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Author: Leslie Eastman

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Leslie Eastman

I am an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, as well as a science/technical writer for a variety of news and professional publications. I have been a citizen activist since 2009, and am one of the co-founders of the San Diego-based group, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition.

I firmly believe that even if a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks in the fall, Americans will not tolerate a second national lockdown. Mainly, it is because most of us have lost our trust in the information presented by epidemiological "experts." These experienced professionals provide guidance that is more fickle than that offered in an astrological horoscope.

I spent the better portion of Saturday night listening to the distant wailing of police sirens responding to a protest in a community not far from my current home. I lived happily in the La Mesa, California, area for several years before my marriage. It is a beautiful community and very special. Its quaint shops and attitude reminded me more of the Mid-West, from which I come. I had often gone there to shop, as well as to enjoy its Oktoberfest and special Christmas events.

Today's update features New York's former senator and 2016's losing presidential candidate. Despite the staggering number of nursing home deaths as a result of the gubernatorial lockdown rules, Hillary Clinton praised New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's response to the coronavirus pandemic in a Memorial Day tweet.