Supreme Court’s Confusing Contradictions

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. may not be the chief justice of the Supreme Court but he is clearly the leader of the majority conservative members of that court.

In a matter of just one day the Supreme Court has voted against human rights and for gun lovers. The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. Then rules the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public is legal in all states. They ruled that the 2nd Amendment right to “bear arms” overrides laws in New York and California that restrict who may legally take guns when they leave home.

The inconsistency of these rulings is mind twisting. Abortion rights should be determined by the individual states BUT New York and California gun laws cannot be enforced.

Juneteenth Day

Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. June 19, 1865 — more than two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been implemented, America’s remaining enslaved men, women, and children are freed.

Originating in Galveston, Texas in 1866, it has been celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the United States as an official federal holiday since 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.

Carnivals and parties in celebration are all over the country. US post offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered from the USPS on Monday, June 20. Because the federal bank reserve will be observing Juneteenth on Monday most banks will be closed including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan. However, TD Bank will be closed Sunday, as is their normal schedule, and will be open Monday.

A Phony Effort to Control Guns in America

Senators felt the necessity to show they care about the never ending mass shootings. So a bipartisan group of senators said Sunday that it has an agreement in principle on gun control legislation, though the lawmakers did not provide specific and detailed legislation.

The group said its plan “increases needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons.”

The agreement doesn’t include a provision that would expand background checks for all firearm sales or transfers in the country. Currently, background checks are not required for gun sales and transfers by unlicensed and private sellers. Also left out is a federal ban on military-style assault weapons. Additionally, the agreement doesn’t include a change to the age at which a person needs to be to purchase an assault-style weapon.

This absurd effort to prevent mass shootings does nothing to control the guns now in the public’s hands. Today, one of out of every five firearms purchased in this country is an AR-style rifle, according to a NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) estimate. Americans now own an estimated 15 million of those weapons.

We love our guns more than we love our family and friends.

Brace yourselves, spicy-food lovers

Is there no end to the shortages? First it was toilet paper, then computer chips and now this.

Brace yourselves, spicy-food lovers: The world is now facing a sriracha shortage.

Huy Fong Foods Inc., the maker of one of the nation’s most beloved condiments, has been forced to suspend production of its iconic spicy sauces due to a shortage of chili peppers.

The Irwindale company confirmed Wednesday that a shortage of peppers in its inventory had affected production of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, Chili Garlic and Sambal Oelek.

What appears to be a letter from the company to buyers of the products, dated April of this year, recently came to light online.

“Currently, due to weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers, we now face a more severe shortage of chili,” the letter reads. “Unfortunately, this is out of our control and without this essential ingredient we are unable to produce any of our products.”

Chili-heads didn’t take the news lightly on social media, with some lamenting the “worst news of the year” and the “end of days.” Others said they were planning to bulk-buy Huy Fong’s sauces in case shelves ran empty.

Laws Cannot Protect us from the Mentally Ill

Nicholas Roske, 26, A Simi Valley native who studied philosophy at Cal State Northridge now stands charged with plotting to kill a Supreme Court justice.  He surrendered to Montgomery County, Maryland police officers outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. 

Roske had a black tactical vest, pepper spray, duct tape, a knife, a hammer, a screwdriver, a crowbar, more zip ties, and a Glock 17 pistol with ammunition.

He told police he had planned to kill Kavanaugh and then commit suicide.

Nicholas Roske Was Upset About the Leak of the Roe v. Wade Draft Opinion & Believed That Kavanaugh Would Side With Decisions That ‘Would Loosen Gun Control Laws,’ Authorities Say.

Simi Valley Police Department Cmdr. Ritchie Lew told the New York Post that Roske had no prior record with the police in his hometown but for what the paper called “a minor traffic infraction in 2015.”

Would raising the age limit to buy a gun from 18 to 21 have any impact on Roske’s plan? Obviously the answer is NO.

This is an example of situations that no law could stop a deranged individual.

California voters send a stark message to Democrats

Liberal progressive Democrats have been in control of San Francisco and Los Angeles for at least a decade and during that time homeless has grown, crime has risen, and the poor cannot find affordable housing. Most people have become alarmed in both of those cities.

Everyone elected is sympathetic but talk about those issues has not resulted in any changes.  The public is fed-up with the lack of progress.

The consequence is obvious.  Rick Caruso is leading in the primary for Los Angeles mayor.  The recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is a symptom of public frustration. There is a project to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon because he too is conducting his office in a manner similar to Boudin.  The leading candidate for State Controller is Lanhee Chen, a Republican.

The public wants action not words.  The message has been sent.

We Love Guns

You don’t have to be a “red neck” to want lots of guns You don’t have to be a Republican to want lots of guns. As reported by CBS LA

As the 14th gun store opens in Burbank California, a local community has gathered to protest the store’s location — just blocks from an elementary school. 

On Tuesday evening, a large group of those protestors met on the steps of Burbank’s City Hall hoping to catch the attention of their City Council.

They’re fighting to curb the number of stores in the area — now the second highest per capita in the nation, with one gun store per 13,000 residents.

“There’s a gun store in Burbank for every two-and-a-half Starbucks,” said Aimee Powers, one of the many residents in attendance and speaking out against the newest store’s opening. “That’s a lot of gun stores.”

Obviously they love of guns is in my area. This is an area where “progressives” and “liberals” out number those gun loving Republicans in almost every poll. Congressional members of congress in this area are all Democrats. Adam Schiff, Tony Cardenas, and Brad Sherman. None of those congressmen face any consequential challenge by a Republican.

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Homelessness

Homelessness in Los Angeles has reached epidemic proportions. The sad reality is that our politicians refuse to address the issue for fear of not being re-elected. Last year’s homeless count showed a jump of 12% in L.A. County and 16% in the city.

The annual point-in-time count, delivered to the Board of Supervisors, put the number of homeless people just shy of 59,000 countywide. Within the city of Los Angeles, the number soared to more than 36,000, a 16% increase. The survey found 8,000 homeless in San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.

The rising impacts of automation and the flood of low cost products from other countries that deny us jobs. Walmart, Target, Costco all buy the cheap products we crave. We are all to blame.

Just keep putting your head in the sand and hope this will all work out. But will it and how?