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The Brilliance of President Claudia Sheinbaum

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Representative Jasmine Crockett - The

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March 2025

Happy Women’s History Month.

When girls are educated and women are allowed to choose the lives they want, society

improves, children are healthier, and everyone lives longer.

Unfortunately, America has a regime that is determined to shackle women and young girls with

babies, exclude them from the military, and even go as far as repealing their right to vote.

This month’s feature articles include an article and review of Duchess Meghan Sussex successful

lifestyle series on Netflix, admiring the fight and toughness of Representative Jasmine Crockett, and

the sharp negotiating strategy of Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum. We also offer a critical

analysis of why California Governor invited noted racists Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon to his

podcast, and the dishonorable actions of the military in firing and demoting accomplished Black

commanders.

We finish with guest contributor Brian Bullard’s second installment of his three-part series on what it

means to be a veteran and know the type of person new Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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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 with his wife and daughter, and is

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DUCHESS

MEGHAN SUSSEX

LIVING & LOVING

THE SOFT LIFE

by Myron J. Clifton

On episode two on Meghan’s new Netflix series,

With Love, Meghan, she corrects guest Mindy

Kaling on what her name is. “You keep saying

Meghan Markle, but my married name is Meghan

Sussex.”

Meghan was correcting the world and setting the

record straight once and for all. Detractors tried

to correct her online, but she was proven correct,

again – doubting that a woman wouldn’t know

her own name is just a small taste of the attacks

Meghan continues to receive from royalists and

their media.

Her show has been renewed for another season

and is currently in the top ten in over fifty

countries. Meghan is proving again that her

appeal is global.

She has her detractors, of course, with their main

complaint being that Meghan isn’t “Relatable.”

Her detractors seem to be stuck with the

manufactured binary choices that white people in

the U.S. and elsewhere, especially but not

exclusively in England, that tell them there are

only two types of Black women: The exceptional

elite like Oprah, Beyonce, Serena Willams,

Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama, and Halle

Berry, or the Black woman pushed on the nightly

news and pop culture: brash, loud, angry,

criminal, in poverty, and with many kids out of

wedlock.

The athletes and entertainers vs. the

stereotypes.

That binary choice is of course false, and

Meghan’s show highlights something that the

Black community knows there are millions of

“Meghan’s” in our community and they are

common.


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Black women are diverse in thoughts, careers,

intelligences, opinions, and living situations.

Some are rural and others are in cities. Some

are in the country. There’s a diversity of thought

on how and who to love, religion, genders, and

education. We understand that in our

community.

As an aside, it is worth always remembering that

Black women as a voting block were in synch

with voting for VP Kamala Harris for president –

92% voted for her. So, none of America’s current

mess can be blamed on them.

But for the people who are saying Meghan isn’t

relatable it is telling me they are stuck in those

binary choices for Black and Latino women.

They aren’t considering that there are millions of

Black and Latino women who are hosts,

entertain guests, have large friendship groups,

who are creative, wonderful cooks, and they

travel together and have their own

organizations. They have clubs such as STEM,

book clubs, gardening clubs, or just friends of

women who get together for brunch, shopping

excursions, vacations, or to just talk.

These women are our mothers, sisters, wives,

lovers, aunts, friends, and partners.

We know they exists. And to them seeing

Meghan doing things that they do but which

aren’t often represented in media, movies,

television, or popular books. But there’s a

reason why her show is popular across the

globe, especially with Black women who do see

themselves in Meghan.

Those Black women are all over social media

sharing their own “Soft life” that mirrors much

of what Meghan covers in her show’s eight

episodes. They are gardening and making floral

arrangements, showing their creativity with

crudité and charcuterie boards, doing things

with their hands, and of course cooking.

They are just being creative and living and

enjoying their lives as they see fit. I think they

should be celebrated, not scorned or criticized

like some are doing to Meghan. I see my

mother, my wife, my wife’s mother and aunts,

and it is truly a pleasure watching Meghan in

her element.

I see them in what Meghan is doing and so it is

not unusual what she is doing. It is just unusual

to people who are only used to the binary

choice that mass media presents them for Black

women: Either your Oprah or Serena or

Beyonce, or you are the worst and lowest citizen

in your country.

It is telling on them that they are in a bubble

that excludes Black and Latino women who are

not those stereotypes. The critics should read

books by Black and Latino women and expand

their circles to include Black and Latino women.

They will improve their lives if they do so.


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him, he also became the innocent target of people who couldn’t hold their liquor, others

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THE BRILLIANCE OF

PRESIDENT CLAUDIA

SHEINBAUM

Mexico’s president chose a different path to dealing

with U.S. president Donald Trump.

She punched him in his fat mouth.

I don’t mean that literally, unfortunately because he

certainly has long deserved it after decades of

insulting everyone in every demographic.

No, what Claudia has done is speak truth to his face,

correct his lies and accusations in real time, and

been firm on what she will do in response to his tariff

threats and provocations.

She reminded him – and dumb Americans – that

Mexico is the U.S. biggest trade partner, that millions

of Americans live in Mexico, that she has the power

to cause major harm to the American economy in

almost every state.

But then the president went further, higher, faster

when she pointedly reminded Trump and Americans

that Mexico only has one gun store – ONE – and that

99% of the guns and weapons in Mexico that are

used by the Cartels that American media report on

and movies love to show – and supplied illegally by

U.S. gun manufacturers.

more to help reduce the flow of illegal drugs

across the southern border, it is American

citizens who are requesting, using, selling, and

profiting from the drugs. Basically, stop

worrying about us and get your own house in

order, Americans.

Excellente, President Sheinbaum.

And she ended with a reminder that while Mexico

continues to do what it can and pledges to do


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REPRESENTATIVE

JASMINE CROCKETT

The Voice and Energy

Democrats Need

Representative Jasmine Crockett has emerged as a

needed democratic voice to counteract the bloviating

president and his cadre of loudmouth sycophants in

the House like Marge Taylor-Green, Lauren Boebert.

Rep. Crockett is smart, sharp, and unafraid to, as

former VP Kamala Harris says, “Call a thing a thing.”

She has emerged from the election as the go-to

politician to comment and make sense of devious

actions undertaken by Elon Musk and other

republicans.

She has spoken out about cutting federal jobs, going

after Social Security and Medicare, while also

confronting her republican coworkers in the House

about their capitulation to Elon and Trump. She has

been furious at republicans for giving up their

oversight of spending and budgets, and of Trump

officials refusing to testify before Congress.

There are calls for Rep Crockett to move up within the

party and some are even eyeing her as part of a future

presidential ticket.

Whatever Rep Crockett does, she will excel and she will

remain who she is: Smart, honest, sharp, and a

staunch defender of democracy and the democratic

party.


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THAT TIME I

saw the future

by Myron J. Clifton

I wrote this in 2024-2015 as an opening world building to my novel BLM-PD: Revenge Was Inevitable.

It was written before Trump was running and elected. It was set “in the near future.” These 2 pages

accurately foretold the Trump we are now seeing. Check it out.


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DRAFT DODGER

DISHONORS MILITARY

by Myron J. Clifton

You know who are most shocked by the Elon and

Trump purge of federal employees and benefits?

Military folk. Active and retired. And military who

are Black.

Most Black military officers I’ve met, including

family, proudly serve (d) and love talking about

how military life is different than civilian.

And how while acknowledging racism, many truly

feel meritocracy of rank outpaces civilian civil

rights achievements improving Black lives.

They aren’t saying there’s no racism or delayed

advancement, just that there’s less artificial

blockage than in civilian life.

They are proud of the distinction because the

culture of saving lives under fire erases color and

class.

They are not naive and understand the history of

military racism.

Now they see 3 and 4-star generals and officers

of distinction who are Black are under attack by

Pete Hegseth - a man with no military distinction

who is also an alcoholic, Trump; a draft dodger

coward, and Elon a pansy who uses children as a

bullet shield.

Those three are snipers whose targets are

distinguished Black military veterans.

We know why they targeted Black officers

because Trump and Hegseth told us: “Eliminate

anyone who will block Trump and or not carry

out his orders.”

For all the other obvious ominous considerations

of that statement I think there’s something

hidden in there.


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They expect white officers to comply.

They expect white officers and rank, and file will

follow heretofore unconstitutional orders because

those orders will almost exclusively come from whites

in the chain of command.

It is a stunning admission: white officers will show

fealty to Trump and not the constitution; Black

officers will not.

Their actions highlight:

They know they’re wrong

They know Black officers won’t comply

They know white officers will comply

They know they must get rid of Black officers, so

the military command doesn’t collapse

Of course, that logic is flawed because not all white

officers will abandon their oath. But logic isn’t

Trump, Elon, or Hegseth’s strong attributes.

But it doesn’t have to be when your goal is to destroy

the U.S. military, economy, and federal government

piece by piece for white supremacy and Russian

President Putin.

While simultaneously starting wars against Mexico

and Canada, and aiding Russia against Nato

members.

I’m not military expert or foreign relations expert. But

there are signs worth understanding.

And to me their steps to purge Black leadership is

another canary in the coal mine worth listening to.


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FROM MILITARY

MAVERICK TO MAGA –

A SOLDIER’S STORY

by Brian Burke

Part 2 in 3 part series

In my last article I described military

"mavericks" and said Hegseth was a "ticking

time bomb". He wants to be "one of the boys" --

the "warfighters" as he calls them, the mythical

maverick.

Writing the story, I was reminded of the most

prolific maverick I'd ever served with, let's call

him "Kent" for privacy purposes.

Arriving at my first "permanent party", out of

Army Basic Training and Advanced Individual

Training in the mid 1980's, Private First Class

Kent stood six foot three with big square fists, a

cordial demeanor, looking like a young, blonde

Sean Connery. He was a member of my squad

and protocol is that each team member is

welcoming to new soldiers and will show them

the ropes.

When I met Kent, he was mopping floors nightly

as part of his "extra duty" for getting a DUI in

his old Ford Mustang, still parked on the lot.

The introduction was uncomfortable for us

both -- he was obviously a bit embarrassed

about his punishment yet wanting to take a

positive, welcoming leadership role. I was new

there and wondering if that would be the norm

and a bit worried about the culture.

I didn't want to be doing "extra duty."

Over a short amount of time I was welcomed

and inducted -- Kent and I became roommates, I

attended the introductory briefing with our

commander, "Captain G," and Kent and the

squad trained me on what was expected of a

soldier in our team.

But there was also a dark side to the story -- off

duty hours, on-post, in garrison.

It didn't take long before I found out there were

a few real mavericks in our squad, and they had

a history. My boss, Staff Sergeant Thomas (name

changed), had a home in military housing, onpost,

and hosted regular parties -- he and Kent

were best friends. He was also a giant, friendly

guy with a wife and three kids who had served

several years in Germany. He had drinking,

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just like Kent, and when a bar fight broke out

one night I was glad they were both on my side.

We were, however flawed, a tight-knit family --

and not political, you really didn't have that

divide back then, at least among a bunch of Gen

X and Boomer soldiers in the Reagan era.

Kent was my role model on-duty -- mission

oriented and strong as an ox, he never gave up

and wouldn't let you either. He'd carry all 23

pounds of an M-60 machine gun like a loaf of

bread, and he shared whatever he had with

anyone who needed it. Everyone in our unit liked

him, and as in most Army outfits, we were very

multicultural -- everybody was "cool" with Kent.

But he had his demons, as most mavericks do --

in high school Kent crashed a car which killed

his best friend, and he would have sudden

outbursts about it when drinking heavily. Late

one night he threw several empty beer bottles

against the cement-blocked walls of our indoor

common area in a drunken fit of rage. Kent

always had weed, which was a real danger in

the advent of "gas chromatography urinalysis",

a newly refined method of identifying drug

users. One day he moved out of our room in the

barracks to live full-time at SSG Thomas' house,

where they would party every night.

I was on leave once and when I returned, he was

gone -- discharged for failing a "piss test" as we

called it. It was like losing the brother I never

had. The good thing was Captain G had given

him an honorable discharge; I felt that

recognized the great things Kent brought to the

unit despite his unruliness in garrison.

Fast forward thirty years later. I searched for

Kent online a few times every year since 1998 --

nothing.

I finally tracked him down from an online photo in

early 2016, just months before I was headed to his

area to open a client's art studio. We caught up in

email and agreed to meet.

On the flight out I sat next to a nice elderly

woman, she and her husband manufactured

commercial kitchen tools. We conversed without

taking sides, she said, "We'll see what he can do"

and I just nodded, knowing she was voting for

Trump.

I met Kent and his son at a cozy restaurant where

he did the heating and air conditioning for the

whole chain. After being honorably discharged he

attended HVAC school and went on to create his

own business, then the restaurant franchise asked

him to be their exclusive provider throughout the

state. He was doing very well, as was I, both of us

now independent and owning successful

businesses. That would've been an unimaginable

dream back in our Army days.

We talked about the past, those we served with,

and incidents. In past years he'd been through a

bad divorce, harsh custody battle, and was a

recent victim of a T-bone auto accident. We didn't

touch on politics or the upcoming 2016 election.

We were brothers, reunited like old times.

Kent was the same as I had always known --

friendly, non-judgmental, dedicated to whatever

mission at hand, a bit rogue when it came to the

rules of life, not easily influenced. He was more

laid back as well. But somehow, I still knew he'd

be MAGA. Fortunately, that never came up when I

was there. There were slight nuances but nothing

alarming, it's kind of like we both knew what exact

boundaries to hold.

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"I must live in a cave," making clear he didn't

keep up with the news.

We kept in touch after that and promised to

meet again. I live only an hour from where Kent

and I served in Georgia and he wanted to come

over and visit, we had big plans.

Then, later that year, 2016, Trump won, and we

had never discussed politics, but I posted

something negative about Trump on Facebook

and his son commented and blocked me. Things

got quiet after that. And family is family, I get it,

Kent isn't going to side with me over his son's

opinions, fine.

I last emailed with Kent in November 2021, after

Joe Biden became president, but we didn't

mention that either, it was just another cordial

exchange of emails about our lives. He said that

the restaurant chain was closing but he had a

new gig doing the HVAC and other electrical

repairs at a major university, one that relies on a

lot of student visas. I was the last to respond and

all commo ended.

Trump and Hegseth claim to unite but are the

great dividers. They're aware that people like

Kent don't follow the news but are susceptible to

propaganda however it reaches them, guessing

that's through social media and word of mouth.

Recently we've seen the Trump administration

ally with Russia against Ukraine, fire several

veterans from federal jobs, and make aggressive

moves towards the VA and Pentagon. Years ago,

this would have been an absolute red line in the

sand for anyone serving or for vets, especially

"mavericks."

I don't know if that will be enough to change

Kent's point of view, whatever that is, but I can

imagine he'd reconsider if his job at the

university has issues because of student visas or

funding.

One by one, people, and even other countries,

are "finding out." The sooner, the better.

---

Brian Burke is an Army veteran who writes

articles concerning the military and current

events.

Twitter -- @brushmastery2


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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.

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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.


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GAVIN NEWSOM

AND THE WHITE

SUPREMACIST

by Myron J. Clifton

I was trying to figure out why Gavin pissed me off

so much when he started his podcast career

talking with his first guest, Charlie Kirk. Charlie is a

known white supremacist, racist, virulent

misogynist, and vile homophobic provocateur.

There are plenty of reasons to be disgusted of him

playing footsie with Charlie Kirk and using his son

as an excuse to do so - That’s slimy and

diabolically calculated by Newsom.

I think I landed on white men granting grace to the

worst white men. We see it all the time and there’s

no better example than them doing it with Trump.

But he’s just current and they can justify it because

he’s president.

But… white men like Gavin- Democrats- will

always chuckle it up with the worst Gop and do

so with zero bad feelings.

And what gets me is they are so quick to excuse,

deflect, defend, have a beer and laugh with likes

of Charlie Kirk.

But when you ask them to use their access to

the group that overwhelmingly votes to harm -

everyone else- if they do, they do like Gavin did

and chuckle it up in the worst way possible.

Throw away good vibes with valued constituents

in the big tent.

But they do it with celebrities, athletes, and their

Maga friends, family, coworkers.They excuse them

overdosing on Fox News. They excuse farmers for

hurting themselves voting Gop, and excuse CEOs,

Hollywood actors, directors, studio heads who

abuse.

Side note-this is also patriarchal in that men

excuse men, period.


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misogynistic, white supremacist who outsmarted

and outclassed his father.

They are quick to blot out colors of the rainbow ?

coalition, ignore the disgraceful racism, women’s

rights, and more.

Gavin and white men like him long to be accepted

by their peers in the other party. You see the new

dem leadership pinning and begging the party to

“PLEASE FOCUS ON LONELY YOUNG WHITE MEN

AND RURAL MEN that Kamala didn’t talk to?

But when you remind them that VP Harris helped

farmers and rural voters, and had more plans to

help them, white male democratic leadership said

“She spoke too intelligently and left coast elitist”

I’ve voted for Gavin 3 times-yes 3, because he

was recalled once.

I’m glad he can’t run for Governor again and that

even if he runs for president, he won’t have my

vote.

He can go slurp those GOP votes to help him

since that’s who he’s infatuated with.

Hopefully the rest of the democratic voters will

reject his brand of sleazy politics as we get closer

to 2028.

My god, do they hear themselves?

Some said: “But Pete goes on Fox News and talks to

them.”

Yes, he does. And he’s good at it. So why didn’t

Gavin do that? Why platform Charlie Kirk? What is

gained?

Nothing with the party and very little if anything

with Charlie’s demographic. In fact, the day after his

appearance on Gavin’s podcast, Kirk was posting on

Twitter how deranged Gavin and democrats are and

mocking his views and political opinions.

Gavin values his kid telling him he needs to talk to

Charlie Kirk over long time Black democratic voters

telling him he needs to reach young Black and

Latino male voters- that is peak white privilege for

Gavin AND his son.

That’s so off putting on all the levels

And now the governor of California is exposed for

raising another white boy infatuated with a racist,


MISSlist

MYRON'S

HIT OR

HIT

Canada’s next Prime Minister, Mark Carney immediately

letting Trump know Canada will not be bullied or forced to

capitulate and surrender its sovereignty and become the

51st state.


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MISS

10 toothless Democrats joined lily-livered

republicans in censuring Representative Al Green

after he rightly protested at the State of The Union

Address. They justified their vote by talking about

proper behavior and decorum, but none voted to

censure Marge Taylor Green or Lauren Boebert

for their repeated outbursts during President

Biden’s State of the Union Address.

MISS

Another Space X rocket exploded moments after takeoff,

this time over the Bahamas, wasting taxpayer money

handed over to Elon Musk – America’s biggest welfare

queen.

HIT

Ukrainian President Zelensky delivering this fire

rebuttal to Trump yelling at him in the White

House: “The volume of your voice doesn’t change

the logic of your argument.”

MISS

Trump abandoning the Nato Alliance to side with

Putin against the western powers’ alliance.

MISS

Marvel incels review bombing the movie Captain

America: Brave New World to protest Anthony

Mackie and the movie centering Sam Wilson who

is Black. The movie follows longstanding comic

book stories for Sam’s Captain America, showing

how that crowd are as toxic and racist as Star

War “fans.”

MISS

Trump revoking legal status of Ukrainians who fled the

Russian invasion.

MISS

Trump requiring Canadians who plan to be in the U.S.

for over 30 days to register with the feds and to be

fingerprinted.

MISS

Target turning off comments on all their social media

after customers vented against the large retailer for

abandoning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives

during Black History Month. The retailer saw its stock

and sales crash because of the shortsighted move that

was meant to appease Trump. A customer boycott is

ongoing, and Target shareholders have launched a

lawsuit against the company and management team.

MISS

Republicans canceling all their town halls after

being confronted by constituents angry about

Trump and Elon firing federal workers, attacking

Medicare and Medicaid, and harming veterans and

farmers.

HIT

Democrats won another special election, this time

in Minnesota where Gottfried got 70% of the votes.

His win helps end the republican majority in the

state.


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Myron's

HOT TAKE

#2

Another Elon Musk rocket exploded, proving

again that the biggest welfare queen in the

nation wastes the most taxpayer dollars.

#3

Speaking of Elon Musk, his Tesla cars and

showrooms are being burned down, vandalized,

and protested. It got so bad Elon and Trump did

a car commercial outside the white house, in a

scene that is being mocked online. In fairness to

people who bought Tesla’s before knowing Musk

is a white nationalist, they don’t deserve their

cars to be vandalized. As for his showrooms and

that truck? Have at it…

#1

Trump ordered the destruction of the Black

Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. by

threatening to withhold funding. Funny but

unsurprisingly, Black people didn’t respond to

his latest provocation because we know he and

many others never believed Black Lives Matter.

What matters most, is that we KNOW Black

Lives Matter no matter.

#4

Gavin Newsom platforming

noted racists Charlie Kirk

and Steve Bannon on his

new podcast was a huge

misstep for the outgoing

Governor of California who

many believe will run for

president in 2028.

#5

Elon and republicans want to steal OUR money

from Social Security - $2.7T – Trillion dollars –

because the most common way the super

wealthy become super wealthy is through theft.


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Monuments to the US War between the States romanticized the notion of the

Confederacy. While these monuments came down in the twenty-first century, it did not

signal the end to the romantic ideas people held about the war, nor the existence of

white supremacy. In the near future, Civil War reenactment events are still held, and,

other than fist fights and drunken brawls, have been mostly violence-free.Until

now.When Jenn’s employer is granted a contract at the country’s largest Civil War

reenactment, she and the other managers, Paul, Jack, Mari, and Clarence, have to make

some tough calls. Across the country, the event’s promoter and his main sponsor, a

popular evangelical preacher, make plans for an event no one will soon forget. Thrown

together, along with unlikely girlfriends, a doting congregant, and an unstable redneck,

the characters are in for a deadly day of monumental terror.

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and a little bit of humor but mostly it is a detective

procedural, and it is worth a watch.

Netflix - Running Point. If you like Ted Lasso, you will

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fictional team The Waves. After the president of the

team enters rehab, he assigns his younger sister to run

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Netflix: Pantheon. Season 2. This smart science

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CBS/Paramount+: Beyond the Gates. The first new

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former president and new president, respectively,

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victim of a sinister attack that may be a cyber-attack

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Russians or Chinese? There are many questions,

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