A Moment of Truth: Special Address on Climate Action by UN Chief with Bloomberg & others

United Nations • Streamed live on Jun 5, 2024 On World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General Guterres will deliver a pivotal speech at the American Museum of Natural History with opening remarks by UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg and Museum President Sean M. Decatur. — As climate records are shattered,… Continue reading →

Displaying Photos of Kids Starved by Israel, Sanders Explains Boycott of Netanyahu Speech

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) delivers a speech on June 3, 2024 explaining why he will boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expected speech before Congress.  (Photo: C-SPAN/Screengrab) Children are dying of malnutrition in Gaza as a “direct result of Netanyahu’s policies,” the Vermont senator said in a speech on the… Continue reading →

Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski/ProPublica Clarence Thomas. (photo: Robert Franklin/AP) 08 june 24 (RSN.org) The trips include vacations in Indonesia and at the exclusive, men’s-only Bohemian Grove retreat, which were first reported by ProPublica last year. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged for the first time in a… Continue reading →

Trump-appointed judge recuses himself from case accusing Biden of aiding genocide

Trump-appointed judge recuses himself from case accusing Biden of aiding genocide

By Bob Egelko, Courts ReporterJune 6, 2024 (SFChronicle.com) Pro-Palestinian messages appear outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building U.S. Courthouse in Oakland in January as a judge was hearing a case brought accusing President Joe Biden and top officials of aiding genocide in Gaza. A 9th Circuit judge hearing the appeal has recused… Continue reading →

Nintendo’s new S.F. store will be moving into this prominent downtown location

Nintendo’s new S.F. store will be moving into this prominent downtown location

BAY AREA//REAL ESTATE By Laura Waxmann,Reporter June 6, 2024 (SFChroncile.com.) The new San Francisco Nintendo store will be opening on Powell Street, on the same block as the Westin St. Francis.Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle A vacant storefront directly across the street from San Francisco’s Union Square will soon bear new signage: “Nintendo San… Continue reading →

‘No Excuse’: News Outlets Backed by Big Oil Ads Quiet After UN Chief’s Call for Ban

Hundreds of climate activists gathered outside the CNN studios on September 4, 2019.  (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) An end to fossil fuel advertising on news networks and websites would “hit oil companies where it hurts,” said one expert. JULIA CONLEY Jun 07, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) United Nations Secretary-General António… Continue reading →