Sim Carter: Past Tense Imperfect

Throwback Thursday. I sometimes use the day as an excuse to look back, pull up some older piece from the past. I don’t have the energy to do that today, not after  the monstrous mass murder of 17 people in Parkland, Florida yesterday. I’m not just heartbroken and heartsick, I’m sick and tired of it.  If I do look to the past, I know nothing will change. Nothing changed after the Sandy Hook massacre in December 2012, when twenty—mostly small children—were killed in cold blood. Nothing will change this time.  Especially not with the current administration in place. Trump actually just rolled back an Obama era law that put those who  received Social Security checks for mental illnesses and people deemed unfit to handle their own financial affairs to the national background check database. [ NBC: Trump signs bill revoking Obama era law ] Trump basically said that even if you have mental health issues, go ahead buy a gun. Better yet. Buy an AR-15. Why kill one p...

So proud to march with my husband & my family in Santa Monica Wow! What an amazing moment in our country’s history. Just got home from the March for Our Lives event in Santa Monica and turned on the TV to see the massive numbers of people who marched in Washington—as many as a million—and millions more who marched around the country and the world. Including my sister in law Susan and her husband Dave, marching in Riverside. Not exactly the liberal bastion Santa Monica is. A question for the politicians: Can you count the votes? I love Eva’s sign “Arms are for Hugging’’ While there was a much larger march planned for downtown Los Angeles we chose to go to the smaller community of Santa Monica because it’s where my brother, sister and I went to high school. No matter where else I live, it’s the city I’ll always consider home.  Thousands marched in Santa Monica We met my brother Russ & my sister in law Eva at their place—they’re lucky enough to still live in ...

It's been just over a month since 58 people were killed by a gunman in Las Vegas. There is still nothing being done. We need to keep fighting the NRA. 'Can't you hear the children scream?' — this man's spoken word poem about America's gun violence will move you to tears (via @inqlife ) pic.twitter.com/4JaviUM9RY — NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 6, 2017