Monday, February 10, 2025

Evaluating LinkedIn's System Programming/Customer Service - Tell Me If I'm Wrong... Share Your Experience...

Hi Everybody,

In a recent post, I mentioned that I have been experiencing many problems with online sites...  This is the most recent... 

Some of you may recall that I had to stop blogging during a period in which I had four major surgeries: a brain tumor removed, replacement of a hip, and removal of cataracts from both eyes, after which I've struggled with a number of issues with my eyesight--more on that later...

During an earlier period in time, many sites allowed users (and still do) to sign in with another site, for easier and faster access... This was at a time when I kept all my passwords in a log book. I wish I had never started to depend upon Google passwords--that's also another story...

When I write a review, I share it to multiple sites, so it was easier to move from one site to another by using fewer password searches... And, at that time, I also would be asked to submit a backup email in case of a problem in getting into a given site... It rarely was necessary, but I always used my google email as backup since all of my files, for years, had been maintained in two primary aol.com accounts.

When I joined LinkedIn, I set up my account with the name I use for book reviews: GABixlerReviews@aol.com. That has never changed. I had seen what happened when writers used multiple names for different genres and had, in turn, tried to find books by that one author on bookstore sites which had been published under different names. I knew I didn't want to get into that type of confusing situation. I sign all of my reviews as GABixlerReviews, including on Amazon.

My point in stressing this is that I would never have created a second account on LinkedIn... All of my reviews had been posted on one account, all of my connections were/are there, all my experience info is there, all of my endorsements... Get the idea... Why would I need another account?

My hypothesis is that sometime during the early part of being on LinkedIn, I was asked to give a backup email address. I had only one other account which I had used when I worked on a professional review site: Independent Professional (IPReviews@gmail.com). Or, at one time I may have been posting on multiple sites and, routinely, Google's mail address pops up quickly and I might have signed on with the address. Neither of these situations would mean that I had added a different account. Yet, not only was an account created as Glenda Bixler, but it had been designated (1) of (2) accounts and that resulted in a complete loss of access to my original and only account that I created.

On the first attempt to get help, I explained what the problem was, that I could not get to my account because of this prioritization... You can search for these two accounts and you will see that there is very little info on that account. But, several of those I have reviewed books for saw that account and connected there...which led me to get mail at the IP address...which was, frankly, the first time I discovered this new account. At that time, I had not even started to review again after my eye operations, so had no reason to even attempt to go to that site. The individual with whom I talked was very considerate, but told me that what I was describing was beyond his authority to fix but he would pass on my concern.

But, apparently his individual added a popup that I was signing on as GABixlerReviews...At that time, I was getting most of my mail via the GABixlerReviews email, so, I was able to get to my account with this popup... Which has now been removed!!! So why bother? (See my next post)


This photo was taken of my screen this morning. I could not get into my account. I went online and did a general search on GABixlerReviews and LinkedIn... My account showed up... 

Now look at the top line and look closely to "me" where there is no picture... As soon as I saw that my picture was there on this other account, I deleted my picture from that account. I attempted to delete the page but could not find anyplace I could do it myself, thus sought help...

The following is my interaction with the second customer service individual... (read from the bottom up if you would...) But, first, this woman claimed that the only way she could help me was by giving her a copy of my Driver's License... Here's why I refused...but she kept requesting it!

1. Driver’s License

What can someone do with a photo of your driver’s license? A lot, actually. Your driver’s license includes a lot of information, including:Your full name
Your address
Your date of birth
Approximate height and weight
Your driver’s license number, which is a unique ID number that might be used for official purposes
A picture of you~ Please note that my picture had been used on this second account...before I deleted it!

I saw no reason for a semi professional/social site to receive this information. I have to wonder, did they even contact the individual Glenda Bixler and ask for her ID information before they "merged" it under me? Using my picture? By what authority? That account has a different email address... Why would I use a different address to receive mail from one site? There is absolutely no logic to the claim that I acted to create an account which they claim is not permitted, even though they did add (1) and (2) which certainly means that it is possible to have two accounts... The problem was that by automatically placing this second account as No. 1, it automatically took control/priority over my real account. IF somebody at LI had NOT done this prioritization, then having that second account probably would never have been known by me (because I didn't create it)... By taking an unknown and new account and placing it as No. 1, the ownership of that account had been changed...if, indeed, that had been me... right? All of my information was on Account GABixlerReviews... Somebody who was not technical would have easily seen that the main account would have all the credentials, right? To me, there is absolutely no way that this was not an error created by programming or staff who were responsible for linking Glenda Bixler to my one and only account... Therefore, to me, it is a technical error that should easily be reversed. If they believed both accounts were mine, then the logic would be that the fully completed and active account would be No. 1 and a later one, that had never been used would be No. 2... As an aside, when I was last on that site, I even saw one account that had a (3) on it... Soooo, whatever that numbering system was supposed to do has to be the problem and should have been easily corrected... If they had said we'll just reverse the numbers, that should fix it, right? Well, I have No idea, because I have no idea how and why another account would be created... and, more importantly, when I attempted to go to my site, I could not get there except by opening my email and entering into GABixler site. You are correct... even if I entered through mail sent to my other address, it would take me to Glenda Bixler...but, I could not then go to my real address!!! No, if indeed this is a merge of two accounts which they assumed??? then why couldn't I go to both sites while I was online... Indeed, when I attempted to go to my original and only site, I WAS ASKED WHETHER I WANTED TO CONNECT WITH GABIXLER!!!


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    It should be noted that changes have been made, some of which helped, but then they disappeared...NO contact other than with a case rep has been made... Yet, there is no way around it, my request to close that case, should NOT have stopped my being able to go to my email and enter through to the correct original account. As of this morning, that is no longer possible...

    Again, logic says that if it was once functioning properly going through my email and I was active on my correct account, then I can only assume that I am being penalized for refusal to share my personal records with what I consider to be a social connection with other writers... And, I have never participated in any of the job-related sections of the site. Many writers work to connect on multiple sites, especially if self-published. I am merely a part of that PR process for authors...

    ~~~
    You know, you continue to imply that I am lying... I have tried everything possible for me to remove an account that was apparently created when I shared my backup email address, which apparently years ago, or whenever this other account was created was done...I hope you are at least talking about the one account that I wanted deleted Glenda Bixler... Tell me, if I had wanted to use it, then why aren't there any posts by me on that account that was made to supercede my original and only account... surely there had to have been some reason that another account was "created" by me... Your company's unwillingness to handle a mistake whether or not you are wrong is really a difficult to accept. Your unwillingness to just close this case is certainly a hypocritical method of saying you are never going to admit anything that you have no idea how and when the account was created... Do you have documentation that I created that account? Show it to me... If I did I would certainly apologize, but in any event I would continue to seek resolution... Your insistence on my using an ID that personally identifies much more than was needed to OPEN that account (in fact, eithr account) is simply ridiculous... Your supercilious manner with which you have treated me, rather than trying to solve the problem, just tells me that you are in the wrong job...
    On Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 11:20:51 PM EST, LinkedIn Customer Support <linkedin_support@cs.linkedin.com> wrote:
    Glenda A. Bixler


    Reference # 250122-019951


    Status: Closed
    View your case(s) on our Help Center
    You may reply to this case for up to 14 days


    Response (02/09/2025 22:20 CST)
    Hello Glenda
    We do not create any accounts on behalf of our members.
    Its user interface oriented. It will be created only if the user has initiated it.
    Now that the ID isn't been submitted, I am sorry I won't be able to close the account for you.
    As you confirmed, I will be closing the case.

    Thank you.

    Regards

    Caroline
    LinkedIn Trust & Consumer Support Consultant


    Member (02/08/2025 09:30 CST)
    I never wanted to merge two accounts! There is only one account that I created. GABixlerReviews@aol.com. Your continued attempts to imply that I created a second account is wrong. It is quite clear that you all are just trying to manipulate me for whatever reasons...I really have NO interest in continuing your attempts to imply that I want this or that...I pointed out that another account in my name had been listed first and had prevented use of my original account. All of a sudden, I'm being made to
    verify something that I didn't create, nor did I ever want merged! Close your Case file...you obviously have no idea what you are doing.
    Member (02/08/2025 09:24 CST)
    No
    Response (02/02/2025 22:41 CST)
    Hi Glenda A..
    I understand your concerns regarding our request for ID. Member privacy is a top priority for LinkedIn. We need to verify your identity to ensure that we are providing access to the account holder. The system we use for verification processes encrypted scans of your government-issued ID. We'll only hold onto it for a short period of time while we work to resolve this issue. Once resolved, scans and any associated personal information are permanently deleted within 14 days.

    Without ID Verification, we won't be able to procced further.
    Regards

    Caroline
    LinkedIn Trust & Consumer Support Consultant

    Member (02/01/2025 15:18 CST)
    Nope! Sorry! I did not create the second account! I have NO idea how it happened. My guess is that at one point I signed in with a google mail account... That in NO WAY should have been interpreted as a new account created by me. For years, we have been able to sign in as Facebook or some other site where we had an account... IF YOU CHANGED THE POLICY, and did not immediately notify ME at my one and only account, then that was your mistake... Not mine... I refuse to use my own personal id to solve YOUR problem. It is frankly unbelievable that your site would even ask for such identification...I am constantly blasted with "verify your identity" on every single site now... how did your programming get into this mess? I don't know nor care... However, you can be sure that when I am no longer able to easily get to my account, that I will be blogging about it and notifying every other site of this mess... Just the fact that you all are unable to delete an account which you now say is against your policy, even though your program allows 1st and 2nd IDs in your own program??? Has to be a lie! Who are you trying to lie to lady? It is appalling that this site in particular suggests that there is no other way to get this corrected. All that tells me is that, other than sharing book reviews to those who are interested, I would never use your services for getting a job... It is quite clear that you all do not have control of your system... If I haven't already stated, I have been working with computers since 1963...I
    have created a facilities management system which was used at a university... To continue to claim that one of MY problems is that YOU can't solve a system problem, is asinine...Do not attempt to try to claim that your programming staff cannot easily delete this account which should never have been created by YOUR staff, however, which way it happened... You all are simply unbelievable!
    Response (01/28/2025 23:13 CST)
    Hello Glenda,
    I understand your concern and I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.
    We found that you have more than one account on the site. As a reminder, the LinkedIn User Agreement and Professional Community Policies considers this a misuse of the service. I'd like to help you either merge your accounts together or close the smaller of the two accounts.
    Without Id verification, we won't be able to proceed with any of the requests due to internal polcies.
    I hope you would understand and cooperate with me on the same.

    Regards

    Caroline
    LinkedIn Trust & Consumer Support Consultant

    Member (01/27/2025 08:28 CST)
    I am going to seriously think about this request... I DO NOT WANT TO MERGE ACCOUNTS! I DID NOT REQUEST ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY TO OCCUR... I DID NOT REQUEST THAT LINKEDIN DECIDED TO PLACE A PRIMARY ACCOUNT AS SECOND PRIORITY... I DID NOT CREATE NOR DO I WANT AN ACCOUNT UNDER THE NAME OF GLENDA BIXLER. UNDOUBTEDLY IT WAS CREATED, SOMEHOW, BY A MISTAKE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE WHAT I THOUGHT HAPPENED...FINALLY, THIS IS NOT MY FAULT!!! IT IS THE PROGRAMMING STAFF WHO CREATED THIS MESS. NOT ME.
    AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU A KEY ID FOR MYSELF?!!! THIS IS MADNESS! NO WONDER THE WORLD IS IN SUCH A MESS... CORPORATIONS OF ALL KINDS ARE DIGGING INTO PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF SECURITY--MY SECURITY! CRAZY NONSENSE SINCE THIS MESS WAS CREATED BY LI'S SYSTEM PROCEDURES THAT DID NOT WORK AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN APPLIED...
    AS OF NOW, I THINK IT IS BETTER TO LEAVE THIS SITE RATHER THAN ABIDE BY YOUR NONSENSICAL REQUEST. I HAVE BEEN ON YOUR SITE FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND NOW YOU CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
    MY CORRECT SITE AND THE "CREATED" ONE BY MISTAKE? AS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIION, YOU ARE INDEED LACKING IN SERVING YOUR SUPPOSED CLIENTS.
    IF YOU CANNOT DELETE AN ACCOUNT THAT WAS MADE BY ACCIDENT, BY MAYBE EVEN A HACKER WITHOUT MY GIVING MY ID??? YOU ALL ARE SERIOUSLY LOST IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT IS BROKEN AND SO TIED UP IN PROCEDURES IT IS PATHETIC...
    I WAS ONCE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USED BY WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY WHICH MOVED FROM MAINFRAME UNTO VARIOUS TYPES OF
    COMPUTERS...I KNOW HOW TO CREATE A USER-FRIENDLY SYSTEM... I STUDIED VARIOUS FACILITIES AND SCHEDULING SYSTEMS AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS... UPON MY RECOMMENDATION, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, IMMEDIATELY BOUGHT SCHEDULE 25 AND IMPLEMENTED IT ON HIS CAMPUS...THAT'S JUST PART OF MY CREDENTIALS...NOW YOU ALL PROVE TO ME THAT YOUR REQUEST IS JUSTIFIED OR I LEAVE AND SPREAD THE WORD...I BLOG, YOU KNOW...AND YES, THIS COULD BE TAKEN AS A THREAT...BUT THEN, I CONSIDER YOUR STATEMENT THAT I MUST
    IDENTIFY MYSELF AFTER USING YOUR SITE FOR YEARS, ALSO A THREAT! YOU ALL DECIDE... I REFUSE TO ACCEPT NONSENSE WHEN I HEAR IT!
    GABIXLERREVIEWS@AOL.COM MY ONE AND ONLY REVIEW ADDRESS
    Response (01/26/2025 23:05 CST)
    Hi,

    Thank you for reaching out to LinkedIn! I hope your day is going well. My name is Caroline and I would be more than happy to help you today

    We no longer accept IDs via email attachment. In order for us to merge your accounts, please upload a scanned image of a government issued ID (for example: a driver's license, passport, or country ID) using this link here:

    https://www.linkedin.com/checkpoint/challenge/idv-start/AgHep-nnmNKHHwAAAZSmJoK1DxIn7DEtgUTseKEYEy1b3E5tcXcKS47YxsjXAhwVinW-ddgDQ0bzOSUZcOwAahnnnQETJk2ZLSg3fs4rXTlbVtc?token=AgGUwspkUkXAlQAAAZSmJoLIIlRNL7zXYeLNNoetyiXlk4sG5uSZzW6HM8IAWWSPwk3Jb2kPmh-xflQSwZH5LM7bubFx8X0AShONs8o7_TlRuUN43fIm9DSKAMBKpRS4TqQWRYI4w1wgsfbL4Yx7OWKT7U7 nPpgcIXrJ7zs-dQPU7IJ7P3OTYDembTFo6aT2EEjFp9-aL_sWmTOg0vtEB7ySHyUHc8Dm3jW79fsv9FVO6bEojUZ0pFxL2QZaaU30NkA0no0QqOuNFtrdz919kydh5lXKBy4

    The ID must contain your:
    • Photo
    • Name
    • Signature

    You will be providing your ID to Persona for verification. If you want LinkedIn to have access to that data so that we can help you directly, you will need to share the data with LinkedIn.

    Once you've completed the upload of your ID, please respond to this message, so we can help you gain access to your LinkedIn account. Failure to respond may result in your identity verification being removed prior to issue resolution.

    Alternatively, if you don't wish to provide your ID, you can print the following Affidavit of Identity and sign before a Notary Public. Once notarized, this form can be scanned and attached in your response to this message.

    Affidavit of Identity form:
    https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/3629

    I look forward to hearing from you.

    Regards

    Caroline
    LinkedIn Trust & Consumer Support Consultant

    Member (01/26/2025 13:59 CST)
    I am sorry, but you are very confused... I just left my REAL location GABixlerReviews@aol.com... and posted there and responded to other posts... It functions properly... BUT I must go into my MAIL to get to this account!
    I have NO idea how the duplicate account was generated... Glenda Bixler...nor do I know if it has changed...I do notice that when I come in from my mail that an auto signin comes up, but then I still have to sign In. Have no idea what that means...
    Ok, I just came in as a search for
    Glenda Bixler Linkedin.com/search/results/all/? and the account is still there and not deleted... However, it has been changed to be "2nd" which was formerly "1st" so somebody has been working on the problem.
    From my standpoint, however, I do NOT WANT my name there at all with a second account... As you can see (or maybe not?) people have signed to connect, and mail is coming through from the address on that account... Without the Middle Initial, most people will mot find my full name and perhaps look no further to connect...
    My email address for reviews is GABixlerReviews@aol.com So I must have the A in my site name as well to avoid confusion...on both email as well as location for connection...
    If you are now as confused as I am, well, I hope this helps... Some things have apparently been done since either before or after I submitted this request. BTW this email was provided by a member when they saw my post of having problems. In my opinion, the process for seeking assistance for technical support should be called something else rather than Help...and then be sent to a long list that has nothing to do with system issues...
    So to recap, some thing have been done... The deletion of Glenda Bixler account has not been. It was left there and just moved to 2nd location as if I had another account.
    You can now come in on a outside location (just checked) and first the pic on the Glenda Bixler account appeared and then moved to the proper pic on GABixler. I must assume this has something to do with the
    1st/2nd activity which I DO NOT WANT... As you can see I have nearly 3000 connections on my original account which has been active for 15 or more years... To have another account which allows duplicate or new connections would be a terrible mistake for my purpose as a book reviewer...
    Soooo, bottom line, after inspection, the Glenda Bixler account must be deleted to prevent duplicate mail distribution, duplicate contact for me to try to keep track of, and an impossible communication process which is
    unmanageable for anybody in my opinion.
    I hope this helps... I have been away from online activities due to 4 major surgeries, which has resulted in many problems for many issues. It looks close to being totally corrected... Once the deletion of the second account is made, let me know and I'll be happy to test it all again... Thank you so much! Glenda
    inkedin.com/search/results/all/?fetchDeterministicClustersOnly=true&heroEntityKey=urn%3Ali%3Amember%3A1233484361&keywords=glenda%20bixler&
    origin=RICH_QUERY_SUGGESTION&position=1&sid=e(3&spellCorrectionEnabled=false
    Response (01/26/2025 04:26 CST)
    Hi Glenda,

    Thank you for reaching out to LinkedIn! I hope your day is going well. My name is Caroline and I would be more than happy to help you today.

    I understand your concern and I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. I will help you out accordingly.

    However, I'm really sorry but I can't find an account matching the information you sent. However, I should be able to help if you can send me your profile's web address (URL) and any other email addresses you might have used on LinkedIn.

    There are 2 ways to find your profile URL:

    1. Search for your name at http://www.linkedin.com/
    2. Go to www.google.com and type "LinkedIn" + (Your First and Last Name). For example, if your name is Fred Jones, you'd search for "LinkedIn Fred Jones".

    Once you've found your profile, please copy the web address from the top of your browser and paste it into your reply back to me along with other associated email addresses you might have used on LinkedIn.

    Please note that while a URL can help me locate your account, I won't be able to take any actions on your behalf unless you provide the full and correct email address associated with the account.

    I look forward to your response!


    Caroline
    LinkedIn Trust & Consumer Support Consultant

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    Member (01/22/2025 10:00 CST)
    Your Question: Need Duplicate account deleted. I have tried! This account (I don't know how/when it was established is under name Glenda Bixler...Apparently this account (because it was later???) has taken over as 1st in priority...it now controls the entire account. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET TO MY ACCOUNT shown above is through email and responding to emails from LI... the 1st acct comes up if I just come in to Linked In... I have attempted to delete mail going to the email of this other account and I still get it...and since I want to respond I'll open the email and it goes/then thereafter controls the entire site activity. Please delete Glenda Bixler as an account...Ensure that my long-term account is reinstated as the only and priority account (delete 1st/2nd, I don't want...that account only has 3 followers so that shouldn't be a problem...) My guess is that at some point, I was coming in via IPReviews@gmail.com in answer to an email... thereafter instead of using this as a second email for my account, a new account was created accidentally (?) I know that I would never create a duplicate account. Note: I have discovered that when the 1st acct is in control, i cannot even get to my second...AND this account then controls all of the buttons used to select action...that is, I cannot post on GABixlerReviews, even if both accounts are listed under my name... Serious problem for me...I routinely post book reviews on GABixlerReviews and I do not want to post on this second account where there are none of my followers... When I originally talked to Help, they told me that the problem would have to be sent to somebody else...that's been weeks ago. Please help me get my one and only account back for continued use of LI. Thank you.
    Email: gabixlerreviews@aol.com
    Issue Type: Account/Settings/Permissions
    How can we help?: Lost Access To Primary Email Of Account
    On What Device?: Windows Laptop/Desktop
    Issue Description: Regain Access To My Account
    In Which App or Site?: LinkedIn (Website)

    Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Copyright Policy

    This is a support email in response to your request submitted on LinkedIn.
    This email was intended for Glenda A. Bixler. Learn why we include this.

    © 2025 LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 West Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085.
    LinkedIn and the LinkedIn logo are registered trademarks of LinkedIn.///
Yes, I got frustrated--mainly because every single online account I use (other than Amazon) has given me grief over the last year (more reviews coming) You know, policies and procedures are usually only made as a guideline. When an extraordinary situation comes up, merely repeating the same thing without any effort to talk to a supervisor or explore options... We can do this instead... in my mind is totally unacceptable, especially from a site that wants to be viewed as a worthy site for professionals... Don't you think? Let's talk... comment and let me know if you've had any similar issues with this site...


Finally, are you concerned about your personal identity? Are you aware that the President turned over the keys to a man who has no official capacity within the Federal Government and gave access to him and his young systems/programming staff to ALL OF OUR PERSONAL INFORMATION! Wake up! Do not allow yourself to be caught in situations where you lose control of personal information. I've learned the hard way and, believe me, I don't plan on ever returning to LinkedIn unless this problem is corrected WITHOUT SHARING MY PERSONAL INFORMATION... Of course, all of it can possibly be found anywhere since Elon Musk now has total access... But it won't be me who gives it to an online site!




Be careful,
GABixlerReviews

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

What's Happening at Book Readers Heaven - I'm Running As Fast As I Can! - Plans for February and Beyond...






Happy Black History Month! With the author's permission, I will be doing a more indepth review, by chapter, of this historical nonfiction book. Each chapter will be presented as I have completed reading. You have already been provided the Foreword as well as my personal response to it. An emphasis on Black History and what is happening right now in America is extremely important to the future of our country... A video on the firing of DEA employees is provided above. Civil Service employees are also being arbitrarily fired...I am convinced that news is not effectively being received by the people for whom actions by the Trump administration will dramatically affect them. I hope to help that situation.. Suggestions or comments appreciated!
You know folks, I had never gotten to personally know a Black person until I was in the 7th grade. My grade school was located in the small town of New Geneva and I happened to live there. In that general area surrounding the school, there were no Black families/children. It was only in junior high, I was bused to Masontown and on that bus, I met Marian Davis. I have to laugh, now, as I write this, that I've talked more about Marian since I graduated from high school, than any other student... She became one of a trio of best friends, including Carolyn who lived close to each other and, on the bus, they welcomed me as a new friend... 

After the election, I have found I wanted to talk to as many Black people as I could while shopping, which is about the only place I go out these days, especially during the hardest winter we've had in many, many years... In any event, I fell in line behind a Black man yesterday as we were both checking out at Walmart... I'd been having a bad time, just getting into the store... I have a cane and even a walker, but to get groceries, I depend upon the shopping cart to also respond to physical needs in walking. Would you believe there were NO carts anywhere in 5 or 6 rows of cars!? Finally, I saw somebody unloading groceries and I pulled into a space and got out of the car to get that cart! LOL... Only thing is that it was far from one of the entries to the store... Gotta say, it's Hell to get old... BUT, for me, the lack of courtesy for customers of all things that we daily need, including the government's support, is unbelievable... So, at least two people told me that it was now Walmart's policies to clear all carts back to the store ASAP... Which, for me, with a disability, wouldn't be so bad, if all of the Handicapped spaces--were not always full--and normally are whenever I have visited... If I remember my ADA regs from working at the University, I remember that a certain percentage of spaces must be provided based upon occupation and use of facilities... Well, all I can say is that, Walmart does not have a sufficient number of handicapped parking spaces...

In any event, by the time I had walked back into the store from where I had grabbed a cart, I found myself tearing up...Does anybody care, I wondered... Well, I stopped for my prescriptions first, which is why I had gone myself... And the lovely lady at the counter was a joyful woman who exuded friendliness... Thankfully... I needed batteries because my TV was telling me to replace them and I didn't want to be without an ability to hear the news... But I decided not to even bother with all that was on my list of needs. I was already dreading leaving--I had no idea where I had parked and knew that I would have to walk around to find it, which proved to be true... On the other hand, as I was checking out, a Black man turned around and spoke as people normally do in grocery lines... Me, I was primed and immediately started talking about DEI. He knew little about what was happening. But he immediately turned to me and said that we really didn't need to worry because there would be peace and no pain in heaven... I countered with a statement that I felt that God expected us as Christians to be concerned about other people and not just wait for Heaven as our rescue... In any event, we stood there quite a while just talking about today's world... But the one thing I wanted to ask him, he knew nothing about... That was about the Musk (he knew of Musk!) takeover of the U.S. Treasury! That's why I decided to write this today... But, first, a little diversion...

I admit that I was skeptical about the Trump win... I'm adding this video here, however, as I think about Fantasy Five's information about how white people maneuvers have been historically negatively affecting Blacks in America... back from the time of slavery!

Additionally, in reading the book about Facebook (below), there is evidence that misinformation is not being monitored there and possibly or probably on many other social sites... Consider that hacking/ misinformation was proven during the 2016 election... This is not included in this analysis, in my opinion... and could be what continued into the 2024 election... Especially when we saw major social site owners and corporations as special donor guests at the Inauguration.

Musk Takeover of Government Treasury with Trump's approval!

Folks, I've been bragging (or complaining) about the fact that I've been working with computers since 1963... In case, you're subtracting, yes, I'll be 80 next month... I decided to talk more about myself because age is also being attacked (Social Security, Medicare)... Are YOU aware that Musk, who has never been voted into any kind of official position and, indeed, is not eligible to run for office, as is routinely done, NOW has total control/access of the Treasury?! If you don't know the scope of that place, think income/ payments! Of ALL monies paid out by the government, including social security, IRS and return of monies to citizens, (and I'm assuming, all of the money contributed by citizens and/or taxed by the government) plus paying the salaries of federal employees, paying the bills of the government... Get the idea? Not only the amounts of money, but also the identification of each involved individual. That Means ME! And YOU! If you are still working, Your payments into social security is housed there! If you have, like I do, retirement from the university, then that money is probably there, or at least information of that money as part payment for insurance, for example. The individual in charge refused Musk entry. He was fired... The new Secretary appointed by Trump, gave him the keys! Now, all I got to say to finish this rude announcement is that Musk brought in a group of young systems people, I am sure... BY NOW ALL OF THAT DATA HAS PROBABLY ALREADY BEEN COPIED AND STORED OUTSIDE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I could be wrong... but, ask yourself, why would systems staff be needed? Remember why Trump was impeached the first time, it was because he threatened holding up payment to Ukraine that the House had approved... He wanted dirt on Biden, etc... in return Do your research if you need to/want to know more... Trump/Musk having access to OUR money via taxes or mandated social security required payments!

Taking a Look at the Computer Systems Controlling Our Lives!

I am now reading the above book... and will be reviewing, as well as sharing my own story about my no longer being on this site where I spent over 10 years of my life posting about books...

Additionally, I will write an extensive and comprehensive overview regarding a number of corporations--ATT, PNC, Verizon, Amazon, LinkedIn, Walmart Delivery, AOL etc-- with which I have interacted during the last 2-3 years and provide a look at what computer security actual means to the individual... ME, YOU, small businesses, perhaps, and just about anybody that has to use a telephone, email, or slow mail for business. Insofar as appropriate. I will be using my Open Memoir format to document my background in the USE of computers...

The Use of God/Jesus Within Trump's Administration

Channel: Culture, Faith and Politics

On a personal level, this has been my greatest angst! How did it come about that millions of those who believe in Jesus chose to vote for Trump? I am grateful to Kahnke and other Christians who speak out about just how wrong choosing Trump has been... My following of this man came from reading his books A Christian Case Against Donald Trump and MAGA Seduction... Thereafter he has started and plans to continue an ongoing channel talking about Trump, Johnson and other republicans working with Project 2025/MAGA's hypocritical use during his presidency "In the Name of Jesus..." I keep in my YouTube library most of the videos I've used here on my blog... Will be checking if access can be granted for view by others...


A Final Reference Note:

Do you like the new NCIS: Origins? 

I Do... In many ways, it is better than the Series

Today I watched while I stopped for lunch, one of the members of the team quit

Later, we see him listening to his account of PTSD

I Could Feel the Man's trauma flashbacks and thoughts

Many times since the election I have been moved into short spirts of

regression into my own period of depression--trauma--job burnout

If I feel what I'm feeling; I know that millions of others in America

are feeling the same concern, fear, and, yes, anger

That's the time I pull out another novel, a fiction into which I can escape...

So you'll be hearing about many of those as well...

Escape into Reading!


God Be With Us All!

Gabby

Monday, February 3, 2025

Can The American Criminal Justice System Survive? - Guest Blogger Harold Michael Harvey


President Trump’s recent pardons of individuals involved in the January 6th Capitol riot have sparked significant debate and concern regarding their impact on the American criminal justice system. These pardons, granted to over 1,500 individuals, including those convicted of violent acts against law enforcement, have profound implications for the rule of law and the perception of justice in the United States.

Undermining the Rule of Law

One of the most immediate effects of these pardons is the potential undermining of the rule of law. By pardoning individuals who participated in an attack on the Capitol, the seat of American democracy, Trump has sent a message that such actions can be excused if they align with particular political agendas. This could erode public trust in the justice system, as it appears that political loyalty can override legal accountability.

Encouraging Political Violence

The pardons may also embolden individuals to engage in political violence, believing they can act with impunity if their actions support a particular leader or cause. This sets a dangerous precedent, suggesting that violent actions can be justified and forgiven based on political motivations. Former prosecutors and legal experts have expressed concerns that this could lead to an increase in politically motivated violence, undermining the stability and safety of the nation.

Impact on Law Enforcement

For law enforcement agencies, these pardons are particularly troubling. The January 6th attack resulted in injuries to over 100 police officers, and the pardons effectively dismiss the severity of these assaults. This could demoralize law enforcement personnel, who may feel that the highest levels of government do not support their efforts to uphold the law. It also raises questions about the protection and respect afforded to those who risk their lives to maintain public order.

Legal and Ethical Implications

Legally, using presidential pardons in this manner challenges the boundaries of executive power. While the president has broad clemency powers, using them to pardon individuals convicted of attacking the democratic process raises ethical concerns. It suggests a willingness to prioritize political loyalty over justice and accountability, potentially leading to further polarization and division within the country.

Conclusion

In conclusion, President Trump’s pardons of January 6th rebels have far-reaching implications for the American criminal justice system. They undermine the rule of law, encourage political violence, impact law enforcement morale, and raise significant legal and ethical questions. As the nation grapples with these consequences, it is crucial to reaffirm the principles of justice and accountability that underpin a democratic society.

SOURCES:

Associated Press, apnews.com, MSNBC/MSN, time.com, pbs.org

Harold Michael Harvey, JD, is the Living Now 2020 Bronze Medal winner for his memoir Freaknik Lawyer: A Memoir on the Craft of Resistance. He is also the author of a book on Negro Leagues Baseball, The Duke of 18th & Vine: Bob Kendrick Pitches Negro Leagues Baseball. He writes feature stories for Black College Nines.com. Harvey is a member of the Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, HBCU and PRO Sports Media Association, and the Legends Committee for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
 Contact Harvey at hmharvey@haroldmichaelharvey.com.





Thank you, Michael... for your important words!

God Bless

Gabby

Saturday, February 1, 2025

For Your Information From a New (One of Many) Political Talk Sites - DEI

 Shortly before 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, a U.S. Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger plane in the frigid night air above the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.


The sky lit up in a massive fireball, and all 67 people onboard both aircraft are presumed dead. (Recovery efforts are still underway.)

It is the most fatal accident in our nation’s skies in over 23 years.

So how did the President of the United States respond to this unfathomable tragedy — which happened just a few miles from the White House he now occupies?

Donald Trump blamed the disaster on “diversity.”


Some very recent history:
  • On January 20, Trump was inaugurated for the second time.
  • That same day, the former head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resigned after intense pressure from Trump crony Elon Musk (who was upset that the FAA had fined his company SpaceX for violating rules around rocket launches).
  • On January 21, Trump fired the director of the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
  • That same day, Trump froze hiring of new air traffic controllers. (Even though there is a profound shortage of controllers nationwide, which has resulted in understaffed air traffic facilities and overworked controllers — something Public Citizen has been urging government leaders to address for years).
  • Also on January 21, the Trump regime essentially disbanded the federal Aviation Security Advisory Committee, which was created by Congress in 1988 after the bombing of PanAm Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
  • Trump never bothered to appoint an acting director of the FAA until yesterday — after the tragedy that claimed 67 lives.
It will take time for the National Transportation Safety Board to identify exactly what went wrong. And while there is no indication that Trump’s actions were responsible, his moves can only make air travel less safe.

Here’s some more of what Trump had to say about efforts to bring even a modicum of diversity to our nation’s aviation workforce:

Trump alleged that the Obama administration had determined the FAA was “too white.” Of course it did no such thing.

“You have to go by brain power. You have to go by psychological quality.”

“We want somebody that’s psychologically superior.” (At the risk of stating the obvious, it’s a major red flag when politicians who are already saying patently racist things start tossing in words like “superior.”)

Trump was asked how he could determine that diversity hiring had caused the crash. He quickly — and snarkily — responded, “Because I have common sense.”


Trump and his MAGA minions are doing more than blaming “DEI” for every ill. They are weaponizing the racist, sexist proposition that white men are always and automatically “meritorious” — despite the glaringly obvious counterexample of their own administration — while anyone else is inherently unqualified.

In another era, the kind of demagoguery we find ourselves living through once again was embodied in a figurehead who came to be so detested that his name is now shorthand for unhinged prejudice and tyranny.

Joseph McCarthy’s ultimate downfall was in large part set off by an impromptu remark from a U.S. Army lawyer — Joseph N. Welch — who found himself genuinely shocked upon encountering McCarthy’s maniacal extremism in person during a televised Senate hearing.

This is what Welch famously said to McCarthy:

“Until this moment, senator, I think I have never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. ... Have you no sense of decency, sir?”

We invite you to join Public Citizen in a message for Donald Trump:

67 people lost their lives in the cold, dark sky above Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. It has been said that in times of tragedy, the president has the duty — and privilege — to serve as our nation’s Consoler In Chief. You have instead chosen, as you so often do, to function merely as Complainer In Chief. “Diversity” did not cause this tragedy. But your actions since taking office again certainly did nothing to prevent it. So the American people are asking, “Have you no sense of decency, sir?”

Click to add your name now.

Thanks for taking action.

For decency,

- Robert Weissman & Lisa Gilbert, Co-Presidents of Public Citizen

Friday, January 31, 2025

Open Memoir - I signed a Loyalty Oath to the United States - What Happened to Moving FORWARD in America? A Personal Response to the Foreword from Fantasy Five by Harold Michael Harvey!





Loyalty Oath versus Freedom of Speech - If you wanted to do a search on government records you will see that much has been done related to the use of Loyalty Oaths... In 1963 I started to work at West Virginia University in the Office of Personnel. I was hired as Records Clerk, the individual who spent time with each new non-faculty employee at WVU, working to deal with all of the proper paperwork to become a full or part-time employee at the University.

In the Foreword to his new book, the Fantasy Five, Harold Michael Harvey is talking specifically about the south, in the State of Georgia in the 1800s:

Beginning on April 1, 1867, Georgia began registering voters for the new state government emerging from the ashes of the Civil War. In Bibb County, “over 2500 Blacks took the Loyalty Oath* and registered to vote, while about 2,000 Whites agreed with the Loyalty Oath (Thompson, Reconstruction in Georgia, p. 186).

Here we learn that the Loyalty Oath was used in 1867 in order to vote... While I, in 1963, was asked to sign a Loyalty Oath in order to work at a State institution, West Virginia University. It should be noted, that, WVU is a Land Grant University and therefore has ties to the Federal Government. This is important since reporting to the Federal Government, as outlined, was an ongoing activity at that time...

However, by 1964, "Focusing on the issue of vagueness, the Supreme Court in Baggett v. Bullitt, 377 U.S. 360 (1964), struck down the 1931 and 1955 provisions of a Washington state law that mandated loyalty oaths for state employees, thereby interfering with their First Amendment rights of association. For me, that only meant one thing, since I had no problem supporting the United States in a loyal fashion, but, that, I no longer had to explain to the many diverse individuals who had begun to work at the University, as to what and why the Loyalty Oath was required... I remember it was a simple oath on an normal typed paper with, maybe, 10 lines which included signatures. 

While I worked at the University, I noticed at the Mountainlair, the Student Union, that there would always be a small section where Black students would congregate. It was an open area, anybody could have joined them, but there were no white or other non-Black students who ever sat in the area for lunch... Frankly I didn't think too much about it until...now... At that time, there were separate Black churches, but those churches normally joined with other churches to celebrate special events... Since, I had met my first Black girlfriend in the 7th grade, I had already been involved emotionally with the Black community. I worked with many Black employes, met with them for events, and so on...

The evolution from the 1800s for our Black citizens has been forward... Now it is going backwards! When, in Georgia the Black citizens began to see a major need to become involved in the political actions in Georgia, there were many whites who were not happy and were, in fact, openly hostile for the forward advancement of Black citizens. They'd had to fight to even get the right to vote, but at that time, the white people still refused to allow them to hold office... All done by the voting apparatus which had been denied for centuries...

You know, when white people bought Black people and made them slaves, with no pay, no rights, and, often, with white men raping the Black girls and women (to provide more slaves)... You know, their biggest source of money was...slaves! Real estate holdings were valued at $4,777,551. Personal property, most of which was enslaved labor, was valued at $10,279,574.00.* Could you ever imagine trying to tell your child that you are worth only 2/3 of the value of your white neighbor? That was bad enough! But when Blacks started to try to find work for which they were paid, it was at a much lower rate that was paid to white people! AT THE SAME JOB! 


This was my response to the video above...

You know, I am sure I am older than any of you who agree with this nonsense... I DO NOT. Let's look back at the fact that Black people were slaves owned by white people for hundreds of years. Trying to think that means nothing is just what those who "don't think" about other people say...Yes, I'm addressing those who claim they are Christian--those who Jesus asked that we love ALL People. Those who think that they deserve a job just because they are a white man! Believe me, there are many Black men and women who are just as qualified as YOU could be... but many of you are not qualified because for whatever reason you chose not to prepare yourself to QUALIFY! That's the simple part! But, let's consider the fact that many carry over historical values taught by those who were in the KKK or some other cult-like family who were angry at those who were not like them, just because they were not like them... Now the claim by evangelical christians and the lie that God intended America to be White...Get Real!!! Jesus WAS NOT WHITE! I was hired because I was qualified... I had two white men to work with at first... Later under Affirmative Action, I would have Black people with whom to work. I can guarantee you they were qualified... And, because of that I chose the Black person over a white person. It is the Law! Equal Rights for All People...It is NOT about race unless you are yourself prejudice and biased... That's the bottom line for me...Affirmative Action should work until statistics show by percentage of Americans that we are all equally treated under the law... ALL people NOT just white people! If you disagree, that's why you voted for Trump...and that, itself, is your problem even if you don't see it...yet... By the way...Trump has already declared that food prices going down may not be possible... See what I mean? You listened to lies and you bought it... NOW all of us will pay for your opinions and lies!

 Think about it, their slave labor, for which no wages were given, was valued for over $10M in those early years! And, then the government got involved to provide more "benefits" to Black people, even though White people considered them their Rights. We've already heard this administration/republicans referring to Social Security as a benefit program... How many times do we have to explain that WE ALL WERE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE PART OF OUR SALARY TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN! IT IS OUR OWN MONEY, EVEN IF A MANDATED PROGRAM CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT A BENEFIT...IT IS A RETIREMENT PROGRAM JUST LIKE THE STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS AND UNVIERSITIES have... 

My point in bringing this into this conversation is that some republicans say that this fund is no longer able to support the program. I say that it has then been mismanagement! That does not change the fact that it is our money and the Federal Government/Congress - And The Executive Branch - was responsible for ensuring that fund was always responsive to the needs of all American citizens! 

Finally, all of the rest of those issues highlighted in red in the previous post relate to prejudice, bias, and downright white supremacy. 

The fact is that Black people in America (and also women) have been fighting for hundreds of years to move forward once they were no longer slaves... Indigenous people barely can live without support from the outside due to what white people have done to them. Jews, Muslims, other non-white people have traditionally been abused in one way or another by the white people who once came to America to escape abuses that, then, they used on all other people other than themselves... Frankly, at this point in my life, I am sooooo disgusted with the white citizens of America!

Despite the ongoing efforts of each individual, of each community, of each race to attempt to move forward to become, as our Constitution says, that we are all equal and shall enjoy equal benefits as do all other people! Yet, no, many white people cannot deal with it! Can They?!



So, where are we in looking at history, what happened, how it improved because of the many DEI who chose to speak out about their position of authority to do so under the United States Constitution? We will be learning specifically what happened in Macon Georgia in Fantasy Five, and I'll be sharing about that book by my friend Michael Harvey... Yes, the author is my friend, my neighbor. How do I know that? Because when I was in distress, I asked this man of God to pray for me. And, immediately, he began responding, praying words that I may not remember, but I know helped me through my distress at that time... Michael Harvey has done nothing throughout his life but work to serve people... Yes, those DEI people who needed his help as a lawyer, a man who saw the need for legal action and worked to ensure that his work was on behalf of those who needed his help, in one way or another...



So, let's take a step back now... In 1963, I signed a loyalty oath to the United States of America. Since then, legally, it was eliminated by the 1964 actions by the Federal Government, based upon analysis that we needed to move forward, not backward, like many of the white slave owners wanted to have happen. They wanted to enslave Black people. People who knew God more than any white slave owner and they prayed to God for help when, at the beginning, no white man would help them... And, even after slavery was abolished by the Federal Government, many white people remained in their hatreds sown by men who wanted to use them as their main source of manpower and their ability to become rich off the backs of those who were Black...


I never knew any Black people until I was in the 7th grade and rode the bus to junior high in another town from where I lived. Marian Davis became one of my best friends through graduation from high school... At the same time, in my hometown, I used to take walks, which were about the only entertainment we had at that time... We passed a house one day and the individual with whom I was walking said that the residents were members of the KKK. I was shocked...I knew about that group and I was surprised that they were still in existence. Later, I was even more shocked when I learned that he was married to one of my friends with whom I had gone to school... It was then I began to wonder just how we could have grown up that would make such a difference in our views. One of the ways I was affected during my childhood was by music... Steal Away was one of the songs that became a favorite...

You see, I was born into life without a father, who was killed in a mine accident. My mother worked all of the time to provide food and shelter. But she also made sure we were in church whenever those doors opened. My Mom was a quiet woman; when my Dad died, she determined that she would never marry again in order to ensure that her children would never be abused in any way by another man who was not their father. Fatherless, with little male interaction in early life, I turned to Jesus... I would sing songs about Jesus and when I was lonely, often, Steal Away would come to my mind and I would sing this spiritual song of the Black slaves... I would Steal Away to Jesus... As I grew older, feeling like I had nobody with whom to talk, I started thinking of Jesus as my friend...


As I grew in faith, I began to look for a father figure and realized that I already had One... Who I have learned would always take care of ME...


And when I started singing solos, I would sing a special song, very much like Whitney, slow and precious, knowing that God was Watching ME... There was never a time in my life, when I have felt I was totally alone. And when I was invited to a Full Gospel meeting in Morgantown and went, I was baptized in His Holy Spirit and realized and accepted His total Trinity that He willingly gave to ME...

Most people in my family don't believe that last statement. Inside, I have an answer. I know that I know that I know our God and He Loves and Protects ME...

Just like He LOVES ALL of His PEOPLE! Ethel Waters knew that and she also sang, along with a full choir! So let's sing it again!


Readers, I want you to know that I know what is going on right now in America... And I hope you know as well... If not, I advise you to begin by studying the videos I've shared today... And start listening to TRUTH about the actions which led to a presidential election that has already become just as bad as we knew it would be as we voted for Kamala Harris!

I want to proceed by sharing my thoughts, and opinions, some of which MAY be wrong...time will tell, and I'll work on the premise that I am always seeking Truth... God's Truth... Not what is being claimed these days...
  • IF the election was NOT hacked in some way, then I must assume that a large percentage of America--White People--are racist and/or sexist. If Joe Biden won the majority vote, even though Trump and his followers still lie about it, then race or sex IS/WAS a factor in choosing a criminal over a Black Woman who had the legal and experiential background to become the President of America, Land of the Free... Instead a lying criminal was selected. And is now choosing individuals with criminal backgrounds or anti-American ideals to reign at his side.
  • Trump has already declared by Executive Action that DEI programs are to be eliminated. Legally he does not have the authority to do this. However, YOU ALL elected all republicans and, supposedly, nonpartisan people into Congress... And the republican-led Supreme Court has already declared all Trump's actions in Office as legal... then this criminal can do anything he pleases all because of Racist and/or/both Sexist opinions...
  • Trump has already started gathering up immigrants who had not yet been able to meet with courts on asylum due to lack of judges. But ICE is openly not only gathering those who are criminals, but ANY undocumented immigrants they find, no matter if they had been seeking asylum...
  • Trump has put All government DEI people on leave. Who and how it will be determined that they will be permitted to stay is not known. Let me guess...republicans who pledge "loyalty" to Trump will retain their jobs. All those who voted against him will be fired, based upon NO justification other than they do not support Trump.
  • Trump has removed all legally approved programs such as Affirmative Action, ADA, and any other program that does not fit with HIS AGENDA...NOT, based upon the needs of Americans...
  • Trump remains a liar... Blaming Obama, Biden, the DEI employees who might have been flight operators for the latest catastrophe in the United States... The deaths of hundreds...While he gave a preliminary statement which he fully read because it was not His words, his true opinions and coverup lies quickly followed...
  • Now, I am now going to be a feminist in saying that white and/or black or any other race male who voted for Trump have seen what women can do when they are in charge...And they are afraid of US.
  • In E. Jean Carrol's book, the woman who won an ultimate $5M after two different trials, for defamation as well as sexual assault by Donald Trump, she asked the question, "What Do We Need Men For" or something along those lines (do a search if interested) Since I have never chosen to depend upon a man to live my life, I was somewhat shocked that, as she traveled across the country, many and even most, if I remember right, said "Absolutely Nothing!" Women have learned that they are equal, just like the Constitution of the United States says...
  • But, like the White slave owners who not only used slaves for farming their crop, they also used their women sexually and/or for acquiring new, free slaves... I don't speak against all men... In my experience, you don't see this kind of man in the democratic party, normally... Some will be pinpointed, like Mendez who is now in jail.
  • I've had 3 men for whom I worked at West Virginia University who were good men who cared about the University. Trouble started, for me and other women in high-level positions, when the president changed and men were hired to work to get rid of women in those higher level positions. I was one of them, having worked myself up through ranks until I was Acting Director of the last office I directed. Soon, military leaders (3) were in that office, a reorganization occurred. NOT ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS EVER CAME TO ME, AS ACTING DIRECTOR, TO LEARN EXACTLY WHAT THE OFFICE WAS DOING... I have to assume they didn't care...or they had their own goals, just like Trump, to do what they damn well pleased, regardless of anybody who might get hurt. 
  • And, because of these power-prone men who didn't think they needed to know what their subordinates did in order to direct the departments programs, they concentrated only on what they wanted...and covered themselves via lies...
  • I became a whistleblower... I went directly to the Academic VP to whom I had dual responsibility for all academic issues. I was told by the new Asst VP that he was now in charge and I would not need to interact with anybody else... What a Fool! Just Like Trump! He had NO idea what or how much work it takes to run a major office, little on the entire country's federal government.
  • And I know republicans are to blame as well. When a family member "shamed" her granddaughter for voting against Trump, that confirmed what I already knew. These republicans have NO idea what they do, what the government is responsible for, and apparently don't care. They were told maybe 100 years ago that republicans are "the" party to support... And haven't bothered to ever change an opinion based upon a real study, research, or even an understanding of what a politician is saying... That's what we are dealing with! I was told by that same individual that if I were a Christian, I had to register as a republican??? Well, that did not happen! I had heard the statement he made about being able to do anything when he was a star...including grabbing women...
  • Many have talked about dumbing down America. That may be true, but I don't think that is the problem of the majority who voted for the republican party. They have been trained through their parents, their religion, possibly, by the opinions of their peers, and most of all by their lack of interest in details of exactly what is going on in the republican party (and the democratic one) 
  • Books have been banned by complaints of a few republican members... The word Woke, used by Blacks, to indicate that we have moved forward, woke up to all the garbage being thrown at non-whites and white women... I am proud to be WOKE. I have devoted my last 10 years to ensuring I read the books that are important at this point in America. And I am fighting BACK.
  • I was once a member of the National Secretaries Association, which no longer exists, because women's positions have evolved to be more than typists or appointment makers... But during that time I helped to sponsor classes to improve the skills of secretaries, in communication issues of all kind, including non-verbal...
  • And I continued to participate in the non-academic program to recognize through CEUs of classes taken that were geared toward professional development. That program is still in existence... I had hundreds awarded, the exact count is no longer relevant to my memory...
  • I enrolled in a experience-based Board of Regents program which gave credit for classes which taught what I already knew or learned on the job, but learned through experience... I earned credits that gave me the equivalency of expertise expected at completion of the junior year of college.
  • I moved into a non-clerical profession based upon the new Director of a new Office who asked me to apply, based upon his coming to know me in my work in the President's Office, having worked for two Provosts (second in command of the University) as their personal assistants. The Provost for Instruction, Jay Barton, was later still my boss, as the organization of this new office directly supported the academic programs of the University. Which was later changed, even though I didn't act on orders... just like Trump is hiring his cronies to do what he wants to do rather than what the academic program required of me.
  • During that entire time, my successful completion of my job was prevented by only one thing. A white superior(s) who had no interest in what I was doing, didn't bother to find out, and yet wanted me to only report to him, do his bidding... Claiming he knew everything about the office's responsibilities. NOT!
  • I am loyal to the United States at an advocate for its Constitution. I cannot and will not be loyal to a man who requires non-disclosure agreements for any actions that he wants me to do... I hope you recognize what and why I am saying this... Rich men have used Non-disclosure agreements in place of a loyalty agreement. The purpose of NDA is to prevent the ability of a "wronged" individual to gain legal restitution for grievances they have suffered...
  • As I was contemplating leaving the University, I made one final attempt and hired a lawyer, to attend a meeting with a Board of Regents representative, which was the last level for WVU appeals. The representative took my side completely. I was offered a job description that was for a lower level position which was already held by another individual. I looked at it and asked what is Paul going to do, this is his job. The Assistant Vice-President, one of the bosses who had not bothered to acquire knowledge of what I was doing...nor, obviously as to what that job description I was being offered covered...
  • Yet Americans have voted in such a man... Condemned by his brother's children for stealing their inheritance from their dead father... A man whose charitable organization was being used for personal things, like a portrait of himself. The New York state forced that to be closed and the entire family was forbidden to ever again run a charitable organization--or participate in other ones! 
  • You may recognize a similar situation for the man who is now the Secretary of Defense, which has one of the biggest budgets in the government... My opinion, Trump will be selling arms to foreign dictators from the Defense Budget, but the money will not be deposited in the Defense Budget... Get the idea... Why else would you hire a totally incompetent man with such a shady background, including abuse of his second wife...
  • Have YOU listened to any of the Senate hearings on his proposed cabinet? NONE of them will respond to questions that may personally affect their president/cult leader. If you haven't, I suggest you find videos and listen to them, especially the questions and responses asked and responded to by Senate Democrats. A couple here... And, if you don't know who is asking pertinent questions, then, in my opinion, you have voted for Trump and are NOT Woke!
  • God Help Us All... I believe firmly that God is Watching. There may be retribution for Trump for his lying judgments of people who do not support him. And we may never see America's retribution of this man. But God knows the difference between Trust and Lies. Those who claim to be Christian yet vote for a leader who is unqualified, a liar, and was, as one big example, totally unprepared to deal with our Covid Pandemic where over 100M were killed just in America and people are still dying from it... But Trump now wants to place a man who has preached anti-vaccines philosophy, and got paid for it, and put HIM in charge! 



  • My Truth is that there is NO man that is above God. Those who are using God's or Jesus' name to try to lie their way into the Federal government may have only one long-term judgment... By God Himself.  You know, I read a book called The Light of the World by Tim Spiess. What he has done was to provide with commentary, ONLY the words spoken by Jesus... Think about it, if you are willing. Jesus came to die for all of us... Even his disciples talked of his kingdom on earth and, when he was betrayed and moved through the government officials, those who had condemned and paid for his capture did not speak again. Some of the crowd thinking  of his possible death, chose Barabbas, a criminal to save instead... Others cried and wept at the loss of their beloved Savior.  During the time I was reading (do a search to the right if you did not read my review of this book), for the first time ever, I was able to read His Bible, His Words alone--not those who differed in opinion, or changed it based upon their own experiences, such as Saul who became Paul... What I am saying is that, by the time I had finished this book, I had learned more about Jesus, ALONE, the Son of God, in One Person who had died for ME, for US... Through thousands of years, many had used words by other than Jesus to guide them in their condemnations of those they thought as evil or against God. Yet Jesus taught that God is a God of Love and Truth... And that He wanted US to Love All of His Children, be they black, yellow, red or white!



There are many videos by Frank Schaeffer...He left a Christian religion but still worked to speak out against extremists/MAGA supporting the God He was Crazy About... I joined with him and follow his videos and have used them here when appropriate... E.g., here he leads up to speaking about the present House of Representatives, who has claimed his Biblical references are in control of his actions... He supports and has "a direct line" to Trump as he openly proclaimed as we all thought about the separation of each of the parts of Washington's Government: Executive Branch, Congress, Attorney General as a separate agency...Yet this leader of the House of Representatives has a direct line to the president, according to him?

Note that he refers to history, just as Harold Michael Harvey is presenting to America about what occurred and continues to, hate and violence against our Black Brothers and Sisters! People have talked about just how far Trump/MAGA wants to move back... Frank tells us based upon his early involvement of those who depend upon the Old Testament to justify their hate and prejudice.

Why oh Why when, God Himself, sent His Son, to be born to then die for US dID WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHINGS OTHER THAN FOLLOWING GOD HIMSELF Who spoke through Christ, rather than anybody else, that we were to LOVE Our Neighbors... He had shown us, for instance, when a woman was on the point of being stoned to death, Jesus interceded and said to the men who stood there in judgment and quietly spoke to them...until they turned and left...

Folks, I think Frank Shaeffer is saying all that I or anybody else who oppose what is happening under the direction of those who do not support the Constitution and Indeed, hearken back to before there ever was a man named Jesus... the use of religion of all kinds was used to support their lives as they wanted to live them, ignoring God as He watched and tried, again, to bring Peace, Love and Truth to Planet Earth... Recall that many used "created" idols just like we have seen of Trump as created by his followers.

I'll be talking more about Harvey's book as I read... Right Now, are you working to fight against this new generation of religious fanatics who want to go back to when men controlled everything and anything... Do you want to go back to a time when all things that have been fought for or developed through those who were given the talent and skills to want to become doctors, scientists or even service people like myself, who took positions to support those leaders who were working for improvement to students and the communities around us... Do you want to go back where childbirth often meant the death of both the baby and the mother through lack of knowledge and access to medical care... and, with the actions of republican supreme court members, have moved women's medical rights back over 25 years!? Think about it... do you live the best life you can in support of America, land of the free, or have you chosen to turn away from God's love and work for power, greed, through the use of violence in every possible way and to every person who has chosen to support the Constitution of America...in Truth? Rather than a fanatical cult of republicans who have made a deal with the devil?

Right now, I have no loyalty to the United States Government, although I continue to support the Constitution and those who fight for freedom for all peoples... For me, there have been too many God Incidents for me NOT to KNOW that God is in control... Is He speaking to you, just as he has to Harold Michael Harvey and so many other writers who have spoken out against all that is happening? If not, there are only 4 chapters in the Bible that provide direct messages from Jesus... ONLY     four!!! If you at least know the name of Jesus, then I have one final message...


God Bless

Gabby


One Final Note


Isabella Strahan is a college student, age 19...They discovered a large brain tumor which had to be removed immediately.
This is her story... I just learned about on The View
Folks, I, too had a brain tumor which had to be removed
That's now 5 years ago...
My doctor could be called a DEI according to Trump
He saved my life through his hands and his concern for me, his patient
I had no qualms about placing myself in his hands.
Both because I knew that God was with me...
But I had no prejudice against this man who was not white...
This is a story about a Black daughter who was just at the beginning of her life, while I am closer to sometime soon being with my Father in Heaven...
Can you imagine what will happen when all DEI's will be fired in the white supremacy of what is happening, claiming that America is meant for only white people?!
Yes, I am white, but I love all who work to serve others...no matter what race or religion...
That is what I am expected to do by the
God of Love
God of Truth

Are You Listening?
Are you Speaking the love of Jesus, of God
We cannot allow the attack on all peoples who are chosen by extremists to destroy in one way or another.

Listen to the words of Jesus...Not Trump/MAGA