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04/24/2026

⚕️Medicare For All is the solution Georgians deserve!

Rep Sanchez and Dr. Toby Terwilliger make the case that Georgia needs a universal, single payer healthcare system and we need it now! With some of the most damaging effects of H.R.-1 set to go into effect in 2027, our state must take action to protect Georgians from coverage loss and from high out of pocket healthcare costs.

🔗check out the full article in the AJC, link in bio

04/24/2026

🏡🏥H-STAT students make the argument that housing policy cannot succeed without health policy reforms that address access to and cost of healthcare through a universal, single payer system.

🔗Check out the full op-ed in the AJC, link in bio

04/24/2026

“Will the GOP nominate Chris Carr for Governor?”; the Gwinnett Forum; 4-24-26

Will the GOP nominate Chris Carr for Governor? “One of my opponents…can’t win the primary, and the other can’t win the general election.” -Georgia AG Chris Carr (St. Simons event, February) Who? That is what a close friend, a life-long Georgia Republican, said to me when I asked him the chances of Georgia Attorney General Carr becoming Governor. He is not wrong....

Will the GOP nominate Chris Carr for Governor? “One of my opponents…can’t win the primary, and the other can’t win the general election.” -Georgia AG Chris Carr (St. Simons event, February) Who? Th…

04/23/2026

“The Middle East- will peace ever be achieved?”; Fayette County News;4-22-26

The Middle East- will peace ever be achieved? “Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will lay me down.”- Simon and Garfunkel (American Jews) Peace in the Middle East will never be achieved until there is true compromise, including acceptance of Jews, Arabs and Iranians regarding specific terms of a fair treaty. No one party will get what they want. But peace is elusive....

The Middle East- will peace ever be achieved? “Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will lay me down.”- Simon and Garfunkel (American Jews) Peace in the Middle East will never be achieved until th…

04/22/2026

“Raffensperger, true to values, fights uphill vs. Trump”; Gwinnett Forum; 4-21-26

Raffensperger, true to values, fights uphill vs. Trump April 21, 2026 9:02 am by GwinnettForum By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist “Georgia was a place in 2020 where we watched three statewide elected officials stand up and protect the vote, protect the will of the voters.” — Joanna Lydgate, CEO of States United Action. Brad Raffensperger is a consistent, true to his values, old school GOP conservative....

Raffensperger, true to values, fights uphill vs. Trump April 21, 2026 9:02 am  by  GwinnettForum By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist “Georgia was a place in 2020 where we wa…

04/21/2026

“It’s time for schools to have ‘the talk’ with students about police stops”; AJC; 4-21-26

It’s time for schools to have ‘the talk’ with students about police stops People know me as a retired corporate Senior Vice President, political activist and/or national columnist. But I did not start out that way. Because of my early teenage years, I can relate to kids having problems with police. I was stopped a dozen times, sometimes for driving while being a Yankee in my small Georgia town....

It’s time for schools to have ‘the talk’ with students about police stops People know me as a retired corporate Senior Vice President, political activist and/or national columnist. But I did not st…

04/17/2026

“Fake news- how the demise of local news sources promotes internet quackery” ; The Citizen; 4-17-26

Fake news- how the demise of local news sources promotes internet quackery I truly appreciate the current ownership and management of the Citizen. They present a very balanced picture of local, regional and state events in the publication. Reasonable views on the right left and middle are presented in their editorials. Pew Research has come out with a disturbing report on where Americans get their news (...

Fake news- how the demise of local news sources promotes internet quackery I truly appreciate the current ownership and management of the Citizen. They present a very balanced picture of local, reg…

04/16/2026

“Non-partisan elections and HB 369′; Fayette County News; 4-15-26

Non-partisan elections and HB 369 "These Gold Dome insider Republicans should be embarrassed that they have to hide their party affiliation and confuse voters to have a hope of competing against the five duly elected Black women district attorneys that this bill (HB 369) was specifically designed to target,"- Charlie Bailey, Georgia Democratic Party Chair Baily also stated that the GOP is making these 5 women “political targets” ( …...

Non-partisan elections and HB 369 “These Gold Dome insider Republicans should be embarrassed that they have to hide their party affiliation and confuse voters to have a hope of competing agai…

04/15/2026

“GOP leaders continue ignoring their responsibilities”;West Virginia Watch; 4-13-26

GOP leaders continue ignoring their responsibilities “As far as ICE in general, I think they are doing a great job. Behind that, you do have mistakes that are being made.”- Senator Jim Justice GOP politicians (including all Republican Senators/Congressmen from West Virginia) have long abrogated their responsibilities under our constitution, letting this Administration have free reign to violate the rights of our citizens (and potential citizens) regarding immigration....

GOP leaders continue ignoring their responsibilities “As far as ICE in general, I think they are doing a great job. Behind that, you do have mistakes that are being made.”- Senator Jim Ju…

04/14/2026

“Find someone who loves you like Richard Hudson loves lax gun laws”; Fayetteville Observer; 4-15-26

Find someone who loves you like Richard Hudson loves lax gun laws | “The NSSF®, The Firearm Industry’s Trade Association, wholeheartedly welcomes U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson’s (R-N.C.) introduction of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025, H.R. 38.”- NSSF, 1-8-25 The fi****ms lobby loves Rep. Hudson; his 2025 bill was “The NRA’s top priority” ( ). Last year, he also introduced HR 850, to treat firearm silencers as mere accessories....

Find someone who loves you like Richard Hudson loves lax gun laws | “The NSSF®, The Firearm Industry’s Trade Association, wholeheartedly welcomes U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson’s (R-N.C.) introduction of…

04/13/2026

“Liberal voters- who should you vote for in the Democratic primary for Governor?”; Georgia Sun; 4-11-26

Liberal voters- who should you vote for in the Democratic primary for Governor? As opposed to Trump’s statements about being overwhelmingly popular when he was elected President, even then almost half (49%) of voters disapproved of him then. Now, Trump’s disapproval rating has reached new heights- 59% disapprove( ). This self-destruction of Donald Trump... over the Iran war, immigration and the economy......

Liberal voters- who should you vote for in the Democratic primary for Governor? As opposed to Trump’s statements about being overwhelmingly popular when he was elected President, even then almost h…

04/13/2026

“One of “false electors” now running for governor”; Gwinnett Forum; 4-12-26

One of “false electors” now running for governor April 12, 2026 12:54 pm by GwinnettForum By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist PEACHTREE CITY, GA. | It is a fact, not a theory, that Trump lost the vote in Georgia to Joe Biden by 11,779 votes. But you would never know that if you listened to MAGA apologists like Georgia Lt. Governor Burt Jones....

 One of “false electors” now running for governor April 12, 2026 12:54 pm  by  GwinnettForum By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist PEACHTREE CITY, GA.  |  It is…