Ahoy! Look who’s in port this week at San Francisco: The United States’ official tall ship and naval training vessel USCGC Eagle! #uscgceagle #tallships youtu.be/aYjaFZZiBcQ?si…

Well done Salt Lake City. Well done every local leader standing up to over-reaching right wing idealogues. You will not win this. Ultimately you will be ashamed and embarrassed by your fear-based bigotry. A wonderful report from PBS News pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Well done and thank you San Francisco Police and JoinSFSheriff

“Emil Bove, however, would be a problem for a very long time. At 44 years old, he’s been nominated for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench.” — David French nytimes.com/2025/06/29/opi…

While the current national US administration denies, denigrates & damages the LGBT community, our beloved little town of Grazalema in the Andalucían province of Cádiz in southern Spain celebrates its diversity. Thank you. It means a lot to us especially today. #grazalema #pride

They had me at “raccoons on a cruise.”

“My guys are so frightened,” one business owner said in an email to The Post. “I am spending big money on an immigration lawyer for them and me. It’s very complicated and there are not not many solutions, or even answers.” thepalmspringspost.com/unmarked-agent…

Happy Canada 🇨🇦 Day to all our family and friends up north! And thank you to all our Canadian visitors, businesses and especially members of the military who have bravely served in the celebration and defense of TRUE shared values. Keep on keeping on. #CanadaDay #Canada

On July 3, 2005, Spain made history as the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Today, we honor two decades of progress, pride, and love — and the millions of lives forever changed.

Fascinating and important interview tonight with Kara Swisher on Washington Week with The Atlantic | PBS, conducted by Jeffrey Goldberg. The subject: The Media in the Age of Trump. thirteen.org/programs/washi…

The app, which is free and gives users the ability to anonymously report ICE sightings within a five-mile radius, had approximately 500,000 users as of July 5. nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna2…

NEW: U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread. An enormous public health reversal of a vaccine-preventable disease as anti-vax movement gains strength. My story. And a thread. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…

“A recent study showed that if U.S. vaccination rates continue to decline, the nation could face millions of cases over the next 25 years.” — LenaSun washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…

“The cruelty of these cuts is matched only by their stupidity. Medicaid beneficiaries will lose, but so will the rest of us. The cost of care that is no longer reimbursed by Medicaid will instead be borne by hospitals and passed onto paying patients. nytimes.com/2025/07/08/opi…

“As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action but immediately ran into bureaucratic obstacles, four officials inside the agency told CNN.” cnn.com/2025/07/09/pol…

“Los Angeles has more people living on the streets than any other city in the United States, which almost certainly makes it the homelessness capital of the developed world.” latimes.com/california/sto…

“It strikes me as improbable that after nearly 600 years the power of printed words on a page is going to go away. I would put my money on literature’s comeback & that will be a great blow to the forces of dehumanization all around us.” David Brooks nytimes.com/2025/07/10/opi…

A great voice for reason, respect and responsibility has passed: David Gergen. Literally, I studied his demeanor when I started my career in communications. Below: a heartfelt tribute from his longtime pulpit, the PBS News . artscanvas.org/arts-culture/r…

Despite a highly publicized crackdown over the past two years, the illegal drug market lives on — just at different hours. 📝: David Sjostedt sfstandard.com/2025/07/11/san…

Ahoy! As my friends and regular readers know, I’m working on a new novel, sequel to Upon This Rock: A novel by David Eugene Perry Upon This Rock. I am determined to finish it by my birthday on November 1st. To wit: Taking a personal social media break. davidperry.com/newsroom/ahoy-…