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Ghazal for The Dharma Bum Temple 05/01/24
From "Sunshine/Noir III: Writing from San Diego and Tijuana" (City Works Press, 2025)
PRIDE, Kehlani, Mamdani, and Democratic Party Leader Boycotts
"There is an unprecedented attack on the LGBTQ+ community and now is not the time to back off our full support."
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Gregg Robinson
July 17-26: Good Trouble in San Diego
Everything from protests to picnics. Now you know. You should go.
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Doug Porter
Contingency and Transient America: Fight Contingency Now!
". . . when you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your objective was to drain the swamp."
Reflections Inspired by a Few Days at Lake Tahoe
"We all need a little breathing space/ to cope with our reality." by Ernie McCray
What California Labor History Has to Say About the New York City Mayor’s Race
". . . a win will provide wind in the sails to the anti-MAGA movement, on the strength of which Democrats can reclaim power."
The American Federation of Teachers National Drinks the Kool-Aid
Dispatches from the AI Dystopia
Red States Encouraged to Build More Concentration Camps
Due Process Denial by Design
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Doug Porter
Under the Black Flag: On Pirates, A Romance
Summer Chronicles #4
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Jim Miller
A Few Words About Numbers
San Diego Resistance Calendar July 10-18, 2025
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Doug Porter
Las Jergas: Rosa Hernandez Performance at Bread and Salt by Claudia Cano
From "Sunshine/Noir III: Writing from San Diego and Tijuana" (City Works Press, 2025)
Déjà Vu Telling Me We Still Have a Lot of Work to Do
". . . this recent/ bit of déjà vu/ tells me/ that if We the People/ are ever to become our better selves,/ aka civil beings,/ we still have a lot of…
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