B Kind

 This holiday season I decided to insert a persona of caring about others with that agenda in mind … I tag this as a Brand….

                     B Kind/Nice(c)

So whenever I am out and in the community or marketplace when I encounter human beings/people , I am saying‘Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays ….

I am uttering this to any and everyone I encounter from homeless people to cops, postal folks, cashiers, professional types , students ….

What I have discovered is how many people are shocked and surprised someone is telling them to enjoy the season. There are folks out here that are lonely and drifting in oblivion and space without any human interaction love, attention or kindness…… 

So this season…. Try This On

                         B Kind/Nice(c)

Greg/BLM

Calibration of Interests and Relationships

For Consideration

In the marketplace of ideas, issues, policies, personal and private relationships, I opine that there should always be the ability to examine, evaluate and where appropriate calibrate relationships and partnerships and collective interests 

Regarding this topic a focus on the calibration of political and cultural relationships from the perspective of Black Americans is long overdue 

Politics: Without question it is critical that our relationship with the Democratic Party demands a critical analysis including where appropriate a ‘reset’. An examination of our relationship with the DEMS is long overdue 

Culture: Without question it is critical that our social attitudes and real time life behaviors demands a critical assessment from our fixation on musical genres to our religious beliefs an examination is long overdue 

Allies: Without question given the recent disconnect with traditional relationships with Jews , Christians, Muslims, Atheists and Conservatives and Liberals especially in light of the issue surrounding  criticism of the War in Gaza an examination of these relationships is long overdue 

Religion: Without question it is critical an examination of our religious beliefs and the value of prayer and worship in the context of our religious beliefs and choices is long overdue 

Education: Without question it is critical that an examination of public, private, homeschooling and the curriculums of these choices is long overdue…

Economics: Without question there needs to be an examination of issues surrounding entrepreneurship, ownership, collectives, investing, personal and business expenditures is long overdue 

More to come…

The marketing of Anti Semitism in America

The war in Gaza has created global problems and tensions that are now impacting relations between historical allies here in America.

There is a twisted hysterical and divisive theme in America that Antisemitism is a huge and growing problem in America, major media platforms and organisations  that serve the interests of Jewish communities are contributing to the marketing of this vile narrative that has no factual foundation.

This false narrative is creating unnecessary tensions  between Black Americans and Jewish Americans  in our nation as well. The white extremists in America that seek the worst for both Black and Jewish Americans are perpetuating and promoting this twisted narrative. 

This marketing campaign includes the dangerous propaganda that Black Americans are increasingly engaging in daily acts of Anti Semitism across the nation 

It is a falsehood that is distorted and disturbing and perpetrates division and gives quarter to those seeking to undermine Academic Freedom in our universities while simultaneously silencing criticism of Israel’s vengeance and revenge war that is killing Palestinian children and innocent human beings in Gaza.

We must confront, condemn and defeat all of these strategies.

Americans Matter

 Politics today while in DC.

I simply don’t understand how foreign nations Israel , Ukraine and others solicit billions from our government while Americans have to jump , crawl, roll over to secure funds food stamps, shelter, healthcare etc etc 

So of course I let the politicians feel the heat

Our government simply has to recognize and acknowledge the citizens of America deserve priority over the citizens of other nations 

Cancelling Academic Freedom in America

 The efforts to forced the resignation of Harvard’s Black President is not a surprise and only confirms the agenda of those enablers of Israel and its lobbyists in America as it continues its war of vengeance and revenge in GAZA.

The war in GAZA that is killing Palestinian children and human beings in GAZA is inhumane and a ceasefire must take place now . Canceling Academic Freedoms in our colleges and universities should not be another casualty of the War in Gaza Apparently when one declares that genocide against ALL people without declaring the ‘chosen people’ expressly renders one subject to intense criticism and the demands of one’s resignation! America is not Israel… Academia does not serve the edicts of any religion or foreign nation’s agenda ( Israel)

Greg Thrasher

Director 

Plane Ideas

USA

UnAmerican Hearing in our Congress

 3 women presidents of private universities in America are being intimidated and now forced to genuflect and capitulate to the bullies in our Congress!!

The Black Woman President of Harvard expressly declared that genocide against all people is wrong and should be condemned. 

Apparently because she did not specifically mention Jews she has been forced to amend her testimony to appease Israel and its lobbyists and supporters in America.

To observe our Congress appease and pander to the War agenda of Israel is unacceptable and UnAmerican. 

I am disappointed that a Black Women was not only subjected to this ordeal but she lacks the strength and integrity and agreed to amend her Congressional testimony.

I condemn all that were a party to this shameful hearing!

Greg Thrasher

Director 

Plane Ideas

USA

Academic Freedom in Peril

 Today in the US Congress there was a effort to silence and intimidate universities in America that value Academic Freedoms in their curriculums and inside classrooms and forums held on campus to protest, discuss and dialogue about a War in Gaza.

  Today in our Congress there was an effort to extort silence and compliance and end Academic Freedoms because students object to the War in Gaza that our government supports because of loyalty to a foreign country ( Israel) at the expense of the United States Constitution .

   This is unacceptable and those in Congress who held this hearing seeking to intimidate and remove Academic Freedoms on our college campuses must be Condemned!!

   There is something fundamentally wrong when our Congress is engaged in seeking to suppress Academic Freedom in our universities . Our government is not a vessel or conduit for the War agenda of a foreign nation ( Israel) . 

    It is patently obvious that our government and our military is bias towards Israel but so are overwhelming majority of our politicians and elected officials in America 

   To witness this happening in America is unacceptable and should never occur again in any government sanctioned hearings anywhere in America

    This is America not Russia or Israel!!!!!!

Repression in America

This is one of the repressive moments in America since the McCarthism Era . Americans who don’t share the curated opinion dictated by a foreign nation aka Israel are being sanctioned, Blacklisted , Doxed and subjected to attacks and intimidation by our government and the private sector 

 Our universities are suspending Academic Freedoms , rumors and whisper campaigns are creating cancel culture situations and end of careers and opportunities for our young people 

 Religious leaders are MIA, Inhumanity is being ignored and diminished because of Religious arrogance and privilege and clout 

 

When people dare to seek peace it is attacked as being supportive of barbarism instead humanity 

Yes this is a perilous time in America where even our Constitution is wobbling 

When they come for Us

 The American Jewish population is less than 3%!! The largest segments are children and seniors neither segment is in the public domain that often ! Homeless people are subjected to more risks in a hour than the entire population of Jewish communities in a calendar year!!!! 

This hysteria over Antisemitism is driven by media platforms and Jewish special interest lobbies and orgs and law enforcement agencies and of course Anti Black sentiments in vast segments of White and Jewish communities 

When Dylan Roof and the Domestic Terrorist in Buffalo murdered Black Americans, the FBI nor Homeland Security issued any national alerts for Black Churches nor Black Communities 

When the domestic terrorists bombed the Boston Marathon law enforcement agencies went door to door and blocked access to various communities ...None of this happened when Dylan Roof killed Black church members in prayer…. Dylan Roof when he was apprehended he was taken to Burger King!!

There is a fundamental difference in who the victims of crimes look like and are in America. To now witness the agendas to cast Black Americans as Antisemitic is disturbing and offensive especially when some of this evil origins are with our Jewish Allies 

When they come for US( Jews and Black Folks) .. Black Americans will not betray Jews ... Will this same oath apply to Us 

Suppressing Speech is an UnAmerican Act against every person in America

‘ To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.’

Frederick Douglass 

Currently in America speech is under assault because of our government’s support for Israel and its bombing of innocent human beings in Gaza.

Curated  media platforms that only publish myopic causation narratives that refuse to indict Israel’s role in the treatment of Palestinians which certainly contributed to the barbarism of Hamas on Oct 7, against innocent Israeli’s are UnAmerican 

The horrific acts of violence and inhumanity by Hamas against Israeli civilians must be condemned by any and all who value the sanctity of human life unfortunately for far too many people the pursuit of vengeance is championed instead 

Apparently it is wrong to seek peace and the end of violence in Gaza to conflate every Palestinian as a supporter of Hamas is an acceptable narrative in far too many American Media Platforms 

When one dares to seek peace and the end of violence in Gaza and offers up a narrative and opinion that is not reflective of the majority of politicians and media talking heads one immediately becomes a candidate for cancel culture and viscous attacks on one’s character 

I refuse to surrender my humanity and respect for all life rather I stand for the pursuit of peace and the dignity of all lives without any reservations or retreat .

Join me in the pursuit of speech that is not censored or subjected to sanctions or being added to a Blacklist that is growing and expanding in America 

It is critical to a maturing democracy and our sovereignty that Academic Freedoms cannot be extinguished on our college and university campuses .

Citizens of America have constitutional protections against government interference and sanctions against speech by our government. We can’t allow foreign nations and politicians to ban and censor speech in any context War or no War.

End of Life Invasion

 Waiting for the Israeli military to begin its deadly, lethal and war crime invasion into the heart of Gaza is truly so depressing , my mind simply refuses to acknowledge the inevitable carnage that War delivers to innocent human beings.

The Israeli military strategically released photos and videos of the barbarism of Hamas to amp its ‘End of Life’ invasion into Gaza. It assumes that such documentation of evil will silence its own barbarism in Gaza. It won’t of course.

In synergy with Israel’s vengeance and revenge’End of Life ‘ invasion in Gaza, United States will not issue a ‘red line’ humanitarian directive to Israel’ primary because the United States doesn’t care about the innocent human beings in Gaza. Palestinians lives are not equivalent to Israeli’s lives.

United States has yet to condemn Israel’s inhumane edicts of No Food, No Water , No Medicines for human beings in Gaza

The media platforms in America have yet to publish any accounts of Palestinian Americans seeking to return to Gaza to save their families in Gaza. War partners stick to the script.

The wait to witness the ‘End of Life’ of innocent human beings in Gaza  is evil beyond the pale .

Greg Thrasher
Plane Ideas 
Alternative Think Tank 
USA

The Politicians of War

Yet again our troops are in peril and their families are ignored while another regime in the White House has us involved in another foreign war 

The foreign policies of our government created and designed by our politicians have contempt not only for our troops and their families but the tax payers of America

Once again while our country is under extreme economic pressure in both urban and rural Americans while the politics of our politicians are UnAmerican

GD the Politicians!!!!

Biden’s Fatal Mistake

 Biden made a critical mistake in going to Israel

One can not secure peace by communicating with a friend in a conflict One must communicate with the enemy to begin the process of peace Biden did not have the vision nor courage to do that sadly and unfortunately for both the innocents in Israel and Gaza

World on Fire

 How do we douse the flames of negativity and that is suffocating the every essence of our existence. In every venue, space and place where human beings live the story and reality of late is being choked with unending evil and despair 

 Of late I don’t want to turn in my TV or Computer there is the presence of this global phenomenon of negativity coupled with violence and anger 

 I woke up this morning with a determination to insert myself into this vortex of negativity and find within myself and outside myself to not only ignore the negativity in the world but to elevate and embrace and find thoughts that exist within myself to defeat all those situations I confront that channel negativity 

 I hunger and thirst for opportunities to be kind , to silence the hate noises . I live today and beyond with a mission to make every effort to bring back to the reality of my world and others lives peace, love and happiness 

Join Me:}

Greg

Biden’s Absence of Principle

Biden’s remarks today in Israel essentially erased the Palestinians and their humanity and ordeal in Gaza 

Today in the UN our government vetoed a resolution supporting Palestinians and a ceasefire in Gaza

America once again is on the wrong side of history from the origins of America that included the genocide of Native Americans to the enslavement of Black Americans to centuries of racial oppression towards minorities in America our government continues to be on the wrong side of history and humanity 

Biden’s remarks in Gaza today reflect and illustrate that our foreign policies are not based on principle but the politics of power and mite

Inhumanity and Morality

 The horrific acts of violence and inhumanity by Hamas against Israeli civilians must be condemned by any and all who value the sanctity of human life unfortunately for far too many people the pursuit of vengeance is championed  instead 

Apparently it is wrong to seek peace and the end of violence in Israel to conflate every Palestinian as a supporter of Hamas is an acceptable narrative in far too many American Media Platforms 

When one dares to seek peace and the end of violence in Israel and offers up a narrative and opinion that is not reflective of the majority of politicians and media talking heads one immediately becomes a candidate for cancel culture and viscous attacks on one’s character 

I refuse to surrender my humanity and respect for all life rather I stand for the pursuit of peace and the dignity of all lives without any reservations or retreat .

Missed Opportunity

 The ouster of the Republican Speaker was a truly missed opportunity by the Democratic leadership especially by the House  Minority Speaker Hakeem Jeffries. 

Jeffries cheerleading for a unanimous Democratic defeat in the house against Kevin McCarthy lacked nuance and wisdom and continues the partisan firewall politics in the Congress 

This was a transformative event that required the insertion of country over the usual and destructive  partisan politics that is suffocating America and those who harbor independent opinions and narratives

The Elected Democratic members of Congress who wanted to support McCarthy with reasoned analysis and perspectives were silenced by the Jefferies and the mob politics of partisanship 

Americans need a public lesson on compromise and the capacity to find value in one’s adversaries was lost here and this does not bode well for an America that desperately needs paths and footprints towards compromise and public acts of democratic integrity that is not politics as usual 

Greg Thrasher

Director 

Plane Ideas

USA

Powerless now but not forever

 The partisan politics and its politicians are sinking America as I write this very commentary!

America today is a country on the brink of collapse from within not externally which in truth also impacts the velocity of our internal implosion 

We have the politics of chaos and insurgency themes rampant in the GOP

We have the politics of reactionary themes rampant in the DEMS

Citizens today in America simply don’t matter in any calculation or equation that has currency or value to the politicians and the politics of partisanship politics now in America 

So here am I not wanting to feel powerless but nonetheless I am right now 

This reality is going to change…

To Be Continued….

Greg/BLM

Rain(c)

 Rain(c)

I adore Rain as it drops  out of the vast canvass of the sky. I pray my essence will become one of nature’s rains that warms the souls of those in need of comfort 

Know this Rain your wet flakes of moisture cures the sting of the heat on my face and takes away the dryness of a sun stained day

I adore Rain as it appears out of the vast canvass of the sky. I awake to your sounds on my roof and the many  portraits  of speckles on my windows 

Know this Rain , I am never alone when your showers hold me and refresh the very air I breathe. Rain make my thoughts become drops of rain that quench the thirst of those injured by the wounds of life

I adore Rain as it appears out of the canvass 

Know this Rain when you visit from the heavens the atmosphere is soaked  with silence. Deep thoughts are awaken and was once emptiness is now drenched with delight and happiness 

I adore Rain as it appears out of the vast canvass of the sky

Know this Rain you bring solace to my soul and my thirst for moments with creation is satisfied when U rain on me

I adore Rain as it appears out of the canvass of the sky(c)

Find A Way(c)

 Find a Way(c)

One of the characteristics of being a human being is our capacity and ability to navigate around and beyond a variety of obstacles and situations even when the situation looks bleak 

Those of us who have a long held fractured relationship with a family member should Find a Way 

Corporations that have ignored the needs of their union employees should Find a Way

Nations that have disputes with other nations should Find a Way

Husbands and Wives should Find a Way

Neighbors at odds with other Neighbors should Find a Way 

Individuals with problems with in themselves

should Find a Way

Tell Me Now(c)

 I admire my ancestors and all of those unknowns who paved the way forward for others as We confronted, encountered and experienced the worst of America 

The inhumanity and indignities suffered by minorities and Women and even millions of White Americans is truly staggering 

Understanding this makes me value those today living in our midst and in our communities and in our households. It  requires me now to acknowledgement them  now!

I don’t ever want to accept any moment of inhumanity. Every time I attend a funeral I am always cognizant that the living matter now 

Right here and Right now the icons and legends of tomorrow are engaging in legendary events , deeds and activities that make life today bearable, tolerable and wonderful.

All of us have a story and I want to not only listen to every story I can but I want to acknowledge those experiencing their moments that also benefit me.

So when I met you tell me your story…

The End of College Sports in America

College Sports in the last century were never pure amateur sports there was always money and alumni giving behind the stadiums and sports venues on college campuses 

Of late the presence of $$$$ is truly beyond the pale especially in College Football . The ordeal that these students athletes have to endure for entertainment on Saturday is outrageous 

The interests of student athletes are not now nor were never a consideration, NIH pennies paid to students athletes don’t compare to billions of dollars being exchanged by universities and media platforms for football on Saturday in America 

I doubt if any college president or board of trustees met with the parents and families of these student athletes to tell them all of their college loans, tuition, room and board would be paid with these Billions of $$$ 

Billions in $$$$ are making entire college football regions of the nation become almost extinct with schools joining existing college leagues across the country 

West coast teams are abandoning historical rivals to chase down $$$. The academic, health and the interests of families of the student athletes especially of football students athletes means nothing to this $$$ brokers .

Get the $$$$$  GD the student athletes !!!!

Greg/BLM

Y’all Turn Now

 For Consideration:

Black Americans without question have been our country’s greatest activists for humanity and all of its components ( Civil Rights, Women Rights, Justice, Equality just too name a few)

Of course this legacy comes with a price tag as well as receipts. There has been pain, suffering, every indignity imaginable including a death toll that has footprints on another continent 

Those on the end of this legacy has been very minority , gender , nationality, ethnicity, gender and now the transgenders on the planet 

I opine that now is the moment for Black America to move away from the Center into another space. Black America deserves to focus on Black America 

The BLM Movement is not only an extension of centuries of Black Activism in America but an example that triggers for Black America a focus on Black America in every aspect and manner 

America is long overdue for Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and now Transgender Americans to get into the Center 

Y’all turn now

Memories

Today I finally purged my garage of my 3 decades of my activism from hundreds of publish articles and commentaries to hate letters and proposals, public speaking , radio interviews  including even and my own award winning cable TV show.

I was crazy as a Fuck sometimes but always on the money of course 🙂. I used FIOA requests often including seeking my FBI file, those fuckers hated me . 

Both the MSP and FBI had me on their oversight lists, every time the governor or politician came to the ‘D’they profiled me.

Once I was engaged in a protest at the JCC and a Black FBI whispered in my ear he wanted to kick my Black Ass, I told him  my Black ass was not going to get him promoted but fired!!

I wrote lots of references and support letters to lawyers and even enforcement agencies, when they were  lawful ! I penned letters to schools with reading lists. I wrote letters to HR departments and even pastors requesting them to give back some of the Sunday collections.  I loved it when folks got jobs and students , Those I mentored some even became scholars.

I discovered along the path and in and out of rabbit holes everything matters in the one ‘s life , there no accidents. We are here for each other. 

My motto was during my prime was a simple one … I was ‘Out  there for Here’

I was crying today but smiling my ass off when I was shredding all of this stuff 

Greg

Living Via Absorption

So this is how I am experiencing life as I age out of existence. Life is so precious now that I seek to give it all of me and I take all of it .

I call a part of this experience ‘Living Absorption’ …

It is where I literally hug living things in nature like, trees ( Yep I am a tree hugger) to wrapping my arms , legs with leafs , to putting my feet in dirt and of course taking in measured doses of the sun, water splashing from standing in the Rain to putting my body into lakes, creeks, oceans. 

 I want to ‘believe’ by engaging in the Living Absorption’ these living beings I am sharing their aura and history. Some trees are old and many bodies of water are decades and decades old The days after my Birthday, I have began this exploration and journey… 

I will admit it is fascinating given all my life, I took so many things in nature for granted not any more Try it on .. . Try it Out…. Living Absorption 

 Greg

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America’s Most Wanted 

               My Mug Shot 

All American

6:1

210 Lbs

Brilliant

Creative

UnBreakable

Waterproof 

Advocate for Justice 4 All 

Wanted: Up Close and Personal 

Reward: One Moment with Him

American Racism

There can never be an end to racism anywhere in the world, in fact racism is a human condition part of the landscape of humanity. 

Racism especially towards Black Americans and Non Whites continues to flourish in America, it remains a staple of many from politicians on the right to endless web sites and millions and millions and millions of individuals in America both wealthy and poor.

Partisan politics are soaked with campaigns and marketing that inserts endless messaging about the value of culture , economics and race all within the social context of politics. 

Depending of which political spectrum one is on Race has a factor in the Electoral calculation. Liberals, Conservatives, Libertarians, Independents all have a racial agenda .

The question is for the voter depending on their racial demographics which politicians will enhance their standing in America based upon their racial identity.

Americans and Racism a reality that continues in America 

‘All By Myself’

There is a state of mind articulated with this phrase ‘All By Myself’ which has created some wonderful and truly awesome outcomes. Without question there is powerful evidence that one’s belief in self can truly be transformative and rewarding.

The psychology of this personal Herculean declaration is often grounded in a belief that one can do it all without any support or assistance. While this may be true but it equally not be true.

There is unlimited strength in the belief in ‘self’,  Yet there is much more to ponder and consider when an individual empowers themselves with the potion and the ingredients of consciousness and constructive ‘selfishness’ in the objective to achieve a positive and rewarding outcomes. 

More than often such a mindset and pronouncement can create problems . Quite often such a belief is driven by one’s ego . I opine that a belief that is constructed in a willingness to share in a task creates an outcome with multiple outcomes for all that equals the power of ‘Myself’

This profound declaration has historical as well a cultural origins especially in America where the ‘individual ‘ and all of its pathologies is celebrated and worshipped. 

In truth the individual can’t do it alone… ‘We ‘ yields more outcomes than Me. I recommend the next time the challenge arises to achieve an outcome do consider We instead of Me.

Greg/BLM

Productive Electoral Decisions

The Black Electorate is evolving in the past far too often our votes would automatically go to a named recognition and the hue of a candidate rather than the merits of a candidate 

Politicians and their politics can no longer be the reason we elect them

It is critical that the Black Electorate not only have specific criteria for candidates but the candidates must demonstrate proven records of delivering outcomes that matters in our communities 

Candidates regardless of race, gender and partisan affiliation that produce  defined substantive outcomes and agendas will secure our votes

New Life Tutorial

 A New Life Tutorial

When the days required clocks and reasons to calibrate my living I would often turn inward to fill out the day as a tool to figure out my problems to decipher my day dreams

When my youth made me ignore clocks and the wisdom of others I tiptoed in the the aura of infinity when I was young and not in need of a mentor

Now my days required a calendar, my clocks tick without making noise, and my own opinion has lost its luster where do I go to get the wisdom to navigate this terrain that seems like an endless mirage but in truth is a hard vision of reality.

Those who shared and made me their proteges have left the canvass. Many have surrendered to the realities of lost memories, wounded bodies and the contemplation of their obituaries.

So here I am reaching out seeking a living tutorial to navigate these days where my mantra's are now dated and my advice no longer has the velocity of importance and the currency of relevance..

I need a GPS for life and I need it now

Greg/BLM

Banning Things

It is fashionable of late to elevate books as some supreme ingredient in the science of acquiring knowledge and the like, For many the banning of books is the death of education and the end of the soul of culture in a civil society 

Usually this inflated elevation of books is a required ritual in the spheres of academia, wealth and elite . Those in society that don’t get to have opinions of the subject of books are the same bandwidth of people the world never solicits their opinions about almost anything 

I protest and reject this regime of opinion and perspective. I rather champion the genius of shared gossip and conservation in fact. The life lessons that continue to yield substantive results are those I have experienced via discourse with others without reading a book.

Nothing in my library or books anywhere in the world written by the greatest writers of both non fiction and fictional classics will ever surpass or achieve the absolute genius I have accumulated from both gossip and conversation with others from every corner of the world.

Let’s elevate and worship these human classics which transport wisdom, power and love via words in authentic exchanges and dialogue 

Human interaction has no peer nothing in the world can replicate, duplicate nor will ever compete with the knowledge, intellect, genius of humanity 

Common Sense Matters 

Greg/BLM

Dressed Up

Sometimes I want to dress in armour to protect myself against the slings and arrows of fortune 

I seek to wear the fabric and textures of a human spirit that inspires the best in others when our encounters soaked the air with anxiety and despair 

Today I dress myself in the clothes of engagement.. I seek to glow in the spirit of joy and love 

Here I am hold me and let my warmth of my soul feel your the empty vessel of your spirit 

I am dressed for the occasion 

Greg

Plane Ideas Podcast

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948102/13043169

July 4th

America is a wonderful country and I will hoist my Flag up in my truck as I do a drive by in the hood today

Unlike so many in America there is still love, respect and allegiance to America in Black America 

America is and will always be a sum of all of Americans there is no other structure, design nor reality in the world that can exist and prosper like America without Unity 

God Bless America…. My Home sweet Home:-)

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Greg

Consequences

The absolute fear of competition and the end of entitlement is creating major tremors in White America from the domination of Asian-American students to the declining birth rate and diminished global respect for America 

America can’t prosper and develop when its assets are diminished and opportunities are limited and repressed especially for the most vulnerable and productive as our nation’s advances

This fragility which becomes more pronounced daily in America is truly transformative in a variety of real time situations, paradigms and structural foundations of America 

There will unfortunately be more of these collective racial extremes by the underdeveloped bandwidth in White America who twisted historical footprints in America has created this end of the empire for them 

Equality under the Law

 The White men who created the US Constitution drafted a racist and mediocre manifesto in fact it required 14 amendments to finally realize that Black people, Women and others were not fractional human beings nor were all human beings in America equals

Of course securing sovereignty and equality in America was no picnic , from Slavery to Separate but Equal to Disparate Treatment and other indignities , Equality under the law in America is not yet been fully achieved for All Americans 

Justice Jackson wrote, “Our country has never been colorblind. Given the lengthy history of state-sponsored race-based preferences in America, to say that anyone is now victimized if a college considers whether that legacy of discrimination has unequally advantaged its applicants fails to acknowledge the well documented ‘intergenerational transmission of inequality’ that still plagues our citizenry.”

Greg/BLM

We Shall Overcome

 For centuries in America there has been nothing but White racial identity narratives,attitudes and actions that seek to diminish our essence and being in America 

Every manner and iteration of White privileged and preferences was experienced by people of colour and Women in America 

Even after the amendments in our Constitution sought to end this racial pathologies of White America it continues today with this SC ruling 

Even when Whites were legally compelled to acknowledge the humanity and dignity of Non Whites it was no picnic ..

From racist segregation to racial disparate treatment and policies of both in the public and private sectors of America .. Freedom for us has been under assault 

To witness the continued privilege and discounting of Non Whites in our education systems is truly outrageous and shameful 

Of course it will only heighten the genius of Non White Americans like myself and others as we meticulously deconstruct every aspect of Whiteness and all of its derivatives in our nation 

We will continue to overcome… 

Greg Thrasher

Director 

Plane Ideas

Alternative Think Tank

USA

Common Sense Matters 2

 It is fashionable of late to elevate books as some supreme ingredient in the science of acquiring knowledge and the like

For many the banning of books is the death of education and the end of the soul of culture in a civilized society 

Usually this inflated elevation of books is a required ritual in the spheres of academia, wealth and elite . Those in society that don’t get to have opinions of the subject of books are the same bandwidth of people the world never solicits their opinions about almost anything 

I protest and reject this regime of opinion and perspective. I rather champion the genius of shared gossip and conservation The life lessons that continue to yield substantive results are those I have experienced via discourse with others without reading a book.

Nothing in my library or books anywhere in the world written by the greatest writers of both non fiction and fictional classics will ever surpass or achieve the absolute genius I have accumulated from both gossip and conversation 

Let’s elevate and worship these human classics which transport wisdom, power and love via words in authentic exchanges and dialogue 

Human interaction has no peer nothing in the world can replicate, duplicate nor will ever compete with the knowledge, intellect, genius of humanity 

Common Sense Matters 

Greg/BLM

Community Strategies with the Police

Over the years Plane Ideas with the assistance of the police and the community and other interested shareholders, activists and educators created and developed a series of interactive and outcome based police and community engagement programs to enhance the interconnectivity between the public and the police.

We have created the following paradigms and strategies/Programs:

-On Demand Safe Harbors(c)

 Police Stations as sanctuaries for citizens at risk, with user friendly assets from police safety tips, filing police reports, etc, etc 

-Hood Eyes(c)

Programs that create dialogue and discourse between citizens and the police regarding potential ‘hot spots’ crime tips, threat information . Ex Criminal speaking topics on imprisonment, violence, gang recruitment , etc etc 

-Community Cadets(c)

Program that takes in the youth of the community and makes them police cadets with uniforms and classes on safety, traffic ordinances, juvenile laws and including award ceremonies 

-Gun Safety Programs 

Program which teaches ‘Gun Safety’ including speakers from hospitals, funeral homes and law enforcement agencies 

Plane Ideas will create these programs from the ground floor with participating police departments.

Ancestors Matter Now

 Today we visited the Harriet Tubman Center in Maryland not far from her birthplace. I was extremely reluctant to go on this plunge in part because historical tributes, museums especially about our history in America never appealed to me.

I wanted to avoid a bout of anger and resentment knowing the reality of what my ancestors experienced.

While I explored this multi million dollar tribute it stuck me that I have been so foolish and narrow minded. Fact is Harriet inspired me centuries after her death, I realized that now in America I have to keep my power dry because of the resurgence of the return to an America that had contempt for my humanity and sovereignty.

I needed a transfusion that my existence matters because of my parents, grandparents, ancestors.Recognition of their history is not only inspiring but it emboldens me to weather whatever racial contempt that may be in my future and trajectory of life for people in America that look and are like me

My power is dryer today and I thank U Harriet Tubman

https://www.nps.gov/hatu/index.htm

Greg/BLM

Post BLM Tag

Here is the concerned I have with the rhetoric and verbiage of ‘The Post Era of BLM’. Unfortunately of late in America this tag is also invoked by Black scholars, pundits and activists without consideration of its implications and trajectory .

From my vision this narrative is a double sword and I would rather history define the outcome of the BLM Movement.

Far too often Black folks are not only the instruments of  our survival but also situations of our unfortunate destruction. These pundits, scholars and activists don’t have to inject any opinion or narrative that begins with the end of BLM.

We gossip aka We inform others that have no interest in our well being of our shortcomings and vulnerabilities DCC .

The words we share must create an endless treasure and bounty for the progress of our collective for tomorrow not a platform for our adversaries to impact our tomorrow.

Yes this verbiage may very well be an accurate and current description of the reality of BLM now but not a conclusive one.

Let’s continue to articulate and experience a world where our declaration the Black Matters becomes a given a custom, culture and tradition that has no end but is infinite .

We deserve a society that acknowledges and respects and values the truth that Black Lives Matter now and forever.

No armed LEO’s in Public Schools

Guns are now EEO weapons of death and mayhem in America there is no venue , place , space in America that is not vulnerable to the devastation of a Gun(s).

Recently the many public schools in America primarily those with majority Black and Brown students believe that the presence of armed Law Enforcement Officers in public schools has value and merit with regards to safety and order 

Of course there are no studies that support this narrative or inference other than the public in America that is paranoid and victims of partisan politics as well as the destructive agendas of police unions and of course media platforms with curated agendas and school boards under assault by conservative extremists and fragile liberals. There is no epidemic of Gun Violence in our public schools in America!

The idea of a Gun anywhere in a public school and classroom is truly terrifying unless of course there is a 911 situation of a domestic terrorist or shooter who is bent on killing innocent students.

Law enforcement officers don’t need their firearms to ‘protect and serve ‘ students especially when many of these public schools already have metal detectors. Law enforcement officers don’t have any role in disciplinary matters nor academic matters in a public school setting.

There is a need now for  innovative options to mitigate violence in our schools not armed Police officers. Parents of troubled students should be enlisted to spend a week with their student is more productive than the alternative I just referenced.

Law enforcement officers often are perceived as intimidating and rarely a force of deterrence in an any academic setting or environment.Given the reality of GUN violence in America a cop with a gun is not focused on lesson planning or academic counselling.

Schools should never be a venue for the presence of Guns even under the false premise that law enforcement officers are capable and more responsible and trained to address violent incidents involving Guns in school venues. Show me the data and studies that affirm this narrative.

Educational and Academic achievement should not be in any competition nor part of any Law Enforcement Agenda with regards to GUNS! 

We can’t allow our schools to become armed fortresses under any circumstances. 

The War Against DEI

 Unfortunately in America whenever our country seeks to develop and expand its growth and sovereignty there are those in America that seek to derail and destroy these efforts 

DEI is a continuation of the CR era of America. DEI is an integral and organic process and narrative to bring to our educational institutions and our workplace the values of collaboration and solidarity that enhances America

We are now witnessing state legislatures in GOP states seeking to return to a regressive America that rejects Diversity, Equality and Inclusion 

This template of ‘States Rights’ is a regressive and reactionary policy that seeks to undermine our EEO laws and the ability for All Americans to attain life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness 

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. 

I give honor to them and their families who lost their loved ones to wars that America confronted in our nation’s history. 

I especially honor those soldier’s souls when their lives were lost not in the service of our nation but the politics of politicians and military generals and those who are merchants of war without any justification or purpose in the service of America.

Those families who today grieve for their dead loved ones deserved better the lives of the soldiers deserved better. I give them all of my gratitude and honor.

Memorial Day in my heart of hearts, I wish it never came to be….

Traitors in our Government

 The latest traitorous statement by the Governor of Texas

‘The cartels are working in collaboration with President [Joe] Biden and the federal government to facilitate that illegal crossborder,” Abbott said. “We are being overrun by our own federal government. Texas is being undermined by our own federal government in our efforts to secure our border.’

How is this happening in America where elected politicians deliberately seek to undermine our democracy?????

Greg/BLM

Rhythm Thieves

 The legal system of America is inherently racist and protective of the White Ruling Class it has existed in this realm since our racist US Constitution was constructed exclusively by only White Men

Cultural Appropriation is a staple and foundation of creative theft of artistic expression especially those envious and lacking in natural rhythm and melodic harmony 

Today a court in New York affirmed the right of Cultural Appropriation and created a state of immunity for artists that steal the creative works and processes of authentic artistic expression and the creative genius of original artistry 

Literally billions of dollars have been stolen from indigenous and creative people often poor and of color 

This is not right 

Greg/BLM

Crime Hysteria in America

 For Consideration: Crime Hysteria in America 

Yep me the ultimate data driven anti crime cynic almost caught this nasty bug this week . I started to develop a ‘crime is everywhere’ paranoia the good thing about this I was dreaming waking up from a late day nap

My TV was watching me while every cable network in America was marketing for eyeballs the latest shootings in America . In my fog of my noon nap I just kept reminding myself that the overwhelming majority of Americans are not criminals nor will ever experience a personal crime incident 

Homicide is extremely rare most victims of all violent crimes know their assailants, stranger danger is very rare . I do know that the grape vine rumor mill operates in every zip code in America which also contributes to this crime hysteria 

So why do I feel like this crime hysteria fever is about to get me ? Perhaps it is the endless media loops about incidents of crime or our disconnect with each other has created this environment of fear, anxiety and paranoia?

What can I take to get rid of this crime hysteria fever? There has to be something in my house that will fix this ..

Greg/BLM

Disarmament

My collective has selected the State of Michigan as our pilot/template to create policy on ‘Gun Disarmament.’

We will be lobbying the Michigan Legislature later this year to impact Guns in the State of Michigan. 

‘Within the coming months my collective will be lobbing the State of Michigan Legislators to establish a bill that will provide tax credits and tax deductions for owners of GUNS who wish to DISARM and voluntarily turn their GUNS over to the State of Michigan ‘

No Guns= No Gun Deaths, Gun Injuries or Gun Violence 

Join us,

Technology and Policing in Black America

So regarding the police and crime solutions in urban communities aka Detroit for starters 

Politicians today use incidents in Downtown Detroit last night to push useless options like ShotSpotter and other gimmicks 

Plane Ideas Recommendations:

-Inside Intelligence Assets aka HoodEyes( Weekly reporting to Police about prime crime risks

-Technology that identifies clusters of groupings 

-Technology that provides sensors to detect metals aka Guns

-Technology that provides data about clusters of cell phones 

-Crime Data Analysts that provide street police alerts about potential groupings and info on groupings and metals aka Guns

All of this technology is currently available in certain sectors of industry and our military. Black communities must have access to these technologies in partnership with police departments on the appropriate implementation of these technologies 

Greg/BLM

Tennessee Facism

Tennessee GOP officials are seeking to restore lynching as a means to punish Black Americans

We have to get a handle on the state of politics in America specifically the GOP. In every state house in America the GOP is seeking to deconstruct the sovereignty of Black Americans 

The GOP has now added expulsion to its arsenal of voter suppression and election denials and various other restrictions including state agencies that can remove elected Black officials 

This is a perilous moment again in America for Black Americans and others including the transgender community. It is critical that We stay focused now in our on country

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/atlanta/news/tenn-lawmaker-looks-to-add-firing-squad-to-execution-bill-another-suggests-lynching/

Greg/BLM

The Rise of Legislative Facism

Legislative expulsion tactics against elected officials in state houses across the nation who support the interests of Americans that don’t reflect those of the MAGA cults will accelerate.

Years ago there were lawsuits filed against activists who challenged inequities and inequality in our society 

SLAPP lawsuits sought to not only silence democracy and dissent but to bankrupt activists and others with massive legal fees that would chill free speech and legitimate criticism offered up by activists 

https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1019/slapp-suits

Black Heroes

 So proud of DA Bragg once again in the history of our country, a Black American has elevated the principle that the rule of law applies to all.

What a glorious history lesson that will now forever be a part of American History in the curriculum of classrooms and the memorials to soon come.

My father in law was a Tuskegee Airmen, my brother a Detroit Police Officer, My sister’s are doctors providing services to the needy . Our families across America have made a difference.

Black Americans have always contributed and will always make a difference in America.

Trust and Believe 

Greg/BLM

Homage to Activists and MLK

Today I ended my boycott of the MLK Memorial in DC to pay homage to the activists around the world whose lives were also ended because of their activism 

Because the language around the memorial deliberately avoided declaring that MLK was a Black American I boycotted going to the MLK Memorial 

https://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/01/15/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-full-body-of-work-should-be-recognized-in-memorial-quote/

Greg/BLM

Era of Risks

 Era of risks for Americans especially People of Color is heightened by the banking failures and collapse of moral trust and confidence in the systems of governance.

It is therefore critical and incumbent upon our communities and leaders to construct and develop constructs and structures that evaluate these risks from the realities that our respective communities encounter. Our initial focus is on our Justice Systems in America.

Therefore with pride and purpose our collective has constructed a website that evaluates and rates the police departments and law enforcement agencies in America.

Our website will evaluate the quality and effectiveness and risks of major police departments in America and rate them with a ranking of 1-5 accordingly .. A police department with a rating of 5  is the objective and goal of a police department that ‘protects and serves’ and values its citizens especially those of color.

Please stay tune for the :

                     National Police Index(c)

PLANE IDEAS 

Alternative Think Tank

USA

Bank Robbers in C-Suite

 Bank Robbers in the C-Suites 

Amazing how of late there is a exaggerated fixation over crime in America especially in media platforms and the predictable rants from hollow politicians 

Billions of dollars are being assaulted by executives at banks in America and the usual suspects the media and politicians are now awakened by the banks heists perpetrated by insiders unable to balance their own check books 

Government regulators whose absence of oversight only emerges after the banks have blown billions, better stop operating on bankers hours . 

Whether its malfeasance or just lack of basic arithmetic skills our banking systems are clearly out of order. 

They Perhaps rather than chase down petty thieves and desperate crooks who steal meals to fed their families or drug habits I look forward to a focus on those who regulate our banks  to stop making withdrawals and start depositing some efforts in meaningful oversight of our banks.

Being Alive

 It is a sacred existence being alive anywhere in the world with life one can create another life and make life livable and truly wonderful for others including yourself 

 I keep living for myself and the world 

Collaboration with White Folks

 Many moons ago when I was much younger and foolish, I would attend KKK public rallies just to witness up close and personal the reality of Hate

Once I wanted to take my son with me but my wife was going to kick my arse ( of course she was the boss ) and my son stay at home to watch the Sesame Street 

While I was at the protest/appearance , I encountered a sea of elderly White folks who were peacemakers and truly incredible human beings. I was blown away by their presence and sincerity to be honest I never met White folks like this ever!

Today we are in an extremely racialised environment and I am prepared for this environment but not just as a Black Man 

I wrote this decades ago … I have matured but not my values and principles 

Peace

Greg/BLM

DEFUND the Police… Part II

 America has a legacy of ignoring the genius of its poor and minorities on fundamental issues that impacts the lives of both.

Observing Biden during his speech to the nation ignore the narrative that will transform and produce the most transformative police reforms in America was extremely disappointing.

DEFUND the POLICE (c) has been ridiculed, trashed and dismissed by every politician of every political stripe in America…. Biden as well as prominent Black leaders have rushed to condemn DFP.  Conservatives and White Supremacists have shared agendas that seek to undermine and block DFP as well.

Black Activists like me and others of course don’t require permission, consent or approval to create outcomes that value promote  and produce transformative solutions that enhance and the lives of Black Americans in America 

On the souls of Black Americans that have been killed and brutalized by the police in America , We will continue to push the ‘DEFUND the POLICE’ narratives and proposals with a renewed focus and commitment to transformative police reforms in America 

Join us….

BLM

Remember (c)

 Remember (c)

  

  Memories do fade somethings belong in the shade

    

        What I did then doesn’t require a moment again

  Recall is nice only when it adds spice

        Going back leaves a track  

  

 Memories do fade something’s belong in the shade

                         Remember (c)

Xenophobia in America

Xenophobia of late in America is becoming increasingly close to mushrooming into racial segregation again in America.Texas and other states are seeking to pass legislation to prohibit real estate transactions with Chinese nationals 

Not long ago European nationals purchased vast swaths of Texas real estate and there was no proposed state legislation to curtail or end such transactions then in Texas 

In America for decades and decades there were racial covenants that banned real estate transactions that involved Black Americans in particular and other minorities. The wealth gap which continues today in America was built on the lawful and sanctioned inability of Black Americans to purchase homes and secure the foundation of growing wealth 

Entire neighborhoods and communities in America still are impacted and contaminated by these racist covenants… 

America cannot allow that to happen again 

Greg/BLM

Cowardice @ the College Board

The College Board amended and edited its AP curriculum in Florida to appease its White Supremacist Governor..

The College Board has removed the work of Black American Scholars and surrendered its integrity and principles to genuflect to White Supremacy 

The College Board received support from some of its Black Scholars aka Sell Outs on thier payroll to mute protest from Black Americans and their decision 

The College Board revenues exceed a Billion Dollars including money from Black Parents and Black Educational Institutions 

Educational and Academic curriculums that diminish and Black Americans from the truth about America is the foundation to erase Black Americans from the USA 

Wake Up Black America… We are in imperil ..

BLM

PSA to Police Chiefs in America

My collective is preparing a national letter to every major police department in America with regards to the execution of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis PD:

1. Condemn this incident 

2. Issue a declaration to their citizens that there are no special units that target Black Americans in their respective police departments 

3. Any law enforcement officer that engages in behaviour/activities that display contempt for the lawful rights of Black Americans will be summarily dismissed 

Greg Thrasher

Director 

Plane Ideas

Alternative Think Tank

USA

BLM

Memphis PD

 My commentaries to Black Media Platforms 

Watching the media coverage of all of the White Officials in Memphis react to the execution of Tyre Nichols made we want to puke 

These cowards were all aware of the ‘Red Scorpion’ unit with the Memphis Police Department… When I was young living in Detroit there was the DPD STRESS Unit

Every major city in America has a special unit that targets Black Americans from New Orleans to LAPD  it is a ‘best practice’ protocol of modern day policing in America from para military equipment to hi tech surveillance and software that makes unconstitutional assumptions about the activities of free Black Citizens in America 

More to come….

Greg/BLM

Yesterday I did not have the courage to watch the execution on Video of Tyre Nichols…I am now going to watch it because I will not turn away from hate and inhumanity 

Race mattered here not the race of the Black cops but the RACE of Tyre Nichols 

In America Black Americans continue to confront the diminished value of our lives …. 

Black Americans diminish Black Americans 

The video of the execution of Tyre Nicholas affirms this reality 

Greg/BLM

The brutal execution of a young Black man in Memphis by Black Police Officers was a racist act … Yep I said it 

Black on Black racism is as old as Slavery in America , the dehumanization of Black Lives has been a staple of America 

Police Departments have always diminished Black Lives ..It was interesting watching the media coverage that displayed only White Officials in Memphis , the same media coverage heavily focused on the Black racial aspect while of course ignoring the organic nature of White racism and its role in Black on Black racism 

Greg/BLM

Earlier this week a media platform banned me and refused to publish my comments and my submissions

Being banned by media platforms and other sites is old news for me …I don’t wear these backward decisions as a badge of courage in fact I regret not being able to communicate with readers who deserve my opinions 

Today marks the 50 anniversary of my first message that was published by a medical platform in this message I spoke to the value of fathers

Over these pass decades I have evolved from being a information conduit to a advisor, reporter, activist, blogger, etc etc … 

When asked I tell people I am a messenger… I message about politics, activism, romance, science fiction and whatever seeks me out

Facebook despite all of its shortcomings is a viable and functional platform, conduit, carrier, vessel for my messaging 

Expect more from your messenger:-)

Greg/BLM