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“Or Bust” 2020, or Why Biden Will CERTAINLY Be Defeated
https://youtu.be/tMqHupIFoPk If Senator Sanders does not become the Democratic Party nominee, the Bernie or Bust organizers are going to use their PAC, network connections (see attached from WSJ) and email list of 53,000+ voter pledge-takers to make sure everyone they can reach understands that Joe Biden is both a male version of Hillary …
20 Years Later, It’s Time to Update CT’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law
Connecticut was the first state in the nation to implement an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, in 1999 following a mass shooting in the CT Lottery headquarters by a disgruntled employee who friends had reported to the police as being suicidal. He was known to have guns at home, …
Opinion—UPDATE: Trump, Trade, US Manufacturing and the Virus
This piece was originally published by Daily Clout in December 2019 and is republished here with additional information from the author, Ron Wisner. What could possibly go wrong from policies promoting the exportation of the bulk of our supply chain, including drug manufacturing, to a third-world country? Suppose there were …
Bushfire and Fury: Calls for the Sending of Additional US Firefighting Resources to Australia Cited International Arrangement
This blog post was originally published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School. To Australian eyes, the deplaning of US firefighters in Sydney in January 2020 felt like watching the Avengers arrive at a battle scene. Our battle scene this summer has looked apocalyptic, with the …
The Summer of 2019/2020, Australian Koalas Are Caught between a Firestorm and Political Expediency
In August 2019 the world woke to images of blackened bush, injured wildlife and uncontrolled infernos as Australia’s East Coast was consumed by unprecedented bushfires. Around Sydney and the state of New South Wales, 12 million acres of sensitive forest habitat has been ravaged by fire. The impacts on Australia’s …
Desperate to Help Desperate Koalas? The Government Won’t. Here’s What Will.
Most everyone worldwide knows that koalas and other wildlife have been injured, orphaned and starved in the recent Australian bushfires. But what can be done to help them now? Most Australians, and others, who care about wildlife, have no firsthand experience of the complexities which state and federal governments in …
“I Used to Model”: Former Model Shines a Light on the Dark Side of “Perfection”
Maybe it’s because I just turned twenty-nine, maybe it’s because blogging mandates good photography to drive traffic, or maybe it’s because I’m female – I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting as of late …on my appearance. A seemingly ironic confession coming from a self-described feminist blogger, but in reality …
Government and Big Business Funded Landclearing in Australia
Macquarie Bank is Australia’s biggest investment bank with strong ties to all levels of government. Among their many businesses they have some investment funds that are buying up farms and treating them appallingly. The photo below comes from the neighbour of one of the farms owned by Viridis, Macquarie’s specialised …
Australia’s Traditional Separation of Church and State is in Peril
Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison’s allegiance to Pentecostalism was apparent during the summer of 2019/2020, when unprecedented bushfires ravaged millions of hectares of bushland and homes, destroying one billion animals and 33 human lives. Prime Minister Morrison failed to lead a national response to combat the fires (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/12/morrison-responds-to-fears-over-bushfires-but-rejects-censure-of-climate-policy). His naive …
Opinion—Prevent, Don’t Lament: Holocaust Remembrance and the Danger of President Trump
Recently there have been many ceremonies, large and small, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. There were numerous moving speeches recalling the tragedy of the Shoa, and even beautiful music that brought attendees to tears. Since then, there have been articles and public programs discussing what should …
