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Category Archives: Democrats
The Progressive President and the American Middle Class…
I have been accused of being hard on this President when it comes to privacy, chained CPI, Larry Summers and intervention in Syria. However I have been a tireless supporter of this President. I have never given up hope on his agenda. That does not mean that as an Independent Progressives I will not speak up when his agenda may hurt the freedom and liberty of Americans. I believe in this man and I know his accomplishments. This "BLACK" President has done more for the American Middle Class in four and a half years than the Republican Party has done in 30:
1. Passed the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare's)
2. Passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
3. Earned Income Tax Credit. Under current law, working families with two or more children currently qualify for an Earned Income Tax Credit equal to 40 percent of the family's first $12,570 in earned income. The stimulus set the rate at 45 percent for families with three or more children and made other adjustments. The fiscal cliff bill extends these provisions for five additional years, through 2017.
4. Child Tax Credit. The stimulus set a new threshold for refundability of the credit, and the fiscal cliff bill extends that for five years, though 2017
5. Marriage penalty. A "marriage penalty" describes what happens when a couple pays more income tax if they file jointly as a couple than they would if they had remained single and filed as individuals. The fiscal cliff bill permanently extended marriage penalty relief for the standard deduction, the 15 percent bracket, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
6. Dependent Care Credit. The dependent care credit benefits taxpayers who have child care expenses for children under 13 and disabled dependents. Under Bush, the amount of eligible expenses was increased. The fiscal cliff bill makes those changes permanent.
7. Adoption tax credits. Taxpayers who adopt children can receive a tax credit for adoption expenses and can exclude adoption expenses paid by an employer from the calculation of their income. Under Bush, the terms of this credit became more generous, and under Obama's health care law, these benefits were extended and the credit was made refundable. The fiscal cliff bill extends these provisions permanently.
8. Increase minority access to capital
9. Implement "Women Owned Business" contracting program
10. Create a consumer-friendly credit card rating system
11. Establish a credit card bill of rights
12. Expand loan programs for small businesses
13. Close the "doughnut hole" in Medicare prescription drug plan
14. Require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions
15. Provided tax credits to Americans who need help to pay health premiums
16. Require large employers to contribute to a national health plan
17. Require health plans to disclose how much of the premium goes to patient care
18. Reinstate executive order to hire an additional 100,000 federal employees with disabilities within five years
19. Increase the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals
20. Expand Veterans Centers in rural areas
21. Fully fund the Veterans Administration
22. Expand housing vouchers program for homeless veterans
23. Fully fund the Violence Against Women Act
24. Increase funding for national parks and forests
25. Expand Pell grants for low-income students
26. President Obama signs hate crimes bill, Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 President Barack Obama has signed a bill to expand the federal hate crimes law. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, named after two men who were killed more than 10 years ago because of their sexual orientation, was included in a defense bill that Obama signed on Oct. 28, 2009.
27. Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
28. Strengthen the levees in New Orleans
29. Toughen enforcement for Internet exploitation of children
30. Send first-time nonviolent drug offenders to rehab if appropriate
31. Create new criminal penalties for mortgage fraud
32. Reduce dependence on foreign oil
33. Reverse restrictions on stem cell research
34. He is bringing home "OUR" Sons and Daughters from Iraq and Afghanistan
35. He brought Osama Bin Ladin to justice for his attacks on 911
Today is the anniversary of the "March on Washington". As Americans we have been told throughout history that minorities were inferior, that they could not accomplish what White Americans could accomplish. It took over 230 years for a Black man to become the President. To prove that this Black man was not up to the task White Conservatives would not lift a finger to help this man make things better for the American Middle Class. They threw every obstacle at this President, they said "NO" to all of his ideas. They were intransigent and destructive to democracy. They mocked this man, they ridiculed him. They behaved less than Statesmanlike. But this Black President stood proud and he faced this Nation with incredible grace and dignity that no Republicans has exhibited since his election in 2008.
I have never been more proud of "MY" President and never more proud of the Progressives of all Races, Ethnicities, Religions, Sexual Orientation and social classes. On this day I salute the first African American President, Barack Obama. So many Americans have sacrificed throughout our history to make this possible and he has not disappointed that effort. I dare say that no White Males, Progressives or Conservative could have maintained such dignity in the face of the behavior and disrespect showed to him by the right wing of this Country.
But today I have a dream that this will not be the last African American President, that a Woman will be given her chance to lead, that "ALL" Americans will be given the chance to fulfill the "American Ideal"….ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL…
Intervention is Syria…to what end?
Dear Mr. President,
I understand that the Hawks are beating the drums for war and that some Doves are joining in because of the suffering of the Syrian people. However this is a "civil war" in Syria and civil wars a inherently messy and bloody; the United States Civil War was no exception. Both sides in this war are questionable to the interests of the United States.
Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation's wars–620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts. It was only as recently as the Vietnam War that the amount of American deaths in foreign wars eclipsed the number who died in the American Civil War. If we risk the lives of more American Sons and Daughters can you fully explain why we are doing this, to what end?
Will our intervention really make things better for the Syrian people as the Doves would have us believe? 114,168-125,082 Iraqi's died in a United States intervention to find WMD's. So far in August 2013 alone 685 civilians have died in Iraq. Our intervention did not save Iraqi lives and our intervention did not stop the ongoing deaths of Iraqis. The Bush Administration predicted that the conflict would be short and that the Iraqi people would welcome us with open arms. The conflict lasted 10 years and the Iraqi people wanted us out and became allies with Iran.
The war in Afghanistan continues taking and destroying lives, both due to the direct consequences of violence and the war-induced breakdown of public health, security, and infrastructure. In 2004, life expectancy was measured at a mere 42 years; moreover, 25 percent of children did not reach the age of 5. The first half of 2011 saw the most intense fighting since the early part of the war and more lives have been lost as a result of war than when the Taliban was in control. 16,725-19,013 Civilians have died in Afghanistan since the war started. So did we make things better?
Syria is not Kosovo, this is already a violent civil war with a potential to drag us into a horrific conflict that will be labeled the "DEMOCRATS" war, since a Democratic President committed us to this war. Hillary Clinton lost the 2008 election by many accounts because she supported the war in Iraq. This puts her in a difficult situation. If she supports you in this ill-advised endeavor she will be vulnerable to Rand Paul who will undoubtedly stake out an anti-war position. If Hillary does not support you that puts her on the opposite side of many of your die hard supporters. In either case, she is unlikely to win the election if the "Democrats" take us into a full blown military intervention that embroils us into an out of control quagmire.
One of the rebel factions is the Syrian Liberation Front, numbering 37,000 fighters, and the Syrian Islamic Front, numbering 13,000 fighters, operate in Syria's southeast and northeast respectively. Both of these groups espouse an Islamist ideology, in contrast to the self-declared non-sectarianism of the Free Syrian Army. How many American lives, how much American blood are we willing to spill to help install yet another Islamist regime. What will happen to the Syrian people when the country becomes an Islamist Nation with no guarantees for the minorities? We saw what happened in Egypt when the Muslim Brotherhood won a legitimate democratic election, then quickly decided to dismantle democracy and freedoms of the Egyptian people. Will our intervention bring more death to Assad supporters? These are Syrian people also…no less deserving of life.
However the real true moral dilemma lies in Jabhat al-Nusra, to whom thousands of Free Syrian army fighters have apparently defected. Numbering only 5,000 fighters as of January, but now perhaps many more, al-Nusra's core fighters come from Iraq's post-war insurgency and have recently pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda in Iraq. We have lost over 6,000 American Troops fighting Al-Qaeda and now we are going to arm them. Al-Qaeda brought down the World Trade Center and hit the Pentagon. Are they now our allies? I sincerely doubt that.
"(Reuters) – The Syrian rebel commander who rose to international notoriety for footage of him cutting out and eating the organ of a slain soldier said he was willing to face trial for his actions if President Bashar al-Assad was also sent to court.
A video released on Friday showed the commander in Syria's central Homs province, known as Abu Sakkar, praying in a field and taking questions from a cameraman.
"I am ready to be held accountable for my actions, on condition that Bashar and his shabbiha (militias) are tried for crimes they committed against our women and children," he said.
"I send this message to the world: if the bloodshed in Syria does not stop, every Syrian will become Abu Sakkar."
A video of Abu Sakkar, a founder of the well known Farouq Battalion in Homs, went viral earlier this week. It showed him cutting into the torso of a dead soldier and taking a bite out of one of his organs."
Who are these rebels that seem to make the hearts of MSNBC and CNN bleed? Their actions seem to be as equally as barbaric; will they be any more "humanitarian" than the Assad regime. Will MSNBC and CNN take responsibility for outcome of these conflicts and the lives lost? Yes it is hard to watch the horror in Syria, but will we make the horror even worse? Can you assure us that that loss of more American lives and more American treasure will procure a better outcome?
As we pass the 50,000 American Troops wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan war we need to really think about what we are committing ourselves too? We cannot afford to be in a perpetual war, we cannot continue to ask the American People to give more treasure when we cannot save Social Security and Medicare, feed our hungry, provide affordable education to our children…we cannot even take care of the wounded warriors coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan. War does not seem to solve anything and our intervention is no guarantee that more Syrian Civilians will be saved…quite to the contrary, judging by history more will be lost…
Senator Feinstein your Credibility is on the Line…a letter from Dianne to Yahoo Thom
On July 17th I received this reply from my United States Senator Dianne Feinstein to a letter I sent her in regard to my concerns over NSA spying on American Citizens.
Dear Thom :
I received your communication indicating your concerns about the two National Security Agency programs that have been in the news recently. I appreciate that you took the time to write on this important issue and welcome the opportunity to respond.
First, I understand your concerns and want to point out that by law, the government cannot listen to an American's telephone calls or read their emails without a court warrant issued upon a showing of probable cause. As is described in the attachment to this letter provided by the Executive Branch, the programs that were recently disclosed have to do with information about phone calls – the kind of information that you might find on a telephone bill – in one case, and the internet communications (such as email) of non-Americans outside the United States in the other case. Both programs are subject to checks and balances, and oversight by the Executive Branch, the Congress, and the Judiciary.
As Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I can tell you that I believe the oversight we have conducted is strong and effective and I am doing my level best to get more information declassified. Please know that it is equally frustrating to me, as it is to you, that I cannot provide more detail on the value these programs provide and the strict limitations placed on how this information is used. I take serious my responsibility to make sure intelligence programs are effective, but I work equally hard to ensure that intelligence activities strictly comply with the Constitution and our laws and protect Americans' privacy rights.
These surveillance programs have proven to be very effective in identifying terrorists, their activities, and those associated with terrorist plots, and in allowing the Intelligence Community and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to prevent numerous terrorist attacks. More information on this should be forthcoming.
· On June 18, 2003, the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) testified to the House Intelligence Committee that there have been "over 50 potential terrorist events" that these programs helped prevent.
· While the specific uses of these surveillance programs remain largely classified, I have reviewed the classified testimony and reports from the Executive Branch that describe in detail how this surveillance has stopped attacks.
· Two examples where these surveillance programs were used to prevent terrorist attacks were: (1) the attempted bombing of the New York City subway system in September 2009 by Najibullah Zazi and his co-conspirators; and (2) the attempted attack on a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in October 2009 by U.S. citizen David Headley and his associates.
· Regarding the planned bombing of the New York City subway system, the NSA has determined that in early September of 2009, while monitoring the activities of Al Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan, NSA noted contact from an individual in the U.S. that the FBI subsequently identified as Colorado-based Najibullah Zazi . The U.S. Intelligence Community, including the FBI and NSA, worked in concert to determine his relationship with Al Qaeda, as well as identify any foreign or domestic terrorist links. The FBI tracked Zazi as he traveled to New York to meet with co-conspirators, where they were planning to conduct a terrorist attack using hydrogen peroxide bombs placed in backpacks. Zazi and his co-conspirators were subsequently arrested. Zazi eventually pleaded guilty to conspiring to bomb the NYC subway system.
· Regarding terrorist David Headley, he was also involved in the planning and reconnaissance of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India that killed 166 people, including six Americans. According to NSA, in October 2009, Headley, a Chicago businessman and dual U.S. and Pakistani citizen, was arrested by the FBI as he tried to depart from Chicago O'Hare airport on a trip to Europe. Headley was charged with material support to terrorism based on his involvement in the planning and reconnaissance of the hotel attack in Mumbai 2008. At the time of his arrest, Headley and his colleagues were plotting to attack the Danish newspaper that published the unflattering cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, at the behest of Al Qaeda.
Not only has Congress been briefed on these programs, but laws passed and enacted since 9/11 specifically authorize them. The surveillance programs are authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which itself was enacted by Congress in 1978 to establish the legal structure to carry out these programs, but also to prevent government abuses, such as surveillance of Americans without approval from the federal courts. The Act authorizes the government to gather communications and other information for foreign intelligence purposes. It also establishes privacy protections, oversight mechanisms (including court review), and other restrictions to protect privacy rights of Americans.
The laws that have established and reauthorized these programs since 9/11 have passed by mostly overwhelming margins. For example, the phone call business record program was reauthorized most recently on May 26, 2011 by a vote of 72-23 in the Senate and 250-153 in the House. The internet communications program was reauthorized most recently on December 30, 2012 by a vote of 73-22 in the Senate and 301-118 in the House.
Attached to this letter is a brief summary of the two intelligence surveillance programs that were recently disclosed in media articles. While I very much regret the disclosure of classified information in a way that will damage our ability to identify and stop terrorist activity, I believe it is important to ensure that the public record now available on these programs is accurate and provided with the proper context.
Again, thank you for contacting me with your concerns and comments. I appreciate knowing your views and hope you continue to inform me of issues that matter to you. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office in Washington, D.C. at (202) 224-3841.
Sincerely yours,
Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator
Dear Senator Feinstein…your credibility is on the line, I have never been so disappointed!
NSA, DEA, IRS Lie About Fact That Americans Are Routinely Spied On By Our Government: Time For A Special Prosecutor
By Jennifer Stisa Granick and Christopher Jon Sprigman
It seems that every day brings a new revelation about the scope of the NSA's heretofore secret warrantless mass surveillance programs. And as we learn more, the picture becomes increasingly alarming. Last week we discovered that the NSA shares information with a division of the Drug Enforcement Administration called the Special Operations Division (SOD). The DEA uses the information in drug investigations. But it also gives NSA data out to other agencies – in particular, the Internal Revenue Service, which, as you might imagine, is always looking for information on tax cheats.
The Obama Administration repeatedly has assured us that the NSA does not collect the private information of ordinary Americans. Those statements simply are not true. We now know that the agency regularly intercepts and inspects Americans' phone calls, emails, and other communications, and it shares this information with other federal agencies that use it to investigate drug trafficking and tax evasion. Worse, DEA and IRS agents are told to lie to judges and defense attorneys about their use of NSA data, and about the very existence of the SOD, and to make up stories about how these investigations started so that no one will know information is coming from the NSA's top secret surveillance programs.
"Now, wait a minute," you might be saying. "How does a foreign intelligence agency which supposedly is looking for terrorists and only targets non-U.S. persons get ahold of information useful in IRS investigations of American tax cheats?" To answer that question, let's review this week's revelations.
Back in 2005, several media outlets reported that NSA has direct access to the stream of communications data, carried over fiber optic cables that connect central telephone switching facilities in the U.S. with one another and with networks in foreign countries. Reports suggested that the NSA had installed equipment referred to as "splitter cabinets" at main phone company offices, where they make a copy of all data traveling on the fiber optic cable and route it into a secret room where computers scan through the information – searching for names and terms that are themselves secret — as it goes by. For years, the federal government refused to comment on these reports. But on August 8, an unnamed senior administration official confirmed this practice to the New York Times.
We also learned that the NSA can grab information off these fiber optic cables in near real time using a tool called XKeyscore (XKS). Searching the firehose of Internet and telephone data as it flows takes an immense amount of computing power. The XKS system dumps a portion of the communications information NSA snatches into a truly immense local storage "cache." This cache can keep network information for a few days, depending on the amount of traffic. This gives the NSA's computers time to search through what otherwise would be an unmanageable torrent of emails, phone calls, chats, social network posts, and other communications. And importantly, XKS searches do not involve just communications "metadata". The XKS system searches the contents of our Internet and telephone communications. Which is directly at odds with repeated Administration statements suggesting that NSA mass surveillance was limited to metadata.
To seize and search through all of this information without a warrant, the agency must comply with just a few legal limitations. Under the FISA Amendments Act, the NSA is not allowed to intentionally collect purely domestic information. That is, the NSA can search communications it believes begin or terminate in another country, either based on the facility where the information is collected (for example, an undersea cable) or other signifier, like an IP address that suggests origination abroad. Of course, these determinations are subject to error, particularly when the surveilled facility is in the U.S. and carries a substantial amount of purely domestic traffic.
To reduce the amount of purely domestic traffic that ends up on the desks of NSA analysts, the agency relies on post-seizure "minimization" procedures. For several reasons, however, these procedures are fundamentally inadequate to protect communications privacy. First, the minimization procedures are themselves secret. Moreover, by law, purely domestic communications that the NSA inadvertently collects need be deleted only if they "could not be" foreign intelligence information – a provision that requires the NSA to delete very little. Some minimization procedures have been leaked to the public, and these show that the government may "retain and make use of "inadvertently acquired" domestic communications if they contain usable intelligence, information on criminal activity, threat of harm to people or property, are encrypted, or are believed to contain any information relevant to cyber security." Even otherwise privileged communications between individuals and their lawyers are not deleted. The agency merely stores those in a separate database so they are not sent to a law enforcement agency for use in a criminal case.
Once the NSA identifies the subset of international or "one-end" foreign communications (i.e., those where a foreigner is either a sender or recipient), analysts are supposed to search only for "foreign intelligence" information. But since "foreign intelligence" includes anything relevant to the conduct of U.S. foreign affairs, this limitation alone imposes no real restraint on NSA's warrantless spying. Certainly, the NSA isn't limited to counterterrorism operations.
In undertaking their searches, NSA analysts use either "strong" or "soft" selectors. "Soft" selectors are a broad kind of search that pulls up messages based on content or even the language in which a message is written. When the NSA uses soft selectors, it can search the vast amounts of information it collects to retrieve all Internet users' discussions of particular topics or in particular languages. The potentially very broad scope of searches using soft selectors is quite frightening, as ordinary Americans' communications are likely to show up in search results.
"Strong" selectors pull up information associated with a particular known individual. The Obama Administration has repeatedly assured us that these strong selectors may only target non-U.S. persons. But screenshots of the user interface for submitting selector queries tell a different story. Published by the Guardian, they show that NSA analysts are presented with dropdown lists of preapproved factors the NSA accepts as sufficient proof that a person is a foreigner, including being "in direct contact with (a) target overseas" or the use of storage media (like a server located abroad) seized outside the U.S. So any U.S. person who talks to a foreigner that the NSA has identified as a target, or who stores data on a server outside the U.S. (as someone might well do if emailing from a foreign hotel room) may be presumed to be a foreigner. And that's not even the worst of it. Leaked NSA documents also suggest that the agency will presume that a person is a foreigner whenever there is no information suggesting otherwise. That sort of willful blindness gives the NSA a lot of leeway to target Americans.
Worse, we now know that the NSA's assertion that it does not "target" U.S. persons is either a lie, or is about to become one. Leaked NSA documents show that in 2011, the NSA changed its "minimization" rules to allow its operatives to search for individual Americans' communications using their name or other identifying information. Such a change would turn "minimization" into a blanket authority to warrantless spying on Americans – in defiance of specific legal restrictions prohibiting this sort of domestic spying. Senator Ron Wyden has said that the law provides the NSA with a loophole potentially allowing "warrantless searches for the phone calls or emails of law-abiding Americans", and raised the issue when he met with President Obama on August 1. This is the first time we've had evidence that the NSA has — or will have — the authority to warrantlessly search its databases with the specific intent of digging up information on specific U.S. individuals.
We can sum up very simply – at this moment, the NSA enjoys virtually unrestricted power to spy on Americans, without a warrant or any particular suspicion that any person spied upon has done anything wrong. Our phone, email and potentially other records are fair game for bulk collection. The contents of our communications with people overseas are also fair game, so long as there is an approved foreign intelligence purpose for the collection. The NSA does not believe that any stored emails are protected by the Fourth Amendment, so it can collect them from providers with little restraint. As far as we know, the only category of information the NSA currently believes is off limits to mass surveillance are the contents of phone calls it knows in advance are solely between Americans.
This is an astonishing development in the U.S., a nation that, until recently, carefully restricted the power of its domestic spying agencies by forcing them to submit narrow requests for spying authority to a court, which would issue a warrant if the government showed probable cause to believe that the surveillance target was engaged in some sort of wrongdoing. At this point, it's clear those limits are gone. The United States is now a mass surveillance state.
In last week's press conference, President Obama reassured the nation that "America isn't interested in spying on ordinary people." In other words, do not worry, because the information will only be used for narrow counterterrorism or broader foreign intelligence purposes. But the latest revelations show that these assurances too are a lie. Under current U.S. surveillance law, the NSA may share with domestic law enforcement information obtained both through authorized surveillance, and information unlawfully but unintentionally collected, if it contains evidence of a crime. This rule was worrisome when the NSA was only conducting targeted surveillance of foreign powers. It is terrifying now that the NSA scans virtually all American cross-border communications. And this is especially true in light of the recent reports showing that any number of other three-letter agencies are howling for access to NSA data for use in investigations of Americans' drug use, tax evasion, and even copyright infringement. Usually, these agencies would need at least warrants based on probable cause that an individual was committing a crime before they could obtain the contents of our communications, and would need to certify to a public court that email or phone records are relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation before it could collect such traffic data. But if they get their hands on NSA data, all these bothersome civil liberties protections simply vanish.
Which brings us to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). As we noted previously, the DEA has a secret division called the Special Operations Division or SOD. The SOD receives intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records from its partner agencies, of which the NSA is just one, to distribute to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans. The SOD gets information from the NSA and shares it with, among other agencies, the IRS. And this is where things get truly ugly. When agents receive SOD information and rely on it to trigger investigations, they are directed to omit the SOD's involvement from investigative reports, affidavits, discussions with prosecutors and courtroom testimony. Agents are instructed to then use "normal investigative techniques to recreate the information provided by SOD." IRS agents receiving SOD data, which presumably can include information from the NSA, have been similarly instructed. They are instructed, in other words, to create a fake investigative file, and to lie. To lie, in particular, to defense lawyers and to judges, about the source of the evidence used in criminal prosecutions.
By hiding the fact that information comes from NSA surveillance, the government both masks the extent to which NSA's domestic spying is used to trigger investigations of Americans, and prevents legal challenges to highly questionable surveillance practices like bulk phone record collection, warrantless access to American communications with friends and family overseas, and retention and use of illegally obtained domestic calls and emails.
This is outrageous conduct. It is the sort of thing you expect from the Chinese government, or one of the now-vanished governments of the Warsaw Pact. And there is no stronger proof of the dangers of the NSA's domestic spying effort than the fact that the government has consistently lied about it and attempted to cover it up. Think for just a moment about the stories J. Edgar Hoover could have plausibly concocted about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. or any other civil rights activist with this kind of detailed information. The Obama Administration has gone after leakers, and the journalists at outlets like the Associated Press or the New York Times who use them as sources, with unprecedented force. Think about what the current Attorney General, Eric Holder, could do to bring down these reporters who cover – sometimes in ways the Obama Administration doesn't like — the conduct of American foreign policy. At this point, it's plain to see that the Obama Administration has no intention of honestly fixing this mess. So it's time now for Congress to act. A good first step would be to appoint a Special Prosecutor with wide power to subpoena Administration officials, and to bring criminal indictments where appropriate. Congress should then begin the process of reforming surveillance law to make absolutely clear that the NSA has no power to conduct warrantless mass surveillance of Americans. First they came for the terrorists and the foreigners, and no one did anything. Then they came for the drug dealers. Then the tax cheats. Then the journalists. And that's just what we know about. How much worse does it have to get before we say enough is enough?
Libertarianism in a Country of 313 million is anarchy…a fairy tale…a nightmare!
What are "Conservative Values" in the 21st Century?
What are "Conservative Values" in the 21st Century?
I became a Republican in 1978. At 18 I was attracted to the message of "out of the boardroom, out of the bedroom and out of my pockets." Smaller government seemed to make perfect sense, why do we need so much government? Simple succinct and relevant. After all I was only 18 years old, naïve and certainly not worldly. I had no experience in business, life or love. That simple message seemed to resonate it made common sense to a selfish and self-centered teenager. I was about to embark on the rest of my life, I didn't want to pay my hard-earned dollars on taxes; I certainly didn't believe that the US Government should be in my bedroom at 18, I understood that literally; and it made sense to an 18-year-old that too much government intrusion in business was bad…what did I know at 18.
I changed my affiliation to Independent (in California that is declined to state) because at 52 I saw the world through a different prism. I had been a manager for 30 years; I had seen human suffering; I had experienced love and loss; I had lent my support to friends and family though tough times; I experienced economic downturns and a great recession; I witnessed the devastation of 30 years of "trickle-down" economics had on the American Middle Class. I no longer was a believer in the "Conservative Values" of the 1970's.
However the "Conservative Values" of the 21st Century make no sense, are divisive, destructive, immoral, selfish, anti-women, racist, xenophobic, homophobic and un-American. Yes I said it, I know Progressives have been on the other end of that label and are uncomfortable using it. But I am an Independent, so I dare say that the "Conservative Values" of the 21st Century are un-American bears repeating. I can't even relate to these values at all. Corrupted by money the GOP simply manipulates its membership with hate to continue passing legislation that helps only those at the top…the infamous 1%. The "Conservative Values" of the 21st Century as I see them:
- Take back the Country for White Americans
- Union Busting
- Outsourcing of American Jobs to increase profits to shareholder
- Keep American Wages low to improve the bottom-lines for shareholders
- Deny "Climate Change" to improve the bottom-line for oil company shareholders
- Fight "gun safety" regulation to improve the bottom-line for gun manufactures
- Make Christianity the official Religion of the United States
- Prayer in schools
- Privatized education
- Privatize prisons
- Privatize roads and bridges
- Privatize Social Security
- Leave 40 million Americans without health insurance or affordable access to healthcare
- Cut taxes for the 1% while raising taxes on the American Middle Class and the poor
- Cut food assistance to Americans that would go hungry but increase subsidies to corporate agriculture to improve the bottom-line to shareholders
- Cut the social safety, but keep corporate welfare to help Wall Street make more profits for shareholders
- Ban abortion
- Ban Contraception
- Ban gay marriage
- Suppress the votes of Women, Minorities and the Millennials
- Cut Medicare funding
- Cut Medicare Benefits
- Cut benefits to Veterans
- Do not compromise with the Democratically elected President
- Do not pass any new legislation regardless if it is good for Americans
- Continue the failed War on Drugs
- Spend more on wars and the military instead of on the American people
- Do not fund disaster relief of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires or earthquakes
- Cut funding to the Nation Institutes of Health
- Pushing for a Christian belief in "creationism" over the accepted science of "evolution"
- Refuse to fund new infrastructure projects to put Americans back to work
- Fight any regulations on Wall Street to keep profits high for shareholders and stick the taxpayer with the bill to bail them out
- Fight "Consumer" protections to keep profits high for corporate America
- Disregard the wishes of the American voter to pander to a narrow GOP base
- Game the voting system to stay in power instead of coming up with new ideas
- Fight comprehensive immigration reform to keep America White
- Cut government programs to the poor and middle class in the guise of making government smaller, then give the savings to the 1% via tax cuts
Honestly I don't know why "ANYONE" would be a Republican in the 21st Century except the 1%…time to grow up America, I did!


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I've finally finished this easy read from Orwell, despite many interruptions with other books and research. The book was recommended by Dr. Jordan Peterson in many of his lectures, so I felt I had to give it a go. Firstly, its style and insight are so very reminiscent of Dickens; and I soon discovered Orwell had written about Dickens.
"The Road to Wigan Pier" is in two halves; the first covers the period that Orwell lived and worked amongst the coal-mining families of northern England, eating what they ate and socializing with them as he documented their daily lives. From squalid boarding-house digs Orwell closely observes and interacts with the hapless single man of Depression-era England and his married counterpart. Orwell had been commissioned to investigate these living and working conditions during the 1930s by the Left Book Club. They were to be more than disappointed by their author's ultimate assessment of the motivations of the educated working class and bourgeois society and his rejection of them in helping the working people of England. It became apparent to Orwell that this project wasn't going to fit an a priori agenda from the Left but he went ahead and published it anyway. The stinging criticism of Orwell which ensued is in the Forward of this book. I didn't read it.
Apart from mining communities there was also "a floating clientele of commercial travellers of the poorer sort, travelling actors and newspaper-canvassers" (whatever they are!). The characters jump off the pages in simultaneous cariacture and universal humanity. For example, the landlady - Mrs. Brooker - is shrill and has few teeth (these can only ever be a bother!). Her character is right out of Dickens...."Mrs. Brooker used to lament by the hour, lying on her sofa, a soft mound of fat and self-pity, saying the same things over and over again. 'We don't seem to get no customers nowadays. I don't know 'ow it is. The tripe's just a-layin there day after day - such beautiful tripe it is, too'". All Mrs. Brooker's laments ended with 'It does seem 'ard, don't it now'". Orwell has a kind of modulated dislike of her because, like everybody else, she's trying to eek out an existence. The author's use of the vernacular imbues the daily lives of grind and privation mostly with an arresting kind of dignity; there's much of courage and stoicism in just surviving on bread and dripping in the bitter cold. The scenes of miners crawling on all fours for up to 2 hours each day to the coal seam where they will then spend the day shovelling coal whilst on their knees was extremely confronting. And they were NOT PAID for the journey to work. "The Road to Wigan Pier" reminded me of some of the visceral scenes of poverty in "Our Mutual Friend".
The book also covers mining unions, the wages of miners (charts documenting cost of living, etc.) and the fact that married miners were better off than single miners - because of social security payments (minimal though they were) and the fact that having family support during times of unemployment and responsibility for somebody other than yourself meant that a miner couldn't focus on himself for too long. There's a depressing scene of families who couldn't afford coal going out and picking through the mine tailings for little pieces of coal so that they could survive the winter. And the housing where they were all constructed back to back and the journey to the toilet was up to a 200 yard walk in any and all conditions.
And I came across a passage which intensely aroused my interest. It was about the long-term unemployed and, as I said earlier, these men could often be financially better off than single people who worked. The married man often went years without work, but he had his peers and they belonged to a strong community. Their women continued with the hard daily chores of housekeeping and child-rearing. Orwell commented on this - and I think it's key; the men sat at home while the women continued doing all the work in the home. They wanted to do this because women didn't want their unemployed men further emasculated by turning them into domesticated "Mary Annes"!!! I couldn't help thinking about our modern all-about-me feminists. And our educated 'snowflakes' who don't have the faintest idea about history, abject suffering or privation.
Orwell's stinging criticism is reserved for himself and the class he belongs to in fomenting much of the antipathy directed towards the working class by the other classes in British society. Finally, he deduced that the bourgeois and educated working class disliked the real working classes and hated the rich.
And the final tragedy; these long-term unemployed men would ultimaty get full time work and a restoration of their pride and dignity only when they went into uniform in 1939 - a great number of them being slaughtered in the process. So much for 'white privilege'.
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Jessica Long, Brad Snyder golden on Day 2
Navy Lt. Brad Snyder, who lost his sight to an IED while serving in Afghanistan in September 2011, is now a Paralympic Games gold medalist.
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LONDON – Swimmers Jessica Long and Navy Lt. Brad Snyder were golden Friday at the Aquatic Center. Team USA claimed three swimming medals on the second day of competition, with Long's world record breaking swim in the S8 400-meter freestyle, Snyder's first Paralympic gold in the S11 100m freestyle and Elizabeth Stone's bronze in the S9 100m backstroke.
Long finished more than 18 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, breaking her own world record by two seconds with a time of 4:42:28. "Records are made to be broken," Long said. This is her second gold medal of these Games.
"When I was 12 I had no expectations, and when I was 16 I put tons of pressure on myself," said Long, who has won three consecutive gold medals in this event. "Now that I'm 20, I have no pressure. I don't have anything to prove to anyone. I already have my gold medals, so right now I'm just going out and just having a lot of fun, and it's working so far."
With her wealth of experience, Long sets an example for her fellow teammates like Brickelle Bro, who finished fifth in the 400m free just ahead of American McKenzie Coan, who was sixth. "Really it's inspiring for me," Bro said. "Hopefully in a few years I can do it again and hopefully win a few medals like Jess." This was Bro's only event in her first Paralympic Games.
Making his much anticipated Paralympic debut, world-ranked No. 1 Snyder set a Paralympic record in his qualifying heat Friday morning. He lost his vision in September 2011 after an IED explosion while serving in the United States Navy in Afghanistan.
"It is really hard to imagine I've come this far in a year," Snyder said after his gold medal swim. "People will ask me could I imagine being in the Paralympics a year after being in the hospital and I'll tell them absolutely not. This whole journey has been one foot in front of the other; each step has held an immense degree of uncertainty even down to this morning. I didn't know how the swim would go or how my nerves would be in front of all the people. It even carried into tonight but to be able to come out and perform and get to the wall is an amazing feeling."
The event was certainly no disappointment for Snyder, who came out strong and finished in 57.43. "I have six more events, some better than others, but I'm prepared by good nutrition and good rest," Snyder said. "As soon as we're done here we'll head back, grab some dinner, go to sleep and kind of just get into this rhythm of competition – swimming each morning, swimming each evening – and see if we can keep that performance at a high level."
Stone's bronze medal in the 100m backstroke is her second in the event; she won silver in Beijing in 2008. She finished with a time of 1:12:28, behind Australian Ellie Cole, who won in 1:09:42, and Great Britain's Stephanie Millward.
"This is the event that I medaled in in Beijing, so [it] was one of my focus strokes coming into London. It wasn't a best time, but I'm happy I got a bronze medal."
This is Stone's third Paralympic Games and her third medal overall. She also won a bronze Thursday in the 100m butterfly. "I've got a lot of experience now. I kind of know what's expected in all of this and Beijing was a lot of fun and I got my first Paralympic medal ever," she said. "It's given me a good start to the meet and I have three more events."
Long, Snyder and more than a dozen other members of Team USA will be back in the pool on Saturday morning in 12 semi-final events.


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HazieThoughts presents High Codes is a podcast that features two stoners (Chuck & Mook) and their soundman as they get high (sometimes drunk) and talk about every and anything under the sun.
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Session 111: She Belongs To The Streets Part 2
We have Amirah with us again to talk how she's been so far in 2020 before we get ratchet and talk about a list of things ranging from whether you should've cheated to what's a proper push gift. Oh, and Britney stops by and gives us insight on motherhood and keeping a relationship.
February 17, 2020
Session 110: RIP Kobe Bryant
We pay our respects to the life and career of Kobe Bryant as well as a tribute to the other 8 victims in the fatal helicopter crash on January 26th, 2020. After paying homage we talking giving out money to your significant other, steak cooked temperature preference and whether or not women will hold you down in prison. Click and Listen!
February 7, 2020
Session 109: Season 4 is here with I.T.
Season 4 begins and we have our guy IT stop in and het us off to a got start. We talk waiting on a potential lover, which era of the NBA was/is better and if he dates white women. We finish with Terry Crews vs Sista Girls and Super Bowl Weekend dos and donts. Subscribe and Like our YouTube channel. Click and Listen!
January 31, 2020
Session 108: Episode about nothing
Here's an episode about nothing. We decide to start 2020 with an episode about nothing. We spend 45 minutes, talking, reflecting and manifesting our dreams and wants. Come along with us!
January 3, 2020
Session 107: End of the Decade Part 2
We continue looking back at the decade that was the 2010's especially focusing in on ourselves and what's been taking place in this crazy chaotic life.
December 31, 2019
Session 106: End of the decade Part 1
We end the decade with a recap of all the things that have taken place from Trayvon Martin to mass shootings. We try to unpack the last 10 years through our perspective.
December 27, 2019
Session 105: 100th Recap
We recap our live show and all the things you did not see. Solange and whether or not she cheated on her husband comes up and we finish with the many issues of sleeping with your ex and lastly, how churchgoers are hypocrites.
December 20, 2019
Session 104: Love Less by Swaray
We have rapper & local Glenarden legend Swaray come thru and talk to us about his new project , Love Less. From there we talk about his time being locked up and the effects it has on his music, DMV music history and what it takes to be a rapper like Swaray.
December 13, 2019
Session 103: "Color Us" The Album by LB199X
LB199X is back with us after a long hiatus and we've had a lot of things change in that time. We catch up on what took place after his last project "I Thought About It" dropped as well as what to look forward to on his new project "Color Us". We transition to what it's like dating and working as a rapper and LB finishes by letting us know the importance of sleep.
December 6, 2019
Session 102: #HighCodes100TH
Our 100th episode was a live show and it was just as live as any of our other ones. Listen and tap into what you missed if you weren't there. S/o to Ivy City Smokehouse and all of our past guests and loyal supporters!
November 28, 2019
Session 101: It's only entertainment
In this episode we touch on a number of subjects from detoxing to baby delivery room practices. We also get in some Kanye, geopolitics and NBA convos throughout as well.
November 22, 2019
Session 100: Ghetto Astrology
We have our resident female expert come through and talk to us about ghetto astrology and all things dealing with zodiac signs. Charles then ponders on why sista girls are the biggest cheaters and we finish with our latest anthem for the fall!
November 15, 2019
Session 99: Swiezoland the Album
We get Swiezo and crew to drop by and talk to us about his new and first solo album, Swiezoland. We also talk about his past projects, when we can expect his gospel album and how having a daughter helped change his outlook on life and music. Half-truth-Tez showed up too!
October 30, 2019
Session 98: We are all fucked!
This was an episode we recorded about a month ago but still, the topics reign supreme. We talked about politics, money and the Dave Chapelle special. Click and Listen!
October 4, 2019
Session 97: She Belongs To The Streets!
We have our resident female expert Amirah drop by to catch up with us about an eventful Hot Girl Summer. We talk about different types of dates and if coffee ones are acceptable. Amirah shares a fight story that almost took place and we finish with finding out what we think make you belong to the streets!
September 27, 2019
Session 96: Global ethnicity w Gabe of Status Gang
We dig into a lot of things on this one. We touch why being black is a little more complex than we give it credit for and why we believe California should pass bill to let college athlete make money off their likeness. Charles why he cant get with the Breakfast Club and finish with a conversations on locs vs dreads vs dreadlocks. Click and listen!
September 20, 2019
Session 95: Ante Up Time!
We are back from hiatus and we have gambling on the menu! Marky P (@_HeavyP) and Bfkese (@bfkese) stop by again but this time to talk about their new gambling and consulting business, Ante Up (@AnteUpConsult). We discuss what to expect from them, as well as how they're going to go about the business and even get a couple of secrets pertaining to the gambling world. Sit back and get ready for some gems to help you with gambling this football season and beyond!
September 13, 2019
Session 94: An Izm Birthday; Happy Birthday MCML
On a special birthday episode, friend of the show and founder of MCML (@MCML93) the brand, came to sit down with us and talk everything surrounding MCML. He talks about some goals for the upcoming year of 2020 and we even ask whether or not rapper A$AP Rocky was big buggin or chilling chilling.
August 9, 2019
Session 93: The introduction of Mr. Abankwa
We present to you Chuckus and let him get his turn at a solo episode. He goes deep into his history and some key points for him and the brand. S/o to @Izm_Vibes for aiding Chuckus during this session!
August 2, 2019
Session 92: We bring you Avante (@UhVawnTay), the creator of GoonMilk (@GoonMilk)
We talk to Avante (@UhVawnTay) about the starting of his company GoonMilk (@GoonMilk). How and what got him into the world of fashion. We then focus on some of his likes and dislikes of the fashion world and we finish with Tay explaining to us what he's most interested in and what goals he has for the future of GoonMilk.
July 26, 2019
Session 91: Doing it for the kids with Jeremy Babb (@jeremybabb_edu) of RSN DMV
We focus on DMV sports in our latest episode as we have Jeremy Babb (@jeremybabb_m.ed) of Regional Sports DMV stop by. We talk about how he got involved with the organization, how his background plays a part in his job today and what are some everyday challenges of his job. There's also a Toronto Raptors convo with one of their original fans!
July 19, 2019
Session 90: Aligned and focused with Kenya (@kenyaisthebest) & Jaz (@jazmins.journey)
We talk to some old friends about their new careers and life paths as we have Kenya, (@kenyaisthebest) future chiropractor, and Jaz (@jazmins.journey) technology consultant, on what they're doing educationally and at work. We also discuss the balance of what having a healthy hot girl summer looks like.
July 12, 2019
Session 89: An Introspective Episode
We randomly find ourselves getting deep on this episode talking politics, world humanitarian crisis and historical facts. But we also have some funny stories and hot takes per usual.
July 5, 2019
Session 88: Welcome To PG
We talk about gorgeous Prince George's County and all of the beauties it bestows. Mook tells us why you City Boys have no bitches and we also learn about Sage and Alkaline levels, sort of.
June 28, 2019
Session 87: 15A Ramp Closed w @MontezBrenard
We have Montez back again to talk his new project with Sweizo, Exit 15A Ramp Closed. We discuss his semi lies and many more gems arise. Tez also brings Juan by to deliver a message on why health is ultimately wealth.
June 21, 2019
Session 86: Fun Levels Are Rising
We start going down memory lane talking classic tv shows before we delve into the NFL very prematurely. We then come back to conversations of our generation and there's even vibrator talk too.
June 13, 2019
Session 85: Cookout Season
On this episode we get you guys ready for our cookout. Omatic tells us about his dreams and a dream app. Charles gets very upset about the patriarchy (kind of) and we finish with NBA predictions.
May 31, 2019
Session 84: Don't Let Your Inner Thot Form From Anger
We bring back Amirah, our official lady whisperer, to find out what type of summer it is for the girls. Why we will no longer let the thot form from anger and why your chakras need to be on planet earth this summer ladies!
May 24, 2019
Session 83: A Night At The Chateau w @PremoRice
We have Premo Rice (@Premorice) with us for a third time!!! This time we discuss what's been going on since he released his latest project Juice. Why he had the hottest project in the DMV this past year and what it'l take for the area to put respect on his name as a performer/artist.
May 17, 2019
Session 82: A Status Affair w @MrMassalley of @StatusGang
We link up once again with the leader of Status Gang (@StatusGang) Gabe Massalley (@MrMassalley) and talk the origin on his on going pop up series, The Perfect Season. We also talk about what #DontMuteDC means to him and how DC has changed in recent years.
May 10, 2019
Session 81: Learning Yoga with Bri (@empwrjoy)
We discuss Bri's (@empwrjoy) background as a yoga instructor and how Intentions play a huge role in our lives as well as why we all should get involved in yoga. On top of that we talk about how to personally get into one of her many classes.
May 3, 2019
Session 80: We bring you Grxzzly (@grxzzly94)
We have rapper/producer Grxzzy (@grxzzly94) come by to talk his music career, the DMV music scene, his sneaker enthasium and his other creative business ventures.
April 26, 2019
Session 79: TMC
We are back and we pay homage to the late Nipsey Hussle and in doing so we discuss gun violence, community relations and a lot of other things regarding the passing of the late, Great Ermias Asghedom.
April 19, 2019
Session 78: Foundation
Mook (@TheeGreatHim) sits down after two blickies and discusses what made him, him. Talks about the importance of foundation and forgiveness, growth and a lot more. Pull up on the good man!
April 10, 2019
Session 77: NEON GYM
We went live at the Neon Gym Pop Up, talking weed, brands and a lot more with the host and partners within the event #GYM
March 29, 2019
Session 76: NCAA Tournament w Drew and P (@Drew_PThomas & @_HeavyP)
It's March Madness time and we have frequent friend of the show, Marky P (@_HeavyP) come back to get you ready for the 2019 NCAA Tournament along with our guy Drew (@Drew_PThomas)! We focus on trends from the season and give insight on teams we think can make a deep run in March.
March 21, 2019
Session 75: Box Braids and Box Jumps w @MasterTealy
We dive into the world of fitness with personal trainer, coach and educator Teal (@MasterTealy). Teal talks to us about her new blog and gives us insight into the many different things taking place in the fitness community.
March 15, 2019
Session 74: Black History Month Recap = Jokes
Black History month was last mont and simply put, it was bad. We try to figure out why and because we are jokes we have comedian Talib Babb (@TalibBabb) pull up and help us get a few off.
March 8, 2019
Session 73: Exit 15A Shutdown w @MontezBrenard & @Swiezo
We talk to Montez (@MontezBrenard) again along with his partner Swiezo (@Swiezo) about their group project 15A as well as their working relationship together. We also discuss the epic concert series they're bringing to the DMV in Swiezoland as well as what we can expect from the two both together and individually.
March 1, 2019
Session 72: Big Buggin or Chilling Chilling
We talk R Kelly, whether or not Soulja Boy is as influential as he thinks he is and delve into weddings and what not.
February 22, 2019
Session 71: Valentines Day Not Valentimes/Kind of a Valentines Day episode
We have a friend of the show, Amirah (@iFakevlog), come back again this time to talk Valentines Day in the most High Codes way ever!
February 14, 2019
Session 70: OmaticsZone Pt 2/ #GetOmaticANewLaptop
On our pre welcoming back to a new season of High Codes the Podcast, our Soundman (@omaticszone) graced the mic again for his second installment of his solo podcast. He talks about the unfortunate events that led to the hastag #GetOmaticANewLaptop and thanks all that showed love. Oh and of course he did all this while indulging in a fine spirit called Gin. If you contributed to Omatic's fund please tune in for he has instructions for you at the end of the show.
February 7, 2019
Session 69: The Finale of 2018, with games!
On our final episode of 2018 Chuck introduces some new games, we got our first taste of what it will be like when Soundman has a mic and we say our final thank you for an amazing year!
December 31, 2018
Session 68: 2018 Music Review Podcast
For one of our last episodes of 2018 we gather some friends together and discuss the year in music. At times it gets heated and other times there are arguments. Overall it's our look back on what we deemed important or not in this year of music in 2018.
December 28, 2018
Session 67: Shame Shame Shame
We recorded in Miami during Art Basel and because of that we got a little more sauced then usual. We explain why Kevin Hart should've known better, Mook's unique eating palette and why saying pause as an adult is bad.
December 14, 2018
Session 66: Doing it for the Story: Ghana, Art Basel & Beyond
On this episode we share some of our favorite stories of doing it for the story! We also had Scuba Steve (@scubatheboss) stio by and talk to us about living in Ghana and we give you a guide to maximizing your Art Basel experience.
December 5, 2018
Session 65: Black Creatives Showcase featuring Nick (@nicksick_creativedesign)
The third annual Black Creatives Showcase brought to you by Status Gang takes place this weekend and we got a chance to kick it with one of the vendors who will be there. Nick (@nicksick_creativedesign) who works as a tattoo artist, painter and creative designer stopped by to chat with us about his career path, new business ventures and what to expect from him at this year's showcase.
November 23, 2018
Session 64: Can black people be gentrifiers w @ElijahRead
The midterms have come and gone but we decided to bring on the unofficial mayor or PG County, Kyle or Elijah (@ElijahRead), again to talk about whether or not black people can be gentrifiers and how politics play a part in it. Also our good friend Kipp (@kippcudi) popped up on us again.
November 16, 2018
Session 63: The Therapy Session w (@kippcudi)
In probably our most intense episode to date we have author, teacher and mental health enthusiast (@kippcudi) come through and share with information and tips as well as personal stories from Chuck and Mook.
November 9, 2018
Session 62: Good banter wit the lads with @jakeybrackets
We know some you guys may think we hate people but we decided to just show you how much we don't by bringing on our first white guest, the good homie, Jake (@jakeybrackets). We ask why white people be wylin and some more white people shit before we share some bizarre drinking stories, and touch back up on why strippers are indeed athletes.
November 2, 2018
Session 61: "Oh this nigga crying!?" w @ifakevlog
We haven't had a lady guest in a while and because of that we brought the one and only, Amirah Alexander (@ifakevlog), to join us and air out some of our grievances. We talk cheating, relationships, maturing, should men be crying.. Whoo! It's a lot!
October 26, 2018
Session 60: Sports gambling with P (@_HeavyP) and Kese (@bfkese)
We have baby gamblers, Mark and Kese, come through and school us on what the gambling game is like and get tips and tricks on how to win big on our 60th episode!
October 19, 2018
Session 59: Kavanaugh yall mans?
We are back from a mini break and we address why soundman hates us as well as why the Kavanaugh ruling isn't surprising and why consent is the bare minimum.
October 12, 2018
Session 58: OmaticsZone/If You Know You Know
We present to you our Soundman, Omatic (@OmatisZone), and let him take the mic all by himself to present to you his own episode of High Codes the Podcast. He basically does a deep history lesson on a few things while getting very lit at 10am on a Saturday. S/o Hendricks gin.
September 26, 2018
Session 57: R.I.P. Mac Miller
Damn, Mac Miller is gone so we try our best to pay our respects. Chuck is angry about Botham Jean being murdered and we tell you guys about our encounter with a lady who knows much more about the twelve tribes than we do.
September 14, 2018
Session 56: You can't call women bitches
On this episode we try to get Mook to use better words. We explain the meaning of gathering your thoughts and last, why Ruben Studdard biggest hit could have been bigger.
September 7, 2018
Session 55: What's politically correct?
On episode 55 Chuck tries to help Mook use better language and it kind of works. The guys try to get down to the bottom of the term cisheteropatriarchy. It's a lot going on; Oh ad the guys also discuss proper sock usage while sleeping.
August 31, 2018
Session 54: DMV Certified with Azel (@Hail_Zel)
We got the host of the hottest game show in the DMV right now, Azel Prather (@Hail_Zel) of DMV Certified, to come sit and chop it up with us about the new show. We also got into all of his career endeavors as well as his infamous go fund me story. Click and Listen!
August 24, 2018
Session 53: Everything is Relative
This is our first episode in a bit so we came back with a lot of different topics, but the main theme is, Everything is Relative. Whether that be karma, morality or how you face your money, its all relative. Sosa then somehow got us back on the conversation of death.
August 17, 2018
Session 52: Eating Good with @theeteeoli_
We have the lovely Tati (@theeteeoli_) from Thee Oli Kitchen come talk food with us. We're giving you the do's and don'ts, favorite local spots, meals, and everything else food incorporated. This, is for the foodies!
July 27, 2018
Session 51: Orange Juice Jones by PremoRice @PremoRice
On this smooth episode we have Premo Rice (@PremoRice) join us, again! This time to give the lamest folks a little bit of C and gives game to the pimps out there ready to advance their talents. Lastly, we get into his new album dropping July 23, Orange juice Jones. Ladies and gentlemen, buckle up and watch the leather.
July 20, 2018
Session 50: We Made It To 50 Episodes!!!
On our 50th we thank all of our prior guests and fans. We discuss the new Drake and all the drama around him. We also talk weed, sending money on cash app and porn; In other words another episode of High Codes.
July 14, 2018
Session 49: The Professional Rapper @Its_LB13
On our latest episode we have LB (@Its_LB13) come through and talk to us about his recent project, Black Matter. We then dive into his growth as an artist and what changes he's gone through, as well as whats next for the young emcee.
July 7, 2018
Session 48: Montez (@MontezBrenard) the Rapper/Model
We interview rapper and model Montez (@MontezBrenard). We dig into his process behind making music and the difference between the modeling and the rap game, the influence living in ATL had on him and we even get some exclusives.
June 29, 2018
Session 47: Death, Mortality & Religion
We get morbid and talk about death and ask why we don't have the same energy; Also, why religion fucks over the poor man.
June 22, 2018
Session 46: Me and my Russians
We celebrate the Caps inevitable Stanley Cup win, guess how many years we were willing to lose for our kids (hypothetically) and much much more.
June 15, 2018
Session 45: Black Boy Joy ft @_ChristianCash
We got our boy Christian Cash (@_ChristianCash on the episode talking about balancing being a professional track athlete with working a 9-5. We also discuss his most epic turn up stories as well as his non profit foundation.
June 8, 2018
Session 44: Perfect Season ft @MrMassalley
We have our good friend Gabe (@MrMassalley) and owner/creator/ceo of Status Gang (@StatusGang) come thru and talk about the actual origin of Status Gang and what it was like growing up in DC. Also we touch on how to get through Ramadan and what exactly Perfect Season is.
June 1, 2018
Session 43: The power of Pussy & Prayer/ Get you a Peach ft @_breonthebeat
We're back and since it has been a while we brought the homie Brytne (@_breonthebeat) to come through and hip us to the power of Pussy & Prayer. We also share Miami stories and why she's always been nice for what for these niggas.
May 28, 2018
Session 42: Give Thot But Don't Be Thot/ Whats good with your man Kanye
We talk about the unavoidable story that is, Kanye West. We then go into a deep hole of Trump and other shit. There's still funny here and we play sportscasters and discuss the NBA playoffs.
May 4, 2018
Session 41: 4:20 Recap/Oh a gynecologist is a pussy doctor
We share what happened during our 4:20 that just passed because like stoners we are late. Chuck tries to get to the bottom of why Mook doesn't like J. Cole and the never ending question of where the south begins comes up yet again.
April 27, 2018
Session 40: Niggas need to learn self control/stop fucking your lady best friend
We rate which version of Chuck we liked the best, explain why niggas need to learn self control and whether or not platonic relationships can actually happen.
April 20, 2018
Session 39: Do not make jokes about Freddie Gray ft @TalibBabb
We have funny man & comedian Talib Babb (@TalibBabb) stop by to discuss the stand-up comedy scene in NY and since he is a HU alumn, we had to ask him about Tyrone
April 13, 2018
Session 38: We support gay marriage and other forms of non traditional love ft @YoungAdeyDaDon
On our latest episode we had director, videographer and creative Adey J (@YoungAdeyDaDon) stop by to give us game on media and life.
April 6, 2018
Session 37: The Vasectomy Theory ft @autumns_ep
We have Dreads aka Autumn aka @autumns_ep on the show and we discuss her many endeavors in the creative world as well as making it as a women in a male dominated industry. We then get ratchet and discuss how much cheating is too much cheating and why three strokes aint enough.
March 30, 2018
Session 36: Finessing men and their butts ft @CocoBandicoon
On our latest Women's Month episode Jana comes thru and turns it up a notch as she shares stories of finessing guys across the world. Why she enjoys making men uncomfortable with their butts and a lot more.
March 22, 2018
Session 35: Galactic Talk, New Age Dating & Wine ft @SUPERSHURN
We have our first woman guest of the month as Super Shurn invades the den, gets saucy and very real about Black Panther, women in rap and why dating sucks in the day and age. Oh and don't forget the horoscopes!
March 15, 2018
Session 34 We're Late But Wakanda Forever!
We finally discuss the movie Black Panther and all the hype surrounding it. We also talk guns and many more things on our first episode back in a while.
March 9, 2018
Session 33: Let that hurt go!
Valentine's Day do's and don'ts. Michael Jackson > Usher > Chris Brown
February 19, 2018
Session 32: The PG Episode
We have Elijah with us, the unofficial Mayor of PG County, to talk to us about all things popping and not so popping in the county as well as where he sees the future for himself and the county.
February 9, 2018
Session 31: We're back motherfuckers!!!
On the first episode of 2018 we try to understand what makes you a real adult. Why picking who will be the parent of your child is important and we discuss Migos album.
February 2, 2018
Damn we made it to 2018
The last session of 2017 is out. Keep up in the 18.
January 1, 2018
Session 30: We Love Them Strippers!
On our 30th session we invite Soundmans mom to talk about the stripping industry. We discuss the importance of hairlines and we try to see if Tinder is the move for dating in modern times.
December 13, 2017
Session 29: A High Codes Thanksgiving
On a special Thanksgiving session we try to make Thanksgiving as simple and easy for you with a few tips. We also talk about zodiacs for a bit. Happy Thanksgiving, enjoy!
November 23, 2017
Session 28: We bring you Premorice!
Playa Mack, pimp game proper himself pulled up to kick it with us. We talked pimpin, Hawaii and how local rapper got it confused.
November 17, 2017
Session 27: Dark skin vs Light skin trade
We talk about why Tyrese is setting dark skin men back to slavery. Tell you why not to trust Papa Johns & we kind of debate the DMV list.
November 10, 2017
Session 26: Basic Bitch or naw/Butt plug talk
On this episode Sosa and Soundman debate who's the more basic bitch. Try to figure out why niggas hate Russell Wilson and whether or not niggas are about that butt play life.
November 3, 2017
Session 25: Just Wack It!!!
On our latest session Mook and Sosa discuss why HBCU's homecomings are greater than >. Why the NBA and police brutality have more in common than you think and we also try to come up with a way for men to stop raping.
October 27, 2017
Session 24: Thats not Boss moves
The guys ask why is Hollywood wylin, they introduce you to gorgeous Prince George's and S/O to the Juana Boys
October 20, 2017
Session 23: Fuck That Flag
Mook and Sosa discuss why the NFL is full of shit, singing in the middle C and weekday drinking chronicles.
October 10, 2017
Session 22: The solely Insecure Podcast
On the latest session we dedicate the conversation strictly to all things Insecure. With friend of the show Taylor back for another session, we discuss the season 2 finale and recap some of our favorite moments while looking forward to season 3.
September 22, 2017
Session 21: Ass whoppings and public urination
The guys share why you don't play with hood niggas, the intricacies of public urination and a bunch of other High Codes shit.
September 12, 2017
Session 20: Man's Not Hot
On our latest show we have guest Mike come through and we discuss interracial dating, Chicago and all that comes with, while doing our annual fantasy football league's draft.
September 6, 2017
Session 19: Pussy on a pedestal
On the latest episode of High Codes we talk about why pussy is not an adequate enough gift, Donald Trump is really losing it. And Insecure is really going to ruin all of our lives, we discuss that and more.
August 30, 2017
Session 18: White People Crazy
In episode 18 we talk about all the crazy shit thats was going on in Charlottesville, why millenials can't do the marriage thing right and proper steps to dealing with Nazi Americans.
August 21, 2017
Session 17: More Missionary, More Everything
On Session 17 we are joined by a few friends as we talk about sleeping with old people, why churches are wildin like shit, Bobby V and a lot of other shit.
August 8, 2017
Session 16: Men Might Be Trash (Maybe)
On the latest episode the guys discussed the tough week black men have had from R. Kelly to Kevin Hart and some characters in between.
July 27, 2017
Session 15: Never go Robert K
On our latest session the guys talk about SosatheGawd tales of Europe. Mook tells us how he really feels about Floyd Mayweather and we learn life lessons about bronchitis.
July 19, 2017
Session 14: Respect the Finesse
This episode the guys discuss Jay Z's new album 4:44, the price of cheating and prostitution, kind of.
July 13, 2017
Session 13: "I Don't Even Listen To This Show"
On the latest session of #HighCodes we have one of the original HIgh Code creators @MCML93 on with us to lead our conversation that starts off about relationships goes to talking about Trump to finishing discussing why LeBron James isn't the greatest basketball player of all time.
June 11, 2017
Session 12: Glizzy's and Masturbation
The guys are getting ready for summer so they're talking about hot dogs in a few different ways. Why clubbing with your boo comes with a cost and what the NBA has to do with their love lives.
May 31, 2017
Session 11: Drunk off the Sake
SosatheGawd comes to record drunk and it goes all off track from there. We discuss high school memories, hip-hop dummies and what we're planning to do before the world ends.
May 6, 2017
Session 10: We welcome AJ Francis for our Tenth Session!
On Session 10 of High Codes we have renaissance man, AJ Francis. We talk about his many careers, craziest night in Miami and who had the best album of the year.
April 28, 2017
Session 9: Weekend at P's Pt 2
In this Session of High Codes we have the second part of our weekend at P's. We discuss hood movie classics and just what we think about the Kendrick and Big Sean war of word
April 19, 2017
Session 8: Weekend at P's Part 1
On this episode we link up with Izm founder and rapper Marky P as we touch on all things from women, dates, past trips and all things Izm.
April 14, 2017
Session 7: Guys Hate Drake
After a brief break our latest session has Mook and SosatheGawd hanging out with their girlfriends talking about why Mook hates Drake and we try to auction off our soundman to the ladies.
March 29, 2017
Session 6: Top 5 Top 5 Top 5
The guys focus on music tackling the growing DMV scene. The guys also go in and rate some of the best rappers greatest projects of all time.
March 16, 2017
Session 5: Keep it in the fam - Nicki vs Remy, Jeff Session vs Weed
On the latest session of High Codes Mook and Sosa the Gawd discuss the Nicki Minaj vs Remy Ma beef in full. Fuck Jeff Sessions and can the NFL actually be considered slavery.
March 10, 2017
Session 4: Black Mental Health and Cheating Relationships
On the latest session of High Codes, Mook and Sosathegawd discuss mental health with grad student Taylor (@wldflwrtaylor) as well as whether or not all women are cheaters.
March 2, 2017
Session 3: Hurt Bae
On the third session of high Codes Mook and SosatheGawd discuss their worst Valentine's Day experiences. What they think about #HurtBae and why Kanye always has the answers.
February 23, 2017
Session 2: Break babies, baby mommas and male drama FT Kenneth Dickerson
In session 2 Mook and Sosathegawd discuss if break babies are really a thing, why having multiple baby mommas might be the wave and how the NBA became a soap opera.
February 15, 2017
Session 1: President Beyoncé, Super Bowl and other things Ft. Kese
On the first official episode of High Codes Mook and SosaGodfrey discuss Beyonce's pregnancy, why the Super Bowl was evil vs. good and we add to the list of ain't shit (and epic) black women. Oh, also this session features Kese because we did shoot it at his house.
February 9, 2017
High Codes The Podcast: Pre Session
High Codes the Podcast is the continuation of the High Codes YouTube series started by Izm in 2011 The podcast features Mook and Sosa Godfrey as they get high and talk shit about all things, politics, music, sports and all other shit high niggas talk about.
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Which palette and theme would you like to use for the June blog train?
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They are all great choices. Love them. xoxox Beth
Has the theme been decided yet? Shouldn't it depend on the theme? I do love the Pond theme and those colour are great for that theme. If we are not doing the pond theme I like the Morocco colours!
I voted
I voted, but any of those colour schemes would make a great kit.
The Morrocco is my favorite color scheme, probably because there's a lot of contrast any one of them I'm sure would turn out great though!
awesome colors can't wait to see which one wins.
Morocco's colors are so vibrant! I love them!
I keep on holding off on voting. Part of me wants to go with my usual choice and another part wants to be challenged by doing something completely different. Argh...gonna wait a bit longer.
The poll is scheduled to close on the 27th. It looks like it's going to be a close one! Or maybe there will be a late pull ahead winner....What drama!
Yeah, if the colab idea turns out well, I guess we will need to do two colabs, because this is almost a technical draw between three choices...
I would like to second Angela about the theme, because I think one pallete would suit better some themes than others and maybe we would have voted differently... or are we deciding color pallete and theme all together? If so than it is all good and I voted already. But I do think they are all really great and will be lovely to work with!
Wow. I'm watching the voting, and as of right now, it is tied between two of them! This is really cool, waiting to find out the winning palette.
Well, I went with something I wouldn't typically choose and by golly I tied it. Ironically, my second choice is the other one that is tied. It'll be interesting to see where this goes!
love the beachy colors of 'sweet things'
Wow, they are all so good, it was hard to pick just one but I did. I love the vibrancy of Morocco but the color reminds me of late summer, so in thinking of June, I went with Summer Breeze.
Oh, come on Pond Life! I have a bunch of fun froggy-fishy-felting ideas swooshing around in my brain!
Although I probably have more photos that go well with the summer breeze theme. Oh well, back to the drawing board...
It´s, in fact, a very close range of votes. The one with fewer votes is only 9 votes behind the first... it could be considered a technical tie among all of them.
It really is close:) I love all of them though, so it will be fun no matter which one wins! So many possibilities. How exciting!
I'm still hoping for pond life... There's just so many ways you can go with that - beach, lake, pond, outdoors. And the color palette is so soothing. I also like pond life because the color palette (to me, at least) is gender neutral. The palettes with pink & orange IMHO are really just for girls...
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I like pond life color palette too Liz, but I have no affinity with ponds at all, I´d be very happier with the same palette for a manly kit... I could make a carp pond if there was orange and gold, but I feel no inspiration with this palette along with the theme... I am a VERY urban person.
Wonderful colors!!!
I voted for pond life ; second choice would have been summerbreeze although each palette is very nice.
I voted for pond life, but each palette is beautiful!
This will be my first time participating in the blog train here, I'm excited to join up. I voted but wow, was it a hard decision. All of these color schemes would make fabulous kits. I voted for pond life with summer breeze being a close second. But my family spends lots of time at the lake, boating and fishing so pond life seems a good choice to scrap all my family pictures from summer's past
@Lórien: I understand... That's where you & I differ a bit - I like the country - not an urban/city girl at all... LOL After I got out of college I couldn't wait to get out of the city - it was like "off to the hills!" LOL I missed trees & grass & flowers & birds and what not. Wide open spaces... Plus I like the slower-paced lifestyle, being able to see the stars clearly at night (no light smog interference), hear the crickets & streams outside, see fireflies flying about at night, and cleaner air and less traffic.
I went with my first choice - Morocco, although I do like the pond life and summer breeze. I'm about done in on pastels, so sweet things doesn't really appeal to me, although it is a pretty palette.
all of them are great. but I miss summer
Really hard to choose, but I'll pick Pond Life.


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A not-for-profit professional association with 3,350 member attorneys and judges in Western New York, the Bar Association of Erie County was founded in 1887 to "cultivate the science of jurisprudence; to promote reform in the law; to facilitate the administration of justice; to elevate the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession and to cherish the spirit of camarederie among the members thereof."
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