"Kids Say The Darnedest Things" by Rosie Rumba

Rosie Rumba: I'll be counting down between today and July 4th, 2021, just how We The People are re-lighting Liberty's torch - now that we're well into a new administration. As far as our interns, ages (6-14), (15-20), and +21 are concerned; "...there's no need for any more public protesting, slandering, finger pointing, personal opinions, or publishing of America's trade secrets on social media, especially by our trusted elected representatives. "Social" - by definition, is noninclusive of Official. Mixing our 'official business' on social media platforms has put our national security at risk." Our 14 year olds added: "Candidate to constituent correspondence belongs in the U.S. Mail, a secure system, not on social media sites." Flash Brendan & Harley Ice, our 11 year olds, helped organize our little group, and were very helpful putting race issues in proper perspective. Their insight, growing up from birth calling each other 'brother' without a blood relation, has weighted value according to statical analysis. Both call my stepfather, Iggy Ice, "grandpa". Harley Ice: "I saw pictures of me at The Flash's second birthday party. I was 18 months old. We celebrated most of our birthdays together ever since regardless of our GPS." Flash Brendan: "Harley asks a lot of questions, which makes me want to research and learn things on my own. Iggy Ice helps me fine tune the skills I need to express myself through my music and art. I'm now a team leader for our educational modules for Global Warming. My mom was so happy, she enrolled my in acting camp this summer!" more to come from the 'mouth of babes', after we go over some statistics which will be included in our training modules for CRT analysis. This week's assignment involve our kids reading Supreme Court decisions. Please leave a comment and join our Newsletter which will be run by our 'kids' effective July 6, 2021. (1st of 14 installments).

Bronx

FORDHAM, Bronx (WABC) -- It was a shocking scene in the Fordham section of the Bronx Tuesday morning, as the extent of damage caused by looting and violence overnight became clear.

Residents along the Grand Concourse just south of Fordham Road woke up to a scene that looked like a tornado had struck the area.Video from NewsCopter 7 showed pharmacies, beauty supply stores, delicatessens and other businesses with their front windows smashed and items smashed and strewn across the street.


It came after a night that saw fires, vandalism, looting and violence against NYPD officers. 

The neighborhood stores near Yankee Stadium appear to have borne the brunt of the violence.

PHOTOS: George Floyd protests erupt into violence in NYC


More: New reporting reveals that the total insured property losses incurred during the George Floyd riots will come in at $1 billion to $2 billion. ... “The arson, vandalism and looting... will result in at least $1 billion to $2 billion of paid insurance claims,” Axios reports. Rioters hit buildings well beyond Minneapolis and St. Paul, with damage reported as far north as Blaine and as far south as Apple Valley. Meanwhile, clusters of attacked storefronts sprang up in places like Richfield, North St. Paul, Maplewood, Brooklyn Center and Roseville. 

Cities that became hotspots of unrest on Saturday night include:

Minneapolis

On Saturday night, crowds breaking curfew were met by massed state troops who overwhelmed them with tear gas, flash bombs and rubber bullets. Many locals barricaded businesses against looting and arson. Sidebar: "But riots have broken out nearby too. The police precinct of the officers who detained Floyd has been burned out. " According to a witness (name withheld).

New York

Demonstrators marched across the Manhattan Bridge, which connects downtown Manhattan to Brooklyn, on Saturday night. Thousands marched during the day in neighborhoods from Harlem and the East Village to Flatbush and Downtown Brooklyn, demanding an end to police brutality. Incidents involving Molotov cocktails and police vehicles driving into demonstrators were being investigated.

Los Angeles

A state of emergency was declared late on Saturday as two days of discord escalated with looting and vandalism. The authorities expressed support for peaceful protest but struggled to control eruptions of violence. Marchers in Beverley Hills chanted: “Eat the rich.”

Nashville

Organizers of an “I will breathe” rally against police mistreatment condemned those who veered from powerful protests in a park to chaotic nighttime marching that resulted in pockets of rioting and fires at the courthouse and city hall. National guard troops were called in and violent confrontation ensued.

The capital of conservative Utah is not known as hotbed of unrest but a protest denouncing racism and deadly force by law enforcement turned violent on Saturday as protesters set cars on fire and threw rocks at businesses. Police responded with rubber bullets and arrests, the Salt Lake Tribune reported, adding that earlier, hundreds peacefully marched from the police department to the capitol.

Cleveland

Curfew is mandated from Sunday afternoon until 8am Monday morning after what started as a demonstration where people wore masks against the coronavirus and distributed hand-sanitizer, food and water escalated and businesses were smashed up. Ohio governor Mike DeWine leaned on state and federal help and pledged to “bring to justice those whose lawlessness escalated an otherwise peaceful protest to a riot”. Other Ohio cities Cincinnati and Columbus also experienced unrest.

Raleigh

Up to 1,000 protesters chanted “We want change” and gathered, banging drums, in front of the courthouse in this North Carolina city. Demonstrators later stood close to police in riot gear and shouted: “Who do you protect? Who do you serve?” When events turned tense then violent, as darkness fell, police fired smoke bombs and teargassed and pepper-sprayed the public and press.

Louisville

A third night of anger in Kentucky also marked the death in March of resident Breonna Taylor, when police raided her home while she slept in bed. Unrest over three nights has included multiple shootings, vandalism and looting. Taylor’s sister Juniyah Palmer said the family wanted non-violent protest and those who escalated were “no longer doing this for my sister”.

Atlanta

A second day of protests saw 70 arrests and the deployment of troops ahead of further unrest in Savannah and other places across Georgia. Atlanta officials have blamed some out-of-area provocateurs for escalating demonstrations into violence in the city, a concern echoed by many other leaders, including in Minneapolis. Stores were ransacked on Friday but Saturday protests in Georgia were calmer.

Mayor Eric Johnson went on TV on Sunday morning to note that a majority of the 90 people arrested in the Texas city on Saturday were not from the area. San Antonio, Texas, is under curfew and Dallas is considering the same while religious leaders organise a prayer gathering on Sunday evening, “for justice and against racism”. George Floyd was from Houston and the city’s mayor said his body will be returning there for burial.

Washington DC

Protesters encircled the White House and crowds clashed with Secret Service officers, national park and metropolitan police officers for a second consecutive night. The presidential residence was guarded by armored vehicles and personnel as sweating, packed protesters eventually boiled over and threw fireworks and bottles, police swinging batons and firing pepper spay balls in response. Sporadic looting occurred elsewhere.

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Credits: Iggyice.us - special thanks to 1. The Guardian (an independent source of information) full article 10 minute read. - Wikipedia - (WABC) Click to watch video on WABC. - Monitor your child's time on the Internet and make sure they avoid violent video games. 

Video credits: Produced by Flash Brendan & Harley Ice on the day we studied the Corona Borealis on June 27, 2019. 

more reading: 

Victims of the Airstrike of a hospital in Kundez - the victims families got an apology and $6,000 by Mr. Obama who later went on to garner the title "man of the year". He failed to cooperate with the www.IHFCC.org. 7 years later, a fast-tracked reactionary settlement netted $27 million for one victims family. In Kunduz, 30 victims and survivors had hell rained down on them for 30 minutes. Some being medically trained knew the extent of their own injuries as their lives passed from smoldering bodies, some torn in half, some burnt beyond recognition. The pilots questioned the strike twice according to the cockpit recorder. My heart goes out to all victims of violence wether it be Mr. Floyd or the staff and patients in a hospital. However, I see a vast difference in how the media contributed to each civil settlement. https://twitter.com/IceIggy/status/1404769887134883843?s=20

Read the tweet and let Mr. Obama know if you agree with his decisions to override the pilot's transmission and refuse to cooperate with the official investigation? National security has no party affiliation. It is our paramount platform above all others, or we may as well allow social media to influence the law and fire our law makers which is the very definition of tyranny. #Ice4ICE






 





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