I have suffered from persistent fatigue in recent months. Fatigue… the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate 3.3 million Americans suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. It is just one example of hundreds of unseen disabilities people deal with. In my case I’m tired all the time; I fear people will think I am lazy.
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No One Owns the Future
To their credit, many Republican leaders, particularly at the state level, recognize the magnitude of the child care crisis and have been working to address it through various funding fixes (e.g. grants, tax credits) in their respective states. But the reality is that, at the national level, their party remains the principal roadblock to any meaningful, long-term solutions. The ascension of Donald Trump to presidential candidate, moreover, has only complicated the party’s responses to the issue.
Each year Americans forfeit a sizable slice of their income to the United States Treasury to fund the government. Tax Day is dreaded. No one likes surrendering their hard-earned cash. But rather than a resigned shrug, Americans should look closely at what they are getting for their money when it comes to government services and policy.
The definition of entropy according the Merriam Webster dictionary is, “a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder,” a good description of post-colonial history not only in Haiti but in Sudan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, and many other places in the Global South dealing with violent conflict today. In a real sense, the disintegration of these countries and others is the end product of the rapacious theft of resources (human and natural) at gunpoint–literally.
They hated the unruly, rebellious, and confrontational spirit of the Mandingo but they loved the mental and physical strength, the courage, and the warrior soul the Mandingo possessed.
History has revealed how inept leaders, social conflicts, and political corruption eventually led to the collapse of past great empires. This uneventful trend has continued throughout the 20th century. Seven new empires have also fallen. Of these seven, most notably amongst them included Germany, Soviet Russia, and the British empire. This signals that possibly there’s a correlation with an old Biblical scripture: “for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
History Repeats itself
The decision of many Black men to disengage from the Democratic Party is rooted in a complex interplay of historical disenchantment, unmet promises, and a sense of disillusionment with the political establishment
So, on March 28, 2024, many of the neighbors were not shocked or surprised with the commissioner having another run-in with the law. This has been a developing story, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been investigating the commissioner for over a year.