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President Joe Biden will skip the bipartisan “March for Israel” rally set for the Mall in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Biden’s absence appears to show a political calculation to avoid sparking additional backlash among far-left Democrats, who adamantly oppose the administration’s policy positions on Israel’s defensive measures against Hamas. William Daroff, rally organizer and CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told Fox News he invited Biden to attend.

High school students in several San Francisco Bay Area high schools staged a walkout on Wednesday in solidarity with the Palestinians — and with the Hamas terrorist group that attacked Israel on October 7, murdering over 1,400 Israelis. Video of the protest shows students chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which is a call for the destruction of Israel and the genocide of its Jewish population. And here’s a video from Balboa High School students in San Francisco… pic.twitter.com/rtF4eTSmpZ — Zack Haber (@ZZZZZZZZZZZack) October 18, 2023 Some chanted Islamist slogans as they demonstrated, vowing to...

Great video about a group doing a Jericho march around the state capitol.

Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas. But protesters say it's not going to be enough. And they aimed their wrath directly at President Biden, urging him to stop approving new oil and gas projects, phase out current ones and declare a climate emergency with larger executive powers. “We hold the power of the people, the power you need to win this election,” 17-year-old Emma Buretta...

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s federal trial on charges that he unlawfully tried to remain in power following his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden will begin March 4, a judge here ruled Monday. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan set the trial to begin one day before Super Tuesday, when Republican voters in 15 states and territories go to the polls to select their choice to be the party’s 2024 presidential candidate. The trial in the nation’s capital is set to start three weeks before Trump is due to stand trial in Manhattan on charges related to payouts to...

Editor’s note: This article includes offensive and explicit content. (This means BARF ALERT) New York City held its 53rd Pride parade Sunday. Here are some of the scenes from that parade and related events shared on social media. 1. ‘We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re Coming for Your Children.’ In a clip that has gone viral on Twitter, marchers at the New York City Drag March, which was held Friday, chanted, “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.” One holds a sign that says, “Drag isn’t for CISsies.” NYC Drag Marchers chant “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for...

Street preacher Matthew Meinecke’s Bible was torn to shreds after he read its contents aloud at Seattle Pride on Sunday, according to footage from the event. Meinecke who is also known was the “The Seattle Preacher” was barked at and taunted by attendees who waved transgender Pride flags in his face as he attempted to read the Bible, video showed. Other attendees at Seattle Pride included naked men riding bikes, furries and nude adults standing in fountains in front of children. (RELATED: Nude Cyclists Bike Through Seattle Pride Parade As Children Look On) “Have fun doing this at a Pride...

A former trans rights activist clashed with marchers in New York City while naked men riding bikes past children turned heads in Seattle as hundreds of thousands of people around the country turned out for Pride Sunday. The heated moment in Washington Square Park in NYC shows a crowd becoming physical with the woman who was holding a sign that read 'Defend Female Sex Based Rights.' She was quickly surrounded as the mob began smacking her sign from all directions as she screamed 'stop ******* touching me.' The woman, who identifies on social media as 'LGBT Nonprofit Whistleblower' K Yang,...

Thousands of people were in San Francisco Saturday, celebrating Pride and many participated in or watched the annual San Francisco Dyke March which circled around Dolores Park and the Mission. The event started with revving motorcycle engines, celebrating dykes, women, and queerness. Hundreds of people participated in the march, some played drums while walking, others carried signs, and others called out impromptu chants. “I’m gay and I want to show it,” said San Leandro resident Aurora Friedman who participated in the march. Lots of people NBC Bay Area spoke to said this is their first time back at Pride celebrations...

LGBTQ activists participating in New York City’s annual Drag March on Friday sparked outrage for chanting “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children” in a Manhattan park. The marchers, many wearing flamboyant dresses and clothing, walked through Tompkins Square Park in the East Village Friday night as part of the city’s Pride Month celebrations. Video of the march shows people laughing and joining in with the cheeky chant — including one dancing topless woman. Others can be heard chanting “we’re here, we’re queer, we’re not going shopping.” The festive marchers continued ended their march at the iconic Stonewall...

he group is in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas in hopes of reaching Mexico City, where they plan to pressure government officials to provide them with exit visas or legal documents that would allow them to continue their journey to the United States border. The asylum-seeking caravan, which is largely composed by individuals from Central and South America as well as China and other Asian countries, had threatened to block roads or cause self-injuries Monday unless the Mexican government agreed to meetings or supply buses that would transport them to the capital. 'We are asking the government to give...

The National Instant Background Check System (NICS) gun sales and background checks for March, 2023, are the fourth highest on record since recording of background checks started in 1999. In March of 2023, there were about 1.51 million gun sales and about 3.04 million background checks total. Having about half of background checks done for gun sales falls well within the expected range in recent years. In some instances, gun sales have been less than 40% of total background checks done in a month.The highest number of gun sales recorded in March was in 2020, with about 2.37 million. Then...

The consumer price index (CPI) fell to a 5 percent annual increase in March from 6 percent in February, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, dropping a full percentage point as prices for goods ranging from fresh produce to automobiles became cheaper. That’s the lowest level of annual consumer inflation since May 2021. Prices have been coming down since last June, when they topped out at a 9.1 percent annual increase.

Thousands of people marched more than a mile down the streets of San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, chanting “drag up, fight back,” in support of drag and transgender rights

March Madness tips off this week and about one-quarter of all American adults are poised to collectively bet $15.5 billion on this year’s NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament, according to data from the American Gaming Association (AGA). The AGA conducted a survey that found 68 million American adults will place bets on March Madness this year, with the vast majority – 56.3 million – planning to participate in a bracket contest. About 31 million Americans will place a traditional wager online, with a retail sportsbook, or with a bookie, while another 21.5 million plan to bet casually with friends....

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will use his second inauguration Friday to focus on the anniversary of the Capitol riot on January 6, staging a march to the State Capitol in Sacramento as he starts his second term. The Associated Press reports: Newsom’s inaugural ceremonies will begin with a morning march through downtown Sacramento to the state Capitol. The date — Jan. 6 — was chosen intentionally to mark the second anniversary of the violent attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to halt Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president. The event is meant...

Armed activists with a coalition of black self-defense groups marched in Austin, Texas over the weekend calling for an end to illegal immigration and demanding that President Biden close the borders. Some of the activists chanted 'close the borders' and 'take your a** home' as they marched toward the Texas Capitol in the 'Second Amendment Unity Walk' on Saturday. The march was led by The Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt Pistol & Rifle Gun Club. Their demands also included reparations for descendants of enslaved people and a hate crime bill protecting Black Americans. The group faced opposition from a handful of Trump...

Today gun control advocates will gather in Washington, DC, and 300 other smaller, local venues for the annual March for Our Lives. These people want to restrict the right to keep and bear arms and end what they call “gun glorification,” or “the belief embedded in our culture that power and safety are derived from guns.” Many are simply horrified by the violence dominating the 24-hour news cycle – as we all should be – while others are anti-gun with or without horrific events like the Uvalde massacre. Noble as their intentions may be, however, they’re misinformed. Despite what’s posted...

San Francisco (CNN Business)Americans are racking up debt at record rates. Consumer debt levels for March 2022 climbed by $52.4 billion, an annual increase of 14%, seasonally adjusted, according to Federal Reserve data released Friday. Revolving credit, which includes credit cards, surged by 21.4%.

A record-setting 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March, according to data released Tuesday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data also showed 11.5 million jobs available, indicating a continued advantage for workers as companies and industries across the country – from airlines to teachers- struggle with staffing shortages. Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, went so far as to call the current market “the greatest job seekers’ market of all time” in a tweet.