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1 month ago | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
I was sitting at my favorite coffee shop on Sixth Street drinking espresso the other day watching a young woman counseling a man who was obviously in a recovery diversion program. I only caught a bit of their conversation as I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop but I did notice the interactions–engaged conversation with some empathy.
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2 months ago | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
I was having lunch at the San Pedro Brewing Company next to a couple of longshoremen at the bar. Never being one to shy away from controversial topics, our conversation drifted over to automation and trade tariffs. One of them tells me he used to vote liberal but has changed in the last 20 years. I asked if robots and trade politics would change his mind about the Orange Felon and he said, “I doubt it. I probably won’t be around to see complete automation.
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2 months ago | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
The Fires in LA, Health Agencies Slashed, FBI and FAA Gutted — Shocked by the HeadlinesIn a city like Los Angeles that is usually so self-absorbed in its own reflection in the celebrity culture of fashion, sports and cinema, it was astounding to see the selfless outpouring of support for the refugees of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
“The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government.” – Thomas Paine. The winds of the Santa Anas stormed down the San Gabriel mountains with hurricane force at the beginning of January. We were warned about them coming and the inevitable fires erupted causing massive destruction. Loss of life and destroying heritage and culture. It didn’t end until the rains came but then there was another storm, the chaos of the Orange felon blew into Los Angeles.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
Sinclair Lewis’ Warning Becomes America’s Nightmare on MLK Day“When fascism comes to America, it will bewrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”— James Waterman Wise (not Sinclair Lewis)It was a curious synchronicity of the calendar that the rise of corporate fascism coincided with the swearing-in ceremony of the Twice-Impeached Felon to the presidency and that it occurred on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
A Nation Mourns While Justice FaltersPresident Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, died on Dec. 29, 2024, at 100 years old and will be honored with a state funeral on Jan. 9. He was probably the most beloved and respected president since Franklin D. Roosevelt, especially for his work after leaving office. On Jan.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
Warning: Attempt to read property "zones" on null in /home/rln1300/public_html/randomlengthsnews.com/wp-content/plugins/broadstreet/Broadstreet/Vendor/Broadstreet.php on line 273What do machismo, misogyny, and male dominance have to do with the election results? In trying to make sense out of the recent national election results that now show that Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Trump by a very slender 2.6 million votes74,893,762 (48.4%) vs 77,189,203 (49.9%) as of press time.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
Warning: Attempt to read property "zones" on null in /home/rln1300/public_html/randomlengthsnews.com/wp-content/plugins/broadstreet/Broadstreet/Vendor/Broadstreet.php on line 273What it means when families gather and some don’tThere is some truth to the myth of the Pilgrims holding a day of prayer with a feast in 1621 where a group of Wampanoag natives showed up unexpectedly and shared a meal of freshly killed fowl, venison, fish, eel, and shellfish, along with some beer.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
Scared. Determined. Exhausted. Angry. Those are just some of the ways readers described how they felt in the days following the 2024 election. The locals who actually voted for Trump (some 33%) have mostly remained silent, not necessarily jubilant. And while we are still navigating these emotions, Trump and his MAGA cronies are wasting no time preparing to govern. In fact, they’re hoping we are too heartbroken to stand in their way as they turn Project 2025 into a reality.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen |corporations. Some
Five days in the battleground of the 2024 electionAtlanta, GA– There’s a reason I couldn’t sit on the sidelines in California and watch this election like a spectator sport, I could just feel that something important was going to happen here. To be a witness to history that you just don’t get looking at on TV. I am here at the invitation of the nationally recognized investigative journalist Greg Palast who has just produced a documentary on voter suppression in Georgia.
