Author: Rich Cranium

Just an old fella with one foot in and one foot out, watching the world turn to shit while nobody does anything to stop it. Presently, the planet is on the brink of WWIII as Russia is being led by a mad man. I have very little time left in my life, so I leave the world within your hands. Before you go, read some of what I have to say, it may provide additional insight into how we got to where we are today.

REPARATIONS for being born Black!

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Don’t misunderstand. I am all for giving the Black man his due, but again we are forcing white America to pay for a crime committed before most of them were born and to accept a penalization in the form of payment to Black America most of which were also not yet born. And, I don’t know about you but why were Blacks the only race treated in such a manner as to qualify for reparations?

I grew up and survived about 40 years of equal-opportunity employment which was supposed to balance the workforce and create fairness in the workplace for the races. What it did was hired many minority workers that were unqualified to jobs ahead of qualified White workers. This created racism more than created equality and still today has a lingering of injustice amongst a lot of Whites.

What Black America believes is White People owe them for their being born Black. What White America believes is that White people are going to have to pay for crimes they did not commit. And for the record . . . I have never owned a slave of any color. Nor have I been responsible for any mistreatment of others regardless of skin color. Now Reparations is going to make all of the Black people wealthy just because they were born Black.

I know there are additional reasons for reparations but it seems to me that the qualification for reparations is skin color. And, this seems to reek of racism to me. Those working on the reparations panels or groups seem as qualified as those claiming to be “woke” which fails immediately when you realize that “woke” means that you are “woke” only to the plight of the Black man which means you are not concerned with truth but want to present a one-sided conversation. If you want to claim being “Woke”, or if you are on one a panel or group in which your opinion matters, maybe you should research the rest of the data available to you out there to answer the necessary questions necessary to resolve the confusion.

If you are Pro-Reparations perhaps you should ask yourself the following questions:

  • Has any other race been subject of abuse as claimed by Black people?
  • Have not all races been subject to harm due to racism?
  • Do you believe that reparations will create a whole new racism for America?
  • Has any other race suffered the same situations as Blacks, during the same time period?
  • Other than creating a whole bunch of wealthy Black people and a whole bunch of angry white people, do you see any true benefit by reparations?

Don’t misunderstand. I am taking this stance because I want to know if at the same time, I was being denied housing so was a Black person. And I want to know why for us both. Is it possible that not everything is racist and not only Blacks have been subject to the abuses claimed to be racist in nature.

Why Is It Okay One Way but Not the Other?

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I know you are wondering what I am talking about, so let’s take a look at the image above. This is a screenshot of headlines from one of the many news rags that is sourced by the larger news sites to fill their pages. What caught my attention was not the event of the headline but the racial implementation within.

Of the headlines listed above, is any identifying race? How many and what race? I see one in which a White man attacks a Black woman, and another in which a White teenager shoots up a party.

So, I check out the other headlines to see what’s up and discover that the two headlines that do not specify race are not White relative. One is where one Black man shot another Black man for checking out a woman neither had a relationship with. The other headline involves a young Black man that got pissed because the bus driver missed his stop and decided to beat him for it, endangering everyone on the bus, the community, and other traffic.

Why is it appropriate that headlines noted Whiter people, but not Black people? The first notes a White man tackling a Black woman. Shouldn’t the headline say “man tackles woman . . .”? The rest are simply an offense to Journalism. Who is making the rules in news editing today? Who decided that identifying White people involved in criminal conduct was okay, but not important to note other races?

Why is it okay one way but not the other? Why is it okay for Whites to be called “Cracker or Honky” but not okay to use the N-word referencing Blacks? ( I am not suggesting either acceptable, just asking the question.)

Resolving racism requires equality and respect. This should require being color blind to all races or to none. But, I don’t make the rules . . .

Sometimes the Police ARE the Enemy

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I’m reading todays news rag and spot this title to a story: St. Louis suburb settles ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit and of course I have to take a look.

Now you would think St. Louis would do everything possible to gain public acceptance of their law enforcement agencies. But it seems that they chose instead to make Law Enforcement and the Courts look like major criminals. This does not just reflect on St Louis, the impact of this will impact all of Law Enforcement for years to come. The fact that they would even consider doing such as they have when there is such a negative opinion about Law Enforcement nation-wide is ridiculous.

The fact that they would do as they have done is indicative of criminal conduct and every admin, supervisory, and/or other senior position in their cities should be tried as criminals for their actions. No police officer is required to violate the law based on stupid directive from their Administration. And, every officer should of seen what they were doing was unlawful and taken steps to stop it,

The Departments involved in this situation are an embarrassment to Law Enforcement nation-wide. I cannot believe that serious charges are not being made against the departments administration asking for their heads.

Read the story yourself. It is guaranteed to piss you off.

The Controversy, “What is WOKE?”

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So far, as I have seen or heard, there is no person in America that can claim being “Woke”,

Do you think WOKE is being able to cite a few Black references that demonstrate abuse towards Black people 100 years ago? Not ! In order to be “WOKE” you have to know all the facts of all races during the time cited. You cannot claim to be WOKE if you cannot tell all the facts relative to a discussion, not just the parts of the story you want to sensationalize. Being WOKE today is nothing but the retelling of another’s story. lacking truth because the story is only being told in part, usually resulting in a one-sided believable lie.

The thing most important when claiming to be “Woke is an understanding of what “woke” is? Woke is not blindly following the favored opinion. Woke is not taking somebody else’s word as valid. Woke IS doing the research necessary to ascertain the truth even if it not the favored opinion. Woke is being truthful to or of the topic regardless of the end result. And in today’s world WOKE is not just telling what Black people were suffering, but what suffering was of the other races.

To come up with an issue saying so many Black people were denied education without doing the research how many of the other races were facing similar issue means you are telling just enough of the story to play the race card. This is not WOKE, This is creating what may be a lie in furtherance of racism.

The use of the Washington Post database claiming the Black population in the United States as 13% is an example of this. Yes, the Black population is approximately 13% spread out with the numbers nation-wide. But, there are places in America that have no Black population at all so although the nation-wide Black population is approximately 13 percent, in many of our major cities the Black population ranges between 26 to 60 percent. America has been living the 13 percent lie since the database was created, when a layer deeper into the same database proves it a lie. WOKE is caring enough for the truth to do the research necessary to0 find the truth.

Based on the changes in numbers disclosed by correction of the 13 percent calculations a whole different picture exists. Why has nobody claiming to be WOKE said anything about the database calculations to anyone? Why hasn’t any politicians standing on their soap boxes discussed this information? This information is not difficult to discover, it just takes caring enough to seek the truth.

The reason why this information has not been disclosed is likely fear. Black people have been lied to for so many years that disclosure of this information will likely create riots throughout America in disbelief. Changes in these calculations does not say that Black people have not been subjected to suffering. But it does show Black people were not the only people to suffer the same issues. Black people have suffered greatly over the years because of the 13 percent lie. Don’t Black people deserve the truth? Are there any WOKE people that will stand up and tell Black people the truth?

If you cannot care enough to seek the truth and tell the truth, you are not WOKE, you are just another liar in furtherance of racism. Racism exists in America today because people acting in furtherance of racism for financial gain are allowed to continue profiting from it. There are a whole lot of people profiting from continued racism. In addition to race specific organizations that profit from racism, there are politicians that acquire office based on racial issues, Church acquires followers during times of racial conflict. Media goes nuts with racial incidents. And then, there is every anybody that can climb up on their soap box to preach their version of the lies while holding their hand out for donations.

Listen folks, racism is not really that hard to beat. Just become a little color-blind and treat everyone with equality and respect. If you want to do something for your Country, friends, and family . . . TELL THE TRUTH!

Needs Regulation!

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I am generally. “no regulation” on most anything, until now.. I recently had a need for a quick loan to cover some unanticipated expenses. So, off to the Internet to see what we can see. What an absolute bunch of rip-off artists and bullshit. The system that Internet Loans belongs to needs immediate regulation. It’s fucking ridiculous. And when you make any contact and the voice on the other end of the line has a “middle east” accent, hang up your phone.

Doesn’t that sound perfectly racist? IT IS NOT MY INTENT TO BE IN ANY WAY RACIST! But, in a single day better than six responses to my loan request were by Middle Eastern people (Based on their Accent), whose sole intent was to phish my bank account. And, they are some slick dirty bastards in their attempts.

Everywhere you look today there is somebody reaching into your pocket uninvited to do so. It is so bad that you cannot tell the good from the bad, and so many doing it that you do not believe they are the bad ones. I am serious.

There is NO REASON for any business or financial organization to ask you to disclose your Username and Password. We all know this but after you get asked by so many different people you start to wonder if something has changed. Couple that with a little desperation associated with your need and “Boom” they now have control of your bank account.

When you go online and do a search for “loans” about 2 million or more links come up, all offering just what you are looking for. So, you enter the data they request to start the loan request. They do not warn you that they are not a financial institution, that they do not loan anyone money, or that all they are is a form they send out to hundreds of different places, all claiming to be able to offer you a loan. So, you have made the mistake of submitting the form. . .

The form then travels via the Internet to hundreds of different web sites, all offering you a loan at great interest rates and get your money quickly. There is no information about if these organizations are honest, or not. So you se3lect from their recommendations assuming they are legit and you are taken to another form, almost the same as the first form, which will run through a similar process as the previous form while in the background is sending your information unchecked to everywhere they possibly can include those of a criminal nature. And by sending your information to everywhere they possibly can, I mean enough places to create new incoming email to my account to at least 100 per day and probably 50 percent are people trying to take advantage of your needs or steal your money from your accounts.

And again as much as this sounds racial and offensive, if you reach the point of verbal contact with a prospective lender, if they have a “middle eastern” accent, immediately hang up the phone. By the time they reach the point of asking you your bank account username and password, it is already too late. You will have given them more information than you want them to know. And they conduct themselves so business like and professional that you easily believe them legit. Then when you start to feel a little iffy about the situation, they tell you of the great interest rate they are giving you. REMEMBER; If it sounds too good to be true, it is!

Another bit of trickery . . . Almost all of these sites require you obtain your curre4nt credit score. They provide you a web page that provides such information and claim the credit score retrieval to be free but comes with a $1.00 processing fee and a $39.99 monthly charge should you fail to stop your subscription to their services. I don’t know about you folks, but FREE means Free to me

Regulation of this situation might be impossible, but shutting down any web site that acts as a initiator of the process would be a start. Lending Organizations either lend to you, or they don’t. They do not send your data everywhere in seek of other lenders. They do not distribute your information to criminals seeking someone to take advantage of. They may decline giving you a loan but they won’t recommend three or four other lenders that are other initiator type of web sites that put you back into the cycle all over again.

If you contact your Bank or Credit Union and they turn you down for a loan, you probably should not get a loan in the first place. Obviously, they see an issue with your finances that suggests your inability to repay the loan. But should you then turn to the Internet in hopes of getting a loan be prepared for needing more than a loan. One lender that offered me a loan, offered me a loan at 36% interest without a co-signer. They also offered me a loan at 36% interest with a co-signer that has perfect credit.

Oh! Don’t forget the additional email incoming. They do not seem to stop for a very long time. What I forgot to mention was the messaging to your phone and mail to your snail mail addresses. Yes, you will get it all. The only one I found I was able to put some stoppage to is the text messaging to my phone. Simply responding with “STOP” appears to stop future messaging from them. The burden this activity places on the Internet and SmartPhone resources has got to be extreme.

I wish to thank the good folks at USAA for their attention to account activity. What little I have is a lot to me were it to have been stolen. And to have it stolen by an organized Internet scheme is just offensive. Somebody needs to bring about regulation to the criminals running wild without any other intent than to bring harm to others. My question is, why isn’t the Banking and other professional lending institutions doing something about this?

(This article has been edited to include the info about getting credit score.)

If We Can Erase History . . .

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Our society presently is doing all it can to erase history, instead of learning from it. Starting with the statue removals of people that were significant to White history but brought disfavor from the Black community. Does anybody remember who these monuments were made for? If you go back in history to when those men were alive, all Black people were referred to as the “N-word.” And, it was acceptable at that time in our history. But, back to my point . . .

People in our history owned slaves and today most of us find owning slaves offensive. So, we tear down monuments to historical slave owners that were not subjected to such disfavor during their lifetime. Nobody sees the now offensive monument, so nobody is provided the story that it told. And although today’s society sees such things differently from what we found acceptable in days gone by, how were they looked at back then. Were some of these people looked upon favorably in their day even by their slaves? We need to quit applying our current opinions to situations in the past. You cannot hold somebody from 50 years ago accountable to today’s beliefs.

Now we are looking at the removal of books that are about Black athletes because the books tell of the racial issues they faced. I’m talking about players like Hank Aaron who was one of first Black Baseball Players in the South. Again, by removal of the books we are erasing history. Why aren’t we keeping the statues and adding information of how these people fell to disfavor. Books good, bad, or absolute lies need to be retained for history and noted where right or wrong, but never taken from education or removed from public access.

Our society has this racism thing wrong. Racism does exist and some people will never change, they will always hate people of different color, different financial status, and/or other stupid reason to hate. People fall into this racism thig too easily. They jump to racism quickly as a reason for any Black/White conflict. Why? White people abuse everybody. Look at history. At the same time White people were abusing Blacks, was anyone else abused? What about the Irish? The Chinese? Or, the American Indian? Or , the real abused. We took one race, put them in camps, stole their property and didn’t give it back. I refer to the Japanese. White man has abused every race throughout history, and still do today. Black people have been lied to for years, fed statistics that were false data, had stories of occurrences sensationalized for impact, but nobody has really looked at the overall abuse of everybody instead of just Blacks.

Check the data. Ask yourself if anybody else other than Blacks have been subjected to similar abuse although not racism? White women were not allowed to vote for years and consider the womans bra burning years. That was over rights, abuse, wages, and complaints that match the same issues consider complaint of racism towards Black people. And still today many of t5he same issues exists but because it doesn’t involve skin color it isn’t called racism.

My point being racism is racism only when directed towards Blacks from Whites. There are no acts involving any other race, sex, religion, or financial status that are of consequence. No, that is wrong. Events occur daily in this country that are violations of our rights that go un-noticed and easily overlooked because Black people are not part of the complaint. Get this America . . . .

BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE ABUSED IN THIS COUNTRY. Is it possible some other factor, other than race need be considered? Quit looking at skin color for a minute and consider other factors. There is nothing that Black people have been subjected to that other races haven’t been subjected to. So if it is not race specific abuse, why is it considered racism? Quit using skin color as a reason for failure, look deeper to ascertain the real cause and fix it. In the interim, keep destroying the things we should be using to make us remember this country’s history and learn from it. In the future, none of these issues will have ever been an issue, because it has been erased. That just sounds real stupid, like something one of our politicians would say.

It Is About Time Somebody . . .

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For a couple years, I’ve been saying things about racism in America today, only to be regarded from a distance as though I was some crackpot that doesn’t know what he is talking about. Yesterday somebody writing for the Washington Examiner wrote a similar cover of this topic. It is good to see someone else doing research to find the truth. Now if we could just get the people that are supposed to know these facts, such as our political leaders, religious leaders, and those that speak the loudest, we could grow a little and identify issues other than skin color that can be resolved.

I’m not going to write on this topic a lot today, because I think it important that you read the article in the Washington Examiner I noted earlier. I will say that our racial problems are the makings of those profiting from racism far more than anything else, Sure we will forever have those that hate differing skin color, of all races. But we as a people really are better than that. Here’s the link to the Washington Examiner article: The ‘systemic’ problem with policing isn’t racism

Opinions | Blocking Black history is an attempt to counter Black Power, A WP Headline . . .

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Does it seem as though the Washington Post prints more race-based stories than anyone else? What many people do not understand is those that are talking the most about racism, by doing so are promoting racism. And if you look a little deeper, they are making money doing it. Anyway, on to the article noted above. (Link to the WP article)

What America is having to deal with today is attempts by anyone riding the racism wave in furtherance of continued racism. Much of the new education regarding Black people claims that Black people were subjected to abuses other races were not subjected to. Claims of being “Woke” are mostly lies, again making the claim that Black people were abused more than others. Well, you cannot support education that fails to recognize that other races were also subjected to the same abuse or a variation thereof. You cannot claim to be “Woke” if you are only knowledgeable of a single race. Don’t get me wrong, some Black people have gotten a poor deal throughout history, but if you look deeper so have some other people of different races.

Believe it or not folks, the White race has abused every race there is to abuse, including their own. What makes you believe that White people haven’t treated everybody poorly? You don’t think Whites treat Whites poorly, both in history and present day? Any education that wants to speak the truth needs to attempt to do so right from the start instead of making a “grandstand” play to further racism. Politics makes a practice of stopping data research when it tells the story they want to tell. The Washington Post database that says Black people are approximately 13 percent of the U.S. population has been used as the measurement for almost any racial claim made in the past decade. Nobody bothers to dig a little deeper to discover that yes Black people appear to be 13 percent of the U.S. population, until they aren’t. Many of our major cities the Black population ranges from 20 to 60 percent of that city. Do an “after dark” calculation of people out and about in the downtown areas and the Black percentage for that area can reach 90 percent easily. I am not suggesting that a bunch of abuse suffered by Black people is acceptable. I am saying, if there is nobody there but Black people how does anyone else get subjected to the abuse? Believe it or not, there are some places in America that are 90 percent Hispanic and someplace else that is 95 percent White.

The path to racial equality for the Black man is a long road to travel, and it doesn’t travel well when it doesn’t tell truth any more than the stories in history which all seem to lead to White superiority rather than truth. Everybody of all races should be demanding the truth today. Let’s not praise “Critical Race Theory” making the entire White race responsible for Black abuse without knowing the truth of who has suffered such abuse. Let’s not accept “Woke” from someone that cannot tell you if anyone of any other race was subjected to the same abuse. And let’s not educate our children with information that fails to tell the whole truth. That has already been done.

It is important that all of America pay attention to what they are hearing. People screaming of racial strife are promoting racism with every word they say. They make their money promoting racism. Unless they can tell you how many unemployed Whites, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, and every other race there are, they should not be telling you how many Black people are suffering in that topic. Do a little research, all of us have been lied to, and few of us actually research the information in hope of finding truth.

Do I Come Off Like A Hater?

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The intent of this website has always been truth and open discussion in search of the truth. I make some pretty unpopular comments on this site that many people are afraid to even think about for fear of reprisal. But I say these things because my research has proven to myself my opinion to be true and correct. I do not expect anyone to believe I know what I am talking about, but I do expect that if I’m not believed that those in disagreement would at least make an effort to review the data presented by sources they believe to be to be true. All of my data comes from sources recognized as reliable sources for said data.

For instance, The Washington Post Database. This data source says that the Black Population of the U.S. is approximately 13 percent, and it is. But this is where everybody has stopped looking at the data, to use 13 percent as the calculation regarding people shot by police. Now, this is simple math, and most of you know the major cities around you. If Blacks are 13 percent of the entire U.S. population, do you believe that Black people reside in everywhere America? There are communities in this Country that have 0 percent Black population. Where are the 13 percent for the 0 percent community? Well, they have added themselves to a different community, and suddenly someplace has more than 13 percent Black population. Look at major cities across America. What is the Black population percentage of the major cities in the U.S.? Surprise! 23 to 60 percent. And, if you take a look at the streets after dark you will discover that the downtown area of many cities is as much as 90 percent Black. I am not trying to make negative comments towards Blacks because they need to understand that they are being misled just like the rest of us. When you look at the actual population where these incidents happen, in many incidents the population of Blacks and Whites are both close to 33 percent each with the other percentage mixed.

Now, you don’t have to do but a couple minutes of research to ascertain I’m telling you the truth. Take a moment and then think about it. What does the Washington Post Database do? Sells newspapers, and promotes civil unrest which is another newspaper seller. All across this Country there are a lot of people making money off of racism. Look around you, people of all colors on the streets, on the Internet, and in the news. People everywhere promote racism while saying they are fighting racism. Those people are the problem. I don’t hate anyone, okay maybe an ex-wife, even that’s questionable.

Too truly combat racism, all you have to do is become color-blind and treat everybody as equal. It really is not that hard to do.

AAAAARRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!

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I’m gonna die by Stroke or Heart Attack long before Medicare lets me go to the f’in hospital! I am so irritated by this whole Medicare process, it’s an experience you have to actually participate in to understand. Let me tell you the story . . .

For the past 35 – 40 years I have had Kaiser Hospital for my medical coverage. At 65 Kaiser kicks you out requiring you go get Medicare, does not matter if you are retired or not. So, I contact Medicare, they provide me with Medicare part A and B. But when I get the paperwork on it, I don’t have Kaiser. My part B is some weird Insurance company back east. I don’t want this, I want Kaiser. I tell them I do not want the part B they have given me, that I want Kaiser. They tell me I can change it when open enrollment starts again. I tell them I don’t want their bullshit part B and I’m not going to pay for it. So, after a few months of my not paying for it they kill my part B instead of giving me Kaiser. Have I pointed out, I’m not even retired yet.

Of course, you know what happens next . . . I enjoy a motorcycle accident, WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. I end up in the hospital with a broken ankle, broken hip, smashed up face, and stuck in a hospital 35 miles from home. Did I mention I had no health insurance? Well the doctors at the hospital figured it out before I did, and they didn’t want to do a damn thing for me. They had me down in x-ray, took pictures, saw what was wrong and didn’t put a cast on my ankle, required I purchase a $95.00 walker before I could check out, and did nothing for the dislocated shoulder that I didn’t know was dislocated but they did. So, I get myself put into a debt I do not need:

  • Central Valley Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $678.49
  • UCSF Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5153.00
  • AMR Global Medical Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$3044.91
    • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8876.40

Plus I’ve lost my beautiful 1998 Harley Road King to a Tow yard someplace in San Jose that lien sales it a week later. I took about a 10k hit losing the bike but that doesn’t piss me off near as much as Medicare.

You see, in addition to Medicare fucking with me, the medical bills, and the pain enjoyed as part of the accident. I was also found responsible for the accident, so my insurance didn’t pay shit. But, it even gets worse.

I get telephone calls between 10 and 30 per day, starting at 6:00 AM from Senior Life and Medicare Benefits trying to get me to get me to buy my Medicare C and D from them. It DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU GET OFF THEIR LIST ONE DAY, you are back on it the next. And get this, none of the phone numbers called from are working numbers.

As for Medicare, you irresponsible muther-fuckers can kiss my ass. My shoulder is still dislocated since July 7, 2022, I am diabetic having vision problems, and I feel like shit. Did I mention that I have had about 11 strokes? Anyway, fuck off, I would rather die than keep fucking around with you folks.

Oh, I got a letter from Kaiser yesterday telling me they couldn’t be my medical provider because I don’t have a Medicare Part B. I call Social Security who tells me I can have my Part B, but I have to pay the period that they had me on Part B to now even though I declined it and never used it. At about $150.00 per month, sure I’ll just run out and pay that today. And after my monthly comes out of my retirement when I retire, Social Security will give me about $550.00 per month to live on.

And, I am still not retired.

Don’t ya’all get all concerned about me. I’m just ranting caused I’m pissed off and frustrated as hell and like everything else . . . I’ll get over it.