Jeff Artis (GrandaddySpeaks)
@grandaddyspeaks.bsky.social
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SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER
One set of books you should own is the 3 volume set of books by Taylor Branch, America During The King Years. 1. Parting The Waters 2. Pillar Of Fire 3. At Canaan’s Edge Excellent!
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MY FIVE LIFE CHANGING BOOKS *The Autobiograpy of Malcolm X by Alex Haley *The Miseducation of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson *The Peculiar Instutition by Kenneth Stampp *Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun by Reginald Lewis *Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
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I do what I do for three main reasons. *It’s the right thing to do. Evil thrives when people stay silent. *I owe my elders who paid one hell of a price to make sure my life was better that theirs. *I want the lives of my children and grandchildren to be better than mine.
about 5 hours ago
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Trump’s Dept. of Justice wants info on critics of ICE. Yo! ICE! Do you want to meet at my house or at Starbucks for coffee? You concentration camp building, non-following the Constitution, murdering clowns.
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LOL! Trump lost by winning. There are a number of Republican members of Congress who lost their primary races because Trump campaigned against them. Others are retiring. Do you honestly think these Republicans are still going to support Trump’s agenda? Nope! LOL!
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Only Donald Trump can screw up something as simple as a 250th birthday celebration of America. Trump’s trying to make it all about him and not about the country. What a disgrace. What a clown.
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The Trump Dept. of Justice has no credibility. None. Zero. Zip. Nada. You have to be a damn fool to believe anything they say or do. Frankly, I’ve never seen anything like this. Richard Nixon’s DOJ wasn’t as bad as the Trump DOJ. Not even close.
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I’ve been following the controversy over the Kevin Hart Roast. All I have to say is if someone comes to you with the idea for a roast, just say no. It won’t end well. It’s no worth the controversy.
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SOME FOLKS: Jeff that happened so long ago. You need to move on. SOME FOLKS: America is celebrating 250 years as a country. Isn’t that wonderful. Move on? Not until America lives up to the promises it put on paper.
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My Elders taught me well. They taught me if the election results were going to be close, vote for the party. If the election was going to be a runaway, vote for the candidate. I’m not a fan of the Clintons. But I knew if Bush or Trump won, there’d be hell to pay. The Clinton’s got my vote.
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Name 5 songs that, no matter what, put you in a good mood. 1. All This Love, DeBarge 2. Happy Feelings, Frankie Beverly and Maze 3. Summer Breeze, Al Jarreau and George Benson 4. As, Stevie Wonder 5. So Far Away, The Crusaders
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The State of America is pretty easy to figure out these days. Economy: Jacked up. Domestic Policy: Jacked up. Foreign Policy: Jacked up. Credible Numbers: None. Corruption: At an all time high. This is the government you voted for. We tried to tell you. You wouldn’t listen.
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Anti-reparation folks, I have a simple question for you. Tens of trillions of dollars have been stolen from the Black community in free labor, land theft, outright theft and other means. What is YOUR solution to deal with this injustice?
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Donald Trump and his minions want Trump’s likeness to be on a new $250 bill. Besides being a special kind of stupid, if this were to happen, can we use a different Trump pic? When Trump goes to his Billy Badass look, Trump looks constapated.
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There’s reporting that a deal has been reached in the Iran War. Iran comes out stronger than before the war. The U.S. comes out weaker than before the war. Hell of a deal. Hell of a deal.
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Down in Texas, Mr. Talarico, between now and Election Day all I’d say is, “You can vote for a crook, or you can vote for me. This is why you should vote for me.” KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid. There is no reason for long, drawn explanations.
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There is de jure (by law) and de facto (by fact or custom). We must remember and recognize the difference. America seems to have forgotten.
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To my critics. I ain’t mad. Unlike your fearless leader, I don’t whine, pout or cry. I welcome the scrutiny. Keeps my honest.
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To my critics. I ain’t mad. Unlike your fearless leader, I don’t whine, pout or cry. I welcome the scrutiny. Keeps my honest.
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With all the bullshit and lies that are on social media, are you FOLLOWING me? Are you SUBSCRIBING to my ARTIS REPORT podcast on YouTube? I won’t lead you wrong.
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When sincere White folks stand up for Black folks, those White folks get called race traitors, n-word lovers and other vile names. I call them what they are; allies, comrades, freedom fighters and good Americans.
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When Black folks stand up for Black folks people call you a racist. Funny thing. I’ve always appreciated and given credit to the numerous contributions others have made in the area of human and civil rights. Those folks were beaten and murdered, too. Mad respect.
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I actually saw my Elders fired from jobs, humiliated, beaten, bombed, murdered, lynched and assassinated for the right to vote. I have a debt to pay. I repay that debt every Election Day when I vote for the candidate of my choice.
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I actually saw my Elders fired from jobs, humiliated, beaten, bombed, murdered, lynched and assassinated for the right to vote. I have a debt to pay. I repay that debt every Election Day when I vote for the candidate of my choice.
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If you can’t tell me why I should vote for a candidate, just shut up. If you can’t tell me why I shouldn’t vote for a candidate just shut up. If you haven’t done proper research on a candidate, I don’t want to hear anything from you. Why? I’ve already done the research.
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It’s hilarious when people say Blacks folks are on the so called Dem “plantation” and/or give historical facts from 1968 while not being able to give any reason why Black folks should vote Republican in 2026.
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STOLEN GENERATIONAL WEALTH, IT’S NOT JUST SLAVERY. SOME NUMBERS: -Land Theft: In Mississippi alone, between 1950 and 1964, roughly 800,000 acres of land were stolen from Black families, valued at $3.7 billion to $6.6 billion today.
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STOLEN GENERATIONAL WEALTH, IT’S NOT JUST SLAVERY. SOME NUMBERS: -Racism has cost Black Americans an estimated $70 trillion. -Unpaid Labor and Lost Inheritances: Approximately $20 trillion in today's dollars.
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MAGA blatantly lies about 3 things 24/7/365. -Voter Fraud: There is no evidence that supports claims of idespread voter fraud. -Immigration: The date shows immigrants are a plus, not a negative to America. -White Grievance: White folks are not being discriminated against as MAGA claims.
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I hate analytics. You pull a pitcher pitching a no-hitter because the analytics say it’s the “right” thing to do? Bullshit. You let the pitcher pitch until he loses the no-hitter.
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The Cato Institute released a study on immigrants. Since 1994: -They have reduced the deficit by $14.5 trillion. -They have paid $1.3 trillion in taxes while receiving $761 billion in benefits. -More likely to work than US citizens. -Undocumented immigrants have reduced the deficit by $1.7 billion.
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In the South there are 2 Memorial Days. There’s the Memorial Day we all know and celebrate. Then there’s Confederate Memorial Day honoring the Confederacy. As a kid, we got out of school for both. April is also Confederate History Month. Some states honor both. Some don’t.
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I want to give a shout out to the cardiology folks at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. for the wonderful care they have given me over the past 8 days. Thank you so very much. And a special shoutout to my cardiologist, Dr. Molly Rutherford. Thanks to these people, I’ll be just fine.
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The SEC has voted to eliminate Cupcake Weekend for their football programs. About time.
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In Texas, MAGA has once again shown they will vote for an incompetent, crooked, amoral idiot who kisses Donald Trump’s ass before they will vote for a competent government official who sometimes does the right thing. When you own staff calls the FBI on you, you’re not fit to serve.
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I support Israel. I do not support Netanyahu. Netanyahu is a war criminal who should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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Anyone who says diversity is bad is a friggin’ idiot. Resident MAGA racist, Pete Hegseth, said this last week during his graduation address at West Point. “Our diversity is our strength" the "single dumbest phrase in military history." What a guy!
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So let me get this straight. Trump tore up the Obama nuclear deal with Iran that was working. Then Trump invaded Iran to please Israel. In negotiating an end to the Iran War, it appears Iran will be better off after the war than before. Trump should have left the entire Iran situation alone. Idiot.
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So let me get this straight. Trump tore up the Obama nuclear deal with Iran that was working. Then Trump invaded Iran to please Israel. In negotiating an end to the Iran War, it appears Iran will be better off after the war than before. Trump should have left the entire Iran situation alone. Idiot.
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It’s summertime so the racists and bigots are starting their George Floyd bullshit. Floyd is a symbol because he was lynched. Floyd may have broken the law. But, no policeman has the right or authority to be judge, jury and executioner. If you can’t understand that, you’re an idiot.
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I love America, being an American and living the greatest country in the history. However, America has failed to deliver on the promises it put on paper. Until then, as the Declaration of Independence says, we have an obligation to hold America accountable. That’s love, not hate.
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CRITIC: Jeff, all you do it talk about race. ANSWER: One, no one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to read my posts or listen to my podcast. Two, when folks stop being racist, I’ll shut up about race, play with my grandkids and watch ESPN.
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Cleveland should refund the money their fans spent on that pathetic attempt at playing basketball. After their Game One loss, they quit.
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AN UPDATE: Remember all that oil the U.S. was supposed to get and sell from Venezuela? Under international law, the U.S. does not have the legal right to seize and sell sovereign Venezuelan oil as its own property. Sovereign nations own their natural resources. ANOTHER TRUMP OPPS!
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How goofy is MAGA? MAGA want us to believe Nancy Pelosi and the Left planned and executed January 6, 2021. If this were true, why did Donald Trump pardon and is going to pay “Pelosi’s Leftists” for being “abused” by the DOJ. See the problem?
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I get a chuckle when MAGA folks say I’m a racist because I stand up for the Black community against the policies of Donald Trump. Fact is, Donald Trump’s policies are screwing White working class people, too.
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You don’t owe anything. You’re an idiot.
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