the truth continues to erode as our “dear leader” drags us deeper into Orwellian fascism. s2.washingtonpost.com/4666d26/6962...

Catching up from the holidays, I found this :-) www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The murder of Renee Good by ICE has shocked the nation. The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America. In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)

The lack of empathy, gaslighting, & lies coming from this Administration is shameful and dangerous. A woman has died. People are scared. Over 30 people have died in detention. They are inciting violence and endangering our communities. It must stop. Which is why I’m joining the effort to impeach.

These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants. Cashing in on cruelty.

Demonizing civilians exercising their right to protest, a favorite tactic of repressive regimes

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

This pod is good for understanding Venezuela oil, and how natural gas could disrupt things much more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Good piece by Peter Hartlaub www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13. I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.

In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.

Beautiful clear day, Ocean Beach, San Francisco. The saddle in the distant hills on the right is a result of many thousands of years of erosion caused by movement along the San Andreas fault.

From the New Yorker:

Oligarch mentality

This presidency is absolutely exhausting, it’s every damn day.

From the NewYorker

Reaping what we've sown: In 2024 & 2025, the Reputation Lab polled citizens of G7 nations re: which nations had best international reputations. Here are results (from Visual Capitalist). No surprise, the US fell most precipitously (by far) last year... www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...

Your activism will be even more important this year. Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026

More subsidies for fossil fuels that we all pay: “securing American industry access to Venezuela’s oil fields, which account for roughly 17% of the world’s known reserves. A sustained U.S. military presence will be required…for the foreseeable future” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...

As we all knew, drugs was a bold faced lie, it was always about oil. Trump invaded Venezuela so U.S. oil companies can own and control it. Pure imperialism. "We're going to have our very large U.S. oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in” Trump said.

Rate of Global Sea-level Rise has Doubled Over the Past 30 Years "In the period between 1993 and 2024, global sea levels rose by over 11 cm, with annual rates growing from 2.1 mm/year in 1993, to 4.5 mm/year in 2023."

The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

The party is over and the Christmas tree is coming down, Union Square, San Francisco. Let’s hope that 2026 is better than 2025. The bar is low and as the orange menace in the White House attacks Venezuela, the bar is getting even lower.

If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

the future is now: flooding on the Embarcadero, caused by King tide, San Francisco. As sea level continues to rise, this scene will become more & more common. Meanwhile, the oligarch president ignores, climate change, and chases more oil in his attack on Venezuela. Photo-Yalanda Smith, SF Chronicle

MNF: Atlanta Falcons fans happy so far! Let’s beat LA please!

Beautiful rainbow over San Francisco today; or could this be one of those space lasers that Marjorie Taylor Greene told us about?

Congrats to the Oasis community! Good news!https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/sf-oasis-saved-donation-21257869.php

Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.

Reasons for hope: Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...

When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond? By garnishing their wages. When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond? By extending their tax cuts. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Excerpt from BBC story today on combatting climate change: In 2025, wind, solar and other renewable power sources overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity. Highlights in conservation saw several endangered species come back from the brink, not least the green turtle.

Our DC Office is YOUR NM home away from home! Meet the passionate and dedicated team in DC who help represent our communities and turn your ideas into action. Here are some of our DC team’s biggest moments of the year. We’re so grateful and proud of the work they do alongside our District staff! ❤️

"'If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient,' Ms. Alfonsi wrote." {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

McKibben: “In Australia, they’ve built so much solar power [that] electricity will be free for all for 3 hours [per day]. Humans for 700k yrs worked hard to get energy…Now you don’t have to, if you’re in a place [w/wisdom] to build solar panels & wind turbines.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In the U.S., one study showed that there had been 25 EV fires per 100k sold, versus >1,500 per 100k gas cars. In Australia, gas cars caught fire up to 100 times more often than EVs. Sweden's stats were closer to a 20-fold difference.  www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/e...

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

What he said:

I think this is a juvenile red shouldered hawk, reminding us that there is other life on earth, beyond the infantile wannabe king in Washington. Thanks, Steve Matthews, my neighbor, for the photo. Mission Bay, San Francisco, California.

The world loses a spectacular innovator. RIP - Frank Gehry, who stretched architecture’s boundaries, dies at 96

Go Birds! The Washington Post snubbed Philly on list of America’s best sports cities. Here are nine reasons they’re wrong. share.inquirer.com/NE2Hts

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.

The COP30 climate conference wrapped up on Sat and we have thoughts! @amywestervelt.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social and I discuss the bad news--how the COP30 agreement didn't mention fossil fuels, the good news--new opportunities for climate policy, and the overall utility of global meetings.

Clever idea. Clever birds. (The Guardian ran an article about this in 2022 so it seems to be real!) m.facebook.com/story.php?st...