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Mix 05-01-2026

Joshua Sullivan
May 1, 2026

Okay, I think it is time for another mix article, since the last one was published about two months ago or close to that. Here are some of the topics that will be included in this mix article. Hopefully, there is at least one of them that you might be interested in reading here!

Mix 05-01-2026 Topics.

Like in every Mix articles here on JoshiesWorld, here is a list of the topics for this Mix article, if you only want to read certain topics that you may be interested in reading you can do so by clicking/pressing on a topic that you would like to read or if you are busy and don’t have enough time to read the rest of this Mix article then you can stop reading and then come back to pick up where you stopped reading by clicking/pressing the topic that you stopped reading so you can continue reading the rest of the Mix article here!

Useful research tools for researching the Deaf community

There are a few places you can find data or information about the Deaf community, and here is one I think is a very useful tool for researching or analyzing it. It doesn’t have to be about the Deaf community; it is a great tool for anything that you’d like to do some research or get some data information on, whatever it is that you are interested in doing some research or analysis on. I stumbled upon these research and analysis tools through the Journalist Studio on Google, which I have access to as a blogger and an amateur journalist.

Google Journalist Studio?

If you read above about the research and analysis tools I found useful, I stumbled upon them through Google Journalist Studio. In case you’re curious, here’s what they are and how to get them. Google offers a service called Journalist Studio that provides tools for journalists, bloggers, and reporters to use in their work. I have been using Google Journalist Studio for a long time now. I was given access or a privilege because Google had me registered as a journalist, while I was working on getting JoshiesWorld added as one of the news networks/channels for Google News, so that anyone can add JoshiesWorld as one of their preferred networks/channels. Plus, I have been writing articles and reviews since 2007, which is almost two decades, so Google detected that JoshiesWorld is an independent news media and brand, which is what JoshiesWorld is. I am so glad that I discovered Google Journalist Studio when I was invited to join because they have so many tools that is made for journalists to use, such as collecting data, information, taking a look at what is trending in some particular places, getting alerts when they detected some information online that I look for, it’s almost like being feed with sources/informations that I can use to write article. It is as if some people come to me to share some information with me to write an article on it, except that this tool does all the work by finding any piece of information that I need, or wait for an alert to let me know that there could be something going on for me to investigate for an article.

They are useful when I run out of information from some sources, such as email or social media messages. They also have a fact-checker system for us journalists or bloggers to use to make sure that the sources or information we gather is factual. So, with these tools, along with many more tools from Google Journalist Studio, they are very useful in my opinion. Good news for you, anyone can access Google Journalist Studio to use the tools for journalists! A long time ago, they were accessible only to a small group of journalists or bloggers, and I was invited. Now they are open to the public, so anyone, including you, can use them whenever you need or want to. All you have to do is type journaliststudio.google.com or click this link: https://journaliststudio.google.com/

YouTube Community/Posts

Did you know that YouTube has a feature that lets you create a post instead of uploading a video? I have a feeling that a lot of people, including YouTubers, haven’t noticed that YouTube has had that feature for a while now. That feature I am referring to is called YouTube community/posts. You can find the posts feature on your YouTube channel, where the home, videos, shorts, etc. tabs are located, under your YouTube avatar/display, or in the community tab. You can also create a post on YouTube by clicking the create button; you’ll see options such as “upload video”, “go live”, and “create post”. If you cannot find it, there is a chance that you didn’t have it enabled, which you can do so by going to your YouTube channel customization, going to settings, which is located at the bottom left of YouTube’s web version, and going to community moderation, then look for “Posts in your community,” then turn on the viewer posts.

Are they useful? Maybe, maybe not, that depends on how many visitors they will get. When it comes to YouTube, it can be useful for posting to announce something, to notify our viewers that we’ll go live at a certain time or date, and so on. As for me, I actively post on my YouTube channel whenever I need to cross-post on social media, such as announcements or important things I think everyone should know about.

BTS for the NFL’s Super Bowl LXI in 2027?

If you keep up with the music industry, music news, and whatnot, then you would know the boy band called BTS. In case you don’t, you don’t have a clue, then to make a long story short, it is 7 (RM, Suga, Jin, Jung Kook, V, Jimin, and J-Hope) boy music band from South Korea formed in 2010, and they quickly became one of the biggest band in the world as they’ve won 532 awards, and nominated 751 times. That include many well-known awards such as American Music Awards (11 wins, 14 nominations) (AMA), Billboard Music Awards (12 wins, 17 nominations), E! People’s Choice Awards (13 wins, 18 nominations), Grammy Awards (5 nominations), IHeartRadio Music Awards (13 wins, 15 nominations), MAMA awards (52 wins, 76 nominations), several MTV awards, Spotify Awards (1 wins, 1 nominations), Variety’s Hitmakers (2 wins, 2 nominations), Webby Awards (1 win, 1 nominations), and so many more! Here are the links to learn who BTS is and how many awards BTS has received, including wins and nominations.

If you wonder what BTS stands for, there are a few that they go by, such as Bulletproof Boy Scouts, Bangtan Sonyeondan, Beyond the Scene, etc., but the most common is Bangtan Boys. If you wonder how big they are, think Michael Jackson or bigger than The Jacksons before Michael Jackson went solo, and became the King of Pop. Speaking of Pop as a music genre, BTS is pop as well, but more specifically KPop, which is the Korean (South Korea) version of Pop. Not too long ago, the band BTS had a hiatus because all of these 7 members of BTS were mandated to join the South Korean military for almost two years, and now that their military service ended, not too long ago, they are reunited, so right now they are making one of the biggest comebacks for a music band with a new album called ARIRANG. If you have Netflix, there is a very good chance you saw it heavily promoting and investing in BTS, including a livestream of their first concert, which was free for anyone who attended, held at Gwanghwamun Square in South Korea. It was unheard of, not only that, but South Korea also heavily invested in BTS as well, and South Korea’s economy was all from BTS by having pictures of BTS everywhere on different buildings, buses, vehicles, and more. Setting up many stores selling BTS merch, and whatnot. Their new album, ARIRANG, contains 14 songs. Here they are, along with what ARIRANG means.

Copied from Google search: Arirang is a traditional Korean folk song and a powerful symbol of Korean identity and unity in both North and South Korea. Essentially a simple song, it consists of the refrain ‘Arirang, arirang, arariyo’ and two simple lines that vary by region, dealing with universal themes of separation, longing, sorrow, joy, and happiness, and inviting improvisation.

I have embedded the entire BTS ARIRANG album on Spotify above if you are interested in the song list.

Ever since BTS made what is considered one of the biggest comebacks for a musical band in the world, there have been some talks from a good number of people, including BTS’s Army (BTS calls their fans ARMY), thinking that the next NFL Super Bowl performance, which will be called Super Bowl LXI in 2027, should go to BTS. For the past few years now, the NFL Super Bowl has become diverse, not only people but also the types of music (genres), which I think is a great idea, we have had Shakira with Jennifer Lopez, The Weeknd, Dre with Snoop Dogg, Enimem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Usher, Kendrick Lamar, and the most recent Bad Bunny. So, why not BTS?! They are a South Korean band that has become one of the biggest in the world in a relatively short time. For me, I think, why not?! I am a little bit biased here because I have become a fan of BTS for a while now, to be honest with you, but I think the NFL should headline BTS for their next Super Bowl performance in 2027, which is the Super Bowl LXI. If the NFL headlines BTS for Super Bowl LXI, that would be another record they’d set, such as being the first Korean (K-pop) band to perform at a Super Bowl. I can predict that this might come close to or break the record Michael Jackson set for the most-watched Super Bowl in 1993. Wait, let me correct this: Michael Jackson is now the second most-watched, as Kendrick Lamar broke that record just recently in 2025 by only 0.1 million viewers. Michael Jackson had 133.4 million viewers, but Kendrick Lamar broke that record with 133.5 million viewers. But how the Super Bowl performances became what we see for about three decades is thanks to Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson was the one who set the way that we see the Super Bowl now with musicians.

So, again, why not have BTS for the upcoming Super Bowl LXI?! I think it would be a wonderful idea if they picked BTS to headline Super Bowl LXI in 2026. I don’t see any problem with that, there is no excuse for them not to pick BTS especially that they are in the beginning of one of the biggest comeback for music, and by selecting BTS they would also bring in luractive money thanks to BTS army because BTS army will do anything to make sure that they are there to see BTS performance at a Super Bowl even if their favorite team isn’t in the Super Bowl! The only downside is that BTS will not earn any money for the performance, as the NFL has never given performers money for its Super Bowl, so BTS would have to perform for free. Still, I think the NFL does pay for logistics, equipment, or something that gives BTS the stage, but I could be wrong. The NFL gets the full money for any performances without giving them a penny, except for the rare deal made with Michael Jackson, which gave the money to his Heal The World Foundation. Michael Jackson asked for $1 million, but they refused. Then they agreed to donate only $100,000 to the Heal The World Foundation and a 30-second TV spot to promote it. So, if the NFL have decided to headline BTS as they for sure should, BTS would have to decide if they’d be willing to perform for free which I believe they would because this wouldn’t be the first time that the BTS give a free performance as BTS gave a quite few numbers of free performances including their comeback concert recently at Gwanghwamun Square in South Korea to anyone but to have the best seats they was required to have their new ARIRANG album, and Netflix membership according to some sources online.

I am all for the NFL Super Bowl to headline the BTS, why wouldn’t you?! If that is the case, I recommend that you look up BTS videos on YouTube. Or look up some BTS on some streaming services, such as Disney Plus, I believe, and also, I believe, there are a couple of them on Netflix. You would get most of them through platforms like VLive and Weverse, and some are on YouTube, but BTS or their label didn’t upload many. In fact, I’ll make a playlist of a few BTS videos for you to watch below here if you are interested!

I know, they are great at making content such as TV shows, movies, music videos (MV), and whatnot. Many cannot get enough of them, but fortunately for you, if this is your first time learning about BTS, then there are plenty more of them that you can watch, as they made a lot of them, and their recent one was “Are You Sure?” which you can find on Disney+.

Society continues to stigmatize the content creators

For the past few years, well, to be honest, for about two decades now, I have been seeing many people stigmatizing the content creators because of many things. As such, saying that a content creator is not a real job or a career, telling them to go and get a “real job”, that they are narcissists because they want a lot more followers on social media, telling these content creators who look for some donations to go and get a real job instead of being a beggar or a peddler. That applies to content creators who are starting to put up a paywall, or have already done so, where you would be required to pay to view their content. Similar to many online news and media outlets do. The paywall is when, on a news website, you can only read a few words before they disappear, with a prompt requiring you to pay for a membership or subscription to read the full article. It is a fact that content creators do make content to make money; it is a real job because a real job is working for money, and content creators do that. Creating content isn’t something you can do on Facebook, make a post on your phone or tablet, and then put it down. Content creators have to be creative and have the equipment or tools to produce content, which can be very expensive. For instance, a web host that can handle a large volume of traffic can cost you close to or over a thousand dollars a month. To create content, you need some equipment, such as a camera (phone, mirrorless, action, 360, etc.). A good camera costs between $500 for a premium action camera, such as the Insta360 Ace Pro 2, $500-$700 for a 360 camera, such as the Insta360 X5, or $5,000 for a mirrorless camera, such as the Nikon Z9. You need to get a good lens for the mirrorless camera which can runs up from $500 to almost $3000, a computer or laptop with high performance processor along with high performance graphic card (it cost a good number of thousand dollars for both CPU and GPU) to handle the power for videos editing or pictures editing with some software which is again expensive, for instance, Adobe Creative Cloud which runs you between $30 to $70 a month. Then there are some accessories, more equipment, tools, subscribe to some service, and more, then it consumes so much of your time to edit a video or picture that you would be satisfied with.

It doesn’t stop there, now you have all of that, you still have to give more of your time on the business side such as networking, looking for some partners to collaborate with such as asking several business to ship their sample or product to you for you to do a review on them, you will have to use a lot of your time to communicate with others, exchanging emails with some businesses or people, looking for some deals that would benefit you, and a lot more. That doesn’t stop there, because as a content creator, you need a website. Hence, you have to give a lot of your time working on your website, maintaining it on daily basis, making sure that they are functioning the way you want them to be, making sure that there are no errors or problems, at least major, and any time you publish a content on your website you have to think of a strategy for your SEO (search engine optimization) which can be pain in the butt as it would not only take a lot of your time but also a lot of thinking on what keyword should you use, title, tags, and making sure that your content is optimized for the search engine such as Google, Bing, and others.

So, believe me when I say being a content creator is a job. The definition of a job is where you do any work to earn money, and a content creator is one of them because they can earn money creating any content. More and more people are becoming content creators, making it a source of income for them. Being a content creator can be lucrative if they know what to do and how to create content that appeals to the audience, such as whatever is trending. Sure, being a content creator can be a hobby as well, just like you can be a photographer as a hobby or as a professional (a job). Again, being a content creator can be considered a job because it isn’t just about getting on a computer, tablet, or phone to post whatever they want to say or show. It’s about coming up with a script, using equipment such as a camera, executing whatever the script says, then doing some editing, gathering some sources, then, then, then, then, and then, so it is a time-consuming job. Content creator is now a pretty broad term for many roles, such as blogger, journalist, photographer, videographer, social media marketer, social media strategist, social media influencer, affiliate marketer, reviewer, vlogger, livestreamer, podcaster, vodcaster, copywriter, brand manager, and many more. Of course, becoming a content creator doesn’t mean that you automatically have a job with a income, because even before you become a content creator, you got to meet hard criterias to qualify for content monetization or a monetization programs which is where you can finally get paid as a content creator so you would have to put all effort in to finally be qualified to earn money from creating content.

Here are a few links that I think have all the information you need about what a content creator is, whether it’s a job, and what they do.

This is one of the reasons content creators are somewhat aggressive in finding ways to gain more followers: to qualify for a monetization program, they must meet criteria, including a certain number of followers. No one can start earning anything until they have met some of the social media platform’s monetization criteria. So, before any content creators can become professional or to be able to earn some money, they will have to focus on a couple of things right away, such as grow the number of followers, constantly engaging with the followers, businesses, brands, etc., building the brand (especially to be trustworthy), and keep up with content production because one of the criteria is to reaching a certain number that their content have been viewed or how many minutes or hours that their content such as videos or reels have been watched on daily or monthly basis. I will not deny that I have been aggressively looking for a way to gain the number of followers for some of my social media platforms, to have more business or brands to take me seriously, so that I could finally be qualified to enroll in some of these social media platforms’ monetization programs, such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and some others. At the same time, being qualified, so that JoshiesWorld can attract some business or brand to send their products or services to me/JoshiesWorld, so that I can do a review on them for all of you, so you can decide on whether you should get or try these products that I have reviewed. In just a few months away until this August JoshiesWorld will become two decades old or 20 years old, this whole time I was more of passive when it comes to looking for some way to get more followers, viewers, and watchers until I realized that JoshiesWorld is about to become 20 years old so I thought that it is too long enough that I have to do something about this. I will always focus on and make sure that all of my articles, and reviews are authentic, my principles sticks no matter what since day one but for almost twenty years I have been spending a lot of money into it such as paying monthly for the server, features, systems, and whatnot but get nothing in return so I feel that it’s time for me to start getting something in return for my love of labor. Because of that, I need all the support that you can give me, whether that be following my social media platforms, getting family and friends to do the same, making a donation or buying some of JoshiesWorld’s merch to help to spread the words about JoshiesWorld so that I can finally push JoshiesWorld over that line that has blocked me for almost 20 years at my expense to finally be qualified for enrolling the social media platform’s monetization program.

If you are curious about monetization programs, criteria, or qualifications for enrolling on certain social media platforms to start making money from your content, I suggest you visit the link below, which provides information on these topics.

https://www.joinmavely.com/blog/your-guide-to-social-media-network-monetization-requirements

I am absolutely beyond grateful for all the support some of you have given me. If it weren’t for your support, I doubt JoshiesWorld would still be here for two decades in August, but here we are, thanks to all of you! If you are on social media, you are interested in becoming a content creator. You want to make a career out of it by making money for producting your content then you will have to be aggressive in getting as many followers as you can, and that should not be shamed for or have a stigma about it because after all we do need to grow our numbers of followers to be able even to start earning or to get anything for our work which is producing content!

A shark bit Pi00a!

What am I talking about, a topic on a shark bit Pi00a?! Did I mean to say pizza, that a shark from the ocean or a beach bit someone’s pizza?! No, no, I am not talking about that, not that way. I am talking about Shark Tank, one of the most popular TV shows on ABC, but you can also find it on streaming services like Disney+ and Hulu. Now, I am referring to an episode of the Shark Tank TV series, episode 18 finale in season 17, and from this point I will be talking about that episode on the Shark Tank TV show, so if you are a fan of Shark Tank or a Pi00a supporter/customer. You haven’t watched episode 18 of season 17 or found out what is new with Pi00a, so skip ahead to the next topic, because I will spoil that episode. Okay, you have been warned.

What is the big deal about that particular episode on Shark Tank, and Pi00a?! Pi00a is a Deaf and CODA-owned business, Russell Stein (father/husband), Melody Stein (mother/wife), Taysia (daughter), and Rylan (son). Both Russell and Melody are Deaf, while both of their children are CODA. What is CODA? CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adult(s), where one or both of the parents are Deaf and have children who aren’t Deaf, which means that they are hearing (can hear). Pi00a founders Russell and Melody have a history of running a restaurant, a Neapolitan pizza restaurant in San Francisco, California, called Mozzeria. They had a physical restaurant business and a few food trucks, which were converted from trolleys and equipped with commercial/industrial Napoli (or Neapolitan-style) ovens. Their restaurant business was going well; it was trending, especially in the Deaf community. Then they were acquired by a private equity firm that invests in Deaf-owned businesses, and from that point on, everything went downhill. Not only that, the COVID pandemic doesn’t help. Even though they no longer run Mozzeria restaurant(s), they still have a passion for Neapolitan pizzas, so they founded a new business. Still, this time it is a food business instead of a restaurant, and they called it Pi00a. PI in letters, then two zeros in numbers, and letter a – pi00a. How they came up with the name pi00a, which is a clever name in my opinion, is instead of calling it pizza, so they play on pizza name, they changed two letter Zs with two zero numbers (00), which is a common Italian flour called 00 (also known as doppio zero flour) that can be used to make pizza dough, pasta, bread, pastries, and whatnot. So, the name Pi00a allows them to stand out a bit more because it is a unique name that plays on the word Pizza. Pizza is overused every day, so why not be more distinctive with a name that stands out? Pi00a!

With that said, you get a summary of who they are and where they come from, from the beginning to now, with a food company that makes handcrafted Neapolitan pizzas. Speaking of a food company that makes Neapolitan pizzas, Pi00a products are frozen, handcrafted Neapolitan pizzas you can buy at some stores or order online, which will be shipped to you with ice packs to keep them frozen. Once they’ve been shipped to you, you can oven-bake them for under 10 minutes or fire up your Neopoli oven if you have one. Now, they have a business that produces Neapolitan pizzas, named Pi00a. They made deals with some stores to sell them at some stores in different areas. What can they do next? Shark Tank! Now, that episode I was referring to, the episode 18 finale in season 17 on Shark Tank, is where Pi00a appears with the hope of baiting some investors to invest in their Pi00a business so they can take their business to the next level. How do you think they did? Did they successfully bait one of the investors on Shark Tank? They did! But every investor felt they didn’t want to invest in the pizza industry because of its unbelievably competitive nature. I am talking about the pizza industry, which has almost no room for new competitors until a daring competitor is willing to take on pizza restaurant giants, well-known pizza companies, and others like Pi00a! Of all, the only one willing to take a chance on Pi00a and invest in them was Lori Greiner, who is investing $200,000 for 12% equity, valuing Pi00a at $4 million. Pi00a’s founders have said that one of their goals is to create more jobs for the Deaf community as they expand their business with the help of new investor Lori Greiner from the TV show Shark Tank. There are only 54% of Deaf people who are employed in the United States of America, only 35% of Deafblind people who are employed, and even worse, only 32% employed by DeafDisabled people like me.

Here is a link to a website with data on employment in the Deaf community. DeafDisabled, DeafBlind, and other Deaf people are part of the Deaf community. https://nationaldeafcenter.org/news-items/supporting-deaf-people-closing-the-employment-gap/

So, I would like to congratulate Russell Stein, Melody Stein, Taysia, Rylan, and everybody at pi00a for getting one of the investors on Shark Tank to invest in them! Of course, I would love to review their products here on JoshiesWorld if I can get my hands on them. Maybe you can reach out to them and ask them to send some samples or any of their products for review from JoshiesWorld! Feel free to share this link (request a review from JoshiesWorld): https://www.joshiesworld.com/contact/request-a-review-from-joshiesworld/ with them or any business when you ask them if they’d like to send JoshiesWorld any product for JoshiesWorld to review.

The United States vs Iran war

I want to share my thoughts on the conflict between the United States and Iran. This is not a new war, and it did not suddenly begin under President Donald Trump. Tensions between the two countries have been building for decades. The roots go back to 1953, when a coup in Iran, supported by the United States’ CIA and the United Kingdom, overthrew Iran’s prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh. Mohammad Mossadegh wanted to nationalize Iran’s oil industry, which threatened Western oil or financial interests. Nationalizing meant Iran would control its own oil, without foreign ownership. After the coup, the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was restored to power and became a close ally of the United States. Many Iranians saw this as foreign interference and betrayal. This led to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, which overthrew the Shah. Iran then became an Islamic republic led by Ruhollah Khomeini, who strongly opposed the United States. From 1979 to 1981, Iranian militants took over the United States Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 Americans hostage for 444 days during the Iran hostage crisis. Since then, the United States and Iran have not had formal diplomatic relations.

During the 1980s, Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein, fought a long war against Iran. The United States gave indirect support to Iraq at the time, mainly because of its Cold War strategy. Later, Saddam Hussein became an enemy of the United States, which led to more conflicts in the Middle East. Other events also raised tensions. In 1988, a U.S. Navy ship accidentally shot down an Iranian passenger plane, killing 290 people during the Iran Air Flight 655 incident. Over the years, the United States has called Iran a state sponsor of terrorism because it supported groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis in Yemen. There were also growing worries about Iran’s nuclear program. The United States and its allies feared Iran might develop nuclear weapons, while Iran said its program was only for civilian uses like energy. This led to talks under President Barack Obama, resulting in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In this agreement, Iran agreed to limit uranium enrichment and allow inspections in return for sanctions relief.

When Donald Trump became president, the United States left the agreement in 2018 and put sanctions back on Iran. This caused tensions to rise sharply. In 2020, the United States used a drone strike to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, which nearly led to direct conflict. Iran answered with missile strikes on U.S. bases in Iraq. Tensions kept rising after that. Under President Joe Biden, the United States launched strikes against Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria after attacks on U.S. forces. These actions were meant to stop further attacks and avoid a full-scale war. Even though these events brought the United States and Iran close to open conflict, the United States did not officially declare war. According to U.S. law, only Congress can declare war, but the president can order military action in some situations.

Because of these events, the situation is in a legal gray area. There have been real military actions and retaliation, but no formal declaration of war. That is why people often call it an undeclared conflict instead of a traditional war approved by Congress. Today, tensions between the United States and Iran are still high. There have been military actions, proxy wars, and ongoing retaliation, but not a full-scale declared war. This conflict is long-standing and complex, and it continues to change.

So, what is my view on all this? I can see why tensions have gotten so high. For years, the United States and its allies have accused Iran of supporting militant groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Houthis. These groups have used rockets, missiles, drones, and other violent tactics, including suicide bombings, in their attacks.

To explain my point of view, I sometimes compare these groups to drug cartels. I do not mean they are the same, but the comparison shows a difference in purpose. Drug cartels mainly want to protect and grow their illegal businesses, often using violence to defend their territory or fight rivals. Militant groups, however, are usually driven by political, ideological, or religious goals, which can include targeting civilians or trying to control territory. Both are dangerous and harmful, but their reasons and structures are different.

It is also important not to judge entire populations. Not all Iranians support their government or its actions, just as people in any country have different views. Sometimes, anti-American and anti-Israel slogans like “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” are used in protests or by certain groups in Iran. This kind of language is troubling and adds to fear and mistrust between countries. I understand why the United States, Israel, and their allies are worried about Iran’s actions and sway in the region. Groups like Hamas have carried out major attacks, such as the October 7, 2023, attack in Israel that killed about 1,200 people. Events like this cause worries about what could happen if similar groups become stronger. Still, it is important to separate governments, militant groups, and civilians. Many Iranian civilians have nothing to do with these actions and may not support them at all. Some even want reform, democracy, or better relations with other countries. When it comes to U.S. policy, I see the point of caution regarding national security. But any military action should be carefully considered to avoid harming civilians. I do not support attacks on civilians. My support is for stopping or responding to threats from militant groups and those directly involved in violence.

Looking beyond, I do not think this conflict will end soon. It could become a long-term issue, much like the war in Afghanistan, especially because the region is so complex and many different groups are involved. There will likely be economic effects as well. Conflicts like this frequently disrupt global oil supplies, raising gas prices, increasing transportation costs, and making everyday goods like food and electricity more expensive. Some people hope that other oil sources, like Venezuela, could help with rising costs. But global demand is high, and supply chains are complicated. No single country can offset problems in major regions like the Middle East, so prices can still rise worldwide.

Overall, I think this situation will last a long time and could put pressure on the economy, but it probably will not cause it to collapse. The best thing people can do is keep informed. It is important to follow several trustworthy news sources, both mainstream and independent, to gain a clearer, better-balanced view of what is happening.

Does JoshiesWorld endorse political candidates or anyone for something else (not political)?

Yes, I, JoshiesWorld, do, and I will be doing so, but not right away. I will issue an endorsement when it gets narrowed down in the middle of the election campaign. Every election time, I do endorse a few people for political offices or for any positions that have nothing to do with politics, such as who or what a company deserves or should be nominated for some awards or recognitions. Right now, I can say that I am listening, looking for, studying them, and watching them so that I can, as JoshiesWorld, endorse anyone that I feel confident with that I think or know that they will do what they said they would or, more importantly, go by what people ask of them. Any candidate is more than welcome to get in touch with me to share their vision, discuss what’s on their agenda if elected, and whatnot. I am happy to listen to them; I would even appreciate it if they allowed me to ask them a few questions on the record, so that way I, and all of you, can learn more about these candidates. For a few years now, JoshiesWorld has endorsed a few people, and to my surprise, my endorsement carries weight, which tells me that my readers/supporters trust me to endorse the right people who would serve us.

Along with a few of the news and media that people rely on around here, JoshiesWorld is one of them, so I am humbly honored by that. I much appreciate that, even though, I want to empthasis that whoever or whatever that I plan on to endorse is just a suggestion or a recommendation which that means I am not telling you who to vote for or who to nominate or award to, I am only merely suggesting who I think you should take a look at to consider to vote for, and that goes the same for who to nominate or to award for. I am not asking you to go for it; I am simply making a suggestion or recommendation, and then you decide from there with the information you have, which should come not only from me/JoshiesWorld but also from various news and media sources.

Speaking of candidates who wish or would like to contact me to help me get a better idea of who I, as JoshiesWorld, should endorse, you can message me on JoshiesWorld’s Facebook, or JoshiesWorld on other social media platforms, or go to this link to contact me via email.

Nonetheless, when there is a time to vote in an election or to nominate someone or a company for an award, you should do so. It is so important that you, I, and others do our duty as Americans by voting because these votes are our voices. Don’t make or think of an excuse to not vote, and if you think that your vote wouldn’t matter because the person you support will win the election, then you are thinking wrong, because your vote could be the tiebreaker. Plus, your vote isn’t just a vote to support; it is also data that helps federal, state, and local governments ensure our local or city gets enough funding. Let’s say we need one billion dollars to make sure that everything is operating, such as our public schools, our colleges, and our universities, so that it is enough to cover all of the services for the population of 1,000. But only half of the population which is 500 ends up voting in the election, so the federal, state, county, or a city would assume that there no need for a billion dollars since they’d think that our population is only 500 when it’s really a thousand, so they split that one billion dollars funding into half which is 500 million dollars to fund our utilities, schools, universities, colleges, libraries, etc. which that means we’d get drastic funding cut in half, and that would cause some schools, utilities, libraries, fire departments, post office, police department, etc. to either close or struggle badly because thanks to that half of the populations didn’t vote so no one in the federal, state, county, city, and local estimate real number of populations to make sure that our population would be well-funded because they sees that there’s only 500 that have voted. Hence, they estimate that we have only 500-700 populations. So, you get the idea of how important it is for you to vote, and when you do, make sure you know everything about these candidates so you can vote for the right one.

Voting is as important as reporting in our census because the census is one of the ways the government uses to double-check its population numbers. Plus, it is actually a law that we have to fill out our census, which happens every decade (every 10 years). It is mandated by the U.S. Constitution and codified in Title 13. If we refuse to answer or provide false information, we may face fines of up to $5,000 for non-compliance. This isn’t only the U.S. census; we are also required to fill out our American Community Survey (ACS) if the U.S. Census Bureau requests a response, or the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) every year if you live in Puerto Rico (which is one of the U.S. territories).

Trump is losing his supporters

It seems to me that Trump supporters have just started losing their faith in their leader, the United States President Donald Trump, and I don’t blame them at all for it. I am starting to see more and more people who supported President Trump starting to speak out against him. Not just the people who supported Trump before, there are many independent people, and obviously Democrats, who are getting tired of him because he is abusing his power too much. Plus, some of these stubborn Republican lawmakers continue to enable him, and don’t have the guts to handle it. There is a reason for three branches of government: Executive (President), Legislative (Congress), and Judicial (Supreme Court Justices). It is to keep a check on the government’s power, checks and balances that is. There is a reason for that: it is to prevent the government from getting too powerful and to ensure that there is still a democracy, which means we, the people who elect them. The separation of powers in the United States government is vital to us Americans, and we are the gatekeepers who ensure that whoever we elect to govern our country is the right one. So this means we must make sure we vote for anyone we know or have confidence will represent us, and whose main duty is to serve us, not the other way around. It should be so obvious to us by now, especially in the eyes of Trump supporters, that what President Trump is doing is the opposite of serving us citizens; he is serving himself, and his inner circle, especially his rich friends/supporters who donated large funds to his campaign or to his business. Many of us Democrats, from liberal to moderate, centerist to independent, and Republicans, from fascists to moderate or centrist Republicans/conservatives, have warned many times about how Trump is about why Trump was the wrong choice for President, about what he would do as President, and how he would do as President. During his first term, things were bad, and so was his job approval rating, which is why Joe Biden became President. Then it seems some forgot what kind of Trump he was as President in his first term by electing him back in for the second term. Of course, President Trump isn’t the same as he was during his first term; this is why we tried to warn that his second term would be even more dangerous. For the second term, which is the last term for a president, he has no reason to be nice or to serve the people, because he doesn’t need us, since he won’t be able to get re-elected, since his two terms are up.

This is why we are seeing this behavior from Trump; this is why we are seeing the prices getting out of control. I am talking about the cost of gas, oil, food, goods, and whatnot. Go to your favorite search engine, and ask it to show you what the cost of gas or oil was during Joe Biden’s presidency, and what it is now in Trump’s presidency. I recall that many of you, Trump supporters, blamed President Joe Biden for the increasing cost of gas when it actually went down, thanks to President Joe Biden releasing the reserved oil at that time to help ease the pain of gas prices. Now, we are in a war against Iran, which is a somewhat big country that has one of the most powerful countries as an ally, which is Russia, and even maybe China, which is one of the three most powerful countries along with the United States. What happened that we attacked Venezuela, and kidnapped their president, Maduro, and his wife? Do we have their oil now? Ha, no, we do not. Even if we do some of them, it’s not enough oil for us because we consume a heck of a lot more gas/oil than they can supply.

Don’t forget about the Epstein files, which are actually the thing that is causing some of Trump’s supporters to lose faith in him, along with feeling the pain of the prices going up, and not being truthful to us Americans. Even though some people supported Trump before now call his assassination attempts staged! The people who supported Trump are now finally waking up and smelling the coffee for once! Sadly, some of us who have been warning other people about what impact it would bring if Trump were to be re-elected for a second term were ignored. Now, some people finally see what we tried to warn them about, but it was too late because Trump is the U.S. President again and will be for two and a half years. Now, President Donald Trump’s approval rating is 34%, the lowest for a modern President, and it is even lower than his first term, which was another record low for a modern American President! It means he is doing worse in his second term than in his first.

So, I don’t blame some of these people who were staunch supporters of Trump and are now realizing their mistake to support Trump in the first place, and are losing their trust and faith in President Trump for a few reasons, including the refusal to release the Epstein files, which were in it. Most of the Epstein files were released in heavily redacted papers. It is no wonder that some people are starting to admit that, in the upcoming midterm election, it would be more likely to go to Democrats and give Democrats the win in Congress, both the Senate and the House. I have a few people I do know who supported Trump for both of his terms and are now saying they will be voting for Democrats in the upcoming midterm election! This is why we are starting to see more Republican seats flipped to Democrats, including governors, as in Virginia, which elected a Democrat. People are voting for Democrats to throw a monkey wrench in Trump’s agenda and his ability to pass the laws with the support of Republicans. To truly put the checks and balances in our Republic’s government, we need to elect Democrats to both the House and the Senate so they can slow down or make it harder for President Trump and his conservative Supreme Court to do us any harm. Now, for this midterm election, it is all about doing the right thing for once. I know I will be doing so when it is time to vote in the midterm election this November, and so should you! If you plan on electing a Republican, that is fine, but vote for a Republican who has the gut to stand up to Trump and handle him!

The end

I hope that some of you at least enjoyed reading a topic or so for this mix article! I believe this Mix article is one of the few with only a few topics, whereas some Mix articles have several. I do have a couple of things I would like to write about, but I will hold off until the next Mix article or a separate article. But if you have a few topics to suggest for the next mix article, or you have some information that you think JoshiesWorld should dig into and write an article on it, please send them my/JoshiesWorld’s way, which you can do so by messaging JoshiesWorld on social media like Facebook (click here for JoshiesWorld’s Social Media list), or contact JoshiesWorld directly by going to this link for the contact page. If you have your own opinion about any of the topics in this Mix article, please share it in the comments, or if you do so on social media, then be sure to tag JoshiesWorld! Time to wrap up, I hope every one of you has a good day or night, whichever it is, wherever you are! I am working on publishing some more articles and reviewing articles as soon as I can! Speaking of reviews, if you are a business or brand and would like to request a review from JoshiesWorld, please read this page: “Request a Review From JoshiesWorld“.

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