Author Oren Kroll-Zeldin on Israel, Palestine, social justice—and the next generation of Jewish Americans

Author Oren Kroll-Zeldin on Israel, Palestine, social justice—and the next generation of Jewish Americans

USF professor talks about new book ‘Unsettled,’ and the concept of co-resistance for a shared future. By TIM REDMOND JUNE 11, 2024 (48hills.org) >>We need you! Become a 48hills member today so we can keep up our incredible local news + culture coverage. Just $20 a month helps sustain us. Join us… Continue reading →

Biden Reveals He’s Delta Force Operative Robert Scott Investigating Major Government Cover-Up

Published Wednesday 5:00AM (TheOnion.com) WASHINGTON—Drawing stunned gasps from onlookers as he donned his signature eye patch and leather jacket, the man once known as President Joe Biden revealed Wednesday that he is, in fact, Delta Force operative Captain Robert Scott, on a mission since 1973 to investigate a major government… Continue reading →

S.F. declares itself sanctuary city for transgender people, among first in U.S. to do so

S.F. declares itself sanctuary city for transgender people, among first in U.S. to do so

By Aldo Toledo, City Hall Reporter June 11, 2024 (SFChronicle.com) The San Francisco Pride Parade marches down Market Street in June 2023. San Francisco leaders on Tuesday declared the city a sanctuary for transgender people.Adam Pardee/Special to The Chronicle San Francisco leaders declared the city a sanctuary for transgender people Tuesday, becoming one… Continue reading →

Pro-Palestine Protesters Set Up Encampment Outside SF Federal Building, But Police Clear It Quickly

Pro-Palestine Protesters Set Up Encampment Outside SF Federal Building, But Police Clear It Quickly

11 JUNE 2024/SF NEWS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) Is a tent encampment really the best form of protest in San Francisco regarding the situation in Gaza? A few dozen protesters figured so on Monday, but were quickly driven off by police with something resembling rubber bullets. The “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” phenomenon has died down for… Continue reading →

Democrats Target Pro-Trump ‘Dystopian Plot’ With Stop Project 2025 Task Force

Then-President Donald Trump held up an executive order to start the Mexico border wall project at the Department of Homeland Security facility in Washington, D.C. on January 25, 2017.  (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images) “We need a coordinated strategy to save America and stop this coup before it’s too… Continue reading →

Banko Brown’s family crushed as AG backs DA decision not to charge shooter

by JOE ESKENAZI JUNE 10, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) In a terse, one-page letter, the California Attorney General confirmed that San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office did not abuse its discretion in declining to file charges against the Walgreens security guard who shot and killed Banko Brown.  Brown was stopped on April 27, 2023, as… Continue reading →

Huge chandelier proposed for cable car turnaround to renew Powell Street

Huge chandelier proposed for cable car turnaround to renew Powell Street

Beleaguered lower Powell Street might soon be getting a makeover. In an effort to draw more people to a desolate stretch of the street, designers sponsored by The City have proposed adding a giant “starburst” chandelier that can change colors, decorative hanging lamps and widened sidewalks for outdoor eating, according… Continue reading →

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO CAUGHT ON SECRET AUDIO

SUPPORT US Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images “One side or the other is going to win,” Alito told a person he thought was a right-wing activist. Deconstructed June 10 2024, 12:35 p.m. (TheIntercept.com) Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/1d1223a2-9d05-473b-9e79-c2b65b71d676/66670f8d51554900139893f4 IN A CONVERSATION he didn’t know was being recorded, embattled Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito shared his… Continue reading →

JK digest: UNSC Resolution 2735, Israeli “Rescue” Operation, U.S. Court of Appeals hearing against Biden, Miko Peled on Gantz resignation, items on Russia/NATO/etc., and more

By Janet Kobren Item#1 The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question – Security Council, 9650th meeting [Length: The 70-minute meeting content starts @26:05 where this link begins] June 10, 2024 Vote on Draft Resolution S/2024/448 submitted by the U.S. [JK: This is another “ceasefire” resolution] Republic of [South]… Continue reading →