By admin | May 23, 2026 | (Newsweek.com) By Jasmine Laws US News Reporter Newsweek is a Trust Project member Scientists are warning that the collapse of Antarctica’s massive “doomsday glacier” could eventually redraw large parts of America’s coastline, threatening major cities from Florida to California with severe flooding and rising seas. Researchers say the Thwaites… Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Movements: US The DNC finally released its long-awaited autopsy of Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign, and it doesn’t mention Gaza. The Democratic leadership’s refusal to acknowledge the party’s shift on Israel could spell another defeat in 2028. by Michael Arria May 22, 2026 (therealnews.com) US President Joe… Continue reading
Permanent observer for the state of Palestine Riyad H. Mansour speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on February 18, 2026. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) “A Palestinian vice presidency at the General Assembly would not change power realities on the ground, but it would normalize… Continue reading
Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos speaks onstage ahead of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Blue Origin in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images) “The political danger in Bezos’ argument” to eliminate income taxes for the bottom 50% of American… Continue reading
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin makes a speech during the press conference for the DNC site visit at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) “The DNC should select a new leader who demonstrates competence, creativity, moral clarity, and a relentless… Continue reading
Dozens of East Bay residents stage a “die-in” in Oakland to protest against the reductions in healthcare and food assistance funding under President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Credit: Roselyn Romero/The Oaklandside Demonstrators warned that the slashing of federal healthcare funds will hit low-income communities, older adults, and people with… Continue reading
The life-changing program that has attracted national attention is facing a devastating budget cut—in defiance of the will of the voters By Tim Redmond May 20, 2026 (48hills.org) Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget is brutal; it’s impossible at this point to list all the crucial programs that the mayor wants to decimate… Continue reading
21 May 2026/SF News/Jay Barmann (SFist.com) Seven individuals who face a raft of felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a Tax Day demonstration in 2024 that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for several hours are facing trial starting this week. The trial of the Golden Gate Seven, who used… Continue reading
Follow along with Mission Local’s pre-election blog for tidbits in the run-up to June 2 by Kelly Waldron and Io Yeh Gilman May 21, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) It’s 12 days until the primary on June 2, and there’s a lot of election news: billionaires and business groups dropping six-figure sums on local races, candidates… Continue reading
