Thompson lauds Biden’s steps against ‘ghost guns’ – Congressman hopes his background check bill is next Vallejo Times-Herald, by Richard Freedman, April 8, 2021 U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has long emphasized he’s a Second Amendment believer. He just doesn’t believe some weapons should be legal or purchased without extensive background checks. So it wasn’t a surprise … Continue reading Rep. Mike Thompson on long overdue need for gun control
Three reforms Manchin and Sinema might consider The Washington Post, by Norman Ornstein, March 2, 2021 Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats in January’s runoffs, giving them control of both houses of Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade. But their ability to advance legislation — from raising the federal … Continue reading Democrats can’t kill the filibuster. But they can gut it.
Along with lots of caveats. By Stephen Golub, A Promised Land, February 24, 2021 In a week when America’s Covid fatalities topped 500,000 – an official figure that might actually understate the real toll and that in any event represents more than all of our overseas wars’ combat deaths combined – it seems incongruous but useful to summarize some good … Continue reading Benicia Author Stephen Golub – The Four Covid Questions, Israel and Good Vaccination News
Chris Pratt’s Solano Sheriff officer brother promoted far-right imagery, investigation shows While the ‘Jurassic Park’ star has long faced questions about privately supporting conservative politics, his older brother has been promoting extremist Three Percenter imagery for years, a new report alleges. Vallejo Times-Herald, by Martha Ross, February 10, 2021 Over the years, Chris Pratt has … Continue reading Investigation: Solano Sheriff officer promoted far-right imagery