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Hi everyone. I want to apologize for being MIA on so many of your blogs. I haven’t been feeling well and as a result have been neglecting my blogging duties. I hope you’ll bear with me while I get myself sorted out.
There’s been a few news stories that have been weighing on my mind, so I thought I’d touch upon each of them briefly. First, there’s Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Manghut which have wrecked devastation on the southeast coast of the U.S. and the Philippines. I just wanted to say my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who’s been affected.
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Mr. Trump’s depraved indifference regarding the almost 3,000 Americans who died due to Hurricane Maria after she hit Puerto Rico last year has left me speechless, so I’m going to let my favorite gif to the talking.
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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor has come out with a credible sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. As of right now Judiciary Committee is set to vote on his nomination on Thursday. I can’t say this strongly enough, they MUST postpone this. The FBI needs to investigate this and both Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh deserve to have the opportunity to address these accusations in front of the committee. This position is a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land. Judge Kavanaugh, if approved, will be making decisions regarding all sorts of women’s issues. I for one would like to know where his moral compass is especially since he’s already committed perjury.
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And finally, the list of things minorities can’t do in this country without being reported to the police or physically accosted has hit a pinnacle as twenty-six year-old Botham Shem Jean was shot and killed in his own apartment by off duty police officer Amber Guyger, who claims she mistook his apartment for hers and thought he was an intruder. There are several things that don’t add up, and not helping is the Dallas Police Department obtaining a search warrant for the victim’s apartment with the sole purpose of trying to find something incriminating. The worst they found was a small amount of marijuana and a grinder for it. Jean was a legal immigrant from St. Lucia and was a college graduate and worked for the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Texas. He was also a loving son and brother with a powerful singing voice who enjoyed helping others. What happened needs to be investigated fully and without bias. I personally believe the Dallas Police should be kept as far away as possible from the investigation.
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If you’ve made it through this hodge-podge of things I needed to get off my chest, thank you for reading. And I’d like to thank you again for sticking with me. I promise to do my best to catch up with all of you as soon as I get a lobotomy, um, I mean as soon as I feel better.
realthog said:
Sorry to hear you’ve been under the weather, Kim: I hope it all clears up soon.
The whole story of the shooting of Botham Jean seems odd to me. I mean, the moment you enter someone else’s home, even if it’s architecturally identical to your own, you know it’s someone else’s — the decor’s different, the furnishings are different, there’s difference junk lying around, the smells are different: everything is different. Either the cop was drunk/stoned out of her tiny, or she’s mentally ill, or she’s “embroidering the truth.”
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lkeke35 said:
There have been plenty of instances where cops lied to save themselves. In fact in quite a lot of these shootings of unarmed civilians, the cops lied about the circumstances in which they occurred, and with the rather hinky details of this case she keeps giving to different authorities, I’m fully inclined to believe that this cop is lying too.
There have been some question about whether or not she knew she was at the wrong apartment because Jean apparently had a very distinctive bright red doormat that was not matched by any other apartments nearby, nor did it match the mat at her own apartment.
But Imma wait and see. The truth about this will out, think.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I do believe the truth will come out, but as I said, the Dallas Police need to be kept far, far away from this.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks John. This whole story has that “There’s something rotten in Denmark” miasma to it. Botham Jean had a red rug in font of his door which distinguished it from hers. She claims the door was ajar, but witnesses say they heard her pounding on the door saying “Let me in!” The whole thing if fishy, but one thing is apparent, the Dallas Police Department need to maintain a hands off approach.
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larrypaulbrown said:
Get well soon.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Larry.
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johnrieber said:
Sorry to hear about your health, and unfortunately things just keep getting worse in our world – from the criminal justice system to policing and politics – oh boy, POLITICS.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks John, Yeah, there’s so much badness going on.🙇🏻♀️
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fragglerocking said:
Hope you feel better soon Kim, and don’t blow a gasket over #45, I can’t get enough of the thump the Trump gif, cracks me up every time 😀
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Fraggle. I love “Thump the Trump!”
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littlebookynook said:
I hope you feel better soon love!!! Firstly, it’s amazing that I know about all of the things that you have mentioned in this post, I swear Australia hear more about what happens in America than our own country!! I’m so, so sad about what happened to Botham Shem Jean. I can’t even look at the picture of him, he looks so lovely….you know when you just see a picture of someone and know that they are a nice person? Not that being nice has anything to do with it, but the whole thing is just incredibly sad…and how the police have reacted is horrible.
Seeing what Trump said about the 3000 people who died and how it was pretty much made up to make him look bad….he just continues to get lower and lower. Why is he still president?!? I have literally never hated anyone as much as I hate him.
Also, I love the Trump gif. It’s hilarious hahaha.
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Didi Oviatt - Author said:
Kim, this is a well covered lump of importance! The lack of moral compass in our world today is heartbreaking, and I pray for the victims of the weather right now as well.
I hope you get feeling well soon! Ugh, I’m so sorry that you are still feeling so aweful 😦
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Diana said:
Sorry to hear that you have been unwell, Kim. Sending you prayers. Feel better soon.
Botham’s story is so shocking! I don’t get why the victim is being investigated after being shot in his home. That is just crazy!
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raistlin0903 said:
Hey…you never ever have to apologise for not feeling well and not being able to visit. I care more about just one thing: And that is that you feel better soon. I’m pretty sure I speak for everyone when I say that’s what is the most important thing. I really do hope you feel better soon. Please take plenty of rest, and don’t worry about the blog. It will be here when you return, and so will we.
As for the post, yeah…a lot of things are currently not going well in the world unfortunately and well Trump is just an incredibly dumb individual as we have pretty much established 😅
Take care Kim…and please feel better ❤️
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much Michel. I hope you’re feeling better.
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raistlin0903 said:
Yeah I am 😊 Not completely there yet, but enough to at leastget back to blogging again. I really hope you will feel better yourself as well Kim 😊
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I hope you’re getting plenty of rest and relaxation my friend.
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beetleypete said:
When you are already feeling unwell, world news is never going to help make anything better, that’s for sure. But on the bright side, the Hulk/Trump gif never fails to raise a smile!
Take care, dear Kim. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Pete. I love Fraggle’s name for the gif: “Thump the Trump!”
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James J. Cudney IV said:
I hope you feel better soon. If you need anything, let me know.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much Jay.
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Laura said:
Sorry you’ve been under the weather. I hope it turns around soon! Your list has all the stuff that’s been sitting on my mind — I especially appreciated the Hulk gif. I’ve been writing about the Botham Jean case and it’s enough to make me lose my mind!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Laura. The Botham Jean case is heartbreaking.
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emmareadstoomuch said:
sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well – hope you get well soon!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Emma.
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
I’m so sorry for your health, my friend. It really irks me what President Trump did to Puerto Rico. I mean it’s a U.S. territory and he completely disregarded the numbers and finds a way to blame the Democrats. It was ridiculous.😡 Grrrr…🤬
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks again Dani. EVERYTHING is always about him. I’ve never seen such a narcissistic “leader.”😡
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
I agree, Kim! Ugh!😣
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
I have been praying for you and I hope you feel better.😍❤💛
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Dani.
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thebookwormdrinketh said:
Awww…. Sad to hear you’ve been unwell! I really hope that you are feeling better soon. Hopefully it’s just the Change in the weather?? I know that the change of seasons is always brutal on me. I always get sick and it triggers my migraines.. 😕
All of these stories have definitely been weighing on my mind lately, as well… Although, I didn’t know about
Botham Shem Jean… That is absolutely insane… 😕 How so you mistake someone’s apartment for your own to begin with?? Was she drunk??
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Nicole. Changing seasons is always a big trigger for me as well.😞
I don’t know what happened with that police officer, but something is definitely fishy.
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ignitedmoth said:
Hope you’re feeling better again soon! ❤
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you.
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Carrie said:
I hope you are feeling better by now or will be soon. Sorry I’m MIA so much myself but I just feel family time has been more important lately and need to get a better balance working.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Carrie. I’m still working on it. How’s your mom doing?
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Carrie said:
She’s stubborn as can be, doing alright for the moment but I still worry since it’s a struggle to get her to take it easy. Goes back to the cardiologist next week so fingers crossed for good news.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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