Greg M. Schwartz

EXPOSED: Risky Business Continues at Diablo Canyon counterpunch.org/2025/12/21/ris… Independent experts have deemed the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant unsafe & unneeded, so why are Uncle Sam & California so intent on gambling to keep it open? My new story via @NatCounterPunch

José Ramírez has eight extra-base hits & eight stolen bases thru CLE’s first 20 games this season. 📊 The only other MLB player aged 33-or-older with 8+ XBH AND 8+ SB thru the first 20 team games of a season: • Honus Wagner (1907; 8 XBH, 13 SB) #GuardsBall | @CleGuardians

Eric Davis says that former President George H.W. Bush told him the Alien beings that landed at Holloman AFB looked like a “Nordic”Human wearing a breathing mask and holding a staff according to the official that briefed him shortly after he became CIA director ED -“out came what looked like a very tall Caucasian Homo sapien type guy, big in stature somewhat, it looked like he had an Anglo face, somebody from Europe. People call them the northern, the Nordics. he did look Nordic looking, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian type. And he had a cover over his mouth and nose, and it was surmised that that was a breathing apparatus. Perhaps he couldn't breathe, Earth’s air. And then he was holding an unusual staff in his hand that was more than a foot long.”

🔥ZOHRAN: " Democratic socialist politics should be judged on its delivery, like any ideology— it can flourish anywhere because frankly there’s only 1 majority: the working class… it's time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of what we're pursuing, not the appendix."

BREAKING: Dozens of victims of Jeffrey Epstein have filed a lawsuit against former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing her of helping conceal critical details during the earlier handling of the Epstein investigation. Leading the lawsuit is Maria Farmer—one of the first women to publicly accuse Epstein—along with a group of survivors who say they have collectively spent more than $1.1 million to pursue the case in search of accountability. The plaintiffs argue that key decisions made during the original case allowed Epstein to avoid more serious charges for years, raising troubling questions about whether influential figures helped shield him from justice. The lawsuit has quickly drawn widespread public attention and support, with many viewing it as a long-overdue effort to uncover the truth and hold powerful individuals accountable. If the case moves forward, it could reveal significant new information about how the Epstein investigation was handled—and whether opportunities for justice were deliberately missed.

Prison companies donate to politicians… who pass laws that force people into poverty… and criminalize poverty… to fill up their for-profit prisons… then sell their stocks to wealthy people and politicians to invest in. Rinse and repeat.

On this day in 1965, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) launched its anti-Vietnam War march on Washington, D.C. Over 15,000 students participated in the protest, making it the largest antiwar demonstration to date.

Remembering friend and legendary producer Al Schmitt on his birthday 🤍 From Jefferson Airplane to Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship, Al’s support and contributions shaped iconic albums like CROWN OF CREATION, BLESS ITS POINTED LITTLE HEAD, and VOLUNTEERS. 📸: Getty Images

Several scientists and officials connected to sensitive U.S. programs have gone missing or died in recent years. The public deserves clarity on these cases.

Fox News is now reporting on the death of anti gravity researcher Amy Eskridge “A researcher named Amy Eskridge was found dead in Alabama in 2022 after she warned her life could be in danger. She was reportedly working on antigravity technology.”

NEW: Epstein secretly invested millions in an Israeli AI company that surveils 911 calls. We investigated Epstein’s emails and his billionaire network. From Peter Thiel to Reid Hoffman to Leon Black, the Epstein class is still here, it's bipartisan, and it's extremely powerful.

CEOs of large corporations now make more than 350 times what the average worker earns. San Francisco’s Prop D will tax billion-dollar corporations that pay their CEOs outrageous salaries to fund essential services devastated by Donald Trump’s funding cuts. Vote yes on Prop D.

MACKLIN MAGIC. 🪄 Macklin Celebrini sets the record for the most points in a single season in San Jose Sharks history with 115.

Big wins in the labor movement tend to happen in the right political conditions and with existing organizing momentum. The Flint sit-down strikers assessed those conditions and used them to force GM to the bargaining table. Here’s how they did it 👇 jacobin.com/2026/04/flint-…

A major part of our global climate system is collapsing as a result of our politicians being owned by Big Oil. They sold out our long term prosperity for short term profits. #Echobox=1776305314" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/environment/20…

@NBAPR @NBAonPrime @NBA @cavs @CavsNotes @NBAHistory So annoying that NBA playoff games are being aired to a diminished audience on stupid Amazon 🤮 Jeff Bezos is an evil oligarch and this reeks. Will pirate stream the Cavs game

James Harden is set to become the fourth player in NBA history to appear in the playoffs in each of his first 17 seasons, joining Karl Malone, John Stockton and Tony Parker. The Cavaliers host the Raptors in Game 1 on Saturday at 1 PM ET on @NBAonPrime.

"As programs for the poor are gutted and slashed, about half of the annual federal discretionary budget goes to the military." @sarahlazare reports the daily price tag of the war in Iran is $2.1 billion a day.

The most points in a single season in @SanJoseSharks franchise history. He's only 19 btw. 🦈

Macklin Celebrini joins Wayne Gretzky as the only teenagers in NHL history with at least 40 goals and 70 assists in a season 🔥 Gretzky had 51 goals and 86 assists in 1979-80.

MORE HISTORY FOR MACK 🦈 Macklin Celebrini now holds the record for the most points in one season in @SanJoseSharks history with 115!

Macklin Celebrini's final tally in his 19-year-old season: 82 games 45 goals 70 assists 115 points Ridiculous 🤯