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Rocket Man: Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Blast Off to The Edge of Space — In A Phallic Symbol.

Space: The Third Frontier

Today, Wednesday, July 20, marks the second time in as many weeks that a Billionaire has blasted off in a “Spaceship” seeking to touch the face of God. The late great Reggae singer Bob Marley sang of moments like these where he said, “See them sailing on their ego trips. They Blast off on their spaceships, a million miles from reality, no care for” the poor and suffering people among you and me. “There is so much trouble in the world right now.”

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos went sailing into Space on a rocket ship that symbolizes male virility. Virgin Galactic’s owner, Sir Richard Branson’s spaceship, did not go as far as Bezos’ ship embodies the female essence. We’ll come back to this great symbol later.

Bezos held a news conference upon his return to earth where he pointed out that “What we are doing is the first step of something big.” “It’s not about escaping the earth,” Bezos said in response to critics who believe that the money used to take an eleven-minute flight could be better spend on earth helping others. The Billionaire continued, “We

Jeff Bezos

Left to right: Chef Andres,  Bezos Center, Van Jones

Jeff Bezoz’ Phallic Symbol of Male Virility

are going to build a road to space.” In other words: The plane, the plane, the plane – Fantasy Island BS. Today Bezos did not accomplish anything that NASA hasn’t already completed. But it is Jeff Bezos’ right to spend and enjoy his money the way he sees fit. He’s earned it. Some people buy dope with their money; some people go bungee jumping. Bezos likes bungee Jumping.

Joining Bezos on his historic private passenger flight (of 62 miles above the earth) were 82-year-old Wally Funk. Funk is a woman pilot who trained with 13 other women as Astronauts sixty years ago but was denied a spot on Mercury 7 based on her gender. Today, the 82-year-old Funk, the oldest person to go into “space,” joined Jeff Bezos 57, his brother Mark Bezos 53, and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen – the youngest person to fly to the edge of Space, on a historic space flight.

Jeff Bezos Oldest Youngest In Space

Daemen And Funk 18 to 82

18-year-old Oliver Daemen

wally Funk Younger Days

A 26-year-old Wally Funk

Daemen is the youngest person in Space, joining Funk, who will become the oldest at 82, Oliver Daemen’s father Joes Daemen, purchased the seat on Blue Origin for a cool $28 million. The elder Daemen is from the Netherlands and made his fortune as a Real Estate mogul.

The Amazon founder said in a prepared statement, “This is the only good planet (earth) in our solar system.” We are going to build an infrastructure in Space so that we can solve the problems here on earth.” Bezos went on to say so that our kids and their kids can build a future here on earth. “What we are doing is important. Big things start small.”

While Bezos went flying on a symbolic phallic rocket ship representing male virility, the contrast contrasts the man he chose as a symbol of Black male masculinity. Bezos returned to earth and selected CNN’s Weeping Willow, AKA Van Jones, to give one hundred million dollars to blunt criticism of his adventures in Space. Van “Weeping Willow” Jones is famous for presenting himself on CNN in a prone position of supplication, weeping like a widow. He’s always crying for folk with his hat in his hand. We sick Massah? America was built by Buffalo Soldiers (men and women of courage) and bold Frontiers Men – not supine men. The money ($100 million) that Bezos gave to Van Jones should have gone to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

France Reopens the Eiffel Tower to Visitors For the First Time in Nine Months.

After a nine-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, France has finally reopened the Eiffel Tower to visitors. This shutdown was the most extended closure of the monument since World War II forced it to close for several years.

The big reopening day came just after France celebrated Bastille Day with fireworks lighting up the iconic monument. Although the Eiffel Tower began welcoming visitors on July 16 — a sign that France is slowly getting back to normal — the popular tourist site isn’t quite going back to business as usual.

France will limit the number of visitors to 13,000 people per day — nearly half its standard capacity. In a typical year, about seven million people — of which 75% are foreigners — make their way up the iron structure to enjoy the unparalleled views of Paris. Since the Eiffel Tower’s opening in 1889, more than 300 million guests have visited the site.

According to the Agence France-Presse, half of the visitors who have already booked tickets are from France. Travelers from Spain and Italy make up a more significant portion of visitors than usual, while about 15% are from the U.S. and only a few are from Asia. Even fewer are arriving from the U.K.

France reopened its doors to international tourists on June 9, 2021. Those coming from the U.S. must either show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination to enter the country without mandatory quarantine.

In recent weeks, France has seen increased COVID-19 infections, especially those of the Delta variant. The surge in case numbers prompted President Emmanuel Macron to announce a new mandate requiring a COVID-19 pass for anyone boarding a train or plane, going to a mall, eating at a restaurant, or visiting a hospital. The receipt will show if an individual is fully vaccinated, recently recovered, or in possession of a recent negative test, the Associated Press.

“The country is facing a strong resumption of the epidemic touching all our territory,” he said, with the Eiffel Tower behind him. “The equation is simple. The more we vaccinate, the less space we leave this virus to circulate.”

The new mandate will also impact those headed to the Eiffel Tower. Starting July 21, everyone over 19 will need to show an EU COVID Certificate to enter.

Broward Sheriff Greg Tony Failed to Show At A Trap Set By 13 Mayors.

13 Broward Town Criers Gunning For Sheriff Tony

Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy  Cooper

With their swords drawn and fangs dripping with anger, thirteen of Broward County’s Municipal leaders lay in wait for Broward County’s first Black Sheriff – Gregory Tony. But Tony failed to show up at the meeting that supposedly would allow the mayors to discuss fees charged, to their cities, for police and ambulance services. The Town Criers called the meeting to air their grievances and openly chastise the Sheriff – a public flogging, on the block, if you will. 

 Several of the city leaders present at the meeting (some via Skype or telephone) did raise legitimate concerns about the cost of the services provided by the Broward Sheriff Office (BSO). Sheriff Tony did not send anyone to represent his Office at the meeting, and he is yet to explain why, at the last minute, he backed out of the meeting called by Cooper City Mayor Greg Ross.

Cooper City once had its Police Department, but for the past 17 years has contracted with BSO for protective and Ambulance services. It is the belief of most of the attendees at Wednesday’s (July 14) meeting that the five percent annual salary/operation increase that BSO is demanding isn’t sustainable over the years, and it would put a considerable dent in city coffers. Without a doubt, there’s some greed, on the part of BSO, and a shakedown in taking place, because as Broward County Mayor Steve Geller pointed out: BSO has no competition, therefore the Operation feels embolden to do as it pleases. 

Geoffrey Jacobs Pembroke Park

The Town of Pembroke Park

None of the blowhards who attended Wednesday’s meeting have prepared a feasibility study, let alone a cost-benefit analysis to counter Sheriff Tony’s hefty proposals. It is no wonder the Sheriff didn’t take them seriously – thus failed to show. The most prepared representative at the meeting was from the Town of Pembroke Park.

The Town of Pembroke Park has less than six thousand five hundred decent, hard-working residents, of which about fifty percent of them dwell in Trailer Parks or mobile homes. Some residents feel that BSO has become distant from their security needs and have alienated the community at large.

By August 1, Pembroke Park set to sever its ties with BSO and implement its private police force of 16 sworn personnel. Pembroke Park’s feasibility study predicts that having its own secret police force will cost about $2.75 million annually. This predictive study means the residents of Pembroke Park (supposedly) will enjoy an annual saving of $550,000. Currently, the Town pays BSO $3.3 million for protective services.

Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs said his reason for not renewing the 41-year contract with BSO is that “We need proactive law enforcement, and we haven’t had that,” “we’ve had a reactive one,” the former police officer turned mayor said.

The severance of ties between BSO and Pembroke Park will create an overage of roughly 15 sworn deputy sheriffs at the Broward Sheriff Office. Perhaps those deputies will find a home at Broward County Transit, where they will provide a well-needed service to BCT’s customers.

In 2009 the City of Pompano Beach (BSO’s largest contracted city) attempted to sever its relationship with the Sheriff’s Office but later decided against the move, even though their cost-benefit analysis predicted a windfall for the Town. The reality is Broward County usually ends up paying millions of dollars to BSO to offset the financial loss that BSO incurs when it signs a contract with most of these cities. Contracted cities enjoy the generosity of BSO’s pool of $730 million annual budget.

Hallandale Beach’s Mayor Joy Cooper, primarily viewed as an empty barrel, is one of the instigators trying to dissuade other city leaders from contracting with BSO for 9-1-1 services. Cooper is embroiled in a quarrel with Sheriff Tony because she’s trying to break a contract that she signed in January 2021 with BSO for ambulance service.

In 2014 Southwest Ranches severed its contract with BSO and joined forces with the Towne of Davie lily-white police department for protective services. Southwest Ranches tax base (millage rate) is more than ten times that of the Town of Pembroke Park.

Here’s How You Can Win a Trip to Space With Virgin Galactic.

 The race to become the first billionaire in space ended this week when Richard Branson, founder, and owner of the Virgin Group, flew aboard his spacecraft, Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22, into space, reaching an altitude of 53.5 miles above the Earth. It was a significant step towards Branson’s goal of commercializing space travel — a luxury now saved for the ultra-rich.

 But if you don’t have $250,000 to spare, Virgin Galactic has teamed up with fundraising platform Omaze to raffle away two seats aboard one of the first passenger Virgin Galactic missions to space. To participate in the sweepstakes, interested participants can head to the Omaze website.

Virgin Galatic: Richard Branson, From Spinning Records to Setting Records On The Edge Of Space

Though payment is not required to enter the contest, a $10 donation comes with 100 entries into the raffle, while $50 will get you 1,000 entries. All proceeds from the competition will go to Space for Humanity, an organization that hopes to make space more accessible to people of all races, economic statuses, or career backgrounds. Entries are open through Sept. 1, 2021, with a winner expected to be announced by Sept. 29. The space flight will take place in early 2022. The lucky person will get to bring a friend along as they start their experience at Spaceport America in New Mexico.

There, Branson himself will give them a VIP tour of the facilities before sending them off for a flight aboard the identical spacecraft he used for his trip to space. Once the VSS Unity Space Plane reaches the appropriate altitude, passengers will experience a few minutes of weightlessness and enjoy the ultimate aerial view of Earth.

“Richard (Branson) and Space for Humanity are pioneering in democratizing access to space, making it something not just available to the ultra-high net worth individuals or astronauts but available to all humans.” Omaze CEO and co-founder Matt Pohlson told USA Today. “It’s really about making it available to everybody.” For more information, visit the official raffle website, as well as the Virgin Galactic website.

The 2021 Spelling Bee Champ is an Avant-Garde Wonder Girl From Louisiana.

Whiz Kid! Murraya.

Poised, graceful, humble, and confident are just a few of the words that describe 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde, the first Black American to take home the coveted top prize of the Scripps National Spelling Bee 96-year-old contest.

For this young Phenom, her name (Avante-garde) says it all, which according to the English Dictionary, translates to new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts. Now Ms. Zaila has proved herself as impressive in academia as well. The Avante-garde plans to go to Harvard.

2021 Spelling Bee Champion (Whiz Kid) Zaila Avant-garde.

 During an interview on Good Morning America on Friday, Zaila said that winning the 96-year-old competition has made her more interested in education, and she sees it as a “gate-opener” to developing her interest in the field of education. Zaila said she scoured dictionaries with her father, going over tens of thousands of words in preparation of the competition.

In addition to her new spelling bee title, the Avante-garde (Zaila) also holds other records in the Guinness Book of World Records for dribbling, bouncing, and juggling basketballs. The Louisiana native has been competing in the annual United States National Spelling Bee for two years since 2018. Because of the pandemic, last year the competition was put on hold.

After nine of the eleven finalists of roughly 600 contestants were eliminated, the competition came down to Zaila and twelve-year-old Chaitra Thummala from San Francisco. Zaila Avant-garde won the completion by spelling the word M.U.R.R.A.Y.A,  (murraya) a “genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. It is distributed in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The center of diversity is in southern China and Southeast Asia.” Zaila will take home a trophy, she exclaims, “is the best part of any win.” She also gets a $50,000 cash prize.

Gwen Berry: Chastised by the Radical Right for Exercising Her Right to Protest – peaceably.

The 1st Amendment of the constitution guarantees Americans the freedom of expression. Free expression doesn’t invite others to commit violence as President Donald Trump did on January 6th, 2021, instead it covers those who wish to peaceably assemble, protest and speak without inciting others to violence – again as Donald Trump did on January 6th, 2021. 

Whenever someone openly protests on national television for the world to see and the police aren’t looking for that person to lock them up, you know that person has exercised their right to protest peaceably and acted within the scope of the law as is guaranteed by the constitution. Olympian Gwen Berry acted within her rights when she decided not to acknowledge the playing of the National Anthem during an Olympic ceremony.

 

Britain’s Olympic Swimmer Alice Dearing Sporting A Soul Cap

We know that Ms. Berry did not violate any laws during her protest because the police aren’t out gunning for Ms. Berry, but the radical right-wingers are out trying to strip the Olympian of what she’s worked hard to earn.

On January 6th, when Donald Trump incited thousands of domestic terrorists and storm Troopers to overrun the nation’s Capitol – those Storm-troopers did not protest peacefully. Therefore, law enforcement officers have charged 516 of them with various crimes. The local police, the FBI, and Interpol are still looking for at least 300 other Donald Trump insurrectionists to take them into custody for trying to overthrow the government and for not protesting peaceably.

In Other Sports News

Controversy arose when the governing body of the water sports world, FINA, placed a ban on Black women wearing Soul Caps during swimming competitions. After a loud cry from many athletes, celebrities, and the community at large, FINA has decided to review and rescind the ban. In a prepared statement, the makers of Soul Caps said FINA told them the ban on the hats was because “The hats aren’t suitable because they don’t follow the natural contour of the head.”

The first Black woman (Alice Dearing) representing Britain’s swim team at the Olympic level also found the ban disheartening. In reversing the ban on Soul Cap, FINA said it understood the importance of inclusivity. After review, it concluded that “this swimwear does not confer a competitive advantage, during competition.”

The makers of Soul Cap say: Soul Cap makes caps to fit over and protect dreadlocks, afros, weaves, braids, and thick and curly hair.

“Afro hair is naturally drier than other hair because it has fewer cell layers. The sodium hypochlorite – or bleach – found in swimming pools can dry it out more, leading to damage.”

Dynamic Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson

Track And Field

Sha’Carri Richardson, the superfast 21-year-old, 5′ 1″ tall sprinter with 4-inch eyelashes, faces a one-month ban from the Olympics after testing positive for THC or marijuana.

Richardson says she takes full responsibility for her mistake and looks forward to competing in other track and field events. The man in the street applaud Ms. Richardson on her move to take responsibility and move on, “we are sure, once she’s back in stride, she will dominate the 100m and 4×4 relay because Sha’Carri is that “My chick bad, my chick hood, my chick do things that your chick wish she could kind of girl.” Good luck to Sha’Carri.

U.S. Airlines May Soon Have to Refund Luggage Fees If Bags Are Delayed.

Flying the Friendly Skies

Long gone are the days of “major” airlines generously allowing passengers to check-in their luggage for free. And while baggage fees are the norm, airlines don’t always offer the best service, with customers often complaining of lost or severely delayed luggage. Now, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is advocating for airline passengers dealing with luggage issues.

According to the Associated Press, the DOT has a new proposal that would require airlines to refund fees on checked bags if those bags don’t reach their destination on time. It will also grant refunds for fees on other extras, like in-flight WiFi, if the airlines don’t provide the service as advertised. Currently, airlines are only required to issue a refund if a bag is lost.

Airlines must compensate passengers for reasonable expenses incurred as they waited for their luggage if bags are simply delayed. This new proposal would mandate that airlines refund passengers their checked luggage fees for baggage delays of more than 12 hours from arrival for domestic flights or within 25 hours of arrival for an international flight. Last year, the government received airline service complaints from more than 100,000 passengers — many of whom specifically mentioned that airlines refused to issue refunds in situations that called for it.

In 2019, passengers paid U.S. airlines $5.76 billion in checked bags, not including the fees that some air carriers charge for carry-on luggage. The new DOT rule is meant to increase competition among airlines and empower passengers to pay for baggage and other services.

The proposal must now undergo a lengthy regulation writing process, but these new rules can go into effect as soon as next summer if finalized. According to the Associated Press, this baggage fee proposal is one of several airline-consumer regulations expected to come from the Biden administration.

Hawaii Will Soon Ease Travel Restrictions For Vaccinated Visitors.

Hawaii has always been a popular vacation destination, but it experienced a boom during the pandemic as it offered a domestic escape that still felt worlds away. The Aloha State has had some of the country’s strictest regulations to help curb the number of COVID cases by requiring extensive testing and sometimes quarantining. Now, as Hawaii has reached some significant milestones in its vaccine rollout, the government is changing the requirements for inbound travelers.

Starting July 8, 2021, all fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to skip pre-arrival testing and quarantine requirements, Governor David Ige’s office announced late last week. Travelers who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine — or one, in the case of Johnson & Johnson — can upload their vaccination card to Hawaii’s Safe Travels Program.

Hawaii, Back to Fun, Sun, Water and Lovely Sand

The change in requirements comes as Gov. Ige says Hawaii is expected to reach a 60% statewide vaccination rate by July 8. Currently, 62% of all residents have received at least one dose of a vaccine, and 57% are fully vaccinated, according to Hawaii’s Department of Health.

“Our residents have sacrificed and worked hard to get to this point, but we still have more to do,” I.G.E said in a statement. “Please get vaccinated to protect yourselves and your loved ones. We are close to achieving a 70% vaccination rate, at which point all restrictions will end, and we can return to the lives we remember.” The regulations for un-vaccinated visitors will remain the same.

Before traveling, these visitors will be required to get tested at a “trusted partner” site (as stipulated by the state government) to skip quarantine. In addition to the changing travel protocols, restaurants will also be allowed to increase their capacity to 75% starting on July 8. When the state reaches an overall vaccination rate of 70%, Gov. Ige says Hawaii will lift all travel restrictions.

Britney Spears: Has her attorney sold out to keep the gravy train running?

Major Racket?

It is easy to understand why many fans of pop star Britney Spears believe that her dad and conservator James “Jamie” Parnell Spears has declared her incompetent and unfit to manage her affairs. Many Britney’s fans think it is a rouse to gain access to her fortunes, estimated to be 60 million dollars.

On Wednesday, the superstar went to court in an attempt to regain control of her wealth, affairs, and life from her father, James Spears.

The 39-year-old Spears told the judge that the restraint (conservatorship) placed on her by her father is abusive. And she petitioned the court to terminate the conservatorship.

As it stands, her father will not allow her to get married or to have children. He has forced birth control (IUD) inside of her body. Ms. Spears already has two children with her ex-husband (Rapper and model), Kevin Federline.

39-year-old Britney Spears and her (conservator) dad James Spears. VALERIE MACON/AFP/GETTY IMAGES; NICK UT/AP

James Spears does allow Britney to perform at live shows, a deal for which he gets a cut of 2.95% of her performance fee. Britney also pays her father a court-ordered fee of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) per month, in addition to producing his attorney’s payment and $2000 monthly to rent him an office.

The elder Spears has earned millions of dollars from Britney’s live shows over the years.  At her most recent court hearing, Britney told the judge that she feels like a slave to her dad. The pop star has now refused to do any more live shows.

Britney, personal attorney of Freeman, Freeman, and Smiley, has also been eating for free at the trough. Several legal experts have questioned his loyalty to his client. And many of her fans believe her attorney has betrayed her trust by giving her bad advice or willfully neglecting to give her proper legal advice to keep her in his grip.

Ms. Spears conservatorship began when she was 26-years-old, at the top of her game, and suffered a “mental” health crisis.  The pop star, mental health experts, legal scholars and her fans believe that it is highly unusual for such a young person to be held in conservatorship for so long without an end in sight.

Authoritarianism: President Trump Suggests Getting Rid of the Ballots and Having a Continuation of His Junta — Win or Lose.

Coup d’état.

The Ballots or Bullets? In a democracy or a dictatorship, there are only two ways known to man for the changing of or the transfer of leadership or power — and they are through the ballots or bullets. Whenever the transfer of power comes about by way of the latter, it most often occurs via a revolutionary war or a coup. While some coups are “bloodless,” most coup de’tats create a sudden disturbance of average life expectancy. Revolutionary wars aren’t bloodless coups; they are accompanied by horror, a broad stroke of extreme violence, and unnecessary deaths.

Trump’s Miley — The signs are clear, but no one wants to see them: This is how it all starts.

For decades, the United States military has defended democracies worldwide, and it has removed dictators from power and helped to established governments in its likeness, and fashioned a semblance sense of stability. The army of the United States falls under the command of the sitting president of America. He’s hailed as the Commander in Chief and the leader of the “free world,” by politicians and journalists.

President Donald Trump’s festered appendages

What happens when that president — the leader of the free world — runs afoul of the tenets that hold our democracy together and threatens to blow up the foundation upon which the nation stands? Will the military that he commands aid and abet him in tearing down the pillars of American democracy and contribute to the most significant internal conflict and bloodbath the world will have ever seen in the annals of the worlds’ history in the last 6000 years? There appears to be at least one United States General standing in Donald Trump’s corner who is willing to support a “strongman” form of government.

A lust for power and craven to ramrod wickedness on the powerless: Mark MileyTrump’s sidekick

History shows that many madmen have risen to power by hook or crook. Usually, these demagogues speak the language of the “common” people and by appealing to their sense of loss and disenfranchisement. And frequently, those unread people are looking for a savior to protect them from (the others) those who are taking what rightfully belongs to them alone. Those despots are fond of fostering a bond between military leaders and “law” enforcement cliques. When it comes to the behavior and the words of Donald Trump, all the signs are there of a despot in the making.

While other authoritarian nations yearn for Democracy, Americans are yearning for Autocracy. DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING

As the United States of America goes, so goes the rest of the world. Simultaneously, the erosion of civil rights increase, and several dry runs of martial law is enacted in some states to test the will and the fortitude of the people. The times we are living in are peculiar. As Americans watch, its president huddles in private with Russia’s top spy — Vladimir Putin, with no public record of their conversations. What secrets is Putin keeping for Trump? Is Trump being tutored by Putin and Kim Un Jong on how to seize power? Simultaneously many white nationalists who once called for less government intrusion in their lives have now cozied up to Trump and, by extension Vladimir Putin and his totalitarian regime.

President Alibaba and his Lilly White team of 40 merry men

With about 57 percent of 167 countries of the world’s population enjoying some form of a democratic government, attempts of a sudden overthrow of the governments by an internal military (in less powerful countries) than the United States of America has decreased. But with a few corrupt power-thirsty Generals that are willing to play lapdog to a power-hungry President Trump, America could fast be sliding down the road of authoritarianism. There have been many threats made by Trump about switching the current form of government.

Ring the alarm: a peaceful transfer of power?

M1 Abrams Tanks Coming to a City Near You Soon?

When Playboy Reporter Brian Karem posed a question to Trump: “Will you commit to..a peaceful transferral of power after the election?” Trump: “…We want to get rid of the ballots, and you’ll have a very transfer—we’ll have a very peaceful—there won’t be a transfer. Frankly, there’ll be a continuation.” So come November 3rd or November 8th; if Biden is declared the winner, will Trump proceed with his plan to overthrow the American government — lead a Coup and over-rule the will of the American people?

Will Trump use the military to keep him in the White House to protect his financial records?

The only time the Constitution of the United States recommends a coup is: “Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” There isn’t anything in the constitution that suggests a coup to support the wild lust for power of a mad man to cover his financial crimes nor to prop up a few lost power-hungry Generals.

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