US Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is seen at the Senate Chambers on February 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care, I don’t know what the big deal is,” the Trump-supporting Sen. Cynthia Lummis said. “But now I… Continue reading
Trump’s Big Government Came for the Sick and the Compliant / Citizens Dragged From Cars, Detainees Shackled to Hospital Beds, as Government Databased are Wiped Clean W. A. Lawrence Feb 14, 2026 (wendy664@substack.com) Indifference to human life, rendered at monumental scale. The Raft of the Medusa, Théodore Géricault, 1818–1819, oil on… Continue reading
Even conservatives are fleeing the GOP as more and more Americans turn against Trump’s authoritarian project. Nation Magazine Feb 13, 2026 (thenationmagazine@substack.com) by Sasha Abramsky President Donald Trump departs after making an announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2026. (Saul Loeb /… Continue reading
Cartoon Jon Richards 02/13/26 (info@whowhatwhy.org) Steve Bannon has suggested that ICE will be sent to monitor the polls for the November midterms. “You’re damn right we’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November,” Steve Bannon proclaimed on his War Room podcast on February 4. “We’re not going to sit here and… Continue reading
We’re coming for every one of them. 60% of voting-age women are under attack, and we are fighting back. W. A. Lawrence Feb 13, 2026 (wendy664@substack.com) #SaveHERVote Senators Accountable for Voter Erasure: Her Equal Right The SAVE America Act passed the House recently, and the women who cosponsored it in the… Continue reading
Christopher Armitage Feb 13, 2026 (cmarmitage@substack.com) Image from Democracy Docket This is a long article. It’s long because it substantiates a bold claim: that if you are waiting for elections to save this country, you are dangerously wrong. A criminal organization has captured the electoral system, the courts, and the… Continue reading
Some of the country’s most prominent artists have dropped out after Trump’s takeover. Why not our Ballet? By Charles Lewis III February 12, 2026 (48hills.org) This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask. I talk venue… Continue reading
An empty warehouse is seen in Chester, New York on February 8, 2026. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement proposes a facility at a warehouse roughly two hours from New York City, but many locals and officials have objected to the plan. (Photo by Matthew Hoen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) “Germany’s concentration… Continue reading
by Ida Mojadad February 13, 2026 (sfpublicpress.org) San Francisco public schools and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement early Friday morning, ending a four-day strike that closed schools for the week. The San Francisco Unified School District agreed to fully fund dependent health care — a key demand of the… Continue reading
San Francisco public schools will remain closed Thursday for a fourth straight day as bargaining teams for San Francisco’s public-school district and its teachers union continue negotiating a new two-year contract. San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Maria Su said at a Wednesday morning press conference that talks between both… Continue reading
