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textAnnouncing a new counter-info site-- Belly of the Beast by botb
read on for more info!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:05am PDT
documentSouthern California Mining Expansion Challenged for Blocking Puma Movement
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif., June 29, 2026 — The Center for Biological Diversity is challenging a Ventura County decision allowing a rock quar...
by Center for Biological Diversity
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif., June 29, 2026 — The Center for Biological Diversity is challenging a Ventura County decision allowing a rock quarry to expand mining operations. A Center appeal filed with the county’s board of supervisors notes that the expansion would block a critical connectivity area for the region’s mountain lions and destroy some of the last populations of a native plant species....
Posted: Tue, Jun 30, 2026 10:49am PDT
imageSean Penn explains why he did not go to the Oscars recently
2001 Photo of filmmaker Rob Nilsson in leather jacket, actress Monica Cortes Viharo, Oscar winner actor Sean Penn, myself (Lynda Carson) ...
by Lynda Carson
2001 Photo of filmmaker Rob Nilsson in leather jacket, actress Monica Cortes Viharo, Oscar winner actor Sean Penn, myself (Lynda Carson) in red hair and glasses, plus others at the Broken Drum bar/restaurant in San Rafael, after we watched the World Premiere of Rob's film Scheme C6, at the Christopher B. Smith, Rafael Film Center....
Posted: Sun, Jun 7, 2026 9:25pm PDT
imageOld Sacramento prepares for California 175 - State Capitol Juneteenth Dia de Los Negroes
Reflecting deeply on the extensive words of Pope Leo XIV and his apology for the Catholic Church role in Chattel Slavery; his influence m...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Reflecting deeply on the extensive words of Pope Leo XIV and his apology for the Catholic Church role in Chattel Slavery; his influence may have a strong impact toward officially recognizing the slavery auction blocks here in Old Sacramento and the ongoing impacts from Slavery throughout California....
Posted: Mon, Jun 1, 2026 6:12pm PDT
image1854 Historic Negro Bar, Sacramento County - Leidesdorff Plaza - Diamond Jubilee
Beginning in 1844, Rancho Rio De Los Americanos an 8 Mexican Legues or 35,521 acres, was entitled to the “African Founding Father of Cali...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Beginning in 1844, Rancho Rio De Los Americanos an 8 Mexican Legues or 35,521 acres, was entitled to the “African Founding Father of California." Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr., first elected Treasurer of San Francisco, served as US Vice Consul, known as the first US Diplomat of Pan African Descent, and owner of the miracle mile long region named, Negro Bar, in Spring 1848, at the dawn of the California Gold Rush...
Posted: Fri, May 29, 2026 2:04pm PDT
textHunger Strikes in ICE Detention are Ramping Up from Coast to Coast by Detention Watch Network
May 27, 2026 — From California to New Jersey, people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention have launched hunger and labor strikes, bravely putting their lives on the line to demand their freedom and protest the horrendous and inhumane conditions they are subjected to in detention. At Delaney Hall in New Jersey, the labor and hunger strike began in response to people being denied fresh food, medical care, and functioning air conditioning. Reportedly, over 200 people remain on...
Posted: Wed, May 27, 2026 1:27pm PDT
imageAgreement Secures Strong Protections for World’s Oldest Oak in California
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif., May 12, 2026 — Conservation groups and Southern California developers reached an agreement today to create conserv...
by Center for Biological Diversity
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif., May 12, 2026 — Conservation groups and Southern California developers reached an agreement today to create conservation areas and improve wildlife connectivity to help safeguard the world’s oldest known living oak — a plant that is at least 13,000 years old with cultural significance to local Tribes....
Posted: Tue, May 12, 2026 9:41am PDT
textJury Acquits Glass House ICE Raid Protester; Mahmoud Khalil Speaks Out by Pacifica's CRD
Pacifica's Capitalism, Race and Democracy covers the acquittal of CSU Channel adjunct professor John Caravello, a report by Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil and report on Iran...
Posted: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 10:29am PDT
imagePalantir, un plan para forjar un Occidente tecnofascista
Tecnofascismo
by reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras
Palantir, un plan para forjar un Occidente tecnofascista...
Posted: Sun, Apr 26, 2026 4:04am PDT
imageSan Clemente Residents Fight Back Against Border Patrol Anduril Tower
Anduril surveillance tower
by Oakland Privacy
On Tuesday April 28, residents of San Clemente will hold a town hall meeting to respond to the City Council's January 2026 decision to allow U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to deploy an Anduril surveillance tower on a ridge above the beachside town for up to twenty years for a one-time $10 rental fee....
Posted: Fri, Apr 24, 2026 9:08pm PDT
textSable in Noncompliance With Preliminary Injunction Blocking Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline Restart by Center for Biological Diversity
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 17, 2026 — A Santa Barbara Superior Court judge today rejected Sable Offshore Corp.’s request to rescind a preliminary injunction prohibiting the restart of an oil pipeline system on the California coast until and unless specific conditions were met. The company restarted the pipeline in March, despite the injunction....
Posted: Sun, Apr 19, 2026 1:02pm PDT
imageJustice 4 For All! CFA & the Acquittal Of CSU Channel Island CFA Professor John Caravell
ICE Agents Terrorized The Community Members & Workers With Gas
by LVP
CSU Channel Island professor John Caravello was framed up by ICE and the US "Justice" Department after he went to the Glass House to defend immigrants there. He was charged with throwing tear gas projectiles at the ICE agents. He talks about the defense campaign and the active support of the CFA, students and community....
Posted: Fri, Apr 17, 2026 2:14pm PDT
imageCA State Capitol Juneteenth - Dia de Los Negroes - Slavery Era Banking Disclosure Featured
California State Legislature joins growing notion of considering “Corporate Slavery Era Disclosure” proposals that adds weight to the UN-...
by Edited by Khubaka, Michael Harris
California State Legislature joins growing notion of considering “Corporate Slavery Era Disclosure” proposals that adds weight to the UN-designated "gravest crime against humanity" as a matured financial debt, calling for restorative justice modalities that include direct compensatory payouts to a verified global class of descendants to trigger a new era of worldwide growth....
Posted: Wed, Apr 15, 2026 4:38pm PDT
imageChannel Island CSU CFA Professor Acquitted of All Charges After ICE Frame-up
Part Of Victory Rally For CSU-Channel Islands professor Jonathan Caravello
by Michael Powelson
Channel Island CSU CFA Professor Acquitted of All Charges After ICE Frame-up...
Posted: Wed, Apr 15, 2026 12:36am PDT
imageSF Democrat Scott Wiener's Bill SB 1065 Threatens Lives & Health & Safety
Wiener Is  Fronting For Contractors & For Destroying Apprentice Programs In California For More Profits
by repost
San Francisco Democratic State Senator Scott Wiener who is running for Nancy Pelosi's seat in Congress has introduced a bill that that threatens the health and safety of apprentices. He also supported Newsom's budget bill that cut $16 million from Cal-OSHA. There are less than 200 Cal-Osha inspectors for 18 million workers....
Posted: Tue, Apr 7, 2026 12:17pm PDT
textCesar Chavez at 95: Debunking the Myth by Edgar Esquivel
The real history of Cesar Chavez and the history of the UFW is important for working people today...
Posted: Thu, Apr 2, 2026 10:12am PDT
imageJuneteenth as a Title V Holiday throughout California remains an ongoing challenge
While Juneteenth became a a Title V Federal Holiday in June 2021, on many California municipalities Juneteenth 2026 has yet to be designa...
by Michael Harris
While Juneteenth became a a Title V Federal Holiday in June 2021, on many California municipalities Juneteenth 2026 has yet to be designated as a paid official holiday for all employees and residents to observe. Choosing to align Juneteenth as a “paid holiday” is much more than an extra vacation day; it is a commitment to respect, equity, and civic integrity....
Posted: Mon, Mar 30, 2026 7:48pm PDT
image2026 National Ag Day - “Can we just grow some food?”
2026 National Ag Day, Black Agriculture looking toward knocking the rust off the Black Belt and throughout the nation, “Can we just grow ...
by Michael Harris edit of AI
2026 National Ag Day, Black Agriculture looking toward knocking the rust off the Black Belt and throughout the nation, “Can we just grow some food!” remains the vision....
Posted: Tue, Mar 24, 2026 2:01pm PDT
textPipeline That Caused Massive 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spill Restarts Illegally by Center for Biological Diversity
Sable Relies on Unprecedented Trump Order to Violate State, Federal Law...
Posted: Mon, Mar 16, 2026 11:55am PDT
textTrump administration order declares embattled oil project exempt from state laws by Environmental Defense Center
SANTA BARBARA, CA, March 13, 2026 – In a move that experts say directly challenges the rule of law in the United States, the Trump administration today issued an order declaring that a start-up Texas oil company is exempt from any state law that conflicts with its plan to restart oil production on California’s Central Coast....
Posted: Sat, Mar 14, 2026 1:23pm PDT
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