Iria Vasquez-Paez
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I have a B.A. in creative writing from San Francisco State. Can people please donate? I'm very low-income. I need to start an escape the Ferengi plan.
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What is the Alien Agenda?
The alien agenda is to watch our development as a species from afar until we drop the bomb again since they have intervened in nuclear testing a few times. Star Visitors mean to quarantine us until we grow up a bit and become a less violent race. They really do have a non-interference policy although Star Trek was created to give humans a vision of a possible future. Gene Roddenberry has been rumored to meet an alien on one occasion. I've always been a seeker of information about aliens, because I find myself interested in the concept. If the truth were to be told, I have more credits to take out a Bachelor's, which could eventually turn into an MA in anthropology/archaeology. I want this to become a scientist who can help acclimate people on Earth to the reality of the Star Visitors.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in Futurism
The Saharan Dust Cloud
As if, we have had enough environmental issues with the global warming, and the COVID-19 mess, a Sahara dust storm is causing us more health drama since it will give people inflammation response such as sinus symptoms, making a person feel sick and lethargic, and congestion from a runny nose. Sahara dust could contribute to cardiovascular problems. The dust does contribute to beautiful sunsets and sunrises. When the dust storm hit early in late June/July, it caused major allergies in easily allergic people.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in Futurism
Equal Work
Why Equal Work for Equal Pay has not passed yet is something that is not getting as much attention as other movements that are more important right now. Women are often not paid equally at companies, save the ones I plan on building. I don't look my age so I deal with reverse ageism. Are you really almost forty? Yes, really. But anyway, how to fix the income inequality issue? Many employers simply do not get how to establish equal work for equal pay, only because they are stuck in the past, when many didn't know about how companies worked like this.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in Journal
What Republicans Will Look Like
Republicans are a dying breed and if you recall, in my last article of the prior meanings of the terms Republican or Democrat in the United States, you see why. A party that holds tight to racism, sexism, and lack of reproductive rights does not last long in the modern world. Any conservatism all over the planet does not last long. Nor does an obsessively liberal attitude. There will be a time when we move beyond political parties as a deciding factor in which way we vote, and the eventuality is that we will change our ways to vote based on character, track record, and gut feeling, not party lines.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in The Swamp
The Plastic Crisis
My solution that covers the plastic crisis is to clean it up. We need fleets of ships designed to do just that. California has plenty of coastlines to clean up. We have the whole of the West Coast, bedsides, to try this idea out on. 12.7 million tones of plastic winds up in our ocean every year, according to the BBC earth website. This is because plastic has trouble breaking down, being recycled and degrading. Aspergillus tubigensis is one such natural way to fix the problem as this fungus lives in warm habitats. This fungus could be let loose in a landfill, which would breakdown problematic plastics such as diapers.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in The Swamp
The True Origins of the Democrat and Republican Party
If you've survived Catholic School, you will have an awareness of what a history book looks like. Wikipedia states that the Democratic Party is the oldest party. Political parties got started originally so that commoners could figure out which way to vote according to their value system. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828. The Democratic Party was founded to support Andrew Jackson, but later on it evolved to be a party that was known for its liberalism. In order to get rid of political parties, we have to assume that there is a way to live without them.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in The Swamp
What Would I Do In Their Place?
Many years from now I will face certain crises if I'm ever elected into office. Our current President endures many a kind of public criticism or backlash for his behavior. Former President Barack Obama has called President Donald Trumps' response to the coronavirus crisis a chaotic disaster, which makes him even more sure that 45 must be defeated in November. Strong government leadership is not happening during this crisis, because the election that is coming up determines battle lines being drawn against selfishness, tribal attitudes, being divisive and causing others to see each other as enemies. This is what we are fighting, negativity at large, causing the world to believe narcissistic lies.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in The Swamp
How to Get Rid of Bad Politicians in Congress
I'm not targeting anybody in particular, so I'm just going to speak in general terms. We need to vote out our fascist-leaning politicians, but Democrats and Republicans are empty distinctions. Our system of government is something the rest of the world never saw before. Bad politicians need to be peacefully voted out of office. History will be determined once the dust settles, but we need to take our democracy back as a collective. Democracy should be something we need to take back in general because it has been corrupted by the current administration.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in The Swamp
Sweeping Police Reforms, San Jose, CA
Right now, people all over the United States are fed up with police. They refuse to put up with things as they are, but Mayor Sam Liccardo took a different approach by not giving in to the people's demands to defund the police department, while also making sure they stop using tear gas or rubber bullets. Liccardo, according to the Mercury News, decided to provide a budget that will impact police reform more than focusing on defunding them entirely. The 2020-21 fiscal year starts July 1st, but the mayor feels that San Jose is not staffed as well as it could be. Communities of color ask for more police, but sometimes face being victimized by crime more often than other communities.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in The Swamp
Now Everybody Knows
And how is everybody faring with lockdown measures? I'm taking precautions daily about how not to wind up with the virus. COVID-19 is a tricky devil from what I've read. I'm determined to avoid getting it, so I have invested my time in learning about lemongrass tea which is a gentle immune system booster having no side effects. It even tastes like lemon without the citrus chemicals that could give me heartburn. But anyway, lockdown is a measure that has been taken to prevent the infection from spreading. I'm hiding out at home until it is absolutely safe to go out. I have a physical therapy in-person appointment coming up at the end of this month.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in Longevity
Life Without a Two-Party System
Since the invention of the United States, we have had a two party system. This article is practice, or a dry run rough draft for a piece I'm writing for Salon about how to get rid of the two party system altogether. The Republicans are the obvious bad guys, at least the ones who aren't members of Republicans for the Rule of Law. There are bad Democrats out there too, who serve corporate interests, not the people. Vote by mails is something Republicans for the Rule of Law can get behind. I'm not necessarily that conservative though as I believe in a woman's right to choose, and equal work for equal pay, something we have precious little of in the United States at large right now.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in The Swamp
The United States is Experiencing Something Unique in History
At the supermarket in San Jose, CA finding potatoes is a bit difficult if they all go to the restaurants. I'm considering getting produce boxes. We are evolving because of Covid-19, as a planet in general, although the scope of this article focuses on the United States. World War III is about manufacturing, the where and how of it. If manufacturing takes place in China, and not in the United States, we are not doing ourselves a favor. Things have to be made in the USA again for one, if we expect the economy to improve. Has anybody ever asked themselves why things are made in China a lot?
By Iria Vasquez-Paez3 years ago in Journal
