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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 March 30, 2013 3 Comments

I have an update on a legal hearing involving UCLA’s Dr. James Enstrom, whose brave whistleblowing actions involving the school's Department of Environmental Health Sciences cost him his job. William Creeley, the Director of Legal and Public Advocacy for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 29, 2013 5 Comments

It looks like the first day of banking in Cyprus after a post-bailout shut-down went swimmingly: The president of Cyprus said on Friday the risk of bankruptcy had been contained and the country had no intention of leaving the euro, in a speech laden with criticism...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 28, 2013 12 Comments

Earlier this week, I noted that the banks in Cyprus will be opening Thursday, once the regular people had time to embrace the levy and understand all the awesome goodness in the new bailout plan. Shockingly, the Cypriots are still not down with the political solution...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 26, 2013 20 Comments

I was reviewing World War I history with my son yesterday. The global-scale conflict started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, on June 28, 1914.  This event set in motion a series of diplomatic incidents that led inexorably to the...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 24, 2013 15 Comments

Cyprus has certainly shaken up the world. Our Congress is now addressing concerns over the European Union demands that a percentage of Cypriot deposits be seized before it bails-out the banks on the Mediterranean island.  There are reports that Cyprus still may seize bank accounts, but...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 24, 2013 39 Comments

Last week, we took a look at 2 graphic debunking recent climate change hysteria. Recently, even more evidence was presented by British scientist David Whitehouse, the Science Editor of the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Despite the organization's name, Whitehouse's group held firm that their data indicate...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 23, 2013 28 Comments

They can sit in the dark for Earth Hour, we'll spend the hour celebrating the modern world, starting 8:30 p.m. local time everywhere...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 19, 2013 37 Comments

One of the iconic "proofs" of man-made global warming is the infamous "hockey stick" graph". [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="448"] "Hockey Stick" graph.[/caption] Skeptics questioned the statistics and data used to generate the graph.  So, as Powerline's John Hinderaker noted, "a group of climate alarmists headed by Shaun Marcott,...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 17, 2013 9 Comments

UCLA's Dr. James Enstrom is one of my personal heroes of the "Tea Party" movement. The importance of his work on behalf of Californians cannot be understated. The Environmental Health Sciences professor has been fighting the false science behind some of our state's most onerous regulations for...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 16, 2013 18 Comments

The Obama Administration puts up a forest of shiny objects that can make important developments hard to see. While  Obama's Press Secretary Jay Carney stresses over who-did-what on the cancellation of White House tours, conservative firebrand Tammy Bruce has been sounding the alarm on some developments...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 15, 2013 17 Comments

I have been covering California's hate-late relationship with gun rights. The reports have included the fact that gun control groups have target our state for enhanced activism, and that San Diego's Chief of Police has stated that Americans can be disarmed in a generation. Now, it seems...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 14, 2013 43 Comments

At College Insurrection we reported that, in honor of Rand Paul’s historic filibuster, the head of the Hillsdale College Republicans wanted CPAC attendees standing during the senator's convention speech. It looks like Ryan Bolyard got his wish, as hundred of students chose to #StandWithRand. Josiah Ryan contributed...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 13, 2013 27 Comments

I came back from an appointment to find that white smoke was wafting from the Vatican Chimney. From the Globe and Mail: Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be known as Francis. At 7:07 p.m., local time, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signalling that a new...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 09, 2013 15 Comments

Oberlin College cancelled classes based on a report that an individual was seen wearing a KKK-hood. It turned out that the mystery figure likely was a woman in a blanket. As we wait for further details as to who was behind hate-graffiti in the weeks prior to the dramatic...

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 07, 2013 19 Comments

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's 12-hour filibuster of John Brennan's nomination yesterday was so outstanding because brought people representing the entire spectrum of political belief together to defend constitutional due process rules. As a Palin Democrat, I would like to make an observation. As I conduct much of...

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