Category Archives: News and True Crime

Welfare for Single Moms and Dads is Bad. Welfare for the Rich is Perfect.

From left to right: President-Elect Donald Trump, Tech Billionaire Elon Musk and Billionaire Amazon Owner Jeff Bezos. Photo credit: Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/Getty Images After promising to bring prices “way down”, returning president-elect Donald Trump has noted “prices will go up.” A Lifetime of Money Elon Musk’s companies like Tesla and NeuraLink haveContinueContinue reading “Welfare for Single Moms and Dads is Bad. Welfare for the Rich is Perfect.”

Cooking with Kya’s 1 Million Followers and the Entire Internet of Men who Love Her

Photo featuring Kya Renee, khiyah.reneeee , host of virally successful TikTok show Cooking with Kya. This article is about Kya’s cooking show. Cooking with Kya which is Kya’s cooking show is a viral TikTok cooking show hosted by Kya Renee, a dazzling 23-year-old home chef on the rise. As with all climbs to the top,ContinueContinue reading “Cooking with Kya’s 1 Million Followers and the Entire Internet of Men who Love Her”

Police Kill Mother and Two-Month-Old Baby

Mitchell Holder and Maria Pike hold their daughter, Destinii Hope. Photo from KansasCity.com. “They shot my baby… It looked like her head exploded. Her blood splattered across my glasses… all I could do was scream.” This is how father Mitchell Holder described witnessing police shoot his two-month-old baby girl in a home in Independence, Missouri.ContinueContinue reading “Police Kill Mother and Two-Month-Old Baby”

Stop Listening to Passive Income “Gurus” on YouTube

Photo from YouTube channel Honest FBA. This is not an endorsement of Honest FBA. If you’ve ever used YouTube for more than five minutes, your attention has likely been caught by a smiling, fast-talking YouTuber who claims to be an Amazon millionaire. You’ve probably listened as they threw around various acronyms associated with apps orContinueContinue reading “Stop Listening to Passive Income “Gurus” on YouTube”

Who Voted for Trump and What His Reelection Says about Americans

Photo from MakeaMeme.org. Donald Trump’s first emergence into politics came when he famously questioned President Barack Obama’s citizenry. This vile conspiracy became known as the Birther Theory, nothing more than a baseless, racist lie used as a dog whistle to rile the foulest parts of the American psyche. This time, Trump ran on similar formsContinueContinue reading “Who Voted for Trump and What His Reelection Says about Americans”

A Scorned Woman, Cheating Fiancé and “Cartel” Quadruple Murder

Ermalinda Palomo, left, and her Fiancé Nathaniel Huey Jr. Photo from abc7Chicago.com. When Ermalinda Palomo, 50, found out her fiancé Nathaniel Huey Jr., 32, was cheating with a coworker, she created a catfish page to troll him and ultimately convince him to commit a quadruple murder on behalf of a nonexistent cartel. The results wereContinueContinue reading “A Scorned Woman, Cheating Fiancé and “Cartel” Quadruple Murder”

Him Too: That One Time a Star Football Player was Incarcerated for a False Rape and Lost Everything

Photo of Public Speaker and Author Brian Banks. Photo from The Brian Banks Story on Facebook. When faced with the option of life in prison or pleading no contest to rape and doing five years in prison followed by a lifetime of parole, high school star football player Brian Banks chose the later. This cameContinueContinue reading “Him Too: That One Time a Star Football Player was Incarcerated for a False Rape and Lost Everything”

The Last Stand for the American Middle Class has Failed: Let Them Eat Cake

VP Harris’s presidential campaign might have been the last stand for the American Middle Class. While Harris promised thousands of dollars towards the down payment of homes for first-time buyers, Trump reminded Americans of the $1,200 stimulus checks he “gave” them (It was really the Democrats who did this, but Trump, the salesman that heContinueContinue reading “The Last Stand for the American Middle Class has Failed: Let Them Eat Cake”

What is the Internet Apocalypse?

Image from EconomicTimes.com . What is the “Internet Apocalypse”, and how could it affect the daily lives of you and your loved ones? The Internet Apocalypse is a catastrophic solar event that is being predicted by scientists and conspiracy theorists alike. If scientists are right, it will happen when the Sun reaches the peak ofContinueContinue reading “What is the Internet Apocalypse?”

Kanye’s WLM T-Shirt Controversy and Why All Dollars Matter

Above: Photo of Conservative Political Commentator Candace Owens and Rapper and Fashion Icon Ye. Photo from PageSix.com Reluctantly, I address the rapper and fashion icon Ye’s “White Lives Matter” t-shirt controversy. I’ve been hesitant to because, although I don’t know Ye personally, I’ve come to know his tactics. Right before he releases an album, aContinueContinue reading “Kanye’s WLM T-Shirt Controversy and Why All Dollars Matter”

Don’t Jump to Conclusions about Texas Nurse Who Allegedly Killed Six

Photo from DailyNews.com Traveling nurse from Texas Nicole Linton, 37, has been charged with six counts of murder and six counts of manslaughter after allegedly speeding through an intersection, leaving six dead. Citing a record of Nicole’s alleged thirteen previous wrecks, the prosecution claimed she was a danger. A judge gave Nicole a two-million-dollar bailContinueContinue reading “Don’t Jump to Conclusions about Texas Nurse Who Allegedly Killed Six”

Guard Gives Keys to Male Inmates to Rape Female Inmates

J Reed, MFA is an adjunct English professor and writer from Chicago, who writes fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Subscribe and share. Follow J Reed on Twitter @jreed913. Corrections officers of Indiana’s Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville are being accused of renting keys to male inmates so those inmates could roam the jail andContinueContinue reading “Guard Gives Keys to Male Inmates to Rape Female Inmates”

Did Rick and Morty Wear Blackface?

Rick and Morty Show is Racial?

Self-Publishing “Guru” Emeka Ossai’s New… Scam 🤷‍♂️???

A few weeks ago, self-proclaimed self-publishing “guru” Emeka Ossai announced plans to close his My Self Publishing Blueprint course. I had written a blog on Emeka where I questioned his claims of the self-publishing success on which he founded the legitimacy of his course. I was relieved recently to see he was closing the course,ContinueContinue reading “Self-Publishing “Guru” Emeka Ossai’s New… Scam 🤷‍♂️???”

Amber Heard: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck 2022

To be clear, no one really knows what happened between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, though he’s currently suing her for $50 million for defamation. Johnny says Amber accused him of domestic violence when she, in fact, was the abuser; at worse, his legal team claims, it was “mutual abuse” between the two.ContinueContinue reading “Amber Heard: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck 2022”

Brittney Griner: Runaway Black Girl Theory (RBGT)

Imagine LeBron James gets on a plane to Russia only to end up a prisoner to the country at a time it is at war with a country the U.S. is supplying with weapons and other aid. The headlines would be innumerable, and the outrage would be tangible. Every reporter to politician would be seekingContinueContinue reading “Brittney Griner: Runaway Black Girl Theory (RBGT)”

Emeka Ossai: Is he worth listening to?

Jermaine Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recently released Science Fiction novel A Glitch in Humanity by clicking here. Follow J Reed on Twitter @jreed913 . IfContinueContinue reading “Emeka Ossai: Is he worth listening to?”

TV Show “Woke” Puts Me to Sleep

Jermaine Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recently released Science Fiction novel A Glitch in Humanity by clicking here. Follow J Reed on Twitter @jreed913 . *SpoilerContinueContinue reading “TV Show “Woke” Puts Me to Sleep”

How I Got My First Book Deal and How You Can Too

Image from RedBubble.com. Jermaine Reed, MFA is an Adjunct English Professor and writer from Chicago, who writes fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recently released Science Fiction novel A Glitch in Humanity by clicking here.ContinueContinue reading “How I Got My First Book Deal and How You Can Too”