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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Man arrested after Churchill statue outside UK parliament sprayed with graffiti

A 38-year-old man was arrested for spraying graffiti on Winston Churchill's statue in Parliament Square with messages calling him a Zionist war criminal and supporting Palestinian causes.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Caitlyn Jenner blasted for partying at Donald Trump's residence just before his transphobic speech - LGBTQ Nation

Caitlyn Jenner is an attention w***e who completely betrayed the trans community and has said she is not a spokesperson for the trans community just her own journey. Jenner is vile and a fraud. Does she not realize they make fun of her behind her back and say ugly things?
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

MPs condemn hosting of Tommy Robinson by Trump administration

Tommy Robinson's US visit by the Trump administration has prompted British MPs to call for investigating American foreign interference in UK politics.
London startup
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 day ago

Gail's bakery in London targeted in repeated anti-Zionist attacks as residents express fear and anger

A Gail's bakery in north west London was vandalized twice in one week with anti-Zionist graffiti and slogans, targeting the Israeli-owned business and sparking local concern about ethnicity-based attacks.
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

More than 1,000 UK councillors sign Palestine pledge as local polls loom

Over 1,000 English councillors have signed a pledge supporting Palestinian rights and pressuring local authorities to divest from Israeli weapons manufacturers through the BDS movement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Disabled activist and guest of Ilhan Omar says she did not intend to disrupt State of the Union

It is a locus of people gathering and an opportunity to talk to legislators and to be in DC and try to understand for someone like me, that doesn't work in politics, who is not involved in policy work and organizing what is the texture of this stuff here?
US politics
#political-activism
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Joy Reid Hits Back at Heckler Shouting You Suck! You're a Loser!' at Anti-Trump SOTU Rally

Joy Reid responded to a heckler at a Democratic counter-rally by dismissing the disruption as evidence of her fame and fan status.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Teacher left depressed' after investigation over pro-Palestine protest in Sainsburys

A high school teacher faced employer investigation and mental health impacts after participating in a peaceful Palestine solidarity protest at a supermarket, revealing broader patterns of crackdowns against pro-Palestine activism.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 days ago

U2: Days of Ash EP

U2 releases Days of Ash, a hastily-produced six-track EP addressing current political crises, marking a return to protest-driven songwriting after years of labored, over-produced work.
Music
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing the Cavalry

Bruce Springsteen is an outspoken political critic launching a politically charged Land of Hopes and Dreams tour confronting abuses of power and social injustice.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

LGBTQ+ Olympians receive death threats after speaking out the against Trump admin.

LGBTQ+ Olympians who criticize Trump or ICE face intense online harassment, threats, and targeted abuse, prompting social media breaks and safety concerns.
Music
fromKqed
2 weeks ago

After Grammy Wins, Kehlani Does a 'Victory Lap' in San Jose | KQED

Kehlani achieved career-high success with 'Folded' reaching No.6 despite backlash, maintained political stances, and showcased intimate performances and new music.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Bad Bunny may keep politics off the mic but his Super Bowl presence still speaks volumes

Bad Bunny will perform a Spanish-language, dance-focused Super Bowl Halftime Show that avoids explicit political statements but still signals significance because of his activist history.
#immigration
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago
US politics

Gloria Estefan blindsides Republicans by lashing out at Tr*mp: "We need to all stand up!" - Queerty

fromQueerty
3 weeks ago
US politics

Gloria Estefan blindsides Republicans by lashing out at Tr*mp: "We need to all stand up!" - Queerty

US politics
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

The playlist of the resistance

Artists and grassroots groups use protest music to criticize the Trump administration, support Minneapolis demonstrations, and channel grief, anger, and solidarity.
Left-wing politics
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

I'm the founder of a clothing line that has spoken out against ICE. I got dropped from a store, but the backlash is worth it.

A fashion brand founder transformed a hobby into Lingua Franca and embraced political activism despite business losses, prioritizing causes like immigration and civil liberties.
US politics
fromBrooklynVegan
4 weeks ago

Watch Lady Gaga speak out against ICE in Tokyo

Lady Gaga condemned ICE's targeting of families and children, dedicated 'Come to Mama' to those suffering, and urged leaders to act with mercy and accountability.
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

The Inspiring New Movie About a Neighborhood That Stood Up To an Immigration Raid-and Won

Sometimes, as with Dawn Porter's documentary When a Witness Recants, which follows three exonerated men who were framed by the police for the murder of a Baltimore high school student, it served to tie their movies to the current political reality, which lit up phones in darkened theaters with news of the killing of Alex Pretti. Sometimes it was just taking advantage of the spotlight,
Film
LGBT
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

Trump's Favorite Wedge Issue Has Finally Met Its Match

Conservative activists have weaponized sports eligibility to undermine trans rights, driving widespread bans and exclusion across recreational to elite levels.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Rob Hirst, Midnight's Oil's ferocious drummer, dead at 70

Rob Hirst, co-founder and drummer of Midnight Oil, died at 70 from pancreatic cancer after nearly three years of illness.
#ai-weiwei
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

My favourite family photo: We're plainly not allergic to our mother here, as her legend always had it'

A politically engaged mother labeled her daughters' rebellious teenage years while preserving protest posters and political activism at home.
fromwww.santacruzsentinel.com
1 month ago

Santa Cruz features prominently in '60s-set thriller Peace, Love & Haight'

San Francisco's status as the epicenter of the '60s countercultural movement is well-documented, but it was not limited to just the city itself. Its elements spread into nearby cities like Berkeley, Oakland, Fairfax all of Marin County, really and even outside the Bay Area to places like Monterey and Big Sur. As gonzo journalist Hunter S.Thompson once wrote in his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: There was madness in any direction, at any hour.
California
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Fox News' Mark Levin Warns That Evil and Hatred' Must Be Beat Back Before a Red Line Is Crossed'

Like me and some others, Victor has discussed and written about the Islamist and neo-fascist threat facing both parties and our country and its spread throughout the world, continued Levin. We are not alone in our deep concern about what is happening. But I often wonder, why are there not many more voices, people who I know and have known for years, who've been outspoken about other threats to our nation, speaking out now?
Right-wing politics
#rob-reiner
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Gentrifier Go Home

In this time of unrelenting, often unprecedented cruelty and lawlessness, I'm grateful for readers like you. So many of you have taken to the streets, organized in your neighborhood and with your union, and showed up at the ballot box to vote for progressive candidates. You're proving that it is possible-to paraphrase the legendary Patti Smith-to redeem the work of the fools running our government.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Biden

In this time of unrelenting, often unprecedented cruelty and lawlessness, I'm grateful for readers like you. So many of you have taken to the streets, organized in your neighborhood and with your union, and showed up at the ballot box to vote for progressive candidates. You're proving that it is possible-to paraphrase the legendary Patti Smith-to redeem the work of the fools running our government.
US politics
Humor
Comedians worldwide use humor to process trauma, critique politics, strengthen communities, and explore language, turning comedy into activism, therapy, and cultural expression.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Warriors' Steve Kerr pleads for 'common sense' gun laws after Brown mass shooting

Steve Kerr urged nonpartisan gun reform and asked citizens to contact elected officials after a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two people.
Music
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Hayley Williams says transphobes are not welcome at her concerts: "That's a hard line for me" - LGBTQ Nation

Hayley Williams excludes racists, sexists, and those who view trans people as a burden from attending her concerts.
#democratic-party
Germany news
fromwww.thelocal.de
2 months ago

Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday

A parliamentary test vote revealed internal Union dissent over a pension reform that aims to keep pension level at 48% beyond 2031, risking government stability.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

We never had much fun we were angry': Eve Libertine on life with anarcho-punk pioneers Crass

Recorded at one blistering London live show in April 2024, Libertine collaborated with Chilean guitarist Eva Leblanc, reimagining tracks from Libertine's back catalogue including ones from her time singing with 1970s anarcho-punk pioneers Crass. Produced by Crass founder Penny Rimbaud, it treads a path between performance art, experimental music and earth ritual; with her strident operatic tones, Libertine sounds like a soothsayer foretelling an apocalypse.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure

When the far-right activist Tommy Robinson emerged from a London courtroom this week after a judge cleared him of a terrorism charge, he gave thanks to the man he said had bankrolled his defense. Elon Musk, I'm forever grateful. If you didn't step in and fund my legal fight I'd probably be in jail, Robinson said. Thank you, Elon.
US politics
Film
fromFuncheap
3 months ago

"Chinatown Rising" Film Screening & Filmmaker Q&A (San Mateo)

Free screening of Chinatown Rising with Q&A by co-director Joshua Chuck, showcasing 1960s–1980s Chinatown youth footage documenting Asian American Movement and community-driven social change.
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement

Taking another bite of his foot-long sub, he figured that it must be the wind picking up. Then he saw the monkeys. Dozens of them were streaming over a tall metal fence at a compound owned by Alpha Genesis, one of the country's biggest breeders of primates used in scientific experiments. Swinging from the overhanging branches and darting through the woods, the animals were heading toward a nearby housing project, their pink faces lit with glee.
US news
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Baby boomers want to axe property taxes. Millennials and Gen Z would pay for it.

In a world full of noise, hear the love choir sing/Together in unity, we're reclaiming our wings,
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

It is the scariest of times': Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books and her score-settling memoir

Margaret Atwood is doing her grocery shopping in her local supermarket in Toronto, and it is taking longer than usual. This is not because The Handmaid's Tale author turns 86 this month, but because she is checking the provenance of every item before it goes in her trolley: California satsumas out; Canada spuds in. Atwood is a passionate environmentalist, but at the moment she is more worried about boycotting anything that comes from over the border in the US than air miles.
Miscellaneous
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Who is new deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell?

Lucy Powell elected deputy leader of the Labour Party with 87,407 votes to 73,536, following a career rooted in Labour activism and political campaigns.
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

They said it: Making peace with housing on Berkeley's People's Park

We have to live with it forever, so I felt like maybe we should give input on what we like and do not like. Maybe the wolf will pull off her head and it will actually be grandma. That's not going to happen, but I like to grab onto some optimism.
SF politics
US politics
fromVulture
4 months ago

Every Winner at the Daytime Emmys 2025

Nancy Lee Grahn used her Daytime Emmy acceptance to urge defending democracy, voting, and speaking up for human decency; General Hospital won seven awards.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 months ago

AOC reassures trans kids, "You are fine just the way you are!" - LGBTQ Nation

Multiple public figures and officials are visibly supporting and advancing trans rights, inclusive healthcare, and protections amid political challenges and threats.
US politics
fromFuncheap
4 months ago

"No Kings" Massive Human Banner Protest at SF's Ocean Beach (October 2025)

Free human banner events assemble hundreds to thousands into massive aerial images, attracting widespread global media coverage and hosting an October 18 gathering.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

A notorious nude and pages from the Guardian? Claire Fontaine's dazzling show has got the lot!

The work of Claire Fontaine is filled with rich and complex objects and images whose status and meaning is constantly in flux. There are jokes. There is a handwritten text in watercolour, copied out again and again, freeing the writer from the injustices of their ancestors (I AM FREE, it concludes). There is work riffing on Marcel Duchamp's moustachioed and goateed Mona Lisa, swapping his ribald but puzzling 1919 caption LHOOQ with LGBTQ+.
Arts
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Drucker: U.S. politicians need to stop being so online

Most Democratic primary voters rarely post on social media, yet politicians too often base decisions on a vocal online activist minority.
Film
fromwww.vulture.com
4 months ago

When Exactly Does One Battle After Another Take Place?

The film's timeline is deliberately ambiguous, centered on a 16-year jump that leaves the setting between roughly 2018 and 2041 indeterminate.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 months ago

UNC Professor Accused of Advocating Political Violence Reinstated

"The Carolina Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Team consulted with the UNC System security office and with local law enforcement, undertaking a robust, swift and efficient review of all the evidence. We have found no basis to conclude that he poses a threat to University students, staff, and faculty, or has engaged in conduct that violates University policy," Stoyer said in a statement. "As a result, the University is reinstating Professor Dixon to his faculty responsibilities, effective immediately."
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Jane Fonda Slams Not Good Enough' Democrat Leaders on CNN: Change the People!'

No president has ever sent troops into the Democratic cities across the country saying full force. No president, as far as I know, has tried to control the Federal Reserve, the central bank. He is amassing power in a way that will destroy our democracy. And so were going to stand up. Were creatives. Were storytellers. We can do it creatively. We can have a good time while we do it.
US politics
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 months ago

UNC Professor on Leave After Alleged Advocacy of Political Violence

Dixon, an associate professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies, used to be a member of Silver Valley Redneck Revolt, a chapter of the antifascist, antiracist, anticapitalist political group Redneck Revolt. The group was formed in 2016 and some members, including Dixon, were present at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., to provide armed security and medical assistance to counterprotesters. Redneck Revolt disbanded in 2019 and has no active chapters, according to its website.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

The Politics of Faith After Charlie Kirk

In the fourteenth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of John, the text explains Jesus Christ's entry into the world in two brief sentences: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
Philosophy
Film
fromThe Nation
5 months ago

Paul Thomas Anderson's Wild American Epic

Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another adapts Pynchon's Vineland into a contemporary film about radical activists, betrayal, and underground survival.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

National petition seeks UC president's removal after names sent to feds in antisemitism probe

Activist groups demand removal of UC President James Milliken after UC provided names of faculty and students to a federal antisemitism investigation.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Your Party is a mess. Here's what they could learn from Farage and Polanski | Zoe Williams

A left-wing political project shows internal confusion, leadership disagreements, repeated cycles of supporter disillusionment, and a perception that the political right currently exudes greater confidence.
Social justice
fromFuncheap
5 months ago

2025 Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair (Oakland)

Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair is a free, wheelchair-accessible annual Oakland event Oct 18, 2025 with publishers, workshops, panels, discussions on anarchist infrastructure and interdependence.
fromVulture
5 months ago

One Battle After Another Is Top-tier Paul Thomas Anderson

One Battle After Another is top-tier Paul Thomas Anderson - not as good as There Will Be Blood or Phantom Thread but so much better than the average movie that it seems to belong in a different medium entirely. It sprawls across genres and tones and defiantly refuses to anchor itself to a single character. Leonardo DiCaprio is its biggest star,
Film
Books
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

What to Make of the Mother Who Made You

Arundhati Roy's 1997 debut novel achieved global acclaim and sales, after which she prioritized political activism and nonfiction over fiction for two decades.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

I'm holding his political wake': the trumpeter waiting to mark Bolsonaro's judgment day

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro faces near-certain conviction for allegedly masterminding a failed 2022 coup, potentially resulting in decades-long prison sentence.
fromPitchfork
6 months ago

Terre Thaemlitz / DJ Sprinkles: RA.1000

On the afternoon of August 3, a few hundred people gathered at the Nursery, the intimate outdoor extension of Brooklyn's stylish Public Records, to hear DJ Sprinkles. I think it's fair to say most of us knew what to expect: Sprinkles, an alias of queer producer and cultural critic Terre Thaemlitz, blends deep thoughts and deep house into languorous, embodied critiques of everything from Madonna's use of Vogue culture to British trade union organizing to laws restricting public dancing in Japan, where Sprinkles lives.
Music
#protests
London music
fromIndependent
6 months ago

From Kneecap to Sinead O'Connor - the Irish musicians who rocked the system

Kneecap's activism on Gaza's genocide has prompted significant public and political awareness.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
6 months ago

London protests LIVE: Hundreds expected to risk arrest in defiance of Palestine Action ban

More than 500 people are expected to hold up placards supporting the proscribed group in Parliament Square, as the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect.
London politics
US politics
fromsilive
6 months ago

Activist group displays 'provocative' Epstein files banner on Staten Island Expressway

Staten Island Action Coalition challenges political leaders for transparency regarding Jeffrey Epstein's files.
US politics
fromTruthout
7 months ago

Amid Rising Fascism, the Left Looks for Action. It Should Also Ask Questions.

Anti-fascism must include anti-colonial approaches to effectively address current societal challenges.
Music
fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 months ago

Ziad Rahbani, pioneering Lebanese musician and composer, dies at 69

Ziad Rahbani, influential Lebanese musician and composer, passed away at 69, impacting generations with his music and political activism.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Dodgy guys who dress just like him': meet the team behind far-right activist Tommy Robinson

Robinson's potential involvement in Epping protests was met with mixed reactions, reflecting his unpredictable decisions.
London music
fromDeep House London
7 months ago

EXIT Festival Organisers Make Powerful Statement Following 2025 Edition | News | Deep House London

EXIT Festival's 25th edition faced political pressure but successfully showcased music's role in advocating for freedom and solidarity.
fromSlate Magazine
7 months ago

I Wrote a Book About Being a Dad. Pro-Israel Protesters Showed Up to Object. I Asked Them Why.

The book, 'Becoming Baba', chronicles the experience of having Muslim parents and raising Muslim children in a frequently hostile environment, reflecting the author’s personal heartbreak over incidents in Gaza.
Social justice
#lgbtq
fromAdvocate.com
7 months ago
LGBT

Kamala Harris's former spokesman celebrates his bold gay love story on his wedding day (in photos)

Ernie Apreza and Kyle Labarry's wedding celebrated their love and LGBTQ+ visibility amid ongoing rights challenges.
fromMedium
10 months ago
SF LGBT

Easter in the park proved again why San Francisco is the country's queer heart

Easter in Dolores Park celebrated solidarity with the trans community amidst ongoing political attacks, embodying defiance and joy through colorful festivities.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
7 months ago

Farage defends protesters outside Essex asylum hotel as concerned families'

Protests outside an asylum hotel in Essex have drawn support from concerned families, but violence is attributed to far-right and far-left activists.
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago

AOC's Bronx Office Targeted by Vandals With Red Paint

AOC FUNDS GENOCIDE IN GAZA, read a sign that was put up on the window, which was seen surrounded by splashes of red paint.
US politics
LGBT
fromSlate Magazine
7 months ago

What Does Voguing Have to Do With Political Resistance? It All Starts With One Simple Word.

Ballroom culture teaches resilience and joy in the struggle for freedom amid adversity.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
7 months ago

MP thanks passengers for intervening as she was hassled' on London Underground

The Independent focuses on accessible journalism while covering critical issues like reproductive rights and supporting stakeholders in evolving political narratives.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
7 months ago

Federal Agents Testify in Pro-Palestinian Students' Deportation Lawsuit

Controversial arrests of Palestinian student activists raise concerns over First Amendment rights and ideological deportation policies.
Changes in federal immigration enforcement have resulted in politically motivated arrests of foreign academics.
fromFuncheap
7 months ago

"Bay Area Then & MAKIBAKA Legacy" Opening Night Party (SF)

MAKIBAKA is a powerful new exhibition reclaiming the rich cultural contributions, enduring spirit, and fierce political activism of the Filipino community in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood.
SF music
fromenglish.elpais.com
7 months ago

Lucia Topolansky, widow of Uruguay's Jose Mujica: Pepe was the nice one in the family. I was the sergeant'

Lucia Topolansky, at 80, reflects on her life and activism after the loss of her husband, former president Mujica. She embraces renewed political engagement despite recent grief.
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
7 months ago

We're Living Through a Moment That Feels Disturbingly Similar to the Years Before the Civil War. Here's What That Means.

The Fugitive Slave Act reshaped American politics by compelling free states to return runaway slaves.
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