own effort that we will succeed in life, yet still every 4 years, we will go and vote these politicians listen to their vague promises, and yet none of these promises are fulfilled. For those who know my political affiliation, people will call me a sore loser but yet can’t tell us if they feel any different.   We have to hold these politicians accountable,  because they over-promise, for those who think that when Biden takes a “black” woman to the white house as vice president, things will be alright…Well let us look at what has happened so far,  Derek Chauvin the Police officer who was responsible for George Floyd’s death has been found guilty on all charges,  Well as some of my friends have said, that was good that he got the guilty verdict, yet we are still waiting for the George Floyd Policing ACT, something that could easily be done with a stroke of a  pen, an executive order.   If most people agree that this was wrong, then most people should be on board,   no one will object if the president uses executive privileges on this.

We still have a few years to go before this presidency is over,  I will say let us wait to see what will happen, I’m still waiting for the “lift every voice ”  plan.  if you ask me that should have been done within the first 100 days. My brothers and sisters, we are in a pandemic, but we cannot blame the pandemic for poverty and problems that were already here.  Now Joe Biden is talking about a 4 trillion dollar plan, well let us see what this is. I don’t know about anyone, but as I have done all my life I’m going to stay politically aware, for those who will ask,  I didn’t feel any different after Trump’s first 100 days, but too many times are people caught up in superstardom but still blame systemic racism,  ( the irony)  one is a personality and the other is a system, for all we know, it could be a black man who designed a system like that.   My brothers and sisters, I like free-thinking and because of that, I will end with this,   ” Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect” Mark Twain.

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Think Joe Biden is a RACIST?? Kamala Harris thinks so http://selfequanimity.com/think-joe-biden-is-a-racist-kamala-harris-thinks-so/ http://selfequanimity.com/think-joe-biden-is-a-racist-kamala-harris-thinks-so/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:42:35 +0000 http://selfequanimity.com/?p=993 Isn’t it funny and strange that today Kamala Harris LOVES Joe Biden……  how quick we forget,  this was actually on TV and radio, and today people claim they have forgotten about all this?  You would think that in this day and age, that we record everything, Politicians still lie,  and lie big time. Today she claims Joe Biden, somehow will heal the whole nation, he has yet to apologize, The funny thing here is that she also has a record like his,  back then when they were against each other, the truth was coming out because they didn’t like each other, you heard them both, neither of them has apologized for that, in fact, most of their policies are still on the book,  My brothers and sisters,  I won’t tell you who to vote for,  I will tell you to listen closely!!

I got this letter from the DNC, funny when he was putting together his crime bill he was able to find money, he has been there for 47 years, now he wants me to pay him to save me, OHHH the hypocrisy!!!

 

 

 

 

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