Carolyn Lochhead
@carolynlochhead.bsky.social
Former Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering politics and policy for 27 years. Grew up in Paso Robles, CA and graduated from UC Berkeley cum laude in rhetoric and economics, with masters in journalism from Columbia University.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
Freedom Cities are back!
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Freedom Cities are back!
And they've been spiffed up for increased political palatability
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April 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Freedom Cities are back!
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This is idiotic Libertarianism theology, nurtured by the #economics profession, utilitarians and a substrate of propagandists from Ayn Rand to #ReasonMagazine, come to fruition.
Forecast for weaker weather service: Americans will die, businesses will lose billions
The critical infrastructure provided by NOAA and NWS cannot and will never be duplicated by the private sector.
thebulletin.org
March 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is idiotic Libertarianism theology, nurtured by the #economics profession, utilitarians and a substrate of propagandists from Ayn Rand to #ReasonMagazine, come to fruition.
The “don’t drink rain” anthropocentric focus here is part of the problem. We’ve contaminated the entire earth system but the it ends up as a consumer warning to buy reverse osmosis water.
We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky.
Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.
www.vox.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The “don’t drink rain” anthropocentric focus here is part of the problem. We’ve contaminated the entire earth system but the it ends up as a consumer warning to buy reverse osmosis water.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
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Garrett Martens (gmartens0325) kills everything. From deer, bears, mountain lions to birds. This wolf 'took every bullet' Garrett had. A thrill killer. 🤬RT
#BanTrophyHunting
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#BanTrophyHunting
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January 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Garrett Martens (gmartens0325) kills everything. From deer, bears, mountain lions to birds. This wolf 'took every bullet' Garrett had. A thrill killer. 🤬RT
#BanTrophyHunting
@peteregan46.bsky.social @animaladvocate.bsky.social @protectallwildlife.bsky.social @hilltopgina.bsky.social
#BanTrophyHunting
@peteregan46.bsky.social @animaladvocate.bsky.social @protectallwildlife.bsky.social @hilltopgina.bsky.social
Brown Shirts: President Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 convicts has breathed new life into far-right groups such as the Proud Boys. Now they are eager to help him.
January 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Brown Shirts: President Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 convicts has breathed new life into far-right groups such as the Proud Boys. Now they are eager to help him.
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2 mountain lions killed after being hit by cars in SLO — within hours of each other
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2 mountain lions killed after being hit by cars in SLO — within hours of each other
One of the collisions occurred on Los Osos Valley Road, while the other was on Highway 1.
www.sanluisobispo.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
2 mountain lions killed after being hit by cars in SLO — within hours of each other
www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
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Trump Ticker: "Unleashing energy" edition
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Trump Ticker: "Unleashing energy" edition
Looking at the discombobulated slew of early-term executive orders
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January 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump Ticker: "Unleashing energy" edition
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