Articles (in 2 groups) ~ Petitions ~ Events for Thursday, March 17 – Monday, March 21 (from Adrienne Fong)

NOT back posting on a regular basis Please hold the following activist in your thoughts… Cecile Pineda as she recovers from a stroke. Refugio Nieto as he heals from surgery Jackie Barshak as she is in treatment for Stage 3 lung cancer. She welcomes well wishes. Melvin Starks as he continues to heal. Renay Davisas she… Continue reading

PUTIN’S ROAD TO WAR | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE PBS | Official The story of what led to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate. Through in-depth conversations with multiple heads of U.S. intelligence agencies, diplomats, Russian politicians, historians and journalists, this special report chronicles events… Continue reading

Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club endorsements

ALICE ENDORSES:April Special RunoffCalifornia State Assembly, AD17 Matt Haney June Primary Elections U.S. House of Representatives, CD11 Nancy Pelosi U.S. House of Representatives, CD15 Kevin Mullin U.S. Senate Alex Padilla Governor Gavin Newsom Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis California Secretary of State Shirley Weber California Treasurer Fiona Ma California Controller Malia Cohen California Attorney General Rob Bonta California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo… Continue reading

Opinion: ‘Chesa Boudin Derangement Syndrome’ grips S.F. politics

Scapegoating S.F. DA Boudin won’t reduce crime, but voters may do it anyway By Gil Duran • March 14, 2022 1:30 am (SFExaminer.com) By Gil Duran With the school board recall out of the way, San Francisco voters face yet another consequential decision: Whether to boot District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office in June…. Continue reading

BRAVE WOMAN CRASHES RUSSIAN NEWSCAST LIVE ON-AIR

The Rational National March 14, 2022 A brave Russian woman interrupted a live Russian newscast to protest Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. === Support the show at http://TheRationalNational.com/Join Donate Directly at http://PayPal.me/daviddoel Tip at https://streamlabs.com/therationalnat… ‘Join’ on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo9o… Follow David Doel at http://twitter.com/DavidDoel Follow The Rational National at http://twitter.com/TRNshow Follow on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/TheRationalNational Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/trnshow === Sources: https://bit.ly/3N0gyVs (clip & thread, Kevin Rothrock) https://bit.ly/3N1iH3h (more context) https://bit.ly/3MS7tO8 (TACC) https://bit.ly/3Ic5fWD (Deadline)

Progressives Worldwide Applaud New Hope for Chile as President Gabriel Boric Sworn In

Chilean President Gabriel Boric leaves Congress after his inauguration ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile on March 11, 2022. (Photo: Vanessa Rubilar Quintana/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) “Without a shadow of a doubt, Boric is leading us into a new chapter of Chilean history.” BRETT WILKINS March 11, 2022 (CommonDreams.org) Progressives around… Continue reading