Julie Horner

"ICE Ends Another Life" A life spent saving others was ended on the streets of Minneapolis, bullets claiming humanity, silence answering grief, and a nation forced to witness another senseless death.

A life spent saving others was ended on the streets of Minneapolis, bullets claiming humanity, silence answering grief, and a nation forced to witness another senseless death.
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Peaceful Protest: Get ICE Out for Good
Sunday, January 11, 2026 | 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
Ocean and Water St., 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz
Wear all black - as a sign of mourning - and hold signs honoring Renee Nicole Good and other victims of ICE violence.

Stop the Cuts: Santa Cruz Old Hippies Be-In for Social Security and Medicare! · Indivisible After waving signs on Ocean, as you walk to Earth Day downtown, don your hippy clothing and rally to Stop Cuts that will seriously impact the quality of life and dignity of our elder citizens. Join u...

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Stop the Cuts: Santa Cruz Old Hippies Be-In for Social Security and Medicare!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Stop the Cuts Rally! Be Old and In The Way of Cuts to Social Security and Medicare!! 🦋☮️

Saturday, April 19 | 12:00 - 2:00
Duck Pond at San Lorenzo Park
137 Dakota Ave, Santa Cruz

Sing-along! Bring your musical instruments for this lively community be-in! 🎻

HandsOff! Signs on Ocean Street Peaceful Protest
“Courage is Contagious”
Saturday, April 19 | 10:00 - 11:30
Ocean Street @ Water Street, Santa Cruz
Indivisible Santa Cruz

Send California your Social Security complaints Attorney General Rob Bonta wants Californians to report problems with Social Security through a new complaint page.

Who's fed up with the disruptions to our earned Social Security benefits? Here's something you can do. California Attorney General Rob Bonta unveiled a new complaint page for residents to report disruptions they faced when accessing their benefits. calmatters.org/newsletter/s...

Look who's joined Bluesky! Good folks to follow! Located on Highway 1, 20 minutes north of Santa Cruz. Fresh pie, organic farm goods at their historic roadside barn. Third Saturday Barn dances + 4th Annual May Day Festival May 3rd & 4th. bsky.app/profile/pier...

In the days of the underground railroad, candles in windows were used to signal safe houses...

No one was taking the Nazi movement seriously in the beginning...

The Homeless Garden Project honors Ceasar Chavez with a volunteer day on the farm in downtown Santa Cruz on April 5th:

facebook.com/events/s/day...

Write one postcard. Write a dozen! Take a picture and post it on social media tagged with #TheIdesOfTrump ! Suggest sending in an envelope so PO doesn't interfere.

On March 15th, mail to:
President (for now)
Donald J. Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

This is brilliant!

At least six local NOAA employees are terminated in sweeping federal firings. A sweeping federal reduction leads to the termination of six NOAA employees in Monterey, impacting services and future operations. Understand the implications of this decision and its effect on essent...

Fed cuts to NOAA Monterey Bay...

www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_b...

'There is literally no one': The forest service in Lake Tahoe is gutted Federal cuts have gutted the already-stretched-thin Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, putting on hold critical work for the environment and tourism.

Lake Tahoe is in trouble after Fed workers cut...

www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...

I know local Santa Cruz Mountains veterans who hung flags supporting rumpsky. I feel sorry for your decision and how it is affecting your fellow veterans.

Report ICE activity in Santa Cruz County...

Join us at noon on March 4th at the Town Clock in Santa Cruz for our Rise Against Tyranny protest! Our message is focused on protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk's anti-democratic actions, and we will be in solidarity with other 50501 protests occurring on the same day across the country.

Take a moment to double check that you "have your papers." Whether this passes or not, make sure you are protecting your right to vote.

Consumers are planning a one-day economic blackout on Feb. 28. Here's what to know. Consumers are encouraged not to spend any money on Feb. 28 and if an emergency arises, shop local.

Consumers are preparing for a 24-hour economic blackout on Friday, February 28 to protest corporate greed, companies that have rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Shop local only. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

And a note that sadly, Duckduckgo crashes with the weight of daily use.

Trump Tyranny Tracker | Olga Lautman | Substack Documenting corruption, human rights abuses, and dismantling of American democracy. Click to read Trump Tyranny Tracker, by Olga Lautman, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

K! Subscribe to receive updates in your email inbox. It's not pretty. This has gone way beyond. Decide for yourselves how we're going to move through this and coalesce as a democracy. trumptyrannytracker.substack.com

Let's go!!!

Great auld tune...

Join Together with ISCC on Monday, Feb 17 to participate in the National PROTEST “Not My President’s Day” at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse Steps at Noon!

DuckDuckGo - Your protection, our priority. The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

Vive la résistance! Today's adjustments include disabling Chrome and moving to DuckDuckGo. The perks, they say, include: Search without being tracked "including creepy tracking from Facebook and Google," and intercepting and removing email and app trackers. duckduckgo.com

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: February 13 - 16 - San Lorenzo Valley Post At a glance Santa Cruz live music and entertainment listings for your weekend in the Santa Cruz Mountains and all of Santa Cruz County!

Here's the live music roundup for Valentine's weekend! slvpost.com/santa-cruz-c...

Looks like folks in Tennessee are getting a taste of the new admin...

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South Africa suspends American businesses and mineral exports - The Maravi Post South Africa suspends American businesses and mineral exports - The Maravi Post

Here's something interesting:
www.maravipost.com/south-africa...