Caren White

2 weeks ago | carenawhite.medium.com | Caren White

Sen. Alex Padilla was dragged out of a press conference and handcuffedI had to take a day off yesterday from all the outrage. I’m not sleeping well and I’m eating way too much chocolate. Chocolate is my drug of choice, but you know what they say about too much of a good thing. But try as I might, I couldn’t get away from the outrage. Trump’s Brown Shirts arrested a sitting US Senator.

2 weeks ago | carenawhite.medium.com | Caren White

Soon Trump will be the dictator he has always wanted to beRED ALERT! RED ALERT!! RED ALERT!!Yes, I know that’s a Boomer reference, but you get the idea. We have a national emergency on our hands. Trump wants to arrest the governor of California and the mayor of Los Angeles for demanding that he withdraw the California National Guard from Los Angeles. Ya know, the National Guard that he activated illegally. The National Guard that cannot be activated without the permission of the governor.

2 weeks ago | carenawhite.medium.com | Caren White

Trump illegally deploys the National Guard in CaliforniaFind yourself a comfy seat and grab a beverage, preferably an adult beverage. This is going to be a long and complicated one. But it’s critical that we understand what led up to this, what is happening now and what will most likely happen in the near future. Knowledge is power. And we are going to need as much power as possible to survive what’s coming and maybe, just maybe, come out of it as a whole, democratic nation.

3 weeks ago | carenawhite.medium.com | Caren White

What could possibly go wrong? I have to stop digging around because the more I dig, the more I find stuff that scares the shit out of me. Here’s the newest information that is giving me nightmares. Trump is considering a proposal from Erik Prince, the former head of the private military company Blackwater. “Private military company” is just a euphemism for mercenaries, lawless hired guns. Prince wants to help out with the mass deportations. As we all know, ICE just isn’t cutting it.

3 weeks ago | carenawhite.medium.com | Caren White

She was absent from the state Democratic conventionCalifornia state Democrats held their annual statewide convention this past weekend. All of the Democratic hopefuls for governor showed up. Except one. Kamala Harris. Granted, she has said that she will make up her mind at the end of the summer if she is going to run for president, run for governor, or not seek elected office. But come on, if she were serious about running for governor, wouldn’t she have shown up with everybody else?