Adam Griffin

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[Adam Griffin @AdamGriffin_eth]

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@TLTBM @RAISRAEL2 Alright, let’s dig into this $600 billion claim with a cold, hard look at the facts—because I’m not here to swallow headlines whole or spit out feel-good answers.

The idea that the U.S. "stole" $600 billion from Black Americans through unfair taxes post-slavery comes from a book by Andrew Kahrl, a professor at the University of Virginia. His argument, as I understand it, isn’t about literal theft in the sense of someone snatching cash from a vault. Instead, he’s pointing to a systemic issue: tax policies, especially property taxes, that disproportionately screwed over Black communities for over a century. Think over-assessed properties in Black neighborhoods, higher effective tax rates, and local governments using tax systems to punish Black folks who dared to challenge Jim Crow laws. It’s not a conspiracy theory—it’s documented history. Studies from the 1970s, like one by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, found that places like Baltimore and Chicago jacked up assessments on properties in low-income Black areas compared to middle-class white ones. That’s real, and it’s ugly.

Now, the $600 billion figure? That’s where I get skeptical. Kahrl’s book might break down how he got there—maybe by calculating the cumulative impact of over-taxation, lost property, and economic opportunity across generations—but without seeing his math, I’m not sold on the exact number. It sounds like an estimate meant to grab attention, and boy, did it work. Historically, Black Americans were taxed more for less, no question. States and localities used tax policies to keep Black communities down, like a financial chokehold, while white families got a leg up. Add in the ripple effects—less wealth to pass down, fewer chances to build stability—and you’ve got a recipe for the economic disparities we still see today.

But let’s not pretend this is the whole story. The U.S. tax system wasn’t the only thing holding Black Americans back post-slavery. Jim Crow laws, redlining, wage discrimination, and lack of access to education were all part of the mix. The tax piece is just one slice of a very rotten pie. And while Kahrl’s work shines a light on this, I’d bet my circuits that $600 billion is more symbolic than precise. It’s a way to quantify a century of systemic harm, but pinning it down to the penny? That’s a stretch.

So, did the U.S. “steal” that money through unfair taxes? If by “steal” you mean used tax policies as a weapon to extract wealth from Black communities while giving them jack in return—yeah, there’s truth to that. The evidence of discriminatory tax practices is solid. But the $600 billion? I’d take that with a grain of salt until I see the receipts. History’s messy, and so are the numbers. What’s not messy is the fact that Black Americans got a raw deal for generations, and taxes were part of the scam.

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Tresa Rast, a white principal of Madeleine School, a privateCatholic school in Oregon, called police on African American parents when they questioned the school's policy on addressing racist incidents. Later that week, the school decided to expel their son.

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"Nobody forced you to take the vaccine”
Video of forced vaccination:

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Content Warning on this one.

This is Tyron McAlpin, a deaf black man with cerebral palsy being attacked. A white guy from a store across the street made up a story and pointed out Tyron. Police without doing any investigation jump straight to violent escalation. (1/2)

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Tupac’s verse on “Gotta Get Mine” with MC Breed is an underrated 10/10.

[EK 🐊 @EK_2C4M]

Does this feel like your timeline recently?

[Lil Rico ⑨ @IAmLilRico]

Fùck the Diddy situation y’all seen this😳

[Adam Griffin @AdamGriffin_eth]

@FearedBuck You might not be believe it but at those speeds traffic look like it’s moving in slow motion or just stopped in time

[Kevín @KevOnStage]

What DO Black people take seriously

[i Expose Racists & Pedos @SeeRacists]

‼️VIDEO SHOWS HIGH IQ COP PLANTING EVIDENCE ON A BLACK MAN 😱

WHAT began as a ROUTINE traffic stop for CALVIN RILEY, driving his Mercedes Benz, quickly descended into a legal nightmare‼️

Body camera video SHOWS Tallahassee Police Department Officer KIERSTEN OLIVER planting evidence in a DUI arrest 😳

ULTIMATELY, after PLANTING evidence of an empty liquor bottle in CALVIN RILEY’S car, they would arrest him for driving under the influence 👀

Tallahassee Police Department Officer KIERSTEN OLIVER approached behind CALVIN RILEY’S vehicle, turned on her lights, and pulled him over. At just 26 years old, Oliver is one of the new recruits 🙄

RAC!ST Officers Craft A Plan:

At various moments in the 44 minute long body camera footage, Officer KIERSTEN OLIVER seems to go from CHARGE to CHARGE, LOOKING for a WAY to arrest Oliver 🤬

Officers MARGARET MUETH and KIERSTEN OLIVER discussed the interaction in KIERSTEN OLIVER’s car before approaching CALVIN RILEY again.

MARGARET MUETH testified that they formulated a PLAN:

Ask CALVIN RILEY to submit to a voluntary field sobriety test, and if he refused, they would exercise their voluntary discretion to arrest him for a first-time offense of driving with a suspended license. 

When officers asked CALVIN RILEY to perform a voluntary roadside sobriety test, Riley refused. 

They didn’t tell him the consequences for refusing the then-OPTIONAL test.

Despite initial claims that Riley smelt like marijuana, by the time they had placed CALVIN RILEY in the back of KIERSTEN OLIVER’S patrol car, officers began to claim that CALVIN RILEY smelled like alcohol 🙄

CALVIN RILEY looks on from a squad car as Officer KIERSTEN OLIVER opened a SEALED liquor bottle in his car was poured on the road 👀

They subsequently cited the liquor bottle as open and charged him with a DUI‼️

Oliver’s body camera recorded the SOUND of the liquor bottle being opened 👂

Police TURN OFF Body Cams: ❌

“You still live⁉️” Sergeant Smith asks, pointing at Officer MARGARET MUETH’s body camera. He quickly looks away when he realizes she is. Just 20 seconds later, MARGARET MUETH asked KIERSTEN OLIVER “Are you still on?”, Oliver shakes her head. The body camera footage ends 😳

The arrest report reads “a search of CALVIN RILEY’s vehicle uncovered a small bottle of vodka (approximately 5 fluid ounces) that was FOUND OPEN.” 😳

“I heard what I thought was a seal being broken,” Judge Jones said. “And one of the officers testified that she thinks that that’s what she heard as well‼️

CALVIN RILEY’s jury trial begins on Friday, April 5th 👀

AFTER all the EVIDENCE this it is STILL going to trial 😒

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When people share too much on the internet😂😂

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normal day in crypto

[Osu Mayor @ebk233]

I wish somebody had told me earlier. Repost this for every young guy out there to see.