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Roger Stone caught on audio saying “arguing with this Negro” in interview

Former Donald Trump advisor and Republican political consultant and lobbyist, Roger Stone was caught on audio saying “arguing with this Negro” in an interview on The Mo’Kelly Show with Mr. Mo’Kelly; who is black. At mid point during the interview, there appears to have been a connection issue which seems to have made Stone think that Mo’Kelly couldn’t hear him. The interviewer, unaware of Stone’s connectivity issues, continued on with his question. When he stopped for an answer, Roger Stone didn’t respond but he could be heard  seemingly talking to someone in the background. Stone also seemed unaware that he...

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We’ve gotten through a pandemic before and can do it again

Many are going a bit stir crazy with all the shut downs, extended quarantines, hand washing, and mask wearing. Just know that none of what we are doing now in response to Covid-19 is new. The last major pandemic was the 1918 Spanish Flu that left a worldwide death toll of between 50 to 100 million people; roughly 500,000 in the US alone.   To be clear, Covid-19 is not the flu but the last major pandemic that the world faced was an influenza pandemic. During that time, the world took the same measures; social distancing was widely practiced. There...

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COVID-19 is not the flu. Stop saying that it is.

Since December 31, 2019, the world has been inundated with a constant stream of information talking about the coronavirus a.k.a. COVID-19. Roughly 3 months in, there is still not an abundance of information about this new coronavirus strain, how it spreads, and how to contain it. There are however a few things that are certain. COVID-19 is not the flu. This is a very important fact that shouldn’t be overlooked or taken lightly.  Multiple tweets continue to surface comparing COVID-19 and influenza by either citing their lack of concern or by pointing out that more people die every year from...

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Mandela Day Calls Us All To Action

10 years ago today the United Nations General Assembly declared Nelson Mandela’s birthday of July 18th to be “Nelson Mandela International Day”.  It is an international day to celebrate, honor, and recognize the life, the legacy, the ideals, and the struggle of the former South African president.  Nelson Mandela’s  long and arduous journey from political prisoner of South Africa’s apartheid government to becoming that same nations president is an invaluable example of perseverance and hope in the face of unimaginable opposition. Mandela Day is a day to actively participate in the benevolent goal of making society and the world a...

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What Should We Think About The Trump Administration’s Approval and Cancellation of Iran Strike?

Image credit to maxpixel.net The New York Times reported that the Trump administration had approved of military strikes against Iran. Then, while planes were in the air and ships were in position, called off the attacks. Supposedly the attacks were to be retaliatory strikes for the shooting of a United States unmanned Global Hawk surveillance drone by Iran. The operation was underway in its early stages when it was called off, a senior administration official said. Planes were in the air and ships were in position, but no missiles had been fired when word came to stand down, the official...