and sisters, viewers, welcome back to another episode of Life from Karbala' where we, insha'Allah, will discuss the most emphasized topics within the Holy Quran. Over the past few days, we have discussed the aspects that will enhance our spirituality as well as bring us closer and bring us in transformance to the people who Allah and the Ahlul Bayt love and respect. First, let's welcome our very respected guest who has joined us over the past few nights, Sayed Hussain Al-Qazween. Peace be upon you. How are you? And peace be upon you.  Sayed, tonight, insha'Allah, we will discuss a very significant topic, which is the purpose behind entering heaven, if you will. If this revolves around everything. Hussain. Speeding to good deeds, what does it mean in this perspective? There are two kinds of people. One kind of people, they're slow. They're lazy. They take their time with everything. Whether it's religious matters, life matters, business. When it comes to marriage, when it comes to getting ready to go out of the house, preparing the food. Some people, it's in their genes to be slow. They take their time with everything. They're not worried. They procrastinate. They leave everything till the end. There's another group of people that are, no, they seize the opportunity. If they see a good opportunity, they seize it right away. They don't let a good opportunity pass them. They're quick in everything. When it comes to religious matters, they're the first. They're the first to pray. They're the first to go to Hajj when they have the means. They're the first to join the battle, for example, against ISIS and perform jihad, which is self-defense. When there's a good business opportunity, they're the first to join. They know how to seize the moment and make use of their time.  They don't waste their time. We see an emphasis in the Qur'an about being quick and not being slow. About seizing the moment, seizing the opportunity right away. Be quick, rush. Rush to good deeds. Be the first as opposed to taking your time, be lazy, and letting all opportunities pass by without even knowing. Another is a saying that I always used to hear while growing up in America.  Those who snooze, those who wake up and then go back to sleep again and say, I have another 10 minutes, another 10 more minutes. He sleeps another 10 minutes. He wakes up, he says, another 15 minutes, another 20 minutes. Before you know it, he slept three hours, four hours. The time of work has gone.  This is exactly what Islam believes in. If you snooze, you lose.  Be quick, rush. It's significant because Imam Ali may be taught a piece upon him. He says, opportunities are like clouds. If they pass you once, they'll never come back. They'll never come back. And Allah swt stays in the Qur'an. And we speedy to good deeds. What are the significance? Sorry, the emphasis of the verse in the Qur'an on doing good deeds. We have several verses. At least, at least six, at least six. There might be even more. But at least six verses in which they emphasize on speeding, rushing, rush to good deeds, speed to good deeds. Not just do good deeds. You see, the Qur'an could have easily just said do good deeds. No, the Qur'an says speed to good deeds. Don't let others beat you to it. Don't let others beat you to it. You take that initiative. In one verse, Allah swt says Regarding righteous people, virtuous people. Those people are those who speed to good deeds. You see them, they're always the first. Have you seen some mosques? When you go a bit late, you see the first row? The people that have come to the first row, they don't come last minute. They're there 30 minutes, 45 minutes before Salah. They've already reserved their spot for Salah. And another verse. Run and do good deeds. Speed to good deeds. Don't wait. Don't say, you know, I have tomorrow, I have another week to do this, to do that. What's the rush? There will always be orphans. Why should I sponsor an orphan now? Why should I join jihad now? ISIS is always going to be there, in Iraq. And whenever I feel threatened, then I'll think of joining the fight against ISIS. When it's too late. When it's too late. No, the Qur'an says you rush. And another verse. Again, the same expression. You will all return to Allah. And another verse, speaking about prophets. In Surah Al-Anbiyaa, the Qur'an tells us that some prophets, their dua'at was accepted. And then this verse comes. A summary. What was so special about these prophets? They would rush to good deeds. They were the first people to perform these good deeds. They wouldn't snooze. They wouldn't wait. They wouldn't wait. They wouldn't wait. They wouldn't wait. They wouldn't wait. They wouldn't snooze. They wouldn't wait. They wouldn't take their time and relax. There are some people that have the culture of take your time. I hear this word all the time. Take your time. Take your time. No worries. Take your time. Who said you could take your time? Time is not yours for you to take. Time is given to you. And at any moment, it could be taken away from you. Seize the opportunity. No worries. Who said no worries? Worry. Worry because you don't know. What's next? And another verse, Allah swt, praises the early migrants and helpers. Ansar. The early migrants, the pioneers. The first, those who first migrated. Because the migration from Mecca to Medina, it was in stages. Allah migrated, but there were some that migrated afterwards. Not everyone migrated with the Rasulullah.  They weren't sure. They wanted to wait for the outcomes. Allah praises those that came in the beginning. That didn't wait to see the outcomes. They created the outcomes. They created the outcome. You know, I see a lot of people. I asked them, don't you want to move to Iraq? This is a country that needs help. It needs the help of every single citizen. Even those that are sitting outside.  Your country needs you.  You're a doctor, you're most in need in this country. Come. You know what some of them say? They say, let's wait. Let's wait. Let's see what happens. You know, things are not that great in Iraq. Every day there's war, there's bombings, there's terrorism. Let's see what happens. Let's see the results, the outcome. And then we'll consider moving and coming and helping this country rise on its feet. This is the mentality of someone who's lazy. Someone who's opportunistic. Someone who's opportunistic. Why do I say that? Because they see where the tide is. If it's a good tide, if things are going well in Iraq, if business is good, land, prices are well, we'll go. Otherwise, we're sitting here. I'm sitting comfortably here in Europe, in Canada, in Australia, in the U.S. These people are not making any sacrifice. Unfortunately, they don't take the initiative. They don't take the initiative to bring that. While Allah swt praises the early migrants. Those who left their homes, those who went to Medina. And they had no clue what was going to happen. Was it also Allah going to succeed in establishing an Islamic nation? Or they had no idea what the future was, what was awaiting them in the future. Maybe they could have been massacred, killed. Their families would have been killed. No. They seized the opportunity, they made a sacrifice, and they were the pioneers. They rushed. The early migrants and the Ansar. And those who followed them in Ihsan. Allah is pleased with them. Of course, this is another story. Is Allah pleased with all of the Sahaba or a specific group? That's another story that we'll leave for another topic. What I'm emphasizing on is being speedy, rushing, being the pioneer. Even now in Iraq, history will remember some who came 20 years after the fall of Saddam. And it will remember those who came 10 days after the fall of Saddam. To help with the reconstruction process. Came to build, to help those who made a sacrifice. The same way that historians remember those who were the pioneers in this stage. Allah remembers the pioneers in that stage. And another verse. And another verse. And another verse. This is beautiful. This verse is beautiful. And Surah Al-Waqaa. You say that these two words have been repeated twice. Those who rush will rush, rush. What does that mean? It has another meaning.  Because on the day of judgment, there's a line. There's a line to enter paradise. If you want to have a VIP pass to enter quickly and rush to paradise, you have to rush to good deeds in this life. Those who rush to good deeds in this life. To good deeds. To pray for dua. To help an orphan. To help religious projects with your money financially. You will be the first to enter paradise in the next life. As a result... As a result of that, right after it says. It says, It says In the paradise. Those who will be the close ones. In the paradise. That's Allah shows the relationship. Be quick here, you'll be quick there. quick there. Thus we see these verses that emphasize rush, rush, don't take your time. Be quick. Speaking of opportunities, I mean on a night like this, the respected viewers, they know it's the night of Friday, the Jum'ah. And one of the best deeds that anyone can do in this night is to visit Imam Hussain Peace upon him. You see the pilgrims, Masha'Allah, it's packed here. Even though they were fasting, even though it's very hot, even though people are still scared of the whole security situation and all that, but you see thousands. They don't say, oh we'll come in the next Thursday. Allah says in the Qur'an, I'll do something tomorrow because you never know when tomorrow what's in for tomorrow. Or let's wait until things in Iraq are fixed and then we'll come to visit Imam Hussain, as many people say. Yeah, but what's the significance behind being speedy? Allah swt emphasizes on being quick for several reasons. Number one, no one knows how long they will live. No one knows. Are we going to live for another year? Are we going to live for another 10 years? 20 years? You don't know. Or 10 days? Seize the opportunity. You see a good deed now? Do it now because if you wait till tomorrow, you don't know if you'll be here tomorrow. You don't know. We've seen many people. We have, we had a lot of friends. They had a lot of hope. They had a lot of plans for the future. But Azra'ir, stop those plans. You ruin the plans for them because death could come at any moment and you leave this world without good deeds. Let's seize the opportunity. As long as we're here now and we're alive and we're capable, let's seize the moment. Take advantage. The Hadith says, Seize the opportunity. Seize five things before five other things. This is a Hadith by Rasulullah. Take the opportunity of five things before five other things. One is, take the opportunity of your life before your death. We don't know how long we're we're going to be alive. Thus, you haven't been to Hajj. You're financially capable. Go. Go sign up now. A person who dies without going to Hajj at the time of death will be given two options. He'll be given two options.    But at the time of death, you'll be forced to convert. You'll be forced to convert to another religion. Allah will say, I don't want you because you were able to go to Hajj and you didn't. Seize the opportunity. I see a lot of youth. A lot of youth. They're financially capable, but they decide on delaying Hajj. Even old people. Even old people. Just youth. Even old people. They reached their forties and fifties when you asked, have you made the Hajj? And they're wealthy. They said, no. When I grow a little bit older. I know a scholar. He says, I went to visit someone who was dying. His relatives told me that he's dying. Come. He wants to write his will. Can you come and please help him? He said, okay. He said, I went and sat. I told him, how are you Hajj? He said, don't call me Hajj. I've never been to Hajj. He's over 70 years old.  He's never been to Hajj. And he's extremely wealthy. Extremely wealthy. After sitting 30 minutes, he said, I was waiting for him to say his will. He didn't. So he said, I discovered that he didn't want to write his will. But his family wanted to encourage him to write a will. So I told him that it's recommended for a person to write his will.  I don't want to die.  Or I want to die. He said, well, even if you don't want to die, even young people, it's good for them to write their will. He said, no. I'm not going to write my will. Insha'Allah, I'll be better. My health will become better. Why are you wishing me death? I told him, I'm not wishing you death. But it's good to write your will. He said, no. He didn't write his will. He didn't even write that if I die, let someone go to Hajj on my behalf. Thus, there's some people that delay Hajj. She doesn't want to wear hijab. So she says, let me delay Hajj until I get married. And then I'll go to Hajj. Seize the opportunity. You don't know that next year if you're going to be alive. Death is not just for the old people, for 90 and 80 years old people. Death can be for the young as well. And we see that with our own eyes. Well, we don't learn. That's the problem. We don't learn. We don't take it as a lesson. Thus, you haven't paid Hajj. Pay it today. If you haven't paid, I'm sorry, if you haven't paid, pay it today. If you have missed Salah, make it up now. Now. Don't wait. Many people, many people leave missed Salah. At least the early days of puberty when they became Balaq. Women become Balaq at the age of nine. Many of them didn't take Salah seriously. Now make it up. Young boys that became Balaq at the age of 12, 13, 14. I'm sure some of them did not take their Salah seriously the first couple of days. Make up that Salah now. Salah that you've missed. Don't wait. Don't wait. You don't know how long you have. Fasting. If you've missed fasting, make it up as soon as possible. You don't know how long you have. Rush. This is one. This is one of the reasons why Allah tells us to rush and speed to good deeds. Two, the thawab is greater. It's a greater reward. Imam Sadaq A.S. was asked about he who prays on time and he who prays at the end of time, at the end of the time. For example, Zuhr is at 12. Those who pray at 12 and those who pray right before sunset, what's the difference in thawab? He said the difference to make, it's a metaphoric, but to make it, the Imam was giving him an answer that he would understand. He said the difference in size of the reward is like the size of a cow and the size of a small bird. The size of a small bird. Is there any relationship? That's the difference in reward. He who prays beginning of the time, right at Adhan time, his reward is this amount. He prays at the end, his reward is this amount. There's a difference in reward. Those who join the fight against ISIS, those who fight the enemy, those who attack us and attack our lands and attack our families and religion and our sacred monuments. Those who join the first have one reward and those who join the last. And the only reason why they join is because for example, they're paying good salaries. Or because he sees the enemy at his doorstep, he's forced to fight. There's a difference in the reward. There's a difference. There will be a difference in the nearness to Allah swt. And even the effect, the effect of that action. Salah has an effect on us. It has a spiritual effect. Believe me, the Salah that we pray at the beginning of its time has a much bigger spiritual effect than Adhan. Is that 12? You pray at 12. The spiritual effect that you receive from it is different from the prayer that you pray right before sunset. When you rush, when you're just trying to get rid of your Salah, just right before sunset. The spiritual effect is different. If you don't care about the reward, you look for the spiritual effect. The spiritual effect is different. And three, you might miss the opportunity. Maybe not with death. The first was death. Third, you'll miss the opportunity. Right now, this year you could go to Hajj. You just graduated from college for example. You don't have a family. You don't have children. You haven't started a big business. And you're financially capable. Seize the opportunity and go to Hajj. Next year you might be busy with a business. Maybe you'll be busy with an illness. Maybe you'll be busy. Maybe you won't have a passport. Maybe the Saudi government won't issue a visa, for example. These things are very much possible. Very much possible. It won't be feasible for you to go to Hajj. Seize the opportunity, no. Right now you can sponsor several orphans. You have the money. Do it now. Maybe next year you'll go bankrupt. Maybe next year the economy will go down. We saw this. We saw in some countries how the economy went down. Right now in Iraq, didn't the dollar go up and the Iraqi dinar come down? Yeah. And a lot of people are complaining about this. Even in Europe. Even in Europe, the economic situation is terrible in the United States of America. Same thing. A couple of years ago, I remember, most of our Islamic centers in America, they were suffering financially. People were not donating. Why? Because there was an economic crisis. Well, before you fall into an economic crisis, make an investment for your Akhara. Sponsor an orphan. Give to a charity. Help your local Islamic center. Help your TV channels. If there's hospitals, clinics, support, support, this money that you have now tomorrow might not be with you. You might go bankrupt. Even supporting anyone in need. Anyone. Anyone in need. There's projects. There's all sorts of good deeds that you could do. Whether it's financial or not financial. Seize the opportunity. You know, I remember when things were still good in Samarra. I regret the days that I didn't go visit Samarra as much. We would go maybe once every couple of months. Now it's been a couple of years that we haven't been able to go to Samarra because of the security situation. And I regret that. That we didn't seize the opportunity to go and visit al-Imamain al-Azkariyain. Thus, we're taught in Islam, rush. Rush. Imam Ali, al-Salam, in his last will, in his last will to his sons, Al-Hassan and Hussain, and to his followers, al-Salam. He tells them, Allah, Allah, in the Qur'an, Allah, Allah, take care of the Qur'an. Take care of the Qur'an. Make sure that others don't rush to implement the Qur'an before you. Others might implement the Qur'an before you. Be the first to implement the Qur'an. Don't let others implement the Qur'an and practice the Qur'an before you. He's been speaking in reward. Imam Ali, peace be upon him, he says, Whoever fulfills a favor for his brother or sister, for anyone, Allah will fulfill 70 of his needs. So the reward is not just, you know, doing even a small thing to someone. He'll be rewarded. He'll be rewarded. By Allah. He'll be rewarded. And Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, states, as you mentioned, know our Shia and our followers who take care and pray at the right time. On time. On time. What's the significance behind rushing to Salah? You see, Allah swt, He designated three main time, and this is a debate between the followers of Helbate and others regarding the timings of Salah. We believe that there's three main timings. And yes, according to some scholars, if you divide, it's more recommended, and if you divide, and there's other scholars that know. They say when you finish, pray asr right away. When you pray maghrib, pray ashar right away. We have three main timings for Salah. It's meant to be that way. It's meant to be that way. Allah, Salah is a remembrance of Allah. It's a way to stay connected with Allah.  In the morning, at noon, in the afternoon, at sunset, after sunset, or three times, morning, noon, sunset. Remain connected with Allah swt. Throughout the day. There are some people that want to combine their Salah altogether. All together. They come back from work at five, six o'clock, and they want to pray and after maybe 30 minutes, pray all together. That defeats the purpose. I get this question all the time. Can we do this? Can we combine our Salah altogether? The five daily prayers. When I come back home, I'll pray them all together. I told them yes, go ahead. With one condition. Pray your Salah all together, but with one condition. I want you to have your breakfast, lunch, and dinner all together as well. Can you do that? Why do we have three meals a day? Why don't we just have three meals all together? The meals give us physical energy. You have breakfast in the day, in the morning, to go out to work. It gives you energy. You have lunch to go back to work again. You have dinner to have energy again. We have three meals a day, or there are some people that have two meals a day. Food gives you physical energy. Salah gives you spiritual energy.  Can you charge your phone three times, but one after the other? No, because you charge it once, that's it. You don't need the second charge. You need the second charge when the battery is dead. You charge it, or it's about to die, you charge it again. You charge it a third time. You don't combine them all together. Defeats the purpose. It's pointless. That's how Salah is. Salah in the morning is meant to be in the morning. Salah at the overtime is meant to be at this hour, because at this hour you need a spiritual recharge. At night you need the spiritual recharge again. They're meant to be at that time. You see some, they're lazy. They're lazy. They delay their Salah. They'll never delay their lunch. Their lunch is at, for example, 2 p.m. every day. If lunch is delayed 15 minutes, the world will go upside down. The world will go upside down. But with Salah, no. Adhan is at 12. They'll delay Salah till 3, till 4. Whenever they're free. After they're done with work, with taking a shower, with watching their TV series, when they're done texting all of their friends. If there's time, then we'll do our Salah, but very quickly. Is this how Salah is meant to be? Salah is not given a priority. Salah, we're meant to rush to our Salah. You hear the Adhan? Go rush. Immediately rush to Salah. If you hear, I give this example sometimes, when you hear someone knocking at the door. Don't you rush? We rush to see who it is. You don't wait 15 minutes, an hour.  When you hear your phone ring, you don't rush. You rush. You don't wait for an hour, two hours, and then you call back. Just leave the phone. Text messages. The simplest text messages. We have to read them right away. We have to see what's happening. We have to respond right away, and then we'll get another text, and we have to respond again quickly. We don't wait. We don't let people wait for us. But we make Allah wait, even though Allah swt is not in need of our Salah. We are in need of our Salah. We are depriving ourselves. We just don't realize it. We don't realize it. Our spirit is hungry for Salah. The same way that our bodies are hungry for food, our spirits are also hungry for Salah. Some sort of refreshment. It's a nutrition. It's a spiritual nutrition. And I'd like to emphasize on this subject, especially during the month of Ramadan. I see some people, when it's time for Iftar, they forget about Salat al-Maghrib al-Ashha. They go on immediately and eat. And now that, of course, when they eat, they're full. Who can pray when he's full? They have to at least relax for a good 30 minutes, an hour. So Salat al-Maghrib al-Ashha get delayed for at least an hour. Why? How long does Maghrib al-Ashha take? More than 50 minutes? Less than 50 minutes. Those who fast for 20 hours, the ones that are in Europe, and I feel bad for them. Of course, I was in Europe last year. So I know how it feels to fast in Europe, the 20 hour and 21 hour and 19 hour fast. You've already fasted for 19 hours.  Pray in Maghrib al-Ashha.  Break your fast with a date and water and go pray. Don't delay your Salah. Or those who go and pray, but they rush into Salah. Salat al-Maghrib is, I don't even think they know what they're saying, because their mind is with the food. So they rush immediately with Salat al-Maghrib. I don't know how it comes out, just to go in and eat. Why? Think about it. There's a funny excuse. One time we were at a center in Hamilton, Canada, and we see a couple of people praying and the others, they were eating. They're like, why are you eating and not praying with them? He's like, no, I need the energy to pray. I have no energy in my body.  That's right. It's only 15 minutes. If you could wait for 20 hours, you could surely wait 20 minutes, or 15 minutes. There's a significant story that goes in Thai with this. It's a very well-known story. There's a woman who was getting married and when it came time for Salah, she went and took all the makeup off. They asked her, what are you doing? You're getting married. You're ruining the makeup. She's like, no, it's time for Salah. Now it's time for prayer. After she prayed, she died automatically. Even with the people that say, I'll ask for forgiveness tomorrow. But after I've done this, I'll ask for Allah's panta to forgive me. It's weird to see that. I mean, why don't we take the opportunity now and receive Allah's blessings in this day because we don't know if we're going to receive it tomorrow or in the next hour. But being initiatives, how can one take initiatives in doing good deeds? We have to have a culture of being speedy, of Russian. We see a good deed, seize the opportunity. You hear of a project. They're not doing so well. Don't wait until they come and ask you for support. We have a lot of wealthy people in our communities. Everywhere. We have some well-off people that Allah swt has bestowed upon them, has bounties. There's a lot of projects. There's schools, there's libraries, there's hospitals, there's satellite channels that broadcast, there's clinics. There's Islamic centers all over the West. Most of them could use your support. You don't have to wait for them to come and tell you, come and help us. Come and support us. We have a fundraiser. You take the initiative. Before they come to you, you rush to them and tell them here, here's a check for a thousand pounds. Here's a check for a thousand dollars.   Not even financially. Not even financially. If you can give time, you can't give money, give time. Let's be, let's have the culture of speeding, rushing. You see a beggar. Why do we have to have a beggar come and, you know, ask and pour his dignity in front of us to ask for a dnr, two dnrs, a dollar, two dollars? You take the initiative.  Put it in his pocket. You take the initiative. We don't have this culture. We don't have this culture. We always wait. We always wait to be asked. We're always asked. We never take the initiative. Even at home. Even at home.  She's picking up, especially during the Ramadan. Now that she's cooked, now that she's put the meal, help her at least clean afterwards. Don't let her ask. She's done so much already. You take the initiative. Don't let her nag and ask you for help and complain. You take the initiative. Whether it's at home, whether it's at work, whether it's your local Islamic center, whether it's for your country, take the initiative. You be the first. Don't wait for others. See, we have a culture of let someone do this and then I'll be next. Why don't you be the leader? Why don't you be the first? And others will follow you. We always have this culture that let others start. And if they succeeded, we'll follow. We'll follow. Let so-and-so start a project. If it succeeded, we'll start another project. Why? You take the initiative. You start that project. You start that project. We don't have this. We don't have that culture. No. There are some that will come and tell you, no, we have a hadith that say, that being quick, don't rush. Being rushy, being speedy is from sheytan. I tell them, yes. Sure, this is a hadith, but you've misunderstood it. Yeah, they mix it with other things. You've mixed it with other things. Being speedy for worldly matters and eating and walking and doing things that are pointless in driving. We see that a lot. In driving. Or always, you want to get to someone's house two hours ahead of time. You want to rush. You want to be the first to eat. You want to be the first to, no, that's pointless. These are worldly matters. When it comes to worldly matters, you don't need to rush. Sometimes rushing will get you in catastrophic, will get you in catastrophic results. Take your time and think about it. But not in good deeds. With good deeds, you don't have to think about it. If you have a thousand dollars that you could easily donate to orphans, does that require thinking? Is this called al-ajalatum in a sheytan? Praying on time. Is this called al-ajalatum in a sheytan? Absolutely not. Going to Hajj this year before seizing the opportunity. This is not al-ajalatum in a sheytan. This is not sheytan trying to deceive you, telling you to rush. Sheytan will deceive you and tell you to rush about worldly issues. You're on the street. Rush. Drive faster. Eat faster. Open your business faster in the morning. No, this is al-ajalatum in a sheytan. When it comes to good deeds, be the first. You be the leader.   There's enormous amounts of opportunities for one, like marriage, any opportunity. How do you rush for life opportunities as well as marriage? I think that Islam and the Qur'an is teaching us a lesson. This teaches us that it's not just when it comes to worship, acts of worship. No, even life's opportunities. You want to start a business. Yes, take your time in planning, but don't be lazy. Don't take your time two, three years and you let opportunities pass by. As you started the presentation with, Ma'a Ali, alaihi s-salam, stated, in tahizu al-foras, sees opportunities because they will pass by like clouds in the summer. He says clouds, but he means clouds in the summer because clouds in the winter, they're always there. Clouds in the winter, they come for 30 minutes an hour and they pass by, sees that opportunity. There's a business opportunity. Go for it.  Don't be indecisive. Don't procrastinate. Go do it. There's an opportunity for you to apply to a master's degree, for a master's degree. There's an opportunity to apply for a PhD. There's a Hausa program, for example. There's a lot of opportunities. Seize the opportunity. Don't wait. You never know if this opportunity is going to come or not. You never know. When it comes to marriage, when it comes to marriage, there's a lot of people that pass by opportunities. There's a lot of young men, their mothers, they tell them this is a good lady. She comes from a good family. She's religious. He says no, no. I'm not rushing. I'm sure there's another third, fourth. He lets these opportunities pass by. He takes his time. He becomes choosy. He becomes picky. He'll look into maybe 10 girls, ends up not choosing any of them. And the first girl that he had the opportunity of marrying her, she got married, she had children and he's still single. He's still regretting that he passed that opportunity. Same thing goes for young ladies. They get so many suitors. So many men that come and propose, they're choosing. No, this guy, I don't like his hairstyle. This one, his nose is a bit long. The other one, his education does not match my education. The other one, his English, he has an accent. No, I don't like his accent. Sorry to cut you off, but we're coming to a conclusion. Yes. So if you can, for the respected viewers, they requested to do dua, inshallah we'll continue with the next episode. But they requested to do dua for them and for the fighters against ISIS. So if you can inshallah begin. I ask Allah SWT to support all of our fighters who are fighting against injustice, we're fighting against oppression, against ISIS, the enemy for Muslims and the enemy of the world. We ask Allah SWT on the sacred night, the night of the eve of Friday, Thursday night, and we're in a special place, the Haram of Imam Hussein, in between the Haram of Imam Hussein and the Haram of Al-Fadr al-Abbas, alaihi salam, to help those who are in need and to support our fighters. And also, hasten the appearance of our beloved Imam Mehdi, Allah SWT. Respective viewers, Sayyidina, thank you very much. Thank you very much, respected viewers for tuning in. And you can also join the discussion with Sayyid al-Qazbini by asking questions through our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, and WhatsApp. So stay tuned for the next episode.


Really, the only way we have of detecting pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer is through vague symptoms and a blood test called CA-199, and you can measure CA-199 in the blood of patients with pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and what you can see is that when the disease worsens, your CA-199 levels go up. And so I ask the very basic question, what is CA-199, and does it do anything? So for the first time we did the experiment that showed CA-199 elevation can actually cause inflammation in the pancreas. Without reduction in CA-199 levels, this leads to a wound that never heals, and this will eventually progress to transformation of the pancreas and basically open the gateway to developing pancreatic cancer. So even though elevation of CA-199 is bad, it represents a unique opportunity for a new therapeutic target. So what we did in this study was use CA-199 blocking antibodies to reduce the severity of pancreatitis and prevent it from reaching higher levels of severity. So it's a way of treating pancreatitis that we really never had before and represents a way of actually not just treating existing pancreatitis, but theoretically preventing it from occurring in patients at risk.


Hello, what's poppin? We are on twitch. We are alive by time you see this We probably won't be so just leave a like comment subscribe turn on your post notification bells Let's continue to grow the family from Chicago to the UK Keep in mind if you missed the live and you wanted to replay it and fast forward it and just see what you missed Go to twitch.com THEE underscore light underscore O and E Don't forget. We do got merch as well. Yeah, get me We got a patreon we post Monday through Friday Monday through Friday the regular schedule stuff that is you got to pay for it But we do post stuff on there that we watch on page. I mean on twitch That we just post for free on there as well Street gangs season one episode one crime documentary UK What in the community? I'm gonna need schools people have been feeding back things. I slept Back to the old ways things are becoming more violent. I'm hearing that for we cousins and brothers Rejoining gangs old ones being resurrected and new ones being formed. We wanted to go on a journey to find out why that is But I don't believe in a tempus. First of all, we need to speak to gang members So I'm impressed in plans just outside Edinburgh I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that I'm just in plans just outside Edinburgh A place the police have dubbed an anti-social behavior hotspot My boy accent is probably one of the thickest I've heard in like the last two years I'm really concentrating right now.   We are for here. That's enough That's reason enough, you know, doesn't even make any sense It's not like there was a process the other end you say, you know, they give them over there It wasn't like any way in a war, you know Well, actually the fact that they were for there and you were for there is reason enough In here in Preston Pans, the young team know this only too well It's Alan, bro. What's the name of it? Nice for me, it's for Alan, bro. Nice to meet you, bro. Good to meet you boys They've had to obscure their identities because they're on going trouble with the police That's your skin, man A lot of people don't understand, right? What is that going?  Yeah, it's exactly a graft, man My memories of looking back, right, to running about doing drugs, right It's just, it felt like hard work, man It's hard work, man It's hard work, and it's the stress you need to put up with So, when you're losing one of your best pals, you'll end up dead Or you'll end up in the gym, right? That's it, there's no way, no, it's a no-in situation Man, I know what I'm all about with that post I go back there, I go back to the weekend once And the sales? I've got a forward building there, too I've got salt, I've got salt I've got bread in there Is he back in my day, right? Everybody carried LBs, foot backs I've got back, yeah Is that still the case?  Can't you look at it in fucking...   If you're coming into a lot of situations If I'm going in the jungle, I'm going with fear Because fear is going to keep me away from these animals that I don't want to be around Who's that person behind us, uniform? We're trying to humanise people You know, these are human beings They've got needs and wants They come from a family However turbulent that may be If you ask them, honestly They would still tell you they want the same outcomes as any other person They want a job, they want a home, they want a car, they want hoodies It's not unreasonable You know, these things are just normal wants and needs That's what these kids want What keeps pulling you back? It's the adrenaline It's the adrenaline If you went away to jail for a year and came back This place would be the exact same thing Everyone would be doing the same thing So it's hard to get out because you're in this environment every day You're sitting by the same people, you're doing the same thing It's hard to get away from it You're so easy, you can drag back out What do you think young ones are thinking? Are they getting involved?  But sometimes I get it Your circumstances Lead you to do certain things To be able to eat at night I think that's got a big impact I'm not going to sit here and be like There's always no big impact It's a big impact on everybody, to be honest It's a bad influence at the end of the day Folk just listening to the lyrics I wouldn't be like that But it doesn't work like that It does lead Behind the balaclavas These are just ordinary kids Looking for a way A better life How sure they were The drill music plays a part in gang violence But it was drill music How does that affect young people? How recent is this episode? I thought this was older Drill music is a type of hip-hop Known for its violence and dark lyrics And is often linked to gangs We have a strong drill music scene Already established in London The movement has travelled north to Scotland Bringing with it Roadman fashion We masks Hoodies And balaclavas And now, many Scottish artists Are adopting this style After my chat with the young team And pressing pans I'm keen to ask an actual drill artist How much blame The genre should take How do we feel about the current The current state of drill Was it on mute? Drill artist And start questioning them This is a music video shoot With a rapper called YD It's been directed by a videographer Who specialises in making drill music videos Called Iona Right Iona Hiya, how's it going? Nice to meet you Good to meet you Yes, is it all? Nice one Come and meet YD And see what the music video is all about I'm looking forward to it See y'all here collecting their bag Go ahead then The drill is definitely falling off It's all good Anybody who's really rapping And living what they're rapping They are locked up Um And like I don't know whoever I don't know if there's labels out there Or what's going on But they probably see It's a bad investment You make a drill song You get popping You stay in the streets You get locked up And that goes the money You put into that artist That's gone I'm gonna stay a few miles from this I'm gonna stay a few miles for the city centre Unfortunately I've seen drill music videos online Iona We've got Guys in balaclavas Drugs and alcohol Pitbull dug sometimes Even done up motors And a smurf When you're a 13, 14 year old Do you think you've got Enough mentality To be able to separate facts and fiction No, definitely not Especially when like We kind of glamourise it as well Like we're showing you a glamourous lifestyle With the cars The models The apartment It's a lifestyle that they want to get into They don't see the struggles of Having to go out to sell drugs Day 9, 24, 7 Don't see everything else That may come with it Do you have a feontaminative? No A lot of the guys have balaclavas And in the day They're buying a service for me I'm providing them A music video Yeah, she's getting money She's getting to She's getting to the money That's a very strong word I see it as a group of friends Like to find a gang Do you know what I mean? How can you call a group of friends a gang? What about women going to the bingo? Is that a gang? Do you know what I mean? Hey, listen She make a valiant point right there Are you back man? We're back We're sat down Good to meet you mate I want to find out If YD As a drill artist I think some music Can take any blame for violence There's a lot of focus on the negative aspects To drill music Violence, drugs Does the danger they see never worry you? Of course it does I think violence is becoming more of a trend Because it seems more Cool to be violent for some reason Why do you think that is? I hate to say it because I'm a drill artist But drill art is drill From London Influenced it a little bit Just You listen to these people The big artists in London They glorify that lifestyle And for kids like us In a seaside city I want to Let's get some clarification I don't think it's glorification In a lot of these cases Like I think this people just really telling you How they life was There's like therapy Now some of them people who really Ain't living like that Or really had never been a part of that situation Yeah you can consider it glorification But for the most part Like People who really have to live like that They know it's not nothing to glorify They know they're not proud of that You know what I'm saying They're trying to make a way out By telling you how it was Or how it is And if you're overly interested in it And you want to partake in it So be it With drugs and Nitties everywhere Junkies everywhere That's a different lifestyle It looks cool to us It looks interesting Music makes it seem like it's a good lifestyle It's definitely not It's definitely not sitting in In the freezing cold Or they try to find customers And people are bigger They're going in big chains And they think it's the way of life It's a real life It comes with a price He has had criminal convictions in the past Yes I do live a lifestyle That's not the best lifestyle But It's a lifestyle that I've been brought up in And if you've not been brought up in that lifestyle It's not a lifestyle you want to be living See what I'm saying Have you ever had any trouble at the police? In a police interview They well mention lyrics that Can be used in a song Or if something has anything to do with the case It can be brought up You've been in an interview As I personally interest Been spoken to by the police Nothing to be weird about music And they've quoted your lyrics back to you Yeah, but most interviews I'm in as no comment Sure, sure, sure Cool What is a gang? You too When they say Loch N's a gang It's a family It's more like We're all brothers You'd lose your life for your brother You'd leave yourself banked For your brother and that's what my gang is I think a lot of these young guys They mistake a gang for a family But the reality is That street family Is a dysfunctional family They've not always got your best interests at heart It's a seductive thing 100% a dysfunctional toxic family 100% that arrive you If they have that first opportunity Summarize portrait of what gangs are What that life is Isn't it a reality?  But I was involved in a culture of violence, you know? Anybody can be violent in any situation. Thanks. And if you look at the situation these kids are in, light-whitey, you know? Violence is almost inevitable, something. Thanks. There's no doubt in my mind that alcohol played a big part in my own violent behaviour. That was me in high school, I'm 16, and then I bought a book first. Looking back, I live just as chaotic a life as white. You said that was him at 16, necking that bottle like that? That wasn't hard liquor, though. That was like wine or something. What was that? He beat us. A cider. I wanted to get an outside perspective on my past. So I've come back to my old school, Colbridge High, to meet the inspiration behind a major character in my book. My old head teacher, Mr. Ronson. I always described you as big, bright, and with a little bottle. I'm gonna be 100 with you. I can't go to my high school and point out one single teacher that gave me any type of life-changing advice, not one. For me, any of my teachers were not nobody I was looking up to. I felt like they was all there just to collect a check, and they wasn't there to make a difference in the kid's life, especially a kid like myself when I was a kid. So I'm glad he has this experience, though, for sure.  And that, in some ways, is easier to handle, because you know what your actions are. He looked like, Oi, mate! Do we have a problem? We're going to be, but at the same time, you had an imposing presence as well that must have caused a bit of alarm to other children, I think. I was nervous a bit, and I had spoken to one of my older gang members pals, and he'd said, I can't, man. Anybody gives you any cheeks, man. And I wasn't nervous until I said that, because I kind of had me realised that I was going to get a bit of hostility as well, which did come, you know. My education was peppered with exclusions. I was out in first year on suspensions for silly stuff, and then, you know, it was a sliding scale that had become more and more serious. And it takes a real superpower to see beneath that. Like, a kid like me, like, I was like one of, in my particular high school, because I transferred to schools out of where I originally lived, so the high school I went to, it felt like I was the first African-American kid there that was not from a dual-parent household who didn't respect a male authority figure in his life. And they wasn't going for that. They thought the answer was in school, suspension, suspension, suspension, trouble, trouble, trouble. No, y'all just perpetuating the situation. Now y'all became the enemy. You know what I'm saying? Y'all went about it wrong. They probably have corrected it since, but I personally hate my high school. I can't stand it. Like, if I make it evenly, like the slightest bit of bigger on YouTube, and they're like, oh yeah, come back and talk to the school. I'm coming in with the worst reviews of this school, but I've also had that message, even with this being a very bad experience for me, from a, not from a social point, but from the teachers and that type of self-life, still turned out all right. I was leaving with four hires. They weren't any great hires, but I had any for English, and it was enough to get me to University of Stirling. Miss Patrick shouted me over, and she said, well done, young man. And she said, let me tell you a story. You don't realize that staff actually get the results a wee bit early. So we have a big meeting about it, and into the meeting came Mr. Lonson, and you put my results down, and you said, there's a boy you threw away, get an A for higher English. He's got a Stirling University. Now, you never knew I would know that. But let me tell you, my heart burst that day. I mean it. I was only 18-year-old, and I just, you built such value in me. I don't believe in myself, the fact that others see it. See what I'm saying? See what I'm saying? He's carrying this. He's a grown man now, and it still resonates with him. They didn't have that at my school, because he wanted to go, but he believed in kids. He believed, he understood them. Like he said, he's instilled value in that man. Nah, not at the school out there. What you think was life changing? You see, that's where I think you're too generous, because that was just the start of it. Because what you got was opportunity to go on for the next bit, and that's what I always say to folks. You can only deal with what you've got at the time and ensure that your part of it allows people to move into the next part of their life, and that's what we've got to transition them in. This is a W teacher. Where was he in my high school career? What was going on? So the next bit was incredibly hard, and don't undermine what you had to do to get to where you are. You know what? One thing I notice about people who really want to make a difference in their community, they take very little credit. You know, they're not doing it in a performative way. They say, you know, I saved that kid, and they're doing it because they truly believe it's the right thing to do. I gave them nothing to work with, you know? I gave them very little thanks at the time. It was a mistake in saving my life, but it did the enemy, you know? And that is true greatness. And that's what I'm saying. I didn't see no teachers like that that I came across. Not one. Now, I will say Mr. Chan, my history teacher, he was cool. He was even killed. He was Asian, man. He was even. So when I was coming in his class, when I was coming in his class, he wasn't making an uproar doing all this extra stuff, so it was like, all right, cool. Let me give him the, let me, you know, chill out. I didn't do the work. Like, he was cool. But that's the only teacher that I will ever, like, ever mention by name. Ever, the rest of them was just trying to keep a job, collected check, in my opinion. I think for me when I look back, no. Mr. Chan, though, good job, man. Good job at not being biased and not letting your, your opinions of kids play a factor in your job. You just came in that mug, did it. Never got an attitude. Never, you could never see any type of dismay on that mad face or nothing. Salute to that. I see a young guy who is looking for a father figure. I know my own father passed away when I was young. You know, masculine, it isn't self-taught.  It's taught by older boys. You know, it was one of my friends that taught me to shave. And it was one of, you know, it was one of my pals. It was a tart man in the young team that took me for a pint in my 18th birthday. So they fell into the role of father, you know. Subconsciously, I'm sure they didn't think of that, but that was the reality. See what I'm saying? Once again, a father figure is very important in your life. It's highly important. Crazy, the things that we do for the kids.   It's you. You did it. The fiends he fathers. Same with a woman. If you keeping that man away from his child and giving him a hard time, relax. Because it's going to be your fault too. Sons and gangs as a surrogate family is very strong in one of my favourite films, Neds, by Peter Mullin, which was based on his own gang life. Don't do it, Ned! I want to find out how similar Peter's experience in gangs was to mine. So I've come to his home patch at Cardinal to get the lowdown. How you doing? I need to call you, Mr Mullin. Oh, well, if that's all right. If you don't mind. How did you get involved with the gang? My brother was already in them and then I wasn't. I was a good boy. And it's very much what happened in the film. So I'd met a guy, and he lived in the Porsche houses down there. One day, he went along, then his mum said he was there. Is Julian home? No, he's not here just now. Er... Do you know when he'll be back? He's at his aunt's, so he'll be late. And I looked up and he was at the window and I was really devastated. It was like, I don't get this. So on the walk back, I walked up here, which I'd never done before. And as I walked up, there was a big team of guys, and they were all playing in the swings and acting on Ned Lake. What happened, man? One of them recognised me and went to you, Lenny Mullin's brother. I took a chance to say his name and they shat themselves. And then one of them said, you should join us, and here, in this very swing park, was welcome, whereas that other world was rejecting me. So, John, you've beaten up yours? Who are you? What do you mean, who are we? Car Deaver, man. People sometimes say to me, what was your initiation into the gang?  Totally. In my own case, I was in the gang, but I was a tourist. I was a wine carer. You know what I mean? I did my bit and I could talk a good game. And if the currency is violence, then you're all in trouble. But what attracts anybody to a gang is that sense of belongings, everything.  It doesn't matter. It's our group. It's our gang. It's like a family.  They spend facts right here. This is a good little documentary. Man's 30 or 40 years my senior, and he's telling the exact same story. And I hear kids in their teenage years seeing the same gang. Oh yeah, no, it never changes. It's a repeating cycle. Nothing's new when it comes to gangbanging or being in a part of a gang or anything. It's all the same. It doesn't matter where you are in the world. The origin story of a gangbanger is literally the same. Across the board. It changes. What fashion they're wearing really just comes and goes with the times. There's a universal truth about gangs. And it's in finding that that you find out and erupt them. You know how to stalk them. Gangs come from tough communities. Like Cardona, like here, like Coatbridge. And out of the heart of it is that until there's a plausible alternative for these kids in these communities, gangs will continue. They offer something that society doesn't offer. These are people who feel exquited. They feel neglected. In gangs, the togetherness, the belonging, the camaraderie of gangs becomes a street family. Not as a family. You know that it's dysfunctional and it harbors risk. But it seems worth it. Are these universal truths of gang life still relevant today? I'm back with Iona and YB and Lock End and Edinburgh as they film the final scene of their music video. And it looks like the rest of the troops have shown up. Can you get a bigger watch, by the way? Can you get a bigger watch, man? What a name it is. It's Aaron. That's him, bro. Bro, thanks for being nice, man. It's all good, man. It's all good. Right, but you said, and others have said, I know a gang. Some of your boys have said that, right? What is a gang? A gang, I don't know. I can't even put a finger to it. You just see your pals like fighting our gangs to her.  It's a gang of other areas, but I wouldn't have called her as a gang. I could sit and tell you how long I've nervous one here for 10-plus years, most of them. So I wouldn't have called her as a gang. It's family. You said that it was her own family, and it's a bit of brotherhood, right? But see, an old wife is driving by, right? She sees all your boys with Balacorps, isn't it? It's not like that. I get it. I get that people would be intimidated by it. That's why I would never just walk around the streets where I'm at Balacorps. Nah. Nah. Nah, nah, nah. We'll be sure of that. For some reason, this dude is giving me a vibe. Like, he's portraying something that he's not. I could be wrong, but I don't know. We're, like, married in the middle age between that. Like, all of that is coming from the 16, 17-year-olds that were, like I said earlier, listening to the guy. Well, he might have been, but he's not 100%. He's not, like, listening to the drill and that. So that's where that comes from. It's starting to get a lot worse. Like, I've been wanting a name for myself. I've been wanting that life where I'm wanting to be the biggest gangster in Edinburgh and running out with the streets causing havoc and, like, that's just not what I want today anymore. But I'm at a stage where now I want to come away through that and just leave all the problems behind to start getting... And that's what it sounds more like. When he speaks regularly, it's coming off as I don't want to do this type of stuff no more. This is not who I am. So, okay, I feel it.  You over it. You've grown up. A life of nice house. Like I said earlier, a car. Being able to just live life, kick my feet back. About it? Just trying to make a life yourself? Mm-hmm. Trying to make a better life than that? That's fair. That we're parents, that's... Can you see how I do it? The street life. Mm-hmm. Nah, and I... If my music goes somewhere, I... If my music doesn't go anywhere now. Nah, is that a plan B? Got a job. Got a job? What kind of job? No, bro. It shouldn't be a plan B. When there's a plan B, your foot is not all the way on the gas on your first love on the plan A. Because you're like, man, I got a plan B anyway. I got a plan B. It's gonna be all right, man. I don't need this to... That's the mindset you're gonna have. I don't need this to be good, man. I got my plan B. It's for certain. Ain't no plan Bs. It's only plan A's for me. This is the plan. No choice. No other options. What kind of construction are you talking about?  If these kids in Barclavis are standing out in front of my house, would I enjoy that? Absolutely not, you know? Because, you know, I'm a law-abiding citizen, and it's intimidating for anybody, you know? And I've seen it with my own eyes. When people walk past these people, you know, they seem frightened and alarmed and probably right away, you know? All they see is a gang of thugs. I'm gonna keep it a buck with you. Right now, if I go outside in Florida, I'm talking right now. Even 10, like, seven years ago, right? If I go outside and I see a group of people, and it's just me keeping in mind. If I see a group of people, and they got on masks and things of that nature, I'm crossing the street. This is not about pride, you know what I'm saying? Let's be smart. I'm crossing the street. They could be Boy Scouts. But if they dress like that, I'm, hey, listen. Nah, not today. Today, I choose survival instinct. What you doing with it? You know, I'm crossing the street with it. You know, but actually, when you see a gang member and you see the community, you know, if there is an old person walking by, they'll move it to be, you know? There's a polite thing, you know, old-worldly in the subject gangs, you know? There's a kind of code of conduct, you know? The civilians, if you want to go that, you know? Gangs don't tend to attack just members of the community walking around, you know? That's true. They fight each other, they fight themselves. And I'm coming as a man who looks like this and, you know what I'm saying? It's like... If all there is is what I get in this next one... What? What? What? What? Sorry. You know, the concierge has been watching you and it's phoned the police. No problem. Thank you for informing us. You're not supposed to be up in that room. Sorry. We didn't want to cause anybody else harm, so... Letting players near the bin house. Sorry. Sorry. Whether they'll come or not. They didn't want to cause you a disturbance. We're not connected. Of course. It was a free TV licence. Old guy wants a TV licence.  Get in the community. What are you doing here tonight? I'm watching YD Filming's music video. Is he a part of yours? Yeah, he's a very close part. We grew up together. Do you feel part of their gang? Definitely, but when it comes to their violence, violence and stuff, no. But when it comes to them supporting me, 100%. So you feel safe around the boys, aye? 100%. They'll protect anyone around them as long as you're close with them and you're good to them, they'll protect you. Eating in office hours? Well, I go out in office hours. How's it going, girls? Iona. Yeah, they know it's a video shoot. They're gonna hop out of here. What's happened? The police have turned up, as always. The troops have scarfed up? Yeah. Just kind of killed the vibe in the mood for no reason. I mean, they'll say for no reason, but yeah. Cultural phenomena coming go. Right now, we've got thrill. We've got grime. We've got English rap. The reality is... Are a lot of stress, appreciation for the sir. The community's the same. It's the third time. Three months straight, PC. A lot of cool opportunity. What we've discovered is that these things will come and go. We're not blaming them. We're not pointing the fingers in. That's why gangs are here. We're saying, that's how it is right now. The reality is, the core truth behind all that is that these kids are neglected. They're left out of society. They're excluded on many, many levels. And it's that exclusion which creates a fair tile soil for gangs. That's what program one's all about. Fair tile soil. Next time, I'm in. No, no, no, no. I'm in next time, man. TLL, leave a like, comment, subscribe, turn on your post notifications. These are like my favorite ones, man.  It's easy to have a lot to say about it, man. TLL, leave a like, comment, subscribe. I'm gone now.


It's January the 20th. It's a new day. It's rediscovering America. I'm Tim Appichella, your host. And the title of this show is President Biden, A New Day in America. And before I get to my guests, I'd like to just do a brief commentary. Trump has vacated the White House. In the past few days, we've seen new video of Trump's mob invasion into our nation's capital. Trump's legacy includes but not limited to attempts to normalize white supremacy groups, good people on both sides. Remember that one? Zero tolerance policy of tearing children away from their parents at the Mexican border and warehousing them in cages and detainment centers. Abuse of power to influence foreign powers to attack political opponents. That was the first impeachment. Use of classic propaganda techniques to divide Americans. The use of the big line. Trump's lie. The Trump lie was the election was rife with fraud and Trump's second term victory was stolen and all things should be reversed. All leading to stoking up the anger of a mob and sending them loose to stop Congress certification of electoral college vote. Never mind the 62 law court cases. Never mind the multiple recounts. And never mind the audits of voting machines to exactly match the paper ballots. And why do facts matter? When only beliefs are required to prove your fictitious claims. Only cold star status is required to wind up his lacking mouthpieces, otherwise known as GOP senators and House representatives. As Trump exits, I'm reminded of a comment of a good friend of mine, a lifetime dear friend of a career police chief. And Scott said the Kennedy years were known as the Camelot years. The Trump years will be the Adams family years. And that's true, Scott. All bizarre and most surreal. Trump leaves the Oval Office with a nation divided. 74% of GOP surveyed believe the election was stolen. He leaves with 400,000 COVID dead without one ounce of empathy for this dead or their families.  He's diminished the health of our institutions, agencies and debased the executive office. Trump has successfully painted the media as not to be trusted. Only what Trump says is to be trusted. And if it's not on Fox, his followers doubt what they read and what they see.  Divisions is the only truth which Trump has created. Now, President Biden will have a great list of priorities to accomplish in a short time. A monumental task to repair an alien economy, apply real efforts to stem COVID-19, and bridge the cultural political divide in America. Before he enters the White House today, the cleaning and fumigation crews have been busy cleaning the foul odor of Trump's autocracy out of the Oval Office. A stance so strong that only the return of democratic governance and the rule of law will be effective in its removal. And as Joe Biden said yesterday, to heal is to remember. And although he referred to the COVID-19 deaths, we can apply it to the last four years. So let's not forget where we've been and let's heal as we move forward. And with that, I'd like to introduce my guests here on Rediscovering America, Jay Fidel, Cynthia Lee Sinclair, Winston Welch and Stephanie Dalton. Welcome, everyone. It's a new day. Congratulations on our new nation. Precisely, Jay. And nice, nice, Stephanie. Jay, to you. What are your comments about the Trump legacy and his exit? And just possess that to Biden's entrance, his inauguration, and his goals for America? Couple thoughts.  As all psychopaths, he was always testing the water to see if he could get away with stuff. And he got away. He had a technique of getting away with all these outrageous things. And every time he got away with something outrageous, he would try something more outrageous. So by the time we got to the end of the four years, it was just all outrage. He took us to new levels of outrage. He tested us in every way. And so now we have his disappearance. He's gone. He's not on social media. The conventional media is not talking about him much. They're not using his name. We shouldn't use his name. We should refer to him as the person whose name should be erased. We don't want him back. But what is interesting is, and we talked about this on the show, what is interesting about this is the power has sloughed off him. Mitch McConnell has sloughed off him. A lot of people in this country, including his base, have sloughed off on him. And that's because there are other fish to fry. There are other things we have to attend to. We're going to be watching Biden. We're going to be either rooting for him, criticizing him, but he is the center now. And this means that Trump cannot be the center. So I think a prediction we made earlier is going to come true. Knockwood that it does is that he whose name should be erased is being erased. He's losing his mojo, losing his power all in the past few hours. It is such a delight. It is such a relief. Before we worried about the nation, we worried whether he was coming for us. We had anxiety here to tell that Winston, Iron Winston couldn't sleep at night. And I think a lot of other people were worried now that worry is off our shoulders. It's a brand new day. Whatever Biden does, it's way better than what Trump was doing. It's fair-minded.  And that's what we have now, a brand new nation. So just a follow-up question, and that is, do we see his name on the headlines or is it going to be on page three as Cyrus Vance and other jurisdictions perhaps prosecute? Page three, there'll be so many prosecutions that, you know, there's no geography to cover them all on the first page. It'll have to be page three and it'll keep on going for years. And that's a great thing. Go with God. All the prosecutors in the country that will belly up, including Merrick, the new Attorney General. And so, Cyrus Vance and Merrick, let's go for it, boys, because we have to demonstrate not only to the people in this country, not only is it the way we're GOP, but we have to demonstrate to the world that we can make this right. Good point, Jay. Thank you. Hey, Cynthia, I'm going to go to the same question with you, and that is your impressions of Trump's legacy and exit and compare that to Biden's entrance and his goals for America. I have a couple of quotes for this. But first, I want to read you what was on the front page of the New York Times when Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated and how very similar it is to today. The day to which all have looked with so much anxiety and interest has come and passed. Abraham Lincoln has been inaugurated and all as well. So we could certainly put in there, Joseph R. Biden has been inaugurated and all as well. So I know that for me is a big giant sort of wake-up call, but the country was so divided then, and yet we came together, and so I have hope. And that's a big deal. When I was listening to his inauguration speech, his inaugural speech, he says, we will lead not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. And that just struck me right straight to my heart when I heard him say that. And then I cried through most of the rest of his speech on and off because it was so moving and so inspiring. And I was so hungry to hear that kind of professionalism and intelligence. And so I know part of it was because of the words he was saying and part of it was because of the hunger that I had to hear it. Thank you. I'm hoping that 74 million people that voted for Donald Trump begin to feel the way that you just expressed. And I appreciate you taking the time to express your thoughts. Winston, I'm going to go around the table. Same question to you. Your thoughts and comments about Trump's exit and his legacy in juxtaposition to Joe Biden's, President Biden's entrance and his goals for America. Well, let's face it, these are extraordinary times where what's happened is Donald Trump is leaving in a capital that has to have 20,000 armed people to protect its citizens, its elected representatives. I can't say it's unparalleled. It's insane. And this is going now. Whatever you thought about Donald Trump before he's gone, he's going, I hope that that Jay is right and that it's page three or page four. He's, we're never going to be rid of that family and the words. I mean, it's obviously going to be there, but it provides such a powerful lesson for us of where we came and we walk to the edge of the abyss and we are pulling back and we have a sane, honorable, good, kind leader in charge of our nation now. And he says, I will, I don't care if you voted for me or not. I am your president and I am going to fight for all of you. And I love Stephanie's flag of America. We are reclaiming our flag. I got this one too. The Constitution, I keep it up. I think we should all have a copy of it. While it's a little bit hard to read, maybe a little arcane, I know that Donald Trump never, ever read it. And he saw no constraints on his power, whatever oath he took to it was meaningless. Today's oath when Biden took the oath and Kamala Harris took her oath was real. It was sincere. You had, it was an unusual inauguration just because of the, of COVID as well, but going around and having Mr. McCarthy and also Mitch McConnell and others saying, welcome, Mr. President. Here's a flag in your honor. Ms. Harris, here's Vice President Harris, here's a flag when it brought some semblance of normality that said, and I think those folks, if they weren't, they didn't have the bejesus scared out of them, then they weren't thinking right. And they realized we need to pull back. We need to gain control back of our party of sanity, of goodness. And I think we have a very, very strong chance now with Biden with this message of let's come together. We have very serious problems. We're not going to solve them by going to where we were. And now that hopefully, like you said, we've got 74 million Americans, we have to harken back to a time in ancient history, oh, I don't know, say five years ago and before that says we can disagree agreeably on these issues. But at the end of the day, we need to move forward so that we can challenge, tackle these really important issues before us. And I think I'm feeling hopeful for as I mentioned just before the show, I made a conscious effort that if I slept in past seven, and I think I was probably awake laying in bed, I didn't want to pick up my iPad. But I said, I can sleep in today. Normalcy is coming back. Decency is coming back. We don't have to be on hyper alert, DEF CON 5 anymore. We are getting you know, that's a good point, Winston. There was always a sense of dread every morning. And as I, you know, reached from my phone and to check the news services of what, what new calamity was in store for me today. The damage report of the hour. Yes. And so I damage report on the on the hour. And that's a really good point. And what a relief. Thank you, Winston. Yeah, thank you, Winston. Hey, Stephanie, same question for you. Like I said, I want to hear everyone's opinion about where we've been and where we're going. And certainly what you think Donald Trump's legacy is and, you know, how you feel about President Biden and hopefully as we heal and move forward. I think that, as has been said, Jay said, fair minded. Now we're more into promises, promising thoughtfulness, competence, heartfelt concern for the nation's people and modeling of our conception of mom of democracy. However, and I, I'm celebrating that with my flag and also my pearls, which Kamala Harris said to wear today in honor of those gains and that model of American democracy, which is diversity. But Trump abides. And I know I've been ensconced in this bubble, too. And then I'll pop over to another station whose name we often mentioned, but it's all there still. So it's clearly indicating the issue is the power issue. And they're not going to stop with this. And that Kevin McCarthy could stand up and present a gift to Kamala and Joe or the Vice President and the President is a feat of deserving the Academy Award. I mean, this is a man who needs consequences. Okay. As Winston gave himself a consequence, a positive one. He could sleep in today if he wanted or any day. He's given himself a reward. Well, we need consequences. We cannot stop with this. And yes, Biden wants to. I heard people say that many are, of course, saying, and certainly the Republicans, oh, let's move on. Let's move on. Biden hasn't said move on. He said move forward. Well, what I heard him say is, and again, it was relation to COVID, the COVID 400,000 deaths. But I heard him said, in order to heal, you have to remember. Unless we not forget. That's the inverse of let's remember. Let's not forget. So let's add clarity to the list of his incomiums. Okay. He's going to provide us clarity. He told us he would level. He said that in the speech that as our president and leader, he will always level with us. So that will be forthcoming. So but we have lots of ways to go. And people are not going to change overnight. And there he's got the work to do. So let's see how Biden models all of this for us. And then how we are going to follow this leader who seems to really have a handle or good sense and intuition about how to move forward and bring us together in unity. Okay. Thank you, Stephanie. Jay, yesterday, I saw a very touching memorial for the 400,000 COVID dead in our country. And I don't know if you saw that or not, but that was the beginning of healing is the recognition that since mid March, we've had Americans die at numbers unparalleled, certainly exceeding now that of World War Two and Vietnam War and President Trump really just never had it in him. He didn't have the empathy. He didn't have the motivation to acknowledge the hundreds of thousands of Americans dying. Maybe it was out of guilt. Maybe but people say that Trump has no guilt, but he just avoided the topic until yesterday where Joe Biden took the reins and made that recognition. Where were your thoughts about that memorial? Beautiful memorial. Heart touching, heart-rending. It was hard to keep a dry eye on that one. And it was long and coming. We haven't really celebrated. We haven't really memorialized all those dead. I remember a year ago on this program, we talked about you know, just reading off the names or even just the numbers of all the people who had died. It would take weeks of this program to do that. Now it would take months of this program just reading off the names or the numbers of the people who died. So it was long and coming. It was very touching. And it was so clear from all of that that Trump never cared, never uttered any kind of sympathetic words. And as it got worse, that became more stark. And as we saw the lights on the side of the reflecting pool, it became starker still. Remarkable how cold and ugly and mean he is. And we're not done with that. And I want to mention this other, you know, this other point with respect to our discussion so far today. And that is, don't forget the sabotage. He has tried so hard out of that same psychopathic meanness to lay traps for us, booby traps, all along the way and for Biden. And so we have to look at Biden with a kind of empathy. He wants to do the right thing. There will be roadblocks from the Republicans who hang on to the Fox News approach to things, as you mentioned. And there will be roadblocks from the sabotage, sabotaging foreign policy, our relations with other countries, sabotaging the agencies, appointing Trumpers to serve in security, you know, agencies, intelligence agencies at the last minute. Biden has his work cut out from just dealing with the sabotage. So we have to be sympathetic. And he's worth our sympathy. He's worth our support. We have to give him a honeymoon, a really robust honeymoon for not 100 days, but longer than that. Okay. Thank you, Jim. Cynthia, Joe Biden's agenda for just today only is to rejoin the Paris Agreement, reverse travel bans on Muslim majority countries, mandate mask marrying on all federal property, extend the eviction for closure restrictions, and put a pause on student loan payments of interest. Going through the COVID aspect of things where a mask policy is expected minimally on federal property. Do we start to see a transformation now from those who have refused to wear masks? And do they start to try to blend in and not make such a political statement of not wearing a mask? Or does that continue in your minds, Cynthia? Well, in my mind, I would like them to come around, but we only need to look back to the anti-maskers from the Spanish influenza that wiped out so many. And they were anti-maskers all the way till the end. So I'm afraid we may end up dealing with these people for longer than we'd like to. I think maybe once these levels start rising like they are, I mean, 4,000 people a day are dying. That means the chances are good that these people are going to have someone in their family that they are affected by. And the more it hits coast to home, maybe the more they will respond with respect and responsibility to the rest of the nation.  But unfortunately, I think we are left with some of the fallout from all of his misinformation and lies. And so it's going to take a while for these people to come around. They're not going to just snap their fingers and change for us like we'd like. Okay, thank you. Hey, you know, Winston, we've got a question in from a viewer, and we welcome all viewers whether you agree with us or not. In fact, I'd like to hear from the ones that don't agree with us. And although this question is a bit off topic, I'd like you to address this question. And that is, would Biden, let's see, I've heard and seen much unacceptable behavior from Hunter. Will Biden be a good father and address all of this bad behavior or just let it go and address?  That's your question, Winston. Well, let's universalize it and say I've seen a lot of unacceptable behavior in this nation. Will Biden be a good father of the nation or parent of the nation and address this bad behavior or let it go unaddressed? It's a good question because as parents, you know, you have to deal with children. His child had issues. He has said he's had serious drug and alcohol issues. He has come back. He's worked hard on repairing himself and he is proud of the efforts that he's made. I think Joe Biden will take the same tactic with the nation. And he will say, we made some serious mistakes. We have to own them. We have to understand them so that we don't repeat them. And let's put some things in place, whether it's you not socializing with your old friends or getting all the booze out of the house or whatever it is that you need to end the metaphorical booze, as it were. And I think the Republicans need to look and say what part of our party was completely hijacked? Do we need to associate with those people anymore? Because they cause this point where we have 20,000 federal troops and whatever it was in Washington to protect our elected leaders. I think that Joe Biden will be an excellent father for the nation. I think that he is a decent and good man and like every family and every country, it has its moments where there's trouble. But when you have someone steady and good at the helm, that is something that children and as a metaphorical society is that we need the leader and the father of the nation, the mother of the nation that we can look to with respect and honor that that will help all of us, including by what's it named Hunter. Hunter has a good point and this is that he's come a long way and we will come as well with the leadership under Joe Biden from the disaster that we've been in as a nation over the last four years. And I really would like to add something to that. I think this is a red herring question. I think it's provocative. I think it's from somebody who would like to continue the ugly conversation that went on during the campaign that Trump raised. It's like a birther question. It's a nagging attempt to undermine Biden. We should not have that conversation. Biden should not dwell on it. He should not respond to it. It's a distraction at best. He's got to deal with the issues of the country. But this reminds us there are people out there who would like to continue the Trump rhetoric and continue personal attacks on Biden and his family. They have to be discarded. We have to move into handling the issues, not replaying the whole damn campaign. Yeah, I'll go with that, Jay. And also, if it's not red herring, it's certainly hypocritical. I could look at the Trump family and we could create lists of issues that need to be brought up. But we're not going to do that because it's over. Trump is over. The Trump children are over. Although I understand Ivanka is going to run for governor in Florida, or not governor, excuse me, mayor, mayor in some of the cities there. Miami, yeah. So, okay, thank you, Jay, for your comment because I think it's spot on. And it's perfect timing for what we just went through here. And we got a couple minutes left. And so, Stephanie, I want to go to you. Of the things that Joe Biden has on his plate immediately, and I mentioned some of them just for Wednesday, not to mention on Thursday and Friday, what do you think is probably the most one of the more important items that President Biden now has to grapple with and basically be successful in accomplishing? Well, of course, I believe that that has been set up as the coronavirus and the response of the nation for that. And the addressing of already that the disastrous issues we face in not having enough vaccine or the companies that are holding back, but they don't have enough resources to make it. So he needs to invoke those laws we have that were usually in wartime and this is a war against a bug. So he will do that. I think also he has stated, as we know his character to be, concern for these families that were separated from their children. And he is also going to in one of his early acts and has stated this is a high priority. Find out where those children are and those parents. I mean, certainly DNA could solve that problem, you know, pretty lickety split. But whatever he's going to do, we ought to, that's what I believe is happening ahead of us. But the issue of what Winston said, I like what he said, but we said lots about Biden. We said lots of positive things about Trump in the beginning, just reams of those kinds of praise statements. That was based on no evidence, no evidence that he met those high standards and those criteria for having those values. And we paid the price for it. And with the new president, we have a long track record of his work that's on the record. Okay. And so he and that that's in the history book, Stephanie, it's in the whole different place to be. So with the Hunter Biden, which I hope we never hear that again, or socialism, or we will, we will, but but the point is that I want to hear the evidence, excuse me, but there's not one centilla of evidence yet. So let's hear about that. As I said in my commentary, we're in the realm of belief. Evidence is irrelevant. You don't need it. All you need to do is have belief and whatever you're being told to say and believe. Right. And the point is also for the issues of the election. So where is the evidence? So once you get that stuff up, otherwise please shut up about it. Alrighty. Thank you, Stephanie. New norm. Okay. Hey, we're out of time. So it's time for last comment. Jay, your last comments. Eternal vigilance is important. We have to watch out for the sabotage. And this question that came in as an example of somebody who speaks about about what Trump would have him say or her. Okay. And so sabotage can be indirect. We have to watch out for it at all levels. We have to protect our leadership relationship with Biden going forward. Thank you. Cynthia, your last comment. Okay. So my final comments are going to be my favorite words out of his inaugural speech. Thinking not of power, but possibilities, or a personal interest, but a public good. And together we will write the American story of hope, not fear, of unity, not division, of light, not darkness, a story of decency and dignity, love and healing, greatness and goodness. Let this be our story. Thank you. I think dignity and decency are the two words that stand out of my mind. That's going to be a far departure of the past four years. Thank you, Cynthia. Winston, last comments, please. I love that, Cynthia. And I encourage people to go on C-SPAN. They can read the text or see the replays of specific speeches and times of this inauguration. And Jay's right. It is a red herring, but it's going to come up and these types of questions. So we just need to, we need to reframe them and we need to move forward as I, as Cynthia Stephanie said, not, but acknowledging these people are still out there. They're told what to believe, they believe it. And Tim, it is all about belief. So we need to work on a new dialogue, a new framework so that we can help people, 74 million people, we can help them move on from worrying about that to everything else that we need to focus on as a nation, unified together, moving forward rather than getting caught up in the nonsense and the noise. And that's where I'm feeling very hopeful right now and optimistic. So it's a good day in America. Wonderful. Thank you, Winston. Great comments too. Stephanie, your last comment, please. Tim, influence and change. Biden faces that challenge to influence and to make changes. This is not just an ideological thought process and admonitions and praises. This is about an area of study that is clearly delineated in how it is you influence and change people and their thoughts and their thinking. We've got negative examples, a planning in the world history, but they're also very positive changes, examples also. So let's get on with influence and change for this country to be all it promises the world it will be and we'll step up into that modeling. Alrighty. We're out of time. Thank you, Stephanie. I'd like to thank everyone. Jay Fidel, Cynthia, Lee Sinclair, Winston Welch, and Stephanie Dalton. Thank you for joining us on Rediscovering America. Join us next week, Wednesday at 11 o'clock. I'm Tim Apachele, your host, and we'll see you very soon. It's a new day. Aloha.


I'm Debbie Cass, and I'm the family support pathway leader at the Delfryry in Chepstow Wales. And you have achieved the bronze schoolment to help the world? We have, yes, we have. And are you aiming for silver? We are, we are, yes.  So what is that? Basically what it is, I'm also a qualified councillor, so what we've set up in conjunction with the bronze award is emotional check-ins for all staff, where they come and see myself for a confidential 20-minute slot where they can come in and offload or signposted to other agencies. So we offer that support because we believe that mental health is important as physical health. So that's something we've set up and it's really embedded in the school and something we're very proud of. So with the emotional check-ins then, is that something that people were on board with right from the start? Or did it take a bit of persuading? They were fantastic, I worked with a great group of people, fantastic head, deputy head, et cetera. All with 100% attendance on that year. And what would be your advice if there were schools watching this who thought maybe that could work for us? What would be your tips for them? I believe it's where it's dropped and whoever ticks over that provision, emotion, that it needs to be somebody who is qualified for counselling skills and that hears to a code of ethics, except for Goldfried, but I believe wholeheartedly it's where it's dropped and if it's dropped with the right member of staff, they will just go with it. And I can imagine some people saying that sounds like it would take up a lot of time or be quite expensive, has that been your experience? No, not at all because I work in the school already. Dominion has councillor already so it didn't take up a lot of time at all and very good feedback. We recently done a staff survey and the feedback was that they would like to see more frequent emotional check-ins. Fantastic, well thank you so much for sharing. Thank you, thank you so much.


Hey, everyone. Welcome to Path to Nowhere. So we're recruiting for Oak Casket. I know it has been a long time since I've been away. I'm back. And when I came back, actually, I had a lot of technical difficulties going back to my regular workstation. So everything's good now so far. If you hear any buzzing on my mic, please do forgive me. I need to... It's actually acting up. It has a lot of static, so we'll proceed with the summoning video. So we'll go with Oak Casket and let's see how many I can... You know, I'm sure I can get copies of her or... No, no, not copies of her. At least one copy of her. So hopefully I get copies of her and probably another copy. Okay, let's go. I won't take much of your time, guys. So we have 18 here and nearly 12,000 for your Hypercube. So let's do 10 arrests and let's see if we can arrest her here. So let's do this, guys. I'm actually excited to get her. And I already did a review of her. So please make sure that you guys check that out and see for yourself if she is worth pulling. So I'm gonna pull for her anyway, right? Whether she's worth it or not. So go to that review first before you do pulls so that you might... I might be able to convince you more or not convince you to get her. But for me, I want to get her because she should be part of my collection as well, whether she's good or not. So that is 10. We'll have to buy 360 and do another arrest here. Hopefully I could... I think I could do 88 in the math a while ago. So hopefully I could do the 80. So far, I don't have any yellows. Not one yellow, guys. Not one. So have a Cassie here. So don't want to share it. Don't want to share and get Hypercubes. So next 10, this is for your 30. So just to note, we already had four carry over from the previous new banner. So we'll see how this goes. I'm hoping that you guys don't hear that buzz. My mic is really grounded at this point and I don't have any solutions right now. So I'm just going to have to fix it when this is done. So just want to touch that mic so that actually it does relieve the static. It goes to my hand, but it doesn't really stay that long. So let's do skip this. Have three purples here. Okay, moving on to the next. So this is for 40 pulls. 40 pulls and we're going to be halfway. So hopefully I could get a copy of her. Okay, skip again. Do another arrest. I think if we have enough for 80, I am confident we have enough. Okay, so this is 50, right? I hope you guys are counting with me. We have three purples here. Four. Ooh. We have one yellow already. This is a nice pull. This is a nice pulse in the corner. So only one yellow. Let's see who we have. Hopefully it is. We have doodoo. Doodoo. I still have to review doodoo. Didn't have time last week, so sorry guys. Had to skip on a lot of things to do because of the bros wedding. KK. Kappakasi here. It's a bit of a... Oh, here it is. It's demon. I don't have him yet, by the way. I didn't pull for his banner, but I'll take this one. But again, I do have to... And the pulls have been reset. So I have what? Three pulls left? Okay, so let's pursue this one and hope that we can... We can get her with these remaining pulls that I have. Ooh. Back to back. Back to back yellows. I think this is her already. If I may say yes. Ok, Skit came home together with demon. So that is it, guys. I was actually skeptical already that I would get her and save the rest actually for the next banner. I don't have enough. Hopefully I will have enough for the next new character pulls. So again, guys, that is it. I think I have... Let's just skip this. I think I have how many summons left? I have two, technically. But I won't use them because this one is... I'm not sure if I'm going to get her anyway into 10 pulls. So that is it, guys. Hopefully you had luck on your pulls. I'm going to save all my hypercubes for the next event. And I hope you've seen my review of her before anything else. And thank you very much, guys, for staying this far. Take care. Stay safe. It's The Warden and I'm out of here.