Author: Jack Hassard

Do you remember when Kemp did this?

The Governor of Georgia has to come out of hiding and speak directly to the people of Georgia about gun laws. How in the hell does a 14-year-old obtain an AR-15 rifle, carry it to school, and kill and injure innocent students and teachers who came to school to see their friends and learn from their esteemed teachers?

Public schools are the most important establishments in our towns, villages, and cities. A child’s parent sends her to schools to meet new friends, collaborate with others, and learn from the most significant members of our communities: public school teachers. Students, teachers, parents, and grandparents of Winder are grieving. What are Georgia politicians doing? Nothing, except for Democratic State Senators who want the Governor to call the legislature back to deal with gun violence bills that Georgia legislators have already proposed. And they won’t because if we say ban assault weapons, they scream, “Don’t you take our right away to own guns!.”

Do you remember the Governor saying yesterday that now is not the time to deal with gun violence? He said, “It’s time for grieving.” We can grieve and talk about how to make it safe for schools to be safe harbors for all of our students and teachers. Come on, Brian. Get out there and bring them back in.

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Winder, Georgia School Shooting–Time to Talk About Guns?

Yes, it’s time to talk about guns, school shootings, students killed and injured, the number of firearms in Georgia (and other states), and where the guns are kept. A tragedy occurred today at Apalachee High School in the small town of Winder (p. 18,338). According to reports at around 4:00 P.M. today, 4+ people were killed and 9+ injured in this horrible mass shooting.

The shooter has been identified as a 14-year-old boy. The shooting occurred in the morning at around 9:30 AM. Injured students and others were helicoptered to local hospitals, with some of the victims in serious condition.

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Labor Day Frames to Support Unions

My father, Russell John Hassard, was a union worker in a Dedham, Massachusetts, company from the 1940s through the 1970s. He was a shop Steward for many years. George Lakoff spoke for my father and many other fathers and mothers who worked in American companies, some of which had unions. This discussion is about the importance of workers unionizing, whether in a Right-to-Work State or Forced Unionization State.

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Trump Reindicted for Plotting to Overturn the 2020 Election

Federal prosecutors issued a revised version of an indictment accusing former President Donald J. Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. Trump knowingly made false claims about election fraud and was on notice that his claims were untrue. His running mate and staff told him he lost the election. The defendant continued to make false claims on his Twitter account.
He continued falsifying the election outcome at the rally on the Eclipse on Jan. 6. This post explores the new indictment.

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John Lewis Statute, Decatur, Georgia

A new statue of the late Congressman John Lewis now stands outside DeKalb County’s historic courthouse, right off the downtown Decatur square. 

It’s a fitting tribute to a civil rights hero who represented the area and loved its people.

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