Threat of National Guard Deployment Raises Stakes in NYC Mayoral Election

Civil rights groups suggested voting early, voting with friends, and pledged ‘immediate litigation’ if Trump tries to disrupt the election. BY WHITNEY CURRY WIMBISH  SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 (Prospect.org) ZZ/ANDREA RENAULT/STAR MAX/IPX New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference, September 10, 2025, at St. James Park in… Continue reading →

Virginia Special Election Shaves GOP House Margin Democrat James Walkinshaw triumphs in a ginormous victory. BY GABRIELLE GURLEY  SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 (Prospect.org) TOM WILLIAMS/CQ ROLL CALL VIA AP IMAGES Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, left, conducts a swearing-in ceremony with newly elected Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) in the U.S. Capitol… Continue reading →

US Senators Praised for Report on US Complicity in Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza

Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released and discussed a report about their recent trip to the Middle East on September 11, 2025.  (Photo: screenshot/C-SPAN) CAIR urged Congress “to immediately act on their findings by halting all military aid to the Israeli government, enforcing existing US… Continue reading →

Omar Brings War Powers Resolution After Trump Bombed Boat in Caribbean With ‘No Legal Justification’

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) listens to speakers during an event on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2022 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) “It was not self-defense or authorized by Congress,” the Minnesota congresswoman said of Trump’s strike on a boat bound from Venezuela, which killed 11 people… Continue reading →

UC Berkeley Hands Feds List of 160 Allegedly ‘Anti-Semitic’ Students and Staff, in Total Capitulation to Trump

UC Berkeley Hands Feds List of 160 Allegedly ‘Anti-Semitic’ Students and Staff, in Total Capitulation to Trump

12 SEPTEMBER 2025/SF NEWS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) After months of pressure from the Trump administration, UC Berkeley has handed the feds a list of 160 students and faculty accused of “anti-semitism,” with no detail on what merits this allegation, and it’s probably just protests over the war in Gaza. It’s been… Continue reading →

Developer pulls out of S.F. public housing where Breed grew up, leaving future in doubt 

Plaza East is in its seventh year of waiting to be refurbished. Now, tenants worry it will never happen. by MARINA NEWMAN September 12, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Help Mission Local cover ICE We’ve been covering immigration enforcement intensely under Trump. Now, we’re seeking $300,000 — $100,000 a year for the rest of Trump’s term… Continue reading →

AI: IS TYLER ROBINSON A GROYPER?

Google AI Is Tyler Robinson a Groyper? While online speculation linked Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, to the Groyper movement, his political affiliation was officially listed as “unaffiliated” . Authorities found anti-fascist messages on the bullet casings and have so far refrained from labeling Robinson a Groyper.  Details surrounding… Continue reading →