From bad to worse?

How fast time passes. Years pass very quickly now and the view of the end is approaching faster than I would like.

Welcome to black history in America. Written for you by white republicans.

Seems fair.

Arrrr ye mateys.

Believe it or not it was a trip to Memphis for training from Canada. I am not well travelled by any means. I made it into Memphis and after a short ride, arrived at my hotel. The people who worked there were some of the most lovely people I have ever met. Southern hospitality was in their soul. I even got to sit down one afternoon with some other guests and hotel staff to discuss differences in politics, healthcare and so on. It blew my mind when people were telling me the expense of just having a baby delivered at their local hospital. I could not wrap my mind around not wanting socialized healthcare. It was the first evening in the hotel, I decided to turn on the local news for Memphis. This was the first real culture shock. The violence. Shootings, stabbings, robberies. I honestly went from feeling like this place is amazing, to this place scares the sh!t out of me. I could not understand why in a place where I had met such beautiful and lovely individuals had to live in a place that was so violent. So after my training week had finished up I decided to head to Beal street and walk around the downtown core a bit. Beal was very much what I had imagined. Kind of felt like a tourist trap. Anyhow I ventured off the beaten path and headed into the town to do some shopping around. I had left a local record shop and heard the ranting of some biker coming out of a building. He was yelling the most racist things if I have ever heard. I was floored. Most of the racists I have encountered where I live are old asshats who keep it secret. But this man out in the street let his hatred fly.

Memphis was this weird crossover world where I was treated like gold and at the same time had to feel afraid for my safety. It still blows my mind the racism and bigotry people still face. It has stuck with me for years.

This is exactly why the separation of church and state is supposed to exist in democracies. The zealots will continue to take away your rights until morale improves.

Oooo, look at us shaking in our boots. Putin can go to his bunker and shoot himself in the face.

Sometimes sound, sometimes an impact. Either way it’s pretty disruptive. I thought this was very common.

What in the hell is happening? It’s like the more we progress socially the more the religious zealots get to go fucking crazy.

What’s happening in the US isn’s even considered conservatism anymore. It’s the MAGA cult. I am definitely left, but conservatives don’t always need to be bad. It just so happens that the Republican Party has filled itself with people serving themselves and not the people who voted for them. Fingers crossed things go well this November.

That escalated for absolutely no reason. Let the kids finish their song. The teacher gave his answer. That should have been enough for the officers. No wonder people hate the police.

It would be amazing if the jury said jail time would be more effective than another monetary settlement. Fingers crossed.

Handmaids tale vibes.

Sweet. Fine them for 70 years of knowingly contributing to air pollution and climate damage.

If you’re paying 0% it won’t hurt to keep paying it monthly. If you have 12.5k laying around then invest it and make some money. Obviously if you had anything above 0% interest on the loan then paying it off would never be a bad thing.

This is so childish… you’re just going through a… phase.

These court cases are adding up. If he avoids jail time after all of this it would be a miracle or total conspiracy.

Here in Canada our town is connected to a very successful reservation. Over the years communities have been more and more involved in community events together. People are always welcome to join in on pow wows and every child matters events. It’s finally starting to feel like our First Nations are starting to get the attention to the wrongs of history that they desperately deserve. It’s still not nearly where it needs to be, but the ball is rolling and it won’t stop now. I’m so proud to finally feel like their culture won’t be lost to history.

I’ve collected 4 of 5 so far. I almost have a complete set.