Demonstrators gather in front of a federal building guarded by U.S. Marines and National Guard troops in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2025. (Photo: Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images) “It seems this is a way to detain people, hold them in custody, instill fear, and discourage people from exercising… Continue reading
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “Von der Leyen has just handed Trump the biggest victory he could hope for,” said one critic. “We will all pay the price… Continue reading
New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025. Voters will head to the polls on June 24, 2025, to vote in the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral election. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) … Continue reading
28 JULY 2025/SF NEWS/JOE KUKURA What appeared to be a fairy tale ending for affordable housing in the Mission District may still come unraveled, with nearby residents now fighting the project because they think the new tenants might be too low-income and troubled for their tastes. You may recall the… Continue reading
San Francisco city supervisor makes midnight trip to airport to condemn ‘backwardness’ of federal government by ELENI BALAKRISHNAN June 12, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Two Palestinian men visiting the Bay Area for an interfaith humanitarian mission had their visas revoked after landing in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, according to their sponsor, a… Continue reading
Palestinian peace activist Awda Hathaleen, who was killed by an Israeli settler on July 28, 2025, alongside his two young children. (Photo: Mattan Berner-Kadish on X) Awda Hathaleen was described as “a teacher and an activist who struggled courageously for his people.” STEPHEN PRAGER Jul 28, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) A Palestinian… Continue reading
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor; and if one is a member of a captive population, economically speaking, one’s feet have simply been placed on the treadmill forever.” ― James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 –… Continue reading
Emma Lazarus 1849 –1887 Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe… Continue reading
The victims deserve justice!! DEAN OBEIDALLAH JUL 27, 2025 Share “A unanimous jury has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of one of the worst crimes imaginable: Facilitating and participating in the sexual abuse of children.” Those were the words of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams in 2021 after his offices in New York successfully… Continue reading
