Dear friends,If you’re receiving this message, YOU are the resistance.Whether you joined one action or many, thank you for standing with us and saying NO KINGS in 2025. For some of you this may be our first conversation, and we’re grateful you’re here.We are living through a historic turning point.Across the United… Continue reading
Forbes and The Wall Street Journal are doing a better job than the Chron at covering how a tax on the very rich would impact California. Do we really care if Peter Thiel leaves? By Tim Redmond January 4, 2026 (48hills.org) There’s a good chance California voters will be asked… Continue reading
This city hosted some of the largest mobilizations against disgraceful US policy in Central America. The legacy continues By Tim Redmond (48hills.org) January 4, 2026 This weekend, Bay Area protesters mobilized against Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela, continuing a legacy of local resistance to US imperialism in Latin America. It’s a long… Continue reading
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a presentation in Caracas on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images) “What is being done to Venezuela is barbaric,” said Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president following the US abduction of Nicolás Maduro. Jake Johnson Jan… Continue reading
Nigel Duara, Cal Matters January 1, 2026 (RawStory.com) By Nigel Duara, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A series of immigration raids across California in 2025 had one thing in common: Most of the federal agents detaining people wore masks over their faces. ALSO READ: Is this key service about to save Trump… Continue reading
Trump must be held accountable! Dean Obeidallah Jan 03, 2026 (deanobeidallah@substack.com) Share If the world does not stand up to Donald Trump now, he will continue to wage military attacks on other countries, kidnap their leaders and steal their resources. History tells us appeasement of an aspiring fascist leader like… Continue reading
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel waves a Venezuelan national flag in Havana on January 3, 2026. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images) “The ‘Trump corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine—applied in recent hours with violent force over the skies of Caracas—is the single greatest threat to peace and prosperity that the… Continue reading
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine listen as President Donald Trump addresses the media on January 3, 2026. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) “Trump has no right to take us to war with Venezuela. This is reckless and illegal,” said Rep…. Continue reading
A woman watches a public television broadcast by Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino in Caracas, Venezuela on January 03, 2026. (Photo by Boris Vergara/Anadolu via Getty Images) “It is brutal imperialist aggression,” said former Bolivian President Evo Morales. Jake Johnson Jan 03, 2026 (CommonDreams.org) The Trump administration’s military assault on Venezuela and apparent abduction… Continue reading
