Melika Azizi is 18. She should be studying. Dreaming. Building a life. Instead, she sits in prison, charged with a crime that can mean execution. The regime in Iran calls it “moharebeh.” The rest of us see an 18-year-old girl who dared to protest. What kind of state fears an

“I’m gay, I’m straight, I’m bi, I’m trans.” Irish singer Imelda May waved a Palestinian flag on stage while performing a song about LGBTQ+ identity. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: In Gaza, same-sex relations are illegal under Hamas rule. LGBTQ+ people face harassment,

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Happy Lunar New Year! May the year of the horse bring you strength, opportunity, and good fortune.

Did an Iranian Muslim aristocrat from Tehran save more Jews during the Holocaust than Oscar Schindler did? The answer is yes. Abdol Hossein Sardari served as Iran's ambassador to Paris 🇫🇷 who realized Iranian Jews in France will be murdered by the Nazis. Sardari began

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Support for tribal members has surged across the Twin Cities, as Native Americans allege incidents of targeting during immigration raids there. #Minneapolis #ICE #trump csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2…

Ramadan Kareem from San Francisco! There are over a quarter million Muslims in the SF Bay Area, and during the month of Ramadan we fast from sunrise to sunset. As the first Muslim elected to the SF Board of Supervisors, it's my honor to represent neighborhoods like the

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California is fighting back against the termination of $1.2 billion in funding for ARCHES, working to protect the clean hydrogen market and continue to advance the state's work to build a carbon-neutral economy. Learn more here: gov.ca.gov/2026/02/18/cal…

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AAA data shows a sharp increase in gas prices for five Western states. Here is what is driving the sudden spike in fuel costs this week. autoblog.com/news/aaa-warns…

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Thank you to the California Democratic Party and to every delegate who stood with us. I got 49.34% of the vote! While we did not secure the endorsement today (with 61% of the vote) the results speak volumes. We earned a decisive plurality and were one of the highest vote-getters

The Betty T. Yee campaign released this statement after she received the second-highest vote total in tonight’s initial party vote: “Don’t underestimate the power of the grassroots. And don’t underestimate Betty Yee.” Nobody received the 60% threshold needed for the party

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Seen in the halls of the California Democratic Party convention: Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).