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‘Cal Trans’: Is the State Revisiting its Eugenics Past?

July 5, 2023 6:12 amJuly 5, 2023 8:36 am

In 1909, California put into place the Asexualization Act, legalizing the sterilization of prison inmates – particularly sex offenders – and the mentally ill. In 1913, the Act was expanded to allow for the sterilization of people with hereditary insanity...

Positive Paranoia

July 3, 2023 11:45 amJuly 3, 2023 11:46 am

It’s July 4th, a day to celebrate the wonders of America and the rights we all enjoy. Kinda. This Fourth of July, it may be time to celebrate the right to be paranoid. Paranoia has a bad reputation and deservedly...

Is California Listing Toward Failed State Status?

July 3, 2023 2:30 amJuly 3, 2023 6:31 am

California used to be known for its stunning weather, Hollywood movies and stars, Silicon Valley – home to the high tech industry, and for the agricultural products grown and raised for the state, country, as well as the rest of...

Sacramento Judge, District Attorney Say Assaults Outside Courthouse Are Out of Control

July 1, 2023 8:56 amJuly 2, 2023 12:19 pm

On the heels of Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman sending a letter to Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Friday outlining the unsafe conditions at the courthouse because of so many homeless vagrants around the courthouse, and imploring the Mayor for...

Troubling Responses Against Recent SCOTUS Decisions In California

July 1, 2023 2:30 amJuly 1, 2023 2:31 am

The recent Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action, refusing service based on beliefs, and student loan forgiveness brought out a myriad of charged responses during the last few days, echoing statements made last year at wanting to make significant changes...

SCOTUS Rules Race Cannot Be Considered For University Admissions

June 30, 2023 2:08 pmJune 30, 2023 2:09 pm

This is Part III of a series on two U.S. Supreme Cases which will decide if racial preferences in college application acceptances will be allowed to continue at publicly funded schools. The wheels of justice churn slowly–especially when it comes...

Supreme Court Votes 6-3 To Strike Down President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program

June 30, 2023 12:43 pmJune 30, 2023 12:43 pm

In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Biden Administration does not have the legal authority to forgive student loans under the HEROES Act. This ruling officially ends the plan by President Joe Biden...