Adam Mockler reports on the latest national embarrassment:

According to Professor Robert Reich Elon Musk has crashed; read on: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Via Democracy Docket / Marc Elias: submit your rection to the disruption of casting your vote by mail, and tell thee USPS what you think. Here's how:

Colleagues/friends live in The Baltics. Words cannot relay how all of them, independently, have expressed their fears about 'the Bear' returning to their homelands, terrorizing them; NATO has always been their safety net of protection: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Mendocino Triple Junction: A new faultline has been discovered and confirmed in Humbolt County in Northern California by professors / scientists who have dug to find a 20,000 year old active faultline: New fault capable of massive earthquakes discovered in California www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

My friend & I discussed July 4th, & what should we do; ignore it, turn our backs on picnics, parades, fireworks, singing around the campfire, & summertime iced tea w/mint plus a million other things I love, such as reading The Declaration of Independence out loud - my 4th of July is not cancelled!

Venezuela received two earthquakes on June 24, with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5; in Northern California, in Mendocino County, a 5.6 earthquake also occurred, signifying the global connection: Injuries reported in magnitude 5.6 NorCal quake www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...

Andy Kim explains "mind boggling extreme agenda" that affects all of us; tune in....

San Francisco, the home of China Town, (beginning with Sutter's Mill and The Gold Rush in Placer County), is the first stop for people from Asia to land; it is, and always has been a city within a city, profoundly important for assisting everyone in learning to accept differences:

We citizens, local and far flung, are asked by KGO-TV San Francisco to send letters of support before the July 29th deadline so their broadcasting license isn't revoked: San Francisco ABC affiliate KGO-TV at risk of losing FCC license www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

The Fourth of July, a profound historical day, for us all; come to Philadelphia, city of bricks, Benjamin Franklin, Constitution Hall, Betsy Ross, a monumental Liberty Bell, & you are invited to listen, to be present, letting the words of our framers resonate on perhaps the most important 4th, ever:

This is a way to help on many levels, as it is a reader supported, and national data base of individuals connected with ICE. None of us can be everywhere at once, documenting. However, support goes a long way, as you know:

Today at the opening ceremony of The Obama Presidential Library in Chicago, Illinois, Michelle Obama gave a speech. Here are some excerpts of her powerful words: youtu.be/11W5zv3xT8A

This begins in several minutes. The song lyrics are easy to sing, & the ones written by the children contained in a concentration camp are worthy of your best bellowing! This is a great way to unite solidarity, no matter where you are, no matter where others may be located; sing along for democracy!

When I visited Normandy, the French, some with life sized b&w photos of WWII US soldiers enlarged and placed on cafe walls, made it essential that I, an American, understand their feelings about their freedom. Their warmth, their sincerity, was undeniable. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

These are remarkable women. They live in India. They created a documentary using cell phones. What they accomplished is not only inspiring for everyone else, it sets a standard of excellence regarding what can be learned, shared & celebrated. I see their intelligence, their integrity, their light.

"Bad things happen in darkness" - Melinda French Gates RE: Epstein #TheEpsteinFiles www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

This will be fascinating; no matter how windy / rainy / stormy you will be rewarded by attending, then you can report back to the rest of us! Thank you@freedomofthepress

"Everybody, get up and dance!", which is really good therapy: youtu.be/yJtckcMHM2g?...

No one asked my opinion but I would have cancelled the schedule and discussed with officials in Canada and Mexico about moving the games; this is the next best thing, to support all the hard working people who show up and make it all happen:

Why do this? Why hurt our earth, & the precious treasures we can all love & appreciate? An illegally driven car rampaging through this ancient ecosystem is 'Obscenely damaging' - Video catches off-roader in California's ancient forest: www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Christian Petersen is a true artist, creating in ways that no one else can; taking his work without crediting him is stealing, STEALING, a low level act that is a reflection on the person who does it.

Today is Walt Whitman's birthday. If he were living he would be 207 years young, white beard flowing, stupendously still word alive with no match for transforming language except for Emily Dickinson, she of the sherry left in the glass eye color, prompting nature / death with short word blasts.

Glad tidings for mega / super thrifting Goodwill shopping: www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

Dangerous, frightening, Orwellian, insane, outrageously misrepresenting U.S. citizens with words that must be stopped / apologized for and muted forever: Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ US ally Oman amid talks over strait of Hormuz www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Maybe it is time to stop the madness of the wheel of cancer causing chemicals put on land, which, of course, goes everywhere else; this action would affect CA, NV, and the U.S. dangerously. Federal government set to spray 'devastating' herbicide in Tahoe Basin www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...

New Mexico: From '60 Minutes Australia' update on allegations leading to cases from #TheEpsteinFiles survivors; advice for the future? Elect women into office. youtu.be/7UAfED81ikE?...

Christo, perhaps you have heard of him, read about what he made, and / or have seen pictures of his gates threading through NYC, buildings wrapped, tied, or maybe this, 'Running Fence', which lasted about two weeks fifty years ago, surging coastal farmlands N of SF: www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Surprised? Misogynistic regime dumps another woman: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

#Ebola: please pay attention to information / accurate reporting regarding #Ebola because due to regulations being destroyed the #Ebola virus is becoming more than a shrugged off headline -

Often, I think of and remember George Floyd; in my idea of his voice he calls, "Mama, mama!" two words that just about every person can understand:

#TheEpsteinFiles Sarah Kellen drops three names in a closed door hearing: www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...

Redwood trees and Giant Sequoia trees which grow along the Pacific coastal lands are many things to a great many people including native Americsn tribes: The biggest middle finger: California homeowner cuts down four redwoods, enraging neighbors www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Good morning everyone on May 18th: suddenly, there are more individuals 'here' in my reality of reading / information gathering, so many in fact that I need more time, more time I don't have, to thank you for showing up, while I discover you, learn more about each one of you, plus thank you so much.

Our country, our beloved public lands / forests / state parks / beaches / redwoods, our democracy, our privacy...sold off to those who are destroying everything we hold precious: Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy more: Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tuesday, in Palm Beach, Florida, survivors of #Epstein made statements in a Congressional Oversight hearing, impossible to see / listen to without an emotional response; follow the money applies, and release #TheEpsteinFiles www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

There will be modern ferry 'liners' running between Larkspur Landing and San Francisco. After voting competition through The San Francisco CHRONICLE to name them, five made the cut: www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

Venice, Italy, a universe unto itself for centuries, creates an unmatched stage to showcase the chosen artist, country by country, in their pavilions; this time it is a different world: Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Something fascinating shown on PBS over the next several days: open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

#TheEpsteinFiles What happened at Zorro Ranch in New Mexico? With closed captions turned on this explains it: youtu.be/igru5xdq4SA?...

No one anywhere is distracted #TheEpsteinFiles youtu.be/m0E9-eArkTI?...

Louisiana citizens are calling to recall their Governor via a petition - go, Louisiana, go! youtube.com/shorts/Y3alX...

'National Service Disruption' - Everyone from my healthcare provider, to Fed Ex is experiencing a black out. If you are unable to connect via internet you are not alone. I cannot get info behind what a National Service Disruption actually is; maybe you have more intelligence than I have.

If you have children of your own, and / or if you teach / lead children, look at what the Attorney General in New Mexico is proposing there for child safety : www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Student journalists’ rights under a 1977 California landmark law giving them the autonomy to publish news without interference from principals and other school leaders appear to have been ignored, First Amendment lawyers said. www.capradio.org/articles/202...

What is 'Disney' land thinking about by using Facial Recognition on babies, toddlers, small children, children, teenagers and adults: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Muir Woods, located in Mill Valley, California, is something life enhancing only nature naturally provides. Visiting at night is especially spectacular:

This is important to be aware of. It is equally important to be simultaneously outraged and sickened.

Meet Irving, a baby sea lion rescued in San Francisco, now residing in Saucelito; I wish everything, all people, sea lions, trees, groups, water ways, would all be treated with respect, and helped, in this same exact way.

Meet Irving, a baby sea lion rescued in San Francisco, now residing in Saucelito; I wish everything, all people, sea lions, trees, groups, water ways, would all be treated with respect, and helped, in this same exact way.