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Right of Indians to Cast Ballots

March 9, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sacramento Union, 9 March 1917 Right of Indians to Cast Ballots Upheld Aborigines of California Can Vote Under Queretaro Treaty, Rules the Supreme Court. SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. – The right to vote was confirmed to Ethan Anderson, a Lake county Indian, by a state supreme court decision handed down here today. The county clerk … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, This Day in History Tagged: 1917, Aborigines, Ballots, California, Lake county, Mexico, Queretaro Treaty, United States, Vote

Utopian thinking: the easy way to eradicate poverty

March 6, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Keeping people poor is a political choice we can no longer afford, with so much human potential wasted. We need a universal basic income By Rutger Bregman the Guardian, March 6, 2017.

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: anti-poverty, money, money management, poverty, poverty line, Rich, scarcity mentality, UBI, universal basic income, Utopia

Rancor in 1877 – Inauguration Postponed

February 20, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In searching for a suitable article to include in my “This Day in History” section, I chose the February 20th, 1877 edition of the Sacramento Union to try to find something interesting. There was column after column of reports on the volatile situation in Congress surrounding the contested 1876 election of Hayes and Tilden. The electoral … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: 1877, 2017, Democrat, Hayes, Louisiana, Oregon, Republican, The White League, Tilden

Former ‘Border Czar’ Gives Real Facts About Immigration

February 15, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

ProPublica published a very insightful interview with Alan Bersin. He “served in several key posts in the Department of Homeland Security, including as acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, the force of 58,000 employees that includes the U.S. Border Patrol as well as CBP officers guarding air, land and sea ports of entry. He … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Alan Bersin, Boarder Patrol, Customs and Immigration, Immigration, ProPublica, Refugee, U.S.-Mexico border

A Snug Little Fortune

February 12, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Daily Alta California, 12 February 1857 — The value of the real and personal estate of the United States, is reported for the year 1856, by Mr. Secretary Guthric, at $11,317,611,672 — that is over eleven and a quarter billions of dollars. The total population is 26,961,312 souls; and one share for each in Uncle … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Racism, This Day in History Tagged: 1856, 1857, Amusements, Bull and Bear, coolies, Cuba, Oleaginous Pole, Oroville, Population, USA

The Trade Protective League

February 5, 2017 by sergneri 1 Comment

Sacramento Union – 5 February 1917 Cancellation of Oriental Liquor Licenses Asked The Trade Protective League of Sacramento has sent communications to the city commission and to the board of supervisors asking those bodies to cancel all liquor licenses now held by Orientals. This action by the league was taken after the city of Stockton … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 1917, California, Chinaman, Chinese, Japanese, Liquor, Orientals, Protective League, Sacramento, White Men

Ballot Fraud

January 31, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Madera Tribune, 5 November 1920 (This is how you do it! – JS) Probe Is Opened on Ballot Fraud NEW YORK, Nov 5.— All poll clerks, election inspectors and the board of canvassing inspectors in the thirteenth election district of the fourth assembly district, Manhattan, were subpoenaed yesterday by District Attorney Swann to appear at … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: 1920, ballot, Convicts, Election, Fraud, Harlem, Insane Persons, Manhattan, Minors, sewer, Votes

We’ve Got Issues

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Corsair, 30 March 2011 We’ve Got Issues By Tim Morse Staff Writer An eye opening explanation for why Donald Trump continuously attempts to expose alleged “shortcomings” of President Barack Obama. Donald Trump, for years a symbol of capitalism gone mad, has recently made some controversial (albeit systematic) comments about President Barack Obama regarding his presidential … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: "birther" movement, African-American, arrogance, Barack Obama, birther, Donald Trump, Limbaugh, Whoopi Goldberg, xenophobic

Much Cousinman

January 24, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Francisco Call, 24 January 1892 CONTRACT LABOR. The Alien Law* Violated and American Miners Superseded by Hungarians or Slavs. New York, Jan. 23.— Contract Labor Inspectors Conkling and Osborne, sent from this city to the mining districts in Pennsylvania to investigate the workings of the alien contract law, have sent a report to Secretary … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 1892, Alien Law, labor, Miners, Pennsylvania

SUPER – CALLOUS – FASCIST – RACIST – EXTRA – BRAGGA – DOCIOUS

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From a sign during the Women’s Marches on Jan. 21, 2017. SUPER – CALLOUS – FASCIST – RACIST – EXTRA – BRAGGA – DOCIOUS

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: CALLOUS, FASCIST, RACIST, Some Bag Of Toxic Sludge, Some Clueless Numpty, Some Disgraced Racist, Some Mendacious Mango
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