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Category Archives: California
Does California Put Plants Over People?
City Journal posts: Governor Newsom has dismissed the lawsuits against the state as “opportunistic” and insisted that “the state didn’t start this fire.” The federal indictment supports his contention that a 29-year-old arsonist lit the match. But the evidence put … Continue reading
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The Beauty & The Brutality Of Southern California
Shawn Hubler writes in the New York Times: “Southern California is a beautiful place, as beautiful as they tell you, but steely, too, in ways that aren’t as obvious from the outside. It tests people, and draws people who aren’t … Continue reading
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‘Trump’s Unapologetic Defense of the Rule of Law’
Heather Mac Donald writes: California’s cradle-to-grave welfare subsidies for illegal aliens and its widespread sanctuary policies have made the state a magnet for border-crossing migrants. That longstanding encouragement of immigration lawlessness has bred a sense of entitlement. The illegal-alien riots … Continue reading
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LAT: ‘Joseph I. Castro, first person of color to lead CSU, dies at 58’
A guy who’s whiter than I am is somehow the first person of color to lead CSU. ChatGPT says: Here’s the straight story on how we got here, and who gains from it: 1. Roots in civil rights and affirmative … Continue reading
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The AI Gold Rush
I was drifting off to sleep while listening to this Audible version of Kevin Starr’s book, California: A History, when I became wide awake. Eureka! I had found it. I had found valuable insights into liberalism and Ezra Klein. I … Continue reading
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US Appears Poised To Attack Iran (6-11-25)
01:00 US ready to attack Iran? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/iran-us-iraq-diplomats-middle-east.html08:40 Coast to coast riots over ICE 25:00 I don’t find any depth in the Beach Boys, they have no meaning to me1:24:25 LA’s Immigration Riots EXPOSED by Independent Journalist Aldo Buttazzoni | The … Continue reading
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How powerful is the SEIU and what role do they play in the anti-ICE riots in LA?
Grok says: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California is a significant labor organization representing about 750,000 workers across various sectors, including healthcare, janitorial services, social work, and public employment. Its size and influence make it one of the largest … Continue reading
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Cameron Adair Interview (California Review) (5-21-25)
01:00 Berkeley conservative publication, https://www.californiareview.org/04:00 Cameron Adair, https://www.californiareview.org/50:00 The Genesis story of Avram & Sarai, https://biblehub.com/genesis/16.htmusually it is the left that intimidates, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/business/trump-tariffs-ceos-prices.html52:00 Intercollegiate Studies Institute, https://isi.org/1:21:00 Education is significantly a socialization, an education in education, learning to play the … Continue reading
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Please give me a winning platform for a non-Democrat to become the next governor of California.
Grok says: Winning as a non-Democrat governor of California in the next election (2026, with Newsom term-limited out) is a steep climb—California’s a Democratic fortress, with Dems holding the governorship since 2011 and a 46.9% voter registration edge (CA Secretary … Continue reading
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Where Are The Elites Defending Mayor Karen Bass & Governor Gavin Newsom? (1-19-25)
01:00 LA fires represent the failure of liberal governance, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15860304:00 Red-pilled Billionaires, LA Fire Update, Newsom’s Price Caps, TikTok Ban, Jobless MBAs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ35G6XI8Uw08:00 LAT: Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-18/amid-dangerous-winds-in-2011-lafd-engines-stood-ready-in-the-palisades-that-didnt-happen-this-time23:00 Tiktok … Continue reading
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