We’re All Unvaxxed
No one on the planet is vaccinated against COVID. No one. Those who received a shot (or two or three or four) are not vaccinated against COVID in the traditional – and accurate – sense of the word. Polio vaccine...
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AB 509: Student Loan Assistance
Assembly Bill 509 by Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) was introduced to exclude from personal income certain student loan assistance received by California residents. AB 509 would amend Revenue and Taxation Code Section 17151. First, AB 509 revises the definition of “educational...
Gov. Newsom Vacays in Baja as Snowed-In Californians Freeze
The day after California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 13 counties after record storms dumped another seven feet of snow, he left the state. He also left a lot of questions on his whereabouts. This is the...
Calif. Dept. of Public Health Clinging to COVID Masking Orders Despite Authoritative Study Debunking Masks
As the Globe reported March 1st, Gov. Gavin Newsom finally ended California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. “Or did he?” we asked. There are several reasons why we asked, and two in particular stand out: Masking and his new “SMARTER Plan.” Masks...
SB 73: Veterans’ Preference Employment Policies
Senate Bill 73 by Sen. Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) was introduced to provide a voluntary veterans’ preference. SB 73 would add Article 3 (commencing with Section 12958) to Chapter 6 of Part 2.8 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government...
Does the Legislature Enact Invalid Statutes?
I would hope that your answer, unfortunately, would be “yes.” Whether good or bad, depending on your perspective, the California Legislature does indeed enact statutes that the judicial branch of government (state or federal) later determines to be invalid or...
Advocacy For a ‘National Divorce’ Heats Up Again
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no shrinking wallflower. Elected in 2020 as a MAGA Republican, she has been an outspoke conspiracy advocate and a lightening rod for controversy. It is doubtful she has ever been accused of holding...