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A convicted felon can't be a police officer or vote. But they can be elected as President of United States. Why?

excerpt from Kareem Abdul Jabbar's substack after the day convicted felon Donald Trump was elected President, Kareem summed up  the situation nicely, hitting the important points. https://substack.com/@kareemabduljabbareditor America fooled me.  Just when I was optimistic that we had turned a corner against irrationality, hate, and greed,   and were marching forward toward a new age of enlightenment.  We hurtle backward in time to a dark place   where we dance around a pagan fire like the deranged children in Lord of the Flies. I don’t want this to turn into a bitter diatribe about my disappointment in the American people  who selected a rapist, racist, and cognitively challenged buffoon as their leader.  Who put all marginalized people’s lives and rights at risk.  Who put the security of the country at risk.  Who put our children’s futures at risk. The next four years will be challenging as we are led by a man in serious mental decline  who has surrounded himself with political di
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Jarod Koopman, IRS super agent, recovering billions for taxpayers and taking out big time criminals and child molesters

 frankk comment: What's really cool about him (one of the things), is he believes in doing public service, so the greatest number of beings can benefit. He could be making 3-5 times as much money working in the private sector, but works for the reviled IRS and hated by most of the public. article: (from behind washington post pay wall) The Cyber Sleuth By Geraldine Brooks October 1, 2024  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2024/cyber-sleuth/?itid=hp_opinions_p001_f015 Geraldine Brooks is a novelist and former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.  Her books include “March,” which won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, “Horse” and the forthcoming “Memorial Days.” At an early-morning Brazilian jujitsu class in Hamburg, N. Y., sweat flies as men pair off and pounce on each other, grappling and grunting on the mats.  The fighters are so entangled that it’s hard to tell which hand or foot belongs to which body.  Jarod Koopman, the black-belt instructor, p
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"It's only as hard as you make it."

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  Two ladies ask pool cleaner if his job is hard. He replies: "it's only as hard as you make it."
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darth vader is just like us

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  "I like to balance the mind and body and be in total harmony with the dark side." "Are you blind, umpire? If that's a strike, my light saber is a lollipop I'm about to feed to you." "You make me feel like a natural woman..." "He could .... go... all ... the .....WAY! Touchdown!" "And representing the Empire in the inaugural break dancing competition at the 2024 olympics..."
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RIP Pavel Kushnir: The lonely death of a jailed Russian pianist who opposed war

 excerpt from tribute to Pavel: “The greatest tragedy of Pavel’s life is that only now are we beginning to realise what a wonderful artist, writer and thinker he was.  We simply did not know him.  This reminds us that the perverse ‘selection process’ of law enforcement leads to the most remarkable and fearless people being thrown into prison, often the best people in a sick nation,” the letter said. “We bow to those heroes and visionaries who, in their desperate loneliness, sacrifice themselves for humanity and pay the ultimate price,” the letter continued.  A video of Kushnir performing Rachmaninov, a composer Vladimir Putin is known to favour, was added to the text. frankk comment I hope he landed in a better place that deserves him. I copied the top 3 articles, pasted below in order of quality. If you're short on time, Pick a 4 min. piano performance of his from here,   Pavel Kushnir playlist on YouTub e and read the first article "facing down death". I really admire h
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