Considering the media hoopla concerning Biden's plans on nominating a black woman as Supreme Court Justice, and with American culture being more accessible to blk folks than American politics, I really don't see this nomination meaning much in large scheme of things. ...But maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

How Mexico’s Real Life Cartels Recruit Drug Mules On Grand Theft Auto Online​

Grand Theft Auto online is home to real-life cartel members, not just the virtual kind.
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Mexico’s drug mafias are finding meth mules inside one of the world’s most popular games, as indicated by a previously unreported case in Arizona.​

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Grand Theft Auto players know what it’s like working for a Mexican cartel. But they do so from the comfort of their own bedroom.
What many don’t realize is that real-life cartel recruiters are playing the game and recruiting players for real-life work. Last year, Mexican police revealed youngsters were being recruited by drug cartels over popular video games, including Grand Theft Auto Online, though there was little in the way of evidence.
According to a case unearthed by Forbes, it appears the U.S. has gathered evidence that GTA Online really is a recruitment tool for Mexico’s narcotics cartels.
In November last year, Customs and Border Protection officials in Arizona were inspecting a Jeep Cherokee when they found nearly 60kg of methamphetamine, the government said. When they asked the driver, Alyssa Navarro, what her story was, she said that in January that year she had been playing Grand Theft Auto Online when she met a man who called himself “George,” according to a search warrant unsealed late last week. After getting to know each other within the game, Navarro said they eventually started talking on Snapchat and later met in person in Phoenix, investigators claimed.
The suspect said that George asked her over Snapchat whether she’d like some work as a “runner,” shipping electronics so they could be sold in Mexico, telling her she could be paid as much as $2,000 a trip depending on how big the load was, according to the government filing.
Federal investigators obtained Snapchat messages from Navarro’s phone in which George promises “a lot of money” and offered the use of a truck, believed to be the same Jeep in which she was apprehended.

Sometimes, drug cartels try to hide narcotics in electronics equipment when shifting them across the border. But, per Navarro’s narrative as described in a criminal complaint against her, she was told to meet a contact in Mexico called Alfredo, who gave her the Jeep and said she should fill up the tank at certain gas stations along the way and take the vehicle to another unidentified individual. The methamphetamine was not hidden in electronics but in the fuel tank, CBP officers found. According to the complaint, when investigators asked if she didn’t think the job offer was odd, or too good to be true, she agreed it did seem strange, and when she was on the bus to Mexico, even asked herself, “What am I doing?” but still went ahead and met her mysterious contact.
Whatever the government thinks happened in Navarro’s case is unclear, but she has been charged with conspiracy to import and sell methamphetamine, as well as possession. Earlier this month, she pleaded not guilty. The Department of Justice had not responded to a request for comment.
Last October, Mexican law enforcement in Oaxaca said three minors had been recruited over popular mobile battle royal game Free Fire. The kids had been offered around $200 a week as cartel lookouts, according to media reports. At the time, it was also reported individuals claiming to belong to various narcotics crews, including the Sinaloa Cartel, were reaching out to children late at night on games including the online multiplayer version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Computer games have proven increasingly popular for other kinds of grooming. The explosion in the popularity of online gaming has led to platforms like Minecraft, XBox Live, or games like GTA Online and Fortnite becoming spots where many children spend time with existing friends and make new ones. The anonymity of an online gaming handle has, however, attracted predators, and the Justice Department has prosecuted multiple men who tried to hide behind online personas to coerce minors.
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What is your take on this?

I am seeing more and more men taking up feminine styles and behaviors. Things like wearing skirts and dresses, getting their nails painted, even carrying around handbags. As for the women? I am seeing more opt for business suits, flats, carrying smaller more concealed bags, and generally appearing more masculine (hiding curves, features, etc).

Do you think this is a good thing, a bad thing, or doesn't make any difference? I feel like it can be confusing for children and give them a sense of feeling like they don't belong if that makes sense. Like what if a girl wants to be feminine but sees men being this way, she might think she was meant to be a boy. It can send mixed signals. I am sure it is not as complex as this but I just have to wonder what this kind of fashion trend will do to kids growing up with it.

Any guesses as to what this hiker was doing?

Well, sadly this is a trend that has been taking lives for a good 10 or more years now. Richard Jacobson (age 21) was on the Flat Iron Trail when I guess he decided to get a picture, a selfie to be exact. He had gone off the trail to take a picture and slipped, falling to his death.


Who knew something like taking a selfie could be so dangerous? (I am pointing to myself right now cause I heard of this too damn often!)

More than 250 people worldwide died attempting to take selfies from 2011 to 2017

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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Late last summer TBA conducted a Business Broadcast where he discussed the legitimizing of black money (Onlyfans/Manyvids) through legislation and the internet. Shortly after The Professor followed up with dissecting the British Opium Wars of Asia. With both broadcasts in mind I was able to recall a British movie I enjoy called LAYER CAKE, starring Daniel Craig who would later become 007. In the film Craig plays a drug lieutenant looking to get his weight up in the UK so he can corner the market as a pharmacy titan. As the movie continues, Craig's character get pushback but does gain a share of the market, I'm not going to spoil it for you. With that said, A portion of the black teens of today have bought into the idea making (their own) money, and squaring up so they can ride of into their own retirement as a boss. They are not wrong, I just wish enough OG's were alive and well off to pass on game about squaring up as well as scaling business.
I have very positive outlook on how powerful and prosperous the future of black empowerment will be.

All I can do is shake my head...

"They Also Look At Me Like 'Hey, What Am I Doing In Here And You Out There'? Then They Always Go Crazy When They See Me Outside."​

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The image they made for this story... WTF is wrong with some of us?

this nixxa...

“Hey, true story, I promise you. I went to every zoo in the world. I’ve been to every zoo in the world. And every time I go to the gorilla section, they look at me like, ‘Hey man, where your fur at?’ Nah, for real, for real. That’s how they look at me. And then they also look at me like, ‘Hey, what am I doing in here and you out there?’ Then they always go crazy when they see me outside. I promise you. I promise you.”

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Do you believe in bad omens?
This is fitting when you consider Biden's approval ratings and all of the bad press he's been getting. He will be a one-term president and when he's replaced with a Rep. our iron is going to be tested. Be on the ready people.

A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, just hours before President Joe Biden was expected to visit the city on a previously scheduled trip to discuss infrastructure.

No fatalities have been reported, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said in a news conference at the scene.

There had been 10 "minor injuries," Fire Chief Darryl Jones said, and three people were transported from the scene. None of the injuries were life-threatening, he said.

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This man is a hero he saved these two beautifl little girls from a burning building. It is insane to me that we give rich people awards for song this is the guy. I hope his wife apprechiates him this is a god. This story should be plastered everywhere. If he has a gofundme i hope the black community supports him and recognizes wha

This video showed up on my YouTube feed, and I like the concept. I haven't yet watched the entire video, but there is some good dialogue wrapped in comedy. It will be interesting to see what the final verdict is. Check it out: Login to view embedded media View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l6BoMP0Y-w8

Yesterday The Hill posted a short clip where they invited Pamela Denise Long of Newsweek. The Hill acknowledged The Black and Blue fracture and Pamela stated her case as a Native Black American (DOAS). This clip specifically describes most of the New Black Media talking points. However, I don't understand her politics but don't let that discourage you all from taking a peek at this.

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Big bro had some really deep thoughts and hes right. But is it time to let slave food go completly or just once a week every other holiday, what yall think. Im trying to get into cooking now and getting away from fast food aka cracker food completly. But i dont know whats good anymore turns out alot of what i thought is inaccurate. Love to know what yall think as far as the black diet goes for food and drink.

The nerve of this racist fossil, the only people not indigenous to this land has the nerve to speak on black people like we are foreigners
On our own soil.
I get tired of seeing these people talk this ish and never pay for the garbage they spew. The sad thing is, a lot of tethers think like this also.

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I remember hating Kobe, because he broke my heart mad times as a Nuggets fan, and he was the best player I've ever seen live (a Rockets game, they won of course) but I grew to respect his game and his approach to it. He was the last of a dying breed of strong willed, take no bullshit type of players from the great 80s and 90s. Kobe was special not only as a player but as a person, I knew he was the guy when he appeared on shows like Moesha for example.

Rest in peace Kobe, Gigi and the rest of those that tragically passed on that day. How did you remember him as a player?

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Exposing the curruption of the black church and its relation to capitalism and politics. Need to get back to the kemet spirituality and let the european collonizer mind state go. This documentry may help people understand where were at.

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If you aren't hip Stephen Breuer retired(Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire: Live updates) and here are the candidates. Might be a move for the 2022 midterm elections. I'm going to hold my thoughts and let you guys take the floor.