Anslinger Being Tough?
Harry Anslinger was a United States government official who served as the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He was a supporter of prohibition and the criminalization of drugs, and played a pivotal role in cannabis prohibition. [1]
Excerpt from the book:
Many people assume what we call the War on Drugs began in 1971 during the Nixon Administration. Some believe “the War” began during Prohibition due to the relentless efforts of a racist and moralist federal agent named Harry Anslinger. [2]
Continuing later in the book:
Anslinger was a bureaucratic empire-builder and he saw marijuana as the leverage needed to expand the size and power of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He railed against the use of reefer, weed, or pot by blacks, particularly black entertainers. Anslinger hated jazz with its free-wheeling lack of rigid structure and he equated it with what he viewed as black depravity. Black bandleader Cab Calloway had a 1933 hit song called Reefer Man featured in the movie International House. Anslinger must have been furious. [2]
References:
- Wikipedia, Harry Jacob Anslinger
- Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and The War on Drugs by Vince Wade – Page 20, 39
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- The Secret to Making Our Inner Light Shine – by Dr. Ross Reck
Pixabay David Brooks, Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, wrote an essay titled “The Moral Bucket List” which was posted in the Sunday Review section of nytimes.com. He began his essay with the following paragraph: “About once a month I run across a person who radiates an inner light. These people can be in any walk of life. They seem deeply good. They listen well. They make you feel funny and valued. You often catch them looking after other people and as they do, their laugh is musical; and their manner is infused with gratitude. They are not thinking about what wonderful work they are doing. They are not thinking about themselves at all.” He went on to say in the next paragraph, “When I meet such a person, it brightens my whole day.” We can all become “day brighteners” and the secret is in the last sentence of Mr. Brooks’ opening paragraph: “They are not thinking about themselves at all.” Instead, they are thinking about what they can do to make other people’s days. That’s how we make our inner light shine.
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© Royalty FreeCorbis And then there are the rest of us who have to be cornered trapped into chores Did you ever notice how some people seem to be involved in just about anything that needs doing? Whether it is at work or church or the schools their children attend, they just have a habit of saying “yes”.
And then there are the rest of us who have to be cornered, trapped into chores and we somehow fail to have the right spirit about such things. Here is a poem that I found in my file. I had this habit of writing special poems for the people in an audience. Evidently I was speaking for a group of doers and I tried to capture their spirit.
You know something I learned watching them? Doers, givers, those who busy up their lives making this a better world seem to be the healthiest, happiest people in the world. Avoiding all that doing brings unhappiness and makes a person plum unhealthy.
Thing about it…And GET ER DONE!
Involvement
© Art FettigThe problems of the world are resolved
By people who bother getting involved.
If you want to be happy then take off your coat.
Pitch in! Get busy! Start rocking the boat!
Get involved! Dive in, the water is just fine.
Total involvemen’s more heady than wine.
Sound off! Go on! Say what you’re thinking!
Write it down! Shout it! Start those eyes a blinking!
Wake up! Do something! Greet life with a smile!
This getting involved is what makes life worthwhile.
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Originally Published: June 22, 2009
In This Issue
o Not Dancing in the Dark
o Say Something Good
o Points To Ponder
o A Little Humor
o Quote of the Week
Never underestimate the ability of man to find a new way to do something in a little stupider manner Not Dancing in the Dark
Shin: device for finding furniture in the dark. I did better than that the other night. I turned off the lights in reverse order ending up in my office and then I proceeded to head back to our bedroom. I fell on my face and my glasses made a little cut on the bridge of my nose. I didn’t jump up to my feet as if nothing had happened. I lie there a minute or two reflecting on what I had just done. I wasn’t real proud of myself. After all, I have worked somehow in the safety field or on the fringes since 1948 and you would think I should know how to get to bed safely by now. Oh yeah? Never underestimate the ability of man to find a new way to do something in a little stupider manner. Why am I making this confession to you? Just to remind you that whenever you think you can predict the behavior of another fellow human being, LOOK OUT! They will fool you every time. Whenever you introduce changes be certain to stick around and see what happens.
Say Something Good
Discount coupons. Man, we have been livin’ high on the hog lately dining out with discount coupons. We had a terrific lunch at a Mexican Restaurant and the bill was just $7 for the two of us. Then we went in for a snack at Hardy’s and had two jumbo chili dogs and two double cheeseburgers plus two senior drinks for less than even I could believe. Without a coupon we dined at a cafeteria for lunch the other day and even with a big fat slice of delicious apple pie that we split we came out with most of our loot in our pocket. (The money we didn’t spend that is, not food.) There are some wonderful buys out there if you just watch for the coupons and shop wisely. Try eating like that abroad. May God bless our troops and bring them home safely and soon and may God Bless America.
Points To Ponder
You can’t solve a problem with the same level of consciousness that created the problem in the first place. Albert Einstein
A Little Humor
Since my GPS conked out I solve my getting lost by just changing my destination.
Quote of the Week
Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit themselves to, which they can put their whole heart and soul into. Brian Tracy
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- It Only Takes a Couple of Words to Make Another Person’s Day – by Dr. Ross Reck
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- Can an ICE “agent” Be Arrested?
Yes, and it HAS happened in the Past
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A supervisory officer with ICE was arrested by federal authorities in November 2024 on charges including identity theft and unlawful disclosure of confidential government records. - ICE Officer Sentenced for Bribery (2023)
A former ICE officer in El Paso was arrested in 2021 and later sentenced for accepting a bribe in exchange for disclosing sensitive law-enforcement information; he pleaded guilty and received jail time plus supervised release. - Deportation Officer Arrested for Harboring an Illegal Alien (2015)
A deportation officer with ICE surrendered to federal agents on charges of harboring an illegal alien and making false statements to immigration authorities. - ICE Supervisory Special Agent Arrested for Stealing Government Property (pre-2025)
A supervisory special agent was arrested after an internal investigation revealed he stole a significant amount of ICE property over several years.
The CAN Be Arrested But….!
Federal officers, including ICE agents, do not have blanket immunity from arrest or prosecution just because of their job. But there are real legal reasons why local police or state officials generally don’t arrest ICE agents in the moment, and why federal agents often avoid being charged quickly after controversial actions.
- Alan N. Walter, January 15, 2026 – Do ICE Agents Have Absolute Immunity?
In civil cases, agents may be protected by qualified immunity (which affects civil lawsuits, not criminal liability), but that’s separate from criminal arrest.
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The Army revoked the CIB in 2023 after reviewing his record, determining he didn’t meet the criteria.
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Dr. Douglas Gentile, a distinguished professor of psychology at Iowa State University, found that when people took the time to think positive thoughts about the people they saw as they were going about their day, they had improved moods, felt happier, better connected, more empathetic and more satisfied with their lives. Keep in mind, they were thinking these positive thoughts about people they didn’t even know! For example, when they approached someone, they would think something like, “I wish that person to be happy,” or, “I hope that person has a wonderful day.” And that’s all it took to energize their own day! I think we should all give this a try. We’ve got nothing to lose, everything to gain and there is absolutely no risk. I don’t know about you, but I’m often daydreaming when I’m walking on a sidewalk or across a parking lot. Thinking positive thoughts about the people we see is putting that time to much better use.
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Wikipedia The biggest difference between high achievers and everyone else is that high achievers are not afraid to try–they view failure as their best teacher. High achievers understand that if they try something and fail, they will learn valuable lessons upon which they can build future successes. As former social activist and U. S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare John W. Gardner put it, “We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It assures the progressive narrowing of the personality and prevents exploration and experimentation. There is no learning without some difficulty and fumbling. If you want to keep on learning, you must keep on risking failure all your life.”
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Pixabay Monty Python star John Cleese questions whether World Cup should be held in US after ICE’s Minnesota presence
Human rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch, wrote to FIFA warning that U.S. immigration and border policies could undermine the inclusive nature of the Cup and urged the organization to be “prepared to reconsider” the hosting if access for fans/teams can’t be guaranteed.
Read the Entire Letter (PDF)
Trump, Himself, Could Screws Things Up
U.S. political figures, including President Donald Trump, have made statements about potentially moving games from certain cities if they are deemed “unsafe.” These comments have sparked media attention — but FIFA officials have reiterated that such decisions are ultimately up to FIFA and the tournament’s organizers. [ESPN, October 16, 2025 – FIFA: U.S. govt to determine 2026 World Cup city safety]
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