Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh,” an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. “We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.” — Read on lataco.com/captive-lotion-bottle-note

Māori scientist Daniel Hikuroa reflects on an Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons, challenging the foundations of ocean governance. — Read on insideclimatenews.org/news/05022026/maori-scientist-daniel-hikuroa-legal-rights-of-whales/

Lance Hawkins joins us from New York City to discuss the first month of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. Lance Hawkins is a community, labor, and anti-war organizer, and a proud socialist born and raised in Harlem, New York. Lance Hawkins provides analysis of Mamdani’s first days in office. — Read on http://www.blackagendareport.com/leftist-analysis-zohran-mamdanis-first-month-office

Zohran is supporting Governor Kathy Hochul for re-election in New York. By praising a pro-business opponent while she attempts to break a historic strike, he is actually making it more difficult for the movement he inspired to win its core demands. — Read on socialistcall.com/2026/02/06/zohrans-endorsement-of-hochul-isnt-pragmatic-its-self-defeating/

The pantry operating out of North Berkeley’s Friends Quaker Church helped more than 4,000 residents a month. But as it closes, its volunteers say food distribution is not the only thing being lost. — Read on http://www.kqed.org/news/12071598/for-56-years-this-berkeley-food-pantry-built-a-community-now-its-shutting-down

Sophie Watso was arrested by immigration agents on Jan. 14 who accused her of obstructing an ongoing investigation — Read on ictnews.org/news/north-central-bureau/dakota-woman-recounts-more-than-48-hours-in-immigration-detainment/

The agency’s official safety alert comes as SpaceX looks to ramp up Starship tests. A recent ProPublica investigation found that explosions during previous Starship launches disrupted air traffic and forced pilots to scramble for safety. — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/faa-safety-warning-spacex-starship-explosions-airlines

SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a “ghost network” of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight. — Read on migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pentagon-is-quietly-building

Ethiopian Airlines suspends all flights to northern region after federal forces and Amhara militias engage Tigrayan troops in contested territory. — Read on http://www.theafricareport.com/407159/fears-of-renewed-civil-war-as-clashes-erupt-in-western-tigray/