California

Trump says the 2,000 mile long fence will cost $8 billion, but the Department of Homeland Security estimates that cost at $21.6 billion. [...]

Misleading labels, high hopes and a nuclear supervolcano + this day in history w/JFK's joint moon mission and our song of the day by Josh Ritter on your Morning Monarchy for September 20, 2017.

When Dana Rohrabacher was first elected to Congress in the '80s his Orange County district was beet red. Last year, nearly three decades on, the PVI was a very daunting R+7. Next year, Rohrabacher faces a more hostile environment. Trump lost the district to Hillary-- albeit narrowly-- and the PVI shows a slide towards the Democrats.

The "sanctuary state" protections for illegal aliens, will severely limit city and state police cooperation with federal immigration officials. [...]

A hot dog vendor seen in a viral video this weekend having $60 in cash seized by a California cop for trying to make some extra money selling hot dogs is getting support from online donors who’ve now contributed to over $60,000 to crowdfunding efforts set up on his behalf.
A petition to fire University of California police officer S. Aranas badge #76 has received over 33,000 signatures.

Yesterday was California Admission Day. We became a state on September 9, 1850, the U.S. having forced Mexico to give up what is now the state after the Mexican-American War (1848). British and Spanish ships began exploring the coast of California by the mid-1500s. By the 1700s Spanish missionaries started building missions and the Spanish military started building forts and towns-- including what are now Los Angeles and San Jose.

Manson Family parole, fake swords and sonic attacks + this day in history w/the umbrella assassination and our song of the day by Primus on your Morning Monarchy for September 7, 2017.

by Gaius PubliusEvery national instance of Rule by the Rich is accompanied by a great deal of violence, inflicted on the many by the few.—Yours truly (paraphrased)As you ponder the criticism of the Antifa ("anti-fascist") movement for engaging in violent tactics in Berkeley, consider the following.▪

There's going to be violence in New York today when DREAMers and their allies in New York stage an aggressive protest at Trump Tower and the police try to stop them. Tragic! There were some GOP congressmen who are demanding that Paul Ryan, as Speaker, stop playing politics with this issue and allow a vote to enshrine DACA in law. But that's exactly what other Republicans fear.

(ANTIMEDIA)   Corona, CA — A California woman was enjoying her lunch when she noticed something particularly disturbing. Becky Garfinkel of Corona says she was halfway through her salad when she saw a tiny frog start to move in the lettuce.