Ben Testani

Free TV Netflix executives hate this one trick

Every time a new football season kicks off, I dig out my trust digital antenna and marvel at how I can watch dozens of channels free-of-charge.

More pointedly, the pope said, "Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. Someone who says, I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life."

What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.

The Lincoln Oaklanders are The Most Bewildering College Football Program in America Oct.

Oh hey it's the fraudulent school in downtown Oakland! FCS schools should be embarrassed for scheduling these types of programs.

Protester found not guilty of assault despite top Border Patrol official's testimony. Underneath is a picture with the following caption: Gregory Bovino speaks to reporters Aug. 14 after U.S. Border Patrol agents gathered outside the Japanese American National Museum where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a news conference. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) By Brittny Mejia and James Queally Sept. 17, 2025 Updated 3:19 PM PT

Gregory Bovino, leader of Trump’s LA and Chicago raids, personally testified that he saw a protestor strike a Border Patrol agent. The jury did not believe him and the protestor was acquitted.

The Trump admin is losing these cases left and right. Their credibility with jurors is virtually nil.

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.

In #Rochester, #NewYork, 100 marched to surround a house where roofers were being detained by ICE. While one person was taken, several others were left alone as the crowd "shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents...drove...away on four flat tires." www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...

As our neighbors vanish daily, this serves as a meaningful way to honor them and highlight the extent of this issue throughout the city’s

As our neighbors vanish daily, this serves as a meaningful way to honor them and highlight the extent of this issue throughout the city’s

This is barbarity

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?

Israeli military says strike on Gaza hospital was targeting a Hamas camera The Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what military officials believed was a Hamas surveillance camera, as well as people they identified as militants.

BREAKING: The Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what it believed was a Hamas camera.

Guys, I have a special & unusual request today. My cousin Sean is a union bus driver here in Los Angeles who was just FIRED in retaliation for saying he would not let masked ICE agents onto his bus to abduct riders. The fight is on to get his job back, you can help: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

One of the most unnecessary and terrible things we do to ourselves as a society.

The VA’s unilateral termination of union contracts for ~360k workers represents a loss of 2.5% OF ALL UNION MEMBERS IN AMERICA.
I’m not sure what it will take for the labor movement to get into crisis mode, but the crisis is here.

This is how Martin Scorsese thinks everyone watches movies if they're not at a cinema

Hella Goodbye A reflection on the food, transit, and people that make Oakland such a special city

Oakland forever

I've somehow ended up with multiple subscriptions again. Paper magazines are back!!

The chaos of packing for my move means this is a very delayed observation, but I'm genuinely stunned at the quality level of the relaunched @gameinformer.com magazine. Even the paper is high quality! So excited to see the physical magazine return.

As well as literally every public school teacher, DMV employee, and community college lecturer. I guess we need to hold our street sweepers more accountable than our ICE agents though!

ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants "They want to be doing this with no witnesses."

“They don’t want anyone to see how they treat people. They want to be doing this”—their deportations—”with no witnesses.”

I think Scavenger's Reign is going to be my Firefly, as in I will be mad forever that it was canceled after one season.

Glad you made it!

This is giving me mild hope for the first time in a few weeks. I'm 27, and Trump has been on the ballot for every presidential election of my adult life. He's the normal Republican to me now (derogatory), and I hope most other people my age feel the same way.

A lot of immigrants use Android. iPhone is also significantly more expensive than Android, making Androids disproportionately popular with low-income people who are especially at risk of ICE targeting.

This is very frustrating. It's 2025. If you're launching an app, you can't ignore 42% of the US market (and 71% of the global market) with vague hand waves toward privacy.

Poll: Californians ready to govern themselves, stop just short of secession - Independent California Institute 50% of Californians say they trust Sacramento more than Washington—only 23% say the reverse. 71% say California would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S. 44% of Californians w...

Topline results for our June 2025 poll are up at ic.institute/poll.

So much good stuff here, I'm not really sure where to start.

Send press inquiries to press@ic.institute.

You'd think that the fare evasion on Bay Area bridges would have motivated someone in Sacramento to bring this up by more

Why does United play Laufey's From the Start every time a flight lands

There is some sort of hex in the air at the Syracuse airport and/or United headquarters these past two days. I've boarded a plane at SYR for the third time in 24 hours... Let's see if I take off.