Eric VaShon

Isaac Asimov on, "If God is Dead, Everything is Permitted?"

"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos

So much has happened in the past 6 weeks.

GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "Why is a White House official, that's not even elected, why is that person belittling the Polish foreign minister? It's not appropriate. It's not right. We need more discipline in the White House."

Five things Donald Trump accomplished this week:

1. Promised more tax cuts for billionaires
2. Further abandoned our ally Ukraine
3. Flip-flopped on tariffs and tanked the stock market
4. Completely ignored skyrocketing prices
5. Went golfing

Hope this helps, Elon.

..on shaky ground & I even moved out for 6 months and got a condo in 2018, but we didn’t divorce. This time, the paperwork is drawn, signed & submitted.
I move into a huge 3 story, 4 bedroom house with my dog, Roo next Friday & the 6 days can’t go by fast enough.

As our 9 year anniversary fast approaches on 3/26, I have officially filed for divorce from my MAGA wife & her family. That’s not the main reason for the split, but it was a contributing factor.
It’s hard to share personal space w/ people who support the guy.
We went through his first term..

Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire

The Edge

#pixelart #art #space #blue

Today’s version seems sent by God to not allow me to even visit a space of despair for what I’m losing, instead, he is highlighting what’s possible.
I fail forward once again. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I forgot what it felt like to connect with someone on a spiritual level where you know you were meant to meet. I’ve only felt it twice before & both resulted in Long Relationships.
In those instances I was looking for what I found & they served a critical purpose in my life & development.

I’ve done this multiple times before, so I’m committing to myself that I will do this one differently.
Day. 1 in the books.
I feel guilt, deep sadness, hopefulness & nervous.

Opinion | Kendrick Lamar’s performance was as Black and subversive as all get-out His message at the Super Bowl was a warning and a threat.

I wrote about Kendrick Lamar Superbowl performance-- its subversive messaging about America being a rigged, deadly game of survival-- especially for Black people.

But we need to stop pretending revolution is going to come from celebrities. It'll come from us.

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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

😂😂😂

I have heard this from white folks— white men especially.

That the feeling people have with Trump in power was the fear they had when Obama was in power.

Take from that what you will.

Elon Musk tweets a letter from the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

If a U.S. attorney is talking to Musk like this, then he really is the president. “I ask that you utilize me and my staff…”

..people.
I watch the circus at arms length, knowing, just like COVID, his decisions could impact my day to day, but until that happens, I won’t be consumed.

…something they hold as a belief (especially if the possible epiphany will prove what they believe wrong).
In this way, a charismatic leader that speaks in sound bites & disrespects those regarded as intellectuals, speaks to the hearts of citizens of a global super power. A billionaire man of the..

..lead. They can be distracted by smoke & mirrors, they care less about what you say & do & more about how you make them feel.
They resist allowing thoughts that don’t lead to easy answers to the front of their minds b/c it would require critical thinking which might lead them to a conflict with..

..disrespectful, it’s legitimately what I see & interact with.
Now, I know I can’t be elitist & say the educated should make all the decisions & we’ll take care of the dumb, dumbs b/c an ingredient of a world dominate, super power nation, is a less than educated populace b/c they are easier to..

…of day to day interactions with the red hat/ flags on trucks or cars covered in Trump bumperstickers, the lack of intellect is consistent & in what feels like close to half or a significant percentage (north of 35%) have outwardly apparent mental issues.
I’m not saying that to be funny or..

..disgusted I was with the personality of the person (& his followers, if I’m being honest).
This time, I’ve grown accustomed to the ignorance of the MAGA cult & quietly pity their need to have a thought leader that supersedes their empathy, decency & moral compass.
Not to mention, after 8 years…

..business leader & as a human being living in a country under the rule & more importantly, influence of Trump.
During his first tenure, coming off my personal favorite President Obama, I generally disagreed with everything Trump did, or I was unable to process things critically b/c of how…

..i get to take it in, feel my emotions come to a boil, process the information & my reaction to it & bring myself back down to a calm cool state to assess my feelings on the matter at hand without the distraction of a heightened emotional state.
This is a skill I was forced to develop as a..

..what athlete got traded, who dissed who etcetera. My day to day is too busy to really stay up to date on the news of the day, during the day, so I usually find out about in the early morning or late at night.
I prefer it that way. It’s most beneficial when the news I take in is inflammatory..

..will be received, especially with the phone on Do Not Disturb/Sleep mode.
I usually take this time to talk to God, meditate, explore creative thoughts or to get updated with the news of the day & what the town square of social media is clamoring about. What countries are bickering or at war..