Class-action suit alleges freezing holding cells, filthy toilets, and due-process violations by JOE RIVANO BARROS September 18, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) The American Civil Liberties Union and local groups are suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for arresting asylum-seekers outside immigration courts across Northern California and keeping them in “punitive and inhumane” conditions… Continue reading
Senator Bernie Sanders writes in The Nation: “Many experts have now concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. I agree.” SEP 18, 2025 The Nation Magazine by Senator Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders speaks at the Fighting Oligarchy rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 2025. (Nathan Morris / NurPhoto via… Continue reading
The designation of the amorphous group antifa as a terrorist organization allows the state to brand all dissidents as supporters of antifa and prosecute them as terrorists. CHRIS HEDGESSEP 18, 2025 Boom – by Mr. Fish Trump’s designation of the amorphous group antifa, which has no formal organization or structure,… Continue reading
DSA-curious San Franciscans filled Ingleside Library’s community room on Tuesday evening to learn more about the organization’s mission. JOHN R. ADKINS SEPTEMBER 17 2025 (inglesidelight.com) The same night a billionaire-backed supervisor was trounced in a recall vote, members of the Democratic Socialists of America’s San Francisco chapter held a gathering with a sizable… Continue reading
Status Coup News Streamed live on Sep 18, 2025 Jon Farina is LIVE in New York as protesters gather for a surprise action against ICE and their takeover of NYC. They plan to be arrested in mass by the NYPD during this protest. SUPPORT our INDEPENDENT ON THE GROUND reporting… Continue reading
At least hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets across France on September 18, 2025 to protest proposed austerity measures. (Photo by Sébastien Delogu/X) “We’re in a situation of injustice,” one protester said. “Workers can no longer feed themselves, students no longer have future prospects.” JESSICA CORBETT Sep… Continue reading
US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is seen in the US Capitol on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) “We will not be intimidated and we will defend the First Amendment,” said Rep. Robert Garcia. BRAD REED Sep 18, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) Democratic lawmakers are vowing… Continue reading
Heather Cox Richardson Sep 18, 2025 From Politics Chat, September 18, 2025 You can watch the full chat here: https://youtube.com/live/wWTZzfCTFYA Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack… Resources: https://redwine.blue/https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/https://www.congress.gov/members/find…
Google AI Overview Laurence W. Britt outlined 14 characteristics of fascism in his 2003 essay, “Fascism, Anyone?” for Free Inquiry magazine. Britt, described as a retired international businessperson, analyzed the fascist regimes of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, Suharto, and Augusto Pinochet to identify what he called the “identifying characteristics… Continue reading
“We’re looking at the entire spider web” KEN KLIPPENSTEIN SEP 18, 2025 (kenklippenstein.com) We publish stories the major media overlook. Please support our work by subscribing:Subscribe The Trump administration is preparing to designate transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, two national security officials tell… Continue reading
