David Root Writes Stewart Alexander for California Governor (tags)
David Root Writes Stewart Alexander for California Governor
I’d Rather Be a Socialist (tags)
Where do you stand? Are you a socialist or a capitalist?
Murrieta Activist burns flag, assaulted by police and crowd, now he's facing charges (tags)
A Murrieta activist burned a U.S. flag to protest the war in Iraq. A furious crowd of police officers and the public assault him. Now he's facing criminal charges including inciting a riot.
Today's OTHER Gay Rights Defeat (tags)
The Murrieta school board voted, 3-2, to reject a proposed policy banning bullying and harassment of students "respect to ethnic group, religion, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, national origin and physical or mental disability or the perception of one or more of such characteristics." Ironically, the real danger here will not actually be borne primarily by the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered teenagers who are so despised by these Christian [sic] zealots. There are far, far more black, Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, Buddhist, Mormon, immigrant, and disabled kids in the Murrieta school district than there are LGBT children, and ALL of those kids are at risk from a school board which is willing to condone harassment as long as some of that harassment is directed at gays.
Hate Attack on Black Student in Murrieta (tags)
Sam Farr got beat up at school by two white students because he's black. The Deep South? South Central LA? No, Murrieta Valley High School.
Candlelight Vigil: Murrieta, California (tags)
In Murrieta tonight, we held a candlelight vigil that was, to the best of my knowledge, the first organized peace event in the valley between Elsinore and Temecula. A total of 72 people attended, everyone united with a common cause: peace.