Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a “Talarico for Texas: Frontera Tour” campaign rally at Memo’s Restaurant on July 13, 2026 in Del Rio, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) “The top 1% put the American Dream behind a paywall,” said the Texas Democrat as he unveiled a… Continue reading
Niemöller at The Hague‘s Grote Kerk in May 1952 Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller was a German theologian and Lutheran pastor. He opposed the Nazi regime during the late 1930s, and was sent to a concentration camp for his affiliation with the Confessing Church and his opposition to state involvement in Church. Wikipedia Born… Continue reading
(Image from houseofcards.fandom.com) By Mike Zonta, BB editor (and ChatGPT) Me: People always talk about how great it was that Washington only served two terms. I think he had to be convinced to run a second time. ChatGPT: Yes. By the end of his first term, George Washington was tired… Continue reading
Local doomers say “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” filmed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, is a newly urgent warning about the danger of unchecked AI. by Janelle Hessig Aug. 3, 2026 (Berkeleyside.org) Editors’ note: This story first ran on July 8 and is being republished amid recent news of rogue AI… Continue reading
Peter Grant Jul 12, 2022 (Medium.com) “Past is fucking prologue,” — Stone’s Rule #4 This article is an excerpt from my book, While We Slept: Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and the Corruption of American Democracy, available here. ROGER STONE AND THE JANUARY 6TH INSURRECTION Convicted felon Roger Stone, one of America’s most… Continue reading
“We pray that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, may have their great human needs satisfied; that those now denied opportunity shall come to enjoy it to the full; that all who yearn for freedom may experience its spiritual blessings; that those who have freedom will understand, also,… Continue reading
FRONTLINE PBS | Official May 9, 2023 FRONTLINE As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, this two-hour documentary special tells the inside story of their path to power. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate. Over the past three decades,… Continue reading
The Committees of Correspondence were vital Patriot networks established by American colonies before the Revolutionary War. Initiated by Samuel Adams in Boston (1772) and expanded colony-wide by Virginia (1773), they allowed leaders to share political grievances, mobilize grassroots resistance, and coordinate the First Continental Congress. Wikipedia +5 Origins and Purpose Before the American… Continue reading
By Mike Zonta, OccupySF.net co-editor Me: What was the Pope’s 1452 declaration? ChatGPT: You’re probably referring to the papal bull Dum Diversas, issued by Pope Nicholas V on June 18, 1452. This document has become one of the most controversial papal decrees in history because it authorized the Portuguese crown to wage… Continue reading
