Heh that was a little awkward. Just got thru playing at a fundraiser for the United Farmworkers, and Florice and…
What a tempest in a teapot. Screw the Charter and do any damn thing you want. The Democrat corporatist, Zionist,…
Sure you can, Cire!
Thanks for the correction on timing, Vern. I wanted to go ahead and respond to Chumley’s story as soon as…
Seems rather toxic fascism er femininity. Florice is a fascist!
Johnathan Hernandez, also running for AD 68, and eager to speak to the (former) Club, wanted me to mention him;…
A C&D email threatening damages for using the word Democrat? Wow. Seems wildly unnecessary. Why does DPOC have a problem…
On timing, Greg & Dan both seem confused. LAST YEAR - May 2024 - we got in our charter application…
That was actually a great Anaheim Democrats meeting. Our membership just keeps growing, and though I worried we might lose…
mexico Archive
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Open Thread: CRI-CRI SONGS!
Posted on June 15, 2023 | 32 CommentsYou need to know about Cri-Cri. And come to Saturday's concert. -
Harvest of Loneliness: Great Free Movie on Braceros, 11/22 in Santa Ana
Posted on November 19, 2019 | No CommentsOrale, check it out... -
![. . . The Mexican singer who had already been recognized as a cultural icon when he died on Sunday August 28th, is still being mourned and celebrated in the Latino community. A […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Juan-Gabriel-115x115.jpg "Juan Gabriel, famous singer and a former homeless person, broke cultural and political barriers.")
Juan Gabriel, famous singer and a former homeless person, broke cultural and political barriers.
Posted on September 20, 2016 | 1 Comment. . . The Mexican singer who had already been recognized as a cultural icon when he died on Sunday August 28th, is still being mourned and celebrated in the Latino community. A […] -
![. . . A chanting popularized by Mexican fans, which had already been criticized, is under further condemnation recently, and is facing calls to have it eliminated from soccer stadiums. Univisión now […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/promo290575363-115x115.jpg "Mexican Soccer’s Homophobic “PUTO” Chant has to go!")
Mexican Soccer’s Homophobic “PUTO” Chant has to go!
Posted on June 21, 2016 | 2 Comments. . . A chanting popularized by Mexican fans, which had already been criticized, is under further condemnation recently, and is facing calls to have it eliminated from soccer stadiums. Univisión now […] -
![. . . In September 2012 Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of law enforcement professionals opposed to the war on drugs, of which I am a member of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/leap-south-of-the-border-115x115.png "Diane Goldstein: End the Drug War With Justice and Dignity!")
Diane Goldstein: End the Drug War With Justice and Dignity!
Posted on July 9, 2015 | 6 Comments. . . In September 2012 Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of law enforcement professionals opposed to the war on drugs, of which I am a member of […] -
![Okay, ordinarily I wouldn’t write a story about an upcoming concert of mine, except that it just turns out – serendipitously! – to have more to do with some of […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cri-cri-gabilondo-soler-115x115.jpg "Cri-Cri, Mexican Independence Day, and Vern’s Sept. 15 Concert")
Cri-Cri, Mexican Independence Day, and Vern’s Sept. 15 Concert
Posted on September 11, 2013 | 4 CommentsOkay, ordinarily I wouldn’t write a story about an upcoming concert of mine, except that it just turns out – serendipitously! – to have more to do with some of […] -
![The funny story about the price of oil started way back during the Carter Administration. Jimmy Carter was the poster boy for how to screw a pooch without really trying. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Jimmy-Carter-on-Winships-115x115.jpg "Hedge this Big Oil…")
Hedge this Big Oil…
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 9 CommentsThe funny story about the price of oil started way back during the Carter Administration. Jimmy Carter was the poster boy for how to screw a pooch without really trying. […] -
![A little over a year ago, I wrote the following passage about Congressional Republicans, who were then shocking and scaring the nation by openly attempting to destroy Medicare: …today’s Republican […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/hair-on-fire-reversed-115x115.jpg "Seriously, Republicans?")
Seriously, Republicans?
Posted on March 4, 2012 | 3 CommentsA little over a year ago, I wrote the following passage about Congressional Republicans, who were then shocking and scaring the nation by openly attempting to destroy Medicare: …today’s Republican […] -
![. . . This story is Geoff Willis’s beat, but as I don’t know if he’s going to write about today’s development I thought I’d better send out the alert. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Mexico-murders-115x115.jpg "Is Issa a trustworthy source re Fast & Furious? ‘Murdergate’ update!")
Is Issa a trustworthy source re Fast & Furious? ‘Murdergate’ update!
Posted on January 6, 2012 | 25 Comments. . . This story is Geoff Willis’s beat, but as I don’t know if he’s going to write about today’s development I thought I’d better send out the alert. […] -
![. . . . . Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble Presents ‘Angel of the Desert’ (written by Janine Salinas and directed by Sara Guerrero) as part of South Coast […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Angel-of-the-Desert.jpg "New Play on Immigration, ‘Angel of the Desert,’ Opens this Weekend at South Coast Rep")
New Play on Immigration, ‘Angel of the Desert,’ Opens this Weekend at South Coast Rep
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 2 Comments. . . . . Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble Presents ‘Angel of the Desert’ (written by Janine Salinas and directed by Sara Guerrero) as part of South Coast […] -
![Some 70 percent of legal foreign-born Mexicans come from the U.S. The next largest number, about 5 percent, hail from Guatemala, according to the Global Post. According to Mexican law, […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/American-illegals-155x155.jpg "70% of illegals in Mexico are American citizens")
70% of illegals in Mexico are American citizens
Posted on October 16, 2010 | 8 CommentsSome 70 percent of legal foreign-born Mexicans come from the U.S. The next largest number, about 5 percent, hail from Guatemala, according to the Global Post. According to Mexican law, […] -
![Last year, President Obama appointed Janet Napolitano to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. When Napolitano was Democratic Governor of Arizona, she was a close ally […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Political-allies-Joe-Arpaio-and-Janet-Napolitano-at-a-press-conference-155x155.jpg "Green Party U.S. Senate Candidate Warns Immigrant Rights Supporters to ‘Beware of the Democrats’")
Green Party U.S. Senate Candidate Warns Immigrant Rights Supporters to ‘Beware of the Democrats’
Posted on September 23, 2010 | 6 CommentsLast year, President Obama appointed Janet Napolitano to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. When Napolitano was Democratic Governor of Arizona, she was a close ally […] -
![Isn’t it time to end the drug war? The effort to legalize marijuana, Prop. 19, has garnered more attention than any of the other nine propositions on the November ballot. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mexican-victims-of-drug-war-155x155.jpg "Campaign to regulate and tax Cannabis lagging in campaign contributions")
Campaign to regulate and tax Cannabis lagging in campaign contributions
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsIsn’t it time to end the drug war? The effort to legalize marijuana, Prop. 19, has garnered more attention than any of the other nine propositions on the November ballot. […] -
![Between 70 and 80 people were arrested in what was the largest civil disobedience in Phoenix ever. This is raw footage of one action only. This was not only over […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Arizona-Protest-155x155.jpg "Raw video footage civil disobedience and arrests in Arizona")
Raw video footage civil disobedience and arrests in Arizona
Posted on July 30, 2010 | 1 CommentBetween 70 and 80 people were arrested in what was the largest civil disobedience in Phoenix ever. This is raw footage of one action only. This was not only over […]
The 24th Amendment to our Constitution doesn't get a whole lot of attention. It is a relic from an era…