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The government colluded with big tech to suppress information. They have violated our constitutional rights yet again, but this time leading us into a recession that makes 2008 look like a picnic in the park.

What are we going to do about it? Vote and wait, or take legal action and hit them where it really hurts.

I'm currently involved in the massive lawsuit against the Biden Administration for their big tech involvement to censor my work in order to control the people.

We are up against a powerful entity but I have faith that justice will prevail. The more people come forward and fight against this the more power the people will get back.

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I just applied for another freelance news gig

IDK if it will go anywhere but as I was checking my old articles, I came back to the one that really started this journalistic side of my writing. 

I wrote it the morning after the Michael Brown riots in Ferguson. The national news didn’t tell the full story. They never do. Here is what I experienced, it’s as relevant today as it was that morning after the city was burned down. 

Trapped by Jessica Marie Baumgartner

Originally published by Walrus Publishing (The Story of Change)

I am stuck, caught between worlds, between lines, between the truths that are twisted by the different interests of large media corporations. When the shooting death of Michael Brown was first reported I was outraged. The fact that the young man’s body was left in the street for hours to insight anger and fear devastated me and many others. It was a story that anyone could find issues with. But as time went on it became less about the mishandling of the case by the police department and more about the race, division, and people’s perception of those who take up the badge.

Though I am considered Caucasian or white, I grew up in a diverse neighborhood and have always felt a deep connection to the Black Community. Racism and bigoted injustice is not easily eradicated but I have known some of the most accepting people because of desegregation. Lately though all I hear is, “You don’t understand because you’re white,” and “They don’t want to take responsibility for their actions in the Black Community.” This whole situation has divided us and it deeply wounds me. As long as terms like “us” and “them” continue to be used, there can never be “we.”

This division is festering. My own grief over the riots, the pain within the community, and our struggles is magnified by the missing presence of my African American neighbors. Lately I have not seen or heard much from them. The quiet that followed an incident that left police tape and numerous law enforcement officials outside of my home is rattling. Because of the unrest, criminals were able to take advantage of the lack of police presence in area and  around the city. One in particular murdered a woman near my neighborhood and then shot 2 F.B. I. agents so close to my house that we were not able to sleep with all of the flashing lights pouring through the windows and the sound of agents shouting through a bull horn.

Despite the nations’ questioning of the militarization of the police force, I was grateful for them as they defended my area. I have friends on the police force and know people who took part in the recent riots. Both sides are getting more extreme. Law enforcement is supposed to keep the peace but many individuals often forget that our officers are people too. They are fallible just like any other human being. That does not excuse any misconduct, but we in St. Louis are hurting.

We are hurting because we have witnessed a media that picks and chooses its story based on what sells. Reporters have focused on the conflict as opposed to the personal stories that humanize each side of the Michael Brown case. It is well known that sensationalist news is the most coveted and there is nothing more outrageous than injustice. No one wants to stand by while justice is repressed.

We are trapped, trapped by the constraints of race, the division that comes with recognizing it, and the inability to trust own of law enforcement. I feel it every day.

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