San Francisco City Hall is so in the pocket of billionaires right now that a strongly worded letter — mocked nationally as the epitome of democratic weakness in the face of fascism — would be a major step forward here.

How many Trump Administration attorneys have been disbarred for violating their duty of candor to the court, perjury, etc? How do his litigators keep their licenses to practice law?

People are tired of hearing elected leaders tell us there’s nothing they can do about masked gunmen tear-gassing protesters, executing observers, and kidnapping children. Here are 10 things San Francisco city leaders can do right now, many of which are being done by local officials elsewhere.

Name them shame them

Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on himself: "He may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us"

BREAKING: “San Francisco’s teachers union will call for a strike date of Monday, Feb. 9... The district’s 6,400 educators were informed of the union decision via an email earlier this morning, and UESF is set to officially announce the strike date at an 8:45 a.m. press conference.”

“Additionally, Spain would make it a criminal offense to manipulate algorithms to amplify illegal content and would hold tech executives liable for failing to take down criminal content from their platforms, he said. “No more pretending that technology is neutral,” Sánchez said.

This for any CA public school parent but esp SFUSD parents, to know what to do right now during a time of possible strikes.It gives step by step info to do now while waiting if there is a strike, so if it is, u will be more prepared, & gives u books 4 ur kids to understand about strikes & organizing

“We are told that if we want more housing, we must accept less public investment—less accountability, less redistribution, and fewer guarantees that working-class residents can actually stay. That is not abundance. It is austerity with better branding.”

Important story. This is a major threat to fair housing and tenants across the nation

“Harvard officials clearly leaked word of Trump’s backtracking to humiliate him at a moment of political weakness. It worked: Trump appeared panicked and weak as he fired off half-cocked threats. … Why don’t more institutions grasp that standing firm against Trump is the only way?”

This is almost a parody of corporate liberal thinking Like there was an orphan-crushing machine being distributed to all 50 states by the Republicans, and the Democrat response is a bill limiting the number of orphans that can be crushed

Portland judge writes: "In a well-functioning constitutional democratic republic, free speech, courageous newsgathering, and nonviolent protest are all permitted, respected, and even celebrated. In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case." katu.com/news/local/j...

Breaking: Eight more prosecutors are leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota, including Ana Voss, the current civil division chief, the Star Tribune reports. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting. But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:

“Spanish PM defends plans to regularise half a million undocumented migrants.” “Responding to critics of policy, Pedro Sánchez says Spain is choosing path of ‘dignity, community and justice.’” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

If ICE were arresting the "worst of the worst" they would be arresting themselves and their bosses

My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis. This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg

“The fact ICE is using this app proves the indiscriminate nature of the agency's aggressive/violent incursions into our communities. The app allows ICE to find the closest person to arrest and disappear, using government & commercial data, with the help of Palantir and Trump's Big Brother databases"

The police overtime racket, Oakland edition

404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for the Palantir-made tool called ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address. www.404media.co/here-is-the-...

ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate. Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards. With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43. Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.

Today at the protest in San Francisco, I saw so much of what makes this city magnificent: people of all ages & backgrounds who are determined & outraged, but also finding joy & purpose in safeguarding our collective rights & values. I’m beginning to hope this feeling will grow on people.

“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency.” -Judge Biery granting petition to release Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5 year old son kidnapped by ICE.

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

Wild level of corruption here

Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/

Wow. The county is charging the Ilhan Omar attacker even though the feds are also doing that, because they don't trust Trump to not pardon the guy.

Reminder: There's no such thing as a "moderate" ideology. There exists no set of ideas upon which moderates agree. That's why efforts to create centrist parties always fail. A "moderate" Dem is one who embraces Republican policies. The real question: What are those policies?

Did anyone bring $50,000 in small unmarked bills to Homan’s pre-Hague press conference?

Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF

SF should declare a state of emergency and ban nonpayment evictions for any period of enhanced ICE activity, similar to what we did in the covid pandemic that saved thousands from eviction. People who are understandably afraid to go to work because of Trump’s gestapo should not lose their homes.

An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

Folks have puzzled on why they can't get traction on social justice issues for a long time believing it's bc they didn't argue it right or have the right info. Federal agents have executed two people on broad daylight on the streets and these politicians seemingly can't do anything. It's revealing.

In a stunning twist ahead of the June 11–July 19 tournament, former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has publicly endorsed calls for fans to stay away from the U.S. echoing Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth’s advice amid growing safety, immigration, and political concerns.

Here is my full appearance today on Democracy Now talking about the moment of Copaganda that we are now living in: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

If the Democrats approve the unprecedented DHS and ICE funding package (3x 2024’s already record budget!) based on these meaningless and, in any event, unenforceable “reforms,” it will be among the greatest moral betrayals and strategic failures of the modern era.

If your response to this is “but zoning” you are part of the problem

Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking. Warning: video is hard to watch

Larson-backed mayor killed our 2022 budget supplemental that would have added $10 million for small businesses and street safety here. Now the Trump-loving billionaire wants to buy the neighborhood on his terms. Privatization instead of city investment. Stop normalizing these billionaires. Tax them

The regime-affiliated oligarchs who bought up Twitter, the Washington Post, CBS, and TikTok didn't do so to turn a profit. They are taking control of the media to limit the public's ability to resist authoritarianism and oligarchy. If they run the outlets into the ground, that's fine.

An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.

Bovino should be arrested as soon as he sets foot back in CA

Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them. www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...

Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room

This killing is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader pattern in which ICE, with its paramilitary-style operations, has been unleashed to carry out violent and abusive enforcement and detention practices with little oversight or accountability. amnesty.ca/human-rights...

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

Good. Are they in custody yet?