Memories of Marine Corps Boot Camp
Forty-eight years ago on July 31 I raised my right hand and took that oath: “I, Timothy P. Forkes, do
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Left Coast Logic
Our Rights and Lives are Under Assault
I wasn’t going to rant so soon after July 4th, but there’s a lot going on, a lot we can
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On This Independence Day We Should Examine Our History
Interesting thought to ponder today: Whose independence are we celebrating today? There is an easy answer of course, the one
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SCOTUS Gives Guns More Rights Than Women With Their Latest Rulings
“The first rule of Fight Club: You do not talk about Fight Club.” Chuck Palahniuk wrote a book a significant
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Varmints and Kids
Here is my solution for young men, boys even, who want to use an AR15-type weapon: Join the Marine Corps
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What is the Cost of Gun Violence?
“Please send the police now,” one of the little students begged of the 911 operator. And according to the official
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The Cost of Nuclear Energy
One of the streaming services I have is HBO Max. It’s a great service because it has all of its
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Guns, Racism, Misogyny, anti-LGBTQ+ Hatred Results in Mass Murder
Another mass shooting, this time in Buffalo, New York. Ten innocent people murdered, including a retired cop who was working
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Tourist Visit Day Remembered
Top photo is a YouTube screenshot https://youtu.be/ebh0o4BdKLs It was a year ago today “tourists” stormed the capitol, after a morning
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Matrix Resurrections: Some Things Change, Some Things Don’t
The top photo is a screenshot from the trailer to this film https://youtu.be/nNpvWBuTfrc So, I’ve watched it twice now, The
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