Election 2024
Robert and Tim (and [redacted]); It's advent and it feels obligatory to revisit where we find ourselves and figure out the path forward. I don't know who has theological training, other than Fr. Jim, but when the Baptizer called out for the way of the Lord
Laura Casteneda
Mx. Casteñeda; You told me in writing that my commentary would be published "first or second week of Dec." That leaves just tomorrow or Friday. Which day can I expect my voice to be heard as a veteran being deprived of my civil rights in San Diego under
Oregon
Remarks before the Oregon Senate Committee on Veterans delivered December 10, 2024; My name is Logan M. Isaac, and I am here to provide context for two Legislative Concepts I authored that were submitted on September 27, 2024, by Vice Chair Senator Kim Thatcher and Representative James Hieb. * LC2560 urges
For The Record
Hey Diane [Brayton](et al.) [Marc Lacey, Carolyn Ryan, David Philipps, Lauren Katzenberg, Michael Barbaro]; I meant to send you an updated email outlining the problems of employing civilian saviors like Dave Philipps, but I got sidetracked when the Oregon Senate Committee on Veterans offered me time to address anti-
Bias is the unreasonable withholding or withdrawal of trust. Just as dark is the absence of light and cold is the absence of heat, bias is the absence of trust. But bias is not just untrustworthiness, it is an unreasonable lack of trust. Bias is when we treat trustworthy people
ODVA Director
An abridged version of my exchange with the Director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, in which I was silenced for asking about #GIJustice and military civil rights.
Laura Castaneda
Hi, just checking to see if there is a firmer publication date for this. Thank you!
Blue Falconry
He promised MIA 15 minutes, so where is it? On Wednesday September 25, 2024, James Manning of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, who Chairs the Senate Committee on Veterans, offered the Military Improvement Association 15 minutes to present on military civil rights. Here he is, in his own words; As “informational
Federal
Twenty Years of VEVRAA bullshit in one graphic. Between 2000 and 2020, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contacts Compliance Program (OFCCP) heard from more veterans about employment discrimination than any other group it is supposed to protect. According to data acquired under a Freedom of Information Act
Laura Castaneda
On November 21, 2024 I pitched the San Diego Union Tribune an opinion piece on anti-military bias in the American Academy of Religion, which was holding its annual gathering the following weekend in San Diego, home of one of the largest military communities in the world. After receiving a
SD Union Tribune
On November 22, 2024, San Diego Union Tribune Opinion Editor Laura Castañeda approved the following for publication and scheduled it for early December; When MIA checked in with Castañeda be email on December 3rd and 11th, she retaliated by killing the piece, citing “hostility.” Here is the unpublished, unedited OpEd.
For The Record
Senator (James) Manning, I’m writing to see what logistical details you might be able to share for the December Leg Days. I’m preparing my remarks before the committee on military civil rights, including the two bills that will be before the Legislature next session, - LC2560; https://gijustice.ghost.