Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

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When Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. But it's something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.

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Zohran Mamdani: "If you are a Mario Kart fan, government is Yoshi and philanthropy is the Golden Mushroom, that edge we need to beat Bowser on the Rainbow Road. To belabor this metaphor even further, Bowser is corporate greed in this scenario."

Will voters EVER understand the big lie about "scary democratic (small D) socialist policies?!" Bernie has told us for decades, and Mamdani is showing us now. We can instantly fund a WAR but have TO DEBATE for decades about healthcare for all - GEEZUS!
They've LIED TO US FOR PROFIT for decades.

Award-winning Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been in Kuwaiti detention since March 3 for simply sharing publicly available, verified footage. Journalism is not a crime.

Join us in calling to #FreeAhmed

In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has:

-Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies
-Cracked down on predatory landlords
-Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program
-Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets

This is what leadership looks like.

Speaker Johnson, we are calling on you to bring the House back to DC IMMEDIATELY!

The Cabinet needs to invoke the 25th Amendment. But Congress can’t just sit on its hands and wait for that to happen when the President is threatening to commit war crimes TONIGHT.

NYT with a blow-by-blow of how Netanyahu duped Trump into going to war with Iran— saying Trump ignored the risks and warnings from the CIA & military about the Strait and how far-fetched regime change was, and thought it would be easy. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

Trump’s immigration crackdown may put doctors out of jobs | CNN Trump administration policy changes are putting a growing number of immigrant doctors in limbo. Some hospitals have already lost doctors, a loss felt across the communities they serve.

"International medical graduates who aren’t US citizens make up about 18% of practicing US physicians." A majority "address the shortage of doctors in...underserved areas."

Now they're losing their work authorizations. Those seeking residencies are also affected.

www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/h...

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

The President is openly threatening genocide. A crime against humanity. He must be removed from office.

The 25th Amendment must be invoked. If not, Congress has to do our damn job. Speaker Johnson, call us into session. War powers & impeachment. Remove this man from office.

The American people do not want endless war.

Ongoing “lol” at every entity that cuts a lopsided deal with this guy rather than telling him to fuck off

Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.

Every public health professional could have predicted this 👇🏾

Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted.

www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

Trump Accidentally Reveals His Iran War Wasn’t Necessary Donald Trump claimed Iran was building nuclear weapons, but he fell short of proving the U.S. was actually under threat.

“Very nearly under threat.” That was Trump’s justification for an unauthorized war no congressional approval, no plan, no address to the nation. Just 4 dead US soldiers, 550+ dead Iranians, and a bombed girls’ school. For nearly.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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‘Peace President’ Trump Flippantly Calls War as ‘Not Boring’ — The Daily Beast The America First president also signaled that U.S. troops could be involved in the conflict for longer than he first claimed.

“Peacemaker” Trump now says he won’t get bored waging war with Iran and hints it could last far longer than the 4–5 weeks he first promised. “Whatever it takes,” says the five-time draft dodger as the US death toll rises.

#EpsteinWar
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #USDemocracy

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The real story behind Muni's budget deficit - 48 hills Instead of investing in public transit, City Hall has been looking for ways to privatize it

"To guarantee the service that citizens and workers expect from a city like San Francisco requires a committed vision of the future, one that centers Muni as the public good that it is," writes Ian Firstenberg.

Why is Trump going to war with Iran? - 48 hills Plus: Finally, a supervisor calls out City Planning for ignoring affordable housing, and the next move toward a public bank. That's The Agenda for March 1-8

USF professor Stephen Zunes points out that US bombing of Iran may set back any efforts by the majority of the country's people who are against the current government:

“It’s hard to kick out their evil regime when bombs are falling on them.”

"The Peace President."

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.

If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

Watch: Teachers rally outside City Hall as strike launches - 48 hills Union organizers rejected Mayor Lurie’s last-minute request for a 72-hour delay and walked out on Monday.

After nearly a year of stalled negotiations, San Francisco teachers said enough is enough.

Representing United Educators of San Francisco, organizers rejected Mayor Daniel Lurie’s last-minute request for a 72-hour delay and walked out on Monday.

PG&E CEO grilled at supes hearing—and says Lurie wanted Opera House opened in blackout - 48 hills We also got a preview of the lies the company will tell to oppose public power

The chief executive officer of PG&E Sumeet Singh showed up to answer questions about the December blackout at a Board of Supes committee meeting.

It didn't go well.

Is the tide finally turning on the 'abundance agenda?' - 48 hills Two new studies show that the free market won't solve the housing crisis—and that Newsom, Lurie, and Wiener are wrong

Federal Reserve researchers have added to the clear evidence that “constraints” on the supply of private-market housing have little to do with the lack of affordability in cities like San Francisco.

For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.

Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.

This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.

Fund SFUSD San Francisco is facing a public school funding crisis—but the money to stabilize our schools is already here. Sign this petition to call on San Francisco leaders to establish a local funding strea...

San Francisco has plenty of money to fully fund our public schools, the problem is our leaders choose not to. Read all about it and sign the petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/fu...

How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.

Not surprising. Presidents have been blurring the line between military and immigration policing (which is civilian law enforcement and not military law enforcement) for over 30 yrs. The media has simply not reported it well.
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Then maybe these horrified law enforcement officers should uphold state law and arrest these criminals.

Optional vaccines? CDC chair's bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment - 48 hills Vaccine panel head Kirk Milhoan says 'science is what I observe' and questions polio shot, among others.

One of RFK's top vaccine officials argued that all childhood vaccines be optional.

"Essentially, he wants to conduct a giant experiment to see what happens if we let these previously controlled viruses run rampant," writes Bruce Mirken.

Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.

Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.

Six big stories you might not have seen in local news media in 2025 - 48 hills Everyone's talking about the biggest stories of 2025. Here are some that the local media ignored

The privatization of transit, The Raker Act's power to depose PG&E, a housing "shortage"—and other stories we reported on last year on which it just might be time to reflect.