Another day, another mass shooting here in the US. This time at a July 4th parade in Chicago. After Uvalde, we got some bipartisan legislation that doesn’t do much, followed by a SCOTUS decision the seeks to limit states’ abilities to rein in gin violence. Half-step forward, two steps back. Our previous writings, which sadly … More No End in Sight for Gun Violence – July 4th Edition
The current SCOTUS term ended 30 June, and they will be on break until 3 October. Thank goodness; we could use some mental rest before they finally fully destroy our representative democracy. And yes, the complete destruction is coming if we don’t take action to stop it. This term culminated in nearly two full weeks … More Quick Thoughts: Thank Goodness SCOTUS is Taking a Break
President Biden is calling for a three-month gas tax hiatus to help with the high price of gas. On the surface, that seems like a good way to ease some of the pressure of soaring gas costs. It probably seems like a good move politically as well, since he’s getting beat up about the cost … More Quick Thoughts: Gas Tax Holiday
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As a federal employee, I got an unexpected extra day off today. Juneteenth was recently made a holiday through bipartisan legislation. In fact, only 14 Republicans in the House of Representatives voted against making this day a holiday. (I have included last year’s post on Juneteenth, in…
We periodically re-publish the same pro-gun-regulation piece with a new title. Not because we like sounding like a broken record, but because the same issues keep coming up. We are up to 21 dead, 18 of which were children, in a school shooting in Uvalde, TX today. Ten died in the racially motivated 14 May … More No End in Sight for Gun Violence
We’re late to the party, as usual. It has been a few weeks since the leaked opinion that will likely overturn Roe first came to public attention. There has been lots of coverage of the fact that this opinion will not only overturn Roe but will provide arguments necessary for overturning Obergefell (same-sex marriage) and … More Thoughts on Abortion and Roe v. Wade
I have been re-reading the Dune series lately, and I found a quote in Children of Dune that sums up the current GOP’s basic operating principle: “When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom … More GOP Principle
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, with the likely expectation that they would secure the capitol within days. Nearly six weeks later, the Russians have lost some of their initial gains. They have expanded territorial gains in the east beyond the areas where they previously controlled through separatists proxies, but have not made significant progress … More What to do about Russia…
Most of the masking requirements are being reduced or dropped across the US now. It seems appropriate given that we are lower than when we began our most recent omicron/delta surge, but the current low is still higher than most of the first year of COVID in terms of new cases. Deaths remain fairly well … More Dropping the Masks
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It seems that “a lot of people are saying” that Trump is a traitor, and that his actions in Helsinki (and prior) constitute treason. That’s quite a statement. How well does it hold up? Well, here are some definitions: Merriam Webster definition of traitor: (1) one who…
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