Lance Knobel
@lknobel.bsky.social
CEO and co-founder, Cityside Journalism Initiative. Berkeleyan.
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
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Today I learned that the total amount of philanthropic funding for journalism in the US since 2009 equals approximately 8.6% of OpenAI’s funding to date. Really useful #kleincamp session from @ninasachdev.bsky.social and Vince Stehle of @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social.
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Today I learned that the total amount of philanthropic funding for journalism in the US since 2009 equals approximately 8.6% of OpenAI’s funding to date. Really useful #kleincamp session from @ninasachdev.bsky.social and Vince Stehle of @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social.
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One of my underlying working models for non-profit news is that nobody is in competition with each other. We should all be co-operative. We should be open sourcing code, sharing wins and losses, and doing as much as possible to lift each other up - out in the open so newcomers can benefit too.
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
One of my underlying working models for non-profit news is that nobody is in competition with each other. We should all be co-operative. We should be open sourcing code, sharing wins and losses, and doing as much as possible to lift each other up - out in the open so newcomers can benefit too.
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I, for one, definitely think this revenue boost will be used to help ESPN aggressively and independently cover the waterfall of sports betting scandals plaguing our pro and college sports.
ESPN names DraftKings official odds provider
In a deal starting Dec. 1, ESPN has named DraftKings its Official Sportsbook and Odds Provider, it was announced Thursday.
www.espn.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I, for one, definitely think this revenue boost will be used to help ESPN aggressively and independently cover the waterfall of sports betting scandals plaguing our pro and college sports.
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Belatedly watched 60 minutes Trump interview. OMFG. This isn't journalism.
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Belatedly watched 60 minutes Trump interview. OMFG. This isn't journalism.
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In 1941, thinking about acquiescence to Hitler, FDR quoted Ben Franklin: “Those, who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” It’s a message for the billionaires & others capitulating to Trump.
www.americaamerica.news/p/have-you-t...
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Have You Taken Freedom for Granted?
A Saturday Prompt
www.americaamerica.news
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In 1941, thinking about acquiescence to Hitler, FDR quoted Ben Franklin: “Those, who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” It’s a message for the billionaires & others capitulating to Trump.
www.americaamerica.news/p/have-you-t...
www.americaamerica.news/p/have-you-t...
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How the Berkeley economy works: we will not tolerate a gap of 400 meters between coffee shops.
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
How the Berkeley economy works: we will not tolerate a gap of 400 meters between coffee shops.
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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early voting starts today in TX and the @houstonchronicle.com has the paywall up on their voter guide. please be serious
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
early voting starts today in TX and the @houstonchronicle.com has the paywall up on their voter guide. please be serious
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"If we want different results, we have to abandon standard practice."
YES.
Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage — then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.
YES.
Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage — then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"If we want different results, we have to abandon standard practice."
YES.
Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage — then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.
YES.
Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage — then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.
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ed the president of the united states just announced he plans to use the U.S. military to kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil, i think we should probably be prioritizing attention to that right now
Here’s what Trump’s shutdown is really about: gutting health care.
The ACA. Medicaid. Vaccines.
Driving up costs, cutting off care, and putting millions at risk. Health care is a right.
The ACA. Medicaid. Vaccines.
Driving up costs, cutting off care, and putting millions at risk. Health care is a right.
September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
ed the president of the united states just announced he plans to use the U.S. military to kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil, i think we should probably be prioritizing attention to that right now
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If we still had anything resembling a functioning Constitution, he would be impeached by lunchtime & convicted & removed from office by the close of business today.
September 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If we still had anything resembling a functioning Constitution, he would be impeached by lunchtime & convicted & removed from office by the close of business today.
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Time to report the Marin Independent Journal to a California regulator. They arbitrarily, on no notice, charge my credit card random amounts of $, fail to give promised credits, and cut off paid access.
I'd like to support local journalism. But subscribing to the MarinIJ is just supporting fraud.
I'd like to support local journalism. But subscribing to the MarinIJ is just supporting fraud.
September 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Time to report the Marin Independent Journal to a California regulator. They arbitrarily, on no notice, charge my credit card random amounts of $, fail to give promised credits, and cut off paid access.
I'd like to support local journalism. But subscribing to the MarinIJ is just supporting fraud.
I'd like to support local journalism. But subscribing to the MarinIJ is just supporting fraud.
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the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism
September 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism
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Frankly I’m surprised more comparativists aren’t saying, “Aw that’s so cute. America’s having its first little premature rumor and speculation frenzy about the autocrat’s death after his public absence for a brief period” (common in authoritarian regimes)
August 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Frankly I’m surprised more comparativists aren’t saying, “Aw that’s so cute. America’s having its first little premature rumor and speculation frenzy about the autocrat’s death after his public absence for a brief period” (common in authoritarian regimes)
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Daniel Ekonde, Sara Martin and Skylla Mumana are getting valuable newsroom experience covering news and feature stories in Berkeley.
3 reporting interns join Berkeleyside for the summer
Daniel Ekonde, Sara Martin and Skylla Mumana are getting valuable newsroom experience covering news and feature stories in Berkeley.
www.berkeleyside.org
June 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Daniel Ekonde, Sara Martin and Skylla Mumana are getting valuable newsroom experience covering news and feature stories in Berkeley.
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Ahead of Berkeley's historic Middle Housing vote on Thursday I wrote a whole ass series in 2021 on the history of Berkeley's zoning codes and why the housing crisis sprung up warranting middle housing to begin with. Kinda forgotten but it explains everything
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-histor...
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The History of Gentrification in Berkeley: Part I
I use Census data from 1940 to 2020 and historical research to tell the history of Black people in Berkeley, California and the origins of zoning, housing and displacement in the city.
darrellowens.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Ahead of Berkeley's historic Middle Housing vote on Thursday I wrote a whole ass series in 2021 on the history of Berkeley's zoning codes and why the housing crisis sprung up warranting middle housing to begin with. Kinda forgotten but it explains everything
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-histor...
darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-histor...
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Brad Lander told NY1 at Mamdani’s party that what Democrats need to decide right now is whether to be “fighters or folders” and yes he should immediately mount a primary challenge to Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Brad Lander told NY1 at Mamdani’s party that what Democrats need to decide right now is whether to be “fighters or folders” and yes he should immediately mount a primary challenge to Chuck Schumer
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Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
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also the path is get rid of these geriatric losers who are holding the whole world hostage
The path for Democrats is very clear: have good ideas, believe in them, state them clearly, stick to them, act decisively in support of these ideas, speak to the young half of the electorate, support other democrats who do these things. Follow Mamdani and Lander's example or fade into nothingness.
June 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
also the path is get rid of these geriatric losers who are holding the whole world hostage
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That many NYers aren't avowed Democratic Socialists. So it says a lot that so many voted for one.
And what it says is most Democrats (and all voters really) want fresh blood with bold, big ideas to shake things up and REALLY don't want corrupt retreads.
Better get with that program.
And what it says is most Democrats (and all voters really) want fresh blood with bold, big ideas to shake things up and REALLY don't want corrupt retreads.
Better get with that program.
June 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
That many NYers aren't avowed Democratic Socialists. So it says a lot that so many voted for one.
And what it says is most Democrats (and all voters really) want fresh blood with bold, big ideas to shake things up and REALLY don't want corrupt retreads.
Better get with that program.
And what it says is most Democrats (and all voters really) want fresh blood with bold, big ideas to shake things up and REALLY don't want corrupt retreads.
Better get with that program.
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Mamdani won the NYC mayoral primary and California is passing real reforms to allow more housing.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Mamdani won the NYC mayoral primary and California is passing real reforms to allow more housing.
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More Americans voted for Senator Alex Padilla than for 48 of the 53 red state GOP U.S. Senators combined.
June 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
More Americans voted for Senator Alex Padilla than for 48 of the 53 red state GOP U.S. Senators combined.
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.