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Presidential secrets have shaped U.S. history
If the Constitutional Convention had not been held behind closed doors, it’s unlikely that delegates would have agreed on the Constitution, says author Mary Graham of “Presidents’ Secrets: The Use and...
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Articles of Confederation would have remained as American model if effort to change had not been covert
Articles of Confederation would have remained as American model if effort to change had not been covert
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www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Newsom #California #ABAG
Public interest public policy like #climate protection and human #wellbeing?
First build real #democracy
Public interest public policy like #climate protection and human #wellbeing?
First build real #democracy
Map: These wild California forests could open to logging under Trump plan
The Trump administration is seeking to undo a rule that shields large swaths of California from roads and logging, including areas near Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and Giant Sequoia National Monument.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Newsom #California #ABAG
Public interest public policy like #climate protection and human #wellbeing?
First build real #democracy
Public interest public policy like #climate protection and human #wellbeing?
First build real #democracy
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www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/zohr... #Mamdani #NoKings #FightOligarchy #Bernie #OurRevolution #Buttigieg #Jeffries #AOC #Resist
It's not enough to elect new people
A new, decentralized political system is needed
It's not enough to elect new people
A new, decentralized political system is needed
With Zohran Mamdani's win, the age of moral silence is ending
The electoral outcome in New York reminds us that in every age of empire, humanity eventually votes back
www.middleeasteye.net
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/zohr... #Mamdani #NoKings #FightOligarchy #Bernie #OurRevolution #Buttigieg #Jeffries #AOC #Resist
It's not enough to elect new people
A new, decentralized political system is needed
It's not enough to elect new people
A new, decentralized political system is needed
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#HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Obama
June 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt
"Fly a county flag"
Create a new confederation of independent counties
"Fly a county flag"
Create a new confederation of independent counties
Forget the American flag. These are the flags to fly on July 4 to celebrate liberty
OPINION: “If you want to celebrate your independence this July 4, put your American flags away. Instead, fly a California flag. Or, even better, run up the banner of your county,” Joe Mathews...
www.sfchronicle.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt
"Fly a county flag"
Create a new confederation of independent counties
"Fly a county flag"
Create a new confederation of independent counties
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www.livemint.com/news/us-news... #Nokings #FightOligarchy #plutocracy #autocracy #democracy #Buttigieg #Bernie #Jeffries #Obama #AOC #greed #SiliconValley #Resist #OurRevolution
"A new poll shows deep dissatisfaction among Americans about the country’s direction"
"A new poll shows deep dissatisfaction among Americans about the country’s direction"
Majority see US ‘off track,’ give Trump poor marks on economy, immigration: Poll | Today News
A new poll reveals that two-thirds of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track and most disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of key issues like the economy, inflation, and immigr...
www.livemint.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
www.livemint.com/news/us-news... #Nokings #FightOligarchy #plutocracy #autocracy #democracy #Buttigieg #Bernie #Jeffries #Obama #AOC #greed #SiliconValley #Resist #OurRevolution
"A new poll shows deep dissatisfaction among Americans about the country’s direction"
"A new poll shows deep dissatisfaction among Americans about the country’s direction"
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www.politico.com/news/2025/09... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Newsom #California #ABAG #Kotek #Ferguson #Polis #Lombardo #Cox #Grisham #Hobbs
"Oregon mayors condemn plan to send troops to #Portland"
"Oregon mayors condemn plan to send troops to #Portland"
Oregon mayors condemn Trump’s plan to send troops to Portland
Mayors say there’s no need to use the military against relatively small demonstrations.
www.politico.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/09... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Newsom #California #ABAG #Kotek #Ferguson #Polis #Lombardo #Cox #Grisham #Hobbs
"Oregon mayors condemn plan to send troops to #Portland"
"Oregon mayors condemn plan to send troops to #Portland"
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www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Obama #California #BayArea #SanFrancisco
Dump the Feds and the state
Create a new confederation of independent counties
Dump the Feds and the state
Create a new confederation of independent counties
Gavin Newsom is Donald Trump’s chief antagonist. But he tried being nice first
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is entrenched in the role of No. 1 adversary to President Trump, but his path to that role baffled his supporters and gave ammunition to his critics.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Obama #California #BayArea #SanFrancisco
Dump the Feds and the state
Create a new confederation of independent counties
Dump the Feds and the state
Create a new confederation of independent counties
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www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #Resist #FightOligarchy #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg
The USA hasn't been a #democracy since 1789
It's time to build a real one
The USA hasn't been a #democracy since 1789
It's time to build a real one
The American democratic republic has died. It was 236 years old
The U.S. is survived by a country of the same name, the United States of America, now a presidential dictatorship.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #Resist #FightOligarchy #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg
The USA hasn't been a #democracy since 1789
It's time to build a real one
The USA hasn't been a #democracy since 1789
It's time to build a real one
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www.newsweek.com/map-list-ant... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #Jeffries #Buttigieg #LARiots #protests
A resident of #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LasVegas #LA or #Denver has 5 governments - municipal, county, state, federal, #UN
One is enough
A resident of #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LasVegas #LA or #Denver has 5 governments - municipal, county, state, federal, #UN
One is enough
Map and list of anti-ICE protests nationwide following LA riots
Anti-ICE demonstrations spread to several cities including New York, Boston and Chicago following days of unrest in Los Angeles
www.newsweek.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
www.newsweek.com/map-list-ant... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #Jeffries #Buttigieg #LARiots #protests
A resident of #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LasVegas #LA or #Denver has 5 governments - municipal, county, state, federal, #UN
One is enough
A resident of #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LasVegas #LA or #Denver has 5 governments - municipal, county, state, federal, #UN
One is enough
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #BayArea #SanFrancisco #Portland #Seattle #LasVegas #Denver #LA
The #westcoast should secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
The #westcoast should secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape
The steady march to the right across a vast number of counties reveals the extent of the nation's transformation in the Trump era, and the seriousness of the Democrats' problems.
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #BayArea #SanFrancisco #Portland #Seattle #LasVegas #Denver #LA
The #westcoast should secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
The #westcoast should secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
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www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... #SSI #Newsom #GavinNewsom #California #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LA #LasVegas #Denver #SLC #SocialSecurity #CALeg #CALexit #CNP #westcoast #ABAG #BayArea #CWAG
Decentralize public functions
Move them to newly-confederated independent counties
Decentralize public functions
Move them to newly-confederated independent counties
Trouble with Social Security? California opens new complaint portal
California AG Rob Bonta introduces an online portal for residents to report Social Security service disruptions amid federal funding cuts.
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April 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... #SSI #Newsom #GavinNewsom #California #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LA #LasVegas #Denver #SLC #SocialSecurity #CALeg #CALexit #CNP #westcoast #ABAG #BayArea #CWAG
Decentralize public functions
Move them to newly-confederated independent counties
Decentralize public functions
Move them to newly-confederated independent counties
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www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt
This is a fraught moment
It's a call for big, systemic change
This is a fraught moment
It's a call for big, systemic change
Fiery Padilla calls Trump’s tactics ‘a threat to everyone in every state’
In emotional speech on Senate floor, Sen. Alea Padilla said the incident at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference should serve as a wake-up call for the country.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt
This is a fraught moment
It's a call for big, systemic change
This is a fraught moment
It's a call for big, systemic change
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www.insidernj.com/brennan-call... #Pritzker #Newsom #Kotek #Ferguson #Cox #Hobbs #Grisham #Lombardo #Polis #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Obama #taxrevolt
"Withhold federal taxes"
"Withhold federal taxes"
Brennan Calls for New Jersey to Withhold Federal Taxes, Seize Trump’s Bedminster Golf Course - Insider NJ
Earlier today, the Trump administration announced it was freezing billions of dollars in already approved federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel project and the Second Ave. subway to punish New Jersey...
www.insidernj.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #BarbaraLee
Dissolve the cities, states, and federal government
Keep a confederation of counties
Dissolve the cities, states, and federal government
Keep a confederation of counties
Oakland, a city desperate for improvement, looks to charter reform for help
The Oakland Charter Reform Project, led by a veteran city administrator, wants to change the city’s structure so it can be more nimble in responding to problems.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #BarbaraLee
Dissolve the cities, states, and federal government
Keep a confederation of counties
Dissolve the cities, states, and federal government
Keep a confederation of counties
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calmatters.org/newsletter/c... #California #SanFrancisco #LA #Newsom #GavinNewsom #Calexit #CALeg #Kotek #Ferguson #Alameda #SantaClara #Sonoma #Marin #Napa #SanMateo #Berkeley #Oakland #ContraCosta #ABAG #ElCerrito
Hold referenda at the county level to secede from the US federation
Hold referenda at the county level to secede from the US federation
What messages did California voters send
Republicans promote a tougher policy on crime, but progressives say the California election results show an unfair economy.
calmatters.org
November 15, 2024 at 1:12 AM
calmatters.org/newsletter/c... #California #SanFrancisco #LA #Newsom #GavinNewsom #Calexit #CALeg #Kotek #Ferguson #Alameda #SantaClara #Sonoma #Marin #Napa #SanMateo #Berkeley #Oakland #ContraCosta #ABAG #ElCerrito
Hold referenda at the county level to secede from the US federation
Hold referenda at the county level to secede from the US federation
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u... #GavinNewsom #governors #Kotek #Ferguson #Lombardo #Polis #Grisham #Hobbs #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LA #LasVegas #Denver #Calexit #CALeg #CNP
People should not put their heads in the sand
Get out and build a new decentralized political system
People should not put their heads in the sand
Get out and build a new decentralized political system
Will a Time Magazine Cover Drive a Wedge Between Trump and Musk?
The cover of the venerable newsweekly, long an object of fixation for the president, put Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u... #GavinNewsom #governors #Kotek #Ferguson #Lombardo #Polis #Grisham #Hobbs #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LA #LasVegas #Denver #Calexit #CALeg #CNP
People should not put their heads in the sand
Get out and build a new decentralized political system
People should not put their heads in the sand
Get out and build a new decentralized political system
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apnews.com/article/lexi... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #WeAreTheFlood #StrongerTogether #PeoplesMovement #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #BuildTheResistance #NoKings #CNP
It's time to update the #AmericanRevolution
A new confederation of independent counties
It's time to update the #AmericanRevolution
A new confederation of independent counties
250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy
With Saturday’s anniversary, the United States is looking back to its war of independence and asking where its legacy stands today.
apnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
apnews.com/article/lexi... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #WeAreTheFlood #StrongerTogether #PeoplesMovement #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #BuildTheResistance #NoKings #CNP
It's time to update the #AmericanRevolution
A new confederation of independent counties
It's time to update the #AmericanRevolution
A new confederation of independent counties
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www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #Kotek #Ferguson #Cox #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Newsom #California #ABAG
Who should have the power? Feds, states, or counties?
Vote
Who should have the power? Feds, states, or counties?
Vote
At stake in the National Guard battle: States’ rights — and reality
As some judges challenge the Trump administration’s representation of conditions on the ground, the legal and political stakes of the debate are multiplying.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #Kotek #Ferguson #Cox #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Newsom #California #ABAG
Who should have the power? Feds, states, or counties?
Vote
Who should have the power? Feds, states, or counties?
Vote
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www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt
Secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
Secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
It’s 2027. Young people have ousted Trump and are reconstructing the U.S. government
OPINION: America’s adults had voted for Trump and elected the Democratic politicians who enabled him. But children and teens hadn’t voted for anyone, Joe Mathews writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt
Secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
Secede from the US federation
Create a new confederation of independent counties
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www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... #NoKings #FightOligarchy #Resist #climateaction #taxrevolt #confederation #counties #democracy #greed
There is too much power and wealth concentrated in too few hands
It's time to spread it around
There is too much power and wealth concentrated in too few hands
It's time to spread it around
‘People Over Billionaires’: S.F. march through wealthy neighborhood targets the 1%
San Francisco protesters denounced corporate tax breaks and immigration crackdowns during Saturday’s “People Over Billionaires” march in Pacific Heights, home to wealthy supporters of President...
www.sfchronicle.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... #NoKings #FightOligarchy #Resist #climateaction #taxrevolt #confederation #counties #democracy #greed
There is too much power and wealth concentrated in too few hands
It's time to spread it around
There is too much power and wealth concentrated in too few hands
It's time to spread it around
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www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Obama
Why do people tolerate living in a police state?
Secede
Why do people tolerate living in a police state?
Secede
Armed troops in US streets? For many, Trump makes that seem normal.
Armed troops patrol streets in the nation’s capital, and many residents shrug their shoulders. President Trump’s ability to normalize such dramatic actions is at play – but isn’t the end of the story.
www.csmonitor.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Obama
Why do people tolerate living in a police state?
Secede
Why do people tolerate living in a police state?
Secede
www.livescience.com/planet-earth... #climate #Climatechange #globalwarming #NoKings #FightOligarchy #fossilfuels #BayArea #SanFrancisco #LA #Portland #Seattle #Boise #LasVegas #Denver
The effect of "regreening" on the #water cycle?
The effect of "regreening" on the #water cycle?
China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distribution
Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that scientists are just now starting to understand.
www.livescience.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
www.livescience.com/planet-earth... #climate #Climatechange #globalwarming #NoKings #FightOligarchy #fossilfuels #BayArea #SanFrancisco #LA #Portland #Seattle #Boise #LasVegas #Denver
The effect of "regreening" on the #water cycle?
The effect of "regreening" on the #water cycle?