Sunday, August 18, 2024

Some Harris-Walz Analysis: They Need to Work to Earn the Votes to Win

›
Surprising to me, I think The Jacobin provides one of the most objective profiles on Tim Walz and, honestly, how well oiled the Minnesota De...
Monday, January 11, 2021

E-mail to My US Congressional Resprentative and Senators: Please Impeach and Convict Donald J Trump

›
I don't reach out to my US Representative and Senators very often. Impeaching and convicting Donal J Trump quickly and swiftly is very ...
Saturday, August 15, 2020

E-mail to Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: Police Brutality, Hiring Security Firms, Funding Left Behind Neighborhoods

›
Below is an e-mail that I have sent to Chicago Mayor Lightfoot. I get the feeling it breaks all the advice for writing your elected officia...
Monday, August 10, 2020

My Ballot Slate for the November 2020 Election at this Point in Time

›
I have finished my review of candidates on my November 3, 2020 ballot in East Lakeview, Chicago, IL. I got the sample ballot at Ballotpedia...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Does a Limited Term Affect How Military vs Police Tightens Ranks in Defending "Bad Apples"?

›
Here's a compelling good explanation why military has less of a "code of silence" & less tolerance of brutality (at least ...
Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Feedback to a Specious and Speculative New York Times article, "Two Friends in Texas Were Tested for Coronavirus. One Bill Was $199. The Other? $6,408."

›
Feedback that I e-mailed to the New York Times about a bad example of journalism, especially in these contentious polarized times of COVID-...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

I Want to Prevent Civil War, but I Might be Helping Save Humankind - My Charity Made Reality

›
So after a monotonous, dreary day and week at work (wearing a mask is for the best, but it still has a psychological deleterious effect), I ...
Monday, June 08, 2020

The First Issue isn't Crime Numbers or Costs; It's that Black Lives Matter

›
I love that one of the first "factual" retorts to "defund the police" is "how will we deal with crime?" or ...
Saturday, June 06, 2020

Black Lives Matter is the Strongest Argument for Socialism Yet

›
So cops are making the conservative/Trumpian grievance argument: Think how hard they have it? Sure, there's instances of the police putt...
Tuesday, June 02, 2020

If Things Settle, We Must Remain Vigilant & Work to be Better

›
Well social media seems relatively quiet tonight for Chicago tonight. I did hear murmurings that one protest would occur on the North Side, ...