Honor Robert A. Lower for Black History Month

CK, Colin Kaepernick, is a rich ex-football player who is popular with Millennials, sells t-shirts, and "takes a knee" in protest of a flag and anthem from a country he claims is racist, in his opinion. He shames those who remain neutral when facing injustice. CK, do you know my great, great grandfather, Robert A. … Continue reading Honor Robert A. Lower for Black History Month →

Racists Democrats Want Return to Slavery in America

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Spoken by George Santayana, a Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist, about 1863. It seems Americans have forgotten the tragic lessons of slavery in America — perpetuated by Southern Democrats. While America is criticized for this stain on her honor, only 1% of Americans actually owned … Continue reading Racists Democrats Want Return to Slavery in America →

Facebook BLOCKS Conservative Comment

Writing in The Hill, Cathy Young, reported about recent news Facebook staffers had "sought to delete Donald Trump's posts calling for restrictions on Muslim immigration as violating the company's hate speech policies" as an example of anti-conservative bias within Facebook. Young asks the question: Is there a problem of anti-conservative bias in social media? I'm a … Continue reading Facebook BLOCKS Conservative Comment →

Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard Skewer AG Sessions on Marijuana Policy

Although over 64 percent of Americans say they support the legalization of Recreational Marijuana (72% of Democrats, and a slim majority, 51%, of Republicans), and an overwhelming 94 percent of adults (96% of independents, 95% of Democrats and 90% of Republicans) support Medical Marijuana, Attorney General Jeff Sessions on January 4th rescinded three memos from the Obama administration … Continue reading Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard Skewer AG Sessions on Marijuana Policy →

Gender and Race Discrimination on Facebook

Chamath Palihapitiya, former Facebook executive, has “tremendous guilt” over the growing social network, which he feels has eroded the "core foundations of how people behave by and between each other.” “It literally is a point now where I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works. That … Continue reading Gender and Race Discrimination on Facebook →

More Pregnant Women Using Cannabis

Jacqueline Howard, writing in CNN, summarizes a Kaiser Permanente Northern California study. More pregnant women seem to be using pot — sometimes to ease the nausea of morning sickness or heightened anxiety — and a new study suggests that this slight rise in marijuana use is most pronounced among those younger in age. Summary Findings The prevalence … Continue reading More Pregnant Women Using Cannabis →

Drug ODs Reduce Life Expectancy in USA

Government researchers announced life expectancy in the United States fell for the second year in a row in 2016 — claiming it’s clear the epidemic of drug overdoses is at least in part to blame. Life expectancy for a baby born in 2016 fell to 78.6 years, although a minor decline of 0.1 percent, while … Continue reading Drug ODs Reduce Life Expectancy in USA →