I see the plans for graduation celebrations starting. For those young men and women who will be entering the military, if they can't swim, get them to the water. Being unable to swim hinders their chances for Special Operations and other coveted military careers requiring higher level swim quals.

Trump proposes 10% cut to non-Pentagon discretionary spending. Cuts to agencies... DHHS 12.5% Dept of Agriculture 25% Dept of Labor 26% EPA 50% Jobs Corps eliminated Work Assistance for Seniors eliminated After-school program + Food Assistance for Children slashed HOME housing program eliminated

"Their stories are part of an ongoing trend that explains why so many Black men and women are leaving corporate America in droves." www.aol.com/articles/why...

We have an Administration with an open disdain for Rule of Law, gleefully torturing those who follow the Rule of Law. All being cheered on by millions of Republicans, who say publicly they don't agree, but remain loyal to their corrupted leadership. They're throwing rocks and hiding their hands. 😡

Success is more about positioning than merit. Talent is a must have, but far from a guarantee. The world is filled with talented people on the sidelines and well positioned mediocrity in the c-suites. That's a hard reality. We must be twice as good, three times as shrewd, and ruthlessly focused.

30 years of hard work pays off. She will be one of just 3 Black women of the 55 women who currently run Fortune 500 companies when she takes over the 126 year old Dow Inc. on July 1. finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...

The U.S. has a "winners face no consequences" business mentality. The lack of jail time + miniscule fines for corrupt corporate leaders, financial bailouts for the wealthy, and brazen pay to play systems at every level of government, has created a culture of lawlessness. Ethics and Merit are dead.

"I know we've all got problems That's why I'm here to say Keep peace with me and I with you Let me love in my own way" music.youtube.com/watch?v=iSDC...

The world is learning how to isolate the U.S. The dollars dominance may soon be on the ropes.

In all conflicts women and girls suffer 1st, hardest, and longest. Increasing sexual violence in Sudan's war exacerbates the suffering caused by UAE + Saudi Arabian bombs, bullets, and imposed famine. All as Western governments look away in hopes they can one day benefit from UAE or Saudi winner.

Africa’s oil shock from the Iran war was preventable. Justice Malala explains why 🎥

"At the meeting, the U.S. proposed to bring Starlink's high-speed internet services to Cuba." Now it makes sense. Trump's strong arming Cuba for his friends. Surely, Palantir, Amazon, + Google get something. They'll probably turn Cuba + Haiti (which Paliantir already exploits), into data centers.

This is heartbreaking for those of us who love what this Country promised to be. Completely understandable, but still heartbreaking. Even if we do put Democrats in office in 2028, there's still some trust we'll never regain. Our opposition party and our checks + balances failed us and the world.

Truth that most learn the hard way! 👇🏿

Most people know what to do. Few people do what they know. The gap is discipline.

I really need to stop looking at this CBR1000RR. The only thing helping me stay away from it is I hate the factory color. I hate white on any vehicle. Definitely, don't want it on a bike.

In 2024, White males received 77% of VC. Women got 2%, of that, 79% are White. Intentionally locking Black Founders out of VC capital is obviously real. With people like Andreessen holding biggest purses, White VC won't get better. Meanwhile... Black-focused funds are attacked as discriminatory.

After nine years of decline, democracy scores have risen in more than half of the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. That trend may happen elsewhere, too

In addition to our Checks + Balances, Trump is exposing the weakness of the markets. If these people don't go to jail for manipulation, throw the whole damn system out.

John Lee Hooker with a diagram of the evolution of the Blues.

The administration is filled with people, who under normal circumstances, would not have passed background and clearance requirements. Unqualified family members, fanboys, and highest bidders are running our institutions and operations, so as tacky as it is, online betting on policy and war is par.

Schumer, a Harris bid, and Israel will erase much of Democrat's gains going into 2028. Schumer is MAGA-lite. Harris was never liked. Primarily because she represents a failed elitist status quo, but blame whatever. Israel is a genocidal, aparthied-state, most Dem base wouldn't feel welcomed in.

True aspiration isn't wanting someone else's life, it's demanding the absolute limits of your own.

Talarico still gives me Mike Johnson vibes. Watch him closely, Texas.

There are Blacks who feel our fight is about "Classism," as if there are Black people immune from Racism. I find it dividing when Blacks say the Black Community is not monolithic. Despite our individual experiences/successes, what Black community is unaffected by systemic and institutional racism?

Israel, whose entire existence is heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, is refusing to cooperate with the very Congress that funds them with U.S taxpayer dollars. Until we can decide who controls who, we need to cut funding and set rules.

Not only do they not address real needs with these vanity projects, they bully with donor dollars to choose who's at the table to represent the community. Those "chosen" to wear their golden leash are more concerned about their organization (salary), than the community the org is supposed to serve.

It controls the masses and further enriches the richest. Hard to say which weapon is greater, poverty or religion.

For generations now, Sudan, Congo, Myanmar. Yemen + other "Least Developed Countries" have faced the normalizing of atrocities that should horrify us. Televised Genocide and ethnic-cleansing in Gaza and Lebanon, now European victims being ignored, proves just how bad society's numbness has gotten.

Thankfully, France, China, and other Countries were negotiating with Iran to make it happen. Trump will claim credit, but it will be just another lie in his life of lies. The adulting of other world leaders won the day/Strait.

Amy Goodman has spent 30 years building an independent media with no corporate funding. Meredith Blake on why her story matters right now:

These Concentration Camps are racking up deaths.

I know we're not supposed to like AI music, but I'm loving a few of the inspirational songs I've heard. There are a couple from this "artist." music.youtube.com/watch?v=OzVM...

This Administration's choices to lead our Intelligence Community, FBI, and Homeland Security, combined with a compromised SCOTUS is proof the government’s ability to conduct warrantless surveillance of communications through FISA is a horrible idea. It will be politically and racially weaponized.

My World!

Success leaves clues. But you have to do the work to find them.

Next week in London, the world will isolate the U.S. and Israel with deals to get their oil. The Republican Party has pitted the U.S. Military against our greatest allies.

To Indie Black filmmakers everywhere! 🗣️ SPILL, a Black-owned social media platform is launching its first-ever SPILL Short Film Festival. A two-day digital celebration of independent short-form cinema streaming exclusively on the SPILL App running from May 2nd - 3rd! (1/4)

Our greatest Trump problem is that he's only a puppet, but too dumb to follow direction. Removing Trump does nothing without removing his Republican Congress, the Heritage Foundation, + others who proved our government as incredibly easy to corrupt. Trump isn't the kill switch he's made out to be.

Prayers for the Fairfax children. I'm so glad to see this conversation, because it's incredibly important for all communities, but especially the Black community. First, we must address the stigma and understand that most suffering from mental health are more of a danger to themselves than others.

Trump had won. Biden's Administration gifted him nonprosecution for his crimes. They were willing to look away from the billions made from he, his family and friends grifted from government institutions. The Idiot won, but he's such a ignorant loser he didn't realize what winning looked like.

It must be tremendously disappointing for Turning Point/Heritage to realize that it's young White kids running them off campuses. They see the America hate and bigotry promises and they want no part of it. They see how manipulation through mis/disinformation works and they're not falling for it.

The anti-DEI movement in corporate America hasn't had the negative effects on ingenuity, innovation, and ultimately the bottom line YET, but it's coming. Its first victims were Black women (though White women and others survived), but the greatest loser in the end will be company market share.

Let's hope that @housedemocrats.bsky.social + @democrats.senate.gov get behind this effort. Yes, wins at grassroots level with LOCAL elections, but people still want to see Congressional Democrats fight. Hegseth's lack of competence for his role has been on world display, since he was confirmed.

The Black Infant Health program was created to address disparities linked to racism and socioeconomic stressors. This is a clear dismissal of the fact that Black women face huge disparities in prenatal and postpartum care. One more attack on Black lives. www.blackenterprise.com/white-woman-...

So, in investigations, especially with child victims, it's not uncommon to withold images of “death, physical abuse, or injury." Victim's age prohibits, and in cases of sexual violence, releasing images is distribution of CSAM. True it's most likely worse than we know, but not proof of cover-up.

The platform’s large-scale crackdown on automated accounts is also impacting people who’ve spent years curating niche porn on secret X accounts. www.wired.com/story/x-bot-...

These are the modern day representatives of the white supremacists who created and distributed the Slave Bible. Religion is either a guide for controlling your victims or a weapon to kill your enemies. They themselves can never be held accountable to it, because they don't truly believe in it.

AI is going to present Environmental Activists and Organizers their greatest challenge since oil was monetized.

Trump is the weakest leader in our 250 yo History, Taco-Don gets f*cked by Russia, Israel, Iran, Argentina and Saudi,he's a Prostitute, not a President, he's selling our Country to the highest bidder and he owes them all. It's humiliating to squander the Country our ancestors built this way.