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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.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 09, 2020 31 Comments
100% of the participants I questioned today in my in-person poll agree with the following statement: I am so over COVID. Clearly, Americans across the country are becoming more aware that the Wuhan coronavirus is substantially less lethal than initially feared. A recent study by researchers at Wake Forest found that between 12-14% of people tested in North Carolina have antibodies for the coronavirus, which indicates that they have been exposed to the virus and showed little or no symptoms.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 08, 2020 16 Comments
A federal district court ruled that the Dakota Access Pipeline, the oil route from North Dakota to Illinois that is a crucial component to the Trump administration's plans for energy, must be shut down pending an environmental review, and be emptied of oil by Aug. 5.
In a 24-page order, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., wrote that he was “mindful of the disruption” that shutting down the pipeline would cause, but that it must be done within 30 days. Pipeline owner Energy Transfer plans to ask a court to halt the order and will seek an expedited appeal, spokeswoman Vicki Granado said.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 07, 2020 20 Comments
Mongolia has quarantined a region n bordering China after an outbreak of the bubonic plague, an infamous disease better known by many as the "Black Death" that killed millions in Europe through the Middle Ages.
Two suspected cases of the plague - which is linked to the consumption of marmot meat - have been identified, health experts announced on Wednesday.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 06, 2020 15 Comments
Amid continuing civil unrest, social justice antics, and pandemic coverage, it may be hard to recall the Democratic Party's primary season and the impeachment process that occurred in the early months of this apocalyptic year.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 04, 2020 56 Comments
Last week, I predicted that the reason Mt. Rushmore was being targeted by social justice warriors so fiercely was because President Donald Trump was slated to be part of an Independence Day celebration at the historic monument. I theorized that it was because agitators wanted to disrupted the event.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 02, 2020 11 Comments
Three weeks ago, the Hollywood media proudly proclaimed that over 100,000 attended the Black Lives Matter rallies in Los Angeles.
After more than a week of protests against police violence following the death of George Floyd, Los Angeles saw its largest demonstration so far flood the streets of Hollywood on Sunday. An estimated 100,000 people attended the march, according to Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, which organized the action along with BLD PWR and the rapper YG.
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