Last week I posted on the Concealed Carry law in Pennsylvania. I showed that states with Concealed Carry laws had 34% higher death rates than ones who do not. The video from the presentation is re-posted above and the data from the conceal carry law is re-posted below. This week I will look at standContinue reading “Conceal Carry States and Stand Your Ground States”
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Conceal Carry Gun Laws in Pennsylvania
On November 30 State Rep Frank Burns hosted a seminar on conceal carry gun laws in Pennsylvania and other states. Tom Owens taught the seminar who is a law enforcement and former candidate for Cambria County sheriff. Castle Doctrine and stand your ground laws were also covered. The video of it can be seen above.Continue reading “Conceal Carry Gun Laws in Pennsylvania”
Combatting Antisemitism in the Alleghenies
Yesterday, I spoke with Adam Hertzman of the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh. We spoke of ways of combating antisemitism in the Alleghenies. Conversely, there were 4 busloads that traveled to the rally in support Israel in Washington from Pittsburgh on November 13. According to a survey by Anti Defamation League and NORC (national opinion researchContinue reading “Combatting Antisemitism in the Alleghenies”
Why Gaza Matters to Us
This site focuses on events in and around the Alleghenies. Why Gaza matters to us? Before I get to that I will discuss this. The video above is from Al Jazeera plus’s YouTube page. It discusses the one sided coverage the U.S. media gives to Israel. It gives the example of media figures taking theContinue reading “Why Gaza Matters to Us”
My Take on “Stats Bros”
I came across an article in The Nation Magazine titled “Stats Bros” Are Sucking the Life Out of Politics by Leif Weatherby and had to comment. The “Stats Bros” he is talking about are media gurus like Steve Kornacki (pictured above) at MSNBC and Nate Silver at ABC’s 538. Mostly, they use poll data toContinue reading “My Take on “Stats Bros””
The Nonviolent Medicaid Army
Put People First PA has organized a Nonviolent Medicaid Army to combat cuts to the program. During the COVID pandemic, a social safety net was created to prevent people from being hurt by it. Now that the pandemic has been declared over (though people are still getting sick and dying from the disease). Last weekContinue reading “The Nonviolent Medicaid Army”
Trump Indictments and His Popularity
Primary Standing A lot has been made about the Trump indictments and his popularity in the Republican primary field. The graph above of the Real Clear Politics (RCP) moving average of Polls for the GOP field. Trump’s support did receive a 5% boost after the first indictment for a payment to a porn star cameContinue reading “Trump Indictments and His Popularity”
The Cambria County Republican Pig Roast
This Tuesday I went to the Cambria County Republican Pig Roast at the Solomon Run Fire Hall. I took the above video at the event. I wasn’t able to stay for the whole event. State Senator Wayne Langerolc (who has introduced a bill requiring chemical castration for sex offenders as a condition of parole) wasContinue reading “The Cambria County Republican Pig Roast”
Update of PA COVID Numbers
I thought I would post an update of the PA COVID pandemic numbers since Pennsylvania and Johns-Hopkins have taken their dashboards down in March for the former and in May for the latter. Above is the trend in weekly COVID deaths for Pennsylvania according to the CDC. County level data is no longer publicly available.Continue reading “Update of PA COVID Numbers”
Hate Group Flyering in Pennsylvania
I was going to post on the low life expectancy for African Americans in Cambria County. However most of the numbers from County Health rankings have hardly changed from last year due to an issue with the census. Just reciting numbers from last year is redundant. It is cited in the related posts below. IContinue reading “Hate Group Flyering in Pennsylvania”