President Trump wins A Second Term

I woke up to the same news as all of you. There will be some happy about it, some mad, some hurt, and some scared.

Politics is just a bunch of grandiose promises made by politicians who never truly have enough time to fulfill them. Is this one different? Of course, but not different on a political scale. It's different because we've never had someone like Trump leading this country. Now, whether you view that as good or bad depends on the person. 

For Trump supporters, victory seems to be yours. My hope for you and him is that your intentions are well-placed. I hope he does all that you wish him to do to improve the lives of you and your loved ones. I truly hope that now the election has been won, you feel comfort, relief, and optimism for your president-elect. I also hope you look at your neighbors on both sides of you, in front and behind you, and are able to see them as equals and treat them decently, no matter their color, gender, sexual orientation, or nationality. I genuinely hope these are the greatest four years of your life.

Often times, in recurring situations, as this one is with it being his second term, if you want to see the future, read the history—the end! Haha, but look back on what he did in his first four years, and you'll typically see what the next four will look like. Again, whether that's good or bad for you is totally dependent on your individual circumstances.

To my scared folks, unfortunately there are some evils in this world that are just too large to overcome, it has to simply run its course unfortunately. Hate has always existed; it is quite literally what this country was built upon— crime, racism, sexism, slavery, hate against women, and now you have hate against LGBTQ+ people. It’s 2024, and it’s still very loud, arguably louder than it's been in a century, so guess what? It’s not going anywhere. Again, refer back to history.

There are many fears circulating among many different people, and they are justified. Ultimately, all you have are yourself and your loved ones. They're all you've ever had, so look after each other as best you can, stay prayerful, and if nothing else, if this feels like a storm to you, understand that all storms eventually pass. Weather it, survive it as you did the first time, and realize that on the bright side, you have four years down and four years to go. We all know that four years is not a long time. It will fly by, and God willing, we will be back here again, exercising our democratic right to vote.

Election Day in AMERICA

Yes, today is the day! It's here, and that's good news because now that we're here, it's almost over—political season. It will probably only last for the next four years, but the truth is our political season hasn't been this charged since the MAGA era. There's a reason for that!

If you know me or follow me anywhere, you know where I stand! It's no secret; I don't make it a secret. The bottom line is I value morals over money! I feel that's the nicest I can be. I give the MAGA group the benefit of the doubt by taking that stance. We know who Trump is; we knew who he was before he ever became a political figure. I tried to keep this as short as possible, but I realized I can't.

Regardless of who comes out victorious this week, it really doesn't matter to me! I'm 36 years old. I'm from the dirt, man. I remember living with my mom and siblings to make ends meet as a kid. I even remember putting too much water in the toilet so it would flush because it had too much in it when the water was cut off. My point is, me, I'll adjust because I have no other choice. I vote for my children because I know it matters to them! The same way my mom worked her a$$ off to give me a better life, yes, I'm in a position to give them a better life. The truth of the matter is the world is just in a better place, but the presidency is still a position that can be very costly, not to me and the people reading this, but the ones who come behind us. And Donald J. Trump is not someone who supports me or my kids.

I'm not here to talk about the man or his history. I'm here to talk about someone who's facing 34 felonies later this month. Who, if elected, will run our country either on, at best, will probably run our country on house arrest or, at worst, in a jail cell. YES, READ THAT AGAIN. Yes, never heard of, in this country or any other that doesn't have a dictator who controls that type of thing, so yes, I'll run too if it saved my a$$ from becoming a felon.

Let's examine the main points:

1st and probably his only [point] is Immigration! For me, that sub communicates: let's remove anyone and everyone who doesn't look like me! Name me one immigrant who looks like Trump. I'll wait, but you can't. It all follows his racist agenda. "They're criminals, they eat pets" literally came out of his mouth and was turned down by some of the people who lean the same way. It's not about the crime, because if it was, he'd fight the crime committed by Americans first. We certainly, as Americans, commit more crimes than any immigrant. He's facing 30+ crimes himself, and that's all that needs to be said on that.

Let's stop the immigration issue. That simply means anyone with pigment in their skin (which equals not white), let's remove them.

We've never had an invasion like January 6th in this country in all the years of this country. You'll never see it again unless he loses this week. Wait and see...

So, what's the other argument you've heard about through this run?

I don't even know, let's see...

Obamacare???

I mean, why would we help or fight the impoverished in this country? Oh, because they're...the most needed in this country? Lost causes? One of those richest economy in the world, why must we have to deal with poverty? To them we shouldn't, get em out of here 🤷🏾‍♂️. Someone who never experienced it, is foreign, send em to foreign land, that's how we make 'America great again' right?

What are the other points?
I'll wait.....

Abortion?
I'm a man, with a p€nis, I SHOULD NEVER AND WILL NEVER TELL A WOMAN WHAT TO DO IN THAT SITUATION. I'M A FATHER AND I MADE THAT DECISION WHEN I LAID DOWN AND DID WHAT I DID! Not proud, exclamation.

There really aren't anymore. Who are we kidding?

In conclusion, MAGA is one or two things. He takes control of this country, or he makes me money!

It's Morals>Money for me!

I'm 36, just think about 20 years ago, yes EVERYTHING was cheaper, it's the cost of living in a growing economy, $#!+ is going to cost more that's the bottom line. It's simply as supply vs demand. It's the price we pay to grow! The rich want to be richer, if you ever made money in your life, it just the thing you want more of! It's just as similar as power. You get a taste of it, you want more! That's the other side of MAGA that's not rich, they don't care about money, they care about power! Donald Trump supporters who ain't rich, is a sign of power and control. Since he became a political figure, he's taught people to not hide what they really think and feel. Racism, hate has never been as strong as it been since 2016, the same election that follow the first black president, irony?!? And now we looking at potentially the first woman, what a coincidence eh?!

Go vote! Go vote! Go vote! I don't care where you stand. I have friends and loved ones on both sides, and next week, as for me, that won't change. They'll still be friends; they'll still be loved ones. In four years, they'll still be friends and still be loved ones, if they choose!
Just make your opinion count! It's the right you have, the right he doesn't want you to have! Just like his "allies," in his own words, Putin and Kim Jong-un (MAGA forbid I get his name wrong)—DICTATORS! The choice is truly up to you, the very thing he doesn't want you to have! "No more voting," out of his own mouth!

Happy Election Day, folks! This is by far the biggest one yet, and I'm glad to share it with you. Life is all about experiences, and I'm glad to share this one with you. 💝😊

#THOUGHTSWITHACIGAR

#THOUGHTSWITHACIGAR, Think of this as a thread post. Here you will see an ever-growing list of thoughts—not necessarily right or wrong. The truth is, I smoke cigars, and while smoking those cigars, I have a lot of thoughts. Many in which I consider 'deep'. This is where those thoughts get posted. So, ideally, every time you visit this page, this thread will likely be at the top of the page because it's constantly updated and will have a new thought—one that I had while smoking a cigar. Enjoy!

- We have to stop putting such a negative connotation on lying. No matter how you put it, lying is a form of protection. Whether it's yourself or someone else, we lie to protect something or somebody. I have never heard anyone say that protection was negative. The irony of it all is that lying does the exact opposite; in the end, it always inflicts pain on something or somebody, whether that something or someone is the very thing we were trying to protect in the first place. That is why it will NEVER be okay. THAT is the lesson that needs to be learned.

- I was taught and conditioned not to need or want anything from anyone. Look at my life! If I need a mountain moved, I move it myself. I've seen my mother do that my entire life. I ultimately learned that that was not the case even for her, but it is still the lesson I learned from watching her life. It's not a bad thing either. While it's not the only way to do or get things, it's still the most reliable way.

Devil's Lake

These pictures are almost exactly four years apart. The picture on your left had so much going on! First and foremost, COVID, which we all went through, but on my personal journey, at that moment, who knew the storm I was about to endure? I was on the road for work, losing the woman I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I had a ring💍, ready to propose, too. I would have my amazing daughter and I would get the job offer of my dreams, only to lose it because of the color of my skin.

The picture on the right is me now hair longer, beard is gone. Again four years later, after a 17-month legal battle to get my dream job back, now I'm two years into living my dream, living my purpose-driven life of serving each and every one of you, and through the storms of my personal life, this place hasn't changed! 4 years ago the tears here was of surrow and pain. Today it's tears of joy, it's tear of relief, and strength I didn't even know I had. I have a few places in this world, like this, that I consider very sacred places. I challenge you to find a few of your own. It don't have to be in Wisconsin or anywhere other than the place you live in now, find Sacred places that you visit every so often that feed your spirit! Places that remain consistent and remind you that, even though you go through storms in your life, as we all do, if you hang on and persevere, the journey, man, it is bittersweet and worth it 👌🏾 💫

From then until now, there have been many people who hate me for who and what I am. I am fine with that, at least I am not trying to be someone I am not.

Project 2025

If Trump gets elected, it's a playbook for his second term organized by the heritage foundation, it a right wing think tank. He of course claim to have no idea who's behind it, even though 140 or more of his former administration officials, a lot of whom operates like an organized crime family, felon criminals like himself, help to craft it.

23 of the agenda items, from the 922 page playbook that represent a better plan on how to dismantle governmental systems in this country.

1. End climate protection
2. Increase Artic drilling
3. Eliminate free weather forecast
4. Eliminate public unions
5. Eliminate the department of education
6. End free lunch at school
7. Teach Christian beliefs in schools
8. Band books about slavery
9. Band African American studies
10. Band gender studies
11. Band porn
12. Band the pill that is used in half of abortion
13. Defund the department of homeland security and replace it with horseback mountain border patrol.
14. Began Mass deportation of immigrants and incarcerate them in "camps"
15. Defund the FBI and put the justice department under presidential control meaning HIS control.
16. Defund NPR and PBS
17. Raise prescription drug prices
18. Raise the retirement age
19. Raise taxes for the working class
20. Give tax breaks to big corporations
21. Ban transgender people from the military and consider reinstituting the draft.
22. Promote capital punishment  
23. Use the military to break up protest. 

The paradigm shift between our ancestors' love and our love.

The differences between the adults who were our grandparents, who were in their 30s and 40s back in the 70s and who created us, and us who are now in our 30s and 40s, are ultimately few and far between, in my opinion.

Of course, our ancestors did not have nor face the same problems we face in today's world. That's not realistic, considering how much and how many things have changed since then, including how we view the world and dating as a whole.

In my opinion, the biggest difference is the fact that the problems our ancestors faced were more worldly problems—problems outside themselves—that they could only overcome and effect change if they did it as a unit, you know, together. I think the fact that they so greatly needed to lean on each other and depend on each other to make this world a better place for you and me made them love more patiently, love harder, love deeper, love stronger, hence the baby boom.

I can assure you there will not be another baby boom in this world as we know it. Today’s 30-40-something-year-olds (you can even throw the 50s in here too), unlike the ones before us, like to pretend that our worldly problems and issues exist as no part of us. They are there, but we ignore them no matter how clear they are. Also, unlike the ones before us, the things we prioritize are all internal. We prioritize what we want, not need, how to get it, how to get as much of it as possible, and what we have to do to get it all, regardless of the destruction and other people we have to use and sometimes ruin to get it.

It applies not only to men, not only to women, but to all of humanity. Whatever your vice is—money, power/status, or sex (usually the big three we all fall under at least one), among many other things—whatever it is, it is because of this shift and change in core values that the marriage rate is down (which is the only reason the divorce rate is down, coincidentally), why there are fewer babies being born every year, and why more people are single and single later in life than our ancestors were. To our own detriment and destruction, we become more independent and selfishly focused on our own needs, not the needs of the world and, most importantly, the future.

It is for this reason that there's a monumental shift in how humans love each other today compared to how they loved each other back in the day. I guess that leads to the question of where the shift happened. Where was that change? Where did our ancestors go wrong at some point in raising us that they didn't pass that along to us. I guess I better get back to the books and research.

Let me know what your opinion is on this....

💕 My Favorite Week of the Year

Here in the US, it’s Valentine’s Day this week, a (supposedly) romantic holiday. Use this week to reflect on your romantic relationships (or lack of them) and align your actions with your expectations. I’ve observed over the years that many people who are chronically single or struggling in relationships, it’s because they inaccurately gauge what they’re giving and what they’re getting in return.

I'm doing something really special on my social media outlet Wednesday! You don't wanna miss this it's going to be oh so sweet and lovely 😍🥰 Go find and follow me on the outlets. 

Happy MLK Day.

Today is Martin Luther Kings Jr day! As I was working yesterday, I took a moment to kind of get still and take in where I was at. Here's a couple of the pics that hang at the 2's house.

I don't think things happen by chance, I also don't think that it was coincidence that out of 50+ people in my class, I was the only one assigned to the 2's house out of the academy. Let me tell you why I love the 2's house. Being honest, The 2's house is the only house that you can go to and actually not just see, but feel diversification, equality, and inclusion. As I've traveled to all the houses in the city in the year or so I've been back, As I proudly state 'where I'm normally at' it's comical what happens to the facial reactions and demeanor of people who ask. Surprisingly(Not) of

course the 2's is the most talked about, and frankly sh!t'd upon houses in the department, even by some of the very people, whom birth of this job started there. They use things like lack of training, no growth/promotion ability, lack of work ethnic(2nd busiest in the city), abilities, I've even heard 'cleanliness of the house is why I hate it there' lol. The truth is the rest of the houses sh!t on the 2's because any given unit day, it's staff is 80% black, and it's the only house where that exist.

I can't know for sure, but I bet that's what Dr. King was going through in his prime of dreaming and marching. It was constant Push back, restrain, oppression-and ultimately led to his assassination- for just wanting to be equal, nothing more than wanting to be respected, seen and heard for living, or in this case doing the very same job, as his peers.

So, yes! Your Goddamn right, there's pride, joy and solace everyday that I put on my uniform and go to work. Regardless rather I'm home at the 2's or traveling to other houses and representing the 2's house loudly and proudly! And when I'm there I'm glad to be HOME, and wouldn't rather be anywhere else! So Thank you Dr. King, and the many who came before me at the 2's, for giving me a home, in a industry/field where you couldn't always find one.