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  • "I honor my inner five-year-old! Organized crime never steals my inner beauty! My inner beauty is owned by me!
    "Patron–client networks

    Patron–client networks are defined by fluid interactions. They produce crime groups that operate as smaller units within the overall network, and as such tend towards valuing significant others, familiarity of social and economic environments, or tradition. These networks are usually composed of:

    • Hierarchies based on 'naturally' forming family, social and cultural traditions;
    • 'Tight-knit' focus of activity/labor;
    • Fraternal or nepotistic value systems;
    • Personalized activity; including family rivalries, territorial disputes, recruitment and training of family members, etc.;
    • Entrenched belief systems, reliance of tradition (including religion, family values, cultural expectations, class politics, gender roles, etc.); and,
    • Communication and rule enforcement mechanisms dependent on organizational structure, social etiquette, history of criminal involvement, and collective decision-making.[18][19][20][21][22]
      • Bureaucratic/corporate operations

      Bureaucratic/corporate organized crime groups are defined by the general rigidity of their internal structures. They focus more on how the operations works, succeeds, sustains itself or avoids retribution, they are generally typified by:

      • A complex authority structure;
      • An extensive division of labor between classes within the organization;
      • Meritocratic (as opposed to cultural or social attributes);
      • Responsibilities carried out in an impersonal manner;
      • Extensive written rules/regulations (as opposed to cultural praxis dictating action); and,
      • 'Top-down' communication and rule enforcement mechanisms.

        • However, this model of operation has some flaws:

        • The 'top-down' communication strategy is susceptible to interception, more so further down the hierarchy being communicated to;
        • Maintaining written records jeopardizes the security of the organization and relies on increased security measures;
        • Infiltration at lower levels in the hierarchy can jeopardize the entire organization (a 'house of cards' effect); and,
        • Death, injury, incarceration or internal power struggles dramatically heighten the insecurity of operations.

          • While bureaucratic operations emphasize business processes and strongly authoritarian hierarchies, these are based on enforcing power relationships rather than an overlying aim of protectionism, sustainability or growth.[23][24][25][26]."

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          1 hr 37 min
        • I am going to make history by being the first Global Icon Autistic Porn Superstar Veteran Legend! Characteristics of Healthy Sexual Relationships and Characteristics of Unhealthy Sexual Relationships!

          "Healthy relationships share certain characteristics that teens should be taught to expect. They include:

          • Mutual respect. Respect means that each person values who the other is and understands the other person’s boundaries.
          • Trust. Partners should place trust in each other and give each other the benefit of the doubt.
          • Honesty. Honesty builds trust and strengthens relationships.
          • Compromise. In a dating relationship, each partner does not always get his or her way. Each should acknowledge different points of view and be willing to give and take.
          • Individuality. Neither partner should have to compromise who he/she is, and his/her identity should not be based on a partner’s. Each should continue seeing his or her friends and doing the things he/she loves. Each should be supportive of his/her partner wanting to pursue new hobbies or make new friends.
          • Good communication. Each partner should speak honestly and openly to avoid miscommunication. If one person needs to sort out his or her feelings first, the other partner should respect those wishes and wait until he or she is ready to talk.
          • Anger control. We all get angry, but how we express it can affect our relationships with others. Anger can be handled in healthy ways such as taking a deep breath, counting to ten, or talking it out.
          • Fighting fair. Everyone argues at some point, but those who are fair, stick to the subject, and avoid insults are more likely to come up with a possible solution. Partners should take a short break away from each other if the discussion gets too heated.
          • Problem solving. Dating partners can learn to solve problems and identify new solutions by breaking a problem into small parts or by talking through the situation.
          • Understanding. Each partner should take time to understand what the other might be feeling.
          • Self-confidence. When dating partners have confidence in themselves, it can help their relationships with others. It shows that they are calm and comfortable enough to allow others to express their opinions without forcing their own opinions on them.
          • Being a role model. By embodying what respect means, partners can inspire each other, friends, and family to also behave in a respectful way.
          • Healthy sexual relationship. Dating partners engage in a sexual relationship that both are comfortable with, and neither partner feels pressured or forced to engage in sexual activity that is outside his or her comfort zone or without consent."
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            1 hr 53 min
          • Why did I mention the sexual affairs of my college years?

            "What Is an Affair?

            An affair is an act of infidelity within a committed romantic relationship. It's most commonly considered a type of cheating that involves intense, passionate emotional or physical attachment. Rarely is the term "affair" applied to a one-time event.

            Infidelity, and by extension affairs, can be difficult to define as different people set different boundaries for their relationships with regard to what is considered cheating. But like other types of cheating, an affair is, at its core, a betrayal of trust. It has the ability to cause significant distress in relationships, and there are many reasons why people cheat on their partners.

            Affairs are also commonly described as "infidelity" or "cheating." When in reference specifically to an affair that includes one or two married people, it may also be called "adultery" or an "extramarital affair." An affair can go by other names as well, depending on the characteristics or type of affair.

            Though there is some variability when it comes to defining what makes for an affair, what's most important is your definition of infidelity and the boundaries and expectations you set within your relationship."

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            47 min
          • Organized crime arouses revulsion or strong indignation! What was it like for me to tell the organized crime episodes of my childhood?

            Organized crime is: "Revolting · repellent · repulsive · sickening · nauseating · nauseous · stomach-churning · stomach-turning · off-putting · unpalatable · unappetizing · uninviting · unsavory · distasteful · foul · nasty · obnoxious · odious · vomitous · disgustful · offensive · appalling · outrageous · objectionable · displeasing · shocking · horrifying · scandalous · monstrous · unspeakable · tragically shameless · sadly shameful · vulgar · gross · vile · wicked · heinous · abhorrent · loathsome · detestable · hateful · contemptible · despicable · deplorable · abominable · execrable · unforgivable · unpardonable · inexcusable · intolerable · insupportable · beyond the pale · loathly · scurvy · egregious · exceptionable . appalling. awful. dreadful. evil. PURE EVIL."

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            36 min
          • I am 💯 restful in body and soul!
            I experience all of these things within organized crime: “Organized crime groups provide a range of illegal services and goods. Organized crime often victimizes businesses through the use of extortion or theft and fraud activities like hijacking cargo trucks and ships, robbing goods, committing bankruptcy fraud (also known as "bust-out"), insurance fraud or stock fraud (insider trading). Organized crime groups also victimize individuals by car theft (either for dismantling at "chop shops" or for export), art theft, Metal theft, bank robbery, burglary, jewelry and gems theft and heists, shoplifting, computer hacking, credit card fraud, economic espionage, embezzlement, identity theft, and securities fraud ("pump and dump" scam). Some organized crime groups defraud national, state, or local governments by bid rigging public projects, counterfeiting money, smuggling or manufacturing untaxed alcohol (rum-running) or cigarettes (buttlegging), and providing immigrant workers to avoid taxes.
            Organized crime groups seek out corrupt public officials in executive, law enforcement, and judicial roles so that their criminal rackets and activities on the black market can avoid, or at least receive early warnings about, investigation and prosecution.
            Activities of organized crime include loansharking of money at very high interest rates, assassination, blackmailing, bombings, bookmaking and illegal gambling, confidence tricks, copyright infringement, counterfeiting of intellectual property, fencing, kidnapping, prostitution, smuggling, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, oil smuggling, antiquities smuggling, organ trafficking, contract killing, identity document forgery, money laundering, bribery, seduction, electoral fraud, insurance fraud, point shaving, price fixing, illegal taxicab operation, illegal dumping of toxic waste, illegal trading of nuclear materials, military equipment smuggling, nuclear weapons smuggling, passport fraud, providing illegal immigration and cheap labor, people smuggling, trading in endangered species, and trafficking in human beings. Organized crime groups also do a range of business and labor racketeering activities, such as skimming casinos, insider trading, setting up monopolies in industries such as garbage collecting, construction and cement pouring, bid rigging, getting "no-show" and "no-work" jobs, political corruption and bullying.” I also experienced revenge killings, vigilantism, honor rapes, honor killings, violent assaults of adults and children, violent crimes, sex crimes, murderous crimes, financial crimes, metal theft, arson, coercion, extortion, sexual assaults, terrorism, suicide bombing, protection rackets, cyber warfare, identity theft, internet fraud, tax evasion, cybercrimes, illegal immigration, people smuggling, human trafficking of adults and children, sex trafficking of adults and children, computer viruses, corporate crimes, societal corruption, cronyism, nepotism, embezzlement, graft, police brutality, illegal patronage, terrorist groups, rebel forces, gangland, separatists, crime rings, child sex rings, adult sex rings, gangs, mafias, mobs, criminal organizations, organized crime syndicates, the criminal underworld, contemporary slavery, and forced labor. I was in the organized crime world between 6-12 months. I remember hearing about the chapter 3 nightclub of the old-school era at First and I streets SE in DC. I was frequenting go-go clubs with criminals in the DMV area and partying and dancing with adults at 5 years of age. I had to engage in a couple of shootouts in the sex trafficking world and they too miraculously survived my gun usage. The traffickers and pimps were trying to shoot me. I got them before they got me. They never tried to get me ever again.Link: https://gangsterreport.com/rayful-edmonds-final-chapter-killing-at-the-chapter-set-downfall-of-d-c-drug-boss-in-motion/. Now you see what I mean by “Christian agnosticism” “Christian agnostic.”
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            1 hr 8 min
          • Crimes scenes of my childhood
            “This is the basis of all forensic examination of crime scenes.
            1. Police Cordon – Cordons are put in place to ensure that vital evidence isn’t lost by allowing everyone in to trample their way through the scene. A log is kept detailing everyone who enters, why they are there and the date and times they arrive and leave.
            2. CSI – Crime Scene Investigators attend crime scenes to examine them for evidence to help prove or disprove someone’s involvement in the incident.
            3. Witnesses – Police will ask as many people as possible for their version of events to help get a full picture of what happened.
            4. Victims – A lot can be determined from a victim of crime. From their statements detailing their account of what took place and from evidence left on themselves or their clothing.
            5. Police officers – often present at crime scenes to take statements, to log exhibits, to man the cordon to record anyone entering and to prevent entry from others.
            6. Photographers – Attend to film and photograph serious crime scenes. Photographs capture exactly what is present and can serve as a visual representation to show to others who were unable to see the scene in person.
            7. Suspects – Sometimes suspects are found at crime scenes. It could be that they have reported the crime themselves and are pretending to be a victim might or that they are still on scene when police arrive. Like victims, suspects will give us their version of what has happened and may carry a whole host of evidence on their person.
            Not every suspect is guilty of the crime they are thought to be linked to so it is vital to get as much information from them as it might rule them out of the investigation or put them firmly in the middle of it.
            8. CSI tape – this is to mark the cordon and has a knack of bringing everyone in the vicinity to the area as if it were a magnet.
            9. Fingerprints – my favourite! I could go on about these for hours but suffice it to say that they remain the only positive means of identification. Yes, DNA is fabulous, but identical twins will have identical DNA whereas no 2 people, even identical twins, will have the same fingerprints.
            10. Shoemarks – Until we can fly, we will always leave shoe marks wherever we tread. There are many ways of recovering shoe marks depending upon the surface they are on.
            11. Hairs – We regularly inadvertently leave our hair behind throughout the day without event noticing. It contains DNA which can identify who it has come from.
            12. Fibres – much like hair, our clothes will shed fibres and as they encounter other materials. Fibres will be transferred from one to another (remember what Locard said?) We recover fibres by plucking, taping, brushing, sweeping and forensic scientist inspect them microscopically to look for matches.
            13. Indented writing – this is cool. Remember as a kid you’d crayon over a page in a notepad to see what had been written on the previous page? A more sophisticated method is used to achieve the same result without damaging the exhibit.
            14. Blood – Blood at a scene can identify both victims and culprits through DNA and can determine what took place by the blood spatter patterns left behind.
            15. Semen – Often found on clothing (victim and suspect), skin, furniture, bedding, condoms etc. Contains DNA so can determine who it has come from.
            16. Weapons – when we think of weapons we often go straight to guns and knives, or of course the obligatory candlestick in the library. Some weapons are taken intentionally to a scene and some are items picked up and used spontaneously. Whatever has been used in a physical attack needs to be found and isn’t always at the crime scene itself. Officers spread the search far and wide to locate weapons if necessary.” I witnessed deadly shootouts too. Now you understand what “Christ-centric, Christocentric Agnostic” means to me. I don’t have one foot in the world and one foot in the church because I am not a hypocrite. I am upfront about who and what I am.
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            24 min
          • I am all of the five types of alchemy
            “1. Fire Alchemy
            Fire alchemists use the emotions of anger and rage to generate a great amount of heat in their bodies that create transformation. This type of alchemy is heavily based in the lower three energy centers of the body — the root, the sacral and the solar plexus — and requires physical movement, dance and sexual expression to be released.
            Anyone can practice fire alchemy as a way to transmute and liberate themselves of heavy, dense and toxic energies. But people that experience a lot of anger or sexual energy are typically fire alchemists. 2. Water Alchemy
            Water alchemists use the emotions of sadness and grief to generate a flow of energy through their heart and throat centers to be released from the body. This type of alchemy usually involves crying, sobbing and keening as a form of deep heart release to let go of old stuck pain and grief trapped in the body, and to free the heart to be more open and vibrate at a higher frequency.
            Anyone can practice water alchemy as a way to open and liberate their hearts. But people who cry often, or frequently experience sadness and even depression are typically water alchemists.
            3. Earth Alchemy
            Earth alchemists use their physical bodies to transmute and heal the pain of their ancestors and the collective. This type of alchemy is the most challenging, as it involves taking on dense energy in the form of physical afflictions, some temporary, some permanent or recurring, so that it may be radically transmuted and healed through physical matter.
            Anyone can practice earth alchemy as a way to heal themselves and for the planet. However, it’s not easy, and people with auto-immune conditions and chronic ailments or pain are typically earth alchemists.
            4. Air Alchemy
            Air alchemists use their breath as a way to build, release and transform energy within their bodies in exchange with spirit. This type of alchemy involves different practices of breathwork: inhaling and exhaling in specific rhythmic flows for prolonged sessions. It is an intentional form of spiritual alchemy that we can all learn to practice.
            Anyone can learn to practice air alchemy with the right guidance, and in doing so, this kind of alchemy can assist fire, water and earth alchemists to transform inner lead into gold with greater ease. Some will find they naturally breath deeply and gravitate towards this practice. 5. Ether Alchemy
            Ether alchemists use sound vibration as a way to release, transform and heal the subtle energetic vibrations in the body. They use their voices as well as singing bowls, chimes, and musical instruments to create sounds that vibrate at healing frequencies for each of the seven energy centers of the body, creating deep relaxation, release and states of bliss.
            This type of alchemy also needs to be learned from a mentor in order to be practiced, but some will find they have a natural gift for it. Fire, water and earth alchemists will benefit greatly from being on the receiving end of this type of alchemy, and it will greatly assist them in their own processes.
            Anyone can learn to practice spiritual alchemy as a form of self-healing because we all contain the five elements within us. It is time we recognize that we are all alchemists. What type of alchemist are you?”
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            33 min
          • Living Humanist Values: The Ten Commitments (The Secular version of the Ten Commandments)

            “Critical Thinking As we are each bombarded with a constant stream of information, it can become challenging to decide what is accurate and true. Thinking critically allows us to make sense of all this information and reason our way to good judgments and effective solutions to the problems we face while rigorously avoiding pitfalls like rationalization, conformity, and stereotyping. This process forms the basis of the scientific method, which opens the door for new discoveries through hypothesizing and experimenting. Critical thinking is a skill that requires continued attention, practice, and reflection. Exercising our minds to build these skills enables us to challenge biases in ourselves and in others, paving the way for a fair, open-minded, and autonomous perspective that fosters a multicultural worldview. Ethical Development The key to understanding ethical development is acknowledging that nobody is perfect or has all the answers. Ethical development is a never-ending process that requires constant reflection and evaluation of our personal choices and the consequences they have on others. Fairness, cooperation, and sharing are among the first moral issues we encounter in our ethical development as human beings and are often embraced intuitively, but each new day carries with it new challenges and new moral dilemmas. We should continually adapt and rebuild our moral frameworks with the goal of becoming ever better human beings. Peace and Social Justice True peace involves an intense commitment to social justice and affirms the human rights and personal autonomy of all people. Any level of injustice against groups or individuals signifies existing conflict, even if the conflict isn’t immediate or obvious. We attain peace only by consistently responding to injustice through thoughtful conflict resolution that aims to repair harms and ensure a fair and equitable society moving forward. This kind of conflict resolution is known as restorative justice. In order to achieve a just, peaceful society, we all must take claims of injustice seriously and ensure that those who are impacted most by rights-violations determine the best course forward. Service and Participation Service and participation means putting values into action in ways that positively impact our communities and society as a whole. It fosters helping others, increasing social awareness, enhancing accountability, and many attributes of the other nine commitments. Engaging in service doesn’t just make the recipients better off, but those who serve can develop new skills, experiences, and personal satisfaction that all promote personal growth. We must all recognize that we are members of a group, and engaging in service to benefit the group and the other individuals in it makes us all better off. Empathy Empathy means entering imaginatively into another’s situation in an attempt to understand their experience as though we are experiencing it ourselves. Empathy requires a person to step outside of their own perspective to consider someone else’s thoughts, feelings, or circumstance from that person’s point of view. In many ways, empathy is the first step to ethical behavior as it allows us to respond compassionately to the suffering of others and exercise good judgement when our actions may affect someone else. Understanding another’s perspective is not only critical to building better relationships, but also makes us better citizens in our local and global communities. Empathy promotes tolerance, consideration, and compassion amongst us all.” 

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            1 hr 2 min
          • News media culture

            I talked about the fact that I am dismayed about the reality TV show antics of the news media.

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            55 min
          • 🤝🫶🏿I revisited the past to re-experience it from a healing daily standpoint!
            “I am fully okay with not being completely healed in my earthly life.” -Antonio Myers. “Healing:
            Heals relationships
            Heals the past
            Dignifies all events
            Is honest, trusting, non-judgmental
            Strengthens your sense of yourself
            Balances and harmonizes
            Recalls and reconstructs past events
            Acts as your own counselor
            Integrates peaks and valleys in life
            Soothes troubled memories
            Sees yourself as a larger, important, whole and connected being
            Leverages therapy sessions for better and faster results
            Reveals and tracks patterns and cycles.” “Stress reduction:
            Reduces the scatter in your life
            Increases focus
            Brings stability
            Offers a deeper level of learning, order, action and release
            Holds thoughts still so they can be changed and integrated
            Processes your stuff in a natural and appropriate way
            Releases pent-up thoughts and emotions
            Empowers
            Disentangles thoughts and ideas
            Bridges inner thinking with outer events
            Detaches and lets go of the past
            Allows you to re-experience the past with today's adult mind.” “Easier problem solving:
            Eases decision making
            Offers new perspectives
            Brings things together
            Shows relationships and wholeness instead of separation.” https://www.appleseeds.org//100_journaling.htm. In organized crime, I saw people plotting evil, fraud, coveting, violence, stealing, dishonesty, taking bribes, murder, corruption, distorting what is right, despising justice, hating good, loving evil, and driving widows and non-widows from their homes. I saw all of the injustices that the prophet Micah saw.
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            1 hr 35 min

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          Autism is my super blessing! I'm a high-school valedictorian, college graduate, world traveler, disability advocate. I'm a Unitarian Universalist. I'm a Progressive Liberal. I'm about equal rights, human rights, civil & political rights, & economic, social, &cultural rights.