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The Eyes of a Mass Murderer Another 17 families are forever changed. Destroyed. Another 17 of our nation’s children were executed at the hands of a home-grown terrorist with access to a rapid-fire, semi-automatic weapon that can deliver mass-casualties in mere seconds. The latest in yet another school shooting. America 2018. I don’t know about you, but I am sick of this. I can’t stand to watch or hear about another mass-shooting in America. It’s tragic. I can hardly stomach this anymore. The families. The victims. The shooter. So much information. So many people shouting. To what end? In the days after the all too common mass-shooting, we start to hear about the victims. We learn about who they were, their goals, their lives. Cut short for doing nothing more than going to school. What always felt like a safe zone to me as a kid, is now the battlefield in the fight for responsible gun laws. This is what it’s come to.  The hard-right with their though...
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Trump's Infrastructure Plan is a Joke

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The $1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure plan proposed by the Trump Administration looks to force the privatization of infrastructure development, leaving taxpayers footing the bill via tolls for access to everything from highways and internet services to water and power. The Basics With only $200 billion dollars coming from the federal government the plan leaves cities and states to fend for themselves in generating revenue for any improvements to new or existing projects, either through bonds or private funding. For Cities and States to generate such massive revenues they must make these proposals attractive to taxpayers and private entities. The only way to do so is to show profits in order to make such investments attractive. How will they do that? Toll fees. "Authorizing the Federal Government and third party service providers to impose and retain fees under WRRDA to use or defray costs associated with carrying out a project would enable effective infrastructure p...
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America’s WTF Moment

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Shadow of the Emiliano Zapata Salazar monument in Mexico In Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address he claimed responsibility for Black unemployment being the lowest ever; for the stock market reaching record highs; for everything good about America (as he loves to do). But he failed to acknowledge any of the negatives since he took office. Things we as a Nation, need to work on. Why would he? The negatives are never about Trump, are they? Of course not. Then, just a day later, new figures showed Black unemployment jumped to the highest level since 2012. A couple of days after that, came the useless Nunes memo and then the stock market took a dump. Black Unemployment Is Back Up. Way Up. What Will Trump Have to Say Now? Well, that was fast. The black unemployment rate in the United States, which fell to a record low in December… www.theroot.com What did Trump do? He went to play golf. Because that’s what a wealthy racist does in times of crisis. We saw plenty of t...
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Alone In The Dark

Another sleepless night Into the darkness I still stare For the intolerance and hate Alone I can not bear Four hundred treaties broken The history of my fellow man The ignorance and oppression Much more than I can stand In the center of the ring Awaiting my next stand Bare knuckled and ready to win Against the next who thinks they can For I fight my battles lonely With familiar support that lacks Tribal brothers and sisters Seem the ones that have my back An activist born of injustice In the footsteps of Dr. King I find myself alone again In the center of the ring One-Hundred Twenty fights Only twelve I have ever lost Bare knuckles raw and bloodied Continue to pay the cost This life I live in turmoil No one can understand I fight my battles alone With dignity I stand Hardcore my chosen lifestyle Integrity remains intact A circle of tribal instinct That will always remain a fact My tribe, my crew, my people Supportive they always be Keeping the push forward For a life where we’re al...
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