janinsanfran
@janinsanfran.bsky.social
Will work for justice and compassion. Read books. Work campaigns with labor. Episcopalian. Ordered around by cats. Blogs at https://happening-here.blogspot.com
Grief and resolve. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/its-...
It's America that threatens Canadian freedom
It breaks my heart that the Orange Toddler has made Canada and Canadians our enemies. Understand, I don't begrudge Canadians anything they h...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Grief and resolve. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/its-...
Cloud cuckooland around here. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/in-l...
In the land of the mad king
The so-called National Prayer Breakfast brings out the most unhinged ravings from the Orange Toddler. It's not our resident lunatic's most n...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Cloud cuckooland around here. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/in-l...
Wise words ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/bewa...
Beware the war of attrition on America's soul
Roxane Gay is an author and contributing New York Times opinion writer. She has an admonition [gift] for weary Americans which is easy to l...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Wise words ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/bewa...
My ongoing research project: happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/chec...
Checking in on a National Park bookshop
Nestled under the Golden Gate Bridge next to the Fort Point historic site, the National Park Service runs a book and trinket shop to lure th...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
My ongoing research project: happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/chec...
Trump/Milller wants to eradicate our moral compass. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/dont...
Don't let anyone tell you old people don't know what's right
This, from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, floated across my BlueSky feed. I have no reason to doubt its truth and I will reproduce some of i...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Trump/Milller wants to eradicate our moral compass. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/dont...
Our past lives on whether we like it or not. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/more...
More attemped murder by the Trump regime
In Minnesota and beyond, the Trump regime is testing whether we'll put up with murdering people who oppose their cruelties. In Philadelphia,...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Our past lives on whether we like it or not. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/02/more...
This is the city I chose to love. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/from...
From Ocean Beach: Abolish ICE
Thanks to Brad Newsham -- performance art maestro, travel writer, and once upon a time cab driver -- we've been creating these beach protest...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:18 AM
This is the city I chose to love. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/from...
Gotta love the people who show up for each other. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/st-p...
St. Paul voters defy risks to send a message
Something remarkable just happened in St. Paul, Minnesota. If you don't know, St. Paul is the twin city to Minneapolis, the other side of th...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Gotta love the people who show up for each other. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/st-p...
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Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Can’t believe they released the Epstein files to cover up for the Melania movie.
Thinking our moment through. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/inte...
Interesting exchange on organizing against Trump's goons
Juliette Kayyem who worked the disaster management portfolio in the Obama administration ( her book here ) offered an observation on Blue Sk...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Thinking our moment through. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/inte...
From the City by the Bay ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/conf...
Confirmation they should be scared of their own workers
Last October, it looked as if the San Francisco Bay Area was to be next target of Donald Trump's Rambo/ICE thugs. And then we weren't. And t...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:19 PM
From the City by the Bay ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/conf...
Miller must go.
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Miller must go.
Art for the moment. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/even...
Even the statues cry out
We can thank COVID for something: during the pandemic, San Franciscans enjoyed the eastern mile and a half of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park ...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Art for the moment. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/even...
All together now ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/anot...
Another murder in Minneapolis -- say a prayer and speak the truth
We gathered at the Embarcadero in San Francisco, memorializing Alex Pretti's murder in Minneapolis -- and finding comradeship with each othe...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM
All together now ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/anot...
And in the City by the Bay ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/soli...
Solidarity amid horror
Yesterday evening northern Californians marched in downtown San Francisco in support of the besieged people of Minnesota. We're fortunate ...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:12 PM
And in the City by the Bay ... happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/soli...
Not a good year. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/frid...
Friday cat blogging
I won't be the only one who misses the football season when it is finally over. Mio finds the little men below his perch intriguing. Maybe h...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Not a good year. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/frid...
He's a sicko. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-fa...
A fascist with a brain bleed
Aaron Rupar is an independent journalist, the pillar of the news site Public Notice . He also happens to live in Minneapolis. He writes tha...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM
He's a sicko. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-fa...
Toddle on the loose. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/ther...
There's no point in denying reality. And much harm.
With Donald Trump blustering about at Davos today, my thoughts return to the real international substance of our moment as described by Phil...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Toddle on the loose. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/ther...
A good day here by the Bay. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/marc...
Marching on the MLK holiday
I found it notable that among the several thousand marchers in downtown San Francisco were so many children. Standing up of justice, for f...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
A good day here by the Bay. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/marc...
Struggle is long. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/king...
King's freedom struggle goes on
Some years ago, when I was walking all the streets of San Francisco, I encountered this window full of small nods of the life and teach...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Struggle is long. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/king...
Let's help. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-m...
On mutual aid for the people of Minnesota
If you, like me, cannot look away from accounts and videos of Donald Trump's assault on the people of Minneapolis/St Paul and beyond, there ...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Let's help. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/on-m...
Still kicking. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/not-...
Not going back!
Erudite Partner's latest essay for TomDispatch looks back on "a low dishonest decade." It's her 99th piece for this lively opinion site wh...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Still kicking. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/not-...
NorCal knows. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/call...
Calling out the crimes
Nice to see Northern Californians doing something we do well: taking to a cold Ocean Beach yesterday to assert our opinions. Brad Newsham de...
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January 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
NorCal knows. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/call...
We're getting mad. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/stay...
Stay angry. It's good for your mental health.
The last week has been bad. ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Donald Trump raided Venezuela on shifting pretexts and apparently...
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January 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
We're getting mad. happening-here.blogspot.com/2026/01/stay...