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#DoSomething, #ENOUGH, #NEVERAGAIN, Gun control, Gun violence, Mass killings, Mass shootings

Not just 2 mass shootings – SEVEN mass shootings in two days, and another today!

By Roger Straw, August 5, 2019 Thank you, Donald Trump… now… #DOSOMETHING Mitch McConnell! Everyone is talking about the mass murders in El Paso and Dayton.  And well we should be talking – and doing something – about those horrors. Thank goodness even our racist President made a powerful speech condemning hate, racism and white … Continue reading Not just 2 mass shootings – SEVEN mass shootings in two days, and another today! →

#DoSomething, #NEVERAGAIN, #NOTONEMORE, Benicia, Gun control, Gun violence, Mass shootings

A Benicia perspective on outbreak of mass shootings – 20 dead in El Paso today

Hate is a factor, Trump fanning the flames By Roger Straw, August 3, 2019 So today 20 innocent people were gunned down by a white supremacist in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas.  Another 26 were seriously injured, some critically.  Earlier this week, two store workers were killed in a Walmart in Mississippi.  And on … Continue reading A Benicia perspective on outbreak of mass shootings – 20 dead in El Paso today →

Crude By Rail, Lac-Mégantic, Oil trains

NY Times: A Runaway Train Explosion Killed 47, but Deadly Cargo Still Rides the Rails

By Ian Austen, July 16, 2019 When things go wrong, those in power often promise to make it right. But do they? In this series, The Times is going back to the scene of major news events to see if those promises were kept. The runaway train hurtled into the center of town shortly after midnight, … Continue reading NY Times: A Runaway Train Explosion Killed 47, but Deadly Cargo Still Rides the Rails →

Immigration, Keeping Watch on Earth News, Lights for Liberty

Benicia Lights for Liberty – reflections, references and follow-ups

By Roger Straw, July 14, 2019 Wow, what an amazing show of support – 400 plus in attendance! On Friday evening here in Benicia, we showed up in huge numbers to call for an end to our government’s cruelty and mismanagement at the US southern border. Caring individuals from Benicia, Vallejo, Martinez and beyond sang, … Continue reading Benicia Lights for Liberty – reflections, references and follow-ups →