Share: On March 13th, the recently elected Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order establishing a moratorium on the death penalty in California, and hopefully soon more states will follow suit. Follow:
Talking head continues to purvey controversy
Share: Recently, recordings from a “Bubba the Love Sponge” (think Hulk Hogan) interview with Fox host Tucker Carlson, circa 2006-2011, resurfaced. It contains numerous slurs and epithets, ranging from homophobic to misogynistic; cavalier toward the sexual assault of children, and crass in stereotyping the then-recently conquered country of Iraq. Follow:
Save us from daylight savings
Share: I groggily slipped out of bed to prepare for school on Monday, Mar. 11. I opened the shutters, hoping for a glimmer of sunlight to peer into my darkened room. However, no sunshine was to be found. Then, I remembered. Dread it, run from it, daylight savings still arrives. Cursing the US for still practicing this outdated idea, I arrived at PCC, noticing the students around campus seemed to be more lifeless than usual. The chirping of the birds were drowned out by the …
Michael Jackson’s career is ruined
Share: When HBO released it highly anticipated two part documentary “Leaving Neverland”, which focuses on the stories of two men who accuse Michael Jackson of sexually assaulting them as children, we were promised the graphic and horrific details about what Jackson had done to them. The documentary blew my expectations away and has changed the way I look and listen to Michael Jackson forever.\ Follow:
Trump’s totalitarian intent
Share: When he isn’t inventing emergencies to deliver on campaign promises, Donny likes long walks on the beach, holding hands, and betraying American trust. In early 2018, President Donald Trump instructed his then chief-of-staff, John Kelly, to give his son-in-law Jared Kushner top-secret security clearance, despite concerns raised by intelligence officials who feared Kushner would be too easily influenced by foreign powers. Follow:
Anti-vaxxers: carriers of ignorance breed disease
Share: In response to a 71-person measles outbreak in the state of Washington, state legislature has finally advanced measures that would limit philosophical exemptions to vaccinating school-age children. Unfortunately, it took an event of this magnitude for state legislature to realize the loophole-ridden system they created. Follow:
‘Dear Evan Hansen’: exploiting tragedy
Share: There is a mental health crisis in this country. It is scary, wide-reaching, and deadly. And, just like every other crisis, people are capitalizing at the expense of others. Follow:
The Catholic church and its culture of pedophilia
Share: Top financial advisor and pedophile Cardinal George Pell faces up to 50 years to life in prison in Melbourne, Australia for molesting two choir boys in the 1990’s. All the while Pope Francis and the Catholic church scramble to cover up the sexual assault of the day until the next molestation scandal makes headlines. Follow:
#LAbron makes no difference for the Lakers
Share: The Los Angeles Lakers stink right now, plain and simple. From the best basketball player in the world, LeBron James, joining a young, unproven core barely old enough to buy a drink – to a drama-filled season loaded with intense trade speculation as the Lakers hope to bring a championship back to LA – it’s been a wild couple of months to start the season. Follow:
The Green New Deal will cost us more green than we make
Share: The Green New Deal is nothing more than a parody of the original New Deal that radically transformed our nation for the greater cause. The GND has become more than a partisan issue; it has become a worldwide issue, something the bill will not properly address in relation to global climate change. Follow: