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Veterans Day …

11/11/2023 Nativegrl77

Do something for a Veteran …

As we move deeper into autumn and winter-like weather, most if not all Americans, recognize Veterans Day. I am not sure most or any employers in the Private Sector do. Most of us have our minds on many things but the current election, the elect President Biden. What with trump admin still being an obstacle instead of reporting the wrongdoing by trump was a better option is insane! While all the BREAKING news sets gotta say there weren’t as many Veteran Day ads on Tv this year and the ending this era of trump we cannot forget all the folks we lost since December, long before anything significant was done for the elderly people of colour who were also veterans. still brings back memories of my brother. My brother was, a Marine, a phenomenal artist and promising professional football athlete who could have gotten drafted after high school but, under the old laws of mandatory military service, he was of an age with no option to say no contrary to some upper class mostly white men who begged while others received many deferments. I know he accepted his situation was an exceptional soldier and we all hoped for the best, always prayed, knowing the end result of any war he and his fellow soldiers and friends were subjected to back then almost always meant injuries, mental health issues and possibly death. He and his fellow Soldiers served the best they could. In the end, my brother received a whole lot of medals but at the cost of having a pacemaker, his body was heavily grafted and his hand mangled from protecting his men when a land mine blew up. I will admit as proud as we are were, he made some terrible mistakes during and after his years in service; like others he suffered from all that he endured in the Vietnam War in the name of “Military Service” which was forced upon so many young men unable to vote or drink, they die while others are still unable to get the help they so need. He was far from perfect, but our family loved and are very proud of him … peace and love bro. on Veterans day.

Thinking of all the Patriotic people who have chosen to serve and protect our country in some form we should all thank them for keeping us safe.

Nativegrl77

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Surely This Counts As Cruel & Unusual Punishment

12/14/2013 Nativegrl77

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When someone commits a crime, the sentence is supposed to be fair and proportional, not cruel and unusual. Yet many prisoners face suffering far beyond what any judge said was appropriate — especially if their medical services are provided by Corizon, a for-profit company.
Why’s that? Watch the video. The stories in it will make you angry. But don’t just get mad. Do something. Share this video on Facebook and tag a friend you think will share it too. Americans need to know where their tax dollars are going so they can work to stop prison profiteering.
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Keep fighting,
Jesse Lava, Robert Greenwald, and the Beyond Bars team http://beyondbars.org

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Reality TV …

06/21/2013 Nativegrl77 3 Comments

is it me or is Reality Tv slowly on its way out? im thinkin it’s wishful

i admit i have watched my share of reality tv, and felt no guilt until the ugliness of the Kate+8 came out,won’t even mention the husband’s name,it’s a situation where neither seems grown up enough to take themselves off the air waves, it’s obvious to make ends meet, kate will need to write another book, gotta say listening to her say she has done enough tv to do movies? i was rooting for her til that and her need for a 8diamond ring? wtf Kate … is she really qualified?

another character… the ex-miss or the fallen miss Cali should have known if you make a sex tape, it will get out, how clueless is she, her behavior was offensive and if this is what conservatism is then we are all in for an America that excludes and discriminates. I don’t feel this is what the majority of Americans want. i also question if this is really what she feels conservative family values are all about? just asking

Anyone, supposedly 21 and slightly older on the hills, the city, planet or state are very strange to watch. As a person of colour, the black hills offended me but then so did these other shows claiming to highlight the fashion industry, the city and businesses in their States were definitely one-sided …the fashion district HAS got to have more ppl of colour to offer the show than just the bootlegger right?

and housewives in any state should wrap their shows up and end them, these shows are clearly harmful to the reality families themselves as several are getting evicted from their homes?, dating each others spouse or exes, jail time and several divorces have popped up and out, who wants to see this stuff, really tell me.

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An excellent article in the New York Times

05/31/2013 Nativegrl77

Carolyn Tamler …

www.moveon.org and www.whidbey.net

The article and link below is from a 2007 New York Times, but it still seems very relevant and timely.

The Price of Free Airwaves By MICHAEL J. COPPS

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/opinion/02copps.html?pagewanted=print

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Entertainment News or an Invasion of Privacy

04/24/2013 Nativegrl77

just another rant …

Is it just me or has the entertainment media crossed the line?

I don’t know maybe its spring sweeps or maybe they just love to shock folks, some seem to be preoccupied with ratings, a lot just don’t care and all are exploiting a whole lot of entertainment personalities. There was a time when so-called celebs were protected… now the whole idea of being a public figure means your kids, though minors are up for grabs…

I have a problem with it … what about their children or their lives loves and living arrangements

Yes, I admit that I tune into reality TV or gossip shows sometimes to hear whom is dating whom, who the next sexiest guy is. I even watched j and k+8 until the media exposed too much info and quit, but watching entertainers act out or the pap’s be disrespectful and engage in dangerous behavior while boating, walking, drinking or driving was bad enough now reality TV is engaged in some sort of contest … fighting to keep their numbers up … it’s disgusting. We have TV interviews that can potentially or do hurt the families of reckless celebs and then there is the digging to get the story… usually personal and will definitely hurt not only the celeb but also family, friends and the fallout great…

Reality TV and gossip shows are big moneymakers … and it’s sad

We all might want to know … some so-called reporters dive in headfirst to say… “You know, I got to ask this question”…

What happened to the right to privacy?

Maybe decide the story isn’t worth the hurt and pain it might cause the children in the future.

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