Thomas Buckley, Author at California Globe

EDD Identity Firm Slapped by Congress

November 22, 2022 10:50 amNovember 22, 2022 12:29 pm

The Employment Development Department’s identity verification contractor, ID.me, came under withering Congressional fire late last week for providing allegedly misleading client wait time data and touting allegedly inflated national pandemic fraud-loss figures in order to boost its business. ID.me was...

Rainbow Clubs, Checking Privilege, Pronoun Pins, and Christmas Isn’t for Everyone

November 18, 2022 2:50 amNovember 18, 2022 6:53 am

Note – This is the first in what will be an occasional series entitled “Hidden in Plain Site” in which we shall look at various and sundry government websites to see what they really thinking. It is a given that...

Florida Man Knows How to Vote – and Count

November 12, 2022 11:00 amNovember 12, 2022 11:10 am

Rather often, when one sees the word “Florida” in a headline one can expect a story about a shirtless drunken man who was hauled out by cops from underneath a trailer while his meth addled paramour stood on the stoop...

57.7 % – That’s How Many Californians Officially Don’t Care

November 9, 2022 10:55 amNovember 9, 2022 11:04 am

There was no red wave Tuesday night, so the question of whether or not it would finally crest the Sierras became moot even before California’s polls closed. In the statewide races, those candidates with a “D” next to their name...

Vote Angry – Proudly

November 7, 2022 3:57 pmNovember 7, 2022 3:58 pm

The angry voter is good for politicians, but bad for democracy. The angry voter is too stupid to understand the issues and must fall back on blind rage to make a decision. The angry voter is coming from a place...

COSMOS: The Next Generation of STEM Leaders

November 3, 2022 2:29 pmNovember 9, 2022 1:05 pm

Innovation. Tech wizardry. Pushing the boundaries of the future. For years, that’s what California was known for around the world. While there may be a debate about how true that still holds, there can be no debate that the COSMOS summer science...

A California Voters Guide by a Former California Elected Official

November 1, 2022 2:50 amOctober 31, 2022 4:43 pm

Obviously this a purely personal opinion for entertainment purposes only and your mileage may vary or appear larger in the mirror even if it’s not actually a doctor and hasn’t ever played one on television. On the propositions, no. On the...