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John Mellencamp posted this on Twitter:
John Mellencamp
Excuse me for stating the obvious truth. I do so out of love for this country and the pain of learning, once again, that children have been killed by gun violence. If we as a country want to find the collective will within ourselves to change our gun laws, let’s stop playing silly political games. Show the carnage on the news. Show the American people the dead children and others who have been struck down. Show us what guns and bullets can do to the human body.
The news media need to be brave enough to let Americans see what slaughtered children look like. Otherwise, I fear that too many perceive gun violence as an abstract; a story that’s repeated nearly every day to numbing effect. When I was a teenager, there was a war in Vietnam. In the beginning, no one paid much attention to this problem in a foreign land until the media shouldered the responsibility and showed America how our sons were being slaughtered. Once those images were shown on TV, there was overwhelming demand for that war to be ended immediately.
I say this as a father and a human being, with deep empathy for the parents whose children have had their lives ended so suddenly and so senselessly: Show America the carnage. I am not being callous, and I know it will be painful to see. But, sad to say, I think it’s the only way to shock America out of its stupor.
13/02/2024
09/02/2024
Opinion: The Supreme Court seems likely to let Trump run. It will have to ignore the Constitution The justices heard oral arguments on Colorado's decision to disqualify the former president for insurrection under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
15/01/2024
https://theliberaloc.com/2024/01/15/los-angeles-times-endorses-dave-min-for-congress/
Los Angeles Times Endorses Dave Min for Congress – The Liberal OC Los Angeles Times Endorses Dave Min for Congress January 15, 2024 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 3 Dave Min and Daughter Dave Min and Daughter State Senator Dave Min has received the Los Angeles Tmes editorial board’s endorsement to replace Rep. Katie Porter in Congress for CA-47. Here’s this mor...
09/11/2023
A family-owned Chinese establishment in upstate New York has taken to responding to bad reviews left online, Jacob Sweet reports. https://theatln.tc/bsWUl0eq
Dragon Lee has been in business for more than 30 years and is the only Chinese restaurant in Warrensburg. It appears to be immensely popular and its reputation won’t be harmed by a few negative reviews. But, experts told Sweet, at a time when online reviews are becoming more important, especially on Google, most restaurants aren’t so lucky. If your rating isn’t good enough, “the algorithm inside of Google won’t even find you,” one expert explained. “For new restaurants or restaurants with just a few ratings, whose averages might be easily skewed, racking up good reviews is especially stressful,” Sweet writes. Yet some restaurant owners said they rarely get actionable feedback from online reviews. Mark Nery, who owns the Denver restaurant Onefold, told Sweet that a customer once complained online that their chair was too cold.
Dragon Lee doesn’t slam all reviewers. More measured critiques tend to receive apologies, even gratitude. “Sorry about the Beef and Broccoli being a bit bland,” the restaurant replied to one customer’s three-star rating, “we are using a new soy sauce base (low sodium and gluten free) and adjusting for the difference … Thank you for your helpful review.” But leave a nasty one-star review, and you should expect nastiness in return.
“In an era when businesses are encouraged to practice ‘customer obsession,’ it’s nice to see them push back on diners engaged in theatrics,” Sweet continues. “A restaurant doesn’t survive for 30 years by following the advice of 200 or so self-selected Google reviewers … Look through, and you’ll learn that the restaurant is apparently run by a close-knit family, that it would love to offer traditional Cantonese food if it sold better locally. You’ll find that it is deeply appreciative of the customers who flooded it with orders on its first days back after a year-long COVID break … So feel free to tell them, as one woman did, that you threw most of your takeout order in the garbage. ‘Review usefulness,’ the restaurant responded: ‘in the garbage.’”
🎨: The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
10/01/2023
https://theliberaloc.com/2023/01/10/katie-porter-announces-run-for-us-senate/
Katie Porter announces run for US Senate – The Liberal OC Katie Porter announces run for US Senate January 10, 2023 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 Rep. Katie Porter isn’t waiting for a retirement announcement from US Senator Dianne Feinstein and has launched a candidacy for US Senate. Here is her email blast sent this morning: I want you to hear it f...
04/10/2022
Bahn mi and omakase join the dictionary. What it says about Asian cultural influence. When Andrea Nguyen was growing up in the 1970s and 80s, banh mi was still an insular Asian experience.
04/10/2022
https://theliberaloc.com/2022/10/04/vote-blue-no-matter-who-not-always/
Vote Blue No Matter Who? Not Always – The Liberal OC Vote Blue No Matter Who? Not Always October 4, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 Oscar Rodriguez Oscar Rodriguez I generally have a policy when I’m filling out my ballot. If I don’t care for the Democrat in the race, I don’t cast a vote for the Republican candidate. I just blank my ballot o...
07/09/2022
Konnor McClain Wins Gold Medal as Black Women Make History at U.S. Gymnastic Championships Entertainment , Sports Konnor McClain Wins Gold Medal as Black Women Make History at U.S. Gymnastic Championships Shilese Jones, Konnor McClain, and Jordan Chiles celebrate winning the all around competition during the 2022 US Gymnastics Championships. Image: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images. By Rashad Gro...
11/07/2022
https://theliberaloc.com/2022/07/11/time-for-ocpas-brian-probolsky-to-resign/
Time for OCPA’s Brian Probolsky to Resign – The Liberal OC Time for OCPA’s Brian Probolsky to Resign July 11, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 It makes zero sense for the head of an organization to file a whistleblower complaint with an agency or organization he or she leads. Orange County Power Authority’s CEO Brian Probolsky, with zero energy expe...
28/06/2022
DPOC resolution opposes proposal to change directly elected Mayors in Irvine – The Liberal OC DPOC resolution opposes proposal to change directly elected Mayors in Irvine June 28, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 The DPOC took action against a proposal to change who holds the Mayor’s office in Irvine. See below. Opposing the Proposal to Eliminate the Directly Elected Mayor in Irvine ...
13/05/2022
https://theliberaloc.com/2022/05/13/friday-bits-and-pieces/
Friday Bits and Pieces – The Liberal OC Friday Bits and Pieces May 13, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 It’s Friday the 13th and is Jason back? Just checking. Here are some bits and pieces of stories I wish I had more time for. The California Coastal Commission has rejected Poseidon’s bid for a desal plant in Huntington Beach c...
03/05/2022
https://theliberaloc.com/2022/05/03/the-handmaids-tale-is-moving-to-non-fiction/
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is moving to Non-Fiction – The Liberal OC “The Handmaid’s Tale” is moving to Non-Fiction May 3, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 With only 28% percent of Americans supporting the overturning of Roe v Wade which protects woman’s right to choose what happens to her body, reports of a leaked draft decision doing just that is sendin...
21/04/2022
Transparency and Accountability and Institutional Knowledge Failure – The Liberal OC Transparency and Accountability and Institutional Knowledge Failure April 19, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 3 Larry Agran, Irvine City Council Larry Agran, Irvine City Council There’s been a few stories and social media posts of late n the dysfunction between Democrats in Irvine. Voters here ...
18/04/2022
Irvine’s New Anti-Nepotism Policy Passes: #WeAreIrvine #ExceptForPhyllisAgran – The Liberal OC Irvine’s New Anti-Nepotism Policy Passes: April 18, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 Irvine's Tammy Kim Irvine’s Tammy Kim The city of Irvine had a nepotism problem once — more than 20 years ago when it was revealed that then Mayor Christina Shea had a d...
10/03/2022
https://theliberaloc.com/2022/03/09/buzzfeed-cuts-todd-spitzer-as-a-horrible-manager-at-ocda/
Buzzfeed Cuts Todd Spitzer as a Horrible Manager at OCDA – The Liberal OC Buzzfeed Cuts Todd Spitzer as a Horrible Manager at OCDA March 9, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 Then-Supervisor Todd Spitzer speaks at a county Board of Supervisors meeting. (Photo by: Nick Gerda/Voice of OC) Then-Supervisor Todd Spitzer speaks at a county Board of Supervisors meeting. (Photo...
04/03/2022
https://theliberaloc.com/2022/03/04/requiescet-in-pace-emma-jeanette-burns/
Requiescet in pace Emma Jeanette Burns – The Liberal OC Requiescet in pace Emma Jeanette Burns March 4, 2022 Dan Chmielewski Uncategorized 0 Dr. Emma Jeanette Burns Dr. Emma Jeanette Burns OC Democratic friends are mourning the passing of longtime DPOC Vice Chair Dr. Emma Jeanette Burns, a longtime Anaheim resident who relocated to San Diego to care for....