Woody Hodge FACEBOOK Middle Georgia folk seemed to know a lot about Geeche, at least they were referred to often. But few folk wanted to be called Geeche. Hard to cypher the origins of this peculiar relationshop. It could have been that most slaves came to the south via these ports. And that the [...]
Archive for August, 2018
August 17th, 2018 - 4:29 pm § in Politics
Racist Georgia election officials shutter black polling places
This November, Stacy Abrams, a black woman, will be the Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia. Apparently the folks who run elections in Randolph County, which is over 60% black, don’t want their citizens to be able to vote for her. They’re planning to shut down 7 of the county[...]
August 17th, 2018 - 12:26 pm § in Uncategorized
Manafort judge under U.S. Marshals protection
Judge says he’s been threatened Won’t release jurors’ names for their safety The federal judge hearing Paul Manafort’s case in Virginia told reporters Tuesday he’s being protected by U.S. Marshals because he’s been threatened, NBC News reported. He declined to rel[...]
August 16th, 2018 - 9:55 pm § in Donald Trump
What Manafort’s trial is really about
Yes, it’s more than what it seems. On their face, the current criminal proceedings against Paul Manafort, Trump’s erstwhile campaign manager, involve bank fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering. But, like a swimming beach undertow, there’s something deeper and much more sinister [...]
August 16th, 2018 - 9:18 pm § in Misc.
SPORTS NEWS FROM JAPAN
SUMO / BASHO REPORTS Mitakeumi keeps perfect record intact; Asanoyama sits one victory behind at 8-1 Sekiwake Mitakeumi was a man in a hurry on Monday, when he needed just 1.8 seconds to remain unbeaten after nine days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. His win over No. 5 maegashira Daishomaru ([...]
August 16th, 2018 - 6:14 pm § in Donald Trump
Admiral who led Bin Laden raid rebukes Trump
Retired Admiral William McRaven (pictured), who organized and oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, publicly rebuked President Trump on Thursday and invited him to revoke his security clearance too, so he “can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your pr[...]
August 16th, 2018 - 1:56 pm § in Donald Trump
Whining Trump cancels military parade after costs explode to $92 million
Trump wants a big military parade on Nov. 10. Gotta keep up with the Putins, you know. But the cost estimate has ballooned from $12 million to $92 million (read story here). Wouldn’t that money be better spent on things our troops need like equipment, spare parts, training ammunition, etc.? Up[...]
August 16th, 2018 - 10:32 am § in Environment, Foreign Affairs
Congressional Budget Office Casts Doom on Trump Economy
Once the 1.5 trillion dollar tax cut is spent, the Congressional Budget Office predicts the U.S. economic growth will fall well below the Trump administration’s 3 percent target In an updated economic outlook, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the long term imp[...]
August 15th, 2018 - 9:33 am § in Christianity, Hypocrisy
The Evils Done to Africans by Christian Racism
Racism, IS a huge issue. The false idea that there are human races has the same effect as the NEWSPEAK memes in Orwell. If you says Peace=War, then you can not discuss war. Trump does this too … the NYT is “fake news.” “Race” … to my knowledge, first appeared i[...]