Dear Dean Magazine: July 22, 2024

DEAR DEAN JUL. 22, 2024 

MAGAZINE 

Covid Recovery 

First Administration 

of Joyful Warriors 

Debt Relief 

Booming Economy 

Infrastructure 

American 

Rescue Plan 

Low Unemployment 

THEY 

DID IT!

The Goods 

04 Welcome From Myron J. Clifton 

08 

Latino/Hispanic Voters Deserve 

Democratic Respect 

by Myron J. Clifton 

14 Thank You, President Biden 


17 

Loyal Vice President Kamala Harris 


18 Jen Psaki Helps Republicans 


20 Mayor’s Race, Three Council Seats 

Up for Grabs 

by Claudia Shambaugh 

23 Dependable Democrats 


26 

27 

32 

34 

40 

Donald Trump Co-President 2020-2024 


Hot Take! 

Myron's HIT or MISS List 

CLUE Who did it, in Butler, PA? 

My Favorite Things 

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Myron J. Clifton is an author of novels Jamaal’s Incredible Adventures in the Black Church; 

Monuments: A Deadly Day at Jefferson Park; BLM-PD: Revenge was Inevitable; Her Legend Lives 

in You: The Untold Story Honoring the Goddess & Our Daughters; and short story collection, 

We Couldn’t Be Heroes, and Other Stories. Also check out his weekly podcast, Voice Memos, his 

FREE digital magazine, Dear Dean Magazine, and his weekly blog at both Medium and 

DearDean.com. Myron lives in Sacramento, California, and is an avid Bay Area sports fan. He 

likes comic books, telling stories about his late mom to his beloved daughter Leah, and talking 

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Welcome July 2024 

The news broke on Sunday. President Biden, citing 

health concerns, withdrew from the presidential 

race and will not be seeking reelection. 

The president is fighting another bout of covid and 

the effects slowed him and his campaign. President 

Biden delivered for the American people as 

president and long time Senator from Delaware 

and his service and dedication should be emulated 

by all politicians. 

Onward. The president wholeheartedly endorsed 

Vice President Kamala Harris for president and the 

endorsements are flowing in for her from across 

the political world. 

The election is the most significant in American 

history and it is important that democrats and 

democratic donors immediately rally behind 

the VP Harris. 

With the Democratic convention in a couple weeks 

the fight is on to find a new vice presidential 

candidate to join VP Harris on the campaign trail. 

VP Harris, already the first woman vice president, is 

looking to become America’s first woman - Black 

and Asian woman president. 

Welcome to election season 2024. From now 

until the November election, your favorite 

magazine will feature articles that highlight: 

President Biden, VP Kamala Harris, Democrats up 

and down ballot, accomplishments by elected 

democrats from 2020 to present, and all major 

issues that are driving the political conversations. 

In this issue we delve into the importance of the 

Latino/Hispanic vote to democrats and the respect 

the community deserves for supporting the party, 

and in President Biden Please Don’t Step Down, as 

we expose the coordinated attacks on President 

Biden, and from there we go straight to the Vice 

President and her Loyalty to the President. 

We call out media darling Jen Psaki for turning on 

the president, and we laud the Democratic party 

for being dependable. And yes, we include a 

snippet about the Missed Shot Heard around the 

nation, and how the ex-president has been a copresident 

for the past four years. And finally, we 

check in with a local race in Laguna, Ca, with 

words from one of our contributors. All your 

favorites are here, too, of course including Hot 

Takes and What’s Streaming. 

And as always, please see our advertising sections 

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poetry, short stories, food, pets, fun, and a 

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-Myron 


BREAKING 

NEWS! 

BIDEN STEPS ASIDE, KAMALA STEPS UP! 



Part 2 

Coming 

Soon! 

Jamaal's Incredible Adventures in the 

Black Church by Myron J. Clifton 

Before Jamaal's seventeenth birthday, he’s appointed as his preacher uncle’s designated 

driver and unwilling personal confidant. Behind the fine outfits and hats, behind the 

delicious cooking, Jamaal is exposed to crazy aunties, sexy church sisters, corrupt 

pastors, and predator deacons. A good kid who just wants time to finish his homework 

and kiss a girl his own age, Jamaal is dragged through the strange world of the Black 

church. You best pray for him. 



THEY DID IT! 

HOW PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT 

KAMALA HARRIS DELIVERED FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 


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Feature 

LATINO/HISPANIC VOTERS 

DESERVE DEMOCRATIC 

RESPECT 


The Hispanic caucus doesn’t get enough press 

about their support for President Biden, their 

organizing efforts, and the work they do to get 

voters to the polls. Often, they’re overshadowed by 

negative stories about Latino voting percentages 

for democrats. 

There are the messes by famous Latino 

politicians/personalities like Julian Castro, Marco 

Rubio, and others, who take up media oxygen and 

generate negative pushback to the entire Latino 

/Hispanic diaspora The diaspora and its natural 

political diversity, varied interests, and complexity 

are misunderstood. 

The hyper focus on Black/White and America’s 

recalcitrance to dive into nuance really hits 

Latino/Hispanic voters the most/worst. 

We loudly proclaim Black people are not a 

monolith. 

We should equally proclaim the same 

w/Latino/Hispanic voters and citizens. 

Detractors will say, but “they” vote for republicans, 

while ignoring most who identify as 

Latino/Hispanic vote majority democratic, trailing 

only Black women and men for party loyalty. Like 

Black and Jewish civil rights groups, Latino - 

Chicano was used in the past -groups were 

present as well. 

The big tent party is successful because the diverse 

groups- the rainbow coalition is broad, 

welcoming, and recognizes diversity as a strength 

and necessity. 

That diversity includes a robust, engaged, and 

respected Latino/Hispanic coalition. 

“According to the United Nations, there are 33 

countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: 

North America, Central America, The Caribbean, 

and South America.” And these cover many races, 

ethnicities, cultures, indigenous, religious, political, 

and economic backgrounds. 


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Short Story Collection: We Couldn't Be Heroes And Other Stories What if a Black man 

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Feature 

THANK YOU, 

PRESIDENT BIDEN 


President Joseph Robinette Biden announced he is 

withdrawing from the campaign to be President. In 

both a shocking and expected announcement, the 

President re-stated his commitment to democracy, 

the nation, and to Vice President Kamala Harris to 

continue the historic worth they have done for the 

American people. 

Joe Biden is a wonderful man, loving father, and 

stout husband. He has been a wonderful public 

servant for 50 years and his decision is another in a 

life of selfless acts. 

VP Harris is up to the task and voters in both parties 

should rally to her candidacy as she seeks to preserve 

American style democracy. 

We wish President Biden and his family the best as he 

finishes his term, and we thank him for his courage 

and leadership when America needed it most. 

Below you will find an excerpt from my latest 

book, They Did It! How President Joe Biden and 

Vice President Kamala Harris Delivered for the 

American People. Article Titled: President Biden, 

Please Don’t Apologize... 



Myron J. Clifton 

“You know what else President Biden 

shouldn’t apologize for? 

He shouldn’t apologize for choosing Kamala 

Harris as his running mate. 

He shouldn’t apologize for not clapping back 

against elected Democrats. 

He shouldn’t apologize for his Catholic faith. 

He shouldn’t apologize for his age and 

experience. 

He shouldn’t apologize for his dogs.“ 

He shouldn’t apologize for trying to work with 

Republicans. 

He shouldn’t apologize for expediting a 

withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

He shouldn’t apologize for focusing on getting 

46 (and counting) judges confirmed. 

And finally, Please don’t apologize for your 

tremendous four years, your accomplishments, 

and your decision to withdraw from the 

presidential race. You’ve earned your peace and 

your choice to go out on your own terms. 

Thank you, President Biden. Thank you. 

He shouldn’t apologize for prioritizing COVID- 

19 vaccinations. 

He shouldn’t apologize for focusing on 

infrastructure. 

He shouldn’t apologize for going big with 

Build Back Better. 

He shouldn’t apologize for pushing hard for 

voting rights. 

He shouldn’t apologize for honoring his 

family who are deceased. 

He shouldn’t apologize for his diverse 

Cabinet. 

He shouldn’t apologize for going home to 

Delaware on weekends. 

He shouldn’t apologize for delegating key 

initiatives to Vice President Kamala Harris. 


Fact Sheet Here


Feature 

LOYAL VICE PRESIDENT 

KAMALA HARRIS 


The miscalculation so many in media and *some 

democrats are making is not understanding the 

loyalty of Black women in general, and specifically 

with regard to VP Harris to Biden and the racial 

aspect of paying it forward from Biden standing by 

Obama 8 years. 

VP won’t backstab President Biden. 

They don’t know what to make of her loyalty to him 

because they know in the same position, they’d be 

cutting back room deals and undermining him at 

every turn. That is the way of corporate and political 

arenas. 

That’s why they hated Obama and why they hate VP 

Harris (one reason). 

You won’t have a friend if they won’t tell why you’re 

wrong and you owe an apology. VP Harris called out 

President Biden at that debate with truth and 

respect. That unvarnished truth telling isn’t unique 

to Black women but... something different about 

Black and brown women in that way 

We can’t even know how many media losers are 

calling VP Harris staff to get dirt, but we know they 

ain’t getting shit because nothing is coming out so 

they’re making up stuff about him using unnamed 

low level and ex-staffers. 

They’re going low but VP Harris is staying high. 

Huh, how about that? 

All the lies, rumors, made up Jake Tapper crap, 

and New York Times attempt to “Hillary” Biden 

are being debunked in real time, thankfully. 

And when they pivot (back) to attacks on VP 

Harris they won’t have disloyal backstabbing lies 

to rely on. 

VP Harris ain’t like them. 



Feature 

JEN PSAKI HELPS 

REPUBLICANS 


MSNBC host Jen Psaki is one of the best 

representatives for the 53%. College educated. 

Accomplished. Can navigate multiracial 

environments and speak fluent feminism. 

Intelligent with political knowledge and business 

acumen. Able to fit comfortably in progressive 

spaces. 

Common. 

To be clear, I am not saying she voted or will vote 

with republicans. Democrats elect people like her 

all the time. You see them turning on President 

Biden now, and you’ve seen them disrespecting 

Vice President Harris since she announced her 

candidacy, and every day since. People like Psaki 

appear to be “allied” with democrats and the 

party accepts, hire, promote, put them in 

leadership positions, and trot them out for tv 

interviews and Op-Eds. Then they get access for 

their books and speaking engagements while 

other, non-Psaki’s do not get any of that. 

You know some of them on various appspolitically 

intelligent, strategic thinkers, astute 

analysts, and rapid-fire video and written 

clapback’s that hit hard and generate hundreds of 

thousands of views, clicks, likes. Women, men, and 

lgbqti of all races are used for free content. 

While Psaki-world get rich(er) smartly aligning with 

democrats only to chase the cash that rains on 

anyone, especially but not exclusively, smart wellspoken 

Psaki who can shitpost on air about Dems 

specifically. That is 53% behavior that isn’t a ballot 

but is an *influencer of ballots. 

And you know that influence isn’t positive for 

democrats but instead it’s an allowance for 

republicans in their family and friend circle, and 

wish-washy Dems watching, reading, & talking 

about in their almost 100% same race 

neighborhoods, churches, offices, book clubs, etc. I 

think I’ve learned that the 53% is a spectrum. 

From Mar a Lago to Marge Taylor Green to Dana 

Bash, to Liz Cheney, to Marianne Williamson, to 

Bethany Frankel, to the other end and those like, 

dem-posing Jen Psaki who is as influential getting 

women like her to vote republican as any of the 

rest of them. 

Her past work in the administration isn’t a pass 

for soft-pedaling anti-Biden propaganda poorly 

coded as pro-VP-Harris lackluster support. 

I see you, Psaki. 

If you want more political, social, and American 

focused essays please pick up my new book that is 

decidedly pro Biden/Harris, and pro democrats. 



“This is why I continue to surprise people whenever I walk into a space 

that wasn’t designed to have room for me.” 

Bärí A. Williams 

Bärí A. Williams is an attorney, start-up advisor, and DEI practitioner. She currently serves as an advisor to 

Vera AI and an attorney for several start-ups. Her primary practice areas include emerging technology 

transactions, privacy and data protection, IP licensing, and terms of service. She has bylines in the New York 

Times, WIRED, Fortune, and Fast Company. Her previous book, Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-Opening 

Interviews to Jumpstart Conversations about Identity, Privilege, and Bias, was published in March 2020. 

Fast Company Review 



Feature 

MAYOR’S RACE, THREE 

COUNCIL SEATS UP FOR GRABS 

by Claudia Shambaugh 

Irvine, CA. My earliest impressions of the 

famously planned City of Irvine were right from 

a Lears magazine article penned by then L.A. 

Times national correspondent Robert Scheer, 

“Withering on the Irvine; In an impeccably 

planned new town south of L.A., even the 

geraniums must conform.” Robert’s main point 

called out a funny paradox; those conservative 

homeowners allowed high regulation of their 

dwellings by pervasive homeowner’s 

associations, as those governing bodies 

assured/maintained high property values. 

That summer I settled into to the community - 

and over the years observed the local political 

dynamic. Those property values, that aesthetic, 

are gently derided, when the likes of NPR 

correspondent Linda Wertheimer would cover a 

primary election in this neck of the woods 

referring to the “neatly manicured lawns,” 

always a signal of a non- melinated 

demographic. 

Since the early 90’s Irvine experienced a 

phenomenal expansion both in size and in 

population; from 112,000 in 46.18 square 

miles to the current 308,000 population in 66 

square miles. Irvine now ranks between the 

66th and the 72nd largest city in the US. It is 

reputed to be one of the most integrated cities. 

The Irvine City Council, at its visionary best, has 

adopted leading-edge municipal ordinances dealing 

with ozone depletion and human rights, as well as 

created open spaces in small and vast parcels. The 

international airport that could have replaced the 

decommissioned El Toro Marine Base, became 

instead a regional Great Park following two voter 

approved measures.At the Council’s lower 

performance levels, some members likely had their 

home mortgages or campaign debts retired by 

sources linked to the principal landowner the Irvine 

Company, the new arrival landowner Lennar 

Homes, or other deep pockets. Emerging from the 

Great Recession, and after a key shift in the 

composition of the council in the 2012 general 

election, Lennar Homes/FivePoint was able to run 

the board, gaining both control of the now not so 

Great Park as well as expansive building 

entitlements surrounding the Park. 



Claudia Shambaugh 

Asian American households, 44% of the city’s total 

population, are drawn to the high quality of the 

vaunted Irvine Unified School District. This public 

school system performs at the level it does due to 

the culture of education and the immense 

resources that private sources have. In Irvine, 

parents are willing to shell out for school 

foundations that underwrite instructional 

specialists, school nurses, and a range of 

enrichment programs. Individual families pay eyepopping 

sums for tutors to shore up reduced 

educational potential in increased class sizes. The 

legacy of policies addressing income inequality 

from district to district dims as the gap widens. 

This fall, on Irvine’s 2024 general election ballot 

will be the mayoral and three city council district 

races. Although the candidate filing deadline is not 

until early August, it is evident that sitting council 

members are grooming allies to run in two new 

seats. Sharp are the distinctions between the 

leading candidates running for mayor; two current 

council members: Tammy Kim (53) and Larry 

Agran (79). Kim, a talent acquisition professional 

and Korean American community leader, 

completes her first term this fall. She has spent 

these first years learning on the job: Robert’s Rules 

of Order, urban planning, climate adaptation-such 

as electrification of homes, semantics, and how to 

treat city employees in public meetings. She has 

mastered boba crawls, ribbon cutting (including 

for the Epoch Times groundbreaking), and 

agendizing new initiatives for existing programs. 

Her heaviest lift, possibly, is reversing a 

comprehensive single use plastics ordinance 

proposal to promoting a reduction in waste at city 

hall public events. Agran is a public interest lawyer 

and veteran city council member and mayor, and 

proudly invokes the early years with his local 

alliances the “nitwit utopians.” 



Claudia Shambaugh 

He is known for his forward-thinking ordinances 

and open space plans, was a key person in 

stopping an international airport at El Toro and 

continues his campaign for a veterans’ cemetery 

inside the city. 

University Hills is a special community of 

restricted equity mixed housing stock, that the 

University of California at Irvine uses to recruit 

and retain faculty, staff and administration. 

Students down the hill on campus for many 

years had no awareness that such a community 

existed; hence the joke that Uni Hills was a gated 

community without a gate. 

Republican campaigns enjoy deriding the 

financial arrangement; the restricted equity 

arrangement, however, locks residents in with no 

capital gains for relocation to market-rate 

housing. So, not taxpayer funded as Republican 

campaigns will claim when opposing a 

candidate residing here. What’s interesting about 

this community is that this 2-year window is 

likely the only time the ‘hood will have such 

remarkable representation by its residents: a 

member of Congress (Katie Porter); CA State 

Senator (Dave Min); City Council (Kathleen 

Treseder), and the Orange County Water District 

(Randall Crane). Porter will return to the UCI Law 

School; Min is running to fill the Congressional 

seat, not for reelection to the State Senate; both 

Treseder and Crane have two more years for 

their first and current terms in office. 

and a colleague of Robert’s, thank you for 

showing me that article on our flight into LA. 

- 

Claudia Shambaugh formerly protected coasts 

for a living. She has transformed her life-long 

grassroots activism to journalism, hosting and 

producing 14 years of “Ask A Leader” on Radio 

KUCI. Her extensive array of guests, combined 

with the autonomy of community radio, are her 

challenge to MSM. Originally from the Pacific 

Northwest, she has lived in Denmark, Spain, 

Israel, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and all 

corners of the U.S. She helps herself to the 

cosmopolitan life, farmers markets, jazz, and 

bikeways in Irvine, CA and beyond. Her latest 

amusement is being confused for the presidentelect 

of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. 

So, when bumping into Robert Scheer decades 

later at a U.C. Humanities forum, I told him how 

much I appreciated his article, “Withering on the 

Irvine.” He asked that I send a copy. I was happy 

to oblige. To you Sam Hall Kaplan, my seat mate 

Dear Dean Magazine | Jul. 22, 2024 | Page 22


Feature 

DEPENDABLE 

DEMOCRATS 


Dependable elected democrats. Conciliatory, 

heartfelt, and promises of support, 

investigations, commitment to the ideals of 

America. Kennedy, Carter, Clinton, Obama, now 

Biden. No throw towels, say get over it, or 

sweep forest. Republicans owe gratitude to 

democrats. 

Republican citizens count on democrats doing 

/saying the right thing but never hold their 

elected representatives to the same standards. 

Neither does big media. They each insist we 

reach out to them; we not bring up their violent 

rhetoric, or even their violent actions. 

Be good. Don’t escalate. Done inflame. Heal the 

nation. These are the same folk flaunting their 

AR-15 lapel pins every day, and especially 

following ANY mass shooting. But hey you 

democrats don’t call them out else you’re the 

reason for *more violence. 

We move forward thinking of all Americans, not just 

wealthy and white. All. 

The road to domestic peace starts with democrats, 

travels treacherously through republican lands, and 

gratefully usually ends with democrats Doing the 

Right Thing. 

I am grateful for a strong Democratic Party, 

President and Vice President, and for Democratic 

voters. 

We only have political peace in this nation 

because democrats are strong. Because 

democrats prefer talk, law, legislation to 

violence. We concede defeats gracefully even 

when we know we won- Hello Al Gore and 

Hillary Clinton! 



F e a t u r e d B u s i n e s s 

Maurice Woodson 

Maurice Woodson Began his career in the publishing Business. 

He has written for Right On! Magazine, Black Elegance, Class 

Magazine as well as ran Black Beat and Spice Superposter 

music Magazines as Editor N Chief. In the early 200s he owned 

The Suburban herald, a small newspaper in upstate New York. 

He then ventured into the music industry managing artists and 

briefly working as A&R and A&M records. Looking to be more 

involved in telling stories he began writing screenplays and 

also honed his craft working as a script consultant. His love of 

creating and storytelling led to him writing Novels and 

children's Books. 

Woodson has been studying Black history and true History for 

nearly two decades. He believes that if schools won't teach our 

stories we must because we need to know how we got here in 

order to know where we are going. "We must plant seed in 

young minds, inspire. and empower." This has led to the 

publishing of children's books including the popular "We Know 

The ABCs Of Black History...Do You? and "I love What I See 

When I Look At Me." 

Woodson is also the owner of upcoming streaming service 

NXS Entertainment, which will feature diverse and 

inclusive movies, Series, Documentaries and more. 



Feature 

DONALD TRUMP 

CO-PRESIDENT 

2020-2024 


The way Trump wins so much in court -or isn’t 

punished by courts... makes me wonder if the 

cases against him are “trumped up” Folk been 

going after him for 50 years, and hard for past 

8 but nothing has stuck, he personally hasn’t 

paid a fine, and he’s America’s top story. 

Lawyers across all these apps repeatedly say 

“this” is the case as every new court case is 

filed Sure, his businesses take hits, and his 

workers, but never him. He became president 

for crying out loud. He has expanded his 

power after being out of office. He is the GOP 

president. 

He is in charge of the Senate, tells the house 

what to/not vote for, and controls every state 

GOP and gop governor. He wasn’t lying about 

mar a Lago being the Florida White House. I’ve 

written that we have run the past few years 

with two active presidents, because we have. 

Our media never stopped giving him the 

present tense honorific President. Mike 

Johnson does his bidding -hell, he only got the 

job because his fealty to Trump, and Trump 

approved him. He has Fox then his supporters 

took over CNN, MSNBC, & Twitter., but also 

Truth, NY Times, Politico, Axios, New Yorker, 

Post, Daily Mail, Washington Post, 

and a few of those other weird social apps (but so 

many got problems with Christopher Bouzy’s 

Spoutible while using all Trump-follower apps). 

If the American president is the “most powerful man 

in the world” what does that make Trump? 2nd most 

powerful man in the world, that’s what I wrote in 

2020 Trump Will Not Go to Prison and I stand by 

that. And if he is reelected other politicians will 

definitely go to prison. 

There’s no one coming to save us except each other. 

Vote harder? You’re damn right. Vote early. Take 

someone with you. Got a non-voting relative? Take 

them a ballot and help. And yes, keep trying to win 

your GOP family and friends. Call, text, give. We must 

win. Period. 

Don’t give up like they want you to, go harder, faster, 

stronger, smarter and let’s run this thing. 



Myron's 

HOT TAKE 

#1 

VP Harris is already the most attacked person 

online and we can expect those attacks to 

ramp up now that she’s running for president. 

#2 

The announcement that VP Harris is now 

running for president after receiving President 

Biden’s full support turned into the biggest 

fundraising day in democratic history. As we 

went to print the party had raised over $30M. 

#3 

We need a National Burn Confederate 

flag day and it can be on the day those 

traitors surrendered and bent the knee. 

#4 

The donors who helped force the 

president to withdraw should now put 

their money where their big mouths 

have been and redirect their donations 

to VP Harris presidential campaign. 



Marcus A. Banks-Bey, M.Div 

Gathered experience and elevation gained from years as an Army & hospital chaplain, mental health worker 

and clinical psychology doctoral student, equips Marcus A Banks to aid in journeying the reader to 

intelligently question their past belief systems and future creative visions of thought and identity as a 

purposeful means to developing their own personal reality for establishing their “true identity.” 

Within Dig Deep lies practical language, developed to help the reader grow the relationship with themselves, 

and understand why nurturing the relationships we have with our Faith, Family, Friends, Fitness and 

Finances will support our Purpose, Planning, Patience, and Persistent-Perseverance. This system helps one 

establish their own 5×5 Side by Side Guide through life. Dig Deep was written following a series of extremely 

challenging life occurrences, including the suicide of the author’s brother, Iverson; divorce; and war 

deployment. From this place, the author engaged in the process of self-discovery, self-awareness and 

meaning. 



Looking back on the Before and the events leading up to the After, it was impossible to say precisely 

when everything went to shit. Understanding the importance of human connection, a lone trader braves 

the Weeps and an emerging cult to unite the survivors of a shattered world. The Before and The After is a 

tale of loss, acceptance, and finding one’s truth in a barren future. 

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Catherine Sequeira is a veterinarian, author, and teacher. Originally from California, she has lived in 

Switzerland, New York, Oklahoma, and Scotland. She is an avid tabletop gamer and was all verklempt the 

first time her older son kicked her ass at Lords of Waterdeep. She would live in the garden if she could, 

pretending to be Snow White or channeling her inner Poison Ivy. When the weather chases her inside, you 

can find her reading sci-fi and fantasy or binging horror shows. She lives in Northern California with her 

partner, younger son, cat, and rescue dragon (the bearded kind, that is). 



Coming 

Soon! 

Dr. Josie Harjo is used to cutting up dead bodies. As a veterinary pathologist at a state diagnostic lab, it’s her 

job to figure out the cause of death in a never-ending parade of various non-human species. Most cases are 

cut-and-dried, and rarely will a carcass roll in that gets her racking her brain. 

When a rancher shows up with a dead horse, Josie thinks it’s going to be a typical day at the office. She 

quickly learns that this is the third suspicious death in as many days, and the clock is ticking to figure out 

what’s going on before any more lives are lost. 

The necropsy is frustratingly unremarkable, and Josie is forced to follow all leads no matter how 

implausible. Tensions rise as the rancher starts pointing a finger at a disgruntled employee and an assault 

charge forces the cops to start asking questions. With a hefty insurance payout on the table, Josie realizes 

that she can’t ignore the possibility that the rancher might be involved. As the pathologist leading the case, 

Josie has to wonder, is it just coincidence or is there something more nefarious killing horses at JW Ranch? 



BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

BLM-PD. BLM-PD. BLM-PD. BLM-PD 

BLM-PD 

In the not too distant future, the US has been taken over by white nationalists, and the 

institutionalized racism that has underscored the country’s entire history has once 

again been codified. California has seceded from the US, and a band of strong women 

plan to start the next civil war following the death of their friend at the hands of the 

police. This is BLM-PD.

MYRON'S 

HIT OR MISSlist 

HIT 

My new book entered various Amazon charts 

at #2, #5, and #7. Boo-yeah! 



MISS 

The bullet intended for Trump’s head 

HIT 

The bullets intended for the would-be assassin 

MISS 

George Clooney thinking anyone cares what he 

thinks President Biden should do. Clooney lives 

overseas, is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, 

and can rightly shut the fuck up. Plus, he was the 

worst Batman. 

MISS 

France and England beat back fascists in their 

recent elections. The U.S. will do the same in 

November. 

MISS 

Hollywood donors whitemailing elected 

democrats, including California senator 

candidate, Rep Adam Schiff, telling them to call 

for President Biden to withdraw from the race 

or they will 

HIT 

President Biden emphatically telling voters he has 

done a great job, the job isn’t finished, and he 

and VP Harris are in the race to win it again. 

MISS 

Jon Stewart completed his journey to rightwing 

stooge (though some say he’s been that way for 

years) by turning on President Biden in favor of 

fascism. His attacks on candidate Hillary and 

now Biden show that he is just a smoother 

talking Joe Rogan. 

MISS 

MISS 

RNC attendees wearing little white ear squares 

mimicking the little My Pillow Trump wore over 

his ear scratch. 

Dumb celebrities who thought Will Smith would 

never have another blockbuster hit. His and 

Martin Lawrence’s Bad Boys, Ride or Die has 

garnered over $1B in box office receipts, again 

reminding folk that Big Willie Style still owns the 

box office. 



CLUE 

Who did it, in Butler, PA? 

2024 Election Edition 

The young white man, a registered republican, 

on a warehouse roof, with an AR-type weapon. 

TRUMP Gets Shot, Names a VP pick, and tries 

to deny PROJECT 2025 

No yet knows why a 20-year-old white man who 

is a republican, who lives in 90%+ white 

community that is staunchly republican, who is 

Christian like most of his city, school, family, and 

community, decided to try to kill the republican 

president. Some are saying perhaps it was a setup 

to father sympathy for Trump’s campaign – 

his friend Putin has done it so, who really knows? 

What we do know is the shooter is dead, Trump 

started wearing a piece of tissue on his ear and 

being made fun of on social media, and he 

picked famous misogynist J.D. Vance as his VP 

pick. 

The pick of the Ohio senator was met with anger 

and disappointment by many republicans who 

state the unpopular senator brings nothing to 

the ticket. Oh, but he does: He is a Yes Man, just 

like Trump wanted in Mike Pence (who his 

followers and him hoped to hang when he lost 

last time). 

J.D. Vance believes Trump is “Like Hitler” 

J.D. Vance says rape and incest aren’t 

reasons for abortions 

Get to know, be familiar with, and share the 

details of Trump’s Project 2025, and what he and 

republicans plan to do if he wins the election. It 

is horrifying and terrifying. 

Learn more here: 

https://democracyforward.org/the-peoplesguide-to-project-2025/ 

J.D. Vance says Putin should be allowed to 

take Ukraine 

J.D. Vance says Trump wants to be a 

dictator 

J.D. Vance says he isn’t racist because his 

wife in Indian. 


EXTRA! 

EXTRA! 

Sequel Coming Soon! 

Myron J. Clifton’s acclaimed novel, “Jamaal’s Incredible 

Adventures In The Black Church“ is getting a sequel, where you 

will be able to continue to follow Jamaal’s adventures as he 

attends the Annual National Church Convention and much more 

-- it’s a wild ride! Be sure to keep an eye out for the upcoming 

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S T R E A M I N G N O W 

Peacock - Love Island. Seasons 1-5. Listen, if 

you like easy to watch trashy summer television, 

this is the series for you. Young reality stars are 

isolated in Fiji and tasked with finding love. They 

find love, but also break ups, backstabbing, fun, 

sex, alliances, and all sorts of shenanigans. 

NBC - Americas Got Talent Easy summer 

watching, variety type show with various types of 

people, talents, and surprises. Doesn’t require 

focused attention and each episode delivers a few 

special performances. 

Netflix - Beverly Hills Cop/Axel Foley. Just 

enjoy it for what it is. Eddie Murphy being Eddie 

Murphy, the old gang back together, Kevin Bacon 

hamming it up, stunts, chases, side jokes, and a 

good soundtrack. It’s a good summer movie and 

flashback to those type of movies that were so 

fun to watch. 



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Hunt. 

If participators die in the Great Hunt—their entire family will be executed. In front of 

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Akana Phenix is a recent Harvard alum who researches 

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