Category: Veteran
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
These Photos Show The Devastation Caused By The Haiti Earthquake The disaster was the latest crisis to hit the Caribbean island nation, which is still reeling from the assassination of its president, the coronavirus pandemic, and a wave of gang violence. Saturday’s temblor came as the country’s vaccination campaign was just getting underway. #Haiti #earthquake #carribean Afghanistan Meant Nothing I remember…
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The Corporate States of America
One nation under a Corporation As my man, the infamous hip-hop artist Immortal Technique once said about the United States, “Slave trade was the capital for capitalism.” The original sin of the United States was ensuring that corporations could sell, buy, and trade African bodies to rich plantation owners for massive profits. This was the first…
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Hot Mental Health Summer
Hot Boy/Girl Summer? Forget hot girl or boy or person summer. It’s most likely a hot summer bummer for many us of these days. 2020 was a highly stressful year with the rise of COVID, massive climate change, and global uprisings. 2021 has been no different; even with a vaccine and a new president of…
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Solidarity Forever
The Need for International Solidarity The Left in the United States is loosely defined these days. According to the mainstream media, it’s a simple binary; Republicans = Right/Democrats = Left. The reality is much more complicated than this arbitrary binary enforced by political pundits and talking heads on Fox News or MSNBC. The true Left in…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Kevin J. Patel
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to youth climate and environmental activist, the co-deputy…
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Chickens Coming Home to Roost
The Great White Claw Rebellion of 2021 On January 6th, 2021, a group of armed Trump loyalists in league with the Far-Right and Law Enforcement stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Many in the media and social media have dubbed this as the ‘darkest day’ in U.S. history. I guess those same people have…
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Happy “Fucking” New Years!
Farewell 2020! Last year, I reflected on the decade where I was fortunate enough to make 30 plus trips around the sun. One year into the new decade, and I’m looking at the BIG 4-0! If I’m lucky to see 2023! Unfortunately, three hundred thousand plus of my fellow U.S. citizens have perished due to…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
American Sociopath We have a toxic masculinity crisis in America. We have a gun crisis in America. We have a white supremacy problem in America. #MassShootings #thisisamerica #PoliceBrutailty ‘We Feel Safe’: Americans Keep Visiting Mexico Despite Pandemic Risks “We aren’t invincible. Sure you can get infected, but the risk here is much less than in other places,”…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Medgar Evers
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to Civil Rights activist, Army veteran, and Mississippi…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest ”This was a deliberate and pre-planned move to cause chaos, because we have evidence,” Tumwine asserted. “But I want to warn those inciting violence that they will reap what they sow.” #Uganda #Politics #Election2020 #Africa White House Orders Thousands Of U.S. Troops Withdrawn From Afghanistan And Iraq…
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