Police Reform

We also understand that this system needs a certain level of reform. In some cases, it’s unnecessarily violent, and sometimes discriminates against people of color. All good people want this to stop.

We also understand that this system needs a certain level of reform. In some cases, it’s unnecessarily violent, and sometimes discriminates against people of color. All good people want this to stop.

Regardless of the arena, most of us have friends or family members with beliefs from hell.
Where did all this arrogance come from? It’s probably a mixture of: far-right-wing “news” sources, websites that consolidate and disseminate disinformation, and Lord knows what else.

I like well-spoken people as much as the next guy, but personally, I would say: “Unlike their opponents, they’re not criminally insane.”


Exactly. The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity threw a monkey-wrench into the prosecution, but for this to stand, the courts will have to find that Trump’s attempts to incite an insurrection, to steal classified documents, and to try to overturn the results of the election were “official acts,” and that’s not going to happen.
I urge patience.


I took this photo of one of his campaign signs today, as I noticed that it contains a grammatical error that I intend to call to his attention shortly.
“Traditional values” is a plural subject and thus requires the plural verb, “meet” rather than “meets.” What he has here is equivalent to saying, “The boys meets the girls.”
Now, Solvang isn’t Palo Alto, home to Stanford, nor is it Cambridge, Massachusetts, but there are plenty of people around here who grew up learning standard English. They deserve better than being forced to drive by this.
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Oops. I just began the process of contacting Mr. Brown via his website. He’s a local mortgage broker, dad, and sports coach–all those good things that make him qualified for local politics.
The headline on his site reads: We Put Our Client’s Needs First. Presumedly, he has more than one client, thus this should be “clients’.”
Given all this, does it really seem like a good idea to correct his grammar? He actually seems like a nice and fairly successful guy. God speed.
Again, this isn’t New York City.
A reader comments: Unless Taylor Swift is paying for your gas and groceries, you shouldn’t care who(m) she endorses. Nor should you care who(m) any celebrity endorses. They are not keeping my lights on, my kids safe or my family fed. No one cares who(m) you endorse. You live in fantasy land. Your job is to entertain me. Stay in your lane.
Yet that doesn’t seem to be the case. I know plenty of people who served, and many of them all Trumpers.
If it weren’t an obnoxious question, I’d love to ask why they’re not swayed by the viewpoints of the people at the very top of the armed forces.

Hint: It’s not that she favors universal healthcare or better pay for our teachers.