Oscar Night Fight

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Must-see TV fighting at #Oscar night’s most harrowing incident a live broadcast has ever seen. Will Smith punched Chris Rock! 

While the show must go on, the 94th Academy Awards might have left an Oh-scar following an unscripted moment at the Dolby Theater that set the internet on fire. About halfway through the show, Will Smith took offense following a joke that Chris Rock told about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, so, he walked up on stage and smacked Rock during the live TV transmission.

Collins Swan Song

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The frontman for Genesis with a soulful voice and pop smarts that made him a top superstar of the 1980s retired last night saying bye.

Philip David Charles Collins is an English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Collins is best known for his tenure as the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and for his solo career which began in 1981. Between 1982 and 1990, he scored three UK and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist.

SUPPORT USAGM

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The US Agency for Global Media USAGM condemns the Kremlin's censorship of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and everywhere.

Back in the day, when I worked there as a foreign policy media chief, the branding was different. It was then called The United States Information Agency then it became the Broadcasting Board of Governors but the mission has not changed and some say the need is greater than ever.

Decomposing Dictators

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Most of the dictators are dead with all the people of the world much better off without these mass murderers and global psychopaths.

They may be the grossest thing The world has ever seen. These impotent so-called strong men are all weak and can't deal with their own failures. They are all Pathetic.

While most folks are good and generous, some have unrepentant, unfixable, and criminal minds. Why does it matter?

Happy Birthday Aretha

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Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", or ARETHA. 

She rated ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world’s best-selling music artists
On this Day we're celebrating the Queen of Soul, @ArethaFranklin, on what would have been her 80th birthday ❤️

REFUGEES

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According to the International Rescue Committee, more than 82 million people across the world have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and other disasters.

#IRC staff goes where they are needed, regardless of public attention. They’ll never stop fighting for the rights of people caught in crisis—and they hope you won’t either.

Doubting Thomas

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Can one American doubter be charged with treason if that individual is a spouse with the power of pillow talks to influence SCOTUS?

As many as 29 messages reportedly reveal an extraordinary pipeline between SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Virginia and Trump’s Chief is Staff during a time when The #MAGA mob was vowing to go to the Supreme Court in an effort to negate the election results.

Operation Mordechai

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A Boca Raton, Florida lady has launched 'Operation Mordechai'  to help transport refugees out of #Ukraine and into #Israel.

RIP Madeiline Albright

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Madeleine Albright was a child refugee who fled the Nazis and climbed to the summit of USA diplomacy and global foreign policy

Albright was the first female secretary of state. An internationalist, she was shaped in part by her background and experiences.

Madeleine Albright died of cancer at age 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America's top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for years.

Redirected 重定向 Redirigido

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Sometimes when things seem to be going wrong, we feel like it's the end of the world because we can't see beyond the big picture. When we look back we realize that those hardships were our beautiful destiny.