A Jersey Shore man followed an Amazon delivery truck into a cul-de-sac, blocked it with his car, then approached the driver and asked him “why he was in his neighborhood.” Um, delivering packages? Doing his job? Feeding his family? “His” neighborhood? John Vincentini, 62, the[...]
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GOPers keep punting on Trump’s bad behavior
Trump is a one-dimensional cartoon villain, and we’re all familiar with his M.O.: He verbally trashes anyone who disagrees with him. Above all, he hates being criticized. And his vicious rants have heft, because his zombie followers take everything he says as divine words from on high. Lately,[...]
The Supreme Court goes on trial
The Supreme Court’s new term begins tomorrow. And with recent polls showing three-fourths of Americans distrusting the court (see, e.g., story here), it’s the court itself that’s on trial this term. Several things contributed to the Supreme Court’s nosedive, most of them the [...]
When is it OK to jaywalk?
In California, beginning January 1, 2023, whenever you can do it safely. Gov. Newsom signed a “Freedom to Walk” law on Friday, September 30, 2022, that legalizes jaywalking except when there is “immediate danger of collision” (read story here). One of the primary motives behi[...]
September 29th, 2022 - 10:41 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Hunger Games, migrant version
“The Most Dangerous Game,” written in 1924, is a famous and widely read short story. It’s about a man who hunts people for sport (details here). It apparently wasn’t the inspiration for “Hunger Games,” whose author says she drew on Greek mythology for her theme of[...]
Republicans are lying about “Biden’s open border policy”
If you were shopping for a home, a car, a plumbing repair, or investing your savings, would you do business with someone you knew is dishonest and was lying to you about what they’re selling? I don’t really understand why normally sensible people leave their common sense behind when it c[...]
The ghosts of segregation
“In 1962, a group of conservatives, intent on retaliating against desegregation efforts during the civil rights movement, funded one-way trips to the north for Black citizens, in what they called ‘Reverse Freedom Rides.’ Hundreds of Black Americans were transported to cities such [...]
U.S. life expectancy is dropping
Most Americans assume longevity is increasing, but lately it’s gone into reverse. From 2019 to 2021, average U.S. life expectancy dropped from 79 years to 76 years (see story here). Losing over a million Americans to Covid-19 obviously skewed the statistics. But U.S. life expectancy was alread[...]
August 31st, 2022 - 1:13 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Lock up violent road ragers and throw the key away
Austin Weir (photo, left), 38, of Westfield, Indiana, should be an old man before he drives a car again. When the cops caught him, he “started acting ‘very fidgety’ and ‘was moving his hands around.’ A police officer pulled his gun and ordered Weir repeatedly to put his[...]
I’m used to racist/sexist GOP candidates, but a lobotomized one?
Disclaimer: Just because I’m used to them, doesn’t mean I vote for them. Blake Masters, 36, is the 2022 Arizona GOP nominee for U.S. senator. He wasn’t born stupid, as he has B.A. and J.D. degrees from Stanford, so his cerebral cortex must have been pithed at some point, perhaps as[...]