The Weekend of December 3rd, 4th, & 5th

Bodily autonomy is about the right to make decisions over one's own life and future. It is about being empowered to make informed choices. These are universal values. Governments everywhere have committed, in a variety of international agreements, to protecting autonomy. The conservative lead U.S. Supreme Court seeks to set back the clock and disrupt bodily autonomy for women in America.

Stephen Sondheim (March 22, 1930 – Nov 26, 2021) teaches Send In The Clowns

Justice Today - Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr. were charged with malice and felony murder in Ahmaud Arbery's death. Their actions sparked national outrage after a video of his shooting was made public.

A Fatal Night in Kenosha: How the Rittenhouse Shootings Unfolded

Advocate for Public Oversight of Social Media

We all owe a debt of gratitude to Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Now Congress has to bust a move and regulate this money grubbing monster of a social networking company whose actions are disrupting democracies and costing lives.

Vaccines Hidden in Salad Dressing and Other Wacky Misinformation from the Right (Late Night with Seth Meyers)

Thanks for the laughs Norm Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021)

Governor Newsom wins the recall in a landslide victory! Sour grapes Republicans waste $300 million of California taxpayers' money.

One of my students and I march in support of an end to military rule in Burma and a restoration to democracy.

Protest, Rally, March Today - Restore Democracy to Burma !

1) Vote "No" on the recall, 2) Sign and seal your envelope, 3) Mail your envelope

Just say, "No" to the recall. Don't let Republicans rule in California. We are blue and proud of it.

The Human Library - Learn to Unjudge

Evolutionary biologists Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein join Bill Maher to discuss the nature & possible origins of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

January 6, 2021 Investigation Select Congressional Committee

An Evening at SF MOMA

Happy Juneteenth

Aung San Suu Kyi - born 19 June 1945

U.S. Senators take an oath before entering office. It is posted here so that you can see what it is that Republican Senators betrayed when they voted no to having an independent council investigate the January 6 insurrection.

Pence speaks out about the January 6 insurrection. George Conway speaks to Trump's claim that he will take back the presidency in August as both ridiculous and alarming. It's alarming to think that there is this fringe element in society that has set out to destroy the Constitution and that Republicans are more concerned with their own reelection than they are with upholding their oath to defend the Constitution.

Al Franken on Liz Cheney, "You go girl!"

Post-Quarantine Conversation - SNL

Those Who Take Things Personally - The Narcissist

I'm with you Gavin. Thanks to you, California has one of the lowest COVID rates in the country.

On March 19, a 69-year-old Asian woman was attacked in Daly City. She is one in a series of attacks against Asians recently in the Bay Area and in the country. The sign in the window is a message of solidarity. Diversity is strength.

Herpetologist Carol and her gecko

Maggie - You are a Glowing Mother-to-be

Thank you Socialized Medicine for my Pfizer vaccine. I was among 6,000 or so people who went to San Francisco's Moscone Center to get it on Wednesday.

Team Meghan !

Sacha Baron Cohen's Contribution to the Vaccine Effort

Stand with those who want to restore democracy to Burma / Myanmar. Military rule is not the will of the people.

The U.S. entered WWII in the 1940s. Within a few years, the Allies put a stop to the tyranny of Adolph Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy. What about Bassar Al-Assad in Syria today? He is responsible for 400,000+ deaths and other atrocities. We have a moral obligation to get involved in putting an end to this monster.

2/10/21, Impeachment Trial - Senator Joaquin Castro (Texas) points to how Trump had been grooming his supporters for insurrection for months leading up to his failed election.

Senate leaders each give statements following vote on impeachment. McConnell eloquently articulates that Trump was practically and morally responsible. He said this, ironically, after voting to acquit.

7 heroic Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial including Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)

7 heroic Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial including Richard Burr (North Carolina)

7 heroic Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial including Bill Cassidy (Louisiana)

7 heroic Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial including Mitt Romney (Utah)

7 heroic Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial including Ben Sasse (Nebraska)

7 heroic Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial including Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania)

7 heroic Republican senators bucked their party and voted to convict Trump at his impeachment trial including Susan Collins (Maine)

Art Matters ! - billboard overlooking a busy Phoenix highway - Santa Monica artist Karen Fiorito was commissioned by a Phoenix art gallery to design a billboard that would comment on the administration of President Donald Trump.

Never Forget

Trump is out. Bill Maher introduces us to other right-wing extremists to look out for.

Whether or not the Republican held Senate will do the right thing and vote to impeach, remains to be seen. Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska has shown himself to be one of the good guys. He said today, "These men weren’t drunks who got rowdy — they were terrorists attacking this country’s constitutionally-mandated transfer of power.”

There is hope for the Republican Party. These ten House Republicans voted to impeach President Trump today - Liz Cheney, Anthony Gonzalez, Jaime Herrera Beutler, John Katko, Adam Kinzinger, Peter Meijer, Dan Newhouse, Tom Rice, Fred Upton, David Valadao

Adam Kinzinger - First Republican Member of Congress to Call for Trump's Removal From Office

Why did Wednesday, January 6 happen?

1) Trump - He is consumed with his own power. He cannot accept defeat. He is willing to say what people want to hear so that they follow him. 2) Social Media - At no time in history have people had access to (mis)information so rapidly. The misinformation and anger has spread like fire. 3) COVID - People in America are frustrated by the "control" the pandemic has had on them. They see it as compromising their freedom. 4) Racism - This goes way back. We had slavery. We had a Civil War. The south wanted to keep slavery. The north (and President Lincoln) wanted to end it. The north won the war. Lincoln lost his life (assassinated because he wanted to end slavery). Black people were given the right to vote after the Civil War victory, but racism persisted. So much so that they were kept from voting for another 100 years. In the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement happened. It was the "Black Lives Matter" of its day. Improvements were made. We even got our first black president in Barack Obama (2009 - 2017). People on the left were thrilled. People on the right were outraged. This is when the social media storm began and people like Donald Trump were saying things like Obama was not a citizen. This was when Trump's lies started entering people's political thoughts. His lies continued. He said things that the racist right wanted to hear. They wanted to believe it so much that they didn't bother to check to see if what he said was true. This continued to his election and has persisted through these last four years. He has told lie after lie and people have believed him because he says what they want to hear. This notion that the left stole the election has been a lie, but the crazed right-wing rioters wanted to believe it. Those violent criminals who tried to stop the democratic process and threatened our elected officials in Congress and destroyed parts of the people's Capital Building and caused the death of five people were inspired by Trump at the rally he held earlier that day and for months and years prior. Now we have Obama's former Vice President as our President and a mixed race female Vice President. Racists and sexists are outraged. There are parallels to Hitler and his followers. Things came to a point where no one dared oppose him. The same happened in our Congress. Every Republican stood by him until the insurrection on the Capitol Building on Wednesday. Some Republicans are now seeing the light and will vote for impeachment. It is important for impeachment to move forward. Our democracy must prevail. The actions of Trump, the instigator, and his violent followers must be punished to the full extent of the law.

Seth Meyers Reports on January 6 Events - Trump Supporters, at his Encouragement, Try to Subvert Democracy as they Take Over the Capital Building While Congress is in Session Officially Tallying the Electoral Votes. Their Count is the Will of the People. Biden Will be Our Next President and Trump's Thugs Cannot Stop Our Democracy from Moving Forward.