GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Sunday, April 18, 2021

PASTOR TB JOSHUA CANCELED BY YOUTUBE: CANCEL CULTURE INSURGENCY AT WORK

ICHEOKU says his offense was that he dared question sexual orientations and preferences and claimed that he can "convert" homosexuals into straights and he was immediately yanked off Youtube; frozen out of the social media video availability and cut off from millions of his followers and parishioners around the world. He is a pastor from Nigeria and an acclaimed "man of God" whose flock are spread throughout the world. But these people can no longer reach their spiritual Shepard to get their souls nourishment through Youtube. His name is Temitope Balogun Joshua abbreviated TB Joshua and he is a global phenom among the Christians who follow his brand of Christianity and teachings. He is said to also have powers of "prophesies, healings, miracles and wonders." He is a spiritualist of some sort.

He has been creating waves with his brand of spiritual christianity for quite some time and frequently makes exaggerated statements which he calls prophesies. But unfortunately majority of these "prophesies" never come to pass including his "prophesy" that Hillary Clinton will win the United States of America presidency in 2016 and that rainfall will wash away the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 at the beginning of the contagion. Anyway, he has been getting away with the ride for so long until now when he strayed into the arena of the heavily protected and shielded "endangered species: called homosexuals and they got him canceled. 

He saw homosexuality as a disease and demonic attack which he can "miraculously" heal their "sufferers" from and started his "conversion" therapy program in his church. According to the story, some homosexuals were allegedly :delivered" from their "demons of homosexuality" and made  "wholesome" again as they returned to their biological sexual orientation of being straight. Such tale did not go down well with the homosexual community, particularly their transgender branch and they moved against him. Their campaign was relentless and it kept on piling up until their complaints reached the necessary authorities in Silicon Valley.

Youtube was the first to strike him out, yanking his video programming with the platform off and forever banned him on their platform. They deleted TB Joshua completely by terminating his presence on their platform, thereby blacking him out from the rest of the world of his followers who religiously follow him on Youtube. Without Youtube, he can no longer reach out to the millions of his followers who dutifully watch his religious programming to satisfy their soul's desire for closeness with God. With the termination, the chances of TB Joshua ever getting back on the platform is somewhat closer to minus zero than being hopeful, because he struck at the heart of Wokeism and they hardly ever forgives. 

Facebook is still resisting the pressure to also turn off the light on TB Joshua, but they will do just that before too long as the homosexual community is very powerful in Silicon Valley and like shark, when they smell blood they never lets go. ICHEOKU says Facebook will also terminate TB Joshua and ditto Twitter; and every other social media of record because they work and operate in tandem. The same type of people run all the platforms and their cause is the same.  Once one of them acts on something, it causes a domino effect on the rest to also do something. So yes, very soon, TB Joshua will share similar fate as President Donald John Trump with a complete banned from social media platforms. 

But so far, Facebook has only deleted the "offending" videos but that will not satisfy the homosexual community. They will remain adamant and insist that Facebook take a similar action as Youtube until Facebook buckles and it will buckle. Failure of Facebook to also permanently ban TB Joshua will make Youtube appear to have acted without a reason and it is not an acceptable position to be isolated in. So, TB Joshua will be dealt the total eclipse measure before too long as all the social platforms share a common trait, they silence any viewpoint that does not agree with the wishes of their "community" and their community is literary the same type of people.

ICHEOKU says the biggest disappointment in all these is that these social media platforms are  American companies turned global conglomerates which are engaging in this selective viewpoint  restraint of speech without a uniform standard. Why would an attack on the church or christianity or even the broader religion be permitted, but an attack on homosexuals be prohibitively punished? Where is the freedom which America constantly preaches to the world when their sanctimonious adumbration does not apply to their own American companies which selectively swings the hammer as it suits their narrative? Where is the American democratic ideals of free speech and giving people the opportunity to first defend themselves before being punished when these social media platforms can on a whiff, just cancel anyone without even providing the person the opportunity to defend his charges? 

But they have become a "too big to fail" minders of the world, dictating what is allowed or not allowed speech and there is no one cap fits all operating standards of enforcement. They have become the proverbial judge, the jury and the advocate; or as in this case, also the prosecutor and the executioner. They have a special group of people they pander to, the only controlling authority on how they wield their big stick. TB Joshua said what the group did not want to hear and it was automatic lights out on him and he was immediately blacked out from millions of his followers all over the world. They have no care in the world that millions of people sustain their spirituality from TB Joshua and that his teachings could have helped save some souls threatening suicide or that his preachings could have helped comfort some people in dire straits and struggling through life's stresses. What an autocratic disposition. 

ICHEOKU says is not by this piece holding any brief particularly for TB Joshua, but that things should be done right and proper across the board, regardless of anyone's peculiar sentiment. It is all about making necessary accommodations for everyone and taking into consideration the needs of both sides of the disputation. If some people were offended by whatever TB Joshua  said or did, why not just remove the offensive content like a surgeon would, do a pinprick take out of diseased body part. Why kill everything just because they can. How about the millions of people who depend on TB Joshua's programming to get through their daily life grind. Why were this group not considered and factored in while making the decision to cancel him. But no, he spoke the "forbidden" words and Wokesters are gun-ho mad and in order to appease them, TB Joshua has to be completely deleted. 

ICHEOKU says it is not right as such is an overkill. If a man whose video has been viewed over 600 million times and who has more than five million followers, has one or two videos which went out of sync, those few videos should have been excised but not the entire catalogue. Things of spirituality matters so much to their adherents and to some, it is literary the oxygen in their lungs of survival, without which they will feel like a fish out of water. It is possible that those who make the decisions in those social media platforms are not religious or spiritual, but they should not live their lives or make decisions in isolation, believing that everybody is like them or that the world can get along without religion and spirituality. 

If they don't care about a pastor and his teachings or don't believe in God and salvation through Jesus Christ or even denounce heaven and hell as fable or condemn religion in its entirety as a fantastical nonsense, they should at least be mindful and appreciate the fact that some other people hold contrary view. One man's meat is another man's poison and expecting the over 8 billion human beings on earth to share one ideological believe or philosophical viewpoint is foolishness defined. Some people accept homosexuality as a way of life and by the same token,  those on the other side of the divide should also be allowed to reserve their rights to disagree or hold tight to their being straight. If what Pastor TB Joshua is preaching or the adherence to religion or even believe in God is pure gibberish to the Woke regime, it does not make it right to force the people on the other side of the divide to concede their own strongly held opinion to the contrary. 

A meeting of the ground is preferable where each side is allowed to hold unto whatever opinion they have, provided they keep it to themselves and not see the other side as being idiotic and imbecilic for holding a contrary opinion. If fully grown up adults walk into a place of worship, believing that they are afflicted or possessed by whatever demon, they should be allowed to hold their belief no matter how irrational it might seem. Why is "conversion" therapy so touchy an issue one may ask? That it is said to exist or works does not mean that it exists or works; and even if it works, nobody has ordered every homosexual into a "conversion" laboratory or as in this case, into TB Joshua's proven grounds to be delivered of their "monstrosity". So, why all the fuss leading up to termination of a religious pastor's programming on Youtube?

So, TB Joshua indulged in "conversion" therapy and committed an unpardonable sin against Wokeism, but he did not ordere every homosexual on planet earth to come to his church or tabernacle to be "delivered" of their "demons of homosexuality". He also did not ban homosexuals from attending his church and ICHEOKU strongly believes that some members of his Synagogue of Nations are possibly homosexuals and even transgenders. It would have been a different thing had TB Joshua rained curses on homosexuals or banned them from worshiping at his church or castigated and disparaged them as hell bound sinners. But he did none of these and as he said, he deals with the sin and not the sinners, as only God will judge who lived a sinful life at the end. 

ICHEOKU says Youtube should have been more measured in dishing out its termination punishment to TB Joshua, taking into cognizance the fact that millions of people depend on him for their spiritual nourishments and healing. These faithfuls should not just be thrown into the wilderness of spiritual darkness just because some gay group complained about a few videos which they deemed offensive to their cause. Moreso, for a man who has made thousands of videos, it is rather an overkill punishing him for a few "stray" videos. Youtube should therefore please restore TB Joshua's availability on their platform and just yank the offending videos like Facebook did. It is the right thing to do and Youtube should do the right thing both for TB Joshua and for his millions of followers. #RestoreTBJoshuaOnYoutube 

Saturday, April 17, 2021

"THE TALK" IS NOT WORKING: BLACK PEOPLE STILL RESISTS THE POLICE.

ICHEOKU says it is baffling that despite the never ending badluck which black people have each time they confront the police, resist an arrest or disobey police command, that some black people are still disobeying police, resisting the police and confronting the police. Regardless of whatever right they may claim to be asserting by doing this; or whatever injustice they are fighting through this practice, one has to be alive first before one can enjoy or exercise any rights. A dead person has no right of anything and is entitled to nothing except a burial or any other form of disposition of a dead body. So why deliberately throw one's live away in this manner, in the hands of the police, just because one felt disrespected or that he or she did nothing wrong. 

Black people know that the odds of being shot and killed by the police is very high, so one would expect them to have learnt this lesson and then be strategic on how to stay alive by surviving  police encounters. But unfortunately the records seem to suggest otherwise that either the lesson has not fully sunk in or they really do not care to take this necessary life saving precaution very seriously. They are still falling victims to police killing because of this penchant of  obstinacy whenever they encounter the police. Is it that the parents doing "The Talk" are not doing enough talking or that these youngsters are indifferent and care less about seeing the next day. They watch the news and they know the statistical odds stacked against them, yet they do not reflect this awareness in dealing with the police, begging the question, why? 

So what is behind this constant urge by black people to flee or resist arrest whenever they have encounter with the police. Is it an inbred instinct in them that they just mechanically do it without even thinking about it, sort of a natural reaction, whenever they see the police. It appears that the famous "The Talk" which goes on in black families, where parents teach their kids the expected mannerisms whenever they are dealing with police, is not working or at least not working as expected. Many of these police killings are otherwise avoidable and some could have been avoided had the victims merely complied and played nicely with the police. This is not victim blaming, but a deeply rooted concern on how to mitigate the number of black people dying as a result of police shooting. 

It really does not matter whether they were right or wrong and whether the police was intentionally seeking out some black person to kill, assuming they do that; what is important is staying alive by surviving a police confrontation. Therefore more talks need to be continuously had with black youngsters to instill in them the discipline that it is to their own benefit that they play a zombie whenever they encounter the police by doing exactly as told or commanded. Although a person should not live in this way of constant fear of the police just because of the color of their skin, but with the cruel fate which nearly regularly befall them in the hands of the police, anything is good enough that saves them from becoming another number in the statistical data. 

This compliant and total obedience to police command is a responsibility which black people have and owe to themselves; and which they must regimentally discharge at every given time to help reduce the continuing sad story in the saga of police brutality in America. If one knows that there is a red line which if they cross could result to their being killed or that they are specifically being targeted yo be killed, why then make it easy for their killers. Why give those with a bull-eyes painted on their back a reason and the opportunity to pull the trigger. It is a very difficult situation which black people face, not knowing if they will see the next day following a police encounter, but sadly, black people somehow somewhat contribute to their fate by repeating the same thing which they knew led to the death of the last black victim. 

ICHEOKU laments this recurring decimal and reiterates that it is about time black people started helping themselves in order to avoid becoming the next statistic. All the protests and speeches and civil rights lawyers cashing in from such unfortunate incidents to help keep their practices afloat, with pastors and other civil rights leaders shouting themselves hoarse are practices too many. Enough of them as it time to do the needful of proactive prevention. Lets stop the madness by ending the ugliness in black and blue encounters, let black people start playing nice with the police until the day police will stop shooting and killing black people. ICHEOKU says is tired of the same drama on a repeat loop and urges a new approach, the life saving type, of obedience to police command. And in those "The Talk" sessions, parents should try and lay more emphasis on the consequences of non compliance to police orders so that their children will understand the imperativeness of obeying the police. 

Friday, April 16, 2021

DEREK CHAUVIN: PLEADING THE FIFTH WAS A MISTAKE.

ICHEOKU say Officer Derek Chauvin should have testified since he has nothing to lose because he will be convicted anyway. At least he should have taken the stand and in his own words let the jury know that he did not intend to snuff the life out of George Floyd and that he was overcame by circumstances beyond his control and that he was sorry that death resulted. He should have just put up a show and add some remorseful tears in the bargain, to humanize himself away from the stone cold heartless killer he is seen as. But to take the 5th under the circumstances, including the very damaging video, telegraphs that he is guilty as charged and deserves to be convicted. The major mistake was made when his defense lawyer agreed to take the matter to trial instead of seeking a plea deal which would have been his best option faced with such incriminating video, as not even OJ Simpson's lawyer Johnnie Cochran could have saved him. 

ICHEOKU convicted him several moons ago and is emphatic that he will be convicted by the jury, no question about it. The only thing left is what degree of homicide will he be convicted of and for how long will he be in prison. But whatever happens, the jury must not give Black Lives Matter and their ANTIFA consort another reason to tear down and burn Minneapolis again and possibly other parts of the country. Derek Chauvin became guilty of killing George Floyd the moment he heard George Floyd repeatedly say "I CAN"T BREATHE" and persisted in kneeling on his neck, choking him to death. Any other attempted explanation is but a hogwash which no sane person believes nor would the jury accept in his exculpation. 

Even an OJ Simpson's "guilty but acquitted" type of verdict will not fly this time because majority of American people witnessed his guiltiness and there is no way of short-circuiting that. At least with OJ, he did it in the darkness where no eyeballs saw him do it; but to be captured on a video gradually murder somebody, which nearly everyone in the world saw, has to take a catastrophic amnesia inducing total brain-reset to unsee what was seen as mere suspension of disbelief cannot accomplish that. So yes, there is no dispassionate juror in this case as everyone has already convicted him even before he was charged. So, as to the question how do you find Derek Chauvin, ICHEOKU says GUILTY!

TWO SIMULTANEOUS WARS AND AMERICA'S POSSIBLE RESPONSE.

ICHEOKU says if Russia and China decides to tag-team America by starting two wars simultaneously, what will America do? China could at an agreed date and time, breach the 110 miles Formosa Strait as Russia is also rolling its tanks into Ukraine, if this happens, how will America react. Which of the two aggressions will America jump in first and take head-on or will it engage them at the same time as they arose. If America engages them, will NATO and European countries join the effort as allies or will they just back off, fold their hands and do nothing, leaving America alone to its device. 

ICHEOKU says is constantly wondering what will happen if Russia and China formed a conspiracy to stand shoulder to should against America and dare America to do its worst. How things will unfold given such circumstance. The two world wars were several decades ago and America had a good edge, both in military, weapons and logistics; the reason it overwhelmed Japan and helped overwhelm Germany. But so many things have changed since then and the odds of achieving victory over Russia and China might be a much more uphill task to accomplish. A matter made worse because of the current state of affairs in Europe where feminism have destroyed real manhood and men are no longer as steely resolved as they used to be several decades ago. 

As we remain prayerful that such a nightmarish scenario never meet out daylight, if it ever happens, it will definitely be a tough engagement. But unfortunately, all the rapidly moving parts in the Strait of Taiwan and the Russian border with Ukraine is increasingly looking like an indicator that it is becoming more likely than not that some real flashpoint might pop up and sooner than anyone had imagined. May God protect his people and may those in the White House explore more ways to lower the temperature which their new sanction against Russia is surely not helping at all.  

NEW RUSSIAN SANCTIONS: AMERICA AND RUSSIA DETENTE IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE.

ICHEOKU says it is a deliberately orchestrated scheme by the military/industrial complex to keep Americans and the rest of the world perpetually afraid of Russia and in turn continue to sustain the market for their weapons and wars enterprise. Yes, there has to be a boogey man who is coming to get you and you need to defend yourself from him. America and the rest of Western nations are the good fellas while Russia is the bad guy, as they are being painted by the West and you need Western weapons to effectively defend yourself from Russia's inevitable invasion. 

Or better still, if you want the West to defend you or come to your aid when Russia eventually invades you, you need to first stockpile on weapons manufactured by the West as a show of good faith and we will remember to return the favor when the Russians come for you. But Georgia lost their Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008 and Ukraine also lost their Crimea in 2014 but the West never rushed in with their marching army to defend them. 

The Russia/America never ending "face-off" or supposed constant hostility is a racket for weapons and wars profiteering. So it does not matter what Vladimir Putin does or does not do,  there can never be enduring peace between the West, particularly America and Russia. His Russia will always be held out as the enemy; and even if there is no real factual basis to justify its enmity, one will always be manufactured just to keep the narrative the same. It is also the reason for the periodic ratcheting up of sanctions against Kremlin by successive American presidents, democrats and republicans; which helps create the appearance that Russia are up to no good. A West and America desiring a lasting peace with Russia would have since allowed Russia to join NATO and formalize its membership of the European Union since it is a European country. 

But no, as to do so will drastically impair their military.industrial bottomline because with the "enemy" now gone, there will be no need for countries to buy weapons and the weapons and wars market will drastically dwindle or even dry off. If Joe Biden actually imposed the latest sanction against Russia as a deterrent against their military buildup at the border with Ukraine, why is a similar sanction not imposed on China which has been constantly buzzing Taiwanese airspace with their military fighter planes these past weeks. China has even sent their warships including aircraft carrier into Taiwanese waters in violation of international order, but the White House looked the other way. 

But it is the America's politics of Russia, the bogey man; and it has to constantly play on as it has always been playing for the past many decades, irrespective of which party is in the White House. American' Russian policy is dictated by the Deep State and the Deep State always gets what the Deep State wants. They have to keep the golden goose laying the eggs so that they can continue enjoying their mouth-watering omelette. It never ends and it will never end. It is a manufactured situation and there is an ongoing need to keep it that way. It is also possible that Joe Biden imposed the current sanctions in order to prove his tough guy bona fides, since he promised to be tough on Russia and he also called Vladimir Putin a killer. 

Thursday, April 15, 2021

RAGING VLADIMIR PUTIN THROWS THE MARKER

ICHEOKU says it is a dangerous situation which could easily morph into a disaster when the West doesn't even know what it is that must be avoided in order not to draw the threatened blistering response from Russia's Vladimir Putin. He set a redline for the West not to cross, but did not define what constitutes the redline, thus leaving the West at his mercy in determining which act so qualifies. This means that whatever Vladimir Putin decides is the redline becomes the redline and he could react just for cause accordingly. So, yes, Russian Vladimir Putin has in fact raised the bar in the escalating standoff with the West and it is indeed very frightening. 

In his State of the Russian Nation address, Vladimir Putin said: "We do not want to burn bridges, but Russia's response to provocations will be asymmetrical, rapid and harsh. But I hope that no one will think of crossing the so-called red line in relations with Russia. And where it will lie, we will determine ourselves in each specific case." 

ICHEOKU says the signs of the time is dangerously ominous. The West should be really afraid, assuming they have never been afraid before, because the strongman of Kremlin is now breathing out fire like an incensed dragon. Time for a real truce has come and all effort must be made towards deescalation. Enough of the fiery words.

BERNIE MADOFF DIES A MISERBLE MAN.

ICHEOKU says one of his two sons committed suicide and the other died of cancer of lymphoma following the financial scandal which sent him to prison, the collapse of his Ponzi scheme. His wife abandoned him; he was a billionaire but literally lost everything and now his life too, just 12 years into his 150 years prison sentence. 

Whether it was worth it, swindling thousands of people of their $19 billion in is a question which is now too late to ask him. Bernard Madoff was 82 years old and died in prison of kidney and heart disease related ailments. He must be the saddest man alive in prison and possibly regretted not having read nor heeded the admonition in Ecclesiastes 1:2 as his greed propelled him to such a shameful end. May his soul now rest. 

MEDICAL EXAMINER DAVID FOWLER IS PATHETIC: THE KNEELING KILLED GEORGE FLOYD.

ICHEOKU says a tortfeasor takes his victim as he finds him. So it does not matter whether George Floyd would have died an hour later or a day after or even within a month down the line had Derek Chauvin not knelt on his neck. That possibility is totally irrelevant in the criminal prosecution against former police officer Derek Chauvin going on in Minneapolis Minnesota. The only relevant thing is that the kneeling deprived George Floyd's lungs of life sustaining oxygen by asphyxiated him and it ended his life. 

So, it does not matter whether George Floyd's "heart condition and drug use" played a "significant role" or the "traces of fentanyl and methamphetamines in his blood", as well as "possible carbon monoxide poisoning from the exhaust fumes of the police vehicle outside Cup Foods" contributed to his death. None of these killed George Floyd at the exact time he took his last breath due to lack of oxygen, from not being able to breathe due to the act of Officer Derek Chauvin's kneeling on his neck. Also, the "carbon monoxide poisoning" was caused by Officer Derek Chauvin who put him in the additional predicament. 

The only issue for the jury to determine is whether George Floyd would have died at exactly when he died if not for the "I can't breathe" incident? As we know, so many Americans have heart conditions and many also use drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamines and they all have not died. So, what caused George Floyd's death was whatever facilitated and quickened his death, which in this case was the deprivation of oxygen to his lungs through knee asphyxiation by Derek Chauvin. The defense argument is comparable to somebody shooting a person with a gun and arguing that the victim died of other inherent conditions which the victim  was suffering and not as a result of the gun shot. It is a very silly argument, admitted the defense lawyer has a very difficult case and is therefore throwing anything to see what could possibly create a reasonable doubt in at least one juror and result in a hung jury. 

Therefore it appears that defense witness, former Maryland medical examiner David Fowler, sold his conscience when he testified that the kneeling by Derek Chauvin did not kill George Floyd. It was such a pitiful sight to behold, watching him mouth off that statement and he should have been asked whether himself or even Derek Chauvin could have survived if placed in similar situation and for that length of time. Anyway, all these pontifications are to a large extent somewhat moot already because Derek Chauvin is as good as convicted and he will be convicted. Only a formal constitutional due process prosecution is going on with his prosecution; and only his conviction will save Minneapolis from being engulfed in a huge bonfire and possibly the rest of the country, if otherwise. 

The video alone is more than enough evidence and practically the only evidence that actually matters in the case; and it is sufficient on itself to secure a guilty verdict. ICHEOKU says that the fate of Derek Chauvin is literally sealed, he will be convicted and he will do time in the big house for the killing of George Floyd. He did it and it is beyond reasonable doubt. It is only the degree of homicide for which he will be convicted and the length of time he will serve in prison as a result that are the only two variables yet to be decided. It is possibly what the defense lawyer is working on to see if he could somewhat mitigate both by lowering them and in that way, somehow help his client with a lesser conviction and in doing a lesser time in prison. ICHEOKU says a plea deal would have been the best practice here; but hey, who knows what forced the trial to go on. 

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

PRINCE HARRY RETURNS FOR FUNERAL: WHAT A SHAMELESS VULTURE.

ICHEOKU says he was so mean not to visit his ailing grandpa throughout the time he was in the hospital, including during his convalescence at home, but now returns for his funeral, really? COVID 19 or no COVID 19, at least he would have sighted him from a glass window and mouthed his sympathies or at least communicated it from a safe six feet social distancing position. But no, he took side against his family and strong-headily maintained his stand not to deal with the royal family just to please his very mean girl of a wife Meghan Markle. 

Now that the old man has died, apparently of a broken heart caused by Prince Harry and his gold digging wife Meghan Markle, it is off to London he returns for his funeral. He walked away and should have stayed away for good. That Oprah interview must have been very devastating to Prince Phillip, a man who held his family together for 73 long years only for a renegade grand son to suddenly besmirch it and lay to waste his labor of love of many decades and at his dying days. It must have been a contributing catalyst to the man's demise and Prince Harry is partly to blame for what happened to his grandpa. His conscience, if he has one, must be filled with  regrets and great grief. He can pretend all he wants and can carry himself as if he did nothing, but his heart is troubled and he will remain restless until he fully atones for his sin against his family. As Don Michale Corleone admonished Fredo in The Godfather, people don't take side against their family, but Prince Harry did exactly that. 

Why did the same reason which kept him away from visiting the ailing old man not also prevent him from returning for his funeral? Prince Harry is nuts and so many other families would have stood their ground and refused his attending the funeral because of the great pain which he caused the family. Further, the very fact that he did not care enough to visit his grandpa while he was still breathing, fully aware that his end time was near and his days on earth literary numbered following his recent hospitalization is enough to declare him a persona non grata in the British royal household. Even ICHEOKU wrote a piece after seeing the skeletal effigy of what used to be Prince Phillip upon his release from hospital, stating that it will be better to allow him to go and rest in peace instead of the unnecessary prolonging of his life which apparently has become torturous to him.  

But Prince Harry was such a knuckle head and played such a toughie by not visiting his dying grandfather and now the man is dead. Whether it was because of COVID 19 then that he did not visit him is debatable because there is still COVID 19 now. Whether it was because Meghan Markle was pregnant then that he did not visit, but Meghan Markle is still pregnant now. Whether it was because Meghan Markle could not travel with him back to London then on doctor's advise or was too scared to go back to London, but Meghan Markle still could not and did not travel with him back to London now. Whether it was because of the hornets nest which they stirred with their interview with Oprah Winfrey that made him not visit then, but those killer hornets are still buzzing around in the royal household waiting to sting him since no meaningful truce has been reached ever since. 

In short there is no good reason why he did not visit his sick grandpa to bid him goodbye while he was still breathing. But there is a possible plausible explanation on why he did not visit, he did not have the guts to face his grandfather's admonition for what he did to the riyal family. He avoided the excoriation of his no nonsense disciplinarian grandfather as he knew exactly what awaited him, the reason he was too afraid to dare visit him while he was still alive. So, why on earth, after all that he did, would the royal family still accommodate his request to attend the funeral of Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, one may ask. As far as ICHEOKU is concerned, Prince Harry does not deserve the honor and privilege of such solemn occasion or the continuous association with the royal family after what he did to them with the Oprah interview. A matter made worse because he continued his backstabbing by telling Gayle King everything he discussed with his brother Prince William during their truce seeking telephone call. 

That guy is pitiful. What planet did he descend from and presently lives in? The renegade prodigal prince never stops to keep the company of stupidity or what part of human decency does he not understand? So, his grandpa while sick and convalescing was not good enough to merit a visit from Prince Harry, but now that he is dead, his dead body deserves being witnessed by Prince Harry while being interred. Only vultures prefer the dead to the living and Prince Harry  somehow actually looks like one. It is sad. However, the royal family should watch him very closely and very carefully; be guarded in their utterances by self-censoring everything they say around him while his visit lasts. He might be wearing a wire, seeking to get a big scoop of another anti Meghan Markle royal scandal to use for an Oprah interview 2.0 when he returns back to Meghan Markle. What a creep and a big shame of reds that fella is. 

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

CNN ADMITS TO COLLUDING WITH JOE BIDEN.

ICHEOKU says fake news CNN has once again been caught in the act, deliberately falsifying their programming just to drive a particular narrative towards achieving a certain predetermined objective. When President Donald John Trump branded them fake news it was for a reason and the network has since severally confirmed that indeed there is no truth in their reportage, only their desired goal guides them. CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester was caught on video admitting to what the network purposely and intentionally did to get President Donald John Trump out of office, including falsely reporting about his non existent health issues as well as negatively portraying his policies. Anyway, ICHEOKU is not shocked as this is what they do; but their viewers are those who are being shortchanged by their deliberate falsehood as they are continuously fed with propaganda but not news nor objective reporting. It is sad.

DAUNTE WRIGHT KILLING: DO WE BLAME JOE BIDEN?

ICHEOKU says President Donald John Trump left the White House since January 20th and police are still killing black people in America. In the same Minnesota where George Floyd's killing in City of Minneapolis last summer triggered a nation wide destructive riots by Black Lives Matter and their ANTIFA collaborators, which the left blamed on President Trump's racism, another white police officer Kimberly Potter just shot and killed an unarmed black young man Daunte Wright, this time in the City of Brooklyn. 

Joe Biden is now in the White House and ICHEOKU says should we blame Joe Biden's "blackism" this time for the killing? No, because we are rational people and we engage our heads and not our hearts in assessing every situation based on its own surrounding circumstances. But those leftist nut jobs are always agenda driven; and now that they have their preferred person in the White House, the killing cannot be because a "racist" Joe Biden is in the White House, hence the entire nation will not erupt in similar nationwide destructive riots as a result. It is sad. 

KAMALA HARRIS: IS SHE UP TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER TASK?

ICHEOKU says it is debatable, depending on who is offering the opinion, whether Joe Biden's new immigration tsar or tsarina, Kamala Harris, is the right fit for the job at the southern border. Is she the proper person to solve a permanent solution to the worsening illegal immigration crisis at the southern border? Only time will tell, but nearly three weeks since she was appointed to the position, Kamala Harris has not even visited the southern border for a first hand assessment of the unfolding situation down there. One would expect someone heading such a Taskforce to have speedily rushed to the southern border following her appointment, to see first hand how bad the problem really is and then returning back to Washington DC to apply much needed bandage to it before eventually finding a lasting solution to it. 

But not to Queen Kamala Harris as she decided to get to the problem whenever she gets to it. She is not in a hurry and nobody and nothing can make or force her to change her pace. As far as she is concerned, she has her own way of doing things and not even a crisis can speedy things up and quicken her speed of approaching issues. It also does not matter to her that the burgeoning crisis is threatening to completely collapse America's immigration structure. 

Whether she is the right fit for the job and well prepared for the heavy lifting required to coral the runaway illegal immigration crisis at the southern border is yet to be determined. But so far, she does not give anybody hope to believe that she will execute her assignment with the urgency it deserves nor that she will fashion out a lasting solution to the problem; thus increasing the worry whether Joe Biden indeed appointed a right fit for the task at hand. Anyway, America is waiting on the new immigration tsar, Tsarina Kamala Harris, to see how she will perform her task and  hopefully solve the madness at the Southern border. But she must at least start taking her baby steps by first taking a trip to the southern border. Tsarina Kamala Harris, when are you visiting the southern border?

Monday, April 12, 2021

#METOO: A WEAPON OF FEMINISM.


ICHEOKU says it is obvious that the #MeToo movement has been weaponized against men, so it is about time men started fighting back by resisting and refusing the call to resign their offices based on unproven and unsubstantiated clam of sexual assault of several past decades. Harvey Weinstein warned men about the unfolding #MeToo crisis which is threatening to swallow up men link a sinkhole. But unfortunately most men did not listen as they thought it was just a Harvey Weinstein's problem and that it will never get to them. But how wrong they were afterall.

Since Harvey was sent to 23 years imprisonment, so many men have fallen victim to this feminist anarchists's accusations. While New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stood firm and seems to be succeeding so far in rebuffing their attack, another man, City of Windsor in Northern California Mayor, Dominic Foppoli, has come under their crosshairs.  But it seems that he has taken a page out of Governor Cuomo's page in refusing to resign as well. ICHEOKU says kudos to the Mayor.

ICHEOKU says is for the prosecution of any man who sexually assaults any woman, but will not stand the apparent weaponization of the #MeToo accusations, especially for sexual encounters of so many decades old. In the California's Mayor's case, one of the allegation was for a drunk encounter of over 15 years old and the woman is just coming out now when the guy has an election to win and you wonder what took her so long if in fact she truly felt violated. Although women should be believed, but Tara Reade is a woman and her alleged encounter with Joe Biden was ignored. 

It is about time a legislation is passed specifically limiting the time within which such matters should be reported or forever forgone. 5 years following its occurrence should be a good period after which it will be statutorily barred from either investigation or prosecution or the now fashionable demand that somebody resign an office as a result. Enough of using the #MeToo movement as a hammer against targeted men. Men should stand up to fight or risk continuously being held hostage and afraid that even a previous consensual sexual encounter might be dredged up and used against them. 

QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILLIP'S LOVE WAS EXEMPLARY: SHE WILL MISS HIM MUCH.

"You will wear the crown of the people and I will wear the pants/trousers of the family. That way we will have a cordial, mutually respectful, long lasting relationship. You will be the Queen of England and I will be your husband and the man of the household." ICHEOKU says accordingly to the story, this is what Prince Phillip said to his  wife Queen Eliza when she was coronated Queen of England and it seems to have worked out so wonderfully well for the extraordinary coupe who spent 73 years of marital life together. 

Exactly the secret recipe for any successful marriage, definitive expectations; and each spouse respectfully maintaining their respective lanes of power and authority. Such leaves no room for confusion or the constant bumping into each other's sphere of responsibility due to muddled up terms without clarity. The Queen and Prince Philip's marital longevity is a testament that such clearly stipulated expectations really works. Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburg, was originally from Greece, a nation which understands how best a marriage works and he proved that he mastered the art of matrimony with the Queen of England. His wife, the  Queen, on her part is a good woman who respected her husband as the head of the household, despite being the head of all England and the Commonwealth. ICHEOKU says their union and longevity should be a recommended text of study for people wishing to enter into a marital relationship.  

ICHEOKU says you can easily decipher partners' love for each other by the way they look at themselves. There is this intense look of admiration, like you are looking at some precious beautiful work of art of inestimable value and cannot seem to ever have enough of it. A feeling of, is this real or am I in a dreamland wondering if I am this lucky to have the privilege of being with the person. You easily breaks out a smile for no apparent reason in particular, any time you are with the person or looking at the person or even thinks about the person. You are never tired of sharing your space with the person and every moment together is treasured and you wish it will last forever. It creates a lot of bubbles of joy in the heart and you desire the person's presence around you unceasingly. This was what the Prince and his Queen had for each other, which presupposes that a hole which cannot be filled has been left in the Queen's heart now that her soulmate has gone to rest.

It is a true definition of love which seldom obtains these days. She was richer than him when they met and remained so throughout their 73 years together, but that did not diminish him in her sight and estimation. She respected him as her husband. So, his money or lack of it did not buy her love which gives credence to the saying that money cannot buy love. They had a wonderful companionship too and of course their fair share of fights behind closed doors as couples do, but what held them together was greater and that was what exactly counted. But that is not to say that money cannot buy you a person or the company of a person, but it cannot ever buy you true love and real companionship, the type that pulls on the heart strings. Simply put, love is indescribable and you only feels it to know it. Queen Eliza loved her man and he loved her back; and they stood by each other right to the end. It was a thing of beauty to behold.  

ICHEOKU says is very impressed by their example and hopes the world of marital couples will be similarly impressed by the power of their example too. The only downside of such heartily bonding is that at such a time like present, when one of the spouse departs, it is hellish for the surviving spouse who will become literally lost without her companion and confidant of so many years. It leads to inconsolable grieving and a feeling of a cascading darkness rushing in to envelope your now empty world. So, it is understandable how empty the Queen must be feeling right now without her Prince Phillip; but nature called and nobody lives forever. They had a wonderful long life together and he will live in her memory as long as she too shall live. May the soul of Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the late husband of Queen Eliza of England now rest and may God provide her Majesty the fortitude to cope with his departure. What a couple. 

Sunday, April 11, 2021

BUILT FOR BATTLE AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE - MATT GAETZ.

ICHEOKU says totally backs and supports Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz in his resolve not to surrender to the cancel culture seeking to cancel his legislative presence in Washington DC. They feel threatened by his ever growing effectiveness and towering stature in MAGA nation and they are desperate to cut him down to size, effective immediately and/or even kill him off politically, for good. So, it is good that the political firebrand is fighting back, will not resign and will not cower down and beg for mercy before his traducers.

ICHEOKU says the whole shenanigan might be a political hit job orchestrated by his detractors, including some from Wyoming who are out to get him because he is taking on Liz Cheney, the political scion of one of their political icon, Dick Cheney. It is politics and everything is fair game in politics and his current tribulation might as well be politically related too. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo did not go anywhere, California Congressman Eric Swalwell did not go anywhere and South Carolina Governor Northam did not go anywhere either, so why should Matt Gaetz go anywhere? If none of these Democrats went anywhere following the allegations against them, it is unfair therefore for Matt Gaetz to go anywhere since what he is facing is still mere allegation, which has not been proved yet. Therefore, it will be presumptuous to demand that he resign his membership of the United States Congress now as that will be abdicating his responsibilities owed to the Florida people who elected him to Congress. 

Everyone must take a chill pill and allow the authorities to complete their investigation into what he allegedly did. If and when he is found guilty of the alleged, then it will be time to call for his resignation, indictment and prosecution. But until then, all the hollering of resignation is mere hot air which the Congressman should continue to ignore and not treat them as relevant enough to force his resignation. It is in the same vein that ICHEOKU has been defending the right of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo not to yield to the #MeToo nut jobs and to stay in office as he committed no crime to warrant his resignation. Allegations are what they are, allegations; but they are not evidence of a crime. So, until they are proved, people accused of anything are victims who equally deserve the protection of the law and the shielding of the public. Matt Gaetz and Governor Andrew Cuomo therefore remain innocent until then and for that long will ICHEOKU remain their defender in chief and unapologetically too.

It is obvious that some people want both men out of the way: Governor Cuomo in order to clear the way for the 2024 Democratic Party's presidential primaries which his participation will make it much harder for their preferred candidate to secure the ticket. Matt Gaetz on the other hand, possibly because of his rising profile in the Republican Party and his ardent support of President Donald John Trump. They want to punish him for his loyalty to the president and to preemptively end his very promising future prospect in the Republican Party. It is also possible that there is the Cheney factor out of Wyoming in play here as well, with some very powerful people taking a revenge on him, on behalf of the powerful Dick Cheney political family, for daring to take a stab at their Liz Cheney by asking her to step aside. 

These people could have said to themselves, who the heck is this newbie politician from Florida, who is rising so fast in the Republican Party and now feels that he is such a big shot to take on the Dick Cheney family and decided to take him out first. Anything could be why the hound dogs were released on him to force him to retreat and back off or better still, crush him. Conversely, he may be guilty as well; but until the investigation is completed, ICHEOKU will remain on the side of caution as both men enjoy the benefit of doubt as every American is entitled under the constitution, innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, Governor Cuomo and Congressman Matt Gaetz are innocent and should be left alone to continue discharging the duties for which they were elected by their people. They should not resign but fight on and ICHEOKU unreservedly supports them. It is a good politics to never surrender the people's mandate to cancel culture.

Saturday, April 10, 2021