Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning. Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic pa...

“Simply put,” the officials wrote, “we are quickly heading toward an environmental and life-threatening catastrophe.”

Trump’s Halted Agent Orange Cleanup Risks Poisoning Local Residents

Wall Street Banks Say Markets Are Flashing Rising Recession Risk Financial markets are signaling that the risk of a recession is growing as tariff-related uncertainty and indicators of economic weakness spread fear across Wall Street.

"A model from JPMorgan shows that the market-implied probability of an economic downturn has climbed to 31%, from 17% at the end of November. Key indicators like 5-yr Treasuries & base metals are showing an even higher — toss-up — chance of a contraction." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump’s spending freeze halts key California wildfire work: ‘We can’t even buy the rakes’ Trump’s spending freeze halts key California wildfire prevention work: ‘We can’t even buy the rakes’

This is many disasters waiting to happen: www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

'It was just a regular morning': Californians picked up in recent ICE raids include kids, volunteers Job seekers, dedicated community members, green card holders among those hit by deportations, according to interviews

“Her husband, who came to the country legally in 1999 and has a green card, went to an immigration office in San Francisco for a check-in in late January and still hasn’t come home, she said.” calmatters.org/justice/2025...

I have been so impressed. Y’all are doing God’s work.

How the 2025 Guacamole uprising began….

A Bay Area child sick with bird flu. We’re gonna do this all over again, aren’t we?