The Assassination of the Political System
A play in Central Park delights the audience with the brutal assassination of the president. A comedian amuses her followers by holding a replica of the severed head of the president.
Category Archives: Berkeley, CA
California is playing defense under Trump
Xavier Becerra, California's combative attorney general, has become the Golden State's face of resistance to the Trump administration's domestic initiatives, the blunt voice rejecting the president's attempts to roll back the progressive immigration and environmental policies so central to California's sense of itself. At a June 16 press conference, for example, Becerra pushed back against stricter immigration enforcement, saying his office would review conditions at immigrant detention facilities in conjunction with a legislative measure that prohibits local governments from renting out jail beds to U.S. Immigration and Customs.
Berkeley Mayor Told Local Police to Stand Down So…
This is horrific. Berkeley officials called off police officers so Antifa terrorists could unleash their wrath on conservatives this year.
RISE: Shutdown looms; Garrett goes No. 1; Waffle House co-founder dies
Senate Democrats have blocked a quick vote on a short-term spending bill less than 30 hours before the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. But Democratic leader Chuck Schumer objected.
Alt-right group to rally after cancellation of Coulter talk
Ann Coulter said Wednesday that she was forced to cancel her speaking event Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley amid concerns of violence but might still "swing by to say hello" to all her supporters. Police and university officials said they were bracing for possible trouble whether Coulter comes to campus or not, citing intelligence and online chatter by groups threatening to instigate violence.
Ann Coulter’s Berkeley speech canceled, police prep for violence
Ann Coulter said Wednesday that she was forced to cancel her speaking event Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley amid concerns of violence but might still "swing by to say hello" to all her supporters. Police and university officials said they were bracing for possible trouble whether Coulter comes to campus or not, citing intelligence and online chatter by groups threatening to instigate violence.
Harvard “Pauses” Fossil Fuel Investment in Natural Resources…
After years of escalated pressure from students, faculty and alumni, Harvard University is taking a significant step toward fossil fuel divestment. Earlier this week, at a Climate Week event entitled, "How Harvard's Endowment is Thinking About Climate," Colin Butterfield, Harvard Management Company's Managing Director of the Committee of Natural Resources said that HMC is "pausing" direct investments in oil, gas, and coal in the natural resources portfolio.
What today’s fascists don’t understand
Howard Dean thinks "hate speech" is not protected by the First Amendment. A New York University professor was given space in the New York Times to deride the idea of "a blanket permission to say anything anybody thinks" and to defend protestors who, using violence, shut down a speech that was to be delivered recently by Charles Murray, the social scientist.
US reverses itself on status of deported Mexican
A Georgia congressional election in a historically conservative district is headed to a runoff that raises the stakes in an early measure for President Donald Trump and both major parties ahead of the 2018 midterm... A Georgia congressional election in a historically conservative district is headed to a runoff that raises the stakes in an early measure for President Donald Trump and both major parties ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. A planned appearance by provocative author Ann Coulter at the University of California, Berkeley next week has been called off because of safety and security concerns.
Ann Coulter vows to speak at Berkeley despite cancellation
Ann Coulter fired off an angry stream of tweets Wednesday vowing to speak as planned next week at the University of California, Berkeley after campus officials called off the event for security concerns. "I WILL BE SPEAKING NEXT THURSDAY," the right-wing commentator tweeted, calling the move to cancel her planned event on April 27 a ban on free speech.
Berkeley cancels Ann Coulter lecture, but she’s coming anyway…
Berkeley cancels Ann Coulter lecture, but she's coming anyway - The University of California, Berkeley canceled an upcoming campus lecture by Ann Coulter on Wednesday, citing security concerns as the chief impetus for its decision.
Scientists Searched For Aliens For 12 Years, Here’s What They Found
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley surveyed 5,600 nearby stars looking for signs of alien life for more than a decade, but didn't detect anything. Drs. Nathaniel Tellis and Geoff Marcy suspected advanced alien civilizations would develop lasers and eventually point them in our direction.
Tax Day demonstrators in US take on Trump, his supporters
Thousands of chanting, sign-carrying protesters took to the streets in cities across the nation Saturday, demanding that President Donald Trump release his tax returns, so Americans can scrutinize his business ties and potential conflicts of interest. Violent clashes were the exception during the largely peaceful demonstrations, but in Berkeley, California, police arrested 13 people and confiscated knives and makeshift weapons after fistfights broke out between factions that support and oppose Trump.
Tax day protesters feud with police, Trump supporters
APRIL 15: People participate in a Tax Day protest on April 15, 2017 in New York City. Activists in cities across the nation are marching today to call on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.
Milo Yiannopoulos’s ‘important perspective’ to be shared at CPAC
Controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference just south of Washington, D.C., next week. Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, tweeted Saturday: "We think free speech includes hearing Milo's important perspective."
The Politicization of Everything
There is a quote that is often attributed to former U.S. Representative Barney Frank: "'Government' is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together." When Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick quoted Rep. Frank at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, I just rolled my eyes.
Milo Feeds on Your ViolenceBy Robby Soave
Violent tactics drove voters into the arms of the more right-wing, law-and-order candidate in the 1960s and 1970s. Hasn't the left learned from that mistake? In March 1969, a memo warned President Nixon to expect increased violence on college campuses that spring.
Trump threatens U.C. Berkeley after protests stop far-right speech
A vandalized Bank of America office is seen after a student protest turned violent at UC Berkeley during a demonstration over right-wing speaker Milo Yiannopoulos, who was forced to cancel his talk, in Berkeley, California. A worker surveys the damage to a vandalized Starbucks after a student protest turned violent at UC Berkeley during a demonstration over right-wing speaker Milo Yiannopoulos, who was forced to cancel his talk, in Berkeley, California.
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Texas students march toward Capitol, protesting Trump victory
Tuesday night, Donald Trump was named president-elect after a tense race. Trump defeated rival Sec. Hillary Clinton, securing 279 votes from the Electoral College to Clinton's 228.