Author: Leslie Eastman

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.

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California’s proposed text tax is dead

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 18, 2018 5 Comments

Last we, we reported that a decision issued by the Federal Communications Commission jeopardized California’s proposed text tax. Politicos had promised that the revenues for the line item would be used to provide services to the poor; however, there was widespread outrage at the idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsL_vPxQUMA

Russian “robot” is actually a man in a costume

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 16, 2018 6 Comments

Despite the news reports that the Russians are suppose to be so technologically savvy that than can alter American elections, it seems that the reality is less than the media would have us believe. A robot featured on Russian state television was actually a man in a suit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpvWO3iaRoU

After Canada arrests Chinese executive, China detains two Canadians

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 15, 2018 4 Comments

We have been following the legal case of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's telecommunications giant Huawei, who has been accused of conspiracy to defraud banks after the company allegedly skirted sanctions on Iran.

Starbucks’ new bathroom policy not working out as hoped

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 14, 2018 37 Comments

It has been 7 months since the famous purveyor of caffeinated confection, Starbucks, declared their bathrooms "open to the public" without the need to purchase their products. Data suggests that the virtue signaling isn't working out as well as hoped by the corporate leaders. A New York Post team investigated several Manhattan bathrooms and found that there wasn't an open stall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxi4HQq9w50

FCC decision could kill California’s flirtation with text messaging “Economic Justice” tax

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 13, 2018 13 Comments

California regulators are among the most creative rule-makers when it comes to separating citizens from their money. Take, for instance, this amazing new proposal to tax text messages in the name of "Economic Justice."

California regulators are considering a plan to charge a fee for text messaging on mobile phones to help fund programs that make phone service accessible to the poor.

Avocados in the Climate Change hot seat

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 12, 2018 22 Comments

Few fruits are as popular in "green" California as the avocado. However, in Great Britain, some restaurants are banning the tasty delicacy from the menu in the name of "sustainability".

The Wild Strawberry Cafe, on Peterley Manor Farm in Buckinghamshire, shared a post on its Instagram page earlier this week explaining why it had decided to ban avocado from its kitchen.

https://twitter.com/emmamurphyitv/status/1066772298068357121

Even more caravan migrants heading back to Central America

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 10, 2018 20 Comments

The last time we check on the migrant caravan, dozens of immigrants from Central America had attempted to breach the wall at the border while 350 others were heading back home. The reverse-Exodus is continuing, as over 1000 Central Americans have decided to return to their countries after entry into the United States was not as easy as originally promised.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyxeu6rpal4

China summons American envoy over Huawei CFO’s arrest in Canada

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 09, 2018 14 Comments

Canada recently arrested the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies, who faces extradition to the United States on suspicion because U.S. trade sanctions against Iran.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95lGYZmYIpg

New California rules mandate solar panels on new homes

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 09, 2018 59 Comments

While the Yellow Jackets in Paris are rioting over restrictive new rules, the citizens of California may soon be wearing straight jackets after even more restrictions and mandates flow from Sacramento. Despite a critical housing shortage contributing to the homeless crisis the Golden State is experiencing, bureaucrats have decided to add an expensive, green-justice requirement for new homes.

Congo reports worst Ebola outbreak in country’s history

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 09, 2018 7 Comments

In May, I noted that the African nation of Congo was battling an Ebola epidemic. It is now being reported that the most recent outbreak of the gruesome hemorrhagic disease is the worst it has experienced in history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BugnfrZlZC4

Change! U.S. transforms into net oil exporter for first time in 75 years

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 08, 2018 19 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers might recall when a certain former President said, "We can't drill our way to lower gas prices." Well, it turns out that the Trump administration has transformed the United States into a net oil producer, as it is now exporting more oil than it imports for the first time in 75 years.

California lawmaker proposes offering Medicaid to all illegal immigrants

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 08, 2018 30 Comments

California is doubling down on #Resistance, as lawmakers in Sacramento are once again toying with offering healthcare services to illegal immigrants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OzC6Z_Ywi8

Dozens of caravan migrants breach border, frustrated by asylum entry process

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 04, 2018 36 Comments

It appears the members of the caravan from Central America are growing increasingly frustrated by both the legal entry process and the immigration "organizers" who have herded them to the US-Mexico border. To begin with, dozens of migrants who are disheartened by the slow pace of the formal asylum-seeking process breached the U.S.-Mexico border Monday by scaling a 10-foot metal fence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th0vnOmFltc

Genetically edited twins give birth to scientific, ethical controversies

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 02, 2018 31 Comments

The arrival of twin girls born in China, whose genetic make-up was edited while they were embryos using cutting-edge technology, has given birth to ethical qualms and scientific controversies. To begin with, more than 100 scientists, most of them in China, have condemned the experimental geneticist's claims.

Brazil withdraws offer to host UN climate change summit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 02, 2018 6 Comments

The last time we checked on Brazil, Jair M. Bolsonaro, the nation's President-elect who is often referred to as the “Brazilian Trump,” announced plans to move the country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem. Now, in the mode of the American President, Brazil is canceling its plans to host a UN climate change summit.

https://twitter.com/thejournal_ie/status/958416594895589376

Lawsuit filed in case of Hawaii’s false ballistic missile alarm

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 01, 2018 14 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall that in January, a false ballistic missile alert was issued by emergency management staff in Hawaii. The result was wide-spread panic and the firing of the employee responsible for the warning. Now, a man who suffered a heart attack during the alert has filed a lawsuit against the state.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL4T1Ca2SP4

Two powerful earthquakes rock Alaska, causing widespread damage

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 01, 2018 8 Comments

The Earth has been on quite a roll recently . . . quite literally. A pair of powerful earthquakes rocked Alaska early Friday morning, ripping apart roads, shaking buildings, and scaring residents getting ready for a peaceful, winter weekend.

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