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Sure. “Annihilate their Navy” = no war

3/3/1991
African American Rodney King is videotaped being beaten by L.A. police officers. Four officers are acquitted on 4/29/92, sparking widespread rebellion and rioting

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An exploration of Oakland’s trash The Trash Falcons have selected some odd, and sometimes creepy finds from their years of collecting trash around Lake Merritt for two new exhibits.

The Trash Falcons, who clean up around Lake Merritt, have two exhibits up at the Junior Center of Art and Science that turn their gleanings into art.

This hand-drawn flyer is the most-shared ICE resource in the Bay Area When immigration enforcement intensified, artist Winsor Kinkade responded with a red-ink drawing that quickly became a widely-shared ICE hotline resource.

This hand-drawn flyer is the most-shared ICE resource in the Bay Area (via our partner @eltecolotesf.bsky.social) url-media.com/this-hand-dr...

More than socks and tents: Street Spirit is building a resource guide - Street Spirit Street Spirit is building a comprehensive resource guide for Alameda County’s unhoused communities.

Street Spirit is building a comprehensive resource guide for Alameda County’s unhoused communities
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People We Meet: Junior keeps watch at Mission and 30th Junior has lived at Mission and 30th streets for at least 21 years, nearly half his life, maybe longer. He mostly survives on odd jobs.

"With a shuffle and a bellow, he’s his own parade"
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What's the Weirdest Thing You've Found at Oakland's White Elephant Sale? Our intrepid correspondent found a haunted clown, a 125-year-old crib, and Boots Riley in the kitchenwares section.

A haunted clown cookie jar, IT'S IT neon, a frog you can pee on: @nuala.bsky.social scoured Oakland's White Elephant Sale in pursuit of its weirdest items. Read about what she found — and why she thinks this is the gayest event of the year! www.coyotemedia.org/weird-oaklan...

If You Build It, They Will Come: How Neighborhood Sports Club Built a New Field in Oakland Oakland historically lacks soccer fields. But a group of local players and community advocates hopes to kick off a brand-new space — featuring soccer, coffee, retail, and more.

Oakland historically lacks soccer fields — and when a group of friends first approached the city with their aspiration to build one, they were literally laughed at. But now, their org has become a leading force for soccer advocacy and community in the East Bay.

Napa’s Biggest Black Culture Festival Didn’t Pay Several Chefs Until They Threatened to Sue Blue Note's Black Radio Experience drew sold-out crowds to Napa Valley. Months later, some contractors were still chasing their money.

"It almost was like a slap in the face," said Napa chef Jammir Gray. "You are here under the guise of wanting to be a part of telling this story of Black music, radio, culture, and food... And then you treat us like dirt."
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The Spark: How to Make Parenting Fun Again In the March edition of our newsletter about creating positive change, we look at babysitting co-ops and wild (early) nights out on the town.

The Spark: How to Make Parenting Fun Again
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"The buck stops... somewhere over there, I dunno, I got a tee time to get to"

3/2/1955
Months before Rosa Parks's action, teenager Claudette Colvin arrested in Montgomery, AL for refusing to give up bus seat to white person

Sea spray with an undercurrent of leather, Bay Rum, and salty, dry woods

Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s advice Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal

From last week
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Somehow the USA baseball cap is the thing that made me finally throw up. I think we should depose the mad king y’all

Listening: Mitski, Heavenly, Eternal Journey: The Arrangements and Productions of Charles Stepney, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, The Legal Matters, Bill Pritchard, Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos

Eleanora on KALX Live! w/ Off the Griddle

This Saturday on KALX Live! at 9pm, Oakland's Eleanora rolls through, hosted by Off the Griddle

Kansas revokes driver’s licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings

Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings
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Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified, officials say

This is the story that broke me today. I hex, with venom, every single complicit person

Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified, officials say
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World Economic Forum CEO quits after Epstein links examined; Ineos Quattro earnings fall – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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Australian sandalwood, tonka bean, benzoin, Siberian iris, bourbon vanilla, cardamom-infused amber, and mimosa petals

2/27/1973
American Indian Movement (AIM) members and Oglala Sioux tribal members occupy Wounded Knee, SD to protest campaign of terror by tribal leaders and FBI

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Kate Vargas Performance & Interview

Coming up at 2pm on the Jon the Reptilian show; a live performance and interview with Kate Vargas

This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield As cities struggle with heat, Zürich offers a masterclass in using vegetation to cool streets, manage stormwater and restore biodiversity.

As cities struggle with heat, Zürich offers a masterclass in using vegetation to cool streets, manage stormwater and restore biodiversity
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Demand the Resignation of FBI Director Kash Patel ⭑ 5 Calls MAGA loyalist and conspiracy theorist Kash Patel’s contentious tenure as FBI director has been characterized by his personal use of taxpayer money, …

Kash Patel’s incompetence, negligence, and political motivations are a detriment to the FBI and a danger to all Americans. Tell your reps that Patel must resign or face impeachment. 🔥📞🔥

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