By Adrienne Fong Am not back posting on a regular basis. RESOURCES: STAY UPDATED WITH BAY RESISTANCE and get plugged to actions you can support, text “Resist” to 888-850-0928 GI HOTLINE (877) 477-4497 – Share this number to people who know active duty service members See list of Calendar of… Continue reading
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) talks to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on the first day of the 119th Congress at the Capitol on January 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) “Congress surrendered to the onslaught of crypto political spending and legitimized the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme,” said… Continue reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on May 2, 2025. (Photo: Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via Getty Images) “We can no longer tolerate a rigged retirement system that allows the CEOs of large corporations to receive massive golden parachutes for themselves, while denying workers a pension after… Continue reading
17 JULY 2025/SF NEWS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) The SF Board of Appeals heard an appeal Wednesday from a coalition of trans activists, historians, and others hoping to preserve the former Compton’s Cafeteria site in the Tenderloin as a landmark of trans and queer activism. As we reported in May, advocates have been… Continue reading
Milli Atkinson is the go-to lawyer for those wondering how Trump’s crackdown is hitting San Francisco by MARGARET KADIFA and FRANKIE SOLINSKY DURYEA July 17, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Since early June, more than two dozen people have been arrested by federal immigration agents in San Francisco. Often, these arrests take place at the San Francisco immigration… Continue reading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected socialists, especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States. The raids particularly targeted Italian immigrants and Eastern European Jewish immigrants with alleged leftist ties, with particular focus… Continue reading
Donald Trump is eying major reform in multiple states that could hand him an even bigger House majority. CELAL GUNES/ANADOLU/GETTY IMAGES Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling/ July 16, 2025 (newrepublic.com) The president is gung-ho about gerrymandering ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Speaking with reporters on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews… Continue reading
How can you deter the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.Share Justin Caffier July 12 2025 (TheIntercept.com) Justin Caffier is a journalist and occasional artist based out of Los Angeles. His investigative and experiential writing has featured in VICE, New York… Continue reading
The map may produce a ‘dummymander’ that threatens more GOP incumbents than Democratic ones. BY DAVID DAYEN JULY 16, 2025 (Prospect.org) STEPHANIE TACY/SIPA USA VIA AP IMAGES State officials in Texas have readied a special legislative session that starts next week, which will include redistricting. Republicans in Texas are apparently going… Continue reading
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was elected on a left-wing agenda. But he is struggling to maintain support while governing, due to his own errors and relentless opposition. BY DAVIS GIANGIULIO JULY 16, 2025 (Prospect.org) CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/AP PHOTO Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to a question during a news conference where… Continue reading
