St. John Barned-Smith
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Reporting for the SF Chronicle. RPCV: Paraguay. Call me ‘Sinjin.'
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you know who's gonna love this variety.com/2025/tv/news...
‘V for Vendetta’ TV Series in the Works at HBO (EXCLUSIVE)
A "V for Vendetta" TV series is currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
you know who's gonna love this variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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The art of folding a winning hand
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The art of folding a winning hand
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
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If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
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Got called out last night at 10 o’clock, there wasn’t much information but here’s what we put together
S.F. mass shooting: One man, four youths injured during Outer Richmond fight www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
S.F. mass shooting: One man, four youths injured during Outer Richmond fight
No one has been arrested in the attack near a Safeway, which police said appeared to be an isolated incident that posed no danger to the general public.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Got called out last night at 10 o’clock, there wasn’t much information but here’s what we put together
S.F. mass shooting: One man, four youths injured during Outer Richmond fight www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
S.F. mass shooting: One man, four youths injured during Outer Richmond fight
No one has been arrested in the attack near a Safeway, which police said appeared to be an isolated incident that posed no danger to the general public.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
S.F. mass shooting: One man, four youths injured during Outer Richmond fight www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Blaze outside home of S.F. dog walker who previously reported fire, racist threats www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
Blaze outside home of S.F. dog walker who previously reported fire, racist threats
A Porta Potti outside the Alamo Square home of Terry Williams caught fire early Saturday, prompting an arson investigation.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Blaze outside home of S.F. dog walker who previously reported fire, racist threats www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
Once a common street presence, they’re almost gone from S.F.: ‘I believe I’m the last one’ www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Once a common street presence, they’re almost gone from S.F.: ‘I believe I’m the last one’
Time moves on, and one of these days, another piece of street life in San Francisco will be gone. Better to remember it now because these are the good old days.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Once a common street presence, they’re almost gone from S.F.: ‘I believe I’m the last one’ www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Reader survey: Are you changing your Thanksgiving travel due to FAA flight cuts and massive delays? www.sfchronicle.com/travel/artic...
Reader survey: Are you changing your Thanksgiving travel due to FAA flight cuts and massive delays?
Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away and is one of the busiest travel times of the year. Are you making alternative travel plans or still hoping for a resolution?
www.sfchronicle.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reader survey: Are you changing your Thanksgiving travel due to FAA flight cuts and massive delays? www.sfchronicle.com/travel/artic...
‘Into the depths of hell’: How a Chronicle photographer captured the panic of California’s deadliest fire www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
‘Into the depths of hell’: How a Chronicle photographer captured the panic of California’s deadliest fire
As the Camp Fire closed in on Paradise, photographer Gabrielle Lurie documented the frantic rush to escape. She shares a closer look at one searing image.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
‘Into the depths of hell’: How a Chronicle photographer captured the panic of California’s deadliest fire www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
‘This is not normal’: Bay Area aviation expert warns of rising risks of flying during shutdown www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
‘This is not normal’: Bay Area aviation expert warns of rising risks of flying during shutdown
“Aviation is very, very safe,” aviation expert Ross Sagun said, “but when there’s variability, stress and confusion, you are inherently making it more unsafe.”
www.sfchronicle.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
‘This is not normal’: Bay Area aviation expert warns of rising risks of flying during shutdown www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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There is so much happening in Little Village this morning. Another vid Alderman Sigcho Lopez posted from 26th and Sawyer a short while ago. Large presence of federal agents and CPD. His video caption says that ICE tried to kidnap an 11-year old.
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
There is so much happening in Little Village this morning. Another vid Alderman Sigcho Lopez posted from 26th and Sawyer a short while ago. Large presence of federal agents and CPD. His video caption says that ICE tried to kidnap an 11-year old.
Sort of remarkable coming from the senator from Texas, where state law law literally prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel.
And the punishment of people who criticized Charlie Kirk certainly counted as censorship.
And the punishment of people who criticized Charlie Kirk certainly counted as censorship.
JUST IN: Sen. Ted Cruz, speaking at Federalist Society conference, says efforts to censor are uniformly from the left. Cruz: "It is not both sides. It is only one side saying: 'Silence my critics.'...It's only one side that is calling for silencing those they disagree with.'"
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sort of remarkable coming from the senator from Texas, where state law law literally prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel.
And the punishment of people who criticized Charlie Kirk certainly counted as censorship.
And the punishment of people who criticized Charlie Kirk certainly counted as censorship.
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An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, possibly helping cut the risk for heart disease. n.pr/4hPhrQp
CRISPR gene-editing works to reduce high cholesterol in a new study
An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, possibly helping cut the risk for heart disease.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
An experimental gene-editing treatment shows promise for permanently lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, possibly helping cut the risk for heart disease. n.pr/4hPhrQp
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Border Patrol rammed US citizen's car after she was warning the neighborhood’s residents about the presence of federal immigrant agents.
Then Border Patrol Agent bragged in texts about shooting her. newrepublic.com/post/202824/... @newrepublic.com
Then Border Patrol Agent bragged in texts about shooting her. newrepublic.com/post/202824/... @newrepublic.com
Border Patrol Agent Bragged in Texts About Shooting U.S. Citizen
“I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Border Patrol rammed US citizen's car after she was warning the neighborhood’s residents about the presence of federal immigrant agents.
Then Border Patrol Agent bragged in texts about shooting her. newrepublic.com/post/202824/... @newrepublic.com
Then Border Patrol Agent bragged in texts about shooting her. newrepublic.com/post/202824/... @newrepublic.com
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This is the work of Elon Musk and his DOGE kids most of all
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is the work of Elon Musk and his DOGE kids most of all