July '99 Newsletter
Bookmarks:
Mangwiro A. Sadiki:
Less We Forget
Abdul-Shaheed Muslim:
We Can Only Do So Much - Without You!
Gamba Mateen Rastafari:
In Memory of Ziyon
Bro. F. U.:
- The Kosovo Kontradiction -
Adam Kambui Lumumba:
(If you see what i'm saying, do you see what i see?)
(A message to the reactionaries)
Bubba-B!:
Once Again:
"Responsibility and Accountability"
Bubba-B!:
Why Do We?
Khalfani Baye:
The Wake Up Call
Herman Averhart-Bey:
It's Now or Never
Zolo Agona Azania:
The Official Money Scam With Interest
Talib Becktemba:
Praying for a Miracle
Imán Rasúl:
Milk...
OBAM:
Objective Will vs. Subjective Will
"High Science with its Formula and Results:
The Interview"
Estern Howard:
Hand on the Trigger
Less We Forget
By Mangwiro A. Sadiki
What became of the Black People of Sumer? the traveler asked the old
man, for ancient records show that the people of Sumer were Black, what happened to
them? Ah, the old man sighed. They lost their history, so they
died...
~ Destruction of
Black Civilization, Chancellor Williams
Today, as i am held hostage inside of one of indianas many repressive political prisons (prisons inside of prison), i am compelled to ask a very critical question in critiquing de situation of de Movement on this front: What has become of de organized and collective activity that resulted from de sacrifices Comrads Balagoon and Naeem Trotter unselfishly made in 1985 when they rebelled against de racist kkkolonial army at i.s.r. for their acts of brutality against New Afrikans and otha oppressed Peepoes?
Is what we are seeing today de outcome of years of resistance by Revolutionaries, progressive north amerikans, and citizens of otha oppressed nations of kolour; years of battling neo-kkkolonial forces so We could have better living conditions or to shut down these political prisons that are designed to carry out low-intensity warfare on those with a radical politic and deny everyone their human rights?! Conditions which were so repressive and dehumanizing that they compelled Comrad Kataza Taifa to cut of de tip of his finger and attempt to mail it to de A.C.L.U. in protest of de barbarism being carried out at m.c.c. against kaptives?
What has become of those concerned men who marched by de hundreds at i.s.r. in protest of de conditions at m.c.c. and to show solidarity for those being victimized there? This peaceful march around de wall at recreation resulted in de entire kkkamp being locked down and dozens of progressive elements being transferred to otha kkkamps thruout de state, but it showed We could come together across race, religions or political lines for a common purpose - kombating Our oppression.
Where is de spirit that invoked a group of New Afrikan Freedom Fighters to speak out against - what was at that time - de upcoming legal lynching of Comrad Brotha Ziyon Yisrayah? These souljahs, Afrikas glorious children, would later be snatched up by racist pigs and held at gun point while being marched out of i.s.p. on to buses carrying them to m.c.c. These souljahs would become known as de indiana 10, and later, de indiana 6.
There are so many more acts of heroism that could be mentioned here - too numerous to convey in a brief article such as this. And while im well aware that i asked more than one question, i felt it was necessary in order to show de seriousness of Our situation.
Is de low tide in de prison struggle here in indiana due to de fact that We are nolonger being oppressed or brutalized? Are politically active prisoners nolonger being kept in transit or being held on behavior modification units for years and years for no otha reason than Our political views?! Are kaptives nolonger being murdered by prison officials?!
If all of these things are continuing to be perpetuated against Us, then why are We failing to organize on a collective and principled protracted level against this madness? im not talking about de type of support ones are extending just to get recognition from a particular segment of society so they can parade around as legitimate allies of de oppressed. They engage in de struggle for 30 days, then you dont hear from them no more! Protracted means on going! Our oppression is protracted, thus Our resistance too must be protracted!
Now is definitely not de time to become passive or silent. Kaptives, like Greg Goodwin at i.s.p., are being murdered by prison employees. De state is instituting phone policies designed to further restrict and monitor de communication We have with de outside world. Racist policies such as Zero Tolerance on Gangs are being used to terrorize New Afrikans - political conscious and kaptured citizens - and strip us of Our so-called good-time, and isolate and neutralize Us. Otha oppressive policies include de new drug policy which if a kaptive fails a urine test or is caught with any drug or tobacco paraphernalia, they could loose their visits as well as their so-called good-time. Undoubted this will become a tool used to excommunicate PPs/POWs from de outside world by falsely accusing political activist of drug abuse, or planting these substance in his assigned kkkage by pigs or their stool pigeons. Prisons are being privatized and not only are kaptives being forced to work for slave wages, but they are also being demanded to pay rent!!!
De main purpose of revisiting de past is so We can critically assess de failures and achievements of those before Us (and de situation five minutes ago for that matter, for its all de past), and based upon that knowledge, arrive at a concrete overstanding of Our present conditions and develop concrete solutions for tomorrow. We must build inside organization and outside prison organization on this indiana plantation that is designed to address Our concerns. That will challenge these repressive policies, and indeed de legitimacy of these kkkoncentration kkkamps and de overall system of domination.
We have to teach this new generation of rebels entering de indiana prison system, about de struggles and sacrifices souljahs have made. Teach them about Balagoon, Shaka Shakur, Taifa, Kalonji, and so, so many othas! This will instill in them a greater appreciation of de culture of Revolutionary Nationalism, and hopefully inspire them into become cadre. But remember, We cant inspire them to do nothing that We AINT doing. Therefore We must move beyond de rhetoric!
If We fail to pass on de torch to de next generation, We will be singing de same sad song that de old man sang to de traveler...they lost their history, so they died! And We will have no one to blame but Ourselves.
~ From one Generation to de Next
Less We Forget! ~
Mangwiro A. Sadiki
NARN
We Can Only Do So Much - Without
You!
By Abdul-Shaheed Muslim
When i first came to prison, i learned about the struggles and sacrifices that were made by prisoners, to bring about change, before i even arrived. While in prison i have met, and participated with, the prisoners who continue to struggle and sacrifice for change. Over the years there have been positive changes. However, with every positive change, the DOC does that much more to make things worst.
There is much change that still needs to be made. That means there is still much struggle and sacrifice ahead.
We all know that prisons are one of many battlefields in the larger struggle for true freedom. We prisoners can struggle each and every moment, but the fact remains we cannot do it alone. We have to have outside support - and this support must be continuous. True, we have some support, but, lets be honest - it is not as it should be, nor are the various supporters united as they should be.
The prisoners, as well as the supporters, need to put aside the petty differences that are keeping us divided - thus, not allowing a result of continuous change for the better. Let us not fool ourselves, we are being watched. We prisoners know how we are being watched - and the support groups/individuals are also being watched, be it over the Internet or through various other COINTELPRO methods. They are sitting back and saying, they cannot even unite amongst themselves, so what do we have to fear of them?
When M.C.C., in Westville, IN, first opened, prisoners were beaten, chained to beds, gassed, etc. because of their striving to make a difference. There was a little bit of unorganized outside support. Many of these were newly formed groups that came to be because of M.C.C., many of the big, well known, groups were not really (better read truly) interested in being involved. However, when prisoners started starving themselves and a prisoner cut off his finger tip, and M.C.C. started getting national media attention - then all kind of groups wanted to support the prisoners.
Does all of that have to happen again, before the prisoners on the G.-A.S., S.H.U. and various other control units, get the support - a unified support - they deserve?
Right now i happen to be on the G.-A.S. unit, and much needs to be done for the prisoners on the unit. So, i will speak about that. We are not allowed to take the G.E.D. or get substance abuse and anger management help. These are things prisoners must have to regain lost good time or receive even a chance of a sentence reduction in court. The prisoners receive bogus conduct reports, are harassed by the guards and denied most of the rights we are supposed to have. For example: We are supposed to have one hour of recreation daily, but most times we only get 20-45 minutes (usually 20-30 mins.). It depends on which guards are working that day. They literally tell you, so what, file a grievance. Most grievances are never returned or ruled on!  (Well... if so, i hope they get some paper cuts on their rearend and the ink causes an infection). i could go on and on about the things occurring on this unit, but it would take up pages of this newsletter, so i will move on.
Beatings of prisoners by guards is a major and growing problem throughout the state of Indiana, especially on the control units of SHU, NSB, DS, MSU, MCC and D-cell house.
Many of the prisoners being beaten are the mentally ill and political prisoners (many are harassed and singled out for physical assault because of their filing complaints and litigation against prison officials and guards). Our lives here in Indiana DOC are not safe due to the extreme conditions and the possibility of brutality we must face daily.
 Are you? We call upon you, the people, to be real with us and with yourselves. Please contact the prisoners who write in this newsletter for more detailed info about what is occurring on the units they live in. Continuously contact the elected legislative members, the governor, members of the news media and the Indiana DOC and let them know that you are aware of the gross lack of regard for our rights as human beings - and that you will not stand for it (then, once you do this, please do not stand for it!) Help us expose the wrongs, the conditions, the racism and the brutality against prisoners in the Indiana DOC - and demand that an independent investigation is initiated into the beatings and assaults (past and present) of prisoners by guards (i know of these personally, i have the scars to show it does occur).
We call upon you to assist and help us now - not after a prisoner has been resorted to starving himself, cutting off a finger (or been beaten to death by guards, which will occur eventually - again), because they need your assistance.
We prisoners continue to look back at yesterday - and seeing tomorrow. What do we do next? Please support prisoners. We can only do so much - without you!
Abdul-Shaheed Muslim
#855090 (10-4C)
P.C.F.
PO Box 30
Pendleton, IN 46064
In Memory of Ziyon
By Gamba Mateen Rastafari
To: All concerned,
We are approaching de third anniversary of de deliberate ~ murder ~ execution of Ziyon Ishvah Yisrayah; for on July 18-99, is de date de state of indiana along with de indiana state prison, Al Parke, Barry Nothstine, cpt.ast. now Buss, to name a few, began implementing a biological-chemical warfare program.
Ziyon as we know him still in our hearts and minds, was murdered by lethal injection, de first person to be murdered by these diabolic chemicals within de state of indiana. Let it be remembered dat dese people experimented on our comrade-Ndugu, de whole process (execution) took one hour and thirty seven minutes. Even though Ziyon had small veins it shouldnt take that long.
Let us take dis day and reflect upon de goodness-fruitiness of dis Askari, Ziyon was a political prisoner - prisoner of war, but most of all a spiritual foundationed man, his heart was one with da Father-Universe and people.
Many things can be said about dis man, but let us reflect upon our own interpretation of de fruitfulness of dis man.
Im requesting dat any people with some type of awareness and opposed de death penalty, to join in a one day fast in remembrance of our fallen comrade. Your support would be greatly appreciated.
In memory of
Ziyon
You remain in our
hearts
Gamba Mateen Rastafari
- The Kosovo Kontradiction -
By Bro. F.U.
Its been (50) years since the U.S has went to Europe + butchered other Europeans (note: the last being nazi-occupied Germany). Ironically the U.S. got involved in world war II for the same reason why theyve gotten involved with Kosovo. It was O.K. for the demon Hitler to hit neighboring fronts like Poland, Denmark, Italy and even France. But, once hed started to hit Britain with fly-bys it had become a whole other story. it was O.K. for Hitlers government to butcher millions of so-called undesirables in Germany while still trading with the U.S dictators. But, once hed began to bomb + butcher Britain/England, again, it had become a whole other story. The U.S. felt that its mad-brother Hitler had made a violatable move by pounding on the mother land of the pirates, pilgrims, + settlers whod stolen the land from the natives 400-odd years ago in whats now called America. These outcasts were considered the scum of England, yet it didnt take away the fact that the average Euro-settler in the U.S. is a direct descendant of England/Britain. Thus; Hitler had violated by slapping the U.S. dictators mother (i.e. Britain/England). Thus; he had to be dealt with and he was. Besides this; the U.S. felt that there was no room for two world rulers. So, again; he had to be dealt with.
Now; in 1999 we have Milosevic. An individual whos all for taking out any ethnic group in his region whos either of Turkish descent, Islamic in way of life, or both. Using the invasion of the Turkish (Turkey) Empire hundreds of years ago as his excuse for butchering not only the men, but babies, women, + elders. Three of the most vulnerable targets in any war. Giving his troops the O.K. to cross over to neighboring regions + taking over. Sounds familiar?
The U.S. got involved not because it cared about the refugees. For over (4) years the U.S. government ignored the butchering of refugees in that region by Milosovic. Question: Since when has the U.S government cared about Muslims being butchered? Answer: Never! So, why now?
Because the massacre had gotten too wide spread + other parts of Europe were beginning to receive some disturbing news about Kosovo. This was bound to leak out due to how even the most poorest regions in Europe were/are allowed to plug into the media satellites thats governed by the U.S. + Britain. Unlike regions of color who are barely allowed to plug into such media-satellites, let alone launch their own media-satellites into space. The U.S had begun to see that slowly but surely Milosevics government was moving closer + closer towards other European regions. Thus; causing more than just local strife in that region. The so-called president/representative of the U.S. had made it clear during his national address on the day before hes given his trained butchers/military the O.K. to launch a bombing campaign on Kosovo, that the U.S. was concerned about an united Europe + that Milosevic was dividing the Europeans house. Now lets try to draw out some wisdom from these words.
For the past (50) years Europe as a whole has been major conflict free. Until recently with the kontradiction in Bosnia & Kosovo. For the past (50) years the U.S., Britain, Germany, France, + Russia have been fueling internal conflicts in regions of color (i.e. Korea, Afrika, Mexico, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Kuba, Peru, Hawaii, Japan, China, etc.). Causing brother/sister to turn on their own image/people. Dismantling whole tribes in the rain forests. Slave labor in Indonesia. Forced sterilization of women of color or theyll receive no work in the NIKE factories, etc. Causing mischief from one corner of our planet to the next. While most of Europe felt + acted like it was safe + war free.
Now that Milosevics tested his long arm tactic, threatening the stableness of Europe; he must be dealt with. Because its hard (too hard) for the U.S. & Britain in particular to focus both on dictating + causing mischief in regions of color while their foreparents lands (Europe) dismantling. This is too much for the mischief makers (i.e. U.S., Britain, France, etc.)...
So now weve got reactionary nations dropping bombs + guiding/misguiding missiles all over Europe (note: while still doing fly-bys daily on Iraq). As of today (June 13, 1999) Nato ground butchers are marching thru Kosovo. This is a part of the so-called cease fire agreement that Milosevic supposedly agreed to. Already Serb troops have exchanged fire with Nato ground troops.  Question: When was the last time U.S. military troops have met face to face on the battle field with Russias army? Answer: Never! Both nations are used to supplying other regions with weapons to fight in their name. But never have the (2) actually met face to face on a battle field. Finally the eagle meets the bear. This so-called agreement is just the next stage thats being set for yet some more kontradictions. Those of you who are taking a deep sigh of relief due to the so-called agreement, dont become too laxed. Because were dealing with masters of tricknometry. The smoking glass + mirror illusionists. The now you see it, now you dont masters. David Copperfields a mere baby to what were dealing with. But, signs and symbols are for the conscious/aware mind. For the nodder/sleeper will surely miss the mark. Just a thought.
- Peace Be Unto You All -
One Luv!
Bro F.U.
(If you see what im saying, do you
see what i see?)
(A message to the reactionaries)
By Adam Kambui Lumumba
Do you see what i see? You claim to have game and to be observant!  Fire that burns deep! Pain and struggle! i see it because i am the fire! i am the pain, therefore, i relate to you! I am the projects, the ghettos, the hoods, the sets, the strips, etc... i am the youth, the thug, gang bangin, out-law society & conditions created! So look into my eyes, do you see what i see? Of course you do! You see you, and i see me! Lets elevate now that you know we relate.  Do you see what i see?  So instead of snatching gold chains! Help me break theirs! Do you see what i see?   (Nothing against those who indulge) i overstand that we have homosexuals who embrace revolutionary politics. i see how these pigs in higher seats abuse their authority! Just recently these pigs chumped up some bogus charges to take a fellow comrades lady off of his visiting list! Yet no one pig witnessed the charge, nor did he receive a write up at that time! The pigs said nothing happened! Not even two days later, the pigs said his lady admitted to it; (lied to further abuse their power) Now they have taken comrade Becktembas lady off of his visiting list because they were holding hands! A blatant violation of state law and D.O.C. policy! Do you see what i see? i see all of us who are politically active as targets of the state and this oppressive system! i see how certain comrades have to wait hours before going to their visit!  Do you see what I see? i see how sanitation- (so-call sanitation) day is an excuse not to run recreation; which has went from one hour, to thirty minutes, to forty five! They clean nothing!  Dont you see this? Oh, you do? Well why are you busy trying to battle and prove your realness to those in the same position as you instead of targeting the real reason youre strugglin? We are all oppressed, dominated, exploited, treated like beasts by the beasts! So i aint ya enemy!   The time is nation time, past time, nows the time! We are de future! Fight for freedom not just pride and personal gain! Uhuru Sasa!! (Freedom now!) Not later or when you think theyll give it to us! Now! Weve been fighting and waiting for years!  We demand liberation! Read, study and observe critically and youll know, why it is i see what i see!
KABOOM!!! Nation Time!
A.D.A.M. BOMB
Adam Kambui Lumumba
Adam s/n Collins #941631 5-4R
PO Box 30
Pendleton, IN 46064
Once Again:
Responsibility and Accountability
By Bubba-B! 22-June-99
In my article i stated that many prisoners think this prison struggle is a fad mistake on my part, cuz what i shouldve said was alot of prisoners at the SHU think this prison struggle is a fad. This prison struggle is a 24-7-365 get down, but alot of prisoners at the SHU is talking that talk, but not walking that walk. So my criticism was directed at the SHU (not all) and our nation in general.
All your questions are legitimate ones, and will have to be answered in order for Us to combat these actions, but first and foremost We must recognize the elements which is perpetrating and deal with it/them etc., etc. i stand on what i said about the old guard im not coming from a elitist point of view, but from a point of view that overstands that Our people do need leadership, and in this leadership there is no big Is, and little Us, but by that same token the younger rads of this get down do need some sense of direction, old guard must step up.
Believe me rad, i feel ya, and i do accept criticism on those parts of my articles which were incorrect, we struggle to rid ourselves as well as this get down of contradictions, this struggle goes on.

B
Why do WE depend on our oppressors, for aid & assistance?
Why do WE cheer on agents of oppression, when theyre beating down a person under these same circumstances, but of different nationality, gay, female, etc., etc.?
Why do WE need political awareness in the land of FREE, and the home of the BRAVE?
Why do WE view a few token privileges as advancement for NEW AFRIKANS/OPPRESSED PEOPLE as a whole?
Why do WE not execute S.C. (secure communication) when a female/male agent of oppression is amongst US?
Why do WE allow prisoncrats to get under OUR skin? i.e. push buttons.
Why do WE not recognize the monster (imperialism) which is killing US at a faster rate than any other nationality on this North Amerikkkan continent?
Why do WE see OURSELVES as Amerikkkans when WE were enslaved by the same system that subjected US to every inhuman act thinkable, and still doing it today? i.e. genocide.
WE all may have answers for the above questions, and some may be logical answers, but an answer is nothing more than RHETORIC when OUR answers, solutions, etc. are not being put into PRACTICE, or putting forth a CONSCIOUS EFFORT to act toward the line of OUR answers, solutions, etc., etc.
This is not about me, you, i, her, him, etc. (individuality) This piece is called WHY DO WE! (collective)
- FREE THE MIND -
- FREE THE LAND -
- UHURU SASA -
Bubba-B!
ill
Remain..
Note: This document is a revelation of state sanctioned repression here in Indiana
prisons. The wake up call is going to serve as a blue print to challenge the many
violations being leveled against all progressives on the inside. So this serves as my
endorsement to these facts exposed.
Power to the people.
Bro. Khalfani X. Khaldun #874304
PO Box 557
Westville, IN 46391
The Wake Up Call
By Khalfani Baye
February 15, 1999 Soon the Indiana legislatures will go into session. A bill has been prepared for introduction regarding prisoner mail. This legislation is equally important for the "free', citizen with whom the prisoner corresponds. The plan is to bring into fruition law that will permit unimpeded searches, confiscations and copying of outgoing and incoming prisoner mail, with the previously available "requisite" due process no longer being applicable.
It must be understood that the rights (limited though they are) prisoners enjoy regarding mail are also rights guaranteed to those "free" citizens that we correspond with. These rights are guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment to that document.
It must be further understood that these Constitutional Amendments govern this matter. The state is in effect attempting to circumvent these federal protections and arbitrarily superimpose state laws.
The matter regarding prisoners First Amendment rights is well established. The United States Supreme Court has addressed this topic since 1974 and these decisions are the landmarks by which the states must set their policies and regulations. The state cannot make any laws that legally" take precedent over these federal rulings.
Those of us prepared to challenge this boldness by the state of Indiana need only arm ourselves with the federal authorities which clearly support our position and then let the chips fall where they may.
Also, it is worth mentioning that the state of Indiana's attempt to literally smother the voices of those of us held captive, extends to those we correspond with in the "free, world. This attempt also violates Indiana Constitution, Article One, Section 9, 11, 15 and 18.
Attached, I have prepared a short document regarding the historical development of prisoner First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Anyone wishing copies of the cited cases in their entirety or further explanation, contact this writer:
Abayomi Khalfani Chinyele Baye
s/n Anthony Hogan #875553
MCF
PO Box 557
Westville, IN 46391
A. The First Amendment Claim
The wellspring of First Amendment law regarding prisoners' legal mail can be found in a 1974 United States Supreme Court decision (Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396 94 S.Ct. 1800 (1974)).
In this case, the court upheld censorship of prisoners, mail if two criteria were met:
First, the practice in question must further an important and substantial interest unrelated to the suppression of expression. Prison officials must show that a regulation authorizing mail censorship furthers one or more of the substantial governmental interests of security, order and rehabilitation.
Second, the limitation of First Amendment freedoms must be no greater than is necessary or essential to the protection of the particular governmental interest involved, i.e. security, order and rehabilitation.
The case of Martinez was construed and applied again in 1979. (Bell v. Wolfish, 441f U.S. 520, 99 S.Ct. 1861 (1979)).
In this case the court approved a "publishers only" rule that prohibited prisoners from receiving hardcover books from any source other than publishers, book clubs, and book stores.
Eight years later, 1987, the Supreme Court considered Martinez again. (Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89, 107 S.Ct. 2254, 2261 (1987)).
In this case, the court held that a prison regulation that impinges on prisoners, rights is valid if it is "reasonably related to legitimate penological interests".
The court backed off the language in Martinez, the Turner court listed four factors by which to assess a regulation's reasonableness: 1) the existence of a valid, rational connection between the regulation and the interest used to justify it; 2) the existence of other methods by which prisoners can exercise the asserted right; 3) the impact on prisoners, and prison resources in general, if the right is accommodated; and 4) the absence of ready alternatives to the regulation.
The Supreme Court again returned to the topic of prisoner correspondence in 1989. (Thornburgh v. Abbott, 49 U.S. 413, 19 S.Ct. 1874 (1989)). This was, in short, a return to 1974 and Martinez.
This court carefully noted that Martinez did not announce a "least restrictive means" test for prisoner mail, but the analytical point most significant to the Martinez decision was that the earlier delision had dealt with outgoing mail, while Thornburgh involved incoming mail.
With regard to outgoing mail, the court observed: "Dangerous outgoing correspondence is more likely to fall within readily identifiable categories: examples noted in Martinez include escape plans, plans relating to ongoing criminal activity, and threats of blackmail or extortion."
The court then seemed to reestablish the Martinez standard for outgoing mail while limiting the Turner Standard (1987), to incoming mail. The court makes this clear when they write, "As we do not here apply the Martinez Standard,"; the implication is that the earlier standard, as now clarified, does not apply in cases of incoming mail such as Turner, but still retains vitality. That vitality can only be with reference to outgoing mail.
Still, the standard for assessing interference with prisoners' outgoing mail is not entirely clear (e.g. United States v. Workman, 80 f.3d 688, 698-99 (2nd. Cir. 1996)). ("Where good cause is shown, outgoing mail can be read without violating prisoners' First Amendment rights", noting that "Turner ... is considerably more deferential to restraints imposed by prison officials on prisoner rights than the standard of Martinez")
B. The Due Process Claim
The United States Supreme Court dealt with this topic in 1981 and again in 1984. The court made the Constitutional protections clear (Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527 101 S.Ct. 1908 (1981) and Hudson v. Paimer, 468 U.S. 517, 531, 104 S. et. 3194, 3203 (1984)). The court held:
The Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state employee deprives an individual of property, without making available a meaningful post deprivation remedy.
ITS NOW OR NEVER
By Herman Averhart-Bey
Today just as was the case thirty years ago when the Black Panther Party first emerged, the New African (Black) communities remain colonized communities that are controlled from the outside by the capitalist bourgeoisie who in turn use New Afrikan (Black) collaborators, petit-bourgeoisie, opportunists, and domestic neo-colonialists to control the communities from the inside with their pacification programs designed to mislead the oppressed in the interest of imperialist hegemony. These imperialist lackies, reformists, and revisionists are enemies of the oppressed masses and must be stopped at all costs and by any means necessary in order for the colonized and exploited masses to break the chains of neo-slavery.
But first and foremost in the New Afrikan (Black) liberation struggle, the lumpen and lumpen proletariat must break with parasitism, but they are not alone. There are many conscious revolutionaries and those proclaiming leadership and elitism that must also break from the chains of parasitism, which means disunity with any and everyone that can't, won't, or refuse to break with parasitism, and this too must be done by any means necessary.
In the struggle for national and international liberation, there is no room for the elitist mentality. There are no big I's and little u's. There is no better than the next. There is only conscious, quasi-conscious, and unconscious. There is only teacher and student (and we are all both teacher and student). There is only the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary. In the struggle for national and international liberation, we are all oppressed and colonized people just the same, and as lumpen and lumpen proletariat we have a common enemy in capitalism, imperialism, fascism, zionism, racism, exploitation, genocide, and oppression (i.e. class, race, sex. gender, and religion). So how can anyone have an elitist mentality? Only those chained to parasitism entertain or consider the thought of the elitist mentality, which goes to make any such person no more than opportunist and counter-revolutionary.
As we draw nearer to the year 2000 and the next millennium in the struggle for national and international liberation and self-determination, the oppressed and ex- ploited masses within the colonized communities of imperialist amerikkka are continuously being terrorized, brutalized, and murdered daily by the fascist, patrolling, colonial occupational personnel (cops) and racists. The capitalist bourgeoisie still control the politics and economics of our communities by way of the New Afrikan (Black) collaborators, petit-bourgeoisie, opportunists, and domestic neo-colonialists who serve the interests of the racist, exploiting, and imperialistic cliques of settleristic America. This Euro-Amerikan settleristic nation of amerikkka is the foundation and home base of capitalism and imperialism, and leads the world in acts of terrorism, exploitation, and genocide, and must be smashed by whatever means necessary.
The lumpen and lumpen proletariat of the colonized conscious left, by being colonized within the belly of capitalism and imperialism, are in the best of strategic positions, more than any of the world's people, to strike a crucial and shattering blow to the very heart and soul of capitalism and imperialism. As long as capitalism and imperialism are allowed to go unchecked from within its amerikkkan base, it continues getting stronger as it conquers more of the world's territory and practices genocide on more of the world's people, while those of the conscious left within the very borders of imperialist amerikka watch it carry out its policies of massive de- struction.
It is long past time to stop fooling ourselves and prolonging the ineluctable conclusion. It's clear that the liberation struggle is a protracted struggle, but it's also clear that the New Afrikan (Black) liberation struggle has been going on since the first slave was kidnapped. And as we engage in our over-extended, protracted struggle, we, as a New Afrikan (Black) people, are being imprisoned and placed on death rows by the thousands and murdered in our homes and in the streets of imperialist amerikkka. The time has come to intensify the national an international liberation struggle within the borders of imperialist settleristic amerikkka. What the Panthers do more than anything else is they set a standard that young black people particularly want to measure up to--It's a standard of ag- gressiveness, of militance, of just forcefulness, the sort of standard we haven't had in the past. Our idols have been Dr. King who, for all of his beauty as a man was not an aggressive man, but the Panthers and I think Malcolm X, have set this new kind of standard that a great many people want to adhere to. ~ Julian Bond, April 1970
All power to the people!
H. Averhart-Bey # 900086
W.V.C.F./SHU A6-106
P.O. Box 1111
Carlisle, In 47838
THE OFFICIAL MONEY SCAM WITH INTEREST
By Zolo Agona Azania
Prison is big business. Money and slave labor, after a captive person has been duly convicted and sentenced in a court of law, is at the root of this foul business.
Recently a new Business Administrator Mrs. Phyllis F. Newkirk, has been installed at the Indiana State Prison. As business administrator she is the figurehead responsible for the coordination and control of fiscal recording and processing. Money received at an adult prison from a source outside the department of correction shall be in the form of a postal money order, certified or cashier's cheek or government check. The wardens and business administrators at each prison shall be held in strict accounting for all money held in trust for a prisoner. I.C. 4-24-6-1 et seq. The funds on deposit in the prisoners Trust Fund Account are invested in Federally Insured Banks or Savings and Loan Institutions.
According to the Administrative Procedures Manual of Policies and Procedures of the department of correction and state law, the interest shall be deposited in the Prisoner's Recreation Fund no less than quarterly. The Prisoners Trust Fund Balance Sheet is suppose to show any interest accrued and transferred to the recreation Fund monthly. But the prisoners are never advised or notified how much interest is accrued on their money.
The officials are enforcing a bogus policy to prevent the captives from receiving money from anybody who is not listed on their visitor list. But there is no actual policy as such.
It appears to me that these prison officials have devised a long term conspiracy to further isolate the captives from support by preventing them from communicating with people on the outside through letters, among other things.
A Prelude to this Incidious goal is perpetrated by rejecting all money received at the
prison for a captive from a person whose name is not on their approved visitor list. This
underhanded ploy also undermines a captives visiting privilege because a
visitors name would have to be displaced on his or her list who might want to
physically visit a particular captive, merely for somebody else to be placed on their list
to send them a little money once in a while.
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Zolo Agona Azania #4969Mr. Zolo Agona Azania #4969
Indiana State Prison
P. 0. Box 41
Michigan City. Indiana 46361-0041
Monday, April 12, 1999
Mr. Edward L. Cohn. Commissioner
E334 Indiana Government Center South
302 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
RE: GRIEVANCE PROCESS SHAM
Dear Mr. Cohn:
There is no way for me to obtain any kind of equitable relief via the grievance system here because it exist in name only. As you are well aware the commissioner shall lmplement a department procedure in which a committed person may submit grievances arising out of the administrative acts of the department that affect that person.
Warden Andereon and the Business Administrator, Phyllis F. Newkirk, have established a pattern of rejecting all money received at the prison for me from a person whose name is not on my approved visiting list. This underhanded ploy also undermines my visiting privilege because a visitor's name would have to be displaced on my list who might want to physically visit me, merely for somebody else to be placed on my list to send me a little money once in a while.
Moreover, my newspaper articles and other documents are confiscated and withhold from me merely because it's more than one copy. i am told by prison employees that multiple copies are not allowed. The total ban on all publications violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. i should be allowed to receive publications from vendors and publishers, subject only to legitimate security needs.
My written grievances concerning my money, printed matter, and other things, are rejected by the grievance specialist, Mr. Schlene, in retaliation for going over his head because i complain that there are no means to appeal the adverse decision arising out of the administrative acts of the department or one of its employees that affect me. The grievance specialist who reviews and rejects the complaint is the same person who also reviews and denies the appeal.
This letter to you is a good-faith attempt to exhaust my administrative remedies. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Zolo Agona Azania #4969
c.c. file (2)
Praying for a Miracle
By Talib Becktemba
Revolutionary Greetings;
I have never been one to believe in miracles because i believe that human beings shape and control other human interactions. But as i evolve in this ever changing world and witness the madness which affects us all, i am beginning to think that a miracle is just what it is going to take to transform some of these reactionaries into responsible and respectable human beings who are committed to national struggles aimed at liberating New Afrika.
We are confronted with so much difficulty within the course of Our daily lives that the simple act of living is becoming a real chore. I use to wonder why some people would pray when confronted with various difficult situations because i know that there can never be any substitute for concrete struggles in its many manifestations. But when i realized that some of Us are not praying for some gods intervention into Our social realities, but that they are praying for the strength and courage to struggle on because at moments in Our lives Our conditions become almost unbearable. Our systematic oppression, repression, deprivation, and the colonial violence that We experience daily has effected the very fiber of Our being.
 That power that We truly possess if We can get past all of Our petty differences and develop a love and concern for each other nationally as We collectively confront Our national crisis. And some of you may indeed believe that it is going to take a miracle to get past all of Our internal differences to do this work together. But all it will truly take is the personal commitment of each one of Us to make this change and unite in common struggle.
The miracle of change exists in each one of Us and all We have to do is realize Our own potential and work together instead of continuing to destroy Us all with Our individual displays of savagery. We have to rise above all this madness because its a new day.
Uhuru
Talib Becktemba
Why would one species need the milk of another species? Cows drink cows milk, goats drink goats milk, dogs drink dogs milk. So, shouldnt human beings drink human being milk? That would seem more logical than humans drinking cows milk or goats milk. How common is it for a lion to drink milk from a female zebra? Its just not within its nature to do so.  How silly does that seem? How many full grown animals (e.g. bears, dogs, deer, lions, mooses, cows) do you know of that drink milk?
Once we are weaned from the nipple there is no need for us to continue drinking our mothers breast milk. If there was a need for humans to drink milk after we reach a certain age then dont you think human milk would be sold in gallon jugs at our neighborhood grocery stores? Lets use some common sense for a moment.... When a child is born its little bones arent quite strong enough. This is why it is unable to stand on its own or hold certain object of weight. This is also why the child must be breast fed by its mother to receive the calcium it needs for stronger bones and development. Once the child reach 10-12 months old, its bones are usually strong enough to support its body weight, walk, and hold heavier objects, thus the child soon out grows the need to be breast fed.
Some babies are fed animals milk instead of its own mothers natural milk. Similac, and infantmeal are milk like formulas that are fed to new born babies as a substitution for its mothers breast milk. The child is usually fed these kinds of formulas for a short time before being switched to cows milk. This cows milk is consumed from childhood to adulthood without the realization that it isnt needed for our growth and development anymore, not to mention the fact that its not for human consumption period.
We see milk commercials and billboard signs advertising milk from cows as if its natural for human beings to drink. A common phrase that we see and hear is, Got milk? or Drink milk, it does a body good. But how could it do the body good when its a known cause for colon cancer, more common amongst black people. It has a number of ill effects on the digestive system such as, stomach bloating, excessive gas, intestinal complications, bowel disfunctions, constipation and of course the list goes on. But let the farm industries tell it, its all good for us to consume this product. Its all about the almighty dollar in this country and for the profit makers (capitalist) it matters not whos health is effected later on in life by it. To the farm industries, it all make sense.
Lets be real about this. I mean, how can something be both good and bad at the same time for our bodies? What sense does it make to have strong bones yet, on the other hand have serious digestive and intestinal complications which can and often times will lead to colon cancer? It just doesnt add up. But of course it does (add up $$$$$$$) for the capitalist farmers of this country. Its not beyond belief that if women could produce milk like cows and goats, her milk would be sold in cartons and gallon jugs at the corner grocery stores. Now imagine that....
Imán Rasúl
#854623 D-326-West
Indiana State Prison
PO Box 41
Michigan City, IN 46361-0041
Objective Will vs. Subjective Will
By OBAM 6/12/99
The normal and prevalent belief is that we, homosepiens, the human species, are at the top of the food chain. This can hardly be disputed. It is also a well established belief that we are of a higher intelligence than all other forms of life and given dominion over all other species by God himself.
Our will is thought to be for the most part independent as opposed to being a result of socialization. The common belief among the populous (mostly ignorant to even the basics of psychology) and even some social scientists is that even though environment plays a significant role in determining a persons personality, character, morals, values, ethics, etc., that which will prevail over social indoctrinations is independent will. Im sure youve heard many times statements to the effect of, I understand he had a childhood of abuse, drugs, violence, poverty, etc., but he knew right from wrong, and he chose to do wrong. These are statements often made by prosecutors, victims and their families. You can even hear this sentiment voiced among those on the flip side of this equation - prisoners themselves. You also hear, I came up in the ghetto, too, but I didnt turn to drugs and crime. Well, I respect their honesty if thats indeed what it is, but it is derived from ignorance; ignorance of the dynamics of the mind; ignorance of human nature.
Morals, values, and ethics, relatively, are not passed on through genes and are not a part of our mental wiring. However, mental wiring does play a part in how sharp or dull we are in perception and cognition. Genetics and the quality of prenatal care can determine to a large degree the efficiency of our brain and nervous system, i.e., whether we perceive slowly or quickly; our ability to decipher and remember information; whether we have a dull character or an erratic, hyper character. All these things can be determined by the structure of our brain and nervous system and also by brain chemistry. These factors are for the most part independent of direct socialization, but they do not determine morals, values, and ethics. These are determined by socialization, i.e., family, home upbringing, community, school, media, church, traumatic experiences, etc.; all that enters the brain by way of the five senses.
The mind is an extremely complex entity. Though we seem to live according to our conscious decisions, the subconscious mind is what dictates to our conscious mind, and the subconscious mind is constructed second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, year by year from the intake of outside stimuli via the five senses. The overwhelming majority of information that we absorb we absorb subconsciously (without being aware of it), nevertheless it is absorbed and becomes a part of our subconscious influencing our emotions, values, ethics, etc., hence, our conscious decisions. Take ethics in particular; the standard of what is right and just as distinct from wrong and evil. One may well know that certain activities are wrong according to the law and the mainstream moral standards, but in his/her own community and culture these activities are prevalent and accepted practices, and eventhough one knows that they are illegal and immoral, because of the manner in which they are portrayed, consciously and subliminally, the propensity for one to partake in these activities is much greater. There are many variations, and one rule doesnt apply to each and every individual situation, but the only way you can miss my point is to be mentally deficient or either in extreme denial. Given different circumstances and a different upbringing, you could very well be just like the person you despise the most.
For the sake of argument, lets say that everyone does have an independent will. How then could you explain ones choosing to do wrong? Either they are bad by nurture or they are bad by nature. Its as simple as that. Theres no other alternative or explanation. The opponents of my theory would have to argue that it is nature, because they are opposed to the theory of nurture (socialization) as a cause of one being bad, evil, a social menace, etc. Now, if a person is bad by nature as opposed to nurture, how can they be held accountable for their bad conduct? Think critically before attempting to answer this question if youve never ventured on these grounds before. If a person is indeed a bad or evil person, I personally do not believe that it is by nature. I stand on the theory of socialization. This is not a crutch, an excuse, a scapegoat, etc.; its a fact. No doubt, many misuse and abuse this theory as a scapegoat to further their personal interest taking away from the legitimacy of the argument when presented under serious circumstances.
To put this issue of psychology into a political, revolutionary perspective, let me begin by stating that psychology is an integralcomponent of politics, revolutionary politics in particular. Governmental policy (politics) influences social norms and culture, and social norms and culture in turn influence governmental policy, but the former is the primary focus.
Today in the U.S. we see the fanatical religious, right-wing blaming the so-called liberals for the countrys moral decay. In particular Newt blamed the liberals for the mass murder committed by the two teens at Columbine Highschool in Colorado. On the one hand these hypocrites condemn big government especially when it interferes with big business, but on the other hand they seek to repress and control every aspect of our personal lives. They seek to set the standards for proper family structure, family values, education, religion, responsible media, correct constitutional interpretation, etc. and condemn all other opinions.
The same restrictions of personal freedoms that are in practice now in this country are the same restrictions of personal freedoms that this government was condemning so-called communist and socialist countries for ten, twenty, thirty years ago. Only here, theyre called social contracts, i.e. anti-crime laws, war on drugs, gun safety and control, etc.
The U.S supreme court recently ruled that it was unconstitutional to prohibit citizens from hanging out on the streets simply because they appeared to be gang members. This has been in practice in Chicago since the early 90s. Eventhough it was ruled unconstitutional, you can believe theyll come up with something just as repressive if not more so.
As for their laissez faire (hands off big business) policy, you can bet that its not for the purpose of promoting equality in the free market. It is exclusively for the purpose of furthering the accumulation of wealth into the hands of a few - monopoly capitalism.
The populous are blind to these facts, and even worse, many wouldnt really care a great deal if they knew the reality of it all. The social institutions, i.e. media, educational system, religion, entertainment, etc. shape our ethics, values, etc. more now than ever, because they are becoming more and more intrusive into our personal lives. Many say you cant legislate morals. I say that legislation impacts social institutions, and social institutions impact morals, but no amount of legislation can overwhelm or correct the effects of capitalism that have degraded all that is spiritually sound and life loving. It takes revolution.
As I stated before, governmental policy, or lack there of, can influence social norms and culture. For instance, the governments economic policy of laissez faire (allowing the market to proceed with little or no anti-trust protection) inevitably leads to the accumulation of the overwhelming majority of wealth and power into the hands of a small power elite and an ever increasing poverty class of despair creating a culture of crime, violence, drugs, cut-throat individualism, ignorance, etc. The governments policy of refusing to prosecute clear cut cases of police brutality and corruption creates a sentiment towards the C.O.P. (colonial occupational personnel) and the state of untrustworthiness and vindictiveness to say the least, especially among poor people and people of color while in turn creating a sentiment towards the cops and state among the upper class and most whites of patriotic protectors. The governments policy of misrepresenting history, especially in the academic and religious fields contributes to the cultural perception of white superiority and black inferiority. The governmental policies that give less opportunities to females, mainly economic opportunities, automatically reinforces the already established culture of sexism, female subservience and inferiority - patriarchy.
Each of these examples is a part of the U.S. capitalist culture in large part as a result of governmental policy. These are major yet general examples, however the same cause and effect principle applies to individual situations, but are connected to the general culture.
Its been said quite frequently that prisons are microcosms of that society at large. The highest rates per capita of crime, murder in particular, suicide, imprisonment are in the U.S., and it is the only developed, industrialized nation in the world that still has the death penalty, yet it is called the greatest democracy in the world. Well, let me say this: A democracy is only as strong as the peoples level of political consciousness. The people (proletariat) can not truly dictate if they do not truly overstand the science of society, politics and economics. They can only be dictatees; pawns in the game of the power elite, voting for illusions.
You ask, how does all this relate to the title? An unconscious person makes decisions from a subjective will that is controlled by those in control of that particular environment.
The following is an analogy stated quite proficiently by Mr. Hoover:
Having a subjective will is like being in someone elses dream. A dream in which you have no power to create the scenes or change them. Lets imagine that the dream is about life and the dreamer is able to make the laws and change the laws or he can make new laws to hold you in check if you begin to win in his game of life. He could make you rich and famous or he could make you a wino, drug addict or a criminal (according to his law). In his dream, you are used to his ends. Your actions would only be reactions that he could control, calculate and predict and when he has no more use for you, he could eliminate you from his dream. Or he may just decide to store you away in some sort of warehouse for his future use.  From the Blue Print
In order for capitalism or any other type of repressive, corrupt system to persist and thrive, the mass majority of the people must be of a subjective will.
As I stated earlier, a democracy is only as strong as the peoples level of consciousness. Democracy is synonymous with socialism, and in order for true socialism to exist, the people must be of an objective will which entails being conscious of society/environment and its ability to indoctrinate so they wont be subject to that indoctrination. An objective will also entails the ability to shape the environment as opposed to being shaped by the environment. Now you may ask, why would I worry about being negatively indoctrinated if the system is socialist? The answer: Eventhough a system may be socialist, in the interest of the populous, there is always a latent force lurking internally and/or externally seeking to overthrow the status quo. There are contradictions to everything. This is the law of dialectics. Hence, what is necessary to keep the forces of capitalism and other corrupt systems from overcoming socialism is not only a conscious people but a system that systematically instills consciousness in the people via the social institutions, i.e. education, religion, entertainment, etc. This is revolutionary scientific socialism.
You can not disconnect an individuals actions and thoughts from the society and culture at large, and you can not disconnect culture and society at large from governmental policy. What may appear to be an isolated incident may very well soon become an epidemic; hence know this: A peoples collective will is a direct result of the type of system under which those people live.
True socialism - the objective will of a conscious people - is what we struggle for.
In Global Solidarity,
OBAM
s/n Marc A.Tillman #940972
P.C.F.
PO Box 30
Pendleton, IN 46064
High Science with its Formula and
Results:
The Interview.
Introduction:
This interview is given by: Rasuual Byrd-Bey. I will be interviewing my brotha man
Olugbala Pili.Suggs, on the matters of what one must have to consider their self. A
scientist, one who is conscious in deeds..
Byrd-Bey:
Brotha Olugbala, first let me say that there are some who will not be in agreement with
some of your information; that will be spoken on in this interview.
What do you think of such?
Olugbala:
Well, we know that the Moorish Holy Koran explains this answer best.
The lips of the wise are as the doors of a cabinet no sooner are they opened, but
treasures are poured out before thee!
Byrd-Bey:
My brotha man you answer well.
So could you now tell me and others who may not know, but call ourselves scientists what
science is?
Olugbala:
Science is a system. It is a word taken from Latin, meaning to know that which
we use for knowledge, that we have collected and interpreted in a certain systematic way.
We also use the word for the process of collection and interpretation, so that a
scientist is one who bring a formula of science; with the observation of
unexplained facts
Byrd-Bey:
So, as the observer studies the observations what does he see?
Olugbala:
He sees interrelationships and patterns, but she generalizes a pattern to cover unobserved
facts, and he devises a tentative explanation of the pattern. A Hypothesis.
Byrd-Bey:
What does one do with this hypothesis you speak on?
Olugbala:
One then test the hypothesis on new observations with a planned experiment. And if the
experiment fails to confirm the hypothesis, the observers must formulate a new hypothesis
and conduct another experiment. If that experiment does confirm the hypothesis; then the
hypothesis becomes a part of the observers collection of knowledge.
Through repeated conformations along with success in helping to explain new observations
promotes a hypothesis to the highest level of facts, principle, law and theory;
Byrd-Bey:
Could you also tell me and the other readers about one (1) crucial part of the scientific
method?
Olugbala:
One (1) crucial part of the scientific method is (caution)
researchers-seeker go to great pain to avoid the many kinds of error and bias
(encouraging one outcome or answer over the other) that can contaminate experiments. We
conduct controlled experiments (where everything is the same except the variable being
tested) to be sure that the results we see are real and not unforeseen effects
of our experimental setups: Further we must analyze these results with statistics.
Byrd-Bey:
Could you explain to me and others about another essential part of the method?
Olugbala:
Another essential part of the method is communication, the greater parts on
our list. However, observation, generalization, hypothesis, and experiment are all useless
if they are kept secret; lets take a look into this by saying, a result is not a
result -- it has no validity, no (credibility gap) -- if other scientist cannot obtain the
same result. As scientists we are sure you can fill in the blanks as words were left out;
Thus the scientist must write and publish scientific reports that explain observations,
generalization, hypothesis, and experiments in detail so that others who seek can repeat
the work.
Byrd-Bey:
Okay now, tell us what science is firmly based on?
Olugbala:
Well, science is firmly based on the notion of repeatability; it has little room for the
unique and for those who keep their methods or findings secret, and even less room for
these individuals who manufacture false observations and experimental results. Because
this demand for repeatability means that every step of a scientists work must be
checkable; science possesses an accountability and duty, a dedication to truth, accuracy,
and completeness that surpasses all other allegiances.
Byrd-Bey:
Out of all that you have covered could you tell us what the attributes of a
scientist is?
 Using the scientific
method, potential scientist need the ability to work and think methodically; we should
also have other traits because scientist in general are persistent, curious,
precise, intelligent, objective, honest, enthusiastic, and humble; (if their hypothesis is
confirmed right the first time.)
Byrd-Bey:
Well, brotha Olugbala we will wrap this interview up shortly, but let me say that it has
been a tremendous blessing for myself to hear a lesson being taught... Nevertheless, I
have two (2) final questions for you. How did you receive this chemistry that gives
valuable information?
Olugbala:
I received this formula through cronyism = which means favoritism shown to old friends
without regard for their qualifications. My good brotha-man Frank James-Bey, whom I honor
full-heartily, taught me much. So this I attained from him; and through years of study.
Byrd-Bey:
Okay, we are now at the close of this interview, is there any good measure of last words
that you would like to say?
Olugbala:
Yes there is my brotha-man. I emphasize this for the conscious ones, we must now go beyond
elementary, were scientists the formula has been mixed with favorable
attributes its time to confirm that we can be as valuable as any other
culture of people. Learn that the advantages lieth not in possessing good things, but in
the knowing to use them. Think about this for years to come!
Brotha: Olugbala Pili Suggs
#892503 Cell-house 31-1J
PO box 30
Pendleton, IN 46064
Broth: Rasuual Byrd-Bey
# 904841
PO Box 30
Pendleton, IN 46064
Hand on the Trigger
By Estern Howard (Haugville)
5-27-99
With your hand on the trigger, do you feel bigger?
Like youve got the world in your hands,
you walk erect, with a S on your chest, looking
to shoot another human being.
Youll shoot a little boy, or girl, woman or man,
it dont matter, as long as you hear the clatter
of your gun go boom.
Now youve taken the life of someones wife,
husband, sister, or brother.
Now how would you feel if for a thrill someone
killed your mother?, Father?, Sister?, Brother?,
or child?
I know, youll put your hand on the trigger and
go buck wild!

Either way thats another souljah that wont be
around.

Now I got my hand on the trigger,
but put your mind at ease, because my weapon
of choice is my brain, so Im shooting consciousness
to anyone in need.
I know I cant reach every soul that breathe,
because some like my style, and try to be me.
One can imitate my walk, use the words I talk,
but they wont feel what I feel,
because a lost soul feel what they think they
should, while what Im feeling is real!
My hand is on the trigger within the depth of my soul,
because Ive dismissed what was taught to me,
to shoot what I know.
Yeah, with my hand on the trigger I feel bigger,
and my S stands for self,
and Im shooting consciousness to the souls I
can help.
If you feel distress by the words I express
thats another souljah down, because Im
gonna keep my hand on the trigger as long
as Im around!
Estern Howard #871367
Haugville


The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created in the wake of the financial crisis to to provide a single point of accountability for enforcing federal consumer financial laws and protecting consumers in the financial marketplace.
The CFPB launched its website, consumerfinance.gov, in 2011. At the time, the CFPB had about 50 employees and was growing rapidly, both in terms of personnel and in terms of policy and communication deliverables.
By 2014, the agency had more than 1000 employees. Digital technology talent recruitment lagged that in other areas, and the site had become a significant stakeholder management problem. There were few limits on who could make demands of the site, how often, and in what way. And there were just as many external audiences that the site couldn’t ignore: regulated companies, consumer advocates, small practitioners, financial coaches, other policymakers, journalists, civil and criminal lawyers, and consumers themselves of all sorts of backgrounds working on all sorts of problems.
In 2014, the CFPB Office of Technology and Innovation finally added enough capacity to devote a full-time multidisciplinary team to consumerfinance.gov. As the CFPB’s first content strategist, I joined the team, along with four engineers, two visual designers, two UX designers (one also serving as product manager), and a project manager.
Periodic redesigns in the first few years had served mostly to pay down critical technical debt and deliver on overdue promises to program offices. The limited resources combined with emergent vital needs meant no lasting strategy for the site had been adhered to. The result was a mishmashed tech stack, inconsistent visual style, and IA with little intentionality. The site was out of date, but the bigger problem was the site was never ready to flex for future growth.
The project began with four goals: well-organized content, an architecture that supports anticipated needs, unified visual design, and measurable onsite events.
To scope the project’s content work, I started with a four-part approach that corresponded to those goals:
The universe of what we could have taken on was vast; these constraints kept the content work focused.
We began by building up a knowledge base for the team: internal stakeholder interviews; identifying owners for each content type; research into architecture and front-end framework choices; and exploring the existing digital and print visual styles.
I led a content audit, capturing 20 columns of information about hundreds of pages across the site. I recruited coworkers to assist me and coached them through when to capture everything and when to capture only deviations. We noted missing and bad metadata, opportunities to add more, misused styles, out of date attachments and information, etc.
I supported the UX team in conducting a series of user research efforts. First, we got external research recommendations from stakeholders to give us a sense of expert audiences. We learned that there was no simple way to use consumerfinance.gov. Sophisticated users had to know the whole site to find information they couldn’t work without. It was easier to email CFPB staffers, even for things that were online.
We conducted further research with non-experts who had recently made significant financial decisions in their own lives. We used various methods over the course of our research and iteration:
We learned that people took advice from sources they trusted for personal reasons, not for authority reasons. The .gov in the CFPB’s domain wasn’t worth much; friendly, accessible design went a lot further.
The UX team introduced cross-site relationships based on metadata that I assigned to different content. Serialized content became a single content type, recent updates, and I developed the metadata taxonomy—categories, topics, authors, etc.—that made these updates sortable and relatable. I then worked with content owners to set rules for which metadata would embed recent updates in their more persistent content.
This went hand in hand with a UI based on longitudinal user journeys rather than on parallel task types. It also required navigation menus tailored for each section. The visual designers created layouts, and I worked with them to organize menu options according to a natural flow for the targeted audiences. We kept the copy short and allowed space for expansion. In the present, there was more visual breathing room; in the future, the menus could continue to work without needing additional significant redesigns.
Getting buy-in on section labels proved the trickiest stakeholder management problem. Senior managers from across the CFPB had concerns with almost every choice, but we needed their buy-in because this governed the site as a whole. At the same time, they were pushing us to deliver to production to show progress for all the time already invested.
To turn this pressure into something productive for the team, I led a meeting for the senior managers in which I explained the site team’s navigation concept and then asked them to comment freely. Their own disagreements quickly became apparent, leading to the realization that the necessary condition for progress was agreement amonmg them, not a change in our team’s work.
Within a few weeks, we had buy-in to represent navigation on a beta version of the website with language we already had. In turn, we pledged to continue researching and refining, in line with the way we had hoped to work in the first place. This established a sense of trust that delivering notional work and testing it was superior to defining all design deliverables in advance. When beta.consumerfinance.gov launched in 2015, it received near-universal praise across the agency.
Migrating content to the new site required coordinating a number of pieces: drafting, shaping content to the visual design components, circulating for review, and publication. I set up an agreement with the executive secretary to help us circulate content effectively, first on paper and then as designed. I established a process and timeframes for the site team, so every office that worked with us to migrate knew exactly what to expect. I created copy decks based on the IA work, ran initial coaching sessions on the site’s goals and user-centered writing, and then trusted the program offices to write first drafts.
As we began this work with program offices, we brought on an additional content strategist. I served as the team lead and coached her through managing relationships with program offices. We divided responsibility and, as much as possible, co-located with our respective partners while we worked with them to maintain open conversation. Offices owned the accuracy, goals, and priorities, and the site team owned copyediting and the choices for how to represent the content, in line with those initial four goals.
Because of the agency’s caution about how it affected markets, the full launch of the new site didn’t come until 2017. But the style, voice, and architecture we established and iterated on using beta.consumerfinance.gov continue to inform consumerfinance.gov today.
The voice we established for the CFPB lined up with the lighter, friendlier design style. We focused on being informative over being prescriptive. The hierarchy of information was flexible, depending on office priorities, but it consistently fit the new design elements.
By treating all serialized content types as one type, we simplified content management in the long run. While we were migrating, the metadata tools supported publication simultaneously in the existing and new styles, making the process as seamless as possible for content managers. Creating metadata that enabled embeddable updates reined in users’ confusion at browsing across the whole site. Clear menus made it easier to start in the right place.
The team’s working relationships with program offices as we migrated rebuilt trust that had broken down between content producers and the content management team under the duress of the earlier, harried version of the site.
All the new page and content types had knowable purposes. When we wanted to measure on-site events, it was easy to know what measures worked best for what content types because we understood what those types were trying to do for users.
consumerfinance.gov continues to evolve. You can follow its progress on the cfgov-refresh GitHub repo.


const val infoKeyResponse: String
For BAD_RESPONSE errors, the info map stores the JSONObject representation of the server's response under this key


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@JvmField val emptyCommandMap: ImmutableCommandMap
An immutable, empty command map.
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getCommandsForPrefix


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Methods
(async) parse(buffer)
Parser -- creates a buffer from `this.file` and will
parse through it, according to the specification,
creating object properties for each segment of the file
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This site is used to manually update test cases for servod. The requirements for this program are here, and the executable is here.
Using this site, tests can be added, modified, and deleted and results of execution can be posted.


import {MatSliderModule} from '@angular/material/slider';
MatSlider
Allows users to select from a range of values by moving the slider thumb. It is similar in
behavior to the native <input type="range">
element.
Selector: mat-slider
Exported as: matSlider| Name | Description |
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@Input()
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Theme color palette for the component. |
@Input()
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Whether ripples are disabled. |
@Input()
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Whether the slider is disabled. |
@Input()
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Whether the slider displays a numeric value label upon pressing the thumb. |
@Input()
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Function that will be used to format the value before it is displayed in the thumb label. Can be used to format very large number in order for them to fit into the slider thumb. |
@Input()
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The maximum value that the slider can have. |
@Input()
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The minimum value that the slider can have. |
@Input()
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Whether the slider displays tick marks along the slider track. |
@Input()
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The values at which the thumb will snap. |
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Default color to fall back to if no value is set. |
MatSliderThumb
Directive that adds slider-specific behaviors to an input element inside <mat-slider>
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Up to two may be placed inside of a <mat-slider>
.
If one is used, the selector matSliderThumb
must be used, and the outcome will be a normal
slider. If two are used, the selectors matSliderStartThumb
and matSliderEndThumb
must be
used, and the outcome will be a range slider with two slider thumbs.
Selector: input[matSliderThumb]
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Event emitted when the slider thumb stops being dragged. |
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MatSliderThumb
Selector: input[matSliderStartThumb] input[matSliderEndThumb]
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Event emitted when the slider thumb stops being dragged. |
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A simple change event emitted by the MatSlider component.
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The new value of the source slider. |
MatSliderDragEvent
Represents a drag event emitted by the MatSlider component.
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Euclidean distance metric. More...
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| bool | TestDistance (CoordinateVector p1, CoordinateVector p2, double threshold) |
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| double | GetDistance (CoordinateVector p1, CoordinateVector p2) |
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| CoordinateVector | CalculateCentroid (IList< CoordinateVector > coordList) |
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Euclidean distance metric.
The Euclidean distance is given by sqrt(sum(delta^2)) Where [delta] is the absolute position difference in a given dimension (on a given axis).
| CoordinateVector SharpNeat.DistanceMetrics.EuclideanDistanceMetric.CalculateCentroid | ( | IList< CoordinateVector > | coordList | ) |
Calculates the centroid for the given set of points. For the Euclidean distance metric the centroid is given by calculating the componentwise mean over the set of points.
Implements SharpNeat.Core.IDistanceMetric.
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Gets the distance between two positions.
Implements SharpNeat.Core.IDistanceMetric.
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Tests if the distance between two positions is less than some threshold.
A simple way of implementing this method would be to calculate the distance between the two coordinates and test if it is less than the threshold. However, that approach requires that all of the elements in both CoordinateVectors be fully compared. We can improve performance in the general case by testing if the threshold has been passed after each vector element comparison thus allowing an early exit from the method for many calls. Further to this, we can begin comparing from the ends of the vectors where differences are most likely to occur.
Implements SharpNeat.Core.IDistanceMetric.


I use my blog as sort of a scholarly notebook. I often repeatedly do a task, and then can't find where I did it previously. One example is projecting crime data, so here are my notes on how to do that in python and R.
Commonly I want to take public crime data that is in spherical lat/lon coordinates and project it to some local projection. Most of the time so I can do simply euclidean geometry (like buffers within X feet, or distance to the nearest crime generator in meters). Sometimes you need to do the opposite -- if I have the projected data and I want to plot the points on a webmap it is easier to work with the lat/lon coordinates. As a note, if you import your map data and then your points are not on the map (or in a way off location), there is some sort of problem with the projection.
I used to do this in ArcMap (toolbox -> Data Management -> Projections), but doing it these programs are faster. Here are examples of going back and forth for some Dallas coordinates. Here is the data and code to replicate the post.
In python there is a library pyproj
that does all the work you need. It isn't part of the default python packages, so you will need to install it using pip or whatever. Basically you just need to define the to/from projections you want. Also it always returns the projected coordinates in meters, so if you want feet you need to do a conversions from meters to feet (or whatever unit you want). For below p1
is the definition you want for lat/lon in webmaps (which is not a projection at all). To figure out your local projection though takes a little more work.
To figure out your local projection I typically use this online tool, prj2epsg. You can upload a prj
file, which is the locally defined projection file for shapefiles. (It is plain text as well, so you can just open in a text editor and paste into that site as well.) It will then tell you want EPSG code corresponds to your projection.
Below illustrates putting it all together and going back and forth for an example area in Dallas. I tend to write the functions to take one record at a time for use in various workflows, but I am sure someone can write a vectorized version though that will take whole lists that is a better approach.
import pyproj
#These functions convert to/from Dallas projection
#In feet to lat/lon
p1 = pyproj.Proj(proj='latlong',datum='WGS84')
p2 = pyproj.Proj(init='epsg:2276') #show how to figure this out, http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/ and http://prj2epsg.org/search
met_to_feet = 3.280839895 #http://www.meters-to-feet.com/
#This converts Lat/Lon to projected coordinates
def DallConvProj(Lat,Lon):
#always returns in meters
if abs(Lat) > 180 or abs(Lon) > 180:
return (None,None)
else:
x,y = pyproj.transform(p1, p2, Lon, Lat)
return (x*met_to_feet, y*met_to_feet)
#This does the opposite, coverts projected to lat/lon
def DallConvSph(X,Y):
if abs(X) < 2000000 or abs(Y) < 6000000:
return (None,None)
else:
Lon,Lat = pyproj.transform(p2, p1, X/met_to_feet, Y/met_to_feet)
return (Lon, Lat)
#check coordinates
x1 = -96.828295; y1 = 32.832521
print DallConvProj(Lat=y1,Lon=x1)
x2 = 2481939.934525765; y2 = 6989916.200679892
print DallConvSph(X=x2, Y=y2)
In R I use the library proj4
to do the projections for point data. R can read in the projection data from a file as well using the rgdal
library.
library(proj4)
library(rgdal)
#read in projection from shapefile
MyDir <- "C:\\Users\\axw161530\\Dropbox\\Documents\\BLOG\\Projections_R_Python"
setwd(MyDir)
DalBound <- readOGR(dsn="DallasBoundary_Proj.shp",layer="DallasBoundary_Proj")
DalProj <- proj4string(DalBound)
ProjData <- data.frame(x=c(2481939.934525765),
y=c(6989916.200679892),
lat=c(32.832521),
lon=c(-96.828295))
LatLon <- proj4::project(as.matrix(ProjData[,c('x','y')]), proj=DalProj, inverse=TRUE)
#check to see if true
cbind(ProjData[,c('lon','lat')],as.data.frame(LatLon))
XYFeet <- proj4::project(as.matrix(ProjData[,c('lon','lat')]), proj=DalProj)
cbind(ProjData[,c('x','y')],XYFeet)
plot(DalBound)
points(ProjData$x,ProjData$y,col='red',pch=19,cex=2)
The last plot function shows that the XY point is within the Dallas basemap for the projected boundary. But if you want to project the boundary file as well, you can use the spTransform
function. Here I have a simple example of tacking the projected boundary file and transforming to lat/lon, so can be superimposed on a leaflet map.
Additionally I show a trick I sometimes use for maps by transforming the boundary polygon to a polyline, as it provides easier styling options sometimes.
#transform boundary to lat/lon
DalLatLon <- spTransform(DalBound,CRS("+init=epsg:4326") )
plot(DalLatLon)
points(ProjData$lon,ProjData$lat,col='red',pch=19,cex=2)
#Leaflet useful for boundaries to be lines instead of areas
DallLine <- as(DalLatLon, 'SpatialLines')
library(leaflet)
BaseMapDallas <- leaflet() %>%
addProviderTiles(providers$OpenStreetMap, group = "Open Street Map") %>%
addProviderTiles(providers$CartoDB.Positron, group = "CartoDB Lite") %>%
addPolylines(data=DallLine, color='black', weight=4, group="Dallas Boundary Lines") %>%
addPolygons(data=DalLatLon,color = "#1717A1", weight = 1, smoothFactor = 0.5,
opacity = 1.0, fillOpacity = 0.5, group="Dallas Boundary Area") %>%
addLayersControl(baseGroups = c("Open Street Map","CartoDB Lite"),
overlayGroups = c("Dallas Boundary Area","Dallas Boundary Lines"),
options = layersControlOptions(collapsed = FALSE)) %>%
hideGroup("Dallas Boundary Lines")
BaseMapDallas
I have too much stuff in the blog queue at the moment, but hopefully I get some time to write up my notes on using leaflet maps in R soon.


This app shows basics of Firebase with Javascript. Inspect/console to see info.
- new firebase project called basic
- enable google authenication
- create realtime database in test mode
- get config from project settings/web
- copy this code - right click view source - paste to editor
- save index.html to a folder
- terminal, cd to folder and invoke local server
- python -m SimpleHTTPServer
- try reading/writing to/from different nodes in firebase
- Explanatory video


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Direct exchange of good or services without using a medium of exchange (such as money)
They are not universal, nor scarce
Note: Silver and Copper arose not because they were good money, but because gold was not good enough
A medium of exchange that represents something of value, but has little or no value of its own
Trust
As any promise it will be broken…
"Fifty dollars in gold coin payable to the bearer on demand"
On April 5, 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"forbidding the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States"
On August 15, 1971 by president Richard Nixon ended international convertibility of the U.S. dollar to gold
"This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private"
McDonald's menu from 1971
See more examples and analysis at WtfHappenedIn1971.com
A currency established as money, often by government regulation, but that has no intrinsic value
Government has power to debase it. Unpredictably.
As any power it will be abused…
If Cowrie shells, gold, gold certificates, fiat notes are money…
why is bitcoin not money?
| Asset | convenience | backed by |
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| Gold | low | belief that supply will not change drastically |
| Fiat | high | belief that government will not abuse it |
| Bitcoin | high | math |
What would you choose?


Terminal Commands for Node.js
Node
npm makes it easy for JavaScript developers to share and reuse code, and makes it easy to update the code that you’re sharing, so you can build amazing things.
To install write the following in the terminal.
$ Install npm
Check that you have npm installed.
$ npm -v
Init
$ npm init
Express
Before installing, download and install Node.js. Node.js 0.10 or higher is required.
$ npm install express
Nodemon
nodemon will be installed globally to your system path by typing the following into the terminal.
$ npm install -g nodemon
CTRL + C
To stop the server from running u have to press:
CTRL + C
Not a direct terminal command. But i can ensure you, that it is annoying keep closing and open your project to stop the server! Also it stop the infinity loop you have created completely on purpose.
MySQL
Before you are connecting to the MySQL database, you have to have MySQL installed on your project. You are doing this by typing the command below into the terminal.
$ npm install mysql
Folder Navigation
To go through your folders in the terminal you type:
$ cd 'the folder that comes next in the folder tree'
To go back from a folder type:
$ ..cd
To see whats inside the current folder type:
$ ls
Make sure you are inside the correct folder when you type in all the commands above.


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The interview was recorded in May of 2013 at the DDD Summit in Portland, ME.


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