The Different Drummer
By Carl J. Petersen
Politics, Family, Music and other Musings. Facing Down Another Birthday With Jack And Diane
Traveling out of state on the weekend before my birthday I find myself reminiscing, taking stock of the present, and looking into the future.
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California Assemblywoman Traffics In Trump's Big Lie
38th Assembly District representative Suzette Martinez Valladares promotes the falsehood that recent elections were fraudulently conducted.
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Selling Her Political Soul For Charter Schools
Former California State Senate majority leader Gloria Romero ignores Larry Elder’s documented misogyny in endorsing his candidacy.
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Vote "No" On The Recall And Then Vote For Newsom's Potential Replacement
Not filling out the second part of the ballot clears the way for Trump’s Republican Party to take over if the recall effort is successful.
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COVID Roulette
Six Flags Magic Mountain has a lot to lose if the country is forced back into lockdowns. Why aren’t they doing more to prevent this?
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Los Angeles Sheriff Refuses To Do His Job
Endangering plans to open Los Angeles schools, rogue sheriff Alex Villanueva announces that he will not enforce the new mask mandate.
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A New Hope
Perhaps that isn’t a train coming at us from the opposite direction but an actual light at the end of the tunnel.
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The Weekday Parent
Parenting is a sometimes thankless job made even more difficult when the spotlight is stolen by a partner who does not always pull their weight.
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It Is Time To End The Filibuster
The “rights” of the minority party should not come at the cost of minority rights. H. R. 1 must be passed to defend against voter suppression.
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I've Seen Cancel Culture And This Isn't It
When conservatives tried to silence Ice-T, they threatened the lives of record company employees and the police applied pressure to his fans.
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