David Knowles
@writerknowles.bsky.social
Deputy Opinion Page editor for @sfchronicle.com. https://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Remember-World-Trade-Center-ebook/dp/B09B8PTPHC
I thought tariffs were good.
Breaking news: President Trump issued an executive order rolling back tariffs on certain agricultural products — including beef, tomatoes and coffee — in the most significant shift of the president's “reciprocal tariffs.”
Trump repeals tariffs on some foods as Americans face high grocery prices
President rolls back import levies on beef, tomatoes, coffee and a host of other agricultural goods after administration officials signaled coming changes aimed at addressing consumer complaints about...
wapo.st
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I thought tariffs were good.
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No, it doesn’t kill women or cause divorce.
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
No, it doesn’t kill women or cause divorce.
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It couldn’t be any more clear. This is all about standing up to the bully. Americans didn’t sign up for rule by the rich and powerful or rule by a strongman joycevance.substack.com/p/prosecutin...
Prosecuting Comey
Today, in Alexandria, Virginia, a senior federal judge from South Carolina, Cameron Currie, heard oral argument on consolidated motions filed by former FBI Director Jim Comey and New York Attorney Gen...
joycevance.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It couldn’t be any more clear. This is all about standing up to the bully. Americans didn’t sign up for rule by the rich and powerful or rule by a strongman joycevance.substack.com/p/prosecutin...
Good thing Trump is having Bondi investigate Dems.
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Good thing Trump is having Bondi investigate Dems.
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Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
The funny thing about these investigations is that they imply that the newly released emails are credible, which is a problem for a guy named Trump.
Trump calls for probes into Bill Clinton and JPMorgan over ties to Epstein on.ft.com/4oOQKOE
Trump calls for probes into Bill Clinton and JPMorgan over ties to Epstein
Investigations come as US president’s own links to the late child sex offender roil his supporters
on.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The funny thing about these investigations is that they imply that the newly released emails are credible, which is a problem for a guy named Trump.
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Only 29% of Americans support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Only 29% of Americans support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
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The cold snap made the headlines, but the warmth in the nation’s middle now will fly by the radar.
70 heat records in jeopardy today (record highs and record warm lows) with temps 20-30 degrees above normal.
A pleasant break before the winter chill sets in.
70 heat records in jeopardy today (record highs and record warm lows) with temps 20-30 degrees above normal.
A pleasant break before the winter chill sets in.
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The cold snap made the headlines, but the warmth in the nation’s middle now will fly by the radar.
70 heat records in jeopardy today (record highs and record warm lows) with temps 20-30 degrees above normal.
A pleasant break before the winter chill sets in.
70 heat records in jeopardy today (record highs and record warm lows) with temps 20-30 degrees above normal.
A pleasant break before the winter chill sets in.
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Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case
A new White House memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the White House says so!
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Womp, womp.
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.
cnb.cx
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Womp, womp.
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BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
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The One Move That Tells Us How Crazy-Panicked Trump Is About Epstein
LBJ used to have a bourbon with stubborn members of Congress. Trump locks them in the Situation Room.
newrepublic.com/post/203207/...
LBJ used to have a bourbon with stubborn members of Congress. Trump locks them in the Situation Room.
newrepublic.com/post/203207/...
The One Move That Tells Us How
Crazy-Panicked Trump Is About Epstein
LBJ used to have a bourbon with stubborn members of Congress. Trump locks them in the Situation Room.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The One Move That Tells Us How Crazy-Panicked Trump Is About Epstein
LBJ used to have a bourbon with stubborn members of Congress. Trump locks them in the Situation Room.
newrepublic.com/post/203207/...
LBJ used to have a bourbon with stubborn members of Congress. Trump locks them in the Situation Room.
newrepublic.com/post/203207/...
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Donald Trump says Marjorie Taylor Greene has lost her way.
She disagrees.
She disagrees.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Trump’s Epstein focus
In an interview, Greene said if Republicans don’t pivot to affordability quickly, the midterm elections are Democrats’ to win.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Donald Trump says Marjorie Taylor Greene has lost her way.
She disagrees.
She disagrees.
In today's @sfchronicle.com, George McCalman reflects on the erasure of Black History. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
The assault on Black history is an attack on the American social fabric
OPINION: Since the racial reckoning that followed the death of George Floyd, the pendulum has careened back in the other direction, George McCalman writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In today's @sfchronicle.com, George McCalman reflects on the erasure of Black History. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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“As the planet warms, so much ice has been erased from around Mount Everest that the elevation at base camp in Nepal, which sits on a melting glacier, has dropped more than 220 feet since the 1980s.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Melting Glaciers in the Himalayas Feed Lakes That Threaten Towns Below
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“As the planet warms, so much ice has been erased from around Mount Everest that the elevation at base camp in Nepal, which sits on a melting glacier, has dropped more than 220 feet since the 1980s.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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It's the "tip of the iceberg," one expert warns.
https://cnn.it/4nTEfQc
https://cnn.it/4nTEfQc
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's the "tip of the iceberg," one expert warns.
https://cnn.it/4nTEfQc
https://cnn.it/4nTEfQc
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Months after a judge said Luigi Mangione could have a laptop in jail to review evidence, lawyers for the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson say the device has yet to be delivered.
A judge said Luigi Mangione could have a laptop to view evidence in jail. He still hasn't gotten it
Months after a judge said Luigi Mangione could have a laptop in jail to review evidence, lawyers for the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson say the device has yet to be delivered.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Months after a judge said Luigi Mangione could have a laptop in jail to review evidence, lawyers for the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson say the device has yet to be delivered.
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@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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ALERT: Federal judge says she’ll rule “before Thanksgiving” on whether to dismiss James Comey and Letitia James criminal cases
After 80 minutes, arguments are complete. Hearing is wrapped
After 80 minutes, arguments are complete. Hearing is wrapped
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
ALERT: Federal judge says she’ll rule “before Thanksgiving” on whether to dismiss James Comey and Letitia James criminal cases
After 80 minutes, arguments are complete. Hearing is wrapped
After 80 minutes, arguments are complete. Hearing is wrapped
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Michael Wolff tried to buy New York Mag — with money from Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein.
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about
The writer who features prominently in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails has achieved extraordinary access but faced questions about his journalistic ethics
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Michael Wolff tried to buy New York Mag — with money from Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein.
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Senator John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat whose 2022 campaign was almost derailed by a near-fatal stroke, was hospitalized on Thursday after a fall near his home outside of Pittsburgh.
Fetterman, Senator Who Survived Stroke, Hospitalized After Fall
Senator John Fetterman, the hoodie-wearing Pennsylvanian who nearly died during his campaign and was later hospitalized for clinical depression, had minor injuries, according to his office.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Senator John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat whose 2022 campaign was almost derailed by a near-fatal stroke, was hospitalized on Thursday after a fall near his home outside of Pittsburgh.
So sad to learn of this.
Jim Avila, a longtime network news correspondent who reported on the O.J. Simpson trial for KNBC in Los Angeles, died Wednesday. He was 70.
Jim Avila, journalist for NBC, ABC and KNBC, dies at 70
Avila covered the O.J. Simpson trial for NBC's station in Los Angeles before a long career as a network correspondent.
www.latimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
So sad to learn of this.
"We might start by asking why the Trump administration saw fit to transfer Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, to a minimum security prison." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
For Trump, Epstein emails are a mayday on the Lolita Express
OPINION: Emails made public alleging that Trump spent hours at Jeffrey Epstein’s place with one of his victims, and “knew about the girls,” demand a full investigation, Jack Chorley writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"We might start by asking why the Trump administration saw fit to transfer Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, to a minimum security prison." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”
Opinion | From Apple to Meta: How Silicon Valley Lost Its Spine
The revolutionaries in Silicon Valley are no longer storming the gates. They’re inside the castle, polishing the silverware.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”
Google, Apple and their peers have “traded risk for complacency — too afraid of offending the president, losing access or inviting a subpoena,” Aaron Zamost, a tech communications consultant, writes in a guest essay. “Big Tech now serves power before it serves its users.”