The Rational National • May 29, 2024 The Ontario Federation of Labour, along with faculty, have joined University of Toronto pro-Palestinian students in their ongoing protest and encampment – calling on their university to divest and disclose. Before that story I also discuss Nikki Haley’s recent repulsive move, as well… Continue reading
Shelby Talcott Updated May 29, 2024, 3:38am PDT (semafor.com) POLITICS THE SCOOP Young voters overwhelmingly believe that almost all politicians are corrupt and that the country will end up worse off than when they were born, according to new polling from Democratic firm Blueprint obtained exclusively by Semafor. The sour mood… Continue reading
As usual, the SFMTA came up with a bad plan, without any meaningful community input. By GEORGE WOODING MAY 28, 2024 (48hours.org) Supervisor Myrna Melgar, Mayor London Breed, and SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin have attempted to redirect traffic on the first block of the West Portal Avenue. The proposed changes would… Continue reading
By Nanette Asimov,Higher Education ReporterMay 28, 2024 (SFChronicle.com) Two campuses — UC Davis and UCLA — have joined UC Santa Cruz in a growing student worker strike that challenges UC’s handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Pictured is a 2016 view of the UC Davis campus from the RMI North building.Liz Hafalia/The Chronicle The University… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on May 28, 2024 (BeyondChron.org) Roberto Hernandez campaign kickoff Board Control Up for Grabs San Francisco has tightly contested supervisor races in Districts 1, 3, 5, 9 and 11. That’s the most since district elections returned in 2000. Here’s our latest analysis of the key races. District 1 Supervisor Connie… Continue reading
Katherine Koretski and Amanda Terkel/NBC News Robert De Niro speaks in support of U.S. President Joe Biden outside Manhattan Criminal Court. The actor branded Donald Trump a dangerous 29 may 24 (RSN.org) After a news conference outside the Manhattan courtroom where Trump is on trial, De Niro mixed it up with… Continue reading
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 29, 2024. (Photo: Contributor/Getty Images) The Russian president condemned the West’s “constant escalation” as NATO members including France, Germany, and Canada back Kyiv’s use of long-range missiles to attack targets inside his country. BRETT WILKINS May… Continue reading
Many identical AI robots sit in an office and work with computers. (Photo: Getty Images) “Either we let corporate lobbyists write rules on AI to concentrate corporate power and wealth, or we demand that government officials prioritize the public interest.” JULIA CONLEY May 29, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) Dozens of legislative proposals… Continue reading
by OSCAR PALMAMAY 29, 2024 (MissoinLocal.org) Bill Wahpepah was one of the organizers of the Longest Walk in 1978, a march to bring awareness to a handful of bills in Congress that would have affected treaties with American Indians. Floyd Westerman was a part of the Wounded Knee protest in 1973 to bring attention to injustices being committed… Continue reading
