Ken Stone
@kenstonemedia.bsky.social
Retired journalist formerly with Times of San Diego. Masters track blogger and slow sprinter who enjoys reading and taking naps. #RadicalLeftScum
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Ken Stone
@kenstonemedia.bsky.social
· Oct 29
Today my wife, Chris, and I announced our retirement from professional journalism. In my case, 50 years at 10 newspapers and a half-dozen websites — the last dozen with Times of San Diego. It's been fun and rewarding (including six tonight at #jawards2025 of SD Press Club). Thx for tips and reading!
The dog was over 18, I hope.
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The dog was over 18, I hope.
Pagan existentialists have Mad magazine.
Most religions have their central texts. For christians it's the Bible, for muslims it's the Quran, for us atheists it's Batman comic books. They are all wide open to misinterpretation.
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Pagan existentialists have Mad magazine.
So now we know that Texas didn’t ban litter boxes in public schools (for students identifying as “furries”) thanks in part to Talarico. (He asked the bill’s author to document any schools with litter boxes for kids. The author came up empty.)
Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
So now we know that Texas didn’t ban litter boxes in public schools (for students identifying as “furries”) thanks in part to Talarico. (He asked the bill’s author to document any schools with litter boxes for kids. The author came up empty.)
At the 1996 Olympic track meet in Atlanta, Jesse Jackson (amid entourage) swept by my aisle seat to congratulate Michael Johnson after a gold-medal race. Jesse was only a couple feet away. My brush with a giant.
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
At the 1996 Olympic track meet in Atlanta, Jesse Jackson (amid entourage) swept by my aisle seat to congratulate Michael Johnson after a gold-medal race. Jesse was only a couple feet away. My brush with a giant.
Can AI find a parking space? That’s what reporters REALLY need.
“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week.”
Yikes.
Yikes.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Can AI find a parking space? That’s what reporters REALLY need.
Always a local angle. timesofsandiego.com/arts/2026/02...
San Diego-born Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95
Famed for iconic roles in "Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," Duvall was born in San Diego in 1931 to his Navy admiral father.
timesofsandiego.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Always a local angle. timesofsandiego.com/arts/2026/02...
Watching this 42-year-old in the Olympics made me wonder.
www.olympics.com/en/milano-co... 1/3
www.olympics.com/en/milano-co... 1/3
Winter Olympics 2026: At 42, Deanna Stellato-Dudek makes Olympic figure skating debut
The Canadian pair, world champions in 2024, faced a last-minute injury before Milano Cortina 2026 that forced them out of the team event. A fluke fall in the short program leaves them in 14th.
www.olympics.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Watching this 42-year-old in the Olympics made me wonder.
www.olympics.com/en/milano-co... 1/3
www.olympics.com/en/milano-co... 1/3
But if Snoop tears his ACL while attempting to skate or ski, that’s OK.
Only thing I hate more than seeing snoop on The Olympics, is the split screen with commercials. Fucking wack
February 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
But if Snoop tears his ACL while attempting to skate or ski, that’s OK.
He ain’t “weird” for nothing! (And birds don’t actually exist.)
Did you know that strawberries are not berries, and are actually mammals?
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
He ain’t “weird” for nothing! (And birds don’t actually exist.)
My wife used iPhone and 90mm Sony macro lens to get these photos and videos at Birch Aquarium. It's a gotta-see place. youtu.be/AGm0BQdG_KM
Underwater beauty at Birch Aquarium
YouTube video by Ken Stone
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
My wife used iPhone and 90mm Sony macro lens to get these photos and videos at Birch Aquarium. It's a gotta-see place. youtu.be/AGm0BQdG_KM
Birch Aquarium during half-price month is a great place to get away from the news. I shot video, slo-mo and timelapse. youtu.be/inlqicYzDzg
Visiting Birch Aquarium in La Jolla
YouTube video by Ken Stone
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Birch Aquarium during half-price month is a great place to get away from the news. I shot video, slo-mo and timelapse. youtu.be/inlqicYzDzg
This is all effed up. @sdpd.bsky.social has killed its press pass and parking placard program for news media. This idiotic action will severely cramp our ability to cover the news. City must reverse this edict. Now!
February 14, 2026 at 5:35 AM
This is all effed up. @sdpd.bsky.social has killed its press pass and parking placard program for news media. This idiotic action will severely cramp our ability to cover the news. City must reverse this edict. Now!
Unfree press
Who was actually invited to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference today? I was not invited, and I know of two other San Diego-based immigration and border reporters who were not invited. Really curious how they picked who was in that room...
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Unfree press
I have mixed emotions about Facebook. So I didn't give great marks in this survey. (I like news from friends. Hate being mind-read on products and hobbies.)
February 13, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I have mixed emotions about Facebook. So I didn't give great marks in this survey. (I like news from friends. Hate being mind-read on products and hobbies.)
Supes keeping it real amid Noem performance at Otay Mesa.
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Supes keeping it real amid Noem performance at Otay Mesa.
Reporters (barely heard) begin asking questions at 12:25 into the Noem presser: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxSV...
Not every media outlet was allowed in. Inewsource — including San Diego Journalist of the Year Sofía Mejías-Pascoe — was kept out.
Not every media outlet was allowed in. Inewsource — including San Diego Journalist of the Year Sofía Mejías-Pascoe — was kept out.
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Reporters (barely heard) begin asking questions at 12:25 into the Noem presser: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxSV...
Not every media outlet was allowed in. Inewsource — including San Diego Journalist of the Year Sofía Mejías-Pascoe — was kept out.
Not every media outlet was allowed in. Inewsource — including San Diego Journalist of the Year Sofía Mejías-Pascoe — was kept out.
Discus legend Al Oerter once said: "These are the Olympics. You die for them." He's smiling down on Jessie.
www.aol.com/articles/usa...
www.aol.com/articles/usa...
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Discus legend Al Oerter once said: "These are the Olympics. You die for them." He's smiling down on Jessie.
www.aol.com/articles/usa...
www.aol.com/articles/usa...
San Diego liberal lion @douglasporter.bsky.social roars with sublime outrage.
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
San Diego liberal lion @douglasporter.bsky.social roars with sublime outrage.
Keep digging deeper holes, brother.
The head of ICE, Todd Lyons, just told Congress, "Sometimes the media is our biggest enemy."
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Keep digging deeper holes, brother.
Too little, too late. Too transparent an effort to avert electoral wipeout in November.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President’s Border Czar Says Minnesota Enforcement Surge Is Ending
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Too little, too late. Too transparent an effort to avert electoral wipeout in November.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
All you 5K’ers out there. Try this event to test your speed!
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
All you 5K’ers out there. Try this event to test your speed!
The Ghost of Mickey Kasparian is haunting state schools supe race of San Diego's Richard Barrera, a former Kasparian aide. See my Kasparian coverage here: timesofsandiego.com?s=Mickey%20K...
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 AM
The Ghost of Mickey Kasparian is haunting state schools supe race of San Diego's Richard Barrera, a former Kasparian aide. See my Kasparian coverage here: timesofsandiego.com?s=Mickey%20K...
Reposted by Ken Stone
A new rule from the Executive Office for Immigration Review gives immigrants less time and more requirements to file appeals in their cases.
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
www.daylightsandiego.org/sudden-rule-...
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
www.daylightsandiego.org/sudden-rule-...
Sudden rule change shortens the time immigrants have to appeal their cases to 10 days
The Executive Office for Immigration Review published a rule on Friday that would also allow the Board of Immigration Appeals to quickly dismiss most cases.
Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by ...
www.daylightsandiego.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A new rule from the Executive Office for Immigration Review gives immigrants less time and more requirements to file appeals in their cases.
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
www.daylightsandiego.org/sudden-rule-...
Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
www.daylightsandiego.org/sudden-rule-...
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
After learning that a writer friend of mine was in the #EpsteinFiles (for an email citing an article he wrote), I searched for my name. Sorry, not there. But I found 1,669 references to "San Diego" (over 167 screen pages).
www.justice.gov/epstein 1/6
www.justice.gov/epstein 1/6
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 AM
After learning that a writer friend of mine was in the #EpsteinFiles (for an email citing an article he wrote), I searched for my name. Sorry, not there. But I found 1,669 references to "San Diego" (over 167 screen pages).
www.justice.gov/epstein 1/6
www.justice.gov/epstein 1/6