Time for other snippets where I will share some opinions, some sort of reviews, sharing some little things about some things and as well talking about some stuff but in short as possible instead of a full-blown article on one subject. In case if you are new and don’t know what snippets article are all about, it is more than one topic in an article instead of only one article on one subject so that it can give you the readers something more to read in one place rather than going one by one for each topic that may interest you. I know I haven’t written anything in a pretty long time ever since the last article came out about exposing a Deaf person’s social security which you can find it here, I have been so busy and when I finally had the time to write some I ends up having some problem with my health (nothing major), then recovered and then got so busy and repeats so I almost couldn’t find any time to write. Even right now I am having a little hard time dealing with my right rib for some reason but I thought that I better just start writing before I keep you all too long waiting for something new from me and I figured that I would at least start writing snippets one by one as the time goes so that it can be a bit easier on me for the time being.

8-8-2019 Snippets

Here is it, some news, information, opinions, reviews, and others under one so I hope at least one or more topics here that would interest you to read!

Monster Energy Hydro

I have been trying some Monster Energy hydro, there are a few flavors such as Mean Green, Blue Ice, Tropical Thunder, Manic Melon and many others. I have only tried Mean Green, Blue Ice, Tropical Thunder, and Manic Melon but there are one or two more that I haven’t tried because I couldn’t find them but I know there are a couple more flavors such as Zero Sugar and Purple Passion which I do have in my fridge but not zero sugar. They are actually harder to find than you’d think for some reason, maybe it is in my area but I had hard time finding them and when the stores that I don’t go to or don’t think that they would ever stock them has them such as Big Lots which was baffling for me because you’d expect to find some limited or flavors that are harder to find at such store like Wal-Mart, Target or others that are well known but Big Lots? Okay, we found them and so we got them for me to finally try them. The best way I can describe this Monster Energy Hydro is that they are basically the alternatives to Gatorade, I mean that literally because they come so close to taste like them and if somebody had poured them into Gatorade I wouldn’t know that they were made by Monster Energy. Maybe just a bit sweeter which is what I always look for, I don’t like carbonated drinks that are flat, which that explains why I always drink energy drinks especially Monster Energy regular (green) and every once in a long while I’d grab Red Bull. I used to drink Red Bull heavily but I switched to Monster Energy because my heart doctor pretty much begged me to stop drinking Red Bull because it was messing up my heart after I made the switch to Monster Energy and my heart pretty much stabilized again (wrote about it here). If you like Gatorade but just a tiny bit sweeter then Monster Hydro is the ones to get and I recommend them but don’t be shocked that if you cannot find them at a superstore like Wal-Mart or others then you found them in a less known store such as Big Lot.

Netflix vs Hulu vs Amazon Prime

Please note that this is my only review which means my only opinion as everyone else has their opinion on which streaming provider is better and this is mine. Ever since the cordless television started booming, Netflix grabbed the opportunity to stream movies and television shows through internet but before they did they were a company for DVD rental where people can rent DVDs of movies and television shows competing with Blockbuster that we know so well but early on when the streaming services started Netflix pretty much took several pieces of a pie in market which knocked Blockbuster out of the business. Even before that, Hulu existed as they actually stream movies and television shows through the internet at no cost at all – yes you heard that right, no cost at all. They stream mostly old movies and television shows, allowing people to embed some movies or television shows on their websites or even on their social media profiles that allow embedding such as MySpace at that time but when the streaming provider booms Hulu immediately changed to membership system where they charge a fee after seeing the success from Netflix. Then comes in Amazon Prime, at the time Amazon is just pretty much a store for everything that includes selling movies and television shows they saw Netflix and Hulu’s successes so they jumped in the market but they came in almost a little too late so their strategy to try to get more subscriptions (membership) is to also offer free shipping and discounts for a lot of products which works so well for them.

Each streaming providers have their own uniqueness, such as their interface, features and their libraries (contents). Netflix obviously dominated the streaming market, so much that knocked the famous blockbuster out of business and things are going so well for them. Hulu and Amazon Prime were in behind Netflix, Hulu being second while Amazon Prime being third and like I said Amazon came in a bit too late so Amazon has no way of catching up (based on their streaming alone, not channels subscriptions added) while the rest of the streaming services is ahead of their game. Netflix has it all for years, knocked Blockbuster out and everything – everyone went crazy over Netflix. While that was happening, you cannot just miss Hulu because Hulu started creeping faster and faster on the top 3 numbers list of streaming service giants. Hulu added live stream, meaning it has live TV option at additional fee and now they also have several channels such as HBO, Showtime, STARZ, etc. that you can subscribe which pretty much leapfrogged Hulu over Netflix in my opinion because all Netflix has is streaming several days or months old movies and television shows. That is it, nothing else while Hulu has that too but the next day old episodes for TV shows and few days or months earlier movies than Netflix so Hulu gets the contents quicker, with that they have live TV where you have the ability to watch live tv as you would off a cable TV and that does not end there because Hulu also has premium channels like HBO, Showtime, STARZ and others that can be added to your account which that would expand your library, even more, combining all of what Hulu has to offer (their library + several live TV channels + premium channels).

Now onto Amazon Prime, even lesser contents in their library but sells every movie and television shows that exist on this earth, pretty much like buying DVDs of movies and television shows except that you’d get them in digital to watch them streaming right off your television. In addition, they also have a few interesting contents such as television shows and movies along with their own creations (Prime Originals) such as Good Omens, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Jack Ryan, and others. Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime each have their own productions where they produce some movies and television shows themselves (Netflix has the best productions of all). Amazon Prime also offers subscriptions to premium channels such as HBO, Showtime, STARZ and others just like Hulu does.

I have a subscription to all of the services, along with a couple of premium channels under Amazon Prime such as HBO and Starz because of Game of Thrones and The Outlander. My favorite streaming service is Netflix, it has been for years but I can see that I am starting to watch Hulu more and more which that means that Hulu is catching up pretty quick especially with contents considering that they add episodes for TV shows the next day which both Netflix and Amazon Prime doesn’t do. I can see that Hulu is getting ready to knock off Netflix as my favorite streaming service and become my favorite streaming service very soon if they keep up with how they do because it is seriously that impressive. Everyone has preferences, I would recommend Netflix and Hulu hands down but Amazon Prime still has a long way to go. Want just watch somewhat old TV shows and movies? Get Netflix. Want to watch new TV shows that air the next day and getting movies a few days sooner than average while being able to watch several live TV channels? Get Hulu. Want to subscribe to premium channels such as HBO, STARZ, Showtime, PBS and many others so you can watch the likes of Game of Thrones, The Outlander, Westworld, and others? Get Amazon Prime. The most expensive out of these 3 streaming services in total would be Hulu because if you want Hulu membership with no ads and live TV altogether it’d cost you $50.99 a month unless you’d like to add few premium channels like HBO, Showtime, Starz or others that would add up even more for each month. Netflix is just $12.99 a month for HD (only up to 2 streams) or $15.99 a month for Ultra HD (for up to 4 streams) which is the one I have. Amazon Prime costs $119 a year (not including the premium channels) and ton perks come with it such as free 2 days shipping every time, free ebooks (including comics and others), audibles and few more.

If I were you, I’d take the advantage of their free trials so that way you can see which one fits you the best and then you stick with it especially if you are on a budget. I did the same, I stuck with Netflix for a very long time then I decided to subscribe to Hulu as a trial to see how they are and ends up staying with them for years now as well and I jumped at Amazon Prime mainly because of 2-days shipping but it’s nice knowing that they have good classic shows (their library).

I cannot wait for a new competitor that is about to come in and that is of course none other than from Apple with their TV+!

Recall For 15” MacBook Pro with Retina

If you have a 15” Macbook Pro with Retina that was made in the year of 2015, you might be qualified for a free replacement that Apple is recalling for and I am advising that you do heed this recall as it would not only prolong your Macbook Pro but also it is for safety. What is the recall? Battery. Apple is recalling what they say “limited” but really they only say that to soften their blow or to try to be less embarrassing as possible (sugarcoating), Apple via their website has a recall for battery replacement of 15” Macbook Pro from the 2015 year which is the MacBook Pro that I use, I was qualified for battery replacement which I have requested a repair and they sent a free shipping package with pre-paid label for me to ship my Macbook Pro to Apple’s authorized store to replace the battery for my Macbook Pro on Saturday and they received my Macbook Pro on Tuesday where they sent me an e-mail stating that they were in progress of repairing my Macbook Pro (meaning replacing the battery) and to my surprise I got my Macbook Pro back yesterday (Thursday) because they said it would take about a week to repair. That didn’t include the days of shipping which usually takes 2 to 5 days, with that in mind I was pretty much expecting that I would get my Macbook Pro back by the end of next week but I got it yesterday when the shipper knocked the door requiring a signature and my mother was one to answer so when I woke up I saw the box I told myself that it was impossible for that to be quick. I was thinking that they must have not replaced the battery, maybe they just diagnosed and say that my battery was fine that the replacement was no needed so I immediately powered up the Macbook Pro to look into the specs where I saw that the cycles of charge were 0 (zero) which that means the battery is brand new.

Impressed me with how quick they were, it was to my surprise as I didn’t expect that I would get my Macbook Pro back until maybe at the end of next week. Nonetheless, if you have 2015 15” Macbook Pro with retina I highly advise that you should look into this and see if you are qualified or not for battery replacement which comes at no cost including the shipping considering that it is a recall by Apple. What you do is go to your system preference then look for your serial number of your Macbook Pro and then enter your serial number in this page that Apple has set up so that you can see if you are qualified or not. If your serial number is qualified then it gives you a few options of how you’d like for your Macbook Pro’s battery to be replaced, having it replaced at nearest authorized Apple store or get it shipped and have Apple to replace it then ship it back to you which is what I did because we have no authorized Apple computer shop here as the nearest one is a bit over two hours away from here in Charleston, Wv at BestBuy. We need Bestbuy here somewhere around in Pikeville, Ky seriously.

Here’s the link for 2015 15” Macbook Pro with Retina battery recall: https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall

And as well other recalls that you may have some products from Apple that has recalls. Always look out for any recalls for your gadgets: https://support.apple.com/exchange_repair

Abortions and 2^nd Amendment “Right To Bear Arms”

Those of you who are Trumpians or far-right thinking that complains about the Democrats supporting abortion saying that Democrats murders the babies yet you support the flawed 2^nd amendment specifically the right to bear arms that allows a lot of people in America murdering tons of people all over in the United States?! No, there are no buts in this because nothing can get any plainer than that. You complain that the Democrats are trying to take that rights away from you, saying that the Democrats are looking for a way to ban guns and guess what? They are not. When they say that we need to have a common-sense gun law, you assumed that it is a ban which is not even remotely close to banning guns which that would violate the 2^nd amendment in constitutions under the right to bear arm, common-sense gun law is simply closing the loopholes of background checks that they get around which lands some guns in wrong people’s hands and as well making sure that the guns would be going to the right people which means us who loves to bear arms for good reasons but restricting the guns from going to the people who want to bear arms for the BAD reasons. That is that, back to the topic of abortion. The reason that Democrats is all about abortion is because that so that the women have the freedom of their body, no different from us wanting to feel that owning the guns gives us some kind of freedom knowing that we can bear arms whether we like or don’t like guns or other kinds of weapon and that is the same way with the women. So, don’t go around saying that Democrats are murdering through abortions just when your favorite section in 2^nd amendment “right to bear arms” murder several people including children daily too. It is a matter of giving the people more freedoms, including women themselves in how they want to do with their lives and their bodies just as we want to own however many guns we want to bear whether it be for hunting or defense.

I cannot sit idle any longer seeing that some of you people are saying that Democrats murder babies when your favorite amendment in constitutions under 2 do. Go around saying that Democrats support abortions because they like killing babies. Well, new flash – your loves for guns do too, not just babies but also adults which are several. Democrats do not support abortion just because they want children to be murdered, in fact we fight for improvement of children’s lives such as social security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, food stamps, education, WIC and others to make sure that the children are taken care of while on the other side of the aisle (Trumpians, far right, Republicans) who screams that Democrats murder babies through abortions are doing the very thing that takes them away. So, double whammy hypocrisy for them – complaining about abortions while supporting guns that murder not just children but also adults and restlessly working to take social security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, SNAP, WIC, education, etc away from the children. I do not like seeing the children being harmed, this includes abortions, as well as guns and taking the things away from them that helps them (such as social security, Medicare, SNAP, WIC, etc). But women should have the rights to do what they want with their body, irony thing is that banning abortions and others are majority of men which that does not surprise me but banning abortions while against common-sense gun law and allowing the government to do everything to take away the very things that take care of them is shameful. I am Christian myself, which means I do not like seeing babies getting harmed but I think we should not tell women what or how they want to do with themselves equally as we do for ourselves as men but I also do not like seeing adults to get harmed either. Besides that, you should have the common sense to know that the abortion is only there for anyone who would not successfully give birth, whether it be for health reason on both sides and or others but not just because they feel like it.

Climate Change Is Hoax!

Climate change is a hoax! I say ha, please! If you continue to think that climate change is hoax then you are blind because this year where we had several records broken, such as temperature hits highest in Alaska, several tornados within’ a month that, actually I take that back because it was WITHIN’ 12 days which is less than a month as they have said that it is historic tornadoes outbreak of at least 225 tornadoes within’ that 12 days this year (2019) which is not even a half month so if that doesn’t say anything then you are very blind. How about that over 100 degrees heatwave that we recently got last week? Yes, that is due to climate change too. And no, just because a temperature raises that it means it is a climate change as climate change is the change of the weather temperature within’ a year or each year which is very alarming. For years, many politicians, scientists and others have been warning that we would be facing the consequences if we don’t do anything about the things that cause the climate change such as pollutions, gas emissions (greenhouse), throwing plastics in sea, burping coal dust in the air and many other factors that cause climate change or global warming which is the same thing. Some says climate change instead of global warming because politicians say it sounds like the blame are on them, which it is (for the United States’s part) but they (especially Republicans) don’t want to be blamed for it but the problem is that they have done so much that causes them such as cutting regulations or not willing to write regulations on gas emissions, regulations on coal (take a chill pill on that one seriously) and others. Climate change does interfere with our lifestyle in an impactful way, not just that but also economy (the more heat we get the faster fuel that power plants run for example) and there is one thing that is practically right in our face that so many people especially Republicans are working so hard to ignore – black lungs thanks to coal mines.

Sure, black lungs are healthcare-related but I figured that I throw it in there because it is almost fictional to Republicans as the climate change is to them and it is sad. Care so much about the nation, our ole glory United States of America yet does nothing to take care of the country itself in term of making sure that the fertility for farmers are good because in order to have good soil to grow plants for foods we have to have some snow so that the soil can be soft enough for the rains to get through and if we don’t get much or hardly any snow then the soil would be hardened to the point where the rain would bounce off which means the plants would not be getting any water because to grow plants there has to be some water inside the soil by making the soil moist enough for the plants to grow.

Picture this: Can you grow plants on a rock even if you water them? No, that would be the same with the soil because the soil would be too tough for the water to go through the soil and snow is what soften them which means the more snow we get the moister the soils can get which that means the plants can grow successfully (this is why some locations have greener grass because that grounds had got good amount of snows during winter). The way we carelessly treat our mother nature, each year the average temperature continues to rise which spoils the soils and not just that also makes it harder for animals such as cows that we rely on for our foods (hamburgers, lambs, etc) to survive would mean one thing – foods shortage. Want to do something good for once in your life? Get on with the program by regulating gas emissions (greenhouse), advocating or encouraging our congress to vote any bills that are related to climate change, grow more trees because trees eat pollutions like babies eats candies and many more! I mean that seriously – it’s time because we are just about to be late to do anything about it because it will continue to get worse and we do not want to wait until it has reached too late for us to do anything better for our earth.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/05/29/least-twisters-days-historic-tornado-outbreak-ravages-us/?utm_term=.88eb17c7dc56

https://www.livescience.com/topics/climate

Banning Cochlear Implants Related Advertisements

There are some of you may not know this but for a few years now, I have been manually reviewing advertisements that have come through and about 20-30% of them were cochlear implants. I reject them, any ads that are related to cochlear implants I have been rejecting them and I do that for a reason. In my good conscience I cannot support them, nor can I encourage them by not allowing them to advertise their products or other related to cochlear implants on any of my websites including here on JoshiesWorld because I have heard so many horror stories about how they take advantage of the Deaf children by seeding the idea that they are a cure in the Deaf children’s parents head which is a by far misleading information I have ever come across because they do not cure. They are simply a tool, in fact, they do NOT work as advertised for many people who were pressured by audiologists or doctors that were paid by cochlear implants company to get them. It has nothing about Deaf people wanting them, because they are more than welcome to get them if it pleases them but what I don’t like is the fact that as soon as a child were born who was found out that the child is Deaf and then cochlear implant companies suddenly onto them like a glue that you cannot get off only because they want money but does not care about what they wish or allowing them to see all of the options out there first by giving them the time to decide if cochlear implants are what they want. But to pressure them, telling them that if Deaf baby gets cochlear implant right away that it would cure them and that it would “normalize” them is so misleading. However, I do allow some ads that have something to do with hearing aids, I don’t reject most of them because they don’t put them in the harm’s way of a child by drilling in their head if they get cochlear implants. What many parents who has Deaf children born were misled or misinformed the fact that by getting them cochlear implants would also mean that their activities would be so limited, having cochlear implants would mean that they cannot play in contact sports, cannot swim and so many other activities that we Deaf people who do not have cochlear implants do.

Nonetheless, for many years I always review all of the ads that come through for all of my websites for one very reason and that is to make sure that there are no ads on cochlear implants to comes through or to be popped up on any of my websites. I have gotten e-mails asking for ads spot by cochlear implants which I outright rejected on the spot every time and I have seen some who try to slips through by advertising something like a line “power up your sound” or something that ads would do for hearing aids but when you click on it, it would take you to cochlear implants website which is clever on their parts I admit. If any of you ever see ads that have anything to do with cochlear implants, please let me know right away so I can try to find them and manually reject/block them from being shown which I would be so grateful for!

Holy Bible: ASLV – American Sign Language

I am myself a Christian, I have read some pages from old and new testaments of the Holy Bible. There are some words that I admit, at that time I don’t really have much of reading skill so when I stumble upon some words that I can never understand or never could figure what they could mean, I started reading NIV version which is a version that helps people who don’t know how to read to understand better as they weren’t complex in wordings as they are in KJV version. At that time I was in a middle school so I can only understand so few words, not only that I went to public school that does not have a program (BiBi aka Bilingual-Bicultural program) for Deaf students so they wrongfully put me in the same group as special students who have 3 grade or below reading and writing so I was pretty much stuck there. After I graduated, I finally advanced quicker than ever by reading a bunch of news, reading sources, interviewing, writing, notetaking and others for my journalist works or as a blogger so that is where my reading and writing skills finally catch up but still it is nowhere near perfect though (still learning!). Nonetheless, I have read but again like I said there were some words that I could never understand, I have always wished that there were a church around here that has a Deaf preacher but that never happens and not just that I also wished that one of the churches here would hire an American Sign Language interpreter to interpret whatever the preacher says into American Sign Language for me to participate but that never happened. I have asked help with that before, some churches know I need one but never bothered to look into it or find a way so the only way that I was able to learn about God and Jesus Christ was through the Holy Bible (NIV). Close to a couple decades fast-forward, technology have advanced ever since, a couple or three months ago I was looking through some apps on my Apple TV 4K and I came across an app saying DM (DIII) wherein the description it says that it is ASLV (American Sign Language Version) of Holy Bible so I was so surprised so I immediately downloaded the app. After downloading the app on my Apple TV 4K, I also saw that my iPhone along with my iPad downloaded the app so that means that it is also available for iOS devices so I was thrilled about that and then I went to the app on my Apple TV 4K one night wondering how it works. After opening the app, I was in awe of every chapter that they have in American Sign Language versions! I mean, from Genesis to Micah for Old Testament and from Matthew to Revelations in the New Testament. The only downside is that there are a few chapters that haven’t been completed yet as they are still working on them with translating in American Sign Language but the upside is that the most of them are completed. I’d say maybe 80-85% completed, while the 20%-25% are unfinished and they are currently working on finishing the rest but in order to finish the rest of them they need some money so they are asking for some donations.

Ever since I have discovered the DM (or DIII) aka Deaf Missions app, I have completely read both old and new testaments understanding everything because it was in my language which is American Sign Language. The reason why I am talking about this is because like me, I never will have the opportunity to communicate, study or learn from a preacher because they won’t get an interpreter to interpret the preacher’s words into sign language for me to understand what the preacher was saying at the church and also there are only a very few Deaf preachers out that has Deaf church where a community of Deaf churchgoers can attend every Sunday or Wednesday. Yes, there are Deaf churches, where the preacher is Deaf that preach in American Sign Language and several Deaf Christians attend every Sunday or Wednesday as the hearing Christians do for their hearing preachers. But there are only a very few Deaf churches, the nearest one for me I think is somewhere in Huntington which is about a couple hours drive so I don’t think that it’s possible that I would go there every Sunday or Wednesday. This is why I want to let you all know, who are Deaf that has been wanting to read Bible but cannot because your primary language are American Sign Language, doesn’t have a church who has American Sign Language interpreter and does not have a Deaf church nearby then this is a perfect solution for you. Even if you do have one of them, at least you have another way of reading and studying about God and Jesus Christ!

For those of you who want to donate to Deaf Missions so that you can help them to complete the rest of the Bible so that the Deaf Christians have access to the Bible in their language which is American Sign Language or other sign languages you can do so by going to their website then click “give!” button on top right corner: DeafMissions.com.

Twitter’s Another Redesign

Twitter recently have done another redesign, the previous redesign of Twitter was one of their biggest redesigns because the outlook of Twitter for years has been plain and simple even though it works well for the most and they completely redesigned Twitter to a whole different outlook that doesn’t look like Twitter before. Some websites usually don’t stray themselves from their outlook, for instance, many websites would rather modernize their websites design but not a complete redesign which means basically a makeover that has a completely different look. Twitter change their outlook as a whole, it became more streamlined, more professional rather than plainly simple like it has been for years and in my opinion, it is their best they did. Not just only that, they also have added a dark mode (or some call it night mode), in doing so they also added a dimmed one which is a between light (default white) and the dark mode. Like before with their old one, we could be able to change any colors that we like on our Twitter profile and as well on our ends (front page) but now we can no longer do that – however they offer limited colors that we can pick such as blue (heart), yellow (star), pink (flower), purple (octopus), orange (fire) or green (avocado).

You would have to click the new Twitter layout which is usually located on the right side, once you do that you will see a whole different layout which is awesome, from there you look for Display under “More” option on the left side of the Twitter on the desktop version. On the mobile version, there are no limited colors that you can choose but you can only pick the dark mode feature with light out or dim as you would from the desktop version.

Congratulations, Gallaudet University!

I would like to congratulate Gallaudet University of being ranked for number 1 best value schools, number 11 (tied) most innovative schools on US News which is an organization that is well known for and has the credibility of ranking organizations or businesses which that includes universities, colleges, hospitals, and others. When it comes to wanting to have a rank, US News is one of a few organizations that everybody relies on for information so that they know where they rank at and they also are what helps to bring a lot of people’s attention thanks to their rankings. Gallaudet University has been ranked #1 in best value schools, #11 (tied) in most innovative schools and #20 overall in regional universities north so that is high praises! Why I am mentioning Gallaudet University since I rarely do for any others? Because Gallaudet University is a very special one, it is a mecca for the Deaf community as it is only one Deaf university in a whole. There are thousands of universities, colleges, and others but one for the Deaf people to enroll. No, NTID at RIT does not count because NTID is just a sub of a hearing university which is RIT and there is none for Gallaudet University because Gallaudet University is truly its own one.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/gallaudet-university-1443/overall-rankings

Most of America’s Terrorists Are Muslim?

BUZZZZ! You are wrong. What? Yes, you got that right you are wrong. The most terrorists in America is none other than the whites, by stats and evidence it has shown so which you can read about here. I had to throw this out there because I am getting annoyed by the people telling other people the reason that we should put up a wall in the south where Mexico is at is that they are terrorists when the most is none other than the whites. That goes the same when I hear the people say that most terrorists here are by Muslims when they are not. Yes, I will not deny that SOME Muslim groups are terrorists such as the Taliban, Al Qaeda. But that isn’t the point, while this is for the whole world but when we put our scope on a country calls the United States of America to see which group are most terrorists and that is the whites.

https://bit.ly/2T5jqF2

Go Back To Where You Are From To Mexicans – Really?!

For those who said or encourage others to tell Mexicans to go back to where they are from apparently did not learn anything in their history class that almost half of the United States of America was a part of Mexico. Really, they were I kid you not. It was a province of First Mexican Empire or more so divisions under Mexico calls Californias, Nuevo Mexico, Texas and when I say “Californias” is NOT the California that we know because when it was under Mexico their Californias were part of Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. All of these states were under a division of Mexico calls Californias or Las Californias under New Spain before the First Mexican Empire took it along with the Texas Republic and Mexico were so big that it starts from California (under all of these states) all the way to almost where Panama is. So, in other words, the Mexicans that we have here in the United States are rightfully theirs especially their generations tracing back to the people who were part of the First Mexican Empire. What happens was that Mexico sold Californias to the United States for millions of dollars and compensation for native’s attacks then they became the states that we know – Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and California.

Here is the image of the map when it was under the hands of Spain and then The First Mexican Empire to give you an idea of what it looks like back then. So, don’t be going around telling Mexicans to go back to where they are from when a lot of them are actually from here under either Spain or Mexico – their generations are here. Just as the natives with the east, like Mexico or Spain with the west and we are living on the lands that their early generations lived on so don’t go around disrespecting them by telling them to go back to where they are from, please.

Also here are a couple or so links for you to read and learn about history which is interesting!

Las Californias – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Californias
First Mexican Empire – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Mexican_Empire
Territorial Evolution of Mexico – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_Mexico

Bonus for those of you who tell them to go back to where they came from, especially those of you who are Christians. Please read two verses here:

When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:33-34

You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:21

How Emoji Are Made

This is another thing that I must share with you guys because it is very interesting, at least for me and I am talking about how emojis are made! What caught my attention the most in this video was that there is a mention about how a Deaf emoji were being made and it gives you the idea how emoji are made in general for today’s social media or pretty much everywhere else. People even are starting to make them out as a language and I can see that emoji to become a language someday but not right now because we still need tons more before we can consider emoji a language as we’d need every words or expression for words before emoji can become a language. Never say never, I guess! But here’s the video and it has closed captions in case if you wonder!

Happy 12th Birthday, JoshiesWorld!

This is actually an edit (8/10/2019) or an update. I have forgotten to add another one more to the latest snippets article which is obviously this one, that many of you probably did not realize that three days ago JoshiesWorld has just turned 12 years old since 7th of this month August as it was founded on August 7, 2007 (8/7/07)! JoshiesWorld has been around since the year of 2007 in August on the 7th day, that is a very long time and I am looking forward to another 12 years because I will continue. Happy Birthday, JoshiesWorld!

That Is All For Now!

I think I have spread myself over thin here because I realize I have written about so many things so double-checking, putting out several links, videos and whatnot is going to be very fun for me (not). But somewhat it is overdue as I have not written anything for a long time and I know that not every topic here may be interesting which is why I tend to try to write as much as possible without overdoing them so that hopefully there are at least one or two out of all topics that may interest some of you. As always, I would love for you to keep on throwing some things (stories, tips, exclusive story, topics suggestion, dirt on someone – with evidence please, etc) my way so that I can write some more which you can do so by either submitting them here, send them over on my social media which can be found here and as well contacting me here via e-mail. Thank you so much for your continued support, they truly mean a lot to me and please continue to do so as they keep on motivating me to continue. So, again thank you all!

PSSTTTT… Ewok, you know who – congratulations!
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/tech/ewok-fortnite-soleil-wheeler/index.html

Joshua “Joshie” Sullivan.

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