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Volunteers Boots On The Ground

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There’s an extraordinary presidential election in the country called the U.S.A. Volunteers are some of the people that are ‘boots on the ground’ to quote Jasmine Crockett, Texas Congresswoman. ‘Boots on the ground’ are knocking on doors, spreading the word about the relevance of their chosen party. Boots on the ground are also on community radio stations, car wash, skate board park, hair salons, farmers’ co-ops, the gym everywhere, talking about the merits of their party. However, it’s not sunshine and roses. Volunteers must be patient. They will come across people who just want to talk, because they live alone, or because the people they live with don’t talk to them. That’s right. Every home has its dormant volcano. Patience is also crucial on the phone, convincing people you’ve never seen, to vote for your presidential and vice presidential nominees. The campaign office trains volunteers first, before they dispatch them to the wild, but there will be a point when discretion is needed

JD Vance Favourite Pet

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JD Vance quiz. What is his favourite pet? Meeeoow! Cat ladies, see you 5 November. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Passenger Seat Drivers

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Passenger seat drivers don’t have cars. That is why they give instructions. It is irritating because it questions the driver’s ability and alertness. Drivers are able to drive because they have a piece of paper from the Motor Vehicles’ Department, called a driver’s licence. It may be digital. The driver is also alert because kids, dogs, cats, bicycles and e-bikes mushroom from nowhere. Good news though. Cellphones. Passengers are glued to their phones, so drivers drive in peace. Not so fast, passenger seat drivers will always tell you how to drive. It’s a bad habit. So, why give them a lift/ride if they are so irritating?  We can’t. They are friends and loved ones. They are blood like the fictitious Uncle Simon, who doesn’t trust electric cars. Making passes at women. Some passenger seat drivers become poets when they see women on the pavement. They shower them with praises and promise them heaven and earth. How? When they are not behind the wheel, because they don’t have wheels? I’ll

Protect Shedeur? From Boulder to Arizona

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  Boulder partners-in-crime. CU football players, Kahlil Benson, Shedeur Sanders and Jordan Seaton.  Protect Shedeur Sanders? With every breath. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Protest March For Fun

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Below is an old blog 22 April 2024, about protesters that cannot answer:  "What are you marching for?” ---------------------------------------- Protests against Russia for invading Ukraine are no longer as massive as in 2021, when Putin launched the military offensive. However, protests globally, have a pattern.  Protests in London, Winnipeg, Montreal, Berlin, Johannesburg and Lagos have two protesters: genuine and accidental. Genuine protesters have megaphones and conduct chants. I was going to say they also have placards but changed my mind. Sometimes they are placed strategically where anyone can pick them up. I’ll take a risk and say genuine protesters also have T-shirts with messages in large letters. Accidental protesters are passers-by, who were going nowhere in particular. Maybe they took a walk down the block or went to buy juice at the convenience store. They see the action and join the march. "What are you marching for?” Accidental protesters just shrug and repeat

Crowd Size Translate to Voting Numbers

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What’s in a name? Be more specific. Fine. Kamala Harris or Donald Trump. She wants to be next U.S.A. president. He wants a ‘let’s do it again’ situation, because he was the president in 2016. What’s in a name? Crowd size. Who has more? It doesn’t matter if it does not translate into votes. Voting is secret and it should stay that way. The future of democracy is so dismal, we cannot rule out fascist vigilantes getting into the booth with you, telling you to tick here, here and here. Crowd size is like workers on strike. Some stand at major intersections with placards: HONK FOR BETTER PAY. Of course, drivers will honk, but workers should not interpret it as support for their cause. It might be a honk for the employer, who doesn’t want to improve wages. Only the man or woman driving the car knows what the honk is for. Same with crowd size. Numbers are meaningless, if they do not translate into votes. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Detroit Church Was Not Black Church

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The church was the only place where African Americans could exist in peace in former slave states. In 2015, Dylann Roof, murdered the pastor and eight parishioners in a black church in Charleston, South Carolina. He got the death sentence. Below is an old blog 19 June about Donald Trump campaigning in what he called a black church. ------------------------------------ Who : Donald Trump What : Spoke at the 180 Church, supposed to be predominantly black Where : in Detroit Michigan When : 15 June 2024 Why : to farm some ‘black’ voters for his 2024 presidential campaign This piece is about a limited definition of a black church, limited because it is wider than what I think. Before we delve into the weekend uproar, let me state upfront that the pastor of 180 Church, Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, is a black man. Here is his disclaimer. “I let the Trump campaign know clearly that I don’t endorse any candidate,” Sewell said. “I’m a pastor. I can’t trade my spiritual influence for political influence.