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Stop ICE's Killings

ICE is traumatizing families and communities across the country. Agents have shot, injured, and killed multiple people in our streets as part of Stephen Miller and President Trump’s crusade against immigrants. Congress must put an end to ICE violence.

VoteRiders

VoteRiders Helpline - VoteRiders

Eliminating barriers to voting

Tolkien’s Dragons and Ours

Oligarchy’s Blasted Heath

In Trump's America, fighting back against the KKK is now basically an act of "terrorism."

The Justice Department brought charges against a major civil rights organization. This will be Trump's template for prosecuting the entire American left.

Science News

Science and armed conflict

Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.

We Don't Need ICE — Here's Why

All eyes are on an agency that, per its own mandate, probably shouldn't exist anymore.

In Trump's America, fighting back against the KKK is now basically an act of "terrorism."

The Justice Department brought charges against a major civil rights organization. This will be Trump's template for prosecuting the entire American left.

the Guardian

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

Separation of Church & State

It protects everyone's right to worship- or not- as they choose

S.F. police are rapidly expanding drone use. Critics warn of surveillance risk

The city’s police have already deployed drones more drones in 2026 than all of 2025.

Trump Lost on Birthright Citizenship. But He’s Winning the Immigration Wars.

SCOTUS rejected his brazen constitutional gambit—but cleared the way for potentially the largest revocation of legal immigration status in American history.

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As billionaires’ wealth soars, US workers struggle: ‘The rich keep getting richer for no good reason’

Ultrarich face backlash as billionaire tax in California makes it to the ballot and Americans organize for higher wages

In Trump's America, fighting back against the KKK is now basically an act of "terrorism."

The Justice Department brought charges against a major civil rights organization. This will be Trump's template for prosecuting the entire American left.

There’s a push to cut the capital gains tax. These Bay Area ZIP codes would see the biggest impacts

A growing push in Congress would reduce — or eliminate — capital gains tax on the sale of a primary home. Here’s why such proposals could have an outsize impact in the Bay Area.

Science News

Climate change is affecting microbes. It could have implications for all life on Earth

Microbes play a crucial role in maintaining the levels of many nutrients in our environment, but warming could disrupt their function in certain cycles.

The Evisceration of the American Mind

The National Science Board has always been the gold standard for independent governance because it prioritized 'talent as treasure'

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Undaunted

Standing up to AI oligarchs

Words & Phrases

We can agree Iran has not agreed to anything

One weekend might determine our future. Please put it on your calendar.

Here's why October 17 could be the difference between you having a democracy or living under corruption for a generation.

Not Dead Yet

America’s 250th is a day for celebrating the defiant pulse of the living.

The Supreme Court Killed the Clean Power Plan — and Public Confidence

Chief Justice John Roberts launched a practice that denies public’s insight into the court’s reasoning

ACLU of Northern California

Get Flock Cameras Out of Your Community - ACLU of Northern California

Learn how to fight the proliferation of Flock Safety cameras and other automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in your city. Get facts, sample letters, and advocacy tools from the ACLU of Northern California.

Stop Mass Warrantless Surveillance: Reform Section 702

Congress can fight back against egregious violations of our privacy by the government. Tell them to take action now.

the Guardian

Why is the US media silent about Israel’s role in Trump’s decision to go to war? | Jason Stanley

I suspect the main reason they avoid criticising Israel is that they believe that would be antisemitic. But this is both dangerous and wrong

We haven’t forgotten the Epstein Files. We’re making sure no one else does either.

Next week, we're unveiling the Trump-Epstein Bookmobile in our nation's capital, and it will travel across America for the midterms.

the Guardian

Bizarre questions and an all-male ‘jury’: woman strangled by US pilot in Britain tells of airbase trial

Sarah Steele comes forward to call for greater scrutiny of how US military courts are allowed to ‘rip apart’ vulnerable witnesses in the UK

Trump notches lowest approval rating ever. Panic sets in at the White House.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles holds emergency meeting as Trump’s approval rating sinks to a dismal 32 percent.

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the Guardian

US airman accused of ‘spree’ of rapes on sleeping women avoided UK courts

Suffolk police ceded investigation into James Loubeau to the US military, leading to court martial acquittal

Science News

Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects

The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risks are poorly understood.