As Federal Surveillance Grows, Santa Cruz Axes Powerful License Plate Readers | KQED Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-1 to end its contract with Flock

I want to see my council members at protests AND I want direct action like this from Santa Cruz. Remove surveillance from our cities!! www.kqed.org/news/12070036

Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota

This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.

If Democratic voters want a Democratic Party that fights, some are going to have to vote against their current representatives during the primaries.

Don’t expect a leopard to change its spots.

Look at who their funders are and act accordingly.

Escaping Poverty Requires Almost 20 Years With Nearly Nothing Going Wrong The MIT economist Peter Temin argues that economic inequality results in two distinct classes. And only one of them has any power.

“…the construction of class and race, and racial prejudice, have created a system that keeps members of the lower classes precisely where they are.” www.theatlantic.com/business/arc...

Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency The journalists were reporting on suspected North Korean hackers. Proton only reinstated their accounts after a public outcry.

“While it’s good to see that @proton.me is reconsidering account suspensions, journalists are among the users who need these and similar tools most,” @mshelton.bsky.social, Freedom of the Press Foundation's deputy director of digital security, told @theintercept.com.

Foreign doctors say Israel systematically targeting Gaza’s children: Report Medics returning from Gaza say Israel deliberately targeting children with sniper, drone fire, Dutch newspaper reports.

Medics returning from Gaza say Israel deliberately targeting children with sniper, drone fire, Dutch newspaper reports.

The Supreme Court is really “just vibes” In a new book, legal podcaster Leah Litman describes how the GOP and its jurists are "just not that into democracy."

@leahlitman.bsky.social said it best: “Political culture imagines that the Supreme Court safeguards the Constitution, when in reality it is chipping away at the constitutional rights of historically marginalized groups."

40 agents hit a Home Depot on using tear gas & pepper pellets to disperse a crowd before detaining 8 people. Agents previously made a video set to rap music of themselves hiding in a Penske rental truck before bursting out to detain day laborers in a raid dubbed Operation Trojan Horse.

This Is Exactly the Right Time for Democratic Infighting Tim Walz says we 'don't have the luxury' to fight ourselves. He's wrong. The Democrats who created Trump will create the next one too.

www.americasundoing.com/p/this-is-ex...

‘Nothing to return to’: Israel’s destruction in Lebanon could be war crimes Amnesty said more than 10,000 civilian structures were destroyed by Israel – many of them after the ceasefire.

Amnesty said more than 10,000 civilian structures were destroyed by Israel – many of them after the ceasefire.

We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press Watch The frog in the proverbial pot is dead.

The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state. presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...

Riot. Strike. Riot Baltimore. Ferguson. Tottenham. Clichy-sous-Bois. Oakland. Ours has become an “age of riots” as the struggle of people versus state and capital has taken to the streets. Award-winning poet and scholar...

In solidarity with the movement in Los Angeles and elsewhere across the US, we've made Joshua Clover's Riot. Strike. Riot free to download.

East Bay Area school district in Northern California Trustee Tom McDougall speaks against transgender individuals and votes against recognizing Pride Month at Mt. Diablo Unified School District. DM fo... TikTok video by themichellesimone

Trustee Tom McDougall
speaks against Transgender individuals and against recognizing Pride Month at Mt. Diablo Unified School District (Concord, CA).

Palestine and the decline of the US empire The US fears a free Palestine because it sees it as the beginning of its own end.

“Israel is one of the most critical parts of the US imperial machinery.

It is for this reason that Biden once famously proclaimed that if Israel did not exist, the US would have to invent it.”

it’s like both parties embrace a “no enemies to the right, no friends to my left” stance.

a sad inversion of “Pas d’ennemis a gauche, pas d’amis a droit”

We Can’t Beat Trump with Marches; We Need an Alternative Plan Corbin Trent — America’s Undoing on substack — Apr 01, 2025 — This post is public so feel free to share it — Corbin

We Can’t Beat Trump with Marches; We Need an Alternative Plan

The majority of democratic voters support universal healthcare, yet universal healthcare isn’t officially part of the DNC platform.

Why? The healthcare oligarchs ensure that it isn’t.

Democrats will not be able to fight GOP corruption if they have a corruption problem themselves.

How The United States Ended Up With Two Right-Wing Parties YouTube video by Second Thought

Dropping this here in case someone from LinkedIn finds me.

Dear @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

STOP telling America we are in a Constituional crisis (which we are)

but ACTING like it’s politics as usual.

IF IT’S A GDMF CRISIS, ACT LIKE IT!

We don’t want to see more speeches & interviews. We want to see open rebellion from YOU!!

DNC leader announces plans to primary members of his own party David Hogg, the first member of Gen Z to serve as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, is putting millions toward an effort to primary incumbent House Democrats.

Some good news.

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

Is it better that they admit it?

Pleasant Hill, CA

Over 900 people. Speakers included Contra Costa County Supervisor Ken Carlson, Pleasant Hill Councilmember Amanda Szakats, Solomon Belette from East Contra Costa Community Alliance, and Roxanne Carrillo Garza from Healthy Contra Costa
#handsoff #pleasanthill

As an aside, Democrats favor decreasing military aid to Israel (46%) vs. increasing (6%) or maintaining (24%).

Dems sympathize more with Palestinians (35%) than Israel (9%).

Dems think expelling Palestinians from Gaza constitutes genocide (56%) vs. not (16%).

Total disconnect.

Opinion | Democratic voters are feeling the Bern. It’s not what you think. As other party leaders remain silent, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are on an anti-Trump road show.

“the party base is so desperate for full-throated resistance to the president, that most Democratic elected officials will have to embrace the anti-Trump rhetoric and fervor of Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez.” WaPo buried the lead.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Back in 2012, I ended up coming to see the term “the economy” named as an issue by voters to be a catch all meaning everything and nothing.

Office of transgender initiatives trans day of visibility TDOV events highlight. March 27 trans day of vsibility: tea and treats ages 18-24, 1:30-3:30pm, 134 golden gate ave, larkinstreetyouth.org March 29 Theyfriend: Enby visible free portrait session for enbies 12-3pm 2830 20th st, diamond-wave.org March 30 TDOV Trans Fest, 3-5pm Turk and Taylor st, turkxtaylor.net March 30 San Francisco trans day of visiblity celebration, 6-9pm the green room 401 van ness, tdov.org March 31 Trans day of Visibility March to the Capitol - 2pm - Cesar Chavez Park - 910 I Street, Sacramento, CA

South Bay Trans Day of Visibility - Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center - Representative Zoe Logfren, San Jose City Vice Mayor Pam Foley - Saturday Mrach 29, 1-4pm Keynote, vendors, food. Held at the Billy DeFrank Center

International Transgender Day of Visibility Next date: Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 01:00 PM to 05:00 PM Community Room Celebrate non-binary and transgender identities! Enjoy snacks, make personalized pronoun pins and paracord bracelets, and watch the Barbie movie starting at 2pm. Attorneys from Identity Affirmation Workshop will be here to provide legal assistance with name & gender marker change petitions. Parental or guardian consent is required to participate in the clinic for those under the age of 18. Logos for Minority Bar coalition, Identity Affirmation Workshop, USF Pride Law, South San Francisco Public Library. SSF Library Parks and recreation center, 901 Civic Center Way

Trans week of visibility - March 25-31 San mateo County Pride Center Join us in celebrating the beauty, strength, and visibility of our trans, gender diverse, and non-binary community! Legal Name & Gender Change Workshop Wed. 3/26, 6-7:30pm- Online RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/name-and-gender-change-rsvp Trans 101 Workshop: Thu. 3/27, 6-8pm- Online Register at: https://tinyurl.com/Trans101March2025 Becoming More Visibly You: Thu. 3/27, 5:30-7:30pm – In Person RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/SMCPCVisiblyYou25 A Mixer for Families of Trans Kids: Fri. 3/28, 6-7:30 – In Person RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/SMCPCFamilyMixer Trans Day of Visibility Be-YOU-tiful Celebration: Join us in a celebration of YOU. Wear your best and help us party the evening away. We will have snacks and a DJ. Register in advance for a chance to win our giveaway prize. Mon. 3/31, 5-7pm – In Person RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/TDOVBeYOUtifulCelebration25 Regular Drop-in Hours: Need gender-affirming clothing or supplies? Drop by and browse our free collection of: Binders & trans tape Packers, breast forms, and other accessories Makeup & styling supplies Clothing & shoes Tues AND Thurs, 11:30am-6:30pm This space is judgment-free and open to all trans and gender-diverse folks. The Pride Center is located at 1021 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo, 94402. For accessibility for the Pride Center, visit this link: https://sanmateopride.org/accessibility/ Questions? Please contact info@sanmateopride.org.

Many Trans Day of Visibility events in the Bay Area this week and weekend - details in the pictures and thread! #TDOV #TDOV2025 🏳️‍⚧️

‘No Other Land’ co-director attacked by Israeli settlers and arrested The film is an Oscar-winning documentary collaboration by Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers.

This isn’t showing up in my feed enough.

aje.io/nxul40