No Kings! The Protests

Over the past weekend there were some "No Kings" protests being held around Marin and Sonoma Counties in California.  In theory, the protests were against the reigning Orange Cheeto acting like a petulant toddler in dealing with just about everything.  I guess that is why the Orange Cheeto liked Epstein Island so much.  The Petulant Toddler is attracted to youngsters because he is....well.....mentally a youngster.  I could go on and on about Epstein and his "friends" he brought to his billionaire sponsored island of child rape.  That is for another blog that will make you all sick.  

Now, back to Sonoma and Marin Counties.   

Several of my friends attended the "No Kings" marches in Sonoma and Marin Counties.  I was invited to join them, but I declined due to a prior work obligation.  Why did I decline?  I needed to give a presentation about SAVING FOR RETIREMENT (see the theme?????)  and the many investment vehicles we offer to get you there (many of our retirement investment options are employer matched).  Before and after the 60 minute stage presentation I facilitated, I was fielding individual questions from participants.  Bottom line:  My Saturday was spent trying to help people plan for retirement and how to maximize the funding tools we have available to them.

Here is my truth:  I'm glad I had a prior work-related speaking obligation that took up most of  Saturday.  I could honestly let my well-meaning friends know that I would not be joining them at the protest without passing judgement on them nor judgement on the event.  

Here is more on my truth:   I'm really drained of the "us vs. them" mentality of our polarized politics.  I am drained from the "democrats vs. republicans" blame game.  I could go on and on writing about this.  All I know is that BOTH the democrats and the republicans suck campaign contributions from the billionaire class (along with sucking other body parts that shall not be named).  That is exactly why the democrats are largely silent and do not object to the Orange Cheeto's game plan.  They are all, and I am meaning BOTH democrats and republicans, sucking on the *same* billionaire campaign contribution c*ck. 

Our nation has been in trouble for a while.  What sealed our doom was our government acknowledging that corporations were people (circa 2010).  Corporation person-hood effed us real people over.  Please, people....this is NOT a republican vs democrat issue.  It's an "up vs down" economic issue.  Our government is all-in on advancing themselves with zero regard to us working slobs - you know, the ones who actually pay.

One more truth:   I did not want to participate in the "No Kings" march.  Why?  I do not believe for one second that either democrats or republicans give one sh*t about us.  I will not participate in a "No Kings" protest when I am being used as the pawn.  

 

 

Facebook Fiasco

I warned you all years ago that Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc., was nothing more than a grab on your personal information and relationships to exploit. I told you all that your ego was selling you out for "likes" from people who really don't mean shII in your life should push come to shove. 

Now you're shocked that Facebook is being blamed for sharing your personal information. 

Did you really think this fun internet service was being offered to you for free?  I hate to break it to you, but nothing is free.  Always remember that.  Especially when you want to download the latest app for whatever.  Your information is being tracked and sold. 

I don't think Facebook is entirely to blame here.  You're an idiot if you think these tech giants protect your information.  Still, there you are.....posting your constant whereabouts....taking pictures of what you had for dinner....consenting to quizzes that steal your data....the look at me vacation photos....detailed lists of your friends and families. 

Don't post anything that you don't want the entire world to see. 

Required viewing:  Terms and Conditions May Apply.  It's a documentary film that will make you think before hitting that "like" button or posting your political views. 

It's over, folks and thank GOD.  Social media and oversharing has run its course.  it's soooooo last decade.  The new "cool" is to be offline.  No results when your name is typed in a search?  That's the new status symbol. 

Didn't I say that snail mail, cash, and actual phone calls were making comeback? 

Damn.  I did. 

Native Hawaiians

Here's some interesting Hawaiian trivia you might not know.  Before I get started, the one that REALLY shocked me was that native Hawaiians do NOT have the same aboriginal rights that native Americans do.  Why?  My guess is that billionaires have no interest in commandeering cold, windy continental prairies with few natural resources to build lush vacation homes.  Hawaii, however, is another story.   Just ask Zuckerberg.

1.  Hawaii has a unique way of giving directions. To point people in the right path, local residents use “makai,” which means toward to sea and “mauka,” meaning toward the mountains;

2. The Hawaiian alphabet consists of only twelve letters. The five vowels are A,E, I, O,U. And the seven consonants are H,K,L,M,N,P,W;

3.  Iolani Palace, in Honolulu, is the only royal palace in the United States. Electric lights illuminated Iolani Palace four years before the White House in Washington D.C. had them;

4.  Hawaii is the most isolated population on earth.  It's no joke how people get "island fever"

5.  Hawaii is the only state that has a tropical rain forest;

6.  Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee;

7.  C and H sugar stands for California and Hawaii;

8.  Hawaii does not have any professional sports teams.  It's all about the H (University of Hawaii sports)

9.  Hawaiians call white people "haoles" (meaning without breath and without soul - breath is the sacred life force)

10.  Newcomers are called "malihine"

11.  It is NOT a term of endearment to be called a haole malihini (white newcomer).  Given the fact that people like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates try to buy entire islands forcing locals out and don't give them aboriginal rights, do you blame them? 

Santa Barbara Shooting

Another school related shooting.  I don't even know where to begin.  This one hits home as my kids' friends attend UC Santa Barbara as many, many Sonoma County kids do. 

The shooter, Elliot Rodger, was mentally disturbed and felt rejected by the sorority girls. He plotted his revenge and carried it out.  He was going to make them pay.  Society gasps in horror.

I've got news for you all.   Mark Zuckerberg, the grand pooh-bah of launching social networking, created Facebook for the very same reasons, to get back at girls who rejected him.  Society gleefully posts pics and information with wild abandon.

While gun shootings grab attention and spotlights and "film at 11:00" Facebook is much more insidious.  I keep warning you all that whatever you post online is a hacker's paradise.  There is way too much information out there about you already and you have *no* idea where it goes once launched into cyberspace.  Most of it is collected using a benign looking app or social media.  

Your odds of being a victim of involuntary data collection and spying are much greater than being a victim of a rogue shooter.  What's even more disturbing is that the motivation behind the shooter's actions and the creation of Facebook were born of the same angry revenge, negativity, and intent to do harm. 

Tell me again exactly WHY we are rewarding Zuckerberg's sick, twisted motives that mimic a murderer/rapist?  You all really are being raped -- digitally.  Mark and Elliot have a lot of things in common.  Both are clearly dangerous misogynists.  One has a computer.  One has a gun.  One is hailed a hero.  One is not.  Go figure.