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Home is where Kamala is.  Doug Emhoff, lucky guy.  I guess voters want to say America,  is where Kamala Harris is. I concur. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Have you ever been to the Capitol building? Security must be tight now because of the January 6, 2021 treason. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

The river has an upstairs and downstairs. We collected drinking water on top of the river, not far from its source. Grandma also woke us up early in the morning to fetch it from the spring as it gurgled from the ground. We had to, because it was no use later in the day since cattle came and ‘disturbed’ it (made it muddy). The top floor of the river is for collecting water for cooking. The bottom is water for irrigation, building houses, cattle enclosures, swimming and washing clothes. There are no signs. It is knowledge passed down from generation to generation. Fast forward to 2024 and the U.S. presidential election. The big question is what is the river? America obviously. If it is, which part, top or bottom floor? It used to be a given that America is the river. Not anymore. That was way back, during the presidency of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Because they understood that there was one river, one America, they accep

Birds of a feather flock together, especially if they are workers paid by the hour, weekly wages or monthly salary. They are always fighting with owners of the company and the ‘company’ includes City Hall, state or the federal government. Workers join unions in order to bargain with the employer with one voice. In some jobs, you don’t have a choice, you automatically belong to a union to get benefits previous workers fought for, and won. Therefore, the union is for work-related problems, not voting. During critical elections like the November 5 presidential election in America, the two people running for president, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump would love to have as many union endorsements as possible, because of the numbers. It is the ideal situation for them, but voting for either one of them is not by force. Why? Voting is a private matter therefore, the union leadership cannot say, vote for the person we endorsed. No. The union takes care of your problems on the factory floor, hos

The pandemic reminded me that shops are nothing but warehouses. When that happens, contractors take dangerous objects from their tool belts and remove shelves and other fixtures that make a shop, a shop. I find it amusing that fixtures can be sold. What do people do with them? Coffee shops for example. Besides Starbucks, two other coffee shops have gone out of business in this town. Who will buy the espresso machines that make the noise: pshiiiiiiiiiiii? Home As A Warehouse Home is not one big empty warehouse as such, because it is carved up into rooms with doors and windows, unless you live in one of those New York warehouses converted into lofts. Home is a warehouse filled with fixtures in the bathroom, kitchen, living room and bedroom. It’s home because human beings live there and use the fixtures. Remember movies where a man comes home and his gut feeling tells him there’s trouble in paradise? He opens closets and he’s greeting by one coat-hanger dangling in solitude. Don’t tell me

   Colorado linebackers' coach,  Andre Hart . Loyalty solid. A road well-travelled with Deion Sanders, from Jackson Mississippi to Boulder Colorado. Protect Shedeur Sanders, Colorado University quarterback? Yes maa'm. On the road and @ home. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Gwen Walz an educator, and wife of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' running mate in the 2024 election, let the cat out of the bag. She took advantage of early voting. She said she voted for Tim Walz. Naughty! Naughty! Gwen, that is nepotism. Ha! Ha! Below is an old blog 28 May 2024, about women who don't subscribe to: "this family votes for one party, goes back to my grandparents." ......................................... Dad, how did you vote in 2020? Ask your mom. Mom, how did you vote in 2020? There is no answer because the vote is secret. Some husbands don’t brook debates on anything. Their word is law. If Republicans are ‘family history’ then it shall be. Problem is, he’s alone in the voting booth and only the pen knows whether he made a tick next to Biden or Trump. Movies are supposed to be fiction, but I learned something from the movie  The Distinguished Gentleman  starring Eddie Murphy and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Let’s say the vote is on removing power lines from residen

Photo Credi t: State of Minnesota website. Little fella has the ball, which means he is 'coaching' Tim Walz about winning the election. Ha! Ha! Oops! I grew up with soccer. American football is new to me, so I don't know things like snaps. Tim Walz, the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president should explain snaps before I snap with frustration. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

  U.S.  Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff. "Have we met?" "Behave yourself. America is watching." Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Suzanne Scott CEO Fox News. Has she paid Dominion Voting Systems the $787 million they agreed upon? Repeating Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election, cost Fox News a pretty penny. Will the Murdoch family do it again this year, spread any lies he will tell about the election? April 18, 2023 :  Fox News will pay Dominion Voting Systems $787 million for tainting its reputation. Dominion had sued for $1.6 billion. Fox repeated Trump’s claims on air that voting machines rigged the election so that Joe Biden could win the 2020 presidential election. “The truth matters. Lies have consequences,” said Justin Nelson, a Dominion lawyer. April 24, 2023 : Fox News fired Tucker Carlson. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Old PBS interview March 7, 2023 , about Fox News claim that January 6 was not an insurrection. January 6, 2021. Transcript Fox personality Tucker Carlson this week is releasing security video from the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, using footage exclusively provided to him by House Speaker Kevin MaCarthy, to falsely portray the riot as a peaceful gathering. James Sasso, who served as senior investigative counsel for the Jan 6 committee, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss …………………… James Sasso : It’s just objectively not true. We watched thousands of hours of violence that happened on January 6 between rioter and police officers, rioters and rioters sometimes. The rioters too, if you look at DOJ filings that we covered and some of the defendants we interviewed, things that they said were pretty explicit about what they were doing there. They were there at President Trump’s beck and call to try and keep him in power at all - by all means necessary. Some of them mentioned going to Civil

Left over food is food, period. That is why we become creative and create a United Nations (U.N.). As you know, the United Nations building is a must-see if you find yourself in New York or Geneva. The U.N. is a compromise of political systems, religion, cultures and races. All the nations spy against each other, under the guise of being 'diplomats.' It's the same with your fridge. There are food items you wouldn't normally eat together. Not leftovers, you throw caution to the wind and mix everything.  Just spice it up with a green or Caesar salad, or grated carrots. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon and 'running mate.' OLD BLOG The 12 October 2024 blog, is called Trump Shut Up. This new one is about how Donald Trump is helping Kamala Harris. He is basically her M.V.P. most- valuable-person because he does not want to shut up. Harris nets new committed voters, every time Trump opens his mouth. Democrats are probably saying: "Run baby, run. Run that mouth." Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Okra. Look at the price. How much is it in your currency? Remember me next time you chop okra, to put in your soup.  How food is planted and harvested affects the price you pay at the supermarket in Europe, Canada and the U.S. A. Some vegetables like tomatoes are grown indoors in greenhouses, while others can only be grown in the ground. Where food is produced and where it is consumed also affects the price. Example. Olives might be expensive in the U.K. because they don’t grow them. They are produced in countries like Tunisia and Greece. Papaya (paw paw) is cheaper in South Africa, Guyana or Trinidad because it is grown there. Mama had a tree in the backyard. I love watching old Nigerian movies because most ‘compounds’ have a papaya tree. Natural disasters like hurricanes and drought also affect the price of food. Labour too. Most Canadians and Americans look down upon farming. They prefer claustrophobic work spaces like offices. Therefore, labour must come from somewhere. Inflation y

Television stations already have their road plan about how they will cover the election, especially November 6, the day after. Hopefully, they will take January 6, 2021 into consideration. What Donald Trump did then, he will repeat in this election, or a variation of it. What are the 10 things, the media should expect from him? 1.  He will lie and say he has won. 2.  He will demand that voting should stop. 3.  He will tell the Supreme Court to declare the election  null and void . 4.  ….……………. 5.  ….……………. 6.  ….……………… 7.  ….…………….. 8.  ….…………….. 9.  ….……………. 10.  ….…………..  Producers, fill in the blanks. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Steve Bannon has been released from prison, but evidence about his role in January 6 is embalmed in the Select Committee's report. “President Trump’s decision to declare victory falsely on election night and, unlawfully to call for vote counting to stop was not a spontaneous decision. It was premeditated. The Committee has assembled a range of evidence of President Trump’s preplanning for a false election victory…… The evidence also includes an audio recording of President Trump’s advisor Steve Bannon, who said this on October 31, 2020, to a group of associates from China. “And what’s Trump gonna do is just declare victory, right? Here’s gonna declare victory. But that doesn’t mean he’s a winner. He’s just gonna say he’s a winner. …..If Trump - Biden’s winning, Trump is going to do some crazy shit.”   SOURCE : December 22, 2022. Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 th  Attack. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Shedeur Sanders has money going from his left to the right ear because of N.I.L. He deserves it because he throws the ball far, far away but that doesn't make him a man. Shedeur is a man if he can take care of himself: grate carrots; go to the store and tell them to give him a T-bone steak and not sirloin steaks, knows the difference between salmon steaks and salmon fillets, can cut up a pumpkin and steam it and can boil a little water, add cornmeal paste and make grits for himself.  Real men cook for themselves. Breaking eggs in a bowl, whipping them a little bit, cook them in low fat margarine for 30 seconds, add grated cheese and flip them over is called breakfast. You can slice tomatoes and make some freshly squeezed orange juice for yourself. You don't lose a milligram of being 'alpha.' You are just taking care of yourself. I’m a provider. That is how one famous man answered when asked if he cooks and cleans. It is the correct answer for now, because he makes money

Melania and Donald Trump. And they lived happily ever after, the White House. The choice to stay in a broken marriage fraught with physical and mental abuse, is not taken by women alone. Men too. They stay for different reasons but we know more about women because of the assault. Co-workers know when the HR Manager’s make-up is over the top, and she looks like a masquerade. Co-workers know when the IT Manager’s arm is in a sling once again. We don’t know why men stay in unhappy marriages because they don’t come to work wearing shades, hiding black eyes. Men also don’t cry. They are supposed to be stoic. One of the reasons why men stay in beyond-repair marriages is work, especially men whose work is always in the camera eye like coaches, heads of companies, judges, actors or men who run successful companies. Last year, Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister and his wife Sophie announced they are parting ways. She lives somewhere else now but that did not affect his job. They asked for

  Phil Loadholt, CU Buffaloes' offensive line coach. The bricklayer, making sure the wall around Shedeur is tight, to repel crash attempts of Fast and Furious proportions. Protect Shedeur Sanders, Buffaloes' quarterback? Up to roof level! Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

General Milley and then President Trump. Milley's testimony, "You know, you're the Commander in Chief. You have an assault going on the Capitol of the United States of America and there's nothing. No call? Nothing. Zero? ..... but no attempt to call the Secretary of Defense?" WHO : Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mike Milley WHAT : Testimony at the Select Committee on January 6 WHY : President Trump refused to call the army to the Capitol. “In testimony before the Select Committee Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mike Milley explained that President Trump did nothing “zero” to Marshall the Government resources during the assault on the U.S. Capitol. In contrast, Vice President Pence had “two or three calls” with General Milley and other military officials - even as the mob hunted him down. During those calls Vice President Pence was “very animated” and “issued very explicit, very direct, unambiguous orders.” The Vice President told Actin

U.S.   Postal Service recommends you mail your ballot as soon as possible, as in today, if you can. The early bird catches the worm.  Are early voting lines longer than the last election or are my eyes playing tricks on me? If they are longer, it means voters are not taking any chances because Republicans are determined to ‘muddy the stream’ about mail-in ballots. Voters end up being confused and disillusioned. That is why most of them have decided to wear familiar running shoes, pack some dried fruit and water and wait in line to vote early. POST OFFICE ALERT “As we anticipate an uptick of ballots in the mail in these coming days Postal Service employees are working to ensure the ballots of every individual who chooses to vote by mail are delivered quickly and securely. As in past elections, the Postal Service is ready to deliver your ballots on time. But don’t delay. If you choose to vote by mail please mail early as every day counts.” We continue to recommend that it is a good commo

Grocery bags you can fold and keep in the car, handbags and computer bags.  I’m impressed. It looks like Canadians have embraced life with no plastic, at least grocery plastic bags. There are two kinds of shoppers. You have older Canadians who prefer to pull shopping carts they bought many moons ago, long before the government said plastic is no good for the environment. Then you have the younger generation that keeps re-usable bags in the car or handbags. Grocery stores and drugstores seem to be taking the lead because they give us free re-usable or cloth grocery bags. Well! Some charge 35 cents but we can’t complain, if it’s a bag we can use over and over again. I had a little fight with Google and combed the mall looking for headphones with a USB, for the Google phone I bought under financial duress. I found one at Telus and they asked me if I wanted a bag for my purchase. How much?  I asked. They laughed and said it was free. They can laugh as much as they want. Call me prudent. I’

Old poster. Barbosa will make you laugh in Spanish and English. I hope he doesn't have racists jokes like Trump's comedian at the Madison Square Garden rally. I remember Barbosa's joke about 'I want my $4 back." I vote in Spanish or English. Yes indeed. Thousands of Americans are fluent in Spanish and English. You need to consider that, especially for your kids. A second language makes them better, not less. “You are so ignorant.” “Who? Me?” “Yes, totally clueless.” Fine, guilty as charged. Ironic isn’t it? We are swimming in information provided by websites, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, video, animation, Tik Tok, YouTube Shorts you name it, but we are still ignorant about basic things we need for survival. Voting for example. You heard me. You need voting for survival because in other countries, government thugs come for your parents at dawn, never to return. I’m ashamed that I was not aware about the needs of Spanish voters. VoyAVotar.com Yes. This is iwillvote.com fo

AI is digital dictatorship on our phones and laptops. We did not ask for it. We also did not ask for plastic bags whose production and usage is partly responsible for climate change. Most grocery stores in Canada have brown bags now. Artificial intelligence will go away one day because we did not ask for it. It is forced upon us by money lords, the same way they forced plastic grocery bags on us. Guess what? Brown bags are back, because climate change is real. Artificial intelligence is supposed to help us work faster, when it is stolen property from real human beings, that create original internet content. Artificial intelligence does not think, humans do and it will fizzle and die one day. We hate our neighbours because they speak ‘strange’ languages like Xhosa, Spanish, French, German, Dene, Ojibwe, Yoruba, Xhosa, Putongoa, Twi or Tagalog. “Speak English. This is America/Canada.” But we are willing to learn a new language: artificial intelligence. Hold up. It’s not a matter of learn

You have a mug shot if you are accused of a crime. Donald Trump went to an Atlanta jail to have this taken because he is accused of trying to change the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. It's a criminal case.  What could Donald Trump possibly do that is worse than 6 January 2021? Before or after the November 5 election? Both. The man is ambidextrous. On the one hand, he poisoned the minds of some Americans about a process that has worked for decades, just because he lost the 2020 election. On the other hand, he was being a Commander-in-treason with an insurrection to topple the pinnacle of democracy. Which is? The smooth transfer of power from him to Joe Biden, because voters had spoken. It's the American way, called democracy. He told his hate rally in Madison Square Garden that he has a 'secret.' Americans believe him, because he makes policy decisions at rallies. He told them about the Georgia State Election Board at a rally in Atlanta. I bet the

The alleged assassination. Donald Trump shouted "Fight! Fight" the same instruction he gave domestic terrorists on January 6. He told them: "Fight like hell! " For what, for him, a man who is scared of prison, himself? Donald Trump told his hate rally at the Garden yesterday, that he has a 'secret.' The only way it can be made public will be a reporter's question. "Mr. Trump, when is your next assassination attempt?" His answer will shed light on the first 'attempt' because there are no medical records about the Penn state shooting. He owes America an answer because a fire fighter was killed, the Secret Service shot the alleged shooter on the spot and Trump told his parents not to take President Biden's call.  Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Chayanne, music star from Puerto Rico. The movie is about what Americans might call salsa, but it is also educational about their ignorance but arrogance, about other cultures.  The comedian at Donald Trump’s rally in Madison Square Garden in New York on 27 October, has visited Puerto Rico before. That is why he spewed garbage from his mouth, at it.  I wanted to suggest that he should post his passport online so that we can see the pages stamped ENTRY, but remembered that Puerto Rico is part of the U.S.A. No visa required I guess. 1.  When did he visit Puerto Rico? 2.  How long was he there? 3.  Where did he stay? 4.  What was his favourite meal when he was there? 5.  Did he use a helicopter to avoid his feet touching the ….. you know what? 6.  Did he drink water water when he was there? 7.  Did he wear a mask all the time because the place is full of ……you know what? The racist diatribe is going to make so much money for his ‘comedy’, he’ll surpass Elon Musk in Trump donations. As for

He is not clowning around. He means it when he thinks the flag is his personal property.  "When someone shows you who they are, believe them ," said Maya Angelou the African American poet and writer, who passed away. The Harris/Walz campaign is determined to stop him in his tracks. "We not going back," is their battle cry. Below is an old blog 22 December 2022.   ------------------------ America is revisiting the 6 January 2021 invasion of the U.S. Capitol, when Trump’s supporters attempted to stop Joe Biden from being confirmed, as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. When did it all began? The 19 th  of July, 2016 can be regarded as one of voter suppression’s birthdays.  Voter suppression is nothing new in the South of the U.S.A. African Americans have lived with it since the formal emancipation of slaves in 1861. Formal was one thing, letting them go was another. Plantation owners were not prepared to part with the two scoops of free labor, children and

Bennie Thompson, Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee and representative of the 2nd congressional district in Mississippi. “My concerns remain first and foremost with those who continue to seek power at the expense of American democracy. What if those election officials had given in to Donald Trump’s pressure? What if the  Justice Department had gone along with Trump’s scheme to declare the 2020 election fraudulent? What if the Vice President had thrown out electoral votes? What if the rioters bent on stopping the peaceful transfer of power hadn’t been repelled?” “To cast a vote in the United States of America is an act of both hope and faith. When you drop that ballot in the ballot box, you do so with confidence that every person named on that ballot will hold up their end of the bargain. The person who wins must swear an oath and live up to it. The people who come up short must accept the ultimate results and abide by the will of the voters and the rule of law. This faith in ou

The Capitol .  Symbol of U.S. Democracy. “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic: that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.” SOURCE : December 22, 2022. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s Foreword, to the Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 th  Attack. Fast forward to the 5 November 2024 presidential election. Only one nominee is for, every word and semi-colon in this Oath. Nonqaba Msimang Blogger Without Borders

Both   Republicans and Democrats were under siege, while the perpetrator watched the 'reality show' on television. Why must Donald Trump's obsession with television fiction, destroy what is supposed to be the 'most powerful' country in the world? Dates in American History January 6, 2021: Donald Trump supporters storm the Capitol, while he tries to stop Vice President Mike Pence from certifying the 2020 election results. December 22, 2022: House Select Committee releases its report. Nonqaba waka Msimang Blogger Without Borders

We don’t question NO SMOKING signs. They are so common place, we forget that smoking was once glamorous. The leading man in the movies smoked, one of the reasons why people took up smoking, back then. Romance was tied to smoking. The leading lady flipped open her silver cigarette case, put one in her mouth and a cigarette lighter materialized from nowhere.  No phones at weddings will also become standard because they defeat the purpose of invited guests, supposed to come and be happy with the couple. The Zulu language puts it very well ‘ bungaza ’, which literally means we are gathered here to be happy with you. Phones at weddings usurp private property, photos of the couple. Guests record the wedding to use them on social media to boost viewers. They also alter them in any way they deem fit. Weddings used to have official photographers, who delivered photos to the owners: the couple. They kept them in special albums that were viewed years later, by children and grandchildren.  More an

ME : Excuse me, what’s the time? YOU : I don’t know. ME : But you’re wearing a watch. YOU : It’s digital. Digital means the watch face is busy, too much detail and you don’t know how to find the real time. But why ask for time, don’t you have a cellphone? It’s still a pick-up line, believe it or not. Who doesn’t have a cellphone in 2024? Even dogs of Hollywood parents know what time it is because they have cellphones, in addition to their jackets, boots, therapy sessions and spa treatments. That’s not the point. The problem is over crowding. Digital watches have too much information not related to time. So many needles going tick tack, accompanied by numbers that flash green or red. That part I can understand because green is good news, all is well. Red is bad news, like bank accounts of people who shall remain anonymous. The original watch, which is now a permanent resident at Salvation Army and Thrift Shops had one mandate: A.M. and P.M. Manufacturers in Switzerland and China later u