Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) addresses thousands of demonstrators from across the country as they rally in support of a pathway to citizenship for the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 2021. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)… Continue reading
Plus: more taxpayer dollars for bad cops, and 248 people locked up beyond the legal time for a speedy trial because SF courts are lagging … that’s The Agenda for Nov. 29-Dec. 5 By TIM REDMOND NOVEMBER 28, 2021 (48hills.org) The full Board of Supes will have a chance Tuesday/30… Continue reading
Few Events – NOT back posting on a regular basis Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .*** Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 See Indybay for other listings of events…. Continue reading
Contrary to the popular imagination, bearing arms on the frontier was a heavily regulated business Matt Jancer February 5, 2018 (smithsonianmag.com) It’s October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, and Arizona is not yet a state. The O.K. Corral is quiet, and it’s had an unremarkable existence for the two years it’s… Continue reading
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 BY VIJAY PRASHAD (counterpunch.org) Photograph Source: Ravan Khosa, edited by Aristeas – CC BY-SA 4.0 On November 19, 2021, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “[W]e have decided to repeal all three agricultural laws.” The prime minister was referring to the three agriculture laws that were rushed through the parliament in 2020…. Continue reading
In reply to the haters. Happy holiday, everyone By Matt Tiabi (Read by Jared Moore) November 25, 2021 Sure, the founders were pirates, but even that’s a little bit funny Thanksgiving Day is here, and as is the fashion, it’s taking a beating. “What is Thanksgiving to Indigenous People? ‘A… Continue reading
As critics pounce, San Francisco’s District Attorney defends his record By Benjamin Schneider • November 23, 2021 4:30 pm – Updated November 24, 2021 2:14 pm (SFExaminer.com) After a string of mob retail thefts across the Bay Area, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is in a difficult position, simultaneously seeking to reassure a weary public… Continue reading
AND A HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT WHO BOUGHT A USB DRIVE WITH THE SHOW WILL BE JAILED FOR LIFE, REPORT SAYS Huileng Tan November 24, 2021 (businessinsider.com) North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who distribute or watch “Squid Game.” Citing unnamed sources, Radio Free Asia said a man… Continue reading
