Charles Idelson
@cidelson.bsky.social
Former Communications Director, National Nurses United, retired. My views
Justice for Johan! Justice for Lorenzo! #AbolishICE protests across the country today. Oakland
July 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Justice for Johan! Justice for Lorenzo! #AbolishICE protests across the country today. Oakland
Reposted by Charles Idelson
Will Oakland City Council members commit to a police union contract that curtails abuses & protects the city budget? They passed a budget that defunds independent oversight while putting enough fat in the OPD budget to pay for a raise not yet negotiated.
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Residents hope OPD’s rampant use of overtime will be addressed in new police union contract
As OPOA and the city negotiate a new agreement, we spoke with residents about changes they’d like to see.
oaklandside.org
July 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Will Oakland City Council members commit to a police union contract that curtails abuses & protects the city budget? They passed a budget that defunds independent oversight while putting enough fat in the OPD budget to pay for a raise not yet negotiated.
oaklandside.org/2026/07/02/o...
oaklandside.org/2026/07/02/o...
My tribute to the late Wilson Riles Jr., a towering voice in progressive activism and politics in Oakland for more than five decades, via The Oaklandside oaklandside.org/2026/06/01/o...
Remembering Wilson Riles Jr., who connected local and global struggles for peace and justice
The former city councilmember and activist for racial justice, nuclear disarmament, and economic rights most recently gave back to Oakland as a police commissioner.
oaklandside.org
June 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
My tribute to the late Wilson Riles Jr., a towering voice in progressive activism and politics in Oakland for more than five decades, via The Oaklandside oaklandside.org/2026/06/01/o...
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"“It’s possible that we’re starting to see the consequences of severe and sudden cuts to global health programs that have eroded surveillance and allowed deadly viruses to spread undetected...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...
Large Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo
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May 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
"“It’s possible that we’re starting to see the consequences of severe and sudden cuts to global health programs that have eroded surveillance and allowed deadly viruses to spread undetected...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...
Vital read from @jamellebouie.net - the Voting Rights Act the white supremacists so hate is the symbol of what should be the essence of a real democracy, not the flawed one devised by the founders, or the warped dismantling by Trump, the Court and red states followers www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...
Opinion | The Law They Hate Was a High Point of Our History
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May 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Vital read from @jamellebouie.net - the Voting Rights Act the white supremacists so hate is the symbol of what should be the essence of a real democracy, not the flawed one devised by the founders, or the warped dismantling by Trump, the Court and red states followers www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/o...
California voters: Ballots are coming in the mail this week. Here's why the state's largest organization of nurses supports, and hopes you'll vote for @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social for Governor www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/califo...
California Nurses Association endorses Tom Steyer for governor of California
CNA today endorsed Tom Steyer for governor of California. Nurses say their endorsement is fueled by Steyer’s unequivocal support for a national and state single-payer health care system; for ending co...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
May 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
California voters: Ballots are coming in the mail this week. Here's why the state's largest organization of nurses supports, and hopes you'll vote for @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social for Governor www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/califo...
May Day in Oakland’s Fruitvale Plaza
May 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
May Day in Oakland’s Fruitvale Plaza
Though the Affordable Care Act did little to contain corporate price gouging, it's biggest selling point was sharply reducing the crisis of the millions of uninsured Americans. That crisis is escalating, fast. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...
Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Though the Affordable Care Act did little to contain corporate price gouging, it's biggest selling point was sharply reducing the crisis of the millions of uninsured Americans. That crisis is escalating, fast. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...
This should be a test for all the countries/teams that have qualified for the World Cup. They should all announce a global boycott of the Cup games in the U.S. This bully action by Trump should not be allowed to stand.
April 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This should be a test for all the countries/teams that have qualified for the World Cup. They should all announce a global boycott of the Cup games in the U.S. This bully action by Trump should not be allowed to stand.
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If you don’t know about this, you need to read up. It’s the single bloodiest massacre in the history of Reconstruction, and it was perpetrated to overthrow the results of an election. It was emblematic of the sabotage of Reconstruction. And SCOTUS nullified the prosecution of those responsible.
April 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
If you don’t know about this, you need to read up. It’s the single bloodiest massacre in the history of Reconstruction, and it was perpetrated to overthrow the results of an election. It was emblematic of the sabotage of Reconstruction. And SCOTUS nullified the prosecution of those responsible.
We cannot be silent or stop protests in the face of a global cataclysm.
Trump’s Homicidal Easter Threat—Who Will Stop This Mad Man?
Trump’s Homicidal Easter Threat—Who Will Stop This Mad Man?
We cannot be silent or stop protests in the face of a global cataclysm. Will anyone in Washington act at all to restrain Trump?
www.commondreams.org
April 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
We cannot be silent or stop protests in the face of a global cataclysm.
We cannot be silent or stop protests in the face of a global cataclysm. The people have bravely stopped or slowed the U.S. war machine before — from Vietnam to Reagan’s mercenary interventions in Central America, to Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. My blog cidelson.medium.com/we-can-count...
We can count on no one else to stop this war
There are almost no words to adequately convey the horror being unleashed by a mad king who wants to be the one king to rule them all. The…
cidelson.medium.com
April 6, 2026 at 12:34 AM
We cannot be silent or stop protests in the face of a global cataclysm. The people have bravely stopped or slowed the U.S. war machine before — from Vietnam to Reagan’s mercenary interventions in Central America, to Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. My blog cidelson.medium.com/we-can-count...
The real "state of the union" artfully described by @jamellebouie.net - and it won't waste 2 hours of your life to get through it www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/o...
Opinion | What Hath Trump Wrought
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February 25, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The real "state of the union" artfully described by @jamellebouie.net - and it won't waste 2 hours of your life to get through it www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/o...
Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson. Civil rights champion, also a great friend of labor. Here, during the historic 1992 Oakland 7-week strike by 5 unions for sympathy strike rights, with RoseAnn DeMoro (r) then collective bargaining director of the California Nurses Association @CalNurses
February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson. Civil rights champion, also a great friend of labor. Here, during the historic 1992 Oakland 7-week strike by 5 unions for sympathy strike rights, with RoseAnn DeMoro (r) then collective bargaining director of the California Nurses Association @CalNurses
News flash, the @nytimes ten years later has made a major discovery about the Dear Leader, Il Duce, Der Fuhrer. Did you miss the size of his name on his buildings even before he was first elected? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
News flash, the @nytimes ten years later has made a major discovery about the Dear Leader, Il Duce, Der Fuhrer. Did you miss the size of his name on his buildings even before he was first elected? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
Love this. Fans of Irish history will recognize the song about the hated British paramilitary Black and Tans she's adapting for Minnesota www.facebook.com/reel/8258167...
584K views · 34K reactions | A fight song for the Minnesota Revolutionary Army! Fun fact the Black & Tans were also a federal militia being deployed as a police force (this is a rewrite of "Come Out y...
A fight song for the Minnesota Revolutionary Army! Fun fact the Black & Tans were also a federal militia being deployed as a police force (this is a rewrite of "Come Out ye Black and Tans" an Irish...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Love this. Fans of Irish history will recognize the song about the hated British paramilitary Black and Tans she's adapting for Minnesota www.facebook.com/reel/8258167...
Message from @nationalnurses.bsky.social #AbolishICE
January 27, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Message from @nationalnurses.bsky.social #AbolishICE
Nurses march to Alameda County Board of Supervisors in Oakland #AbolishICE - that money needs to go back to our communities
January 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Nurses march to Alameda County Board of Supervisors in Oakland #AbolishICE - that money needs to go back to our communities
The violence has escalated as Trump, Miller, Vance, and Noem seek to secure and expand their power through what they believe will intimidate and force consent for their authoritarian rule. But they are also afraid of the growing popular resistance. My views via @commondreams
Defeating Trump's Fascism Is Going to Take You and Me—All of Us
Defeating Trump's Fascism Is Going to Take You and Me—All of Us
We have now crossed the border to authoritarian rule in the United States. But the fight is not over.
www.commondreams.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The violence has escalated as Trump, Miller, Vance, and Noem seek to secure and expand their power through what they believe will intimidate and force consent for their authoritarian rule. But they are also afraid of the growing popular resistance. My views via @commondreams
If Trump is indeed pulling the odious Greg Bovino out of Minnesota, that should only be beginning. We all need to continue to step up the campaign to #AbolishICE and end its terror campaign and the escalating dictatorship. My views: cidelson.medium.com/weve-crossed...
We’ve crossed the border to authoritarian rule, but the fight is not over
“The border between democracy and authoritarianism is the least protected border in the world.”
cidelson.medium.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 AM
If Trump is indeed pulling the odious Greg Bovino out of Minnesota, that should only be beginning. We all need to continue to step up the campaign to #AbolishICE and end its terror campaign and the escalating dictatorship. My views: cidelson.medium.com/weve-crossed...
The ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good and Trump's colonial invasion of Venezuela. The terrifying week, and the response. My thoughts cidelson.medium.com/in-a-truly-t...
In a ‘truly terrifying’ week, the nation responds
“Truly terrifying.” That was how National Nurses United Executive Director Puneet Maharaj described this week in a group text exchange in…
cidelson.medium.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good and Trump's colonial invasion of Venezuela. The terrifying week, and the response. My thoughts cidelson.medium.com/in-a-truly-t...
Minnesota officials should issue an arrest warrant, seek an indictment and prosecution, despite federal obstruction and the coverup scheme to exonerate the ICE killer. This compelling video alone, added to multiple eyewitness testimony ought to be enough to present a case to a judge and the public
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Minnesota officials should issue an arrest warrant, seek an indictment and prosecution, despite federal obstruction and the coverup scheme to exonerate the ICE killer. This compelling video alone, added to multiple eyewitness testimony ought to be enough to present a case to a judge and the public
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NEW: Senate advances a bipartisan resolution to block President Trump from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless he gets prior approval from Congress.
The procedural motion sets up a full Senate vote on the measure next week and is expected to pass.
The procedural motion sets up a full Senate vote on the measure next week and is expected to pass.
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
NEW: Senate advances a bipartisan resolution to block President Trump from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless he gets prior approval from Congress.
The procedural motion sets up a full Senate vote on the measure next week and is expected to pass.
The procedural motion sets up a full Senate vote on the measure next week and is expected to pass.
"NNU continues its demand to remove immigration enforcement agents from communities and demands justice for her death." www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/union-...
Union nurses horrified by Minneapolis shooting, demand ICE out of communities and justice for woman’s death
National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union, today expresses horror, sorrow, and condemnation following the fatal shooting by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota, issuing the following statem...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"NNU continues its demand to remove immigration enforcement agents from communities and demands justice for her death." www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/union-...
It's going to last for years... "We’re going to be using oil, and we’re going to be taking oil." - A classic description straight out of the 19th century of imperialism and colonial rule. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
It's going to last for years... "We’re going to be using oil, and we’re going to be taking oil." - A classic description straight out of the 19th century of imperialism and colonial rule. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...