Today is 9/11. It was 21 years ago today when the towers fell. I remember seeing the smoke and fire from Broad Channel. I was in kindergarten at the time. Most of my early days are a blur. I don’t remember a lot of what happened long ago. But I do remember 9/11. I was sitting in class, and I remember the teacher dismissed us early. My grandma came to pick me up. We then drove to Broad Channel to look at the smoke and fire coming from the towers. The smoke was thick and black. It was very surreal. You cannot really see much of the city from Broad Channel, because Broad Channel and Manhattan are separated by Jamaica Bay and Brooklyn, which was miles. But on that day, the smoke cloud was so big and thick it could be seen all the way from Broad Channel. It was surreal. I still remember that day clearly. I did not understand what was going on back then. But looking back in hindsight, that was a really scary day.
Tag: United States
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2020 So Far, In a Nutshell
First, there was the possibility of war with Iran.
No one knew if tensions between the two would result in conflict.
Then, the Australian wilderness was on fire.
It was intense.
Then, there was COVID-19.
Things were shutdown for months on end.
Then, places in the US started to reopen at different paces.
Some states have less cases, while others are increasing.
Then there was the death of George Floyd, which sparked protests all across the country.
There were even calls to defund, or even abolish, the police.
The response from the police was more brutality.
The effects of George Floyd’s death can be still felt a month later.
Now, there is the possibility of a bubonic plague outbreak.
There was a death in Mongolia, and recently Colorado.
There was even a squirrel who contracted the disease.
I am fearful how Trump and America would handle a bubonic plague outbreak.
They would be unprepared for something disastrous like that.
We can see how they are barely scraping by handling COVID-19.
Imagine how much worse it would be in America if there was an outbreak of the plague.
We’d all be fucked.
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“The Forgotten Wars” by TJ Kirk, AKA The Amazing Atheist
A look at an old video by the Amazing Atheist about perpetual war that I decided to share, since it looks like it is possible we will get involved in another perpetual war (this time, the contender might be Iran, and a war might happen under the Trump administration!). Although this video is a little over 6 years old, I feel it is still relevant today!
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“Talking Points” by Dusty Smith, AKA CultofDusty
The outro (sometimes the intro) to CultofDusty’s YouTube videos! Enjoy! I feel it is relevant today.
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“War is prick-waving” – George Carlin
After the recent events that transpired between Iran and the United States, I decided to share this old George Carlin clip. I think it’s all too relevant today.
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#NoWarWithIran
It’s been a few days into 2020, and already, there is the real possibility of war between Iran and the United States. Trump had recently ordered an assassination on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was one of the top generals in Iran. I don’t know much about Soleimani, but from what I had heard about him, he was not the best individual, morally-speaking. However, regardless of whether or not he was a “bad person,” was he a direct threat? I think not. There are talks that he threatened an attack on the US embassy in Iran, however, from what I have seen, nothing serious came out of it. For the most part, his threats were nothing more than just words, not actions! However, the US assassinated him, essentially basing their justifications on talks, rumors, and words, instead of concrete actions! Don’t get me wrong, though! I am all about taking necessary steps to preventing imminent attacks to protect people. However, there has to be concrete evidence, beyond a shadow of a doubt, proving that an attack was imminent! So far, nothing of that nature has been presented. The only reason that was given was that it was to “prevent a war!” Well, I don’t think that’s doing much, for now, Iran wants to retaliate, and understandably so! Thus, Trump ordered an attack on a sovereign nation’s top military commander based on faulty logic and BS information! In fact, Trump ordered the attack without Congressional approval! This situation has turned out to be a disaster in the making. And what’s ironic is that Trump complained on Twitter during Obama’s presidency that Obama was going to start a war with Iran to get re-elected. That didn’t happen. However, Trump is up for re-election in 2020, and currently, as of writing this, there is a real possibility of war with Iran, and that’s not under Obama; it’s under Trump! How ironic. And Trump’s response is that he is ready to send thousands of troops at any moment! Oh God! Let’s just hope they don’t enact another draft!
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