No one requested me however…
***I discover it appalling that inflation throughout the first quarter of 2022 has elevated client costs throughout America by 8.4 p.c in keeping with the newest client studies! From the gasoline pump to the grocery retailer, costs are astronomical and for no actually good motive when contemplating that America is NOT at conflict in Europe!
The blame has much less to do with politics, per se; politics play an element, thoughts you, however a subordinate one to company greed. Which, finally, reverts to politics as a result of the whole Republican Social gathering genuflects on the altar of company America, whereas fairly just a few Democrats are too afraid to be referred to as “socialists” to ponder reforms that might ease the struggling of shoppers who’re struggling to make ends meet…
*** Pakistan’s legislators on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif because the nation’s new prime minister, this coming days after the previous prime minister, Imran Khan, was deposed following a “no-confidence” vote attributable to his efficiency in workplace.
Within the political recreation of chess that has turn out to be all of the extra essential since Russia invaded Ukraine this previous winter, Sharif’s relationship with China, which incorporates serving to to facilitate the profitable China-Pakistan Financial Hall, to not point out his optimistic opinions from leaders in rival India, are essential as america and its western allies proceed to foyer different main financial and nuclear powers to encourage Russia to face down by reducing off its commerce routes and entry to enterprise companions.
***After two full years of the pandemic, I, like most of my readers, am sick of all issues Covid; plainly every time we get our hopes up for a return to normalcy, that some new pressure or surge pops up out of nowhere.
Over the previous a number of months, a “who’s who” of political leaders alongside the Jap Seaboard have introduced that they’re Covid optimistic, together with former President Barack Obama, Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Legal professional Normal Merrick Garland, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me.), NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-In poor health.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.).
Whereas I do know that almost all of People have been vaccinated and boosted no less than as soon as, as I put together for my second booster, I as soon as once more encourage all of my readers to train warning and good frequent sense when in public areas as a result of the threats to our well being are nonetheless very actual!
***With the Metropolis of Philadelphia saying that it’ll quickly reinstate obligatory indoor masking, I can simply predict that the following surge will discover Democratic led cities following Philly’s lead, whereas Republican led cities, or states with Republican governors, will resort to their laissez-faire method to the pandemic.
Chief among the many proper wing anti-mask leaders is Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, a person whose recognition and marketing campaign coffers ($100 million and counting) surged in 2021 attributable to his loud and oft ignorant battle in opposition to frequent sense pandemic measures throughout the state.
To my Florida native chagrin, I’m bracing myself for yet one more spherical of Ronnie’s reckless rhetoric—and the raucous applause it receives from the fashionable day “Know Nothings” who dwell amongst me right here in Sunshine State!
***Talking of well being, it provides me nice pleasure to introduce my sister Christa R. Owens, a College of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Harvard Enterprise College alumna who is among the main proprietors of Plexus merchandise that assist regulate abdomen well being and, within the course of, helps facilitate weight reduction whereas bettering coronary heart, circulatory, and pores and skin well being!
Additional, I’m proud to introduce a brand new month-to-month phase inside which Hobbservation Level readers can choose up on the teachings that I and others on Fb eagerly devour (no pun meant) every time “Sista Christa” posts—classes which have helped me in my very own journey to weight reduction and higher total well being!
Keep tuned…
***Circling again to Gov. Ron Desantis, yesterday, Florida’s governor flew to the Tampa Bay Bucs facility to tout his new”Fatherhood” initiative. For these unfamiliar, the Florida legislature will channel $70 million {dollars} to help fatherhood initiatives amongst civic assist teams.
Amongst these standing tall with Desantis was former Tampa Bay Coach Tony Dungy, a person whose religion usually locations him ideologically in league with conservatives on LGBTQ and “household” issues.
My challenge with Desantis and this initiative is that it’s the equal of attempting to alleviate ache from mind most cancers with a BC headache powder—it’s going to hardly assault the roots.
You see, absentee fatherhood has been a plague in America for fairly a while, however $70 million {dollars} and a photo-op merely won’t handle what’s on the core of ghost dads in Florida, which features a public training and trades expertise system that is been gutted by Republicans for over 20 years; a legal justice system fancied by Republicans that’s fast to tag the scarlet “F” for “felon” on fathers for ticky tack crimes like driving with a suspended license—licenses, thoughts you, which are usually suspended attributable to baby help arrearages that place some fathers within the bind of selecting whether or not to drive to work on that suspended license—or go to jail/jail for not offering!
Then, so as to add insult, fathers which have paid their jail/jail money owed usually discover it arduous to get a job attributable to that scarlet “F” all as a result of Republicans like Desantis speak “grace” and “forgiveness” at religion conferences with males like Coach Dungy, however present no grace or forgiveness in any respect to former felons whose previous errors usually hinder them from working or voting!
So, Desantis can miss me with the symbolic gestures like these that don’t get to the roots of the issues that many Florida fathers face!
HBCU Historical past!
The Hobbservation Level extends kudos to Ameshya Williams-Holliday, the Jackson State College All-SWAC middle who turned the primary participant from an HBCU to be chosen within the WNBA Draft!
On Monday, Ms. Williams-Holliday was the twenty fifth total choice of the Indiana Fever, and her choice reveals, as soon as extra, that in case you have expertise and work arduous, that the skilled ranks will discover you at an HBCU!
Thanks and please subscribe to the Hobbservation Level—have a beautiful Tuesday!
Chuck Hobbs is a contract journalist who received the 2010 Florida Bar Media Award and has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
