Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • Native Americans owned slaves

    Native Americans owned slaves

    I never knew Native Americans owned slaves. It certainly was never covered in school. I also never knew of the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes”. Everyday I learn something new. Soon after the Civil War, the federal government ordered the Five Civilized Tribes — the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole nations — to recognize Freedmen,…

  • It’s happy long weekend day!

    It’s happy long weekend day!

    But seriously, it’s Memorial Day when we pay homage to those who died to keep this nation free. Not Kamala Harris’ “long weekend”. I’m late to producing this episode so there are no compiled notes. Just go through the blog!!

  • Update: Nurije Fype’s health continues to improve

    Nurije Fype’s daughter posted an update on her mother’s condition yesterday.

  • January 6 commission needed to find out why capitol police didn’t respond

    What kind of insurrectionist yells at capitol police to respond and call for backup? If there is a commission to be had it is to find out why capitol police just stood there while the January 6th protest got out of hand. I’ve seen the video above before but every time I see it I…

  • LA really takes care of its homeless

    LA really takes care of its homeless

    Ahhh you gotta love California. They really roll out the red carpet for the homeless. I think all the nation’s homeless should go there for the amenities. On a recent afternoon, the site was nearly full. A row of port-a-potties stood along one side of the camp. The program also provides showers, three meals a…

  • Gates Foundation partners with Gates Foundation and fails

    Gates Foundation partners with Gates Foundation and fails

    In this long Wall Street Journal article about how a utopian idea to distribute vaccines to the world’s healthcare workers failed miserable I found this gem of a paragraph. It’s highlighted in bold because I included paragraphs preceding and following the key text. Like Operation Warp Speed, the multibillion-dollar initiative the U.S. government would eventually…