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Category Archives: California
Robert Stark’s Case For Right-Wing Multiculturalism (8-1-21)
00:00 Robert Stark’s Substack, https://robertstark.substack.com/ 03:00 Robert Stark’s political centrism 05:30 Robert’s experience with the Covid pandemic 19:00 California governor recall 20:00 Larry Elder’s prospects to become governor 36:30 Cal-Exit 56:45 Cape Independence and shared California values, https://robertstark.substack.com/p/cape-independence-and-shared-california 1:01:00 David … Continue reading
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California Dreaming
Some great comments on Steve Sailer’s site: * Steve Sailer: I’ve lived on and off in L.A. since 1958. I figured out while I was still in high school that most people in Los Angeles think it was at its … Continue reading
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A Sunday Chat With Donovan Worland, Charlottesville, Aussie Singer Nick Cave (7-11-21)
00:00 Donovan Worland’s channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/donworland 01:00 Donovan has a white father, black mother 02:00 Donovan on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/donworland 03:00 Donovan’s Twitter account, https://twitter.com/don_arete 04:00 Donovan on Minds, https://social.quodverum.com/@Donovan 12:00 Oriental medicine 18:50 Oregon vs California 22:00 Donovan feels more comfortable … Continue reading
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Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003
Kevin Starr writes in this 2004 book: * Equally insulting was the parallel notion that Latino immigrants, especially those coming from Mexico, were not only burdening American society, but also were lowering its tone. Worse, the argument ran, they were … Continue reading
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Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris
Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris As His VP (8-11-20) https://t.co/Ppl4yhe3kA — (((Luke Ford))) (@lukeford) August 11, 2020 Comments at Steve Sailer: * People magazine 1996: “‘Brown reserves some of the swagger for his social life. Named one of the world’s … Continue reading
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Anatoly: California Isn’t the SJWtopia of Right-Wing Fantasies
In my experience, most people in California don’t care much about politics and it is not hard to live here as a right-winger if you can desist from talking politics with people who hate your politics. I find Californians remarkably … Continue reading
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Forbes: Why California Keeps Making Homelessness Worse
Michael Shellenberger writes: California is home to some of the world’s toughest environmental and public health laws, but skyrocketing homelessness has created an environmental and public health disaster. The 44,000 people living, eating, and defecating on the streets of L.A. … Continue reading
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LAT: Yesterday once more: The feel-good sadness of a Carpenters fan convention
From the Los Angeles Times: Downey, about 13 miles south of Los Angeles, officially became a city in 1956. By then a growing aerospace industry had established it as a free-standing suburban enclave. Downey scored big in the pop-culture sweepstakes: … Continue reading
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Racial Politics In America
Ron Unz writes: Consider that blogger Steve Sailer is a California native who moved back to live in his hometown of Los Angeles around twenty years ago. While he was growing up, that city was among the whitest in America, … Continue reading
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NYT Says One In Three Black Men In Kentucky Is A Felon
Kentucky is 1 of 3 states that strip political rights from felons for life. 1 in 4 black adults in the state — and 1 in 3 black men — can't vote. https://t.co/xuLb92dqlW — The New York Times (@nytimes) November … Continue reading
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