For reasons I cannot comprehend, the US Navy is looking to bring back the USS Iowa and USS Wisconsin into the fleet. It will be hugely expensive to retrofit them for modern conditions. 16" gun was something in WWII but now any decent S2S missile already has more firepower, distance and boominess. Does anyone know anything about this?

U.S. Navy Revives Iconic Iowa and Wisconsin Battleships Amidst Modern Naval Evolution In 1997 (msn.com)

I’m sure all of you already have it redmarked on your calendars, but a gentle reminder her that we should celebrate the day as the Transgender Day of Visibility. 
I know those white Christian nationalist transphobes will try to ruin it by wanting to talk about Easter something, but let’s stick to what’s really important. I know you will all support me in this effort. And I thank you in advance!!!

This looks like the kind of place where HT might really enjoy a meal. 

I recommend the restaurant Jewfro, a Jewish-African place, good food well spiced, was there in February and we had a great time.https://t.co/aaxVPmzORH

— Greeneyed Snoopy ??? (@LibramoonSnoopy) March 15, 2024

Ex-MSNBC host, podcasters agree Black people shouldn't have to pay taxes 'We have never had any reparations'
According to the Native Land Podcast panel, the idea that decedents of slaves shouldn't pay taxes is a 'legitimate point'

Former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross, political advocate Angela Rye and former Democrat politician Andrew Gillum entertained the idea that Black people should be exempt from taxes as reparations on the "Native Land Podcast" Monday.

The three discussed actor Terrence Howard reportedly claiming it is "immoral for the United States government to charge taxes to the descendants of slaves" while being ordered to pay $903,115 in back taxes, penalties and interest.

While they recognized the unrealistic possibility of such a policy, Cross claimed that "this brother was making a legitimate point."

She said, "We have never been paid. We have never had any reparations. We’ve never seen the benefits."


Andrew Gillum, Tiffany D. Cross and Angela Rye attend the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards presented by The Hartford Live at SXSW at Fairmont Palm Park, Fairmont Hotel on March 11, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

"I don't know how we would make this happen, but I would be completely down for some sort of policy that says, 'Yes, you are exempt from paying taxes,'" Cross said.

Cross also remarked that "when you consider the wealth that Black people created for this country," they are owed some compensation for making the U.S. a "superpower."

"If you're in this tax bracket, if you are a descendant of the enslaved, then we will decrease your tax bracket," Cross suggested.

"If we were the wealthy 1%, they would have come up with that rule for us already," Gillum remarked.

The podcast also focused on tax evasion, with the three insisting that most of the people arrested for the crime are Black.

"I can only think of tax evasion cases where Black people are criminally prosecuted. I can’t think of no White folks, can y’all?" Rye asked.


Actor Terrence Howard reportedly said that it is "immoral for the United States government to charge taxes to the descendants of slaves" after being ordered to pay nearly $1 million in back taxes.

Per court filings, Howard reportedly "denied owing anything" and "threatened to shame" the lead tax attorney "by posting the lawsuit against him on the internet."

"Four hundred years of forced labor and never receiving any compensation for it," the actor allegedly said in the voicemail. "Now you have the gall to try and prosecute and charge taxes to the descendants of a broken people that you are responsible for causing the breakage."


Howard went on further, slamming the government for taking him to court.

"In truth, the entire United States should, by default, become the property of the descendants of slaves," Howard said. "But since you do not have the ability [or] the courage to do it, let’s try this in court… We’re gonna bring you down."



Howard’s comments emerged as more cities are forming task forces for tackling reparations for the descendants of slaves.


One San Francisco committee proposed that the city could owe as much as $5 million per Black resident, totaling over $100 billion in payments. This is more than seven times the annual budget of the California city.

Is anyone here from that area? 

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/...67bbd7ae1c

I spend a lot of time there. Indian Lake in the summer, Mad River Mountain in the winter; all just a hop, skip and a jump from Dublin/Columbus. 

Bellefontaine was a solid town. Had some family that lived there for a brief clip.

Daughter of a Baptist pastor becomes a very wealthy OnlyFans model, gives it all up for Christ. Holy Spirit at work to be sure. It's a five minute video, but worth a listen for sure. I hope she and her family can reconnect. 

OnlyFans model reveals she has given up online modeling after finding Jesus and realizing her value as a woman.

“I am now giving it all up for Christ.”

pic.twitter.com/kMyVwaHEba

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) March 15, 2024

https://www.foxnews.com/us/james-crumble...ers-father

Mixed feelings about this.  Pretty sure these were not parent of the year candidates, but you can't always control what a disturbed child does.

If urban parents start getting sent to prison for what their little thugs do, a lot of these cities will have their populations cut in half.  think about it.

OK, starting with soup. And oh my, I like all of these, a lot. What's the best? What's your favorite? Do you make any of these? 

What is the best soup? I gotta stick to chicken noodle. You can say one that isn't on the list also! pic.twitter.com/DRxHTRtWmE

— Jeremy A ? #GoPackGo (@Jeremy3Tears) March 14, 2024

This chick films a video decribing has she was brutally treated by the hotel staff of the Hubbard Inn in Chicago. They were evicting her and another girl from the premises for some sort of improper behavior, she says that when escorted out she was manhandled in the exit corridor and pushed down two flights of stairs. 

But there's a problem in matching her story with the surveillance video. Hubbard Inn publishes her story along with the video. Yet another complete fabrication. 

Wow!

A TikTok video of a woman accusing Hubbard Inn's employees of being violent went viral. Yesterday, Hubbard Inn addressed the accusations by releasing the video below.

After her video went viral, a bunch of ambulance chasers on TikTok were offering their services to help… pic.twitter.com/UGIrdgKLv2

— I Meme Therefore I Am ?? (@ImMeme0) March 14, 2024

Mississippi Cop Charged After Forcing Inmate to Drink His Own Urine

A Mississippi cop forced a man to drink his own urine while detained in a holding cell, according to federal court papers first obtained by The Daily Beast.

Patrolman Michael Christian Green of the Pearl Police Department was dispatched to a local Sam’s Club on Dec. 23, 2023 to handle a family disturbance call, according to a bill of information unsealed Wednesday.

There, Green arrested a man identified in court filings as “B.E.,” and transported him to the police station for booking. While B.E. was waiting to be processed, he needed to use the bathroom, the bill of information says. So, he knocked on the door of the cell he was in to try and get Green’s attention.

“B.E. attempted to communicate to Green that he needed to urinate,” the document states. “After waiting a period of time for a response, B.E. walked to the back of the cell and urinated in a corner.”

At some point later, Green returned to the cell to retrieve B.E. and escort him to the booking area, according to the information. When they got to their destination, another officer called Green and told him that someone had urinated in the holding cell, it says.

“Green looked at B.E. and stated, ‘Let me tell you somethin’. You see this phone? I will beat your ***** ass with it. You’re fixin’ to go in there and you’re gonna lick that piss up. Do you understand me?’”



Green again commanded B.E. to “lick it up,” and that he needed to “go suck it up right now,” the information goes on. Green returned B.E. to the cell, then stood in the doorway and instructed B.E. to “get on the ground and ‘suck it up,’” it continues.

“Green removed his duty vest and filmed B.E. while B.E. got on the ground and licked his urine,” the information states. “B.E. gagged when he made contact with the floor. In response to B.E.’s gagging, Green told B.E., ‘Don’t spit it out.’ B.E. gagged again. Green responded to B.E.’s second gagging episode by stating, ‘Lick that ***** up. Drink your fuckin’ piss.’ B.E. gagged a third time. Green did not have a government interest or law enforcement purpose in ordering B.E. to lick his urine.”

B.E. was eventually permitted to exit the holding cell and return to the booking area, according to the information, which says he then “repeatedly vomited into the booking area garbage can.”

He was later transported to the Rankin County Detention Center. The incident was also captured on jailhouse security cameras.

Green, who was unable to be reached on Wednesday, is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. His attorney, Bradley Alan Oberhousen, did not respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.

If convicted, Green faces up to one year in prison. He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.