There is a great deal of sentiment being expressed right now to the effect that the extreme stresses our society is facing can be used as springboard to launch a new and better civilization–and it’s quite gratifying to see. In …
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Canada’s Approach to COVID-19 Very Different from America’s
This video lays out the difference between the Canadian and the American approach to dealing with COVID-19, as well as providing the results. In it, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says, “It’s about vigilance, individually and collectively.” He may have …
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On Environmental Responsibility, Research Has a Firm Grasp on the Obvious
OMG. Researchers say that? We needed research to come to that conclusion? Yes, leaders who are elected by educated and compassionate people, leaders who honestly support the will of those people, are going to promote environmental stewardship. Every. Single. Time.
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Undoing the Damage from Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
A growing number of Americans are expressing their displeasure at their president, given Trump’s insensitivity to spate murders of black people at the hands of police, his gross mishandling of the pandemic, and his allowing Russia to maintain bounties on …
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Overt Racism Is Disgusting; Brandishing a Firearm Is a Misdemeanor
I don’t want to “spread her shame.” I want her arrested, charged with brandishing a firearm, convicted, and sentenced to 3 – 6 months for the misdemeanor, as prescribed by law. Btw, this could also be misdemeanor assault: “a threat …
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Police Violence
Further to our conversation on police violence, particularly against people of color, here we have a case of aggravated battery. Given that it took place in California, we turn to California Penal Code section 243(d), and learn that aggravated battery …
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Getting Emotional About the Pandemic
We know we need to keep a cheery demeanor during this pandemic. There is enough cynicism and hopeless without manufacturing more of it. Given, however, that there’s nothing to be cheery about, maybe anger is a better response.
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Restoring America’s Sanity
This guy asks a good question. Sure, the intensity of all this hatred will start to attenuate when Trump leaves office, and certainly the visibility of these racist slobs will die down as well when there are no longer rallies …
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American Hypocrisy, Indifference to Human Suffering
What this gentleman said at the left here is exactly correct. We have far more concern for the welfare of dogs than we do for that of nearly 70,000 Hispanic children, living in filth at U.S. detention centers along our …
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COVID-19 Can Be Criminally Mismanaged by Both the Federal and State Levels
Trump’s criminal neglect of Americans’ health and safety vis-a-vis COVID-19 has gotten most of the news over the last few months, but what happens at the state level of government should not be ignored. At left is the result of …
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