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There are new discoveries about my 3rd great-granduncle Benjamin Hurst-Turner (b. 1874). Her parents were Morefield Hurst-Turner  (1827-1918) and Milly Woodson Bozeman (1830-1910). Benjamin Turner was a farmer who lived in Southampton County, Virginia. She married Cora B. Sykes on January 4, 1903, at Southampton County. The person who performed the ceremony was Sam Freeman. The couple had many children who were Libbie Turner (b. 1903), Irma Turner (b. 1905), Roberta Turner (b. 1908), Blanche Turner (b 1910), Alice Turner (1911-2001), and William Turner (b. 1918). My 1st cousin Alice Turner married Joe Bill Artis (b. 1912). Alice Turner and Joe Bill Artis had many children who were Mary Angline Artis (b. 1935), James T. Artis (1938-2003), Ruben L. Artis (b. 1940), Elma Lee Artis (b. 1942), Donald Eugene Artis (1943-1973), and Joanna Artis (1945-2014). 

My 2nd cousin Mary Angline Artis married Jesse Lee Wright Sr. (1932-2021) on March 2, 1955, in Franklin, North Carolina. Their children are Jesse Lee Wright Jr. (b. 1955), Juanita Wright (b. 1956), and James Wright. The 7 grandchildren of Mary and Jesse Lee Wright Sr. are: James L. Wright (Tamika), Kevin D. Wright (Cherie), Candace N. Wright, James J. Wright Sr. (LaToya), Eric M. Wright, Jessica M. Wright, Shayla D. Wright. The 11 great-grandchildren of Mary and Jesse Lee Wright Sr. are: Alexandria Wright, Tyler Wright, Logan Smith, Kiana Wright, Jaleah Wright, Layla Wright, James J. Wright Jr ((3j), London Wright, Janiyah Wright, and Dimitris (Dj). My 2nd cousin James T. Artis married Dorislee Phyllis Lynch (1952-2010) and their children are James T. Artis Jr. and Dorian L. Lynch.

There is a lot of political news going on now. Trump has a proposal to end his 2017 tax law and increase tariffs. This will cause a tax cut of $26,320 for the richest Americans and a tax increase of at least 1,790 for the middle class. As Hurricane Milton entered Florida, Governor DeSantis of Florida rejected 11 billion dollars in federal aid meant to address climate change and infrastructure. He banned the phrase "climate change" from Florida laws. Many Republicans have this mentality that no money should be spent by the federal government to help humanity but record tax cuts for the super-wealthy are integral to their agenda. That is plainly contradictory. FTC Chair Lina Khan has done a great job defending working-class people's rights. People are fighting against the monopolization in the meat industry. It has gotten so bad that even McDonald's is suing major meatpackers for conspiring to artificially inflate beef prices. Antitrust policies are increasing their power in society not just in the 1920s. 

Bob Woodward has a new book about Trump called "War." Woodward used many sources, including firsthand accounts and other sources. It is an honest account about behind scenes events and comments about political issues. Woodward wrote that Trump had many phone calls with Vladimir Putin. Woodward wrote that Trump sent Putin many COVID testing machines. Woodward said that Trump had as many as 7 phone calls with Putin after Trump was President. Bob Woodward mentioned that Biden called Putin evil. The book shows President Joe Biden being angry at Benjamin Netanyahu for his policies in Gaza. The book has Biden cursing Netanyahu out as lying and him not caring about Hamas but himself. I don't agree with the profanity, but I agree with Biden that Netanyahu cares about Netanyahu. Trump campaign leaders deny the allegations made by Woodward, but Woodward is known for having firm sources and accurate information.

Donald Trump's comments about Detroit should surprise no one. Trump said that America could be like Detroit if Kamala Harris is elected President of the United States of America. Trump omits that Detroit has an economic rebound for many years also. Also, he is using coded language as Detroit has many black people living it, so he wants to assign negative stereotypes to Detroit. He is sick and wrong. Detroit is one of America's great cities that brought Motown and other culturally powerful institutions in the world that we respect to this day. Some people forget that inflation started rising with Trump, largely due to his mishandling of the pandemic that harmed the economy. Now, the inflation rate is lower now than when Trump left office. Real wages have grown faster than inflation for 17 straight months. Also, many conservative governors turn down federal funding that could materially improve the people in their states. Many governors have denied Medicaid funding, infrastructure, emergency funds, etc. in a sick way. Ron DeSantis denied a billion dollars in federal funding from the Biden administration to update infrastructe and raods in the Tampa Bay region for political reasons. 

By Timothy

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