Broadsides by Sage

Add Birding to a list of things you cannot do while black.

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Cooper Vs. Cooper

Amy Cooper was walking her dog in Central Park’s Ramble area of New York, a little patch of semi-wilderness in an otherwise manicured park. She allowed her dog off the leash, which is against the rules.

The verbal dispute between Amy Cooper, a white woman, with an unleashed dog, and a black man Birding in Central Park would have gone unnoticed in a city preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic.

That changed when bird-watcher Christian Cooper (no relation) pulled out his phone and captured Amy Cooper calling police to report she was being threatened by “an African American man.” The Widely Watched Video, posted on Facebook by Christian Cooper and Twitter by his sister, sparked accusations of racism and led to Amy Cooper getting fired.

It could have been a great inter-racial love-story for a Hollywood motion picture. The Hysterical Dog Owner Meets Stoic Bird-lover.

However, in light of the murder of George Floyd, there is no doubt Ms. Coopers’ antics could have ended tragically.

 

 

Fatal Distraction

Photo: Win McNamee/Getty

With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths skyrocketing, Trump has enough blame to assign to everyone else. The hit list is impressive. It includes China and the World Health Organization (WHO) to name, but a few.

The initial slow response, lack of testing, and the absence of a national plan have left us all shaking our heads.

Dr. Kill

I was always worried about trump bullying the medical and scientific community into submission, and it seems he has succeeded. The rush to reopen the country before getting the pandemic under control is scary. Lives will be lost, and essential workers are merely sacrificial pawns in a cynical bid to bolster his reelection.

The Coronavirus Taskforce is now invisible. Hmmm! Maybe I could take that Lysol enema.

 

 

Bronx Bomber

Andrew Cuomo; New York Governor

Honest, Intellectual, witty, and feisty. If Joe Biden contrives to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in November, my nominee for 2024 has got to be the ‘Bronx Bomber,’ Andrew Cuomo.

 
 

 

Dark prophet

Muhammad Ali is a sporting hero not solely to his athletic skills, but also, of his unwavering social activism. In the sixties, his opposition to the Vietnam war led him to be stripped of his title and exiled to sporting wilderness.

In the present day, Colin Kaepernick is the social prophet unappreciated in his era. The NFL quarterback (QB) blackballed for taking a ‘knee’ against racism and police brutality.

Colin, everyone is taking a knee now!

 

 

Newly Available 'Battlezone Domination' White House Edition War Games!

The perfect game for wannabe armchair general

Terrorize peaceful protesting civilians with your own highly trained goon-squad. Flashbang grenades, tear gas, and rubber bullets all at your disposal. Bible photo-op not included.

Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

 

 

Theo Edwards

Theo Edwards has over twenty years of diverse Information Technology experience. He spent his days playing with all things IBMi, portal, mobile application, and enterprise business functional and architectural design.

Before joining IBM as Staff Software Engineer, Theo worked as a programmer analyst and application specialist for businesses hosting eCommerce suite on IBMi platform. He has been privileged to co-author numerous publications such as Technical Handbooks, White paper, Tutorials, Users Guides, and FAQs. Refer to manuals here. Theo also holds a degree in Computer Science, Business Administration and various certifications in information security and technologies. He considers himself a technophile since his engagement at Cable & Wireless then later known SLET.