What do sesame seeds tell us about the environmental histories of the African diaspora? How does a historian know where to start?
— Read on www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/sesame-plots/
ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal records surge in Northern California
NorCal ICE arrests of noncriminals surge under Trump
— Read on www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/03/08/ice-arrests-criminals-california-trump/
U.S. Forest Service Rams Through Permit for Drilling at Sacred Site – NDN COLLECTIVE
Last Friday (2/27), the U.S. Forest Service Black Hills Regional Office issued a permit for exploratory drilling for graphite at Pe’sla, a sacred Indigenous site and place of ceremony for thousands of years.
— Read on ndncollective.org/usfs-rams-through-permit-for-drilling-at-sacred-site/
Incarcerated Women in Arizona Go on Hunger Strike for Better Conditions – The Appeal
After a correctional officer allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old woman, as many as 200 of her fellow prisoners went on hunger strike for nearly three weeks.
— Read on theappeal.org/arizona-perryville-prison-hunger-strike/
An anti-imperialist just transition: From fossil fuel treaty to the shaky nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Dominica to revise Cuban medical programme amid US criticism – CNW Network
The Government of Dominica says it will soon announce changes to its long-standing Cuban medical workers programme.
— Read on www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/dominica-to-revise-cuban-medical-programme-amid-us-criticism/
Nobody is talking about this devastating fact
Israel is demolishing Palestinians home and infrastructure at a rate of every 3.5 hours across the West Bank and East Jerusalem. 2026 is on pace to set new records. Nobody is talking about it.
— Read on thecall.ps/p/nobody-is-talking-about-this-devastating
SF cop investigated for using Flock license plate reader data to track wife’s stolen car
A San Francisco police officer used automated license plate reader cameras to search for his wife’s stolen car, in violation of department rules, an internal affairs investigation found.
— Read on sfstandard.com/2026/02/27/san-francisco-cop-flock-wife-stolen-car/
Newspapers Did Not Kill Themselves – The American Prospect
The Epstein network is so vast and so varied it would suggest that the conspiracy is the system, if we had any institutions capable of making sense of it.
— Read on prospect.org/2026/02/26/newspapers-did-not-kill-themselves-jeffrey-epstein-mort-zuckerman-daily-news/
CARIBBEAN | Blood in the Water: Is Trump Opening a New Caribbean Front?
A Florida-registered vessel fires on Cuban Border Guards in Cuban waters. Forty Caribbean fishermen are killed by U.S. drone strikes. A U.S. warship sits in St. Kitts harbour. Marco Rubio smiles for the cameras. This is not coincidence — this is a pattern.
— Read on wiredja.com/index.php/categories/newsberg/news/caribbean-blood-in-the-water-is-trump-opening-a-new-caribbean-front
Aida Rends 